大会）, he will possibly download ____________.
A. GarageBand B. One Second Every Day C. Xichuangzhu D. Weibo
57. If you want to find a poem by Li Shangyin, you may __________ on the app. A. look for it page by page B. enter its key words C. share your idea about the poem D. take a video of it 58. ___________ can be the best title of the passage.
A. Smart Phones and Apps B. Ways to Find New Apps C. Important Apps in Life D. Apps to Colour Our life B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完
成短文) (共5分)
Jill’s school held a Coming-of-age Ceremony（成人礼） for Grade Eight students. Every student received a letter from their parents. Here’s the letter Jill received: Dear Baby, It’s your 59 day, so please take this letter and the gift. It’s important to us that you realize we love you and we are proud of you. We will never forget how lovely you were as a child. We loved putting your sleepy body over our shoulders when you were too 60 to walk, raising you high in the air, and reading kids’ books to you on the bookstore floor. You were, and still are, an angel. You are hardworking, caring and loving. When we think of you as a young lady, we think of your 61 heart. It’s your heart that has sent clothes and books to poor kids, that has made you a volunteer at the animal hospital nearby, that helps you care for family and friends in need. Because of these, we have chosen a locket（项链坠）with 62 hearts as a parents’ gift to their soon-to-be-fourteen daughter. One heart has a picture of you and us together inside. We hope you remember we love you and will love you forever. The second heart is made of jade（玉）with the Chinese “Fu”. We want your life to be full of 63 . The third heart represents（代表）your beauty, inside and out.
From now on, you are not a little kid any more. We hope you’ll continue with everything nice in you and, at the same time, grow strong. Love,
Daddy and Mom
59. A. first B. big C. lucky D. surprising 60. A. hungry B. thirsty C. tired D. hot 61. A. beautiful B. strong C. brave D. true 62. A. two B. three C. four D. five 63. A. friendship and care B. excitement and fun C. success and love D. happiness and luck
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (共6分) The bird, the snake and the fox
In a tree close to the river lived a bird and his wife. They were u 64 . Every time the wife laid eggs in their nest, a big snake who lived nearby would eat them up.
One day, the bird worked out a p 65 . He told his wife about it immediately. “Are you sure this will work?” asked his wife. “I hope we are not making a mistake. Think twice before going ahead.”
But the bird quite wanted to try out his idea. He caught several fish from the river. He went to a hole where a fox lived, dropped a fish at the m 66 of the hole, then took another fish and dropped it a little farther away from the first one. Repeating this, he made a small road of fish to the snake’s home.
The fox smelt the fish and came out of the hole. He quickly ate up the first fish. He then followed the road of fish. When he went n 67 the snake’s home, the road ended. Finding no more fish, he looked around.
Suddenly, he saw the snake. The two f 68 for a long time and, in the end, the fox killed the snake. The birds watched the whole thing from their nest and
smiled with relief（宽慰）.
The next day, the fox followed the same road, hoping to find more food. When he came to the tree, he d 69 to climb up to try his luck.
When the birds returned from the river, they discovered that this time, the fox had eaten up all their eggs.
“Oh! We got rid of（除掉）one enemy only to get another,” cried the bird to his wife.
Sometimes one pays for what he has done.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (共6分)
Last Friday I called a taxi. When I got into it, I was busy looking for something in my bag so I didn’t pay any attention to the driver. I just said, “Please go right now! I’m in a hurry!”
A voice replied, “Yes, madam!”
To my surprise, I heard a gentle female voice. I looked up at the driver. That was a lady of about thirty. I had travelled in taxis many times, but it was my first time to see a young lady driver!
The car was running smoothly. The driver was driving perfectly well. I looked around, it was clean and nice-smelt. Then I had my eye on the driver again. She was dressed tidily, with clean straight hair.
I was curious（好奇的）about why such a young lady had chosen this job, so I started a talk, “If you don’t mind, can I ask you some questions?”
“Yes, madam, no problem.”
“I guess you’ve received good education（教育）.”
“Yes, madam, I have done my MBA course.”
“Oh, wow! Why did you choose this job then? Why don’t you go for a business?” I could see her face in the front mirror. She smiled and told me why.
“To get better education means to have more chances to choose,” very politely, she said, “I choose a job to bring me satisfaction（满足感）. I have been quite interested in driving since I was a child. I received offers from big companies but I preferred this one. I don’t mind if a job is good enough in other people’s eyes. Although I can’t earn much money from this job, I love driving. I have realized my childhood dream. That’s it!”
70. When did the story happen? 71. How old was the taxi driver?
72. When the writer said the underlined words (“Why did you choose this job then?
Why don’t you go for a business?”), how did she feel? 73. Why did the young lady choose this job?
74. The lady always wanted to be a driver. Do you think she wasted time and money on her education? Why or why not?（2分）
VII. Writing (写话) (共18分) A. 75. 76.
Translation（翻译）（共4分） 突然，我朋友注意到她的钱包不见了。
梅根（Megan）是我们班的优等生之一，她考试绝不会不合格。
B．77．Write at least 60 words based on the following situation（根据以下情景，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）（共14分）
八年级第一批新团员（league member）和团干部即将在入团积极分子中产生。你认为你们班的某位同学品学兼优、全面发展，可以成为一名光荣的共青团员，请为他/她写一封推荐信。
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