第二节 语法填空
Quan Hongchan is a Chinese diving star. Her story shows that neither difficulty 1. failure can stop a determined person.
When she was young, Quan lived in a small village. None of the kids in her class 2. (know) much about diving, but she fell in love with the sport at first sight. Both her parents 3. very supportive, even though they were not rich.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, all of China 4. (watch) her compete. She faced strong competitors, 5. she didn't feel nervous. Either her excellent skills 6. her calm mind helped her win the gold medal.
After the competition, reporters asked her many questions. None of them 7. (expect) her to be so young and honest. She said, “I wanted to win money to help my mum. Both hard work 8. luck are important, but I believe hard work comes first.”
Today, Quan is still training hard. None of her achievements 9. (make) her give up. All of her fans 10. proud of her, and they all hope she will achieve more in the future. Neither praise nor criticism can change her love for diving.

1. nor
2. knew
3. were
4. watched
5. but
6. or
7. expected
8. and
9. make/makes
10. are

1. 考查固定搭配neither...nor...，该结构意为“既不……也不……”，符合语境“困难和失败都无法阻挡意志坚定的人”，故填nor。
2. 考查动词时态，句中描述全红婵小时候的情况，整体为一般过去时，动词know的过去式是knew，故填knew。
3. 考查be动词的用法，主语Both her parents是复数，描述过去的状态用一般过去时，对应的be动词为were，故填were。
4. 考查动词时态，时间状语At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics是过去的时间，动词watch的过去式为watched，故填watched。
5. 考查连词，前半句“她面对强劲的对手”和后半句“她并不紧张”是转折关系，用转折连词but，故填but。
6. 考查固定搭配either...or...，该结构意为“要么……要么……”，符合语境“要么是她出色的技巧，要么是她冷静的心态帮她赢得了金牌”，故填or。
7. 考查动词时态，描述赛后记者提问时的过往情况，用一般过去时，动词expect的过去式为expected，故填expected。
8. 考查固定搭配both...and...，该结构意为“……和……两者都”，符合语境“努力和运气都很重要”，故填and。
9. 考查一般现在时和主谓一致，句子描述当下的客观情况，用一般现在时，"None of+复数名词"作主语时，谓语动词单复数均可，故填make/makes。
10. 考查固定搭配be proud of，意为“以……为骄傲”，主语All of her fans是复数，描述当下的状态用一般现在时，对应的be动词为are，故填are。