八年级上英语 Unit 7 试题
一、单项选择
—Will people live to be 200 years old —______. It's hard to say.
A. Yes, they will B. No, they won't C. Maybe D. Of course
There will be ______ pollution if we plant more trees.
A. fewer B. less C. more D. much
—What will the future ______ —No one can predict exactly.
A. like B. be like C. look like D. likes
My sister wants to be a ______ because she likes studying the stars and planets.
A. reporter B. doctor C. scientist D. pianist
It ______ that everyone ______ to laugh.
A. seems; loves B. seem; love C. seems; love D. seem; loves
—______ do you think of the movie —It's very interesting. I like it very much.
A. Why B. Which C. How D. What
—______ will you go to Shanghai —By plane.
A. What B. Why C. How D. When
Robots can do many jobs, but they can't think ______ humans.
A. as B. about C. like D. over
We should play a part in ______ the earth.
A. save B. to save C. saving D. saved
—Do you think there will be robots in people's homes —______.
A. Yes, there will B. Yes, there be C. No, there will D. No, it won't
二、阅读理解
A.
In the future, life will be much better. Maybe there will be vision phones (可视电话) in every family. People can have a medical examination without a doctor or a nurse in the room. If people want to do some shopping, they do not need to leave their homes. They just use a vision phone and the shopping is finished. And children don't need to go to school every day. They can study at home through the Internet.
There will be more and more robots working for people. Maybe some people will go to the moon for a holiday and some people can live under the sea in hot summer.
In the future, people can use a vision phone to ______.
A. go shopping B. have a medical examination
C. study at home D. all of the above
If you are ill in the future, you can ______.
A. go to see a doctor B. ask a nurse to come to your home
C. use a vision phone to have a medical examination D. stay at home and wait
In the future, children don't need to ______ every day.
A. go to school B. study at home C. play outside D. do their homework
Some people will go to the moon ______ in the future.
A. to work B. for a holiday C. to study D. to live
The best title for the passage is ______.
Life in the Future B. Study at Home
C. Robots in the Future D. Shopping in the Future
B.
What will the world be like in the year 2050 It's difficult to say. But it's very interesting to make some predictions.
Maybe in 2050, there won't be any TV channels (频道). People will choose a program from a “menu” and the computer will send the program to the TV set at once.
Maybe there won't be any supermarkets. Instead, there will be a lot of vending machines (自动售货机). People will buy things from the vending machines.
Maybe people will live and work in space stations. They will grow food there and send it back to the earth.
Maybe there will be more robots in the world. They will do all kinds of jobs for people.
What does the underlined word “predictions” mean in Chinese
A. 计划 B. 预测 C. 变化 D. 发展
In 2050, people may get the TV programs from ______.
A. TV channels B. a “menu” C. the computer D. vending machines
What does the passage say about supermarkets
A. There will be more supermarkets. B. There won't be any supermarkets.
C. Supermarkets will be smaller. D. Supermarkets will sell different things.
Where may people live and work in 2050
A. On the moon. B. In space stations. C. Under the sea. D. In the mountains.
What is the main idea of the passage
A. Predictions about the year 2050. B. Life in the future.
C. The development of technology. D. Changes in the world.
三、完形填空
Do you think our life is very different from that of our grandparents It is really different.
Many years ago, they didn't have modern machines. Life was hard for them. They had to do all the 21______ by hand. They didn't have cars, so they 22______ go to work or school on foot or by bike. It 23______ them a long time to get there. They didn't have telephones, so if they wanted to 24______ their relatives or friends, they had to write letters.
Now we have different kinds of machines. We can do things more 25______. We can go to work or school by car, bus or subway. We can call people with our mobile phones 26______ we want. We can also use the Internet to get information, send emails and shop online.
In the future, our life will be even 27______ different. Maybe we will have robots in our homes. They will help us with the housework. Maybe we can even 28______ to other planets one day. Who knows Scientists are 29______ new things every day. They are trying to make our life better. We should 30______ hard and try to make our dreams come true.
21. A. work B. food C. clothes D. housework
22. A. must B. had to C. should D. could
23. A. spent B. paid C. took D. cost
24. A. look for B. hear from C. think of D. look after
25. A. difficult B. slowly C. easily D. hardly
26. A. whenever B. whatever C. whoever D. however
27. A. little B. less C. much D. more
28. A. move B. fly C. ride D. walk
29. A. inventing B. buying C. selling D. using
30. A. study B. play C. sleep D. work
四、根据所给单词的首字母或汉意写单词
1. The air p______________ is becoming more and more serious.
2. What will the cities be like in the f____________
3. The pigeon(鸽子) is a symbol of p__________.
4. It’s d_____________ to play on the road.
5. Jim thinks that the robots will be able to talk, but Mr. Black d____________.
6. We must try our best to protect(保护) the ______________(环境).
7. All of us live on the ____________(地球).
8. I’ll live in an ______________(公寓套房) in Beijing.
9. The workers are come from 3 ____________(工厂).
10. All the scientists _____________(相信) robots will be able to talk.
五、语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
In the future, the world will be very different. There 1______ (be) more people and less space for each person. Maybe there will be only one country. People will move to other planets, 2______ as Mars, because the earth will be too crowded.
Transportation will be much better. People will use flying cars 3______ (travel) around. And there will be no traffic jams. Maybe people will also have robots at home. The robots will be able to do many things for people, 4______ cooking, cleaning and shopping.
With the development of technology, people's lives will be 5______ (comfortable). But at the same time, there will be some problems. For example, people may become lazier because robots will do most of the work. And if people don't exercise 6______ (regular), they will get sick easily.
In order to make the future better, we should take good care of the earth now. We should plant more trees, reduce pollution and save energy. We should also study hard and try to 7______ (invent) more useful things. Only in this way can we have a bright future.
Do you think so What's your 8______ (imagine) of the future Let's talk about it 9______ (together). I believe that with our efforts, the future will be what we 10______ (expect).
六、阅读表达
阅读短文,根据要求完成下面各题。
What will our life be like in 20 years Here are some ideas.
In 20 years, we will have robots in our homes. They will help us with the housework, like cleaning the floor, washing the dishes and so on. We will also have smart cars that can drive themselves. We can just sit in the car and tell it where we want to go.
Our cities will be different, too. There will be more parks and green spaces. People will plant more trees to make the air cleaner. And there will be fewer cars on the street because people will choose to use public transportation more often.
We will also have more free time to do the things we like. Maybe we will be able to travel to other planets. Who knows
How long will it be in the future that the author predicts
What will robots do for us in 20 years
What kind of cars will we have in 20 years
Why will there be fewer cars on the street
Where may we be able to travel in 20 years
七、书面表达
请你以 “Life in the Future” 为题,写一篇不少于 80 分的英语短文,畅想一下未来的生活,内容包括未来人们的生活、工作、出行、学习等方面的变化。
参考词汇:robot, online, space, flying car