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外研版初中英语八年级上册期末检测卷(二)
England is an island country in the sea. It lies in the west of Europe. It is divided by the English Channel(海峡) in the south between England and France. The North Sea is on the east of it. Its official( 正式的) name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
England has a long history culture. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language in the world. The education is very famous in the world such as the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
The main sport in England is football. It's also the most popular sport ir England. It is played in primary schools, middle schools and universities, and people play it in cities, towns and villages every week. The best time to play football lasts from the beginning of April to the end of September.
There are many beautiful places of interest in England. The River Thames is a great river in England. It flows through southern England. The Tower Bridge of London is well-known in the world. Big Ben is on the Palace of Westminster. The London Eye is on the south bank of the River Thames. You can sit in the London Eye to enjoy the whole London. You can find all kinds of treasures from around the world in the British Museum. Tourists come to England from all over the world. You can travel the United Kingdom to feel natural and cultural beauty.
To:margaret87(a hotmail. com Subject:"Museums of the World" Travel Plan "Museums of the World" Travel Plan Here's the travel plan for some unusual museums on our "Museums of the World" tour. I'll send you the full journey next week. |
The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) (Boston, USA) shows what it is called as "art too bad to be ignored(忽略)". The museum hopes to bring the worst of art to the people around the world. We'll see some really ugly paintings. |
The Hair Museum (Avanos,Turkey) is in a cave in Cappadocia, in Central Anatolia. It contains 16,000 samples of people's hair. You'll be offered a chance to add your own hair to the collection. |
The Washington Banana Museum (Auburn, Washington, USA)collects more than 17, 000 objects. We'll learn all sorts of interesting things, such as the fact that bananas were introduced to the USA in 1878 in the same exhibition as Alexander Graham Bell's telephone, the banana is now the best selling fruit in the USA. |
The Science Museum (London, the UK)is interesting for people of all ages. It's free to enter and open from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.You can talk and even operate machines there. You can do a lot of physics experiments in the Launchpad. You can also learn about what machines were like in the past on the fourth and fifth floors. |
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