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2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中检测卷
笔试部分(80%)
二、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
Do you know a girl named Cassandra? She is a good ____1____ and she was born with a birthmark under her right eye. It is so large that it is very ____2____ to be seen. Her parents once got a chance to remove the birthmark right after her birth, but they were worried it might be dangerous for ____3____ . Finally, they refused to do such a thing.
Although her parents loved her very much, little Cassandra was ____4____ in the primary school. Some of her schoolmates always laughed at her because of her ____5____ . She was heartbroken and often ____6____ in corners. She was afraid there would still be lots of schoolmates treating her ____7____ in high school.
At the age of 13, she decided to do ____8____ to change her life. She told her parents she wanted to have her birthmark removed. They were surprised at that ____9____ they chose to understand her and respect her decision. However, the doctor told Cassandra it would be very difficult and there would be a scar. Knowing that, Cassandra decided to keep the birthmark and tried to _____10_____ it bravely.
Later Cassandra learned dancing. In 2014, she started working _____11_____ a dancer.She dreamed
of being a dancer and she was confident that her birthmark could make her _____12_____ . From then on she began to love her birthmark.
Now, when people ask her about the birthmark, she says it has been a _____13_____ of her body. She knows that a birthmark can’t stop her from being a better person. She will _____14_____ remove it. She hopes people will love themselves after learning about her story. “The world would be a _____15_____ place if everyone looked the same.” Cassandra says, “No one is perfect, just be your personal best.”
1. A. singer B. dancer C. player D. writer
2. A. easy B. nice C. lucky D. important
3. A. it B. her C. you D. them
4. A. sad B. bored C. excited D. confident
5. A. name B. scores C. parents D. birthmark
6. A. practised B. cheered C.