2025-2026学年第一学期西外教育集团八上期中考 本试卷共四大题，满分90分，考试时间100分钟 一、句子选择（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 阅读以下句子，结合语境，选出 1~5 各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Some were as small as chickens, A. because dinosaurs died out suddenly B. but dinosaurs came in different sizes C. and others were as big as ten elephants D. so there are 1000 species of dinosaurs 2. Roman numerals are not as common as Arabic numerals, A. because they are too difficult to use B. so they used letters from their alphabet C. but it can take a long time to write D. as tally sticks are easy to understand 3. In the future, even more things will be connected to the internet, A. so life will continue to change B. although this will really be possible C. but doctors can provide better treatment D. because this could lead to serious problems 4. Although this meant that people could travel further and faster, A. and humans continued walking across the globe B. so these old paths quickly became extremely difficult to use C. but the inventor probably first used them to transport things D. transporting large amounts of goods was still a difficult job 5. The wheel not only changed the way humans move, A. people continue to use animals to move things B. this invention increases national and international trade C. but it also allowed us to build all types of amazing machines D. farmers were suddenly able to transport their goods to markets far away 二、语法选择 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1~15 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项。 Class was over. Tom asked his maths teacher, Mr Green, about the answer to a maths problem. He thought it was 512, 6 Mr Green said it was 64 instead. Later that day, Tom asked his friends, classmates and so on. Tom also asked Mr Smith. Last year Mr Smith 7 as Tom’s maths teacher. He said it was 512. The next day, in Mr Green’s class, Tom told him Mr Smith’s answer. Mr Green didn’t change his mind. 8 the class was over, Tom went to Mr Smith’s office. A few minutes later, Tom returned with Mr Smith and four students from 9 class. And the classroom became 10 interesting place. All the students felt much 11 . They looked forward to seeing a heated discussion between the two teachers. Mr Smith and Mr Green started their argument. They tried to show their answer to the class with 12 examples.At first, everyone sat down and listened 13 . Soon, Tom and some students began standing together around them. Later, all the students showed their support for different teachers and became two teams. They waited 14 the answer to the maths problem.When the school bell rang, Mr Smith and Mr Green still couldn’t solve the problem. “Why not ask all the maths teachers at school to join us and have a meeting for it ” Mr Smith said. “Let’s 15 it at lunchtime,” Mr Green replied. “Great!” all the students shouted. 6. A. or B. but C. so D. as 7. A. ... ...
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