Unit 7 Will people have robots 单元主题阅读 专项练 2024-2025学年上学期初中英语人教版八年级上册

Unit 7 Will people have robots 单元主题阅读 专项练
2024-2025学年上学期初中英语人教版八年级上册
一、阅读理解
With the development of modern technology, robots are going into many fields (领域) of human beings. They can be asked to do different jobs and finish them well.
Robot Alexander2.32 m with a handsome face, made in China. The price is $9,900. He helps do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such boring jobs, but Alexander will never get bored.
Robot JoannaA middle-aged lady who is 1.67 m, made in India. The price is $10,100. Joanna is easygoing and acts like a lovely housewife. She does a lot of housework, such as cooking, washing and keeping the house clean and tidy.
Robot SusanOnly 1.10 m, a pretty girl coming from France. The price is $13,700. She can sing many songs and dance to music. If you are tired of study or work, she will tell you funny stories and keep you laughing a lot.
Robot CharlesA snake-shaped robot, made in Australia, less than 1 meter long. The price is $9,760. If buildings fall down with people inside, Robot Charles can help look for people under the ruins(废墟).
1．Robot Joanna is _________.
A．1.67 meters tall B．overs. 32 meters tall C．only 1.10 meters tall D．less than one meter long
2．Few people will do simple jobs again and again in the coming years because ________.
A．robots can do all the things for humans
B．modern technology makes people smart
C．robots like Alexander will do such boring jobs
D．people would like to do them if they get more money
3．Susan can _______ to help you relax after a whole day’s work.
A．play with snakes B．tell you a funny story
C．cook delicious dishes D．help with housework
4．If an earthquake happens, ________ will help look for people under the fallen buildings.
A．Robot Alexander B．Robot Joanna
C．Robot Susan D．Robot Charles
5．The passage is probably from ________.
A．a story book B．a history book
C．a sports magazine D．a science newspaper

Robots are changing the way of our life. They are playing a more and more important role in our daily life. Here are some home robots. Let’s see how they make our life easy and enjoyable.
DeeBot
DeeBot can help clean the room. It can clean all the floors and even can go under the desks, beds, chairs, etc. You can also set work time for DeeBot and it will start working on time.
Connectr
This robot helps you stay close to your family and pets when you are not at home. You can control it to see the house and even play games with your family or pets. It can even teach your children English like a teacher.
Clocky
If your alarm clock can’t make you get up in the morning, you may need a Clocky. When the alarm clock goes off, Clocky starts beeping. Then you can set it to snooze. But minutes later, it starts beeping again. It won’t stop beeping until you get up and turn it off.
6．________ can help you play with pets.
A．DeeBot B．Connectr C．Clocky D．A, B and C
7．We can make Clocky stop beeping by ________.
A．turning it down B．setting it to snooze
C．keeping on sleeping D．getting up and turning it off
8．From the passage, we can know that ________.
A．Connectr helps us clean the room B．we can set work time for DeeBot
C．Clocky can help us get on well with our family D．robots can make our life difficult
9．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．DeeBot is a good household helper and it can start working by itself.
B．Connectr can help you look after your family and pets when you are out.
C．If you are always late for class or work, you should buy a Clocky.
D．Home robots will go into every home in the future.
10．What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．Three kinds of helpful robots. B．Robots that can help us do housework.
C．The importance of robots in our life. D．How robots make our life easy.

New machines will make our lives better. Let’s see how the three new things will make a difference to us.
A kind of little car will be used in 10 years. It will take the place of today’s cars. It won’t take up much parking space. It is one third as big as the usual car now. That means one parking lot will be suitable for parking three little cars. So the streets won’t be too crowded. Driving will also be safer. Because it runs along the roads with special designs（设计）. If the driver breaks traffic rules, the car will drive by itself.
A robot helper will work in the neighborhood hospital next year in Guangdong Province. As we know, the doctors are always very busy and they have to work for a long time. So they don’t have much time to have a rest. This robot can ask the basic information of the patients（病人）. In this way, it can save the doctors’ time and know more about the patients.
A fishing ground is already used to help catch fish in Norway. The fish can grow up inside the fishing ground.??When the fish move forward, it will move as they go. It also has radar equipment（雷达装置）. It will only move in the certain area of the sea. So no matter where it goes, the fishermen can find it easily. In this way, people can enjoy more deep sea fish while it’s easy for fishermen to work.
11．Two parking lots can park ________ little cars.
A．two B．four C．six D．eight
12．When we use the little cars, driving will be safer because ________.
A．the roads will be cleaner B．there will be fewer cars on the road
C．the cars will tell the danger on the road D．the car will drive by itself when necessary
13．We can see a robot helper in the neighborhood hospital in ________ next year.
A．Beijing B．Shandong C．Shanghai D．Guangdong
14．A fishing ground’s radar equipment is to ________.
A．help find out where the fishing ground is B．help the fish find something delicious to eat
C．help make more fish join the fishing ground D．help people stay away from dangerous sea animals
15．We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．the new kind of car will be used next year
B．the fishing ground can move everywhere
C．the fishing ground makes fishermen’s work easier
D．the robot helper can take the place of the doctor in the hospital
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new material（材料）these days. It can move heat out of buildings and into space. The scientists say the material can cool buildings even on hot days. The cooling material can be placed on the roof like solar panels（太阳能电池板）. However, instead of turning sunlight into energy as solar panels do, the material turns heat into infrared radiation（红外辐射）.
Shanhui Fan is an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University. He says that the panels have a kind of material that is like sand. The panels act like a mirror. They take heat out of buildings and reflect（反射）the light from the sun. Both the heat and sunlight are sent 100 kilometers into outer space.
The material doesn’t get heated up by the sun because it can cool itself. So the panels are cool to the touch, even in the sun. Researchers say they can reduce the indoor temperature to nearly 5℃ below the temperature outside.
Mr. Fan says it is like having a window into space. The heat is sent into space without warming the air. He also says buildings in developing countries that do not have air conditioning can use the panels.
Scientists say the big problem is developing an actual cooling system by using the high-tech panels. Nowadays, as much as 15% of the energy used in the United States is spent providing power to air conditioning systems. Scientists believe the cooling system can be developed in the next three to five years. It can greatly help save the energy.
16．The new material can cool the buildings by ________.
A．placing it on the ground B．turning sunlight into energy
C．using solar panels D．turning heat into infrared radiation
17．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 is about ________.
A．the building B．the sun C．the material D．the space
18．If it’s 35℃ outside, it will be about ________ in the building with the new panels.
A．25℃ B．30℃ C．35℃ D．40℃
19．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The new material won’t warm the air when sending heat into space.
B．The panels have sand to help take heat out of buildings.
C．It needs more energy to power the new cooling system than air conditioning.
D．Now people in the US can use the new cooling system to cool their houses.
20．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．a new kind of solar panel B．a new kind of space material
C．a new kind of cooling material D．a new kind of energy

配对阅读。左栏是有关个人需求的描述，右栏是机器人的自我介绍，请为每个人选择合适的机器人。
21 . Sam’s grandmother is 80 years old. She lives in a small town alone. She can’t cook for herself and hopes someone can help her.
22 . The weather in Guangzhou is changeable（多变的）. It’s sunny but it becomes rainy the next moment. Helen always forgets to bring an umbrella.
23 . Linda hates traffic jams very much. She drives over 2 hours to work every day. How can she keep away from traffic jams?
24 . Mr. Smith has a farm. Nobody helps him, so he always feels tired after doing the heavy work on the farm. He has no time to relax or travel.
25 . Tina is studying in Guangzhou. Her mother is always worrying about her. She hopes she can see her and talk to her at any time.
A．I’m Ben. My brothers and I can do heavy work. For example, we can help people in factories or on the farms, so they can have more time to relax and travel.
B．I am Clothes Alex. I am different from other clothes. I can change the color as people like. People don’t have to buy a lot of clothes.
C． I am Belly. I am an interesting car. I can run not only on the land but also on the sea like a ship. People can enjoy more beautiful places by driving me.
D．I’m Cherry. I’m a new kind of plane. People can fly me to work or school. I am very small. You don’t need to worry about traffic jams.
E. I am Andy. I am a new kind of clothes. I can keep people dry. So people who wear me won’t have to take an umbrella on a rainy day.
F. I’m Rick. I am an automatic（自动的）cooking robot. I can cook more than 600 kinds of dishes. They are delicious and very popular.
G. I am Rose, a magical watch. I am very popular among parents. I am cheap but I am very useful. I can help parents and children see each other at any time.
选择合适的句子补全短文。（有一项多余）
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “environment clubs”. 26
Students often do the following things:
No-garbage (垃圾) lunches. 27 Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. 28 And they will also show the best one to the whole school.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car! Cars cause pollution to our air, so remember: walk, bike or run. Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
29 Do you know that some toilets (坐便器) can waste lots of water in an hour? 30 In environment clubs, students mend (修理) those broken toilets.
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it better and better.
A．In a year, that would fill a small river!
B．Turn off the water!
C．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment better.
D．Trees are very important to our life.
E．How much do you throw away (扔掉) after lunch?
F．The clubs encourage classes to make the least garbage every day.
参考答案：
1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．D
1．细节理解题。根据“Robot Joanna；A middle-aged lady who is 1.67 m, made in India.”可知机器人乔安娜1.67米高，故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“Robot Alexander；He helps do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such boring jobs, but Alexander will never get bored.”可知在未来的几年里，很少有人会一次又一次地做简单的工作，因为像亚历山大这样的机器人会做这些无聊的工作，故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“Robot Susan；If you are tired of study or work, she will tell you funny stories and keep you laughing a lot.”可知在工作了一整天之后，机器人苏珊可以给你讲一个有趣的故事来帮助你放松，故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“If buildings fall down with people inside, Robot Charles can help look for people under the ruins（废墟）.”可知如果发生地震，机器人查尔斯将帮助寻找倒塌建筑物下的人，故选D。
5．推理判断题。本文对四款机器人各自不同的功能、价格、产地等方面做了具体介绍。所以文章可以从科学报纸上看到，故选D。
6．B 7．D 8．B 9．C 10．A
6．细节理解题。根据“Connectr...You can control it to see the house and even play games with your family or pets”可知，Connectr可以帮助你和宠物玩。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“It won’t stop beeping until you get up and turn it off.”可知，它不会停止嘟嘟声，直到你起床把它关掉。故选D。
8．细节理解题。根据“You can also set work time for DeeBot and it will start working on time.”可知，你可以为DeeBot设置工作时间。故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据“If your alarm clock can’t make you get up in the morning, you may need a Clocky.”可知，如果你的闹钟不能让你早上起床，你可能需要一个Clocky，所以如果你上课或上班总是迟到，你应该买一个Clocky。故选C。
10．主旨大意题。根据表格内容可知，本文主要介绍了三种不同作用的机器人DeeBot、Connectr和Clocky。故选A。
11．C 12．D 13．D 14．A 15．C
11．细节理解题。根据“That means one parking lot will be suitable for parking three little cars.”可知一个停车场将适合停放三辆小车。那么两个停车场就是2×3=6个。故选C。
12．推理判断题。根据“If the driver breaks traffic rules, the car will drive by itself.”可知如果司机违反交通规则，汽车将自行驾驶。推知会更安全。故选D。
13．细节理解题。根据“A robot helper will work in the neighborhood hospital next year in Guangdong Province.”可知一名机器人助手明年将在广东省的一家社区医院工作。故选D。
14．细节理解题。根据“A fishing ground is already used to help catch fish”可知一个渔场已经被用来帮助捕鱼。故选A。
15．细节理解题。根据“In this way...while it’s easy for fishermen to work.”可知渔民可以轻松工作。故选C。
16．D 17．C 18．B 19．A 20．C
16．细节理解题。根据第一段“The scientists say the material can cool buildings even on hot days...the material turns heat into infrared radiation（红外辐射）.”可知即使在炎热的天气，这种材料也能为建筑物降温，将热量转化为红外辐射。故选D。
17．词义猜测题。根据“The material doesn’t get heated up by the sun because it can cool itself.”可知这种材料不会被太阳加热，因为它可以自我冷却。此处“它”指这种材料。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段“Researchers say they can reduce the indoor temperature to nearly 5℃ below the temperature outside.”可知他们可以将室内温度降低到比室外温度低近5℃。因此35-5=30。故选B。
19．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The heat is sent into space without warming the air.”可知热量被送入太空而不会使空气变暖。故A项正确。故选A。
20．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new material（材料）these days. It can move heat out of buildings and into space. The scientists say the material can cool buildings even on hot days.”可知斯坦福大学的科学家开发了一种新材料，它可以将热量从建筑物中转移到太空中，这种材料也能为建筑物降温。故“一种新型冷却材料”符合题意。故选C。
21．F 22．E 23．D 24．A 25．G
21．根据“She can’t cook for herself and hopes someone can help her.”可知她不会自己做饭，希望有人能帮助她。而F选项的机器人“I am an automatic（自动的）cooking robot. I can cook more than 600 kinds of dishes.”是个自动烹饪机器人，能做600多种菜。故选F。
22．根据“Helen always forgets to bring an umbrella.”可知海伦总是忘记带伞。所以她需要Andy，根据“I am Andy. I am a new kind of clothes...So people who wear me won’t have to take an umbrella on a rainy day.”可知Andy是一种新衣服，穿它的人在雨天不必带伞。E项符合题意。故选E。
23．根据“How can she keep away from traffic jams?”可知Linda希望能避开交通堵塞。根据“I’m Cherry. I’m a new kind of plane. People can fly me to work or school...You don’t need to worry about traffic jams.”可知Cherry是一种新型飞机，可以送人们去上班或上学，不必担心交通堵塞。因此D符合题意。故选D。
24．根据“Mr. Smith has a farm. Nobody helps him...He has no time to relax or travel.”可知史密斯先生有一个农场，没有人帮助他，所以他希望有时间放松或旅行。Ben可以帮助他，根据“I’m Ben. My brothers and I can do heavy work.”可知Ben和他的兄弟可以做繁重的工作。A项符合题意。故选A。
25．根据“Tina is studying in Guangzhou. Her mother is always worrying about her. She hopes she can see her and talk to her at any time.”可知Tina的母亲希望她能随时见到Tina并与她交谈。再根据“I am Rose, a magical watch...I can help parents and children see each other at any time.”可知Rose可以帮助父母和孩子在任何时候见面。故G项符合题意。故选G。
26．C 27．E 28．F 29．B 30．A
26．根据“They join ‘environment clubs’.”可知，此处应是介绍什么是环境俱乐部或加入这个俱乐部能做什么，选项C“在一个环境俱乐部，人们一起工作，使我们的环境更好。”符合，故选C。
27．根据“No-garbage (垃圾) lunches.”可知，此处应是介绍“无垃圾午餐”的相关情况，选项E“午饭后你扔掉多少东西？”符合，故选E。
28．根据“Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again.”以及“And they will also show the best one to the whole school.”可知，此处应是介绍这个俱乐部要求学生用可利用的袋子装午餐的好处，选项F“俱乐部鼓励学生每天制造最少的垃圾。”符合，故选F。
29．根据“Do you know that some toilets (坐便器) can waste lots of water in an hour?”可知，此处应是介绍有关水方面的情况，选项B“关掉水源！”符合，故选B。
30．根据“Do you know that some toilets (坐便器) can waste lots of water in an hour?”可知，此处应该是给出这个问题的答案，选项A“一年之内，就能填满一条小河！”符合，故选A。