牛津深圳版八年级下册Module 4 Discovery Unit 8 巩固练习（含解析）

Unit 8 Life in the future
综合能力演练
I. 单项选择。
1．The girl ________ a story book when the teacher came in．
A．read B．was reading C．reads D．will read
2．We ________ for Tom at ten last Sunday．He often kept us _______．
A．were waiting；waiting B．were waiting；wait
C．waited；waiting D．waited；wait
3．While mother ________ some washing，I _______ a kite for Kate．
A．did；made B．was doing；made
C. was doing；was making D．did；was making
4．Can water be mixed ________ oil
A．up B．of C．to D．with
5．How did people keep ________ touch ________ others in your grandparents’ teenage days
A．in；with B．in；of C．in；to D．of；with
6．Lily had trouble ________ the Internet post．
A．write B．writing C．to write D．writes
7．The Class 4 were ________ the final exam．
A．prepare for B．prepare C．preparing to D．preparing for
8．You’d better ________ late for the meeting．
A．not be B．don’t be C．didn’t be D．don’t．
9．—What time is it —It’s half ________ nine．
A．pass B．passed C．past D．to
10．—Why are you standing there，Kangkang
—I can’t see the blackboard clearly．Two tall boys are sitting _______ me．
A．behind B．next to C．in front of D．beside
11．—Do you have enough students to clean the laboratory
—No，I think we need ______ students．
A．another B．two others C．more two D．two more
12．—What did the teacher say just now
—Sorry，I didn’t hear it．I _______ out of the window．
A．look B．looked C．am looking D．was looking
13．—Sandy，I called you at 9:00 last night，but nobody answered the phone．
—I’m sorry．We ________ a birthday party ________ Jerry．
A．had，with B．were having，for C．are having，for D．had，for
14．—When can I see the doctor，madam
—Let me see．Sorry，you ________ your turn，so you’ll have to wait again．
A．are missing B．have missed C．will miss D．missed
15．—Where were you this morning
—I ________ in the supermarket．
A．will shop B．am shopping C．was shopping D．have shopped
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1. I saw Jeff in the park．He _________ on the grass and reading a book.
A．sits B．sat C．is sitting D．was sitting
2. There was a big crowd waiting __________ the opening ceremony to start.
A．by B．from C．for D．with
3. The poor girl ________ by the unfriendly boys when she told her story．
A．laughed at B．was laughed at C．laughs at D．is laughed
II. 完形填空。
How do you imagine the future Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now 1 do you think of the future
People 2 that life will probably be very different in 2050．First of all，planes will be very 3 so flying will be very cheap．Everyone will have a small car．Fuel will be new and clean，but expensive．We will 4 robots everywhere．And space planes will take us around the world 5 two hours．Homes will be warm in winter and cool in summer，so they will be very comfortable．We will use the sun 6 our homes．Computers will be very small so they will be very 7 ．People will do many things on the Internet．
At that time，water will become one of our most 8 problems．In many places，farmers will be in great need of water to 9 fruit and vegetables．
By 2050，we will be able to help blind and deaf(聋) people see again and 10 again．
1．A．Which B．How C．Why D．What
2．A．think B．disagree C．plan D．worry
3．A．small B．slow C．large D．short
4．A．make B．see C．watch D．move
5．A．in B．after C．for D．at
6．A．heats B．to heat C．heating D．heated
7．A．heavy B．new C．long D．light
8．A．pleasant B．possible C．serious D．interesting
9．A．sell B．check C．buy D．grow
10．A．walk B．hear C．sleep D．run
III. 阅读理解。
A
Life in the future will be different from life today．Between then and now many changes will take place．But what will the changes be
The population(人口) is growing fast．There will be many 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 many 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．Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables．Maybe people will be healthier．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．In the future there will be ________．
A．much more fruit B．more people
C．less vegetables D．less people
2．Every family will have at least a ________ in the future．
A．robot B．cow C．TV set D．computer
3．In the future people don’t have to ________．
A．work long hours B．work fast C．walk on foot D．eat meat
4．People may not eat ________ as much as they do today．
A．fruit B．fish C．meat D．rice
5．One big problem in the future is that _______．
A．many people don’t have to work
B．many people will not be able to find work
C．people have to work fast
D．all the work will be done by robots
B
“Who needs a shopping mall(购物中心) if you have Taobao ”says Wang Lin，28，a writer in Beijing．
Taobao，China’s largest online shopping site(网上购物网站)，has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life．She spends lots of money on Taobao．
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping．Most online shoppers are students or young workers．More women shop on line than men．Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line．It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year，80% through Taobao．
Taobao means“looking for treasure”in Chinese．People can find almost everything they need on Taobao，from clothes to books，from candies to DVD players．
“You may question the security of online shopping，”Wang Lin said．“It’s very safe and convenient．Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them，the shop owner will not get the money．You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
6．What is Taobao
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7．Who are the most online shoppers
_____________________________________________________
8．Do more men shop on line than women
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9．Can the people get their money back if they want to return the products
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10．How much did people spend on online shopping through Taobao last year
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C
Have you noticed your life becoming a little easier Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.
The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our life convenient. How smart can a city be Here are great examples that we can learn from.
In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect（探测）water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.
Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App（应用程序〉that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers.
11. According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT
A. Digital technologies are used in smart cities.
B. An English company first raised the idea of a smart city.
C. A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones.
D. A smart city is still an idea and hasn’t come into being.
12. The underlined word “convenient” is the closest in meaning to ________.
A. useful B. normal C. suitable D. easy
pared to traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in ________.
A. cleaning water B. supplying water C. saving water D. producing water
14. The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects（方面）EXCEPT _____.
A. business B. health care
C. traffic controlling D. public transportation
15. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Digital technologies help improve city planning.
B. Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.
C. Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander.
D. Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.
IV. 书面表达。
下面是你祖父母年轻时和现在不同的上班、上学出行情况，请根据提示，在网上发表过去和现在不同生活的帖子。
Your grandparents’ teenage days Now
步行 坐公共汽车、小汽车或地铁
冬天冷，夏天热 刮风下雨天会淋湿感冒 冬暖夏凉 任何时候都很舒服
时间长，走久了会累 快捷，路远也很轻松
要求：1．根据课文所学，就两个时代的出行情况分别做一下描述。
2．词数在100左右。
Life in the past and present
Your grandparents’ teenage days
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Now
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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【答案与解析】
I. 单项选择。
1．B。句意：“当老师进来时，这个女孩正在读故事书。”
2．A。过去某一时刻动作正在进行，用过去进行时表达；keep sb．doing sth．“让某人不停地做某事”。故A项正确。
3．C。表示过去两个动作同时进行，主句与从句都用过去进行时。句意：“妈妈在洗衣服时，我在给凯特做风筝。”
4．D。mix...with...意为“把……与……混合”。
5．A。keep in touch with意为“与……保持联系”，固定用法。
6．B。have trouble(in) doing sth. 意为“做某事有困难”。
7．D。prepare for意为“为……做准备”；be动词不能与动词原形连用，故D项正确。
8．A。had better之后接动词原形，其否定式在better之后加not。
9．C。half past nine意为“九点半”。
10．C。站着看的原因是“前面”有两个高个子男孩，故答案选C。
11．D。答语意为“不，我想我们再需要两个学生”。another意为“另一个”，是指三者或三者以上中的“另一个”，没有two others这种表达方式，表示再需要两个应该用two more或another two，故选D。
12．D。根据上下文可知“老师讲话时我正在看窗外”，表示过去的某一时间正在做的事情用过去进行时态。
13．B。表示在过去的某一时间点的动作用过去进行时态，故选B。
14．B。根据答语可知“你已经错过了看医生的机会了”，此处应该用现在完成时have missed。
15．C。根据上文的问句用一般过去时态可知答语用相同的时态，故选C。
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1. D。考查动词的时态。由“I saw Jeff in the park.”可知，我看见Jeff的时候，他正坐在草地上看书，应用过去进行时。故选D。
2. C。句意：有一大群人在等候开幕式的开始。wait for ,等候……，后加等候的人或事情。wait for sb (sth) to do sth,等候某人做……。结合句意，故选C。
3. B。考查动词的时态和语态。laugh at意为“嘲笑”。本句是一个复合句，根据“when she told her story”可知，主句应用一般过去时，故排除C、D两项；主句主语“The poor girl”是动作laugh at的承受者，应使用一般过去时的被动语态。句意为：当那位可怜的女孩讲述她的故事时，被那些不友好的男孩嘲笑了。故选B。
II. 完形填空。
1．D。What do you think of... 表示“你觉得……怎么样 ”。
2．A。这里指人们“认为”。
3．C。下文说飞行将很便宜，结合选项可知，只有飞机足够大时才会如此。
4．B。我们应该是到处“看到”机器人。
5．A。上文说太空飞机将带着我们环游世界，显然是指时间短促，即两小时之内。
6．B。use sth. to do sth. 表示“使用某物做某事”。
7．D。上文说计算机很小，结合选项可知，计算机应该是很“轻”。
8．C。根据下文很多地方农民需要水，可见水将是最严重的问题之一。
9．D。农民需要水的目的是种植水果和蔬菜。grow表示“种植”。
10．B。这里指帮助盲人和耳聋的人看见和“听见”。
III. 阅读理解。
A
1．B。由第二段第一句“人口增长很快”可知，未来将会有更多的人。
2．D。由第三段第一句“电脑将更小，更实用，至少一家一台”可知，A项正确。
3．A。由第三段第三句“人们未来工作的时间比现在工作的时间要少”可知，A项正确。
4．C。由第四段第三句“没有足够的空间养牛与羊，所以肉将更贵”可知。
5．B。由文章最后两句“因为这样，很多人将没有足够的工作，这是个问题”可知，B项正确。
B
6．An online shopping site. / It’s China’s largest online shopping site．
7．Most online shoppers are students or young workers．
8．No，they don’t．
9．Yes，they can．
10．More than 200 billion yuan．
C
11. A。A项：数码科技用于智慧城市；B项：英国公司第一次提出了智慧城市的想法，与短文“是美国的IBM公司第一次提出”矛盾；C项：智慧城市主要由免费wifi及电话组成，与短文第二自然段“智慧城市是用网络改进城市规划，节约金钱与资源，使生活更方便等等”不符。D项：智慧城市只是一个还没有实现的一个想法。与短文内容“2009年，美国的迪比克成为第一个智慧城市”矛盾。故正确选A。
12. D。词义猜测题。A. useful有用的；B. normal正常的，标准的；C. suitable适合的；D. easy容易的。句意：并使我们的生活方便，故选D。
13. C。根据第三自然段，智能水表可以探测水的浪费与泄漏，故可以节约水。因此选C。
14. B。A.商业，文中有提到有关超市购物的；B.卫生保健，未提到；C.交通控制，最后一段有提到；D.公共交通，最后一段有提到。故选B。
15. B。通读全文，只有答案B（智慧生活能使我们生活更好），概括全面到位，符合题意。其他三项都不够全面。
IV. 书面表达。
Life in the past and present
Your grandparents’ teenage days
When my grandparents were young，they usually walked to school or work．It was cold in winter and hot in summer．When it was windy and rainy，they often got wet and even got cold．It took them a long time to get there．Sometimes the road was difficult to walk. They often felt tired after a long walk．
Now
Today we go to school or work by bus，car or underground．It’s warm in winter and cool in summer on the bus or underground．We feel comfortable in any kind of weather．It’s very fast to travel by bus，car or underground．And we just relax to take the bus，car or underground．