第8课 八上 Units 7—8
自我检测（一）
一、易错单词
1. 假期；假日
2. 纸
3. 行星
4. 地球
5. 种植；植物
6. 已经；早已
7. 甚至
8. 形状
9. 在……期间
10. 单词；词；话
11. 机器
12. 洞；孔；坑
13. 秋季
14. 充满；装满
15. 遮盖；盖子
二、词汇拓展
1. pollute（v.）→ （n.）污染；污染物
2. environment（n.）→ （adj.）环境的；周围的；有关环境的
3. peace（n.）→ （adj.）和平的；安宁的
4. danger（n.）→ （adj.）有危险的；不安全的
5. believe（v.）→ （n.）相信；依赖；信仰；信条
→ （adj.）可信的
→ （反义词）令人难以置信的
6. agree（v.）→ （n.）同意；赞成；承认
→ （v.）不同意；不赞成；不承认
→ （n.）不一致；异议；分歧
7. fall（v.）→ （过去式）
→ （过去分词）
→ （现在分词）倒塌；跌倒；掉落
8. possible（adj.）→ （反义词）不可能存在或发生的；不可能的
→ （n.）可能；可能性
9. shake（n. & v.）→ （过去式）
→ （过去分词）
→ （现在分词）摇动；抖动
10. final（adj.）→ （adv.）最后；最终
11. salt（n.）→ （adj.）含盐的；咸的
12. dig（v.）→ （过去式/过去分词）
→ （现在分词）掘（地）；凿（洞）；挖（土）
13. tradition（n.）→ （adj.）传统的；惯例的
14. travel（v. & n.）→ （n.）漂泊者；旅行者；游客
15. celebrate（v.）→ （过去式/过去分词）
→ （现在分词）庆祝；庆贺
→ （n.）庆祝；庆祝会
16. mix（v.）→ （n.）混合；结合体；混合体
17. probable（adj.）→ （adv.）很可能；大概
18. inside（adv. & prep.）→ （反义词）外面
19. human（n.）→ （pl.）人类
20. sandwich（n.）→ （pl.）三明治
自我检测（二）
一、词组短语
1. 寻找
2. 住在地球上
3. 参与拯救地球
4. 我希望如此。
5. 在太空站
6. 多次
7. 像人类一样思考
8. 数百
9. 倒塌
10. 似乎不可能
11. 把……倒入……
12. 把……加入到……
13. 切碎
14. 混合
15. 两片面包
16. 再煮10分钟
17. 再一件事
18. 忘记去做……
19. 从图书馆拿走一本书
20. 在特殊的假日
21. 在这个时候
22. 用……把……装满
23. 用……把……覆盖
24. 一个接一个
二、重点句型
1. 将来在我们的生活中将有更多的机器人。
2. 人们将活到200岁。
3. 在未来50年，人们将会有更多的空闲时间，因为人们将会做更少的事情。
4. 在将来，将有更少的干净的水，因为海里将会有更多的污染。
5. 感恩节通常在11月的第四个星期四，是一个感谢秋季丰收的节日。
6. 大部分美国人仍然通过与家人在一起吃饭来庆祝这个感恩的节日。
7. 我们需要多少只香蕉？
—
我们需要三只香蕉。（how many后加可数名词复数）
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8. 我们需要多少酸奶？
—
我们需要一杯酸奶。（how much后加不可数名词）
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9. 最后，打开搅拌器。（副词表序列；祈使句）
第8课 八上 Units 7—8
课前预热
中考词汇拓展
重点易错单词 1. holiday 假期；假日 2. paper 纸 3. planet 行星 4. earth 地球 5. plant 种植；植物 6. already 已经；早已 7. even 甚至 8. shape 形状 9. during 在……期间 10. word 单词；词；话 11. machine 机器 12. hole 洞；孔；坑 13. autumn 秋季 14. fill 充满；装满 15. cover 遮盖；盖子
词汇拓展 1. pollute（v.）→ pollution （n.）污染；污染物 2. environment（n.）→ environmental （adj.）环境的；周围的；有关环境的 3. peace（n.）→ peaceful （adj.）和平的；安宁的 4. danger（n.）→ dangerous （adj.）有危险的；不安全的 5. believe（v.）→ belief （n.）相信；依赖；信仰；信条 → believable （adj.）可信的 → unbelievable （反义词）令人难以置信的 6. agree（v.）→ agreement （n.）同意；赞成；承认 → disagree （v.）不同意；不赞成；不承认 → disagreement （n.）不一致；异议；分歧 7. fall（v.）→ fell （过去式） → fallen （过去分词） → falling （现在分词）倒塌；跌倒；掉落 8. possible（adj.）→ impossible （反义词）不可能存在或发生的；不可能的 → possibility （n.）可能；可能性 9. shake（n. & v.）→ shook （过去式） → shaken （过去分词） → shaking （现在分词）摇动；抖动 10. final（adj.）→ finally （adv.）最后；最终 11. salt（n.）→ salty （adj.）含盐的；咸的 12. dig（v.）→ dug （过去式/过去分词） → digging （现在分词）掘（地）；凿（洞）；挖（土） 13. tradition（n.）→ traditional （adj.）传统的；惯例的 14. travel（v. & n.）→ traveler （n.）漂泊者；旅行者；游客 15. celebrate（v.）→ celebrated （过去式/过去分词） → celebrating （现在分词）庆祝；庆贺 → celebration （n.）庆祝；庆祝会 16. mix（v.）→ mixture （n.）混合；结合体；混合体 17. probable（adj.）→ probably （adv.）很可能；大概 18. inside（adv. & prep.）→ outside （反义词）外面 19. human（n.）→ humans （pl.）人类 20. sandwich（n.）→ sandwiches （pl.）三明治
中考词组短语
词 组
1. look for寻找 2. live on the earth住在地球上 3. play a part in saving the earth参与拯救地球 4. I hope so.我希望如此。 5. on a space station在太空站 6. over and over again多次 7. think like humans像人类一样思考 8. hundreds of数百 9. fall down倒塌 10. seem impossible似乎不可能 11. pour...into... 把……倒入…… 12. add...to... 把……加入到…… 13. cut （them） up切碎 14. mix （it） up混合 15. two pieces of bread两片面包 16. cook for another 10 minutes再煮10分钟 17. one more thing再一件事 18. forget to do... 忘记去做…… 19. take out a book from the library从图书馆拿走一本书 20. on special holidays在特殊的假日 21. at this time在这个时候 22. fill...with... 用……把……装满 23. cover...with... 用……把……覆盖 24. one by one 一个接一个
中考句型回顾
书面表达素材 1. 未来生活 ①There will be more robots in our life in the future. 将来在我们的生活中将有更多的机器人。 ②People will live to be 200 years old. 人们将活到200岁。 ③ In 50 years, people will have more free time because there will be fewer things to do. 在未来50年，人们将会有更多的空闲时间，因为人们将会做更少的事情。 ④In the future, there will be less fresh water because there will be more pollution in the sea. 在将来，将有更少的干净的水，因为海里将会有更多的污染。 2. 文化习俗（感恩节） ①It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for food in autumn. 感恩节通常在11月的第四个星期四，是一个感谢秋季丰收的节日。 ②Most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. 大部分美国人仍然通过与家人在一起吃饭来庆祝这个感恩的节日。
语法精萃 ①— How many bananas do we need? 我们需要多少只香蕉？ —We need three bananas. 我们需要三只香蕉。（how many后加可数名词复数） ②— How much yogurt do we need? 我们需要多少酸奶？ —We need one cup of yogurt. 我们需要一杯酸奶。（how much后加不可数名词） ③Finally, turn on the blender. 最后，打开搅拌器。（副词表序列；祈使句）
情景交际 — What will the future be like ? 未来是什么样的？ —Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted. 城市会变得更拥挤和更受污染。
课堂突破
中考重点单词与短语
一、with的用法
【例句展示】
1. He spends all his free time with his grandson.
他和他的孙子/外孙度过他所有的空闲时间。
2. Next to the hotel is a small house with a beautiful garden.
旅馆旁边是一个带有美丽花园的小房子。
3. Don’t write with the red pen.
不要用这支红色的钢笔写字。
4. The girl with long hair is my classmate.
那个长头发的女孩是我的同学。
5. Don’t be angry with me for my being late.
不要因为我迟到而生我的气。
【精讲辨析】
with作介词，意为“和；同；与；用；以；被；随着；戴着；有着……的；因为；由于”。反义词为without。
相关短语：play with...与……一起玩；be angry with...对……生气；talk with... 与……交谈；get on well with... 与……相处融洽；help sb. with... 在……方面帮助某人；fill...with...用……把……装满。
【活学活用】
根据汉语意思翻译句子。
1. 你能和我一起去公园吗？
Can you go to the park__________ me?
2. 那个手里拿着一本书的男孩来自英国。
The boy__________ a book in his hand is from the UK.
3. 中国是一个有着悠久历史的伟大国家。
China is a great country__________ .
二、turn on的用法
【例句展示】
It’s really dark, please turn on the light.
天太黑了，请开一下灯。
【精讲辨析】
turn on是“动词+副词”结构，意为“打开”，多指打开电器等。若后接代词作宾语，则必须放在两者之间。
含有turn的其他短语：turn up/down调高/低（音量）；turn off关（电器）；turn round转身；turn over翻身；turn to转向（某人/某处）；turn+颜色，把……变成……颜色；take turns轮流。
【活学活用】
用turn构成的短语的适当形式填空。
1. Don’t do any other things while you are doing your homework. So please__________ your MP3.
2. I love this song by Lady Gaga. Would you__________ the TV a bit, please? I can’t hear it clearly.
三、even的用法
【例句展示】
1. I might even keep a pet parrot.
我甚至可能养一只宠物鹦鹉。
2. Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down in public places.
即使你与朋友们在一起，在公共场合最好压低声音讲话。
3. It got even colder.
天气甚至变得更冷了。
【精讲辨析】
1. even作副词，意为“甚至”，修饰动词或比较级。
2. even if=even though=though=although即使；尽管。
【活学活用】
根据汉语意思翻译句子。
1. 可能你甚至已经在电影上见过这些人物了。
Perhaps you have__________ seen the characters in movies.
2. 假期过后他甚至更胖了。
He is even__________ after the vacation.
四、two pieces of bread的用法
【例句展示】
We need one cup of yogurt and three kilos of apples.
我们需要一杯酸奶和三公斤苹果。
【精讲辨析】
不可数名词量的表示：数+单位名词+of+不可数名词。
注：表示量的单位名词为可数名词，前面的数超过1时，表示量的名词要用复数。同时可数名词也可用这种结构。如：two baskets of eggs两篮子鸡蛋
【活学活用】
翻译下列短语。
1. 一袋牛奶____________________
2. 两勺蜂蜜____________________
3. 一则新闻____________________
4. 两箱橘子____________________
五、fill的用法
【例句展示】
1. Smoke filled the room.
房间里烟雾弥漫。
2. You see, you have helped make it possible for me to have “Lucky”, who has filled my life with pleasure.
你知道，你已经帮助我获得了“幸运”，它让我的生活充满了乐趣。
3. I filled the bowl with water.
我把这个碗装满了水。
4. The glass was filled with milk.
玻璃杯里装满了牛奶。
【精讲辨析】
1. 由例句1可知，fill作动词时，意为“装满；填满”；由例句2、3可知，fill A with B意为“把A里装满B”；由例句4可知，fill A with B的被动语态形式是：A be filled with B。
2. fill in意为“填充；填写”。如：
Fill in each blank with a proper word.
在每个空白处填入一个适当的单词。
3. A be full of B意为“A里充满了B”，与A be filled with B意思相近。区别在于：前者侧重状态，后者侧重动作。如：
The room is full of smoke.
房间里都是烟。
【活学活用】
用适当的介词填空。
1. We are lucky because our life now is filled happiness.
2. The school is full__________ laughter.
六、serve的用法
【例句展示】
1. Waiter, please serve me a middle bowl of noodles.
服务员，请给我一份中碗的面条。
2. Mrs. Smith served tea and cakes to us.
史密斯夫人给我们端上茶和蛋糕。
3. The shop assistant’s job is to serve customers.
店员的工作是服务顾客。
【精讲辨析】
从以上句子的结构和句意可判断出例1中的serve是一个及物动词，意为“端上；（给……）提供”，其后可跟双宾语，即serve sb. sth.的结构，也可用于例2中的serve sth. to sb.的结构；例3中的serve是“（为……）服务；招待”的意思。service作名词，意为“服务”；servant也是名词，意为“服务员”。
【活学活用】
根据汉语提示完成句子。
—You should__________ （端上） customers tea before meals.
—But they said they couldn’t wait to eat.
中考重点句型
一、There will be robots in people’s homes.
人们的家里将有机器人。
【例句展示】
1. People will live to be 200 years old.
人们将活到200岁。
2. There will be more people.
将会有更多的人。
【归纳提高】
一般将来时：will+动词原形，表示“将要……”，will意为“将；意愿”，可表示将来或临时意愿，表示有计划的时候可用be going to。其否定式是won’t do;一般疑问式是Will sb./sth. do...?。There will be=There is going to
be，表示“将会有……”。
【活学活用】
用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. There__________ （be） an English party tomorrow evening.
2. —Have you washed the clothes?
—Not yet. But I__________ （wash） them in half an hour.
二、...be able to do sth...
……能做……
【例句展示】
1. On the weekend, I’ll be able to dress more casually.
周末，我能穿得更随意些。
2. I ran after the bus, but wasn’t able to catch it.
我跑着追那辆公共汽车，可是没能赶上。
【归纳提高】
be able to意为“有能力做某事；会做某事”。
1. can和be able to都表示做事的能力时，两者可以通用，但can只能用于一般现在时，其变形could可用于一般过去时，而be able to可以用于任何时态。如：
①He can （=is able to） speak English.
他能说英语。
②Mike could （=was able to） swim when he was six years old.
迈克6岁时就能游泳。
③I’ll be able to speak Japanese in another few months.
再过几个月我就会说日语了。
2. 表示经过努力而成功的某一次动作，只能用be able to，而不能用can/could。如：
The plane was able to fly over the mountain, and the passengers felt safe.
飞机能飞过这座山，乘客们感到安全了。
3. 情态动词can还可以表请求、许可等，此时could不表示过去时态，它只是一种委婉的语气。另外情态动词can还可以表猜测。
【活学活用】
用be able to或can的适当形式填空。
1. We are sure he will__________ be an artist when he grows up.
2. —Could I use your dictionary?
—Yes, you__________ .
3. This book__________ be Tom’s. His is much older than it.
三、Do you know how to plant a tree?
你知道如何栽树吗？
【例句展示】
1. I don’t know how to use the machine.
我不知道怎样使用这台机器。
2. I don’t know what I should do next.
=I don’t know what to do next.
我不知道接下来该怎么办。
3. I didn’t decide which room to live in.
我没有决定住哪个房间。
4. I didn’t decide where to live.
我没有决定住哪儿。
5. I don’t know what to do.
我不知道做什么。
6. I don’t know how to do it.
我不知道怎样做它。
【归纳提高】
how to plant a tree是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构，在句中作谓语动词know的宾语。
“疑问词+动词不定式”的常见考点：
（1）“疑问词+动词不定式”的同义句转换。
（2）动词后是否加介词。
（3）动词后面是否需要宾语。
注：在例5中what作do的宾语，所以不能再加it；在例6中how是疑问副词，作状语，所以需要it作do的宾语。
【活学活用】
根据汉语意思翻译句子。
1. 我不知道如何做香蕉奶昔。
I don’t know__________ a banana milk shake.
2. 我不知道把书放在哪里。
I don’t know__________ the book.
3. 他不知道住哪个房间。
He doesn’t know which room__________ .
中考词语辨析
一、hundred与hundreds of
【例句展示】
1. They agree it may take hundreds of years.
他们一致认为这可能要花几百年的时间。
2. Over two hundred students visited the farm last Sunday.
上星期天两百多个学生参观了农场。
【辨异突破】
1. hundred, thousand, million, billion为数量单位，当与具体的数字连用时，本身不加-s，其后加名词复数形式。如：two hundred cows两百头奶牛
2. 当表示不确定数，意为“数以百计；数以千计；数以百万计”时，要本身加-s并与of连用，其后也直接加名词复数形式。如：hundreds of cows几百头奶牛
注：若表示某特定范围中的具体的数时也用of结构。如：two hundred of the students这些学生中的两百人
【活学活用】
用hundred或hundreds of填空。
1.__________ trees will be planted along the river next month.
2. There are more than eight__________ students in our school.
二、more, fewer与less
【例句展示】
1. In the future, there will be more robots everywhere.
将来到处会有更多的机器人。
2. There will be more pollution.
将会有更多的污染。
3. There will be fewer trees.
将会有更少的树。
4. Humans will have less work to do.
人类会做更少的事。
【辨异突破】
1. more意为“更多”，是many, much的比较级，既可以修饰可数名词复数，又可以修饰不可数名词。
2. fewer意为“更少”，是few的比较级，修饰可数名词复数。
3. less意为“更少”，是little的比较级，修饰不可数名词。
注：the most意为“最多”，是many, much的最高级；the fewest, the least意为“最少”，分别是few, little的最高级。
【活学活用】
用more, fewer或less填空。
1. To live a green life, we should try to save__________ energy and produce__________ pollution.
2. I think there will be__________ people in the world in 100 years.
三、in与after
【例句展示】
1. He will leave for Beijing in a week.
一周后他会动身去北京。
2. He left for Beijing after a week.
一周后他动身去了北京。
【辨异突破】
in与after都可以表示时间。
1. “in+一段时间”用来表示从现在算起的“过一段时间以后”，常用于将来时的肯定句中。通常与go, come, start, arrive, return, finish等表示瞬间动作的终止性动词连用，常用来回答How soon...?的问句。
2. “after+一段时间”用来表示从过去算起的“过一段时间以后”，相当于“一段时间+later”。谓语动词用过去时，不可用将来时；“after+具体时间或某一具体事件”时，谓语动词可用过去时，也可用将来时。
【活学活用】
用in或after填空。
1. Mom will get home__________ 5:00 p.m. We have enough time to clean the room.
2. —How soon will the meeting end?
—__________ two hours.
3.__________ a long time, the man came to himself and told us what had happened to him.
四、such与so
【例句展示】
1. He is so funny a boy.=He is such a funny boy.
=The boy is so funny.
他是如此有趣的一个男孩。
2. People would not like to do such jobs. They will get bored.
人们不愿意做那样的工作，他们会觉得无聊。
3. There are so many people in the supermarket.
超市里有那么多的人。
【辨异突破】
两者都可意为“如此”。但与不定冠词a/an连用时结构不同：so+形容词+a/an+名词；such+a/an+形容词+名词；但名词前若有much, little, many, few修饰时，则用so。当后面只跟形容词或副词时，只能用so。
【活学活用】
用such或so填空。
1. Every year a lot of tourists travel to Hainan, because it’s__________ a beautiful island.
2. There were__________ many people in the Shanghai World Expo that we had to put off our plan.
3. The story is__________ interesting that everyone is interested in it.
当堂检测
一、用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
pour inside tradition fill probable
1. Be careful!She is__________ the cup with hot tea.
2. As a__________ festival, the Dragon Boat Festival is becoming more and more popular.
3. WeChat is__________ the most widely used chatting tool among young people.
4. There is quite a cute dog__________ the box which was given by my uncle.
5. He is used to__________ some honey on the bread for breakfast.
二、根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Are you looking for a quick, simple and delicious dinner? 1__________（传统的） spaghetti and rice are always popular. Now let’s learn how to make them.
·How to make spaghetti
First, cook the spaghetti in hot water for 20 minutes. After that, you can start to make the sauce. Cut an onion into 2__________（块）. Heat a little oil, and cook the onion in it. You can also put 3__________（胡椒）, beef and other things in it. Then 4__________（添加） gravy and some potatoes, and cook them for a few minutes over a low heat. Find out a（n） 5__________（盘子）, and put the spaghetti on it. 6__________（倒出） the sauce over the spaghetti and 7__________（混合） them together. Now, you can start to eat.
·How to cook rice with a rice cooker
Put water and rice in the pot and close the 8 （盖子）. Turn on the rice cooker and it will start to cook the rice. It usually 9__________（花费） about 30 minutes, so you can cook vegetables and meat during this time.
10__________（最后）, you will hear a special sound when the rice is ready. But you should wait for about five minutes. It will make the rice more delicious.
It’s easy to make both of them. Do you want to have a try?
三、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. The air__________ （pollute） is serious. We must do something to deal with it.
2. I like having__________ （sandwich） for breakfast.
3. After the heavy snow, the ground was__________ （cover） with snow.
4. There are__________ （hundred） of students on the playground.
5. Some students are__________ （dig） holes, some students are putting the young trees in the holes.
6. Robots have different__________ （shape） and they can do different things.
7. Hainan is a good place for__________ （travel） in winter as it’s neither cold nor hot.
8. When an earthquake stops__________ （shake）, please be careful because it hasn’t ended yet.
9. I__________ （agree） with you because you haven’t taken her feelings into consideration.
10. This is our new library. It was__________ （build） last year.
参考答案
课堂突破
【中考重点单词与短语】
一、1. with 2. with 3. with a long history
二、1. turn off 2. turn up
三、1. even 2. fatter
四、1. a bag of milk 2. two teaspoons of honey 3. a piece of news
4. two boxes of oranges
五、1. with 2. of
六、serve
【中考重点句型】
一、1. will be/is going to be 2. will wash
二、1. be able to 2. can 3. can’t
三、1. how to make 2. where to put 3. to live in
【中考词语辨析】
一、1. Hundreds of 2. hundred
二、1. more, less 2. fewer
三、1. after 2. In 3. After
四、1. such 2. so 3. so
当堂检测
一、1. filling 2. traditional 3. probably
4. inside 5. pouring
二、1. Traditional 2. pieces 3. peppers 4. add
5. plate 6. Pour 7. mix 8. cover
9. takes 10. Finally
三、1. pollution 2. sandwiches 3. covered 4. hundreds
digging 6. shapes 7. travelers 8. shaking
9. disagree 10. built
课后练习8 八上 Units 7—8
一、完形填空（30分）（2018·宁波市南三县模拟）
When my mom came home from the hospital with twins, I was excited at the very beginning. I couldn’t 1 to play with them and be the best big sister ever.
Everyone was coming over to our house to hold the babies and 2 presents to the babies and talk how 3 the babies were. Then they’d pull out their cameras, and just 4 I was about to say “cheese”, they’d run over to my perfect little brothers and take 5 of them. At that time I was thinking, “Why can’t I be little again so I can be the one getting all the 6 ?”
When my aunt Camille got 7 , my mom spent forever finding the perfect clothes for them. On the day of the wedding, my twin brothers had the cutest and prettiest clothes. And then there was me, just sitting and watching in my regular dress.
After the ceremony, all I 8 was how sweet and lovely the twins were.
I 9 that they were wonderful, but I couldn’t help feeling 10 . There was a big party after the wedding. Aunt Camille and her nice new 11 had the first dance, and then everyone started 12 like crazy including me. I 13 my uncomfortable dress shoes, and I danced and danced and danced!It became one of the most fun time I had in my whole life.
The very best part was when my aunt and I took my twin brothers by the hands and 14 them some dance moves. Teaching them was such a cool thing. I 15 then what a huge waste of time feeling jealous（嫉妒的） is when you can kick off your shoes and enjoy life!
（ ）1. A. go B. wait C. stand D. help
（ ）2. A. make B. create C. give D. show
（ ）3. A. lovely B. intelligent C. active D. strong
（ ）4. A. since B. after C. like D. as
（ ）5. A. care B. photos C. advantage D. measures
（ ）6. A. support B. attention C. impressions D. chances
（ ）7. A. married B. praised C. moved D. traveled
（ ）8. A. thought B. heard C. remembered D. reminded
（ ）9. A. agreed B. ignored C. forgot D. expected
（ ）10. A. satisfied B. foolish C. unimportant D. excited
（ ）11. A. friend B. husband C. baby D. partner
（ ）12. A. singing B. drinking C. dancing D. talking
（ ）13. A. took off B. took over C. took up D. took in
（ ）14. A. taught B. passed C. lent D. told
（ ）15. A. imagined B. wondered C. considered D. realized
二、阅读理解（16分）（2018·金华市金东区模拟）
What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them are worried about the road ahead.
Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driverless cars, which are currently in the testing stages. If the tests are successful, we could buy an electric, self-driving car very soon. But how is it possible for a car to drive itself?
Cars already have many features allowing them to take over drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they detect objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions, such as snow or slippery（滑的） roads.
Other features have also changed the way drivers react to some situations. Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driving car might be possible.
The self-driving car may be the answer to lowering the number of deathly accidents caused by careless drivers or dangerous conditions. However, there are still some people who do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake, for example, doesn’t believe these cars are safe. He thinks the possibility of the technology making a mistake will be too high.
（ ）1. According to the passage, drivers are NOT supposed to__________ in a self-driving car.
A. read B. sleep C. dance D. listen to music
（ ）2. The underlined phrase “take over” in Paragra-ph 3 probably means “__________ ”.
A. teach B. replace C. protect D. check
（ ）3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Google has produced and sold self-driving cars.
B. It is impossible to create a safe self-driving car now.
C. Self-driving cars will go out of control on slippery roads.
D. Self-driving cars might lower the number of deathly accidents.
（ ）4. What attitude does Whit Drake have towards the self-driving cars?
A. Hopeful. B. Trusty. C. Negative. D. Disinterested.
三、词汇运用（15分）
A）用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
dig possible sandwich celebrate mix
1. He__________ his birthday with his family every year.
2. Lisa__________ sugar with salt by mistake, so the soup tasted terrible.
3. I like__________ with beef and vegetables.
4. He doesn’t have much time now, so it’s__________ for him to finish the difficult job.
5. They__________ many holes and planted lots of trees yesterday.
B）根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
I think people will have their own robots in the future. Those robots can do things like humans. They can do 6__________ （家务）. Some of them can also do the most 7__________ （危险的） work for humans. We can even keep robots as our 8__________ （宠物）. They can talk with us and play with us, so we don’t have to stay alone.
I think there will be more robots 9__________ （到处） in the future. Different robots with different10__________ （形状） can do different work. Some robots are 11__________ （能） to change into a spaceship, so maybe some day robots can take us to the 12__________ （太空）, and we can make a wonderful trip around the 13__________ （月球）.
Doesn’t it seem 14__________ （不可能的） now? It may come true in a few years. What will happen in one 15__________ （百） years? We don’t know now.
四、语法填空（20分）（2018·绍兴市柯桥区模拟）
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，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于3个单词）。
It sounds strange, but eighteen-month-old Ivy Angerman from the US is allergic（对……过敏的） to water. She is thought to be the youngest 1__________ （patient）, which has just 50 across the world.
Ivy is taught not to cry 2__________ she will have a rash（皮疹） every time she cries. Even sweating can cause her skin red. Her parents give her 3__________ bath once a week, but she can only stay in water for several minutes before her skin becomes 4__________ （pain）. After the bath, her parents are unable to dry her with towels because 5__________ hurts her.
The condition may get 6__________ （bad） as Ivy grows up, and it’s necessary for her 7__________ （avoid） water completely. That’s the only treatment at present.
Ivy used to love water, but now she 8__________ （fear） it. Her parents are also worried that she will 9__________ （laugh） at when she is older. 10__________ they remain happy that scientists may one day find a way for the condition and their daughter will be able to live a normal life.
五、书面表达（19分）（2017·湖州市吴兴区模拟）
随着科技的发展，我们可以预见在未来生活中机器人很有可能进入普通家庭。请根据以下问题的提示，写一篇短文，描述你对家用机器人的想象。
（1）What will a home robot look like in the future?
（2）What can a home robot do for your family?
（3）How will your life change if you have a home robot?
注意：（1）所写的短文中应包含以上三个问题的答案，可适当增加内容；（2）文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；（3）词数：80—100左右；（4）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
My Home Robot in the Future
With the development of science, it’s possible to have a home robot in the future.
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参考答案
一、1. B 【解析】can’t wait to do意为“迫不及待”。
2—5. CADB 6—10. BABAC 11—15. BCAAD
二、1—3. CBD
4. C 【解析】由最后一段第二句However后面的内容可知Whit Drake对无人驾驶车持否定态度。
三、A）1. celebrates 2. mixed 3. sandwiches 4. impossible
5. dug
B）6. housework 7. dangerous 8. pets 9. everywhere
10. shapes 11. able 12. space 13. moon
14. impossible 15. hundred
四、1. patient 2. because 3. a 4. painful
5. it 6. worse 7. to avoid 8. fears
9. be laughed 10. But
五、One possible version:
My Home Robot in the Future
With the development of science, it’s possible to have a home robot in the future.
What will a home robot look like in the future? Well, it might look like a real man, with two big and bright eyes as well as two ears. Or it can be like a lovely cartoon character. Anyway, it must be very clever.
A home robot can do many things for my family. First of all, it can cook delicious food. So my mother doesn’t need to be busy preparing meals for us. Also it can do some cleaning and washing. What’s more, it can play chess with us. Maybe it can sing beautiful songs and dance with us, too.
If we have such a home robot, my family and I can have more free time to do other things instead of spending much time on housework. And I will not feel lonely when I am alone at home because I have the company of the robot. It will be a nice friend and also a family member to us.
