Unit 7 Will people have robots
选择题
1.We are going to the beach on vacation.We can swim in the .
A.room B.kitchen C.pool D.sea
2.-What will the future ?
-I think our life will get better and better.
A.like B.be like C.likes D.liking
3.Guilin is a beautiful place. people visit it every day.
A.Hundred B.Hundreds C.Hundreds of D.Hundred of
4.-Where are the students of Class Five?
—They are in the library.I saw them reading there a moment ago.
A.hardly B.probably C.never D.ever
5.—Shall we hang out tonight?
-I'm afraid not. a final game of the basketball on TV.
A.There is B.There will be C.There will have D.There are going to be
6.The old building might .Don'tgo near it.It's dangerous.
A.make up B.dress up C.fall down D.keep on
7.If you want to be thinner and healthier,you'd better eat food and take exercise.
A.less;more B.fewer;more C.more;fewer D.fewer;less
8.Look!There are five planes in the sky.
A.fly B.flying C.to fly D.to flying
9.Teachers shouldn't ask students to copy the words _____.It's simple and boring.
A.much again B.once again over
C.over and over again D.again over and over
10.— Don’t smoke in the mountain. It’s dangerous.
— .
A.Never mind B.Don’t worry C.Sorry, I won’t D.Go ahead
完形填空
___1___ a cold morning in Austria, 16-year-old skier Ann Thompson was about to make her last practice run.
As she went down the ___2___ on her skis, Thompson had a terrible accident. She fell and badly hurt her spinal cord (脊髓). As a result, Thompson could no longer ___3___.
" The accident didn't ___4___ anything. ”Thompson said. "I’m the same person I was before. "
After her accident, Thompson joined the Cruisers, a program (项目)for wheelchair (轮椅) athletes in Connecticut. At first, she didn't believe ___5___ and she thought she couldn't do that. ___6___, just over a year after her accident, Thompson was a good wheelchair athlete. Her sport was track and field (田径).
Thompson also played basketball in her college. It wasn't ___7___ for her. She had never played basketball before her accident. Now she was learning the sport in a wheelchair. She tried out for the Paralympic women’s basketball team, and she made it.
Thompson is a model for ___8___ people. She wanted to tell kids through her story. "Try, " she said. "Really try. If you want to do something, try your best to do it. If you really want to do something, you can find a ___9___ to do it. "
Kids who watch her practice see that anything is ___10___.
"They see this lady in her wheelchair going around and loving life, " said Chaffee. And they say, "Hey, I can make it, too. "
1. A. In B. On C. At D. For
2. A. road B. beach C. hill D. street
3. A. see B. hear C. walk D. sit
4. A. leave B. change C. cost D. keep
5. A. she B. hers C. her D. herself
6. A. But B. However C. Because D. So
7. A. easy B. hard C. late D. boring
8. A. five millions B. thousand of C. millions of D. two thousands
9. A. way B. team C. place D. time
10. A. difficult B. necessary C. pleasant D. possible
三、阅读理解
A
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
“Which university (大学) will your son study in ” a woman next to her asked.
“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.
“The most famous university ”
“Oxford University (牛津).”
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”
A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”
“Who's Fred Smith ”
“He's my son.”
“Does he study in the university, too ”
“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”
l. The story happened in ________.
A. America B. France C. Germany D. England
2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5. Which of the following is true __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
B
Do you know the movie I, Robot It tells us a story about the future.The year is 2035 and robots are just as common as mobile phones.People depend__on their robots to do lots of things, such as babysitting, cooking, doing chores and taking their dogs for a walk.Robots have to obey (顺从) humans' orders, because their designers make them do so.A police officer called Spooner hates robots.He doesn't think humans can get on well with their robots at all! But the scientist Susan has different opinions.Susan works on robots' mind and she thinks one day robots will become more powerful (强大的) than humans and help humans to make progress (进步).
When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that something is wrong with the world's robots.A few robots have their own thoughts and they're trying to get out of humans' control (控制)! Of course these robots' dream doesn't come true.Humans work hard to control their robots again and they succeed at last.
( )6.The story happens in ________.
A.2010 B.2020 C.2035 D.2040
( )7.The phrase “depend on” in this article means ________.
A.依靠 B.悬挂 C.受……的影响 D.取决于
( )8.Spooner is a ________ and Susan is a ________.
A.scientist;professor B.bank clerk;police officer
C.policeman;doctor D.police officer;scientist
( )9.Susan thinks that one day ________.
A.robots can't get on well with humans
B.robots will help humans to make progress
C.robots will have their own thoughts
D.robots will control the world
( )10.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this article
A.The movie I, Robot talks about the future.
B.People use their robots to do everything.
C.A few robots want to get out of humans' control.
D.At last humans succeed in controlling the robots again.
四、根据首字母填空
1.I don’t like pure (纯) milk, I like y________.
2.First put the orange into the b______. After a while you can drink orange juice.
3.P________ the water into the cup.
4.I visited my old friends d________ my holiday.
5.If you add some h________ to the milk, it will be sweet.
五、用方框中所给词的适当形式填空,使文章完整、通顺。(每词限用一次)
bored,fly,again,possible,little,paper,believe,save,environment,already
In the future,we won't use 1 to write on.We can study on computers.And there will be fewer cars and 2 pollution.Everyone will play a part in 3 the earth.The sea will be cleaner and the sky will be bluer.So the 4 will get better and better.I5 people will even have robots in their homes.They can help with the housework.Of course,there are 6 robots working in factories now.They do simple jobs over and over 7.And they will never get 8.
People will be able to 9 to the moon for a holiday.Perhaps people will live on a space station one day.However,some people disagree.They think it is 10 for humans to live in space.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10.
六、书面表达
科技的飞速发展使我们感到机器人离我们的生活越来越近。你想拥有一个机器人吗?你希望它能为你做些什么?请用英语写一篇短文,简单地和大家谈谈。
要求:(1)70词左右,开头已给出,不计入总词数。
(2)语言流畅,条理清晰。
I think I will have a robot in my room.