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2025-2026年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试题

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一、语法选择（本大题共小题，每小题分，共分）

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中

选出一个最佳答案。

SamuelSkotnikov,ChangyoungKim,andEeshaanPrashantharethreehighschoolstudentsfromTexas,

America.TheirgoodfriendAidenlostoneofhislegsinanaccidentandhadtouse____1____artificialleg.

However,itwasuncomfortableanddifficult____2____.TheynoticedAidenwashavingahardtimemoving

aroundwithhisartificialleg,____3____theydecidedtomakehimabetterone.

They____4____workrightaway.Ittook____5____severalmonthstofinishtheirdesign,NeuroFlex.What

makesitspecialisthatitiscontrolledby(由……控制)theuser’sbrain,instead____6____hisbody.Thebrain

signalstellNeuroFlexhowtheuserwantstomoveandthenNeuroFlex’smotors(发动机)supportthemovement.

Andthebestpartisthat,comparedtootherartificiallegsonthemarket,NeuroFlexcosts____7____.Itonlycosts

about$1,000tomakeit,whileotherartificiallegsareatacostofabout$100,000.

Skotnikov,KimandPrashanthattendedaninternationalsciencefairwiththeir____8____,andtheywonthird

prizeintheGordonE.MooreAward.

“Ican’tfindthewords,”Skotnikovsaidafterwinningtheaward,“Atfirst,wejustwantedtohelpfixour

____9____problem.LaterwefoundthatwecouldhelpmorepeoplewithNeuroFlex.____10____helpingleg!

1.A.aB.anC./

2.A.useB.usingC.touse

3.A.soB.althoughC.because

4.A.beginB.beganC.willbegin

5.A.theyB.theirC.them

6.A.ofB.forC.to

7.A.littleB.lessC.least

8.A.inventB.inventorC.invention

9.A.f