2025-2026学年广东省茂名市高州一中附属实验学校八年级（下）开学英语试卷 一、语法选择：本大题共10小题，共10分。 Quan Hongchan is a famous Chinese diver（跳水运动员）.She is the second-youngest Chinese diver to win (1) Olympic gold medal.However，her road to success is not so easy.She was born (2) March 28，2007 in a small village in Zhanjiang，Guangdong Province.Her father is an orange farmer.Her mother works in a factory (3) has some health problems. When Quan was seven (4) old，she was not good at studying.But her talent (5) by a diving coach—she could jump (6) than other kids.From then on，she practised diving.In 2018，with (7) hard practice，she joined the diving team in Guangdong Province successfully. Quan became famous at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo，Japan.At that time，she was only 14.Her dives were so good that she got perfect scores of 10.People were excited and asked why she could do it.Quan said，"I practise hard because I want (8) more money to help my sick mother get well soon." (9) kind and encouraging girl she is! After that，Quan won two more gold medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris，France.So far，she (10) three gold medals in the Olympics.Her story shows that anyone can make good use of his/her talent and be successful with hard work. 1.A. a B. an C. the 2.A. on B. in C. at 3.A. and B. or C. but 4.A. year B. year's C. years 5.A. is noticed B. was noticed C. was noticing 6.A. high B. higher C. highest 7.A. her B. hers C. she 8.A. make B. making C. to make 9.A. How B. What C. What a 10.A. wins B. has won C. Was winning 二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。 Mia has always dreamed of joining the school dance team.But when she tried out last term，she felt nervous because of peer pressure—she(11) that she wasn't as good as the other girls and would be laughed at.Sadly，she was refused because she made a few(12) during the tryout（选拔赛）. Mia felt(13) and wanted to give up dancing.Her mom noticed her low spirits and said，"Don't let others' expectations(14) you.Dance because you love it，not because you want to fit in."These words took her mind off her failure. She decided to practise(15).Every evening，she danced in her room for an hour，even when some classmates said"dancing is a waste of time".She didn't care about their(16)—she just believed in herself and kept going. Last month，the dance team held another(17).This time，Mia was calm and confident.She showed her good dance moves，and the coach was impressed.To her joy，she was chosen to join the team! Now，Mia dances happily with her teammates.She learns that peer pressure can be(18)，but it's not impossible to overcome.When you face difficulties，don't let them break your spirit.(19)，turn them into motivation（动力）.Growing up means learning to face difficulties bravely and(20) what you love. 11.A. hoped B. worried C. took D. returned 12.A. plans B. friends C. decisions D. mistakes 13.A. nervous B. disappointed C. excited D. relaxed 14.A. influence B. control C ... ...
