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Unit 8 Life in the future
Reading & More Practice课文学习
（一）Reading
阅读原文 笔记
It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. Read their posts.Life in 2050The Hotel Whale The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a café and a shopping center.Mrs. Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never bored!”Forever Green HousesThese houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house.In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food.Mr. Yu: “When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. They will satisfy everyone.The CJ3The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.Mr. Hu: “While I was driving my old car, I was polluting the city. Now, with the new technology in my CJ3, I’m helping protect the environment.
一、单项选择。
1. The library is ______ the teaching building. You can reach there in 5 minutes on foot.
A. in front B. in front of C. in the front of D. at the front of
【答案】B
【解析】A. in front在前列，领先。 B. in front of在前面（外部） C. in the front of 在前部（内部） D. at the front of= in the front of 在前部（内部）。根据句意选B。
2. — Hi, John, where did you get this model plane It’s cool!
— On _______ Internet.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
【答案】C
【解析】on the Internet.在因特网上，用the。
3. I played the piano a lot in the _______.
A. past B. now C. present D. future
【答案】A
【解析】in the past 在过去。 In the present 在现在。 In the future 在将来。这里是过去式故选A。
4. The show was wonderful. It _______ all of us.
A. hurt B. satisfied C. reached D. fed
【答案】B
【解析】句意：演出很精彩。我们都很满意。hurt 伤害。reach 到达。Feed 喂养。
5 While my father was reading a newspaper, I _______ with Adam on the phone.
A. talk B. talked C. have talked D. was talking
【答案】D
【解析】表示两件事情同时发生。所以都用过去进行时。
6. The children will be ____ if they stay at the hotel for a whole day. It is very ____.
A. boring, boring B. boring, bored C. bored, boring D. bored, bored
【答案】C
【解析】bored 烦人的。形容人的“情感” boring 烦人的。形容“物”故，选C
7. The mother was ____ happy ____ sorry to see her missing child.
A. both, with B. both, and C. as, as D. as, and
【答案】B
【解析】both 。。。and “即。。。又”句意：母亲看到她失踪的孩子既高兴又难过。
8. The printer is connected ____ my computer.
A. with B. from C. by D. to
【答案】D
【解析】be connected to 与。。。相连接。固定搭配。be connected with 与。。。有关。
9. How far is it ____ your school ____ your home
A. from, to B. from, away C. to, from D. away, from
【答案】A
【解析】from。。。to 从。。。到。
10. Helen as well as her cousins ____ abroad. They will come back next month.
A. has gone B. have gone C. are going D. go
【答案】
【解析】as well as 也。谓语动词的“数”要与前面主语一致（就远原则）。也就是Helen一致。所以选A。
二、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. There is an ___________ （electricity）map in the navigator（导航仪）.
2. You should make an ___________ （apologize）to your father for breaking his works.
3. Are you ___________ （satisfy）with the dinner we had last night
4. Don’t worry! I will ___________ （certain）get there on time.
5. Have you heard from him ___________ （recent）
6. I often do yoga at home in my _________ （relax） time.
7. It’s a ___________ （mix）of water, flour and sugar.
8. However, these musicians often sing in secret and their music is not ___________ （wide） known.
9. He was ___________ （prepare）, so he sang very well in his show.
10. Our villages are ___________（connect）by a bridge.
【答案】1.electronic 2. apology 3. satisfied 4.certainly 5.recently 6.relaxing 7.mixture 8.widely
9.prepared 10. connected
三、单词拼写。
1. She wrote a p____ on the Internet, looking for a nice roommate.
【答案】post
2. Kids in the p________ are more tired than those in the past as they have to learn lots of things.
【答案】present
3. The bridge is w_____ enough for eight people to walk side by side.
【答案】wide
4. The s______ of his face is round.
【答案】shape
5. His apology couldn’t s________ me. He didn’t take it seriously.
【答案】satisfy
6. You can learn more about the information about the meeting on the I____________.
【答案】Internet
7. He always make e____________ for being late.
【答案】excuse
8. He has grown up from a boy to an a____________, and now he has his own child.
【答案】adult
9. The noise of that machine is so l_________ that it woke up everyone.
【答案】loud
10. If you feel tired, you can listen to some soft music to r______________ yourself.
【答案】relax
四、完成句子
1. 我们应该学会活在当下。
We should learn to live _______ _______ ___________.
【答案】in the present
2. 公共汽车上很拥挤，露西坐在前面。
The bus was crowded. Lucy sat _________ _________ _________.
【答案】at the front
3. 如今，网上购物变得越来越流行。
Today, shopping _______ ________ __________ is becoming more and more popular.
【答案】on the Internet
4. 瞧！有朵云的形状像一匹马。
Look! A cloud is _________ _________ _________ ________ a horse.
【答案】in the shape of
5. 油不能和水混合在一起。
Oil can’t ________ _________ ________ water.
【答案】be mixed with
6.键盘与电脑相连。
The keyboard __________ _________ ________ the computer.
【答案】is connected to
7.她对自己的所得从不感到满足。
She _________never __________ ___________ what she has got.
【答案】is satisfied with
8.我进房间的时候，他正在玩电脑游戏。
When I __________ into the room, he ____________ ___________ a computer game.
【答案】went was playing
五. 读课文，根据首字母提示写出所缺的单词。
The Hotel Whale
This underwater hotel is in the s_______ of a whale. It has 50 bedrooms, a c______ and a shopping centre. Mrs. Peng stayed at the hotel with her children r________ and they had great fun.
Forever Green Houses
These houses are both “g______” and “s______”. The energy is environment friendly and the home appliances are intelligent. Mr. Yu c________ recommends these houses because they will s________ everyone.
The CJ3
The car m______ the hydrogen in it with oxygen from the air to make electricity. It has an e__________ map and is driven by a computer. Mr. Hu helps protect the environment by driving the CJ3 because of the new t___________.
【答案】1.shape 2.cafe 3.recently 4.green 5.smart 6.certainly 7.satisfy 8.mixes 9.electronic 10.technology
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Unit 8 Life in the future
Reading & More Practice课文学习
（一）Reading
阅读原文 笔记
It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. Read their posts.Life in 2050The Hotel Whale The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a café and a shopping center.Mrs. Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never bored!”Forever Green HousesThese houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house.In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food.Mr. Yu: “When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. They will satisfy everyone.The CJ3The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.Mr. Hu: “While I was driving my old car, I was polluting the city. Now, with the new technology in my CJ3, I’m helping protect the environment.
一、单项选择。
1. The library is ______ the teaching building. You can reach there in 5 minutes on foot.
A. in front B. in front of C. in the front of D. at the front of
2. — Hi, John, where did you get this model plane It’s cool!
— On _______ Internet.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
3. I played the piano a lot in the _______.
A. past B. now C. present D. future
4. The show was wonderful. It _______ all of us.
A. hurt B. satisfied C. reached D. fed
5 While my father was reading a newspaper, I _______ with Adam on the phone.
A. talk B. talked C. have talked D. was talking
6. The children will be ____ if they stay at the hotel for a whole day. It is very ____.
A. boring, boring B. boring, bored C. bored, boring D. bored, bored
7. The mother was ____ happy ____ sorry to see her missing child.
A. both, with B. both, and C. as, as D. as, and
8. The printer is connected ____ my computer.
A. with B. from C. by D. to
9. How far is it ____ your school ____ your home
A. from, to B. from, away C. to, from D. away, from
10. Helen as well as her cousins ____ abroad. They will come back next month.
A. has gone B. have gone C. are going D. go
二、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. There is an ___________ （electricity）map in the navigator（导航仪）.
2. You should make an ___________ （apologize）to your father for breaking his works.
3. Are you ___________ （satisfy）with the dinner we had last night
4. Don’t worry! I will ___________ （certain）get there on time.
5. Have you heard from him ___________ （recent）
6. I often do yoga at home in my _________ （relax） time.
7. It’s a ___________ （mix）of water, flour and sugar.
8. However, these musicians often sing in secret and their music is not ___________ （wide） known.
9. He was ___________ （prepare）, so he sang very well in his show.
10. Our villages are ___________（connect）by a bridge.
三、单词拼写。
1. She wrote a p____ on the Internet, looking for a nice roommate.
2. Kids in the p________ are more tired than those in the past as they have to learn lots of things.
3. The bridge is w_____ enough for eight people to walk side by side.
4. The s______ of his face is round.
5. His apology couldn’t s________ me. He didn’t take it seriously.
6. You can learn more about the information about the meeting on the I____________.
7. He always make e____________ for being late.
8. He has grown up from a boy to an a____________, and now he has his own child.
9. The noise of that machine is so l_________ that it woke up everyone.
10. If you feel tired, you can listen to some soft music to r______________ yourself.
四、完成句子
1. 我们应该学会活在当下。
We should learn to live _______ _______ ___________.
2. 公共汽车上很拥挤，露西坐在前面。
The bus was crowded. Lucy sat _________ _________ _________.
3. 如今，网上购物变得越来越流行。
Today, shopping _______ ________ __________ is becoming more and more popular.
4. 瞧！有朵云的形状像一匹马。
Look! A cloud is _________ _________ _________ ________ a horse.
5. 油不能和水混合在一起。
Oil can’t ________ _________ ________ water.
6.键盘与电脑相连。
The keyboard __________ _________ ________ the computer.
7.她对自己的所得从不感到满足。
She _________never __________ ___________ what she has got.
8.我进房间的时候，他正在玩电脑游戏。
When I __________ into the room, he ____________ ___________ a computer game.
五. 读课文，根据首字母提示写出所缺的单词。
The Hotel Whale
This underwater hotel is in the s_______ of a whale. It has 50 bedrooms, a c______ and a shopping centre. Mrs. Peng stayed at the hotel with her children r________ and they had great fun.
Forever Green Houses
These houses are both “g______” and “s______”. The energy is environment friendly and the home appliances are intelligent. Mr. Yu c________ recommends these houses because they will s________ everyone.
The CJ3
The car m______ the hydrogen in it with oxygen from the air to make electricity. It has an e__________ map and is driven by a computer. Mr. Hu helps protect the environment by driving the CJ3 because of the new t___________.
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