广东省广州市花都区2020-2021学年八年级下学期英语期中考试（word版 含答案）.docVIP

2020-2021第二学期期中考试 八年级英语试卷（联考） （考试时间：100分钟；满分90分） 一、语法选择。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 I used to be shy at school, I hated being called in class because I didn’t let others ___1___ me. And if I ___2___ to have a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the back of the classroom. All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began ___3___ a teacher suggested I join the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn’t have ___4___ good sense of balance. I didn’t think I have the ability to keep up with ___5___ in the team and they would laugh at me, ___6___ because the teacher kept insisting on（坚持）my “going for it”, I decided to give a try. Getting up the courage to try was only the half of it! When I first started ___7___ the practice courses, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. Sometimes I’d get confused（迷惑的）and take a shot at the wrong direction --- which really made me feel ___8___. ___9___ , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to learn the game, do ___10___ best at each practice course, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was not so difficult. Very soon the ___11___ part for me was WINNING though I didn’t have confidence enough. With time, I learned how I ___12___ play and made friends with others. I never had so much fun ! With more self-confidence coming from more praise of teachers and classmates, ever since then, I ___13___ from “hiding” at the back of the classroom and not wanting any attention to myself to ___14___ my hand --- even when I sometimes wasn’t sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in ___15___. ( ) 1. A. noticed B. noticing C. to notice D. notice ( ) 2. A. tell B. told C. was told D. were told ( ) 3. A. unless B. when C. before D. if ( ) 4. A. the B. an C. a D. / (