新目标英语八年级上Unit7单元测试题
一. 单项选择(每小题1分, 共15分)
( )1. I need two ___________ to write something on.
A. pieces of papers B. pieces of paper C. piece of paper D. pieces papers
( )2. We have two ___________ pens and ___________ books.
A. hundreds; hundreds of B. hundred; hundred of
C. hundred; hundreds of D. hundreds; hundred of
( )3. What will your life ___________in the future
A. like B. be like C. likes D. looks like
( )4. The boy is always honest(诚实的), so you can ___________ what he said.
A. doubt B. repeat C. miss D. believe
( )5. Children will study ___________ home ___________ computers.
A. at; on B. in; on C. at; to D. on; with
( )6. ---What is he doing now
---He's ___________ his key, but he can't find it.
A. looking at B. looking after C. looking up D. looking for
( )7. ---Will people live to be 200 years old
---No, ___________ .
A. they aren't B. they won't C. they don't D. they can't
( )8. Nothing in the world is ___________ if you put your mind to it.
A. possible B. important C. impossible D. funny
( )9. Mrs. Smith ___________ on the ground and hurt her arm.
A. fell back B. fell into C. fell down D. fell behind
( )10. There ___________ a football match tomorrow afternoon.
A. will have B. will be C. is going to have D. has
( )11. Jim is tall but Tom is ________ taller.
A. very B. even C. too D. more
( )12. --- ___________ will your brother be back from Shenzhen
---In two weeks.
A. How long B. How soon C. How many times D. How often
( )13. Doctors often suggest, “ ___________ vegetables and ___________ meat can help you keep fit. ”
A. More; less B. Few; much C. Fewer ; more D. Less; more.
( )14. Let's play a part ___________ our classroom.
A. clean B. to clean C. in cleaning D. cleaning
15. ---I think teenagers can drive.
---___________. They aren't serious enough.
A. I agree with you B. I think so
C. I disagree with you D. That's right
二. 完型填空(每小题1分, 共15分)
No one knows what our life will be like in the future. Here are some high school students' 1 .
Cindy:In the future, people will have more 2 . They'll spend a lot of time traveling(旅行) 3 the world. 4 some families will go to the moon for their holidays.
Gary:I think the earth will be more 5 and polluted. Maybe some people will 6 their houses on other planets.
Sarah:Students in the future won't need to go to school and they'll study at home. What will happen 7
students have problems with a subject?They'll discuss 8 a teacher through videoconferencing(视频会议).
Peter:In the future, people will speak 9 languages. Maybe there will be only one language in the world. And it will be much 10 for people to 11 each other.
Laura:Robots will play an important 12 in our life. 13 will help humans do all kinds of work.
These predictions may 14 impossible today, but I 15 they'll come true one day because we never know what will happen in the future.
( )1. A. resolutions B. predictions C. programs D. teams
( )2. A. time B. money C. competitions D. holidays
( )3. A. across B. as C. around D. at
( )4. A. Probably B. seriously C. Hardly D. Clearly
( )5. A. improved B. famous C. crowded D. unlucky
( )6. A. build B. draw C. save D. move
( )7. A. but B. or C. if D. though
( )8. A. with B. for C. to D. on
( )9. A. more B. most C. less D. fewer
( )10. A. slower B. easier C. luckier D. quieter
( )11. A. help with B. agree with C. play with D. talk with
( )12. A. role B. team C. film D. talent
( )13. A. I B. He C. We D. They
( )14. A. touch B. discuss C. seem D. become
( )15. A. mind B. believe C. send D. appear
三. 阅读单选(每小题2分, 共30分)
A
Will robots take over the world It's hard to say. However, this one has already taken over the kitchen. It is the robot chef, Moley. It can make meals. British scientists made it.
Look! There is no driver in that car. A computer controls it. The car has no steering wheel(方向盘), but it has cameras. The cameras can see the road. It can go 40 km in one hour. The American company Google made it.
Look at this car. It's made of wood. People can use a remote control(遥控) to run it. An American artist spent more than 5,000 hours building it.
Do you want a ping pong table in your room But you may not have enough space. This door is here to help. It can turn into a ping pong table when you pull it down. It's from Germany.
( )1. Moley is the name of a .
A .kitchen B .scientist C .robot chef D .cook chef
( )2. The car with cameras is from .
A .Britain B .America C .Australia D .Germany
( )3. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage
A .Robots can help people do cooking now.
B .You can get a driver to drive the car faster.
C .It took the American artist one year to build the car.
D .People put the ping pong table near a door.
( )4. The passage is mainly about .
A .inventions B .traffic C .housework D .sports
( )5. We can see the passage from .
A .an ad B .a novel C .a storybook D .a magazine
B
What will life for students be like in the year 2030 For a start, computers will be everywhere and they’ll do everything for us.
We won’t need clocks in the bedroom. A picture in your bedroom will become a computer screen and it’ll wake you up and say hello.
You’ll walk into the kitchen and the robot will know your voice and make you your breakfast.
You won’t need a schoolbag, because all your books will be on one e-reader ...
You’ll walk to school as usual. On the way you decide to buy some food at a store. You’ll use a smart card to pay for it, because nobody carries money any more. You won’t need a password(密码) for your smart card, because a machine will scan(扫描) your eyes and identify you.
In your classroom the top of your desk will become a computer screen. You’ll touch the screen to connect to the Internet, but you won’t be able to send and receive personal messages.
You won’t have to go to the shopping centre to buy your clothes. You’ll buy a sweater online and it’ll be the right size because a computer will scan your body.
Everyone will have a touch screen phone with GPS, so you’ll never get lost. The bad news is that your parents will use the GPS to know where you are!
( )6. What will wake you up in the future
A. A screen. B. A robot. C. A clock. D. Your parents.
( )7. People won’t need _________ when paying at stores.
A. a smart card B. a password C. a machine D. their eyes
( )8. What does the word “identify” in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese
A. 理解 B. 复制 C. 识别 D. 发现
( )9. From this passage, we know_________ in 2030.
A. you need to carry many books to your school
B. you’ll send messages on your classroom computer
C. you’ll find the right size when buying clothes online
D. GPS won’t be able to help parents find their children
( )10. What is this passage mainly about
A. Future schools in 2030 B. A student’s past life
C. Advantages of computers D. Life for students in 2030
C
One American university uses a robot as a teacher to help students with their problems. And none of the students knew that was a robot at the beginning!
Jill Watson, a robot made in that university, helps the students a lot. When answering their questions, Jill seems to be an excellent teacher. She can give wonderful answers quickly. She sounds natural and usually says good words.
When someone told the students that their "teacher" was a robot, they all got very surprised.
"How was it possible I was talking to a robot " said Bailey, "She sounds like a common teacher." Another student Jennifer told the newspaper, "We are thinking about choosing Jill Watson to be our best teacher. She is really helpful,"
Now many students like to ask questions on their school's website. It usually takes teachers too much time to answer them. So the university had such an idea of making Jill Watson. It's a faster way to help the students with their problems.
Jill can quickly find possible answers in her own computer to the questions and make sure they are all right. After that, she tells the students in an electronic voice that sounds like a famous actress.
( )11. What does Jill Watson do
A .She is a student. B .She is a real teacher.
C .She is an actress. D .She is a teaching robot.
( )12. How does Jill Watson answer students' questions
A .By sending e-mails. B .By speaking to them.
C .By talking on the phone. D .By taking notes.
( )13. Why did the students get surprised when they knew about Jill Watson
A .Because she sounded like a robot teacher.
B .Because she could only answer some easy questions.
C .Because she seemed to be natural and wonderful.
D .Because they didn't believe the university made her.
( )14. Which of the following is TRUE about Jill Watson
A. She helps the students with their problems in the classroom.
B. She can give the students wonderful answers to their questions.
C. Both Bailey and Jennifer knew everything about her at the beginning.
D. She makes the teachers in the university do nothing for their students.
( )15. What's the best title for the passage
A .A wonderful robot teacher B .The problems of students
C .Robots and the future life D .Students in an American university
四. 用所给单词的正确形式填空(每小题1分, 共10分)
1. I felt ________ (bore) at the cinema, because the movie was too ________.(bore)
2. There _________ ( be) more children in people’s homes in 10 years.
3. There will be _________ (many) people than last year.
4. Gina always plays a part in _________ (save) the animals.
5. ---What will you do tomorrow afternoon
---I _________ (play) basketball with Jim.
6. He was surprised by all the _________ (pollute) on the beach.
7. The dictionary will tell us the _________ (mean) of these words.
8. It ________ (seem) that it’s going to rain.
9. People all over the world love ________ (peaceful).
10. Look! He is ________(use ) his uncle’s computer.
五. 短文填空(每空1分, 共10分)
My uncle Sid is a famous scientist. He likes to make lots of 1 (prediction) about the future. He says ____2____ in 100 years some things will be better than now. For example, we won't have to do the dishes or sweep the floor because we'll all have 3 (robot) in our homes. Also, we won't need 4 (use) paper money. We'll all use credit cards(信用卡) to buy things. We'll have more free time, and ____5_____(travel) will be faster and cheaper than it is now. Maybe some people 6 (spend) their vacations in space stations.
However, Uncle Sid says that more things will get 7 (bad) in the next century(世纪). If more people use cars, there will be more 8 (pollute). Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier. If pollution gets _____9___(real) bad, maybe people will have to live on Mars(火星). Uncle Sid says we'll be sorry 10 pollution becomes worse.
六.任务型阅读(每空2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,完成下面表格。
Do you often think of life in the future Will we study at home Will we fly to the moon easily Everyone may have his or her views about that. Life in the future will be very different from life today. Between then and now, many changes will take place, but what will the changes be
There will be changes in our food. Maybe no one will eat meat. Instead, people will eat more and more fruit and vegetables. People will stay away from junk food. People will be much healthier.
Computers will be smaller and much more useful. Maybe we will even put the computer into our pockets. There will be at least two computers in every family. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects at school.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. People will work fewer hours than they do now. And they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling.
Life in the future
Food People will eat more healthy food. People will ____1____ from junk food.
Computers Computers will be smaller and much more useful. We will even put them ____2____ . There will be at least ____3____ in every family. Computer studies will be one of the ____4______ at school.
Work Robots will do more work, and people will have enough time for sports, ____5_____ and traveling.
七. 书面表达定(10分)
你们班下周将召开一次班会, 主题是"2050年的生活"。请根据以下内容提示写一份发言稿。
提示:(1)人口迅速增长;
(2)工作时间缩短, 娱乐和旅游的时间将更加充裕;
(3)机器人做大量工作, 很多人面临失业。
要求:80词左右(开头已给出, 不计入总词数), 短文要包括所有提示内容, 可适当发挥。
Life in 2050
Life in 2050 will be different from now, because changes_________________________________________
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参考答案:
一.单项选择
1-5 BCBDA 6-10DBCCB 11-15BBACC
二.完形填空
1-5BACAC 6-10ACADB 11-15DADCB
三.阅读理解
1-5CBAAD 6-10ABCCD 11-15 DBCBA
四.用所给词的适当形式填空
1. astronaut 2. rockets 3. apartments 4. servants 5. factory
6. believe 7. even 8. environment 9.planets 10. impossible
五.短文填空
1.predictions 2.that 3.robots 4. to use 5.traveling
6.will spend 7.worse 8.pollution 9.really 10.if
六.任务型阅读
1. stay away
2. into our pockets
3. two computers
4. most important subjects
5. watching TV
七.书面表达
Life in 2050
Life in 2050 will be different from now, because changes will take place. But what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than now.
People will work fewer hours than they do now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Many people will go to other countries for holidays. Work in the future will be different, too. Lots of dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.