Unit 7 Will people have robots?
一 、 单项选择 (15分)
( )1. He is happy that he _____in a tall apartment next year.
A. live B. lives C. will live D. will living
( )2.—Will there be more people in 100 years, do you think? -____,I hope.
A. No, there isn’t B. No, there aren’t
C. No, there won’t D. No, they won’t.
( )3. I hope I have _____free time. I don’t like to keep busy.
A. more B. less C. many D. much
( )4.--Do you like the city life or the country life?
--It’s hard to say. In the city there is__ interest, but in the country there is___ pollution.
A. less; more B. more; less C. more; fewer D. much; much
( )5. My life will be _____better than it is now.
A. a lot B. a lot of C. a few D. more
( )6. I _____rockets to the moon when I grow up.
A. will put B. will fly C. will be take D. will be fly
( )7. If there are _____trees, the air in our city will be ___ cleaner.
A. less; more B. more; more C. more; much D. much; more
( )8. I predict he will be an engineer _____ten years .
A. in B. after C. later D. for
( )9. There were many famous predictions that never_____.
A. come true B. came real C. came true D. be true
( )10. It ______ that everyone _______ to laugh.
A. seems; loves B. seem; love C. seems; love D. seem; loves
( )11. Margot_______computer science last year.
A. studies B. studied C. will study D. is studying
( )12. In ten years, John _______an astronaut.
A. is B. will be C. was D. will
( )13. How many people _______there fifty years ago?
A. will B. were C. are D. will be
( )14. In AD 2020, what_______the world be like?
A. is B. will C. was D. are
( )15. There is_______ meat but______ cakes on the plate. Please have one.
A. a little; a few B. a few; a little C. few; little D. little; a few
二、 完形填空 (10分)
Today more and more families have their own computers. Parents buy computers 16 their children. They 17 computers can help them improve their studies in school. However, many of their children 18 computers to play games, to watch videos 19 to sing karaoke instead of(而不是) studying. So many teachers and parents complain(抱怨) that computers can not help children study 20 make them fall behind. So computers are put away 21 parents.
In 22 countries, even some scientists also 23 computers. They say computers let many people 24 their jobs or 25 them a lot of trouble(麻烦).
( )16. A. to B. on C. with D. for
( )17. A. hope B. want C. thinks D. let
( )18. A. make B. get C. use D. have
( )19. A. and B. or C. but D. so
( )20. A. and B. or C. but D. so
( )21. A. for B. by C. with D. in
( )22. A. other some B. some else C. else some D. some other
( )23. A. like B. want C. hate D. buy
( )24. A. to lose B. lose C. have D. to have
( )25. A. take B. get C. bring D. find
三、 阅读理解 (30分)
A
A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today ’s cars. If everyone drives such cars in the future,there will be less pollution in the car. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities,and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer,too,as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city,but they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.
If big cars are still used along with the small ones,two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big,fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower, small ones.
( )26.There is much pollution in the car today because_______ _.
A. people drive big cars B. people drive little cars
C. the cars go 65 kilometers an hour D. the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour
( )27. The usual size of cars today are that of future cars.
A. much smaller than B. much the same as
C. three times as large as D. a little larger than
( )28. We can learn from the passage that_______ _.
A. big cars cost less to own and to drive B. big cars are not useful for long trips
C. the cars of the future will be much smaller than today’s cars
D. small cars are faster than big ones
( )29. The street will be less crowded because_____ _.
there will be fewer cars in the future
B. there will be fewer passengers in the street
C. driving future cars will be safe D. future cars will be much smaller
( )30.Two sets of roads may be needed in the future because____ .
A. there will be too many cars in the future
B. more and more people will get around a city
C. big cars and little cars may be used along with each other
D. it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads
B
People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kind of money was shells(贝壳).
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands (岛). Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins(硬币) were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver (银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.
( )31. People usually use money ??? .
A. to buy gold???????? B. to get something they want
C. to buy shells???? ? D. to buy something expensive
( )32. Long, long ago people all over the world used as money.
A. the same metal B. the same paper
C. the different metals D. all kinds of things
( )33. In the past, the ancient(古代的) Chinese used to have cloth and knives ? ?? .
A. as a tool B. as money C. as a gift D. as a kind of goods
( )34. ??? ?was also a kind of money used by the people?on some islands.
A. Gold B. Animals C. Rice D. Knives
( )35. The first paper money .
A. looked like the same as the paper money used today B. looked interesting
C. looked like a note D. had a square hole in the center
C
Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone somewhere in the world without a stamp on it? Using a computer you can send e-mails quickly and easily. The post is much slower than e-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in seconds.
E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e-mail. It’s twenty-four-hour service that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to get e-mail. It does not matter if your friends are in beds when you send e-mail to them, or you are seeing a movie at the movie theater when they send e-mail back.
( )36. We can use a __ _ to send e-mail.
A. robot B. video C. computer D. letter
( )37. E-mail is the post.
A. faster than B. as fast as C. much slower than D. not so fast as
( )38. It takes to send e-mail to the other side of the world.
A. minutes B. seconds C. seven days D. hours
( )39.You can send e-mail at any time .
A. in the daytime B. at night C. on weekends D. of the day or night
( ) 40. send e-mail to your friends when they are sleeping.
A. You can’t B. You must C. You can D. You shouldn’t
四、 词汇 (15分)
(一)根据句意、所给单词首字母或汉语提示填词。(5分)
41. Their biggest dream is to live in ________________(和平).
42. It seemed that no one _______________(相信)him.
43. It’s _________________(不可能的) for him to finish the work in such a short time.
44. H_______________ can think and talk, but animals can’t.
45. The question is very easy. E______________ a child can answer it.
(二)综合填空(10分)
根据短文内容,用文框中所给词汇的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
pleasant, hundred, science, boring, little, agree, much, other, human, try,
In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just like 46. .They help with the housework and do the most 47. jobs.
Some 48. believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take 49. of years. They are now 50. to make robots look like people and do the same things as us. The robot scientist James White thinks that robots won’t be able to talk to people. But others 51. . They think that robots will be able to do this in 25 to 50 years.
Some robots look 52. like huge arms. They do simple jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get 53. . But robots will be never so. In the future ,there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have 54. ____work to do. Now robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans and 55. might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. We never know what will happen in the future!
46. __________47. __________48. __________49.__________50. __________
51. __________52. __________53. __________54.__________55. __________
五、任务型阅读 (10分)
In ten years, I think I will be a doctor for people. I will live in Beijing ,because Beijing is the 56. of China. I think Beijing is a really beautiful city. I will work at a big hospital.
As a doctor, I think it's an interesting and difficult job, and I must study biology hard now. And I want to have a pet dog, 57.I can't have any pets now because my mother hates them. I might even keep a pet pig! So in ten years, I will have an apartment and keep many animals. And I will probably go camping and go shopping in Beijing. On weekdays, I will be able to wear a suit. 58.但是在周末,我将穿得更随便些。I am sure I will have a happy life in 10 years. I can't wait!
56. 填入所缺单词:
57. 同义句转换
I can't have any pets now.= I pets now.
58. 将此句翻译成英语。
59. What will the writer be in ten years?
60. 给这篇短文拟一个标题:
六、 书面表达 (20分)
以 Students’ life in 50 years为题写一篇80词左右的文章,畅想一下未来的学习生活。
Unit 7
1-5 CCABA? ? 6-10 BCACA? ? 11-15 BBBBD?? 16-20 DACBC
21-25 BDCBC? 26-30 ACCDC?? 31-35 BDBCC?? 36-40 CABDC
41.peace? 42. believed 43. impossible 44. humans? 45. Even 46. humans? 47.?unpleased
48.scientists 49. hundreds? 50. trying 51. disagrees 52. more 53. bored 54 .less 55.others
56.capital 57 . can have no 58. But on weekends, I will dress more casually. 59.He will be a doctor. 60. My life in ten years.
书面表达
Students’ life in 50 years
I think the students’ life in 50 years will be quite different from ours today. They won’t go to school to have classes. They will stay at home to study on computers. They will ask their teachers or classmates for help by chatting on the Internet. They won’t use paper, pens or exercise books. They will go to school to do sports together. For example, they will go to school to play ball games. I don’t like that kind of life. I like to meet my teachers and classmates every day.