8．Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage．（选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文．：（共12分．
I was cute，active，happy…until that day when I was 15months old．I had a bad fall．I landed on a glass rabbit and it cut my eye badly enough to blind it．The doctor said if the eye was taken out，my face would become out of （80）C，so my scarred（有疤痕的），blind and grey eye lived on with me．
People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or（81）B played jokes on me．When the kids played games，I was always the"bad guy"．I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me．
Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy，she would say to me，"Hold your head up high and face the world．"It helped me move on in life．
As a child，I told myself，"Be careful or I will fall down or knock into something because I am not looking．"As a teenager，I always looked down to hide my shame，but I found that people liked me when sometimes I held my head up high．
In high school I was even made monitor，but outside I still felt like a freak（怪物）．All I really wanted was to look like （82）D．When things got really bad，I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say，"Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the love that is inside．"That is （83）C Mom taught me pride．
Mom's love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt．（84）C I was able to look people in the eye．I learned not only to appreciate（欣赏．myself but to have love for others．
"Hold your head up high"has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its （85）A．The gift she gave me lives on in my children．
I was cute，active，happy…until that day when I was 15months old．I had a bad fall．I landed on a glass rabbit and it cut my eye badly enough to blind it．The doctor said if the eye was taken out，my face would become out of （80）C，so my scarred（有疤痕的），blind and grey eye lived on with me．
People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or（81）B played jokes on me．When the kids played games，I was always the"bad guy"．I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me．
Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy，she would say to me，"Hold your head up high and face the world．"It helped me move on in life．
As a child，I told myself，"Be careful or I will fall down or knock into something because I am not looking．"As a teenager，I always looked down to hide my shame，but I found that people liked me when sometimes I held my head up high．
In high school I was even made monitor，but outside I still felt like a freak（怪物）．All I really wanted was to look like （82）D．When things got really bad，I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say，"Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the love that is inside．"That is （83）C Mom taught me pride．
Mom's love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt．（84）C I was able to look people in the eye．I learned not only to appreciate（欣赏．myself but to have love for others．
"Hold your head up high"has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its （85）A．The gift she gave me lives on in my children．
| 80．A．fashion | B．order | C．shape | D．date |
| 81．A．still | B．even | C．almost | D．hardly |
| 82．A．something special | B．something new | C．someone strange | D．everyone else |
| 83．A．when | B．why | C．how | D．where |
| 84．A．Especially | B．Immediately | C．Finally | D．Suddenly |
| 85．A．power | B．promise | C．energy | D．secret． |
7．
We are now living in the 21st century．Is your classroom living in the 21st century，too？Tony is a student in Grade 8at an American middle school．He was surprised when he saw his modern （76）G on his first day of school．
In Tony's classroom，there are many new electronics （电子设备），like iPads．This semester，they will （77）L the electronics to take notes，watch videos and do projects and homework．"It's （78）A，"said Tony．"I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other projects （79）H my team members．"
The school uses new technology （技术） in classrooms to help students see，hear，touch and sometimes experience their tasks．"Technology is pretty common in most of our classrooms now，"the head teacher said．"We are trying to use technology to （80）K the world to kids．It can bring the outside world in．"
Science teacher Mr．Miller agrees．"It is a （81）D way for students to know the outside world，"he said．
Mr．Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning （82）E as a teacher．"If they have a question for me，I will try to teach them （83）F to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are，"he said．
Dale，another student，loves technology．He was not really interested in class before，（84）B now he likes the classes very much．"It helps me use what I know about technology at school，"Dale said．"Most importantly，I （85）I the classroom．This，of course，will help my studies．"
| A．amazing B．but C．allow D．quick E．instead of F．how G．classroom H．with I．enjoy J．boring K．open up L．use |
In Tony's classroom，there are many new electronics （电子设备），like iPads．This semester，they will （77）L the electronics to take notes，watch videos and do projects and homework．"It's （78）A，"said Tony．"I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other projects （79）H my team members．"
The school uses new technology （技术） in classrooms to help students see，hear，touch and sometimes experience their tasks．"Technology is pretty common in most of our classrooms now，"the head teacher said．"We are trying to use technology to （80）K the world to kids．It can bring the outside world in．"
Science teacher Mr．Miller agrees．"It is a （81）D way for students to know the outside world，"he said．
Mr．Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning （82）E as a teacher．"If they have a question for me，I will try to teach them （83）F to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are，"he said．
Dale，another student，loves technology．He was not really interested in class before，（84）B now he likes the classes very much．"It helps me use what I know about technology at school，"Dale said．"Most importantly，I （85）I the classroom．This，of course，will help my studies．"
5．For the first time，Zhang Shengyu，a student at Laiyang Middle School in Shandong，didn't ask her mother to buy （11）C a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term．"My old schoolbag can still be used，so there is no need to buy a new one，"Zhang Shengyu said．"I've（12）B to be thrift*from now on．"
As the（13）A of the family's attention，many of the one-child do not know about the hardships of life．They sometimes have（14）Cidea of the value of things．Many students would（15）Apens and erasers that haven't been used up and buy new ones．Some students like to have a competition with each other to see whose clothes and school things are（16）A．
The Ministry of Education（17）Ba notice on its website on Jan 20．It called on students to form good （18）B such as thrift to avoid wasting food．Many schools think teaching the value of money to be an important （19）A and encourage their students to be thrifty．
Teachers at Yu Cai Middle School in Wenzhou gave a speech（20）A the food on the first day back to school this year．"When we came back from the holiday，we found a slogan*"Empty Plates"on （21）D table in the dining room．It tells us that it's（22）D OK to waste．In the past，I ordered three dishes for each meal，but now I only order two．（23）D I want to try three，I will ask for a smaller one"．Wang Tong said．
Students at No.44Middle School of Shijiazhuang，Hebei planted many fruit trees in their school．Through taking care of the trees，the students learned（24）Ato cherish*things．
At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi'an，students organized a group to collect used pen refills*and use them for crafts*．"What we students do are small things，（25）BI think with everyone's work，we can make a difference，"said Li Dongdong，a student of sixteen at the school．
As the（13）A of the family's attention，many of the one-child do not know about the hardships of life．They sometimes have（14）Cidea of the value of things．Many students would（15）Apens and erasers that haven't been used up and buy new ones．Some students like to have a competition with each other to see whose clothes and school things are（16）A．
The Ministry of Education（17）Ba notice on its website on Jan 20．It called on students to form good （18）B such as thrift to avoid wasting food．Many schools think teaching the value of money to be an important （19）A and encourage their students to be thrifty．
Teachers at Yu Cai Middle School in Wenzhou gave a speech（20）A the food on the first day back to school this year．"When we came back from the holiday，we found a slogan*"Empty Plates"on （21）D table in the dining room．It tells us that it's（22）D OK to waste．In the past，I ordered three dishes for each meal，but now I only order two．（23）D I want to try three，I will ask for a smaller one"．Wang Tong said．
Students at No.44Middle School of Shijiazhuang，Hebei planted many fruit trees in their school．Through taking care of the trees，the students learned（24）Ato cherish*things．
At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi'an，students organized a group to collect used pen refills*and use them for crafts*．"What we students do are small things，（25）BI think with everyone's work，we can make a difference，"said Li Dongdong，a student of sixteen at the school．
| 11．A．me | B．him | C．her | D．you |
| 12．A．believed | B．decided | C．hoped | D．told |
| 13．A．center | B．action | C．dream | D．corner |
| 14．A．any | B．some | C．no | D．an |
| 15．A．throw away | B．take away | C．put away | D．keep away |
| 16．A．more expensive | B．cheaper | C．more comfortable | D．more colorful |
| 17．A．explained | B．showed | C．collected | D．saw |
| 18．A．ways | B．habits | C．abilities． | D．duty |
| 19．A．lesson | B．order | C．subject | D．experience |
| 20．A．about | B．of | C．to | D．with |
| 21．A．all | B．some | C．both | D．each |
| 22．A．always | B．usually | C．sometimes | D．never |
| 23．A．Because | B．When | C．Unless | D．If |
| 24．A．how | B．when | C．what | D．where |
| 25．A．and | B．but | C．so | D．or． |
Personally，I am not much of a collector．I collect photos of special times in my life，and I have a big collection of soft toys-dogs，cats，rabbits，bears，e（86）lephantsand so on．I love them!
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Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31st，2007．It calls on families and buildings to turn off the lights from 20：30to 21：30on the last Saturday night of March．In 2007more than 2.2million homes and businesses turned off their lights．（60）E And it was supported by 50million people from thirty-five countries．On March 28，2010over 2100cities in another eight countries took part in it．（61）B
In 2012in China，there were many cities taking part in this activity，especially some large
cities，such as Beijing，Shanghai…In those cities，many people turned off lights in the hour．（62）CIn colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories．
It was 20：30，Beijing time．In Beijing some people were taking a walk with their
families or friends．（63）DAnd in Ningbo some young people were holding a party in a park，
singing and dancing．The people from the three cities felt very relaxed．
Earth Hour has a variety of activities，but the final goal is the same．That is focusing on （聚焦） climate change and protecting the environment for individuals．
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Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31st，2007．It calls on families and buildings to turn off the lights from 20：30to 21：30on the last Saturday night of March．In 2007more than 2.2million homes and businesses turned off their lights．（60）E And it was supported by 50million people from thirty-five countries．On March 28，2010over 2100cities in another eight countries took part in it．（61）BIn 2012in China，there were many cities taking part in this activity，especially some large
cities，such as Beijing，Shanghai…In those cities，many people turned off lights in the hour．（62）CIn colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories．
It was 20：30，Beijing time．In Beijing some people were taking a walk with their
families or friends．（63）DAnd in Ningbo some young people were holding a party in a park，
singing and dancing．The people from the three cities felt very relaxed．
Earth Hour has a variety of activities，but the final goal is the same．That is focusing on （聚焦） climate change and protecting the environment for individuals．
| A．Many people would feel bored without lights． B．Earth Hour came to China on that day，too． C．And without lights，they could also enjoy themselves． D．In Shanghai some people were having a nice talk with their friends． E．A year later，on March 29，2008Earth Hour became a global activity． |
President Obama has said that he gives each of his seven and ten-year-old daughters just a dollar a week for their chores，such as setting the table，washing dishes，and cleaning up their play/'??ri?/and bedrooms．