《2025年学霸提优大试卷八年级英语上册译林版》

六、语法填空(每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
The days grow shorter, the leaves turn yellower, and the weather gets cooler. These are all signs56 (sign) that autumn has arrived. Or is it fall? Have you ever wondered why57 there are two names for this season?
Historical records show that there actually wasn't any fall or spring. The first season was58 (be) winter. The word “summer” came next, and at that time, we divided59 (division) a year into two seasons. “Spring” was introduced much later60 (late). In the 17th century, “spring” became the name for the season.
According to Merriam - Webster dictionary, “autumn” actually came first, appearing in61 English writing in the 13th century. It quickly62 (quick) became widespread because the old name, “harvest”, was unclear since it referred to both the season and the actual harvesting of crops.
However63, names for the season didn't end with autumn. Over time, the phrase “fall of the leaf” came to be linked with(与……有关) the season. This was short for “fall” in the64 1600s.
Both “autumn” and “fall” travelled across the Atlantic(大西洋) to America. “Autumn” was a lot more popular in America in the beginning65 (begin). “Fall”, as in the season, was not even entered into the English dictionary until 1755.

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