Unit 7 Will people have robots?单元测试题（含答案）

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八年级英语上册Unit7单元测试题
一、单项填空(每小题1分，共15分)
( )1. —I don't like the short story “The Gifts”. I think it's out of date.
—I'm sorry, but ____. Although it may be old, I still think it's a moving story.
A. it doesn't matter B.I don't agree
C. you're welcome D. that's all right
( )2. Usually primary school students spend ____ time doing homework than middle school students.
A. little B. few C. less D.fewer
( )3. To have a good living environment, we should do everything possible to fight against ____ .
A. education B. competition C. pollution D.discussions
( )4. Tim's friend ____ a model plane out of old magazines for him on his birthday.
A. shared B. painted C.touched D.made
( )5. Every farmer knows that weather plays a part____ farming.
A. at B. in C.to D.of
( )6. The creative father made some cakes in the ____ of cars to make his children happy.
A. space B. peace C.service D.shape
( )7. Remember, if you love life, life ____ love you back.
A. will B. can C.may D.need
( )8. It is ____ 6：30 pm. I have to go home now.
A. only B. already C.hardly D.ever
( )9.—Anna, our school team lost the basketball game.
—What I can hardly ____ my ears! All of the players are excellent.
A. close B. stand C.believe D.mind
( )10. It would be ____ for the pilot to fly the plane in the terrible weather.
A. dangerous B. important C.comfortable D. meaningless
( )11.—When did you visit the Palace Museum
—____ my stay in Beijing last summer.
A. With B. For C.During D.Inside
( )12. Jane never climbs trees because she once saw a boy ____ from a tree when she was a little girl.
A. fall down B. sit down C.cut down D. go down
( )13.—The Lion King is ____ the best cartoon for English beginners.
—Yes, I agree with you.
A. cheaply B. hardly C.seriously D. probably
( )14.—Will they go to the supermarket tomorrow
—____. They want to buy some food.
A. Yes, they will B. No, they won't
C. Yes, we will D. No, we won't
( )15.—I think everything will be free in 200 years.
— ____ . But I think everything will be much cheaper.
A. Me, too B. I don't think so
C. I hope not D. Of course
二、完形填空(每小题1. 5分，共15分)
Many people are interested in talking about life in the future. Some people __16__ that life in the future will be easier and more comfortable. But others believe that it will be worse and more difficult.As for me, I __17__ the idea of the first team. First, as for education, people will have __18__ education. This is because of technology (科技). E books will replace (取代) common books, robots will replace teachers, and students will not have to go to school every day. They will __19__ at home through online teaching and will find learning more interesting.Second, people's _20__ will improve. Technology will also play a very important role. New medicine will help people get better quickly. Robots will help doctors and sometimes replace __21__. Also, doctors will be able to cure more diseases (治愈更多疾病), __22__ people will live longer.
Third, housing problems will end. People will build houses under the sea. Also, some people will live __23__ the moon. Then everyone will have a place to live.
Fourth, hunger will stop all over the world. People will grow crops (庄稼) everywhere __24__ on the top of buildings.
Now what about you __25__ do you think life in the future will be like
( )16. A. demand B. decide C.think D.promise
( )17. A. agree with B. care about C.bring out D. write down
( )18. A. longer B. shorter C.worse D.better
( )19. A. sleep B. shop C.study D.play
( )20. A. talents B. luck C.grades D.health
( )21. A. him B. her C.them D.us
( )22. A. but B. so C.or D.if
( )23. A. on B. for C.with D.through
( )24. A. only B. even C.still D.never
( )25. A. What B. Why C.When D.Where
三、补全对话(有两项多余)(每小题2分，共10分)
A：What are you going to do after high school, Alice
B：I'm going to go to college.
A：(26)________
B：I'm going to study music. I was interested in music when I was very young.
A：(27)________
B：My favorite musician is Mozart. I think he is the most talented musician in history.
A：(28)________
B：Yes. I can play all of his music.
A：Really I have a piano in my room. (29)________
B：Sure, but I would like to play it later. I want to have lunch first. I'm really hungry.
A：OK. There is a nice restaurant next to my house. It has great noodles.
B：(30)________
A：No, they are quite cheap. You can get a big bowl of noodles for only eight yuan.
B：Sounds great!
A. Where will they take vacations B. Robots will do all the work.C. I don't agree with you.D. Well, I guess people won't work anymore.E. There will be less free time.F. I dislike going to school.G. Will kids go to school
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四、(每小题2分，共30分)
A
A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed(冲) in and said, “Dad, because today is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses (吻), one for each year！” When the boy started kissing him, the father shouted, “Andrew, don't do it now. I'm too busy！”
The boy fell silent (沉默的) as tears fell from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said, “You can kiss me later. ” The boy said nothing but quietly walked away. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew！” But the boy didn't.
Unluckily, a few days after the father's birthday, the boy had an accident and died. His father wrote: “If only I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my heart is hurting. ” Love is a two way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will take it as a “NO” and it can leave a scar (伤痕): If we don't accept love, our life will lose its true meaning. Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us.
( )31. The boy wanted to ____ on his father's birthday.
A. help pay the bills B. sing a song
C. buy a gift D. give his father kisses
( )32. A few days after the father's birthday, the boy ____.
A. was badly hurt in an accident B. died in an accident
C. had to go back to school D. became angry with his father
( )33. What does the underlined sentence “Love is a two way street. ” mean
A. Love keeps people busy all the time.
B. Love can make people happy and unhappy.
C. We should learn to give and accept love.
D. It's important to love people around us.
( )34. We can know from the story that ____.
A. the boy was too careless
B. the boy was very busy
C. the father loved the boy very much
D. the father didn't love the boy
B
These years, a few big changes in city life in China have drawn the world's attention (注意力). Among them, four stand out. They are known as “China's four great modern inventions (发明)” among the Internet users.
Online shoppingChina has many big online shopping platforms (平台), such as Taobao, Tmall and . They have made online shopping a lifestyle choice for many people in China. Some foreign customers (顾客) have even made foreign language websites to help foreigners buy goods from China.
High speed trainsOn Sept. 21, China's new high speed train Fuxing made its first run from Beijing to Shanghai. It ran at a speed of 350 km/h. This makes it the fastest train in the world. In fact, the high speed train is now China's new name card overseas (在海外).
Cashless payment (无现金支付)In China, now you could just pay with your cellphone to buy things. All you need to do is to scan a store's quick response code (QR code, 二维码). Even a pancake seller on the roadside has a QR code for We Chat Pay or Ali pay.
Bike sharingIn China, there are about 10 million shared bikes. Users unlock (解锁) bikes using mobile apps(移动应用程序). They don't need to find stations to leave the bikes. This makes bike sharing much easier.
( )35. Which of the following is NOT known as one of “China's four great modern inventions”？
A. High speed trains. B.Car sharing.
C. Online shopping. D. Cashless payment.
( )36. What's the speed of the fastest train in the world
A. 280 km/h. B.350 km/h.
C. More than 350 km/h. D. Not mentioned.
( )37. What's the Chinese meaning of the word “scan”in the fourth paragraph
A. 浏览 B. 细读 C. 扫描 D. 审视
( )38. Which of the following is TRUE
A. China is now famous for the high speed train overseas.
B. Foreigners can't buy goods from China on the shopping platforms.
C. Only big stores or shopping malls can support cashless payment
D. Users of shared bikes should put the bikes at the bike station after using it.
C
Let's meet Alice! She is not only good looking and well spoken, but also obedient (服从的). That is to say, she will do anything that you ask her to do. Alice is a personal assistant robot. Tom Moir, a university teacher and computer engineer,spent more than a year finishing this robot. And now Alice can do many things,such as turning on the radio, and even playing and working on computers.
In other parts of the world, there are similar robots, but Tom's is to help disabled people around the home.
About one month ago，Tom said, “I will make a special house. When you come in, Alice will be there on the big screen for you. You can ask her to read your emails, tell you the news and how the weather is. You can also ask her to help you buy something you need. She will be able to do many other things if you like. ”
Although Alice is a robot, it seems that she could do a better job than a human helper.
Tom is working on a new project (项目) now. He wants to improve Alice so that she can do more and better work for people.
( )39. From the passage we know Alice is ____.
A. a robot B. a teacher C. an engineer D. a shop worker
( )40. Tom Moir spent ____ making the robot.
A. half a year B. ten months C. twelve months D. over a year
( )41. Tom Moir made the robot to ____.
A. help build houses B.do some housework
C. help with work D. help disabled people
( )42. Which is right according to the passage
A. Alice is a good looking girl.
B. Alice will be able to help read emails.
C. Alice can do better than a human.
D. Tom made a special house one month ago.
D
A hippo (河马) lived in a river next to a big tree. One day, a bird came and lived in the tree. The bird's songs made the hippo envy (羡慕) the bird. The bird told the hippo many times,“Everyone has his own strong and weak points (短处). Do what you are good at. You're so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer. ” But every day the hippo would complain (抱怨) about being a hippo.
Finally, the hippo decided to start singing in the tree. However, when he tried to climb up the tree, it was clear that the hippo couldn't be successful. He became very angry. So he tried his best to make the tree fall down to the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree and began singing. Unluckily, hippos can't sing. All that came from his mouth was terrible. When the other animals heard the hippo's “songs”， they laughed at the hippo.
He felt very embarrassed (尴尬的). So he decided not to complain about being ahippo.
He also felt bad about making the tree fall down. He tried his best to make the tree back up again and looked after it until it looked good again.
43. What did the hippo complain about (不超过5个词)
_________________________________________________________________
44. What did the other animals do when they heard the hippo's “songs”？ (不超过5个词)
_______________________________________________________
45. What can we learn from the story (不超过10个词)
_______________________________________________________
五、单词拼写(每小题2分，共10分)
46. Mike is good at looking at problems from different s________(方面).
47. His plan sounded good, but I d________ (不同意).
48. It's i________(不可能的) for a little child to answer this difficult question.
49. How many stars can you see in the s________(天空)
50. The water from the factory is p________(污染) the river. We must stop it.
十、书面表达(满分20分)
假如下周英语口语课上，你们要讨论未来学生将如何学习。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文为此做准备。
提示：1. Will students study at school or at home
2. If they study at home, what will they do
3. If they go to school, what will they do
要求：80词左右，可适当发挥。
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八年级英语上册Unit7单元测试题参考答案
一、1. B　点拨：上文说认为它过时了。答句表达的是虽然它可能陈旧了，但我仍然觉得它是一个感人的故事。可知答话人不同意对方的观点。故选B。
2～5: CCDB 6～10：DABCA 11～15：CADAB
二、16～20：CADCD 21～25：CBABA
三、26～30：DBGFA
四、A)31～34：DBCC B)35～38：BBCA C)39～42：ADDB
D)43. Being a hippo. 44. They laughed at the hippo.
45. Everyone has his own strong and weak points. / Do what you are good at.
五、46. sides 47. disagreed 48. impossible 49. sky 50. polluting
六、One possible version：
In the future, students will study at home on computers. They won't use pens or paper any more. If they have questions, they will ask their teachers by Internet or telephone. However,if students do not go to school at all, they will not be able to take part indifferent group activities and their life will not be very colorful. But they don't need to go to school every day, so they'll have lots of free time.
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