2020年人教版八上英语Unit 7 Will people have robots？综合测评B卷

2020年人教版八上英语Unit 7 Will people have robots？综合测评B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、阅读单选If I can travel to the future for one day, I want to see the children there, make friends with them and learn more about the life in the future.Houses in the future will look like a honeycomb. Many people will live in a building. There will not be any washing machines in the flats because everyone will have a robot to help them.Do all the housework. There will not be kitchens because people dont have food for their three meals. They take tablets instead. This can save much time. People will have more time for playing with friends and doing sports.The children in the future will study at home but they can talk to their classmates and teachers onthe Internet. They can see each others faces too. If they miss their friends, they can take a flying bus and visit them. It will just take a few secondsWhat will peoples life be like in the future?1 . What will everyone have in his home?AA washing machine.BA kitchen.CA honeycomb.DA robot.2 . What does the underlined word This refer to?ATaking tablets for their three meals.BTaking a flying bus.CUsing robots to do the housework.DStudying at home.3 . Which of the following is TRUE about the children in the future?AThey will not have classmates or teachers.BThey will take the flying bus to school.CThey cannot see their friends.DThey will not have to go to school to study.4 . How do the people in the future travel around?ABy car.BBy flying bus.CBy robot.DBy train.5 . Why does Peter want to make friends with the children in the future?AHe wants to know something about the future world.BHe wants to use e-mails.CHe wants to study at home.DHe wants them to live in his world.In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers (探险者) landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the moon people they met. In turn, the moon people expressed their surprise. Why are you travelling to outer space when you dont even use your inner space? they asked.H. G. Wells could only imagine the travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the moon people asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.Underground systems (体系) are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The Chunnel, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now completed.But what about underground cities? Japans Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called Alice Cities. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is agood way to use the earths space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wellss moon people would agree. Would you?6 . The explorers in H. G. Wellss story were surprised to find that the moon people_.Aknew so much about the EarthBunderstood their languageClived in so many underground citiesDwere ahead of them in space technology7 . What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to?ADiscovering the moons inner space.BUsing the Earths inner space.CMeeting the moon people again.DTravelling to outer space.8 . What kind of underground systems are already here with us?AOffices, shopping areas, power stations.BTunnels, car parks, shopping areas.CGardens, car parks, power stations.DTunnels, gardens, offices.9 . Which of the following is true?AH. G. Wells travelled to the moon in 1901.BPeople today know there are a lot of moon people and underground cities.CIn 1969, human beings landed on the moon.DScientists are seriously thinking about how to use the moon.10 . What would be the best title for the text?AAlice Cities-Cities of the FutureBSpace Travel with H. G. WellsCEnjoy Living UndergroundDBuilding Down, Not UpHere is an experiment (实验) to see how ants can organize some clever teamwork.Whats going on?You can see one of the best examples of insect teamwork by watching ants. If one ant finds food, it leads others there to eat it too. They follow each other by making long trails(踪迹). The ants go back and forth collecting food, to take back to their nest（穴）. When you move the fruit, the ants will still find it. But, instead of making a new direct route to the food, they will follow each other through their old trail route.11 . If the fruit is moved to a new position, the ants will _.Afail to find itBgive up looking for itCmake a new direct route to itDget to it through the old trail route12 . Which is the correct order to do this experiment?a. Move the fruit to a new position. b. Find an ant. c. Check the fruit an hour later. d. Put a thin slice of fruit in front of the ant.Aa-b-c-dBb-d-c-aCd-b-c-aDc-a-d-b13 . What can we learn from this experiment?AThe experiment is done successfully in the lab.BAnts do the experiment to show their team spirit.CCareful watching does little help in this experiment.DWe can find out some facts by doing small experiments.二、用单词的正确形式完成短文Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格，每个单词或词组只能用一次）：AclearBsystemCfierceDsearchEsolveFofferHow often do you see a plant you dont know about ? Your parents dont know it either. You cant always carry an encyclopedia with you. So maybe you would like to 14 . for it online with your smart phone. But where do you start? Now an app may help you 15 . the problem. First, approach the unknown plant, but dont get too close. You can hold up your smart phone and take a 16 . picture of it. Then you submit(提交) the picture. After one to five seconds, the app will show the name of the plant and 17 . other useful information. For example: Where does this plant usually exist? Can it cause any harm to animals? Or can humans use it in some ways ? The app 18 . can tell more than 4,000 plants.Cool, isnt it ? Why not use it and share what you learn from it on WeChat Moments(微信朋友圈) Youll be one with the top brain in your class.三、回答问题Thumbs Down to Texting (屈指发短信)Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very popular. But, scientists have discovered that texting can give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling in our thumbs. Our thumbs were not made for pushing small buttons, over and over . Scientists call this problem RSI. We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many sick people with RSI. She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 10-15 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using a computer keyboard and playing video games can cause the same problem. So more and more people could find themselves with RSI. Among them, most are university students and teenagers, as they do not know the r