2023-2024学年牛津深圳版英语八年级下学期Unit 8 Life in the future 单元检测B卷（广州专用）
考试范围：Unit 8；考试时间：100分钟；总分：90分
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一、语法选择(本题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
Artificial intelligence or AI in short, is the science to make computers and machines 1 like humans.
So far, AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies. AI is rapidly catching up 2 the human ability 3 faces. As a result, facial recognition 4 a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminal . Once they caught a criminal when he attended 5 concert. 6 also checks the ID of ride-hailing (网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.
AI is also used in self-driving cars 7 are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, 8 self-driving cars don’t have this ability. Carmakers are testing a light signal system 9 them “speak” to humans. The system can show 10 self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driverless car is yielding (让路), it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by 11 the car is about to speed up.
Service Robots also show you how 12 AI is. 13 that you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts soon 14 in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.
AI is 15 powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.
1．A．to think and work B．think and work
C．thinking and working D．thought and worked
2．A．with B．to C．of D．from
3．A．reading B．to read C．read D．to reading
4．A．uses B．used C．is used D．is using
5．A．a B．an C．the D．/
6．A．He B．She C．I D．It
7．A．what B．whom C．which D．who
8．A．after B．and C．but D．so
9．A．to help B．helped C．help D．helps
10．A．which B．what C．how D．that
11．A．which B．what C．why D．that
12．A．great B．greatly C．greater D．greatest
13．A．To imagine B．Imagine C．Imagined D．Imagining
14．A．happens B．happening C．happened D．will happen
15．A．very B．so C．too D．much
【答案】
1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．A 6．D 7．C 8．C 9．A 10．B 11．D 12．A 13．B 14．D 15．B
【导语】本文详细地介绍了人工智能是如何帮助人类以及人工智能的发展。
1．句意：人工智能，简称人工智能，是使计算机和机器像人类一样思考和工作的科学。
to think and work思考和工作，动词不定式；think and work动词原形；thinking and working动名词；thought and worked过去式。make sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”。故选B。
2．句意：人工智能正在迅速赶上人类的人脸识别能力。
with和；to到；of……的；from从。catch up with“赶上”。故选A。
3．句意：人工智能正在迅速赶上人类的人脸识别能力。
reading读，动名词；to read动词不定式；read动词原形或过去式；to reading介词加动名词。根据“the human ability...”可知，此处用动词不定式作定语。故选B。
4．句意：因此，面部识别在世界上得到了广泛的应用。
uses使用，动词单三；used动词过去式；is used一般现在时的被动语态；is using现在进行时。主语facial recognition和谓语use之间是被动关系，用被动语态。故选C。
5．句意：有一次，他们在一个罪犯参加音乐会时抓住了他。
a不定冠词，修饰以辅音音素开头的单词；an不定冠词，修饰以元音音素开头的单词；the定冠词；/零冠词。此处泛指“一个音乐会”，concert以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故选A。
6．句意：它还检查叫车司机的身份证，让人们微笑着支付费用。
he他；she她；I我；it它。此处指“脸部识别”，用代词it。故选D。
7．句意：人工智能也被用于自动驾驶汽车，这被认为是驾驶的未来。
what不引导定语从句；whom引导定语从句，先行词是人，关系词在从句中作宾语；which引导定语从句，先行词是物，关系词在从句中作主语或宾语；who引导定语从句，先行词是人，关系词在从句中作主语或宾语。句子是定语从句，先行词是self-driving cars，关系词在从句中作主语，用which引导定语从句。故选C。
8．句意：大多数司机可能会向路人挥手或点头，让他们过街，但自动驾驶汽车没有这种能力。
after在……之后；and和；but但是；so所以。前后是转折关系，用but连接。故选C。
9．句意：汽车制造商正在测试一种光信号系统，以帮助他们与人类“对话”。
to help帮助，动词不定式；helped动词过去式；help动词原形；helps动词单三。此处表示目的，用动词不定式。故选A。
10．句意：该系统可以显示自动驾驶汽车的功能。
which哪一个；what什么；why为什么；that引导从句，无意义。此处作do的宾语，用what引导宾语从句。故选B。
11．句意：一个快速闪烁的灯告诉行人汽车即将加速。
which哪一个；what什么；why为什么；that引导从句，无意义。句子是宾语从句，从句不缺成分，整个句子完整，用that引导宾语从句。故选D。
12．句意：服务机器人也向你展示了人工智能的伟大。
great极好的，形容词；greatly副词；greater更好的；greatest最好的。此处作be动词的表语用形容词，且无比较之意，用形容词原级。故选A。
13．句意：想象一下，你放学回家，你的机器人管家在门口等你。
to imagine想象，动词不定式；imagine动词原形；imagined动词过去式；imagining动名词。此处句子是祈使句，以动词原形开头。故选B。
14．句意：这样的想法很快就会在现实世界中发生。
happens发生，动词单三；happening动名词；happened动词过去式；will happen一般将来时。根据“soon”可知，句子用一般将来时。故选D。
15．句意：人工智能是如此强大，它可以帮助人类，甚至在许多工作中取代我们。
very非常；so如此；too太；much太多。根据“powerful that it can help...”可知此处是结构“so+adj.+that...”表示“如此……以至于”。故选B。
二、完形填空 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
It is a summer morning in 2040. The Internet is everywhere and closely related to (息息相关的) people’s 16 . All the things you are going to do are according to the data streams (数据流) flying across the Internet.
Buying your children wonderful birthday gifts is probably easy and 17 in 2040. It is because your data will quickly 18 you the best shopping service in a few minutes. And it will be just what your children want. Best of all, many 19 say it is easy to find patients’ medical (医疗的) records because of the data.
It 20 good, doesn’t it In the future, data will decide most of the things in our lives. This idea is from an inventor, Tim Berners-Lee. He 21 World Wide Web (WWW) years ago.
“I would like us to 22 a new world. In the world, we would have our own data,” he said, “We’ll be able to develop new Apps. They can 23 data from different parts of our lives during their working time.”
We never know what will happen in the future, but the WWW in 2040 will be 24 different from now. We can be sure of one thing: we will do our 25 to make it come true.
16．A．keyboards B．coins C．lives D．tests
17．A．quick B．modern C．dirty D．dry
18．A．steal B．tell C．shake D．rise
19．A．students B．actors C．doctors D．teachers
20．A．cuts B．sounds C．sells D．kills
21．A．invented B．laid C．avoided D．warned
22．A．spend B．beat C．fix D．build
23．A．get B．consider C．punish D．fail
24．A．quietly B．exactly C．immediately D．happily
25．A．smallest B．biggest C．worst D．best
【答案】
16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．B 21．A 22．D 23．A 24．B 25．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了数据流对我们生活的影响。
16．句意：互联网无处不在，与人们的生活息息相关。
keyboards键盘；coins硬币；lives生活；tests测试。根据“All the things you are going to do are according to the data streams (数据流) flying across the Internet.”可知，此处指的是生活，故选C。
17．句意：在 2040 年，为你的孩子购买精美的生日礼物可能既简单又快捷。
quick快速的；modern现代化的；dirty脏的；dry干的。根据“easy and”可知，此处只有“quick”可以和“easy”并列，其他选项不符合句意，故选A。
18．句意：这是因为你的数据会在几分钟内快速告诉你最好的购物服务。
steal偷；tell告诉；shake摇动；rise上升。根据“you the best shopping service”可知，此处指“告诉你”，其他选项不符合句意。故选B。
19．句意：最重要的是，许多医生说，由于数据，很容易找到患者的医疗记录。
students学生；actors演员；doctors医生；teachers教师。根据“patients’ medical (医疗的) records”可知，只有医生需要患者的医疗记录，故选C。
20．句意：听起来不错，不是吗？
cuts切；sounds听起来；sells售卖；kills杀害。根据“It...good”可知，此处指“上述内容听起来不错”，其他选项不符合句意，故选B。
21．句意：多年前，他发明了万维网。
invented发明；laid放置；avoided避免；warned警告。根据“This idea is from an inventor”可知，此处指“发明”，其他选项不符合句意。故选A。
22．句意：我希望我们建立一个新世界。
spend花费；beat打败；fix修理；build建立。根据“In the world, we would have our own data”可知，此处指“建立新世界”，其他选项不符合句意，故选D。
23．句意：他们可以在工作时间从我们生活的不同部分获取数据。
get得到；consider考虑；punish惩罚；fail失败。根据上文“All the things you are going to do are according to the data streams (数据流) flying across the Internet.”可知，此处指“获取数据”，其他选项不符合句意，故选A。
24．句意：我们永远不知道未来会发生什么，但2040年的WWW将与现在完全不同。
quietly安静地；exactly完全地；immediately立刻；happily快乐地。根据“We never know what will happen in the future, but the WWW in 2040 will be...different from now.”可知，but前后转折，虽然不知道会发生什么，但是一定是完全不同的，B选项“完全地”符合句意，故选B。
25．句意：我们可以确定一件事：我们将尽最大努力实现它。
smallest最小的；biggest最大的；worst最糟糕的；best最好的。根据“we will do our...to make it come true”可知，考查do one’s best to do sth.“尽某人最大努力做某事”。故选D。
三、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从26-40各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项。
A
When you think of a new place for growing food, you might think of Mars. But one Italian family believes one possible place is right here on the Earth: the ocean.
Nemo’s Garden is the world’s first underwater system of land plants. Located off the coast of Noli, Italy, it is made up of several greenhouses. Each of them is connected to the seafloor. “The aim of it is to change farming, and add a possibility for growing plants in the ocean. What we have on Earth will be used up one day, and such gardens can offer us added space.” says Luca, the son of the family.
Luca’s father, who enjoys diving and gardening, came up with the idea. In 2012, the family began with planting basil underwater. Now Nemo’s Garden is growing strong.
According to Luca, underwater planting has some advantages over traditional farming. In their garden, growing six to ten meters underwater, the plants are separated from any outside viruses. The temperature of the ocean water is also perfect for plants. Besides, with high technology, Nemo’s Garden uses water-based nutrients (养分) instead of soil.
What’s more, there is little influence on the underwater environment, so no harm is caused to sea creatures.
More work is done to make sure underwater planting works well. Everything is watched and checked on
land through cameras and sensors. And if there is something wrong, the family will change the settings in the greenhouses. When it’s time to collect the vegetables, a diver will cut them, place them in bags and send them to the surface.
“Many local people were doubtful about our idea. Some people are realizing that it works, and it helps put Noli on the tourist map.” Luca says, “We need someone who thinks about crazy things. It might be something, or it might not. But we have the courage to try. We have bigger plans although it will take years to work on them.”
26．What can we learn about Nemo’s Garden
A．It can grow new plants for people on Earth.
B．It can provide more farming space for people.
C．It is a huge greenhouse tied to the seafloor.
D．The idea of Nemo’s Garden came from Luca.
27．Compared to traditional farming, how many advantages does Nemo’s garden have
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
28．What does Luca think of building the garden
A．It is crazy to doubt about the garden.
B．It is brave of them to build the garden.
C．It will take years for the garden to be popular.
D．More visitors should be invited to the garden.
29．What’s the main purpose of this passage
A．To encourage people to try new ideas.
B．To show a technology of ocean exploration.
C．To call on people to protect the environment.
D．To introduce a new type of underwater farming.
【答案】26．B 27．C 28．B 29．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要讲述了意大利的Nemo’s Garden项目，这是世界上第一个水下种植系统，旨在通过在海洋中种植作物来改变农业，并在海洋中增加种植农产品的可能性。
26．推理判断题。根据“The aim of it is to change farming, and add a possibility for growing plants in the ocean.
What we have on Earth will be used up one day, and such gardens can offer us added space.”可知，它的目的是改变农业，并增加在海洋中种植植物的可能性。我们在地球上所拥有的东西总有一天会用完，而这样的花园可以为我们提供额外的空间。所以B选项“它可以为人们提供更多的耕作空间。”正确，故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据“In their garden, growing six to ten meters underwater, the plants are separated from any outside viruses.”，“The temperature of the ocean water is also perfect for plants.”，“Besides, with high technology, Nemo’s Garden uses water-based nutrients (养分) instead of soil.”及“What’s more, there is little influence on the underwater environment, so no harm is caused to sea creatures.”可知，总共提到了四点优势，故选C。
28．推理判断题。根据“We need someone who thinks about crazy things. It might be something, or it might not. But we have the courage to try. We have bigger plans although it will take years to work on them.”可知，Luca认为她们有勇气去尝试，故选B。
29．推理判断题。根据“When you think of a new place for growing food, you might think of Mars. But one Italian family believes one possible place is right here on the Earth: the ocean.”及全文可知，本文主要介绍了意大利的Nemo’s Garden项目，这是世界上第一个水下种植系统，旨在通过在海洋中种植作物来改变农业，并在海洋中增加种植农产品的可能性。所以D选项“介绍一种新型的水下农业。”正确，故选D。
B
Jack sighed (叹气) and threw his windpack (风包) by the front door. He kicked off his shoes and walked into the kitchen.
“I had to walk the whole 3 miles home from school today!” said Jack.
“Why did you have to walk ” Grandpa asked. “What’s wrong with your windpack ”
“The compressor (压缩机) is broken again. Windpacks are so much work.” he complained to Grandpa. “I wish they’d create something that easier to take care of.”
Grandpa smiled. “Jack, you don’t know how easy and clean windpacks are compared to cars.”
“You never actually had a car, did you, Grandpa ” Jack asked. “I thought those were no longer in use before you were old enough to have one of your own.”
Grandpa pulled a small, thin photo card out of his wallet and said: “I bought my car around 2025. ”
“That’s nearly 50 years ago!” cried Jack.
Grandpa took out a color photo of himself as a young man. He stood proudly next to a huge dark red vehicle (车辆). “This kind of car was called a truck.” Grandpa told Jack.
“Tell me again what made them run.” Jack said.
“Gas (汽油),” answered Grandpa. “The world is a much cleaner place without it,” he added. In the last 50 years, pollution has been cut down by 75%. I am certain that you and I will both live longer because of it.
Jack was quiet for a moment. “Grandpa, I guess windpacks aren’t as much of a pain as I sometimes think they are.”
Grandpa nodded as he put his photo card back. “There’s always room for improvement.” he said.
30．This is most probably part of _______.
A．a news report B．a book review C．a science fiction D．a speech text
31．What does the underlined word “those” in Paragraph 6 refer to (指的是)
A．Cars. B．Windpacks. C．Photo cards. D．Compressors.
32．How did Grandpa change Jack’s mind about windpacks
A．By comparing windpacks with cars. B．By telling Jack a story about cars.
C．By showing Jack a photo of windpacks. D．By explaining how to use windpacks.
33．What does the story mainly tell us
A．A boy never gave up trying out his own ideas.
B．An environmentally friendly vehicle came into use.
C．A windpack made 50 years ago still worked well.
D．A proud old man collected an old-fashioned truck.
【答案】30．C 31．A 32．A 33．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，本文通过Jack和爷爷的对话，讲述了在未来人们使用风包作为交通工具。
30．推理判断题。根据“I bought my car around 2025. ”和“That’s nearly 50 years ago!”可知，此处2025年是50年前，因此可以推断此处是科幻文。故选C。
31．词句猜测题。根据“‘You never actually had a car, did you, Grandpa ’ Jack asked. ‘I thought those were no longer in use before you were old enough to have one of your own.’”可知，此处指的是不再使用汽车。故选A。
32．细节理解题。根据“Grandpa took out a color photo of himself as a young man. He stood proudly next to a huge
dark red vehicle (车辆)”和“Grandpa, I guess windpacks aren’t as much of a pain as I sometimes think they are.”可知，祖父拿出了50年前的车辆来对比，最终改变了Jack的想法。故选A。
33．主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了在未来世界里已经有环境友好的车辆投入使用了。故选B。
C
A long time ago, people were very different from the way we are now. For example, if you find a really old house somewhere, you will see that the doors are usually much lower than they are today. Why Because hundreds of years ago, people were shorter. Over time, the human body has changed a lot.
Can we expect the human body to keep changing in the future For sure, and the main reason is that we have more and more technology (科技), and it’s changing how we live. What kind of changes can we expect Well, no one can be 100 percent sure, but here are some possible changes.
In the future, people will probably be even taller. Most of us now have much better food than people in the past, so we grow more. But we will get weaker (弱的) in more than one way. Our muscles (肌肉) will not be as strong as now, because we won’t do lots of physical work.
We are already using our feet less, and our hands more (think about cars and computers). So we can expect that our legs will get shorter and our feet smaller. At the same time, our fingers (手指) will get longer. And our fingers and eyes will both get better, because they will have to do more work together.
What about the mouth It will get smaller, because we needn’t talk so much with the help of technology. And last but not least—people won’t have much hair on their bodies as now, because we don’t need it to keep ourselves warm anymore.
Will all these things happen And if so, when These are questions that no one can answer for sure.
34．What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to
A．Legs and feet. B．Fingers. C．Eyes. D．Fingers and eyes.
35．What will our muscles be like in the future according to the passage
A．They will be weaker than now. B．They will get better.
C．They will be as strong as now. D．We won’t have muscles on our bodies.
36．What can we infer from the passage
A．In the future, human’s legs will get longer and the feet smaller.
B．In the future, people will get stronger in more than one way.
C．In the future, people’s appearance (外貌) will be different from that of today’s people.
D．In the future, people will probably be even taller.
37．What’s the best title for this passage
A．Terrible Future. B．Changing Bodies. C．Future Technology. D．How to Live a Life.
【答案】34．D 35．A 36．C 37．B
【导语】本文讲述了人们的身体随着时间的不同，逐渐在变化，未来可能也会有更多的变化。
34．词句猜测题。根据“And our fingers and eyes will both get better, because they will have to do more work together.”可知，我们的手指和眼睛都会变得更好，因为他们必须一起做更多的工作。they指代“手指和眼睛”。故选D。
35．细节理解题。根据“Our muscles (肌肉) will not be as strong as now, because we won’t do lots of physical work.”可知，我们的肌肉不会像现在那样强壮，因为我们不会做太多的体力工作。故选A。
36．推理判断题。根据“What about the mouth It will get smaller, because we needn’t talk so much with the help of technology. And last but not least—people won’t have much hair on their bodies as now, because we don’t need it to keep ourselves warm anymore.”可推知，在未来，人们的外貌将不同于今天的人们。故选C。
37．最佳标题。根据“A long time ago, people were very different from the way we are now.”及短文的内容可知，本文讲述了人们的身体随着时间的不同，逐渐在变化，未来可能也会有更多的变化。故选B。
D
Playing an important part in serving Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway connects Beijing, Yanqing and Chongli, the three main hosting places together. It shortens the travel time between Beijing and Chongli, from more than three hours to just one hour. Yanqing and Chongli host all
ski-related (相关的) events. During peak seasons, thousands of passengers take the railway every day to ski in Chongli.
If you like, try to experience the hi-tech train and enjoy a travel in style.
Smart operations
Some of the trains along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway line are smart enough to drive by themselves! Doors can also open and close themselves too. Most importantly, the trains can run in temperatures as low as -40℃.
Live shows on the way
Some carriages have large screens. 5G technology is used to broadcast games live. So you don’t have to worry about missing any of the games during your trip. Media workers can also write news reports based on the live broadcasts when they are on the train.
No lost bags
A small smart card will be tied to your luggage. Connected to your phone through Bluetooth, it can tell you where your luggage is. In this way you don’t need to worry about losing your bags!
Safer for babies
Some carriages have beds for babies. Moms no longer need to hold their babies in their arms. Babies can have a sound sleep during the trip. This will also give other passengers a quieter journey.
38．According to paragraph 1 and the map, which of the following is Right
A．Travelling from Beijing to Chongli takes people 30 minutes.
B．People can take this railway to go skiing.
C．People can take the Main Line to Taizicheng.
D．People can have a train travel at a top speed of 174km per hour.
39．What is special about the hi-tech trains
A．They can drive on their own even in low temperature.
B．A small card in your phone can help you find your luggage.
C．Reporters can have a live interview with the sportsmen.
D．Moms can free themselves from looking after their babies.
40．In which part of the newspaper would you probably read the passage
A．Sports. B．History. C．Technology. D．Lifestyle.
【答案】38．B 39．A 40．C
【导语】本文主要介绍高科技火车里的智能科技。
38．细节理解题。根据“During peak seasons, thousands of passengers take the railway every day to ski in Chongli.”可知人们可以乘这条铁路去滑雪。故选B。
39．细节理解题。根据“Some of the trains along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway line are smart enough to drive by themselves! Doors can also open and close themselves too. Most importantly, the trains can run in temperatures as low as -40℃.”可知高科技列车即使在低温下。它们也能自动驾驶，故选A。
40．推理判断题。根据“If you like, try to experience the hi-tech train and enjoy a travel in style.”可知本文主要是和高科技有关，所以可以在报纸的科技部分看到，故选C。
第二节、阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
阅读下面短文，从文后所给的选项中，选出恰当的一项还原到文中合适的位置，使文章内容完整且符合逻辑。
Do you wonder what your work environment will be in 10 years Imagine you walk into your office, with the temperature just right. You sit down and begin a nice day. 41 It uses technology to provide a more comfortable environment for the staff.
42 For example, it can cause back and waist (腰) pain. Sanon, a company in Zhejiang, built UP7 to help solve this. As a smart lifting desk, 43 When it reaches the time set by the user, it will “tell” the user to stop working by sending messages to the user’s phone.
The company also designed (设计) a kind of smart chair to match with the table. 44 It can adjust (调整) the arms and height according to your body shape. In smart offices, you probably won’t use paper notebooks. Instead, you can try electronic paper books to put every work document online. NIO, created by Hanvon Technology in Beijing, is a new “notebook” like this. It uses a screen that doesn’t produce much light. Users write on it with an electronic pen. 45
Are you looking forward to working in such a comfortable and friendly work environment in the future
A．The chair is so comfortable.
B．UP7 can tell how long a user has been sitting in the chair.
C．It truly feels like reading and writing on real paper.
D．This is the kind of smart office that engineers are trying to make.
E．Sitting in front of a desk for too long can be bad for your health.
【答案】41．D 42．E 43．B 44．A 45．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了使人更舒适的智能办公室。
41．根据上文“Imagine you walk into your office, with the temperature just right. You sit down and begin a nice day.”和下文“It uses technology to provide a more comfortable environment for the staff.”可知，此处在介绍智能办公室，选项D“这就是工程师们试图打造的智能办公室。”符合语境，故选D。
42．根据下文“For example, it can cause back and waist (腰) pain.”可知，此处提到了健康问题，选项E“坐在办公桌前太久可能对你的健康有害。”符合语境，故选E。
43．根据下文“When it reaches the time set by the user, it will ‘tell’ the user to stop working by sending messages to the user’s phone.”可知，此处在介绍UP7的功能，选项B“UP7可以告诉用户在椅子上坐了多长时间。”符合语境，故选B。
44．根据上文“The company also designed (设计) a kind of smart chair to match with the table.”和下文“It can adjust (调整) the arms and height according to your body shape.”可知，此处在介绍智能椅，选项A“这把椅子太舒服了。”符合语境，故选A。
45．根据上文“NIO, created by Hanvon Technology in Beijing, is a new ‘notebook’ like this...Users write on it with an electronic pen.”可知，此处提到了能够用电子笔在这种新型“笔记本”上写字，选项C“这真的感觉像在真正的纸上阅读和写字。”符合语境，故选C。
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文，根据上下文和所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。
Marcia is a 15-year-old girl. She lived a simple and happy life, but recently something unpleasant had happened to her. A few days ago, she wrote a post on the I___46_______about people in the future. She e 47 her opinion that human beings in the future would get weaker, because more and more convenient tools are
invented and people needn’t do things by themselves. They would have too much free time and some people may even s 48 from loneliness. Then several people left m 49 , saying that she was thinking about something impossible and stupid, they even made fun of her. A 50 Marcia felt unhappy, she thought it was not a serious problem. She explained to them why she said so. Her reasons were quite to the point. They finally realized they were too rude and made an apology to her.
【答案】46．(I)nternet 47．(e)xpressed 48．(s)uffer 49．(m)essages 50．(A)lthough
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。短文讲述了Marcia在网络上发表了自己的观点，认为因为便利的工具的发明，人们在未来会变弱，有人留言认为她杞人忧天，痴人说梦，但经过她的解释后，攻击她的人意识到自己的鲁莽并向她道歉。
46．句意：几天前，她在互联网上发布了一篇关于人们未来生活的文章。on the Internet “在网上”，故填Internet。
47．句意：她表达了她的观点，她认为人类在未来会逐渐弱化，因为越来越多的便利的工具被发明出来，人们不需要自己动手做事了。根据语境，该句应用一般过去时。She为句子的主语，则空格处应填入动词作谓语，且为动词的过去式。express one’s opinion表示“表达某人的观点”，express的过去式为expressed。故填(e)xpressed。
48．句意：他们会有太多的空闲时间，有些人可能甚至会患上孤独症。情态动词may后接动词原形。suffer from loneliness表示“患上孤独症”。故填(s)uffer。
49．句意：然后，有几个人留言说，她所想到的都是不可能且听起来很愚蠢的事情，他们甚至开她的玩笑。根据“saying that”可知有人在网络上给她留言说，leave a message表示“留言”，此处应用名词的复数形式。故填(m)essages。
50．句意：尽管Marcia觉得很不开心，但她觉得这不是一个很严重的问题。根据“felt unhappy”和“it was not a serious problem”可知虽然她不开心，但是这不是一个严重的问题。因此此空可填表示“虽然、尽管”这类从属连词，引导让步状语从句，首字母为A。故填(A)lthough。
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
51．他给我的礼物是一个心的形状。
The gift he gave me is a heart.
【答案】 in the shape of
【详解】根据中英文对比分析可知，此处缺失内容为“以……的形状”，其英文为in the shape of。故填in；the；shape；of。
52．我们可以在网上得到一些有用的信息。
We can get some useful information .
【答案】 on the Internet
【详解】在网上：on the Internet，介词短语。故填on；the；Internet。
53．我们不能把水和油混合在一起。
We can't water oil together.
【答案】 mix with
【详解】mix...with“把......混合”，位于情态动词can't后，作谓语，用动词原形，故填①mix②with。
54．昨天晚上当妈妈在煮饭的时候，他们正在为周六的旅行做准备。
They the trip on Saturday while their mum was cooking last night.
【答案】 were preparing for
【详解】固定短语prepare for“为……做准备”。由句意可知时态是过去进行时，结构为was/were+现在分词，主语是复数，be动词用were。故填were；preparing；for。
55．你瞬间就能得到答复。
You will get a reply .
【答案】in a second
【详解】固定短语 in a second “片刻，瞬间”。故填in； a ；second。
第三节 书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
56．班级将举办一个就“The Future World”为主题的英语征文活动，请你根据以下内容提示写一篇英语短文。
要求说明：
1）覆盖所有要点，并就要点适当补充相关内容；
2）词数：80—100词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
3）不能出现真实的校名和姓名。
The Future World
With the development of science and technology, the future world will be different.
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【答案】例文
The Future World
With the development of science and technology, the future world will be different.
The houses in the future are both “green” and “smart”. People will use less energy in their houses. The robots in the house will help people free from hard work.
In the future, people will care more about animals. Endangered animals will live in nature reserves. People will stop killing them for fur, bones or meat.
As for the traffic, all the cars and buses will be driven by computers. What’s more, with the new technology, cars will not pollute the air and people will live in a clean environment.
I am looking forward to the future world.
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文；
② 时态：时态为“一般将来时”；
③ 提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，以第三人称为主。
[写作步骤]
第一步，介绍未来世界的家居；
第二步，介绍未来的人与自然；
第三步，最后介绍未来的交通或出行。
[亮点词汇]
①stop doing sth停止做某事
②as for至于
③what’s more此外
[高分句型]
with the new technology, cars will not pollute the air and people will live in a clean environment.（and连接两个并列结构）2023-2024学年牛津深圳版英语八年级下学期Unit 8 Life in the future 单元检测B卷（广州专用）
考试范围：Unit 8；考试时间：100分钟；总分：90分
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、语法选择(本题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
Artificial intelligence or AI in short, is the science to make computers and machines 1 like humans.
So far, AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies. AI is rapidly catching up 2 the human ability 3 faces. As a result, facial recognition 4 a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminal . Once they caught a criminal when he attended 5 concert. 6 also checks the ID of ride-hailing (网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.
AI is also used in self-driving cars 7 are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, 8 self-driving cars don’t have this ability. Carmakers are testing a light signal system 9 them “speak” to humans. The system can show 10 self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driverless car is yielding (让路), it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by 11 the car is about to speed up.
Service Robots also show you how 12 AI is. 13 that you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts soon 14 in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.
AI is 15 powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.
1．A．to think and work B．think and work
C．thinking and working D．thought and worked
2．A．with B．to C．of D．from
3．A．reading B．to read C．read D．to reading
4．A．uses B．used C．is used D．is using
5．A．a B．an C．the D．/
6．A．He B．She C．I D．It
7．A．what B．whom C．which D．who
8．A．after B．and C．but D．so
9．A．to help B．helped C．help D．helps
10．A．which B．what C．how D．that
11．A．which B．what C．why D．that
12．A．great B．greatly C．greater D．greatest
13．A．To imagine B．Imagine C．Imagined D．Imagining
14．A．happens B．happening C．happened D．will happen
15．A．very B．so C．too D．much
二、完形填空 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
It is a summer morning in 2040. The Internet is everywhere and closely related to (息息相关的) people’s 16 . All the things you are going to do are according to the data streams (数据流) flying across the Internet.
Buying your children wonderful birthday gifts is probably easy and 17 in 2040. It is because your data will quickly 18 you the best shopping service in a few minutes. And it will be just what your children want. Best of all, many 19 say it is easy to find patients’ medical (医疗的) records because of the data.
It 20 good, doesn’t it In the future, data will decide most of the things in our lives. This idea is from an inventor, Tim Berners-Lee. He 21 World Wide Web (WWW) years ago.
“I would like us to 22 a new world. In the world, we would have our own data,” he said, “We’ll be able to develop new Apps. They can 23 data from different parts of our lives during their working time.”
We never know what will happen in the future, but the WWW in 2040 will be 24 different from now. We can be sure of one thing: we will do our 25 to make it come true.
16．A．keyboards B．coins C．lives D．tests
17．A．quick B．modern C．dirty D．dry
18．A．steal B．tell C．shake D．rise
19．A．students B．actors C．doctors D．teachers
20．A．cuts B．sounds C．sells D．kills
21．A．invented B．laid C．avoided D．warned
22．A．spend B．beat C．fix D．build
23．A．get B．consider C．punish D．fail
24．A．quietly B．exactly C．immediately D．happily
25．A．smallest B．biggest C．worst D．best
三、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从26-40各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项。
A
When you think of a new place for growing food, you might think of Mars. But one Italian family believes one possible place is right here on the Earth: the ocean.
Nemo’s Garden is the world’s first underwater system of land plants. Located off the coast of Noli, Italy, it is made up of several greenhouses. Each of them is connected to the seafloor. “The aim of it is to change farming, and add a possibility for growing plants in the ocean. What we have on Earth will be used up one day, and such gardens can offer us added space.” says Luca, the son of the family.
Luca’s father, who enjoys diving and gardening, came up with the idea. In 2012, the family began with planting basil underwater. Now Nemo’s Garden is growing strong.
According to Luca, underwater planting has some advantages over traditional farming. In their garden, growing six to ten meters underwater, the plants are separated from any outside viruses. The temperature of the ocean water is also perfect for plants. Besides, with high technology, Nemo’s Garden uses water-based nutrients (养分) instead of soil.
What’s more, there is little influence on the underwater environment, so no harm is caused to sea creatures.
More work is done to make sure underwater planting works well. Everything is watched and checked on land through cameras and sensors. And if there is something wrong, the family will change the settings in the greenhouses. When it’s time to collect the vegetables, a diver will cut them, place them in bags and send them to the surface.
“Many local people were doubtful about our idea. Some people are realizing that it works, and it helps put Noli on the tourist map.” Luca says, “We need someone who thinks about crazy things. It might be something, or it might not. But we have the courage to try. We have bigger plans although it will take years to work on them.”
26．What can we learn about Nemo’s Garden
A．It can grow new plants for people on Earth.
B．It can provide more farming space for people.
C．It is a huge greenhouse tied to the seafloor.
D．The idea of Nemo’s Garden came from Luca.
27．Compared to traditional farming, how many advantages does Nemo’s garden have
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
28．What does Luca think of building the garden
A．It is crazy to doubt about the garden.
B．It is brave of them to build the garden.
C．It will take years for the garden to be popular.
D．More visitors should be invited to the garden.
29．What’s the main purpose of this passage
A．To encourage people to try new ideas.
B．To show a technology of ocean exploration.
C．To call on people to protect the environment.
D．To introduce a new type of underwater farming.
B
Jack sighed (叹气) and threw his windpack (风包) by the front door. He kicked off his shoes and walked into the kitchen.
“I had to walk the whole 3 miles home from school today!” said Jack.
“Why did you have to walk ” Grandpa asked. “What’s wrong with your windpack ”
“The compressor (压缩机) is broken again. Windpacks are so much work.” he complained to Grandpa. “I
wish they’d create something that easier to take care of.”
Grandpa smiled. “Jack, you don’t know how easy and clean windpacks are compared to cars.”
“You never actually had a car, did you, Grandpa ” Jack asked. “I thought those were no longer in use before you were old enough to have one of your own.”
Grandpa pulled a small, thin photo card out of his wallet and said: “I bought my car around 2025. ”
“That’s nearly 50 years ago!” cried Jack.
Grandpa took out a color photo of himself as a young man. He stood proudly next to a huge dark red vehicle (车辆). “This kind of car was called a truck.” Grandpa told Jack.
“Tell me again what made them run.” Jack said.
“Gas (汽油),” answered Grandpa. “The world is a much cleaner place without it,” he added. In the last 50 years, pollution has been cut down by 75%. I am certain that you and I will both live longer because of it.
Jack was quiet for a moment. “Grandpa, I guess windpacks aren’t as much of a pain as I sometimes think they are.”
Grandpa nodded as he put his photo card back. “There’s always room for improvement.” he said.
30．This is most probably part of _______.
A．a news report B．a book review C．a science fiction D．a speech text
31．What does the underlined word “those” in Paragraph 6 refer to (指的是)
A．Cars. B．Windpacks. C．Photo cards. D．Compressors.
32．How did Grandpa change Jack’s mind about windpacks
A．By comparing windpacks with cars. B．By telling Jack a story about cars.
C．By showing Jack a photo of windpacks. D．By explaining how to use windpacks.
33．What does the story mainly tell us
A．A boy never gave up trying out his own ideas.
B．An environmentally friendly vehicle came into use.
C．A windpack made 50 years ago still worked well.
D．A proud old man collected an old-fashioned truck.
C
A long time ago, people were very different from the way we are now. For example, if you find a really old house somewhere, you will see that the doors are usually much lower than they are today. Why Because hundreds of years ago, people were shorter. Over time, the human body has changed a lot.
Can we expect the human body to keep changing in the future For sure, and the main reason is that we have more and more technology (科技), and it’s changing how we live. What kind of changes can we expect Well, no one can be 100 percent sure, but here are some possible changes.
In the future, people will probably be even taller. Most of us now have much better food than people in the past, so we grow more. But we will get weaker (弱的) in more than one way. Our muscles (肌肉) will not be as strong as now, because we won’t do lots of physical work.
We are already using our feet less, and our hands more (think about cars and computers). So we can expect that our legs will get shorter and our feet smaller. At the same time, our fingers (手指) will get longer. And our fingers and eyes will both get better, because they will have to do more work together.
What about the mouth It will get smaller, because we needn’t talk so much with the help of technology. And last but not least—people won’t have much hair on their bodies as now, because we don’t need it to keep ourselves warm anymore.
Will all these things happen And if so, when These are questions that no one can answer for sure.
34．What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to
A．Legs and feet. B．Fingers. C．Eyes. D．Fingers and eyes.
35．What will our muscles be like in the future according to the passage
A．They will be weaker than now. B．They will get better.
C．They will be as strong as now. D．We won’t have muscles on our bodies.
36．What can we infer from the passage
A．In the future, human’s legs will get longer and the feet smaller.
B．In the future, people will get stronger in more than one way.
C．In the future, people’s appearance (外貌) will be different from that of today’s people.
D．In the future, people will probably be even taller.
37．What’s the best title for this passage
A．Terrible Future. B．Changing Bodies. C．Future Technology. D．How to Live a Life.
D
Playing an important part in serving Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway connects Beijing, Yanqing and Chongli, the three main hosting places together. It shortens the travel time between Beijing and Chongli, from more than three hours to just one hour. Yanqing and Chongli host all ski-related (相关的) events. During peak seasons, thousands of passengers take the railway every day to ski in Chongli.
If you like, try to experience the hi-tech train and enjoy a travel in style.
Smart operations
Some of the trains along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway line are smart enough to drive by themselves! Doors can also open and close themselves too. Most importantly, the trains can run in temperatures as low as -40℃.
Live shows on the way
Some carriages have large screens. 5G technology is used to broadcast games live. So you don’t have to worry about missing any of the games during your trip. Media workers can also write news reports based on the live broadcasts when they are on the train.
No lost bags
A small smart card will be tied to your luggage. Connected to your phone through Bluetooth, it can tell you where your luggage is. In this way you don’t need to worry about losing your bags!
Safer for babies
Some carriages have beds for babies. Moms no longer need to hold their babies in their arms. Babies can have a sound sleep during the trip. This will also give other passengers a quieter journey.
38．According to paragraph 1 and the map, which of the following is Right
A．Travelling from Beijing to Chongli takes people 30 minutes.
B．People can take this railway to go skiing.
C．People can take the Main Line to Taizicheng.
D．People can have a train travel at a top speed of 174km per hour.
39．What is special about the hi-tech trains
A．They can drive on their own even in low temperature.
B．A small card in your phone can help you find your luggage.
C．Reporters can have a live interview with the sportsmen.
D．Moms can free themselves from looking after their babies.
40．In which part of the newspaper would you probably read the passage
A．Sports. B．History. C．Technology. D．Lifestyle.
第二节、阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
阅读下面短文，从文后所给的选项中，选出恰当的一项还原到文中合适的位置，使文章内容完整且符合逻辑。
Do you wonder what your work environment will be in 10 years Imagine you walk into your office, with the temperature just right. You sit down and begin a nice day. 41 It uses technology to provide a more comfortable environment for the staff.
42 For example, it can cause back and waist (腰) pain. Sanon, a company in Zhejiang, built UP7 to help solve this. As a smart lifting desk, 43 When it reaches the time set by the user, it will “tell” the user to stop working by sending messages to the user’s phone.
The company also designed (设计) a kind of smart chair to match with the table. 44 It can adjust (调整) the arms and height according to your body shape. In smart offices, you probably won’t use paper notebooks. Instead, you can try electronic paper books to put every work document online. NIO, created by Hanvon Technology in Beijing, is a new “notebook” like this. It uses a screen that doesn’t produce much light. Users write on it with an electronic pen. 45
Are you looking forward to working in such a comfortable and friendly work environment in the future
A．The chair is so comfortable.
B．UP7 can tell how long a user has been sitting in the chair.
C．It truly feels like reading and writing on real paper.
D．This is the kind of smart office that engineers are trying to make.
E．Sitting in front of a desk for too long can be bad for your health.
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文，根据上下文和所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。
Marcia is a 15-year-old girl. She lived a simple and happy life, but recently something unpleasant had happened to her. A few days ago, she wrote a post on the I___46_______about people in the future. She e 47 her opinion that human beings in the future would get weaker, because more and more convenient tools are invented and people needn’t do things by themselves. They would have too much free time and some people may even s 48 from loneliness. Then several people left m 49 , saying that she was thinking about something impossible and stupid, they even made fun of her. A 50 Marcia felt unhappy, she thought it was not a serious problem. She explained to them why she said so. Her reasons were quite to the point. They finally realized they were too rude and made an apology to her.
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
51．他给我的礼物是一个心的形状。
The gift he gave me is a heart.
52．我们可以在网上得到一些有用的信息。
We can get some useful information .
53．我们不能把水和油混合在一起。
We can't water oil together.
54．昨天晚上当妈妈在煮饭的时候，他们正在为周六的旅行做准备。
They the trip on Saturday while their mum was cooking last night.
55．你瞬间就能得到答复。
You will get a reply .
第三节 书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
56．班级将举办一个就“The Future World”为主题的英语征文活动，请你根据以下内容提示写一篇英语短文。
要求说明：
1）覆盖所有要点，并就要点适当补充相关内容；
2）词数：80—100词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
3）不能出现真实的校名和姓名。
The Future World
With the development of science and technology, the future world will be different.
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