Unit 7 Will people have robots？课时2 Section B-八年级英语上册同步精品讲义（人教版）

Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Section B
知识精讲

1. space station (P. 52)
space用作不可数名词，表示“太空、空间”，意为“空间”时，相当于room，make space/room for表示“为……腾出位置”。
例句：Will people be able to live in space in the future?
例句：There isn’t much space on the bus.
2. Will robots think like humans in the future? (P. 53)
human用作名词，意为“人、人类”，相当于human being，复数形式为humans。
例句：Dogs can hear better than humans.
3. Today there are already robots working in factories. (P. 53)
(1) “There be+sb./sth.+doing sth.”意为“有某人/某物正在做某事”。
例句：There are some boys standing on the playground.

There are a lot of people _______for the bus to come.
A. waiting B. to wait C. waited D. is waiting
(2) already作副词，表示“已经”，一般用于肯定句中，用于疑问句中时，表示惊讶的语气。
例句：They continued working, though it was already midnight.

【2019 •四川省自贡市】—Why are you worried?
—The movie will start in 20 minutes, but the bus______ hasn't come.
A．still B．already C．always
4. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. (P. 53)
over and over again意为“反复地、一次又一次地”。
例句：He thanked me over and over again.
5. For example, scientists James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. (P. 53)
wake up表示“醒来、喊醒”。
例句：Every day I wake up at six o’clock.
例句：Please wake up your younger sister.
6. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. (P. 53)
disagree为不及物动词，反义词是agree，disagree with sb.意为“不同意某人”。
例句：I disagree with you about this.

—I think math is more useful than P．E.

A ．get on with B．catch up with
C．talk with D．
7. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. (P. 53)
(1) agree作动词，意为“同意、赞同”，名词形式为agreement，反义词是disagree，agree to do sth.意为“同意做某事”。
例句：She agreed to buy this book.
【知识拓展】
agree的其它用法
①agree with sb.意为“同意某人的看法或者想法”。
☞I am afraid I can’t agree with you.
②agree to sth. 同意（计划、安排、建议）
☞Do you think he’ll agree to our proposal?
③agree on 约定、商定
☞Can we agree on a date?
(2) hundreds of表示“许多、大量”，hundred, thousand, million, billion前面有具体数字修饰，表示确切意义时，用单数形式；后接of，表示约数时，用复数形式。
three thousand millions of visitors
8. These new robots will have many different shapes. (P. 53)
shape用作名词，表示“形状、外形”，in the shape of“呈现……形状”，out of shape“变形的、走样的”。
例句：The pool was in the shape of a heart.
例句：I’m a bit out of shape and I want to lose weight.

---What’s the _____ of the robot?
---It looks like a bird.
A．time B．size C．shape D．part
9. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. (P. 53)
【知识拓展】
find, look for和find out辨析
find意为“找到”，强调寻找的结果；
look for意为“寻找”，强调寻找的过程；
find out意为“查明”，多指通过调查、询问、研究之后“搞清楚、弄明白”之意，通常含有通过困难曲折之意，多指找出较难找到的、无形的、抽象的东西。
例句：I looked for it everywhere, but I could not find it.
例句：Please find out when the train leaves.

My little dog is lost. All of my friends are helping me to                it.
A．look at B．look for C．look after D．look like
10. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. (P. 53)
possible作形容词，表示“可能的”，反义词为impossible，表示“不可能的”。
例句：Everything is possible as long as we work hard.
例句：Don’t ask me to do impossible things.
11. Which side do you agree with? (P. 54)
side此处用作名词，表示“一方”。
例句：He always likes to be on the winning side.
12. So I will probably keep a bird. (P. 55)
probably用作副词，表示“很可能、大概”，用作状语，放在行为动词之前，助动词、情态动词和be动词之后。
例句：He probably knows the secret.
例句：I will probably study medicine at university.
13. ...but I think I’ll take a holiday in Hong Kong when possible. (P. 55)
take a holiday意为“度假”，相当于have a holiday，holiday常用的短语还有：on a holiday在休假；for a holiday 去度假。
例句：Where do you hope to take a holiday?
例句：They are on holiday in Sanya.
辨析can & be able to
1. can只有两种时态, 即can 和could, 而be able to 有多种时态, 如was/were able to, will/shall be able to, have/has been able to等.
2. 表示过去通过努力终于做成了某事要用be able to，而不能用can。
如：I was able to swim to the bank after the boat turned over.
3. can 和be able to 都可以表示能力。can泛指一般的能力,而且只有两种形式,即:can, could；be able to 则主要指具体做到了某件事的能力，其形式主要是靠be 发生变化，所以形式比can 多．可以说：I can swim. 或者 I am able to swim.
但是不能说：All the people could escape from the big fire in time.
只能说：All the people were able to escape from the fire in time.
4. can能表猜测，be able to不能。can的这种用法主要用于疑问句和否定句。
如：Somebody is knocking at the door. Who can it be?
It can’t be our teacher who is knocking at the door.
其肯定形式是must be。
如:It must be our teacher who is knocking at the door.
5. can 是情态动词，只能用作谓语成分，be able to是普通动词短语，既可以作谓语，也可以作非谓语。
如：Being able to speak English fluently, he has no difficulty in communicating with the Americans at the party.
How I long to be able to communicate with the foreigners in fluent English!
6. be able to 后边接动词不定式表示一种实际情况时，其否定形式不是be not able to，而是cannot。
如：--Were you able to catch the first bus yesterday morning?
---No, I couldn’t.
能力拓展

一、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1．His hope is to be a _____ (science)．
2．There are four ______(factory)around our school.
3．Nothing in the world is ______(possible)if you set your mind to do it.
4．It is difficult for me ______(do)this job.
5．You will never get ______(boring)if you stay with him.
6．My uncle is _______ (try) to make a new machine.
7．My father had something important ______(say)．
8．Don't worry.I can finish my homework by _______(I)．
9．She was surprised by all the _______(pollute)on the beach.
10．They would not like ________(live)alone.
二、根据汉语意思完成下列句子
11．在将来, 机器人会像人类一样思考吗?
Will robots think __________ __________ in the future?
12．现在已经有机器人在工厂里干活了。
Today there __________ already robots __________ in factories.
13．科学家詹姆斯·怀特认为机器人将永远不能够醒来并且知道他们在哪儿。
Scientist James White thinks that robots will never __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ and know where they are.
14．但是，他们认为这可能要花费数百年的时间。
However, they agree it may __________ __________ __________ years.
15．电脑和火箭在100年之前看起来也是不可能的。
Computers and rockets also __________ __________ 100 years ago.
16．我们永远不知道将来会发生什么。
We never know what __________ __________ in the future.
三、多句选词填空
用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
fall down；agree with；look like； over and over again；hundreds of
17．The little girl ______ from the bike and hurt herself.
18．People may get bored if they do simple work _____.
19．I guess that he may be Aunt Betty's son.He ____ Aunt Betty very much.
20．He predicted that the weather would become cold soon.And I _____ him.
21．_____ beautiful flowers are there to make the square more beautiful.
分层提分

题组A 基础过关练
四、单项选择
22．—Have you read Treasure Island?
—Yes, of course. It tells the story of a boy who sailed the sea to ________ hidden treasure.
A．look down B．look out C．look for D．look around
23．I decide to lose weight and you will see a new Jack when your hair ________ down to your waist (腰).
A．hang B．balance C．pass D．shape
24．—Mark, look at this. I have ________ seen such a fine painting before.
—Wow, it is perfect.
A．never B．already C．ever D．yet
25．George has lived in Beijing ________ more than ten years.
A．for B．in C．since D．during
26．Let me ________ some information about it on the Internet for you.
A．looked for B．to look for C．find out D．to find out
27．The children from Beijing will ________ with the children from Shanghai in tomorrow’s soccer match.
A．disagree B．compete C．discuss D．complain
28． 　　　　 he didn’t help me find my lost wallet, I thanked him all the same.
A．Even B．Even though C．Because D．Since
29．—Hello, Mary. I heard you went to Disneyland with your family last month.
—Yes, it’s really _______. We had a great time there.
A．common B．boring C．fantastic D．dangerous
30．We all ________ how he made so much money.
A．believe B．wait C．decide D．wonder
题组B 能力提升练
五、完型填空
“Who would you like to change your life with if possible?” Last week, we 31 many middle school students this question. The following (下列) are some of their 32 .
Zhang Yike, 12
I want to change my life with my friend, Wang Xiaohui. She is studying in 33 , England now. She has been to many countries, such 34 the USA and France. They are the places I wish to visit. What’s more, she 35 much better English than me. If I change my life with her, I can visit many beautiful countries, eat delicious 36 and 37 different kinds of people there.
Qiu Haoran, 14
I’d like to change my life with my Chinese teacher Miss Zhao. Miss Zhao is a very 38 lady. She knows a lot, 39 she always has so many interesting stories to 40 us. We all like her classes. I also want to be such 41 excellent teacher and be 42 with my students.
Tan Bo, 13
I will change my life with my 43 brother. My brother is a college student now. He has to go to classes all the time. He can study what he is 44 in. And he even has a part-time job to make money. To 45 , all of these sound (听起来) very interesting. I really want a life like this.
31．A．ask B．asked C．asking D．to ask
32．A．answers B．problems C．questions D．changes
33．A．New York B．London C．Tokyo D．Sydney
34．A．as B．for C．of D．at
35．A．says B．speaks C．talks D．tells
36．A．drink B．air C．food D．water
37．A．meet B．meets C．met D．meeting
38．A．kind B．strict C．careful D．honest
39．A．but B．so C．if D．when
40．A．tell B．give C．understand D．find
41．A．/ B．an C．a D．the
42．A．busy B．angry C．popular D．serious
43．A．big B．younger C．elder D．little
44．A．excited B．bored C．interested D．tired
45．A．me B．him C．you D．them
六、阅读单选
A
Andy lives in the year 2500. He is 13 years old and he lives on Mars with her parents. There are four robots in their family. Let’s get to know them.

Name: No. 1
I can sing and dance. I can sing lots of songs in Chinese, English and French. Andy loves music. I often teach him to sing. He sings well now.

Name: No. 2
I’m small but I’m very smart. I can help Andy with his homework. Andy always asks me questions, and I can answer all his questions. We are good friends.

Name: No. 3
I’m a family doctor. I help Andy and his parents keep fit. If they are ill, I will give them some special candies. After eating the candies, they will feel better.

Name: No. 4
I’m very big and strong. I can help with the housework. I can sweep the floor, wash the clothes and cook meals for Andy’s family. I’m good at cooking.
46．No. 1 can _________.
A．cook meals B．make candies C．sing and dance D．clean the house
47．Who can help Andy with his homework?
A．No. 1. B．No.2. C．No.3. D．No.4.
48．What does No. 4 look like?
A．It has one eye. B．It’s small and fat.
C．It’s big and strong. D．It doesn’t have arms.
B
Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let’s have a look. You may get a surprise. You will go to the kitchen when you are hungry. You will give orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will cook the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.
In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected with (连接) the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine. After having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don’t need to go out to work any more.
You will have a special information screen. You can get any information on the screen. When you receive a message from a friend in America, your information screen will be turned on automatically (自动地). Your friend’s face appears on the screen. Then you can talk to your friend easily.
49．What is the second paragraph about?
A．It’s about healthy food.
B．It’s about the kitchen robot.
C．It’s about a nice kitchen.
D．It’s about a robot which can do homework.
50．According to the passage, ________ will tell you what your body needs.
A．the kitchen robot
B．the food machine
C．the information screen
D．the computer
51．What does the underlined word “receive” mean in Chinese?
A．丢失 B．复制 C．接收 D．保存
52．You can see your friend’s face ________.
A．on the wall B．on the screen
C．on the Internet D．on TV
53．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Our life in the future
B．A food machine
C．A special information screen
D．A kitchen robot
题组C 培优拔尖练
七、短文汉语提示填空
I’m writing this in my room. It’s 54． （几乎）midnight, but I can’t sleep. I am 55． （琢磨）what my life will be like in ten years! Every day, my parents ask me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The problem is: I don’t know! My mom always likes to 56． （建议）me, “Be a doctor!” But to be a doctor, you have to study for a long, long time, and that’s not my idea of fun. My dad says, “Be a 57． （飞行员）!” He knows I’m scared of flying! And I have to be really good at math. 58． （虽然）I like math, I’m not good at it.
Well, I don’t 59． （介意）being a rock star. You don’t have to be very smart at least not smart in things like math and science. I am 60． （有才能的）in singing. 61． （大概，或许）one day will become successful and famous. Also, I’m going to 62． （旅行）all over the world.
Now I’m getting tired, so I’m going to bed. I can think about my 63． （未来）in bed. I get my best ideas when I’m lying down. Decisions, decisions, decisions!
八、补全对话5选5
A: Hey, Bill! What are you doing?
B: 64．
A: Really? What will the future be like?
B: 65．
A: That's too bad. We'll not have enough places to live in, yes?
B: Yes, you're right.66．
A: Oh, no! I don't want to live on other planets.
B: 67．
A: What can I do?
B: Very easy.68．
A: OK. I'll tell all my friends to do that.
A．Then you must play a part in saving the earth.
B．Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted.
C．Try to use less water and plant more trees.
D．I'm reading a book about the future.
E.We'll have to move to other planets.