人教版八年级上册英语Unit 7 Will people have robots?.期末测试附答案

Unit 7 Will people have robots?

期末冲刺复习（一）

一、单项选择(每小题1分，计10分)

1. I wish I could buy ____ apartment in ____ future.

A. an; a   B. a; the   C. an; the   D. the; the

2. All in all, we had a wonderful time ____ our stay in London.

A. during   B. on   C. inside   D. below

3. The boy now has ____ friends, but he has ____ free time than before.

A. more; fewer   B. less; more

C. fewer; fewer   D. more; less

4. [易错题]—This is ____ a bad idea, but we need to have a try.

—Well, I agree with you.

A. seriously   B. truly C. hardly   D. probably

5. The villagers built many new houses after their old ones ____ in the flood(洪水).

A. fell down   B. found out

C. fell behind   D. took up

6. —The train will leave in 10 minutes.

—Oh, there are too many cars! It's ____ for us to get to the station on time.

A. possible   B. impossible

C. dangerous   D. simple

7. [易错题]Miss Smith is busy now. She ____ you after work this afternoon, OK?

A. called   B. calls

C. will call   D. is calling

8. —Will people drive to work in 20 years?

—____. They will work at home.

A. Yes, they will   B. No, they won't

C. Yes, they are   D. No, they aren't

9. The strong wind blew down ____ trees the other day.

A. hundred of   B. two hundreds

C. hundreds of   D. two hundreds of

10. —Do you want a robot in your house?

—____. But it's too expensive.

A. Maybe   B. I don't think so

C. I can't stand it   D. Yes, I hope so

二、完形填空(每小题1. 5分，计15分)

Robots often appear in science fiction(科幻小说). The robots in these stories can often think, listen, talk and __11__ easily on two legs.

__12__ real robots are becoming more and more complex (复杂的), they are still not like fictional robots. In real life, robots come in different shapes and __13__. They can be tall, short, thin or fat. Some robots have long legs and are able to walk. Others move on wheels(轮子). They can be very __14__ or they can be very complex.

Many robots look like humans and some of them can __15__ speak, but they are very different from us in lots of __16__. They cannot see, hear or think by themselves. They cannot laugh or cry because they have no feelings (情感). Someone has to __17__ them and decide what things they will be able to do.

Robots make our lives easier. They don't __18__ doing dirty or difficult jobs, and they can work for long hours without getting tired or bored. Some robots work in very dangerous places—under the sea or __19__ space.

Scientists are making better robots all the time. One day probably every __20__ will have its own robot to tidy bedrooms, do the dishes or do anything you tell it to do! Do you believe so?

11. A. walk   B. paint   C. sleep   D. fight

12. A. If   B. Because   C. Although   D. Before

13. A. ages   B. shows   C. sizes   D. grades

14. A. simple   B. famous

C. heavy   D. expensive

15. A. once   B. only   C. never   D. even

16. A. ways   B. ideas   C. results   D. places

17. A. reach   B. believe   C. build   D. share

18. A. practice   B. forget   C. finish   D. mind

19. A. on   B. at   C. in   D. by

20. A. school   B. hospital   C. library   D. home

三、阅读理解(每小题2分，计20分)

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21. What are the four students talking about?

A. Robots.

B. Holidays.

C. Protecting the environment.

D. The life in the future.

22. Li Ming thinks the ____ Olympic Games will be held(被举办) in Shanghai.

A. 40th   B. 42nd   C. 50th   D. 52nd

23. Who thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future?

A. Sun Wei.  B. Li Ming.

C. Liu Yuan.  D. Zhang Lan.

24. What does Sun Wei think robots will do in the future?

A. They'll build new homes on other planets.

B. They'll talk to people.

C. They'll do some work faster and better than people.

D. They'll do what people don't want to do.

25. What does Zhang Lan think will happen by the year 2050?

A. Many animals will disappear.

B. Cloning will be of great use.

C. We'll live on other planets.

D. People will have a much longer life.

B(原创题)

“Robots，drones(无人机) and AI will do around 90% of the housework by 2040，” scientists from King's College said.

Mischa Dohler and Dr. Ian Pearson wrote the report Life More Automated Report to predict what homes will look like in 20 years. In it,__they said that housework like washing clothes and dishes would be much easier because of technology progress(进步). If technology kept making progress, they expected that people would spend less than two hours a day in doing housework.

But most British people still don't believe their predictions. Just 2/5 of the people think that house robots will become a reality (现实) by 2040.

26. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. A robot.  B. A house.

C. The report.  D. King's College.

27. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. People won't need to do any housework.

B. People will spend less money on robots.

C. Most house robots will appear in 10 years.

D. Most people will have more free time.

28. Which of the following can be put in __▲__？

A. House Robots   B. Washing Balls

C. Space Rockets   D. Building Machines

29. Which of the following is TRUE about the predictions?

A. Some drones can keep your house warm.

B. Robots can help you free from some housework.

C. Every home in the UK will have a drone by 2040.

D. AI can only help you do some shopping and pay the bills.

30. What can be the BEST title for the passage?

A. Scientists' everyday life

B. A report on future life

C. The future of home automation

D. Future AI technology

四、任务型阅读(每小题2分，计10分)

“I can't believe the robot can make such delicious food. I had two dishes and a bowl of soup and I only spent 15 yuan on them，” says Aunt Wang. She just finished her breakfast at the Community AI Canteen(社区智能食堂).

The canteen is about 130 m2. It is on Hongqiao Road in Shanghai, and it opened on July 19th this year. The opening hours of the canteen are from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. every day. A meat dish here costs 8 yuan while a vegetable dish costs only 3. 5 yuan. Noodles and other dishes are 610 yuan.

It is the first Community AI Canteen in our country. There are about 300 customers every day. First, the customers order dishes on a screen. For those who are not sure what they want to eat，the AI system(系统) can even give them advice(建议). The robotic arms then cook all kinds of dishes. They can also prepare(准备) the dishes for customers to take away. Before eating，the customers put their dishes on a smart desk and the system will show them the price of the meal. They can use their mobile phone to pay, or they can just show their faces or fingerprints. It's so easy and convenient(方便的).

Now, more and more customers go to the canteen from far away to have a meal.

根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。

五、词汇运用(每小题2分，计10分)

用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

36. Mr. Han asked us to write our answers on a piece of ________(paper).

37. All ________(plant) need water. You should water your flowers twice a week.

38. The ________(human) body needs all kinds of vegetables.

39. The workers ____________(build) a library here next year.

40. The waste water may ________(pollution) our rivers and lakes.

六、综合填空(每小题1. 5分，计15分)

从方框中选择单词并用其适当形式补全短文。

Today is September 21，2050. Patrick Clifford will be the 41. ________ visitor to Mars. The 38－year－old American trader will leave the earth in August, 2052, together with six 42. ________.

Patrick will soon start his two－year training(训练) for the trip to Mars. It will be an exciting but 43. ________ trip. It will take him five months 44. ________ to Mars, and then he will spend 100 days 45. ________ the planet. Patrick is of course very excited. “This is my dream. I started dreaming of going into space when I was four，” he says.

To be able 46. ________ for the expensive ticket for the trip, Patrick sold his factory. Now Patrick almost has 47. ________ but the ticket. Some people think he is crazy, but Patrick 48. ________ he is doing the right thing.

How will Patrick spend his days on Mars? “Well, as I don't have a job when I get back to the earth, I 49. ________ some time thinking of a new idea，” he says and laughs. “And if I can take a shovel(铁铲), 50. ________ I will build the first hotel there. ”

七、书面表达(计20分)

假如你是李华，你们班将召开一次主题为“22世纪的生活”的班会。英语老师要求你们每人提前准备一篇发言稿，届时在班会上发言。请你根据以下提示内容，写一篇英文发言稿。

提示: 1. 人口(population)迅速增长；

2. 工作时间缩短，娱乐和旅游时间将更充裕；

3. 机器人做危险的、困难的工作，很多人面临失业……

要求: 词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Life in the 22nd Century

Life in the 22nd century will be quite different from today. So what will the future life be like?

_____________________________________________________________________

Anyway, getting ready for the future life is necessary for human beings. It will help us live better in the future.

参考答案

一、1～5: CADDA　6～10: BCBCD

二、11～15: ACCAD　16～20: ACDCD

三、(A)21～25: DACDB　(B)26～30: CDABC

四、31. 12 hours　32. cheap　33. screen　34. robotic arms

35. popular

五、36. paper　37. plants　38. human　39. will build

40. pollute

六、41. first　42. astronauts　43. dangerous　44. to get

45. on　46. to pay　47. nothing　48. believes

49. will spend　50. probably

七、One possible version:

Life in the 22nd Century

Life in the 22nd century will be quite different from today. So what will the future life be like?

The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world.

People will work fewer hours than they do in the 21st century, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling.

Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will lose their jobs. This will be a problem.

Anyway, getting ready for the future life is necessary for human beings. It will help us live better in the future.