Module 4 任务型阅读练习2022-2023学年外研版英语七年级下册（含答案）

Module 4
任务型阅读练习
一、根据短文内容, 回答问题。
This afternoon our school will hold a meeting on the playground. At the meeting some teachers and students will talk about how to be a good student. Mary is a top girl. She does very well in all the subjects. She will talk about how to study the subjects well. Tom is very strong. He is interested in PE. He takes part in all kinds of sports. He will talk about how to keep healthy. Mr White is a math teacher. He teaches very well. He is one of the most popular teachers in our school. He will tell us some good ways of learning math. Finally Mr Green, our headmaster will speak. He will tell us what good manners are. I hope we can learn a lot of from the meeting.
1. When will the meeting be

2. What will Mary talk about

3. What does Tom like

4. Who is one of the most popular teachers in our school

5. What will the headmaster say at the meeting

二、阅读短文，回答问题。
Life in the future will be different. Many changes will happen. But what will the changes be The population(人口) is growing. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least(至少) one in every family. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Maybe they will eat more fruit and vegetables instead. Maybe people will have a healthier life. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1. What is the change about the number of people in the future

2. What will be one of the most important subjects in schools

3. Where will more people go for their holidays

4. What will people eat more in the future if meat is more expensive

5. Why will people not have enough work to do in the future

三、根据短文内容，完成任务。
Do you like to imagine (想象) the future？I like to do that.I always think this or that about me and my life in the ________．Then I have two interesting questions.What will my great granddaughter be like？What kind of life will she live
I think the girl will be cute.She will be tall because I'm tall and my parents are tall，too.①她将会有绿眼睛和黑头发。Maybe she will be a little thin because my father is thin.
My great granddaughter won't have to go to school.Because in 50 years or more，②will，schools，not，be，there，any.Everything will be online.So my great granddaughter will study at home.She will have robots at home，and she will have a great car.③Cars_will_be_much_cheaper_than_now.There will be cars that can fly，and she will have one of those.It will be cool for her.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
1．在文中空白处填写恰当的单词。

2．把文中①处的画线句子翻译成英语。

3．把文中②处画线部分连成一句通顺的话。

4．把文中③处的画线句子翻译成中文。

5．回答问题：What is the last paragraph (段) mainly about

四、阅读下面短文，按要求完成所给任务。
①在地球上人类是最聪明的。Some people believe we can make machines think like we do.That's why we create(创造) Artificial Intelligence ，or AI.
What is AI
②AI_makes_the_machine_think_and_do_things_like_humans.Scientists teach AI to remember lots of information and learn from it.Then it uses its knowledge(知识) to help us do many things.
Q：Do you want an AI friend
Fei Zitong，a girl in Beijing: I want to have an AI friend like Baymax(大白) because it will take care of me and never get angry.My best friend sometimes quarrel(争吵) with me.
Where is AI in our life
AI is around us every day.Siri was created by Apple in 2011.It can recognize voice(识别声音) and finish actions.For example，you can tell siri “call mom”，and it will do_it for you.
Baidu has used AI to make a new driverless bus Apolong.It can carry 14 people.The bus can also follow traffic rules.
What risks(风险) can AI bring
The biggest worry is that some people could use AI to do bad things.For example，they may use AI to create websites that steal(偷) people's personal information.Or they could use AI programs to break into our computer.
AI VS Humans
◆I don't need to eat or sleep. ◆I remember lots of information and think fast. ◆But I can't feel happy or sad. ◆I can't have dreams. ◆I can only listen to others. ◆I need rest. ◆I'm afraid sometimes. ◆I sometimes get sick or hurt.But I'm friendly. ◆I have dreams. ◆I know how to love.
1.Please translate(翻译) the underlined sentence ① into English.

2．Please translate the underlined sentence ② into Chinese.

3．In the passage，what do the underlined words “do it” refer to (指)

4．Why does Fei Zitong want an AI friend

5．In which way are humans better than AI？(One example is OK.)

五、根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。
“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.
The Community AI Canteen
Where it is On Hongqiao Road in Shanghai.
How long it is open For about 1. ________ a day.
Why it's special ※The dishes are 2. ________ there. ※People order dishes on a 3. ________. ※The food is prepared by 4. ________. ※People don't need to take any cash(现金) to pay for the dishes.
What people think of it ※It is convenient. ※It's getting more and more 5. ________.
参考答案
一、1. In the afternoon. / This afternoon.
2. She will talk about how to study the subjects well.
3. He likes sports.
4. Mr. White.
5. He will tell us what good manners are.
二、1. There will be more people in the world.
2. Computer studies. 　
3. Other countries.
4. More fruit and vegetables.
5. Because robots will do dangerous and hard work.
三、1.future
2.She will have green eyes and black hair.
3.there will not be any schools.
4.汽车将会比现在便宜得多。
5.What kind of life my great granddaughter will live.
四、1.Humans are the smartest on the earth.
2.人工智能让机器像人类一样思考和做事情。
3.Call mom.
4.Because she thinks it will take care of her and never get angry.
5.Humans have feelings but AI doesn't./Humans have imagination but AI doesn't./Humans know how to love but AI doesn't./...
五、1. 12 hours　2. cheap　3. screen　4. robotic arms 5. popular