初二英语期末作文范文（20篇）

Ten years ago, there were many narrow streets.But now many streets have been widened. So buses and cars can go more quickly than before. Ten years ago , it was not convenient to go from the north of the city to the south. But now, you are sure to reach anywhere in less than an hour. To our joy, we have two underground lines and many more are being built. We seldom find traffic jam in rush hours. So we dont have to worry about going out. With the development of science and technology, the transportation in Shanghai will become all the better.

Though the science is highly advocated, people try to explain everything in science, there are still some people believe that something happen for some certain reasons, and the ghosts manipulate the supernature.

In the older generation, they believe in ghosts so much, my grandma is one of them. She burns joss sticks day and night, she says if she keeps doing this, and the immortal will see her sincere and will bless our family fast and sound.

As for me, I don’t believe in superstition, a ghost exists in those people who do the guilty things’ heart. But if people believe in superstition and have faith, that will be good for them, so they won’t feel empty and do the right things.

虽然科学得到了高度的提高，人们尝试着用科学解释每一件事情，但是仍然有一些人相信事出是有因的，鬼魂在背后操纵着超自然现象。

在老一辈里，他们很相信鬼怪，我的奶奶就是期中一个。她从早到晚的烧香，她说如果她坚持这样做的话，神仙就会看到她的诚意，就会保佑我们家身体健康。

对于我来说，我不相信迷信，鬼魂存在于那些做了亏心事的人心中。但是如果人们迷信并且有信仰，这样对他们来说也是好的，这样他们就不会感到空虚，也会做对的事情。

I’m going to the sun on my holiday. I will go there by a spaceship. I will take a big blue spaceship。

then I’ll pilot the spaceship to the sun. the sun is very hot. So I put on the super-shirt. In the morning, I will have some sun burger for my breakfast.

At eight o’clock, I will play with my friends there. they are super dog and super girl. Super dog is white and black. Super girl is very clever. Super girl and super dog like to play with me. So I play with them for forty minutes. then I do my homework in my little red room on a small blue table. After my home work, I will have my lunch. I will eat sun salad. I will make some red toy bear to the sun babies. I will have red juice, red fish and red rice. All the things are red. then I need a lot of water on the sun because the sun is too hot. So I will walk to the spaceship. I’ll pilot the spaceship to the earth.

This is a good holiday on the sun.

Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December. It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity or “birth” play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable.

12月25日是圣诞节。对许多男孩和女孩来说，这天是个非常开心的日子。在某些学校，学期结束前，孩子们会表演有关(耶稣)诞生或出生的戏剧，用来(向大家)展示耶稣是如何在马厩里出生的。

On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney or fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillow-case or a sack to try to get more presents. Later that night, father or mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.

在12月24日这天，所有的小孩都很兴奋。他们常常被(父母)早早地赶上床去睡觉，以便他们的父母能准备好礼物。年幼一点的小孩认为圣诞老人将从烟囱或壁炉里下来，所以他们挂起袜子，方便圣诞老人把礼物放进去。有些贪心的人，为了能得到更多的礼物，甚至把枕套或布袋挂起来。晚一些时候，爸爸或妈妈将礼物放进袜子，并把其他礼物放在(孩子们的)床边。

On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two oclock, and most of them are awake by six oclock, and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared. At about one oclock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in. The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten. Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiest of all Christmas holidays comes to an end.

圣诞节的早上，小孩们很早就醒来了。一些人甚至在凌晨两点开灯，但大多数小孩会在六点醒来，孩子们在(大人们)准备晚餐的时候玩耍。下午一点，圣诞大餐出炉了。火鸡或鸡腿总是很快被抢光。孩子们寻找着属于他们的圣诞布丁是为了确认金币是否有藏在里面。在剩余的时间里，(人们)便是玩游戏和吃食物直到最开心幸福的圣诞节结束。

My Dream Yesterday, we had a discussion. the topic is. What is my dream? Every one has his dream. Some want to be teachers,others want to be scientists. My dream is to become a doctor. My friends asked me why. I told them my story. When I was a small boy I was very weak. Once I was terribly iii. I had a high fever. My parents sent me to the hospital but the doctors could do nothing for me. then my parents heard there was a very good doctor in another town. they took me there. I was saved. A good doctor can save people’ s lives. From then on I decided to become a doctor. I know it is not easy to be a doctor.But I am determined to study hard. I am sure my dream will come true.

儿子，爸爸妈妈相信你很棒，你一定可以做得更好!爸爸妈妈希望你在学校能更加认真仔细点，在李老师的带领下，能养成阅读的好习惯。

你是个天真可爱、善良友好、满脑子装着一些奇思怪想的女孩。你孝顺，总是在妈妈很累的时候为妈妈倒杯水，然后安静地在一旁画画，让妈妈安静休息片刻;你也很有爱心，会帮助路边卖艺的小姐姐，还有对小动物的照顾----下学期，妈妈希望你能更加专注学习，上课认真听讲，那就是完美啦!

你是爸妈的好孩子，在新的一年里，爸妈希望你能多自觉学习，自觉做功课。自己的房间收拾整洁;你已经是个大孩子了，做任何事情都认真去做得最好，不要马马虎虎，多点耐心。

宝贝，你是一个非常活泼可爱的小男孩，在激励会说很多很多的话，会提很多的问题，性格开朗，很聪明，有很会表现自己。妈妈、爸爸希望你把你在家里的这一股劲表现在学校里，好吗?要多和同学交流，多去参加一些活动，把自己的优点发挥出来，爸爸妈妈在这里给你加油!

过年了，你又长大一岁了，是个大孩子了，要好好学习，认真听讲，团结同学，做作业的时候不要再粗心大意了，妈妈知道你会很棒的，加油哦!在新的学期里学习进步，身体健康!

你是个聪明可爱的小女孩，在学习上严格要求自己，按时完成作业，特别是上学后，你各方面都有很大进步，相信你在新的一年会有更喜人的成绩，加油!

宝贝，看到你一天天茁壮成长，爸爸妈妈打心眼里感到高兴，生活中你待人诚恳有礼，富有爱心，学习上听老师和家长的话，认真努力，真是个好孩子!希望你以后能改掉粗心的毛病，并且要不怕困难，勇往直前，做一个更出色的好孩子!

张楠很爱学习，但是很不细心，写作业不太认真，希望你能尽快改掉自己的坏习惯，做个好学生、好孩子。

你在妈心目中永远都是妈妈的好孩子，但是你现在不是幼儿园的小孩了，读小学一年级了，儿子，你长大了。妈妈希望你在小学的校园里学得更多，学得更棒!加油哦!

People always believe that when there is pressure, there is motivation, it

seems that pressure equals motivation. We need pressure, it makes us keep move

on, with pressure, we know what to do and how to fulfill our targets. Without

pressure, we are just like a child, never grow up, having no idea of

responsibility. It is pressure that makes us become mature, we should have

pressure, it indeed equals motivation at the certain level. While having too

much pressure is bad for our mind, it is just like a burden that presses our

mind, making people hard to take a breath. Nowadays the case of people commit

suicide is increasing, the reason is that people can’t take a breath from much

pressure, they feel there is no hope in life, no matter what they do, life just

frustrates them. We should have the right attitude towards pressure.

The winter vacation is coming. I’m going to do what I want to do.

First, I’m going to have a good rest and relax. I will read some good books. Reading books is useful because it can help me get more knowledge. It can open up my eyes to the world. Next, I’m going to spend more time talking with my parents. I will also try my best to help them do some housework. Then, I’m going to take part in social activities (社会活动)so that I can know more people.

What do you think of my vacation? I hope you will have a happy winter vacation.

During the summer holidays, I went to my grandmother’s home. One evening after supper, I stood on the balcony to look at the sky.

The stars in the sky were twinkling. Some were crowded, and others were separate. Then I found that the stars were not the same colour. They were white, grey, light blue and orange. It was really beautiful. At that time, the sky was like blue damask decorated by millions of bright dimonds.

Looking up at the sky, I saw the moon. It was like a naughty child, sometimes it hid in the clouds and sometimes it got out of the clouds. It seemed to play “hide and seek” with us. The stars around the moon, however, were as shy as girls, and hid themselves in the clouds.

Oh, what a beautiful sky!

[The Beautifu lSky初二英语作文

With the development of science and technology, the term "low carbon" is often appear in our life. But, we really do low carbon? On the road, the car is everywhere, exhaust air pollution. Life, watching TV dont turn it off, dont turn off the light when you go out, is a waste of energy. In the campus, after class, students litter, eat the food bag is full. You know, it is full of pollution?

Speaking of which, I thought of his hometown river. Past, shadow of the trees such as on the green grass like the sea. But now, people in order to build a house, cut away the trees on the Banks of the river, pull out of the bank of the soil, hollow out the Cumberland river. So, one to the rainy season, flood river flooded river on both sides of the green crops, the stream sobbing, green in the sigh. People, this is not in oneself life?

Now that you know the importance of environmental protection, low carbon, so, we all will move together! Such as: less car more cycling, the door in the toilet cistern put two bottles, saving a drop of water every day. You dont see these are trivial, but we do it together, that is not trivial! Heard my introduction, do you want to save, low carbon life? The environmental protection together!!!!

随着科技的发展，“低碳”这个名词就在我们生活中常常出现。可是，我们真得做到低碳了吗?在马路上，车子到处都是，排放的尾气污染空气。生活中，看完电视不关机，出去时不关灯，正在浪费能源。在校园里，下课后，同学们乱扔垃圾，吃完的食品袋到处都是。你知道，这全是污染吗?

说到这，我想到了家乡的小河。昔日，河岸边绿树如荫，绿禾如海。可是现在，人们为了盖房子，砍走了河岸上的树木，拉光了河岸的泥土，挖空了河坎。于是，雨季一到，泛滥的河水淹没了小河两岸翠绿的庄稼，小河在呜咽，绿色在叹息。人们，这不是在自戕生命吗?

既然大家知道了环保、低碳的重要性，那么，我们大家就一起动起来吧!比如：随手关灯、少开汽车多骑车、在马桶水箱里放两个瓶子、每天节约一滴水。你别看这些都微不足道，可是大家一起做的话，那可不是微不足道了!听了我的介绍，你是不是已经想节约，过低碳生活了呢?那大家一起环保吧!

As a Senior Three student, time seems much limited. As a result, more and

more students try to study from early morning till late afternoon, even during

the ten-minute break. In my opinion, to take a ten-minute break between classes

is definitely necessary. Otherwise we will feel tired both physically and

mentally. During the ten-minute break, we do something to get rid of tiredness.

What we need is to have a real rest, instead of getting more tired. So doing

nothing tiring in that period is really good for us. My ten-minute break is

always pleasing. Sometimes I do some simple exercises. Sometimes I have a free

chat with my classmates or just take a walk outside. When the next class begins,

I feel fresh again.

Prepare for the Final Exam

The final exam is around the corner. All students are working hard to prepare for it. So am I. Doing well in final exam is important, because it reflects how much I learn in school. It’s a good way to test it. Besides, the New Year is coming. I could have a happy holiday and New Year if I got high scores. Now, I get up half an hour earlier than before. I need more time to review. At night, I finish my homework and then do some readings of Chinese and English. I must work harder to get high scores in the final exam.

Someone asks me what on earth happiness means? I cant give you the exact

definition of it, but Im sure if you love and help others, youll get it.

Ill never forget an old lady. She lives in a small house alone. Its said

that her husband and her son died in a traffic accident. How bitter her life

is!But the old lady often helps others with a smile. Whenever it snows, she is

always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living

nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind

smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is

full of laughter and love.

But Im sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways.They

speak loudly in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy

themselves and they laugh at others shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at

that time, but they will never get true happiness because they have lost their

personality.

Now I know what happiness is. It means kindness, love and unselfishness.

Above all, only bringing happiness to others can make you yourself get it.

Students need enough sports and activities to do physical exercises and relax, but in some schools they are not given enough time to do outside activities. It’s harmful for students’ growth. Teachers ask students to spend most of their time on studies. But when they feel tired and bored, students can’t concentrate on studies. They are in bad health.

It’s necessary to give students enough time to do outside activities. After good relaxation and rest, studens will work harder.

Pay attention to students’ health and growth.

学生们需要足够的运动和活动来做体育锻炼和放松,但是一些学校没有给予足够的时间从事课外活动。对学生的成长是有害的。老师要求学生花费大量的时间在研究上。但当他们累了,烦了,学生就不能集中精力学习。他们的身体也不好。

有必要给学生足够的时间从事课外活动。休息好和放松后,学生会更加努力学习。

关注学生的健康和成长。

After 5.12 earthquake struck sichuan province since 2008, we, I was so frightened by an earthquake, I felt the earthquake many houses will be apart, can let many people lost their lives, is one of the worlds most terrible disaster. Today I saw "China childrens encyclopedia, really know anything about earthquake.

It turns out that the earthquake happened all of a sudden the vibration phenomenon, like the wind, rain, is a kind of common natural phenomena. Vibrations in the earth, in fact, very frequently, probably every 30 seconds there will be time, but most of them are very ease, people did not feel. We can feel the earthquake is due to the relative movement between earths tectonic plates, rock is squeezed, produce a huge amount of energy to make rock failure in an instant, or make originally the already existing fracture activity, suddenly release a large amount of energy, and some of the energy to the earths surface, make the earth trembling violently, causing strong earthquake. Started happening earthquake site is called the source, the source above the ground is called the epicenter, the ground of the devastating earthquake is the most strong place is called the magistoseismic area, while the magistoseismic area often is the place where the epicenter. When the earthquake occurred, the source of shock wave in the earths crust to all directions called seismic waves. Seismic waves hit the ground, the result will be a disaster.

We Chinese people are very smart, as early as the eastern han dynasty, there is a man named zhang heng scientists invented to measure the earthquake Hou Feng seismograph, and our modern scientists are generally measured the spread of seismic wave speed with the help of a seismograph, the place and time of the earthquake.

Know the earthquake knowledge, learning even before the earthquake early warning and self protection method, I think, to know that knowledge is very useful for our own.

自从2008年我们四川发生5.12大地震之后，我就特别害怕地震，我觉得地震会震垮很多房屋，会让许多人失去生命，是世界上最可怕的灾难。今天我看了《中国少年儿童百科全书》后，才真正知道地震是怎么回事。

原来，地震是突然间发生的大地震动现象，就像刮风、下雨一样，是一种很普遍的自然现象。地球上的震动实际上非常频繁，大概每30秒种就会有一次，但大多数都非常缓和，人们都没有感觉。我们能感觉到的地震是由于地球板块之间产生相对运动，岩石层受到严重挤压，产生巨大的能量使岩石在瞬间发生断裂，或者使原来已经存在的断裂突然活动，释放出大量能量，而其中一部分能量传到地球表面，使大地剧烈地颤动，从而引起强烈地震。地震开始发生的地点称为震源，震源上方的地面称为震中，破坏性地震的地面最烈处称为极震区，而极震区往往就是震中所在的地方。地震发生时，震源发出的在地壳中传向四面八方的冲击波称为地震波。地震波冲击到地面，就会引发灾难。

我们中国人非常聪明，早在东汉时期，就有一位叫张衡的科学家发明了用来观测地震的侯风地动仪，而我们现代的科学家也一般都借助地震仪来测量地震波的传播速度，判断地震发生的地点和时间。

知道了地震知识以后，还要学习地震发生前的提前预警和自我保护方法，我想，了解到这些知识对我们自己是非常有用的。

在校尊敬老师,团结同学,热爱班级是你的特点、优点。看到你用心听课时发言是那么积极,老师是多么高兴。可你有时也很让老师生气,作业不及时完成,字迹潦草,上课不专心,让老师伤心。你知道吗?如果你改掉这些小毛病,你肯定会成为一名好学生,老师期待着这一天。

平时,虽然你沉默寡言,但老师喜欢你那文质彬彬的模样。孩子,你辛苦了,学校离你家路途遥远,可你总是风雨无阻,按时到校。今后假如你能改变一下学习方法,发扬勤学苦练,不耻下问的精神,那么优秀的成绩就离你更近。

你是一个诚实质朴,善良懂事,值得信任的小女孩,为何总不见你和别人一样有灿烂的笑容,是不是认为自己不如别人,认为自己差,失去信心,

其实你也很优秀,知道吗?你善解人意,热心帮助有困难得人,你也很勤奋,学习总是一丝不苟,认真对待,只是你的学习成绩暂时不理想,俗话说天下无难事,只怕有心人,我相信,只要坚持你的学习态度,改变一下学习方法,学习成绩肯定会进步的!相信吗?

见到你的第一眼,就被你那双小而有神的眼睛给吸引住了。因为你那里盛满了顽皮、热情……课堂上,你比较好动,不时的做一些可爱的小动作,引起同学的哄笑;课间,从没见你好好休息,不管做什么游戏,你总是特别活泼、突出。可是你的成绩却不够理想,希望在以后,要以学习为重,专心努力读书。一定会成为一名全面发展的好学生。

你是个顽皮好动的小男孩。上课时,很难做到安静的做在那里听讲;课间,你“生龙活虎”,喜动“干戈”。其实,你挺能干,也挺可爱的。如果你能把你的聪明用在学习上,定会一鸣惊人。

我们相处两年,老师发现你也是一个有上进心的孩子,从你有较强的集体荣誉感可以看出,不过,我对你有一种特别的期盼,少去游戏机室光顾,把时间多花一些学习上,只有这样,你的成绩才会提高。

老师很理解你,同情你,你想学,肯学只是力不从心。如果你比别人多花时间学习,做到笨鸟先飞,是不会比别人差多少的。记得你有一次听写比赛前比别人多准备了一节课时间,结果得了95分,多令人高兴啊!

每当看到你那着扫帚在教室里忙碌的身影我总是看在眼里,喜在心里,多好的学生!xx,你的学习基础是差了一些,但你不要有太多压力,不必提心吊胆,也不要灰心,“世上无难事,只

怕有心人”,只要你学习专心些、勤奋些、细心些,不懂就问。你的成绩会赶上来的。自信些,老师、家长、同学都在关心你、支持你!等你的好消息噢!

I have a happy family.My family have five poeple:grandpa,grandma,father,mother,and me.

My grandparents live in countryside.They have six rooms.The room is big.There are two apple in the ground.They have sixteen goats and three cows.The goat is white.The cow is yellow.They are healthy.

My parents and me live in city.My father is a worker.His work is hard.My mother is a high schools Chinese teacher,She take bicycle go to work at sevenclock.In the afternoon,she doesnt go home.In the evening,she make supper.The food is delicious.I am a student.I have Chinese,math and English everyday.That is boring.I have many friends.After class,I play with my friends.

We are tried,but we are very happy.I love my family

我有一个幸福的家庭。我的家庭有五人:爷爷,奶奶,爸爸,妈妈,和我。

我的祖父母住在乡下。他们有六个房间。房间是大的。有两个苹果在地上。他们有十六个山羊和三头牛。山羊是白色的。牛是黄色的。他们是健康的。

我的父母和我住在城市。我的父亲是一个工人。他的工作是很难的。我妈妈是一个中学的语文老师,她在7点带自行车去上班。下午,她不回家。在晚上,她做晚饭。食物是美味的。我是一个学生。每天我有语文、数学和英语。这是无聊的。我有很多朋友。下课后,我和我的朋友玩。

我们试过了,但是我们很开心。我爱我的家庭

Last weekend, On Saturday morning I got up at 6;30. After breakfast I did

my homework at home.

In the afternoon , I played football with my friends on our playgroud. In

the evening I watched TV with my parents at home.

On Sunday morning I went to visit my grandparents with my mother. In the

afternoon I went to go fishing with my grandpa. We had a good time . I went back

home with my mother in the evening. What a wonderfu weekend !

Today is a memorable day, because Im going to the bus station when volunteers. Although the sun like a want to sear us, but I Im not afraid.

In the afternoon, I found volunteers set to follow mother, has gathered a lot of people there. A big brother said to me: "kid, you go to the opposite of a pavilion to send tea!" Im glad to go over. Pavilion, there is a table with two buckets, one filled with chrysanthemum, one filled with boiling water. Volunteers sister called Zhang Liyuan and I gave her the cup and convenient passers-by her water to drink. But very few people to take water, mothers will mobilize our to send tea to passers-by. So, I carry water cup, to the passing pedestrians, but gave a lot of people say not to. How to do? I came up with a good way to move, and that is carefully to see the people, once found staring at the pot, immediately gave them water. Sure enough, these people are happy took me into the water.

This is my first time to when volunteers, although busy one afternoon, sweat soaked my clothes, but in the mind very happy.

今天是个难忘的日子，因为我要去汽车东站当志愿者。虽然太阳像要把我们烤焦似的，但我我一点都不害怕。

下午，我跟着妈妈找到了志愿者集合地，那里已经聚集了不少人。一个大哥哥对我说：“小朋友，你去对面的凉亭里送茶吧!”我高兴地走了过去。凉亭里有一张桌子，上面有两个大桶，一个装着菊花，一个装着开水。志愿者姐姐叫我和张力源给她递杯子，方便她倒水给路人喝。可是来拿水的人很少，妈妈们就动员我们去给路人送茶。于是，我端着水杯，递给路过的行人，但是很多人却摆摆手说不要。怎么办呢?我动了动脑筋，想出了好办法，那就是仔细地观察路人的表情，一旦发现目不转睛地盯着茶壶的人，就马上给他们送上水。果然，这些人都开心接过了我送上的水。

这是我第一次当志愿者，虽然忙碌了一个下午，汗水湿透了我的衣服，但心里很开心。

When I was small, I like to eat a lot of food, but I have a habit, I will not eat up all the food, I just like to taste all of it. When my mother saw this, she felt bad for me, she told me that all the food was the farmers’ hard work, I should not waste it. Thinking about this, I felt so shameful about my bad behavior, I decided to eat up the food. Wasting the food should be condemned, especially in the cities, people like to waste the food, they want to keep thin and only eat small portion. Now, the government advocates people clean the plate, this movement is welcomed by the public, more and more people have the idea not to waste the food.

在我小的时候，我喜欢吃很多东西，但是我有一个习惯，我不会把东西吃完，我喜欢浪费食物。当我的妈妈看到这些，她对我感觉不好，她告诉我所有的食物都是农 民辛勤劳作的，我不应该浪费食物。想到这些，我对自己的坏习惯感到惭愧，我决定吃完所有的食物。浪费食物应该受到谴责，特别是在大城市，人们喜欢浪费食 物，他们想要保持苗条，只吃小部分。现在，政府提倡人们光盘，这个做法得到了大众的肯定，越来越多的人意识到不浪费食物。

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) ("black-and-white cat-foot") is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central-western and southwestern China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, ears and on its rotund body. Though technically a carnivore, the panda has a diet which is 98% bamboo. However, they may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, and yams.

The Giant Panda is an endangered animal; an estimated 3,000 pandas live in the wild and over 180 were reported to live in captivity by August 2006 in mainland China.another source by the end of 2006 put the figure for China at 221, with twenty pandas living outside of China.citation needed] However, reports show that the numbers of wild panda are on the rise.

The giant panda has long been a favorite of the public, at least partly on account of the fact that the species has an appealing baby-like cuteness that makes it seem to resemble a living teddy bear. The fact that it is usually depicted reclining peacefully eating bamboo, as opposed to hunting, also adds to its image of innocence. Though the giant panda is often assumed docile because of their cuteness, they have been known to attack humans, usually assumed to be out of irritation rather than predatory behavior.

The Giant Panda has a very distinctive black-and-white coat. Adults measure around 1.5 m long and around 75 cm tall at the shoulder. Males can weigh up to 115 kg (253 pounds). Females are generally smaller than males, and can occasionally weigh up to 100 kg (220 pounds). Giant Pandas live in mountainous regions, such as Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Tibet. While the Chinese dragon has been historically a national emblem for China, since the latter half of the 20th century the Giant Panda has also become an informal national emblem for China. Its image appears on a large number of modern Chinese commemorative silver, gold, and platinum coins.

The Giant Panda has an unusual paw, with a "thumb" and five fingers; the "thumb" is actually a modified sesamoid bone, which helps the panda to hold the bamboo while eating. Stephen Jay Gould wrote an essay about this, then used the title The Pandas Thumb for a book of essays concerned with evolution and intelligent design. The Giant Panda has a short tail, approximately 15 cm long. Giant Pandas can usually live to be 20-30 years old while living in captivity.

Until recently, scientists thought giant pandas spent most of their lives alone, with males and females meeting only during the breeding season. Recent studies paint a different picture, in which small groups of pandas share a large territory and sometimes meet outside the breeding season.

Like most subtropical mammals, but unlike most bears, the giant panda does not hibernate.

Pandas eating bamboo at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.Despite its taxonomic classification as a carnivore, the panda has a diet that is primarily herbivorous, which consists almost exclusively of bamboo. This is an evolutionarily recent adaptation. Pandas lack the proper enzymes to digest bamboo efficiently, and thus derive little energy and little protein from it.

While primarily herbivorous, the panda still retains decidedly ursine teeth, and will eat meat, fish, and eggs when available. In captivity, zoos typically maintain the pandas bamboo diet, though some will provide specially formulated biscuits or other dietary supplements.

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