四川省巴中市南江县实验中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期入学考试英语试题

At first, she felt shy and had no confidence. Her coach (教练) encouraged her, "Be brave! Take every chance to learn and improve, and success will come." Quan trained harder than anyone else. Every day, she practised diving for over 6 hours, even on weekends. Her coaches helped her with the skills (技巧). To make each skill perfect, Quan repeated (重复) it hundreds of times.

In 2021, at the age of 14, Quan competed in the Olympics. Her three nearly perfect dives won her a gold medal! After the competition, she shook hands with other athletes (运动员) and thanked her coaches and teammates. She sent her prize money to her family.

Quan's story teaches us that with courage, love, and hard work, everything is possible.

Eating in space is like eating on Earth in some ways. Food like rice and potatoes stays in the spoons (勺子), so it doesn't fly away. Other foods come in cans. So they don't fly away, either. But in order to eat, astronauts strap (用带子束紧) themselves into chairs to stay in one place.

What about sleeping? There is no gravity in space, so astronauts do not have to sleep on beds or the floor. They can sleep anywhere they want, and they can sleep in any way they want. They simply strap their sleeping bags to a wall or a seat.

Do astronauts get to have any fun in space? Astronauts are very busy. But they also need to relax sometimes. Astronauts talk to their families on a video call once a week. They also get to stay in touch by email. Some even bring musical instruments. Astronauts also watch movies and news programs. Sometimes they talk to schools and news reporters, too.

People know animals have feelings, but can we understand them? Scientists studied dogs' tails to find out about it. It says that humans can tell if a dog is happy or sad by watching its tail.

Sometimes they gave the dogs their favorite toys or food. Sometimes there was nothing. When dogs saw something they liked, they wagged their tails fast and high. When there was nothing, their tails moved slowly and low.

Then the scientists showed 10 videos (视频) of dog tails to 100 volunteers (志愿者). Half of the videos showed happy tails, and half showed sad tails. Some volunteers had never even owned a dog before!

The result shows humans can naturally understand dogs' feelings through their tails. Now, some are working on a special machine to find out dogs' feelings quickly. This could make dogs' lives happier.

A. Wagging can mean different things.

B. The scientists showed dogs different things.

C. A new study gives an answer to this question.

D. Most of the volunteers get the dogs' feelings right.

E. The scientists recorded these movements with a camera.

F. Scientists hope this study will help people take better care of pets.

Mike always said that he had many friends at school. But his 1 didn't think so. "Mike, I don't think you have as many friends as you think. I'm sure 2 of them are not true friends. If I'm 3, I'll buy you a big bag of chips."

"OK, but 4 can I know they are true friends or not?"

"Well, here is a special 5. You can't see it. But if you take it to school and 6 it successfully, you'll find the magic and know who 7 true friends are."

Mike took the chair to school. He asked all his friends to stand around and he stood in the 8 with the chair. He said, "9 move. I'll show you something interesting."

Then Mike tried sitting on the chair. Of course, he 10 down. Everyone had a good laugh. Luckily, he didn't 11 himself. Mike made another try. But again, he failed. Mike kept trying, and kept falling, until, 12, he tried again and didn't fall.

Looking around, Mike smiled happily. He saw Judy, Lucas and Diana, 13 of his best friends holding him up, 14 he didn't fall. Mike finally knew about the magic his grandfather talked about. Also, Judy, Lucas and Diana became his 15 for life.

A healthy diet is important for a student. Sweet food (give) students energy. However, it's not good for health there is too much sugar in it. Students need to eat more fruit if they want (keep) fit. Also they need to do more sports.

Tom is eighteen-year-old student. He likes studying and he is especially good at English. Listen, he is (talk) with his friends on the Internet. He doesn't have a healthy diet or lifestyle. He always (drink) coke and eats hamburgers a lot. He usually eats hamburgers lunch. He doesn't like to eat (vegetable) and never does exercise, so he is not strong. He wants to play basketball, but he can't run fast. He is fat now and doesn't have enough energy to study. He decides (决定) to change (he) lifestyle now. He also plans to go swimming (one) a week in the next summer holiday.

Shuttlecock kicking, or jianzi, is an important part of Chinese culture with a 2,000-year-old history. People first played it in the Han Dynasty. By the Tang Dynasty (朝代), players could do amazing tricks, like kicking the shuttlecock 500 times. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were even four famous schools in Beijing, each teaching special skills. Today, shuttlecock kicking is still one of the most popular (受欢迎的) outdoor activities not only for the young, but also for the old.

Players pass (传递) the shuttlecock and must keep it flying in the air without using their hands. Instead, they use their feet, knees or other body parts. They can play it themselves or in a group.

Shuttlecock kicking is great for health. Playing it just for 10 minutes can make your heart stronger. It also helps students focus better in class. Kicking shuttlecocks with a group of people also helps to make friends and learn how to work with others. What's more, it's easy to play. All you need is a small shuttlecock and a little space, and you can play it anywhere, anytime.

As a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产), shuttlecock kicking holds a special place in Chinese people's hearts and makes outdoor activities more colourful.

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