第10课时　八年级上册　Units 7～8

1、.第10课时八年级上册 Units 78一、阅读理解A2019·陕西中考Now, it seems that artificial intelligence人工智能 is becoming more and more popular in our life, and it has greatly influenced the ways we live, work and play. Can you imagine that you can play table tennis with a robot one day?Recently, a scientist has invented

2、 a special robot that can be a table tennis coach. That means people can practice table tennis not only with humans but also with a robot.Named Forpheus, the smart table tennis robot is quite special. It can study the movements of human players and the speeds of the ball. In this way, it can exactly

3、 judge判断 the players' skill levels程度. Then it uses the information to change the ways to play. If the players are just beginners, Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way, but if the players are better ones, the robot will play in a faster and more difficult way. What's more, while playing,

4、 it encourages players to try their best with words like “Good job！， “Come on！ and so on. At the same time, it gives some good advice to improve their skills. So it is both a good partner and a clever coach.Science and technology is developing quickly these days and it's hard to imagine what wil

5、l happen in the future. “In the next 20 years, it will be possible that one robot teaches another to play table tennis or even invents another one！ Takuoya, the inventor of the robot, said.根据短文内容，判断以下句子正误。正确的用“A表示，不正确的用“B表示。1Artificial intelligence has influenced people's life in many ways.2Forp

6、heus is the name of the inventor of the robot.3The robot can judge the skill levels of human players exactly.4One robot will probably teach another to play table tennis in the future.5The robot can encourage the human players, but it can't give advice.B2019·广西桂林中考Today is December 15, 2030.

7、Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip.The interest in trips, 100km above the surface of the Earth, has grown steadily since such a trip began. However, the market has grown much larger this year since the offici

8、al announcement of the Mars mission. More low­cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find flights for such a trip for as low as $ 3，495. It's very reasonable.Space tourism旅游业；观光业 is one of the markets that have developed fast during the last decade, with the opening of the

9、Starbright Hotel on the moon as well as the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests. However, accommodation in space is still expensive for the average household, so the suborbital亚轨道的flights with thirty­minute weightlessness during the three­hour flight will for some time be the

10、most popular trip.However, the spacelines might in the future face fierce competition between space elevators太空升降舱, like the one that is projected to start construction within two years. Once it is fully functional, it will start to ship cargo to space. But it will accept passengers as soon as possi

11、ble to get back the large investment. Even if the elevator becomes successful, it will take several years before there are more elevators in the world to get in the competition for space traffic with the spacelines.Those who are looking for a little bit of adventure and have extra money to spend may

12、 want to consider a suborbital flight in space. While a suborbital flight may not be the space mission that you have always dreamed of, it will give you the rare opportunity to see what our planet looks like in a high­altitude flight outside our atmosphere. So before you enjoy a trip by elevato

13、r to space, enjoy a suborbital flight first.根据短文内容，选择最正确答案。6From Paragraph 1, what will happen in January, 2031?AA gift card will be taken to Mars.BMars will be explored for the first time.CMan will go to Mars for the first time.DAn affordable space trip will come true.7The underlined “average can m

14、ost probably be replaced by _ in this passage.Acommon Bhigh­incomeClow­cost Dlow­income8What is the space elevator's purpose in accepting passengers as soon as possible?ATo ship cargo to space.BTo get in the competition between spacelines.CTo start the construction of more space e

15、levators.DTo get back the large investment.9Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?ASpace tourism has developed fast during the last ten years.BA suborbital fight may be the space mission that you have dreamed of.CThe suborbital flights will be the most popular trip for some tim

16、e.DEven though the elevator becomes successful, we still wait for a few years to see more elevators come out.10We can know from the passage that_.Athe low orbital hotels have opened since a space trip beganBwithin two years, space elevators will begin to ship cargo and people to space.Cduring the su

17、borbital fights, you will experience 30 minutes weightlessnessDif you want to meet your curiosity, you may try a suborbital fightC根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完好。第一个方框供1115小题用，第二个方框供1620小题选用。每个选项只能选用一次，每框有项剩余。AbecauseBrunCcarsDgroupEdangerousFsafeWhat will our world be like in 2050? We asked a 11._

18、of experts to make their predictions about our future.By 2050 we will have “clever 12._. We won't have so many accidents, 13._ they will be able to communicate with each other. Cars will slow down by themselves or stop in 14._situations. Also, our cars will 15._ on electricity water.AandBrecycle

19、CoverDrobotsEorFforeverBy 2050 our homes will be more eco­friendly环保. We will use solar太阳的 energy, and we will clean and 16._ our water. There will be many more people in the world 17._ our houses will be smaller. Many houses will be underground and we will have 18._ to help clean, cook and do

20、our home shopping.We won't die! We will put our brains onto computers and live 19._. The computers of thefuture won't look like machines. They'll look like humans.By 2050 there will be too many people on the earth and 20._ 100 million people will be living on the moon and other planets.

21、We will be able to travel to Mars and back in just three days.二、阅读表达根据短文内容，答复以下问题。2019·贵州六盘水中考Tanghulu, is fruit covered with sugar on a stick, a traditional snack from northern China. It's also a necessary snack during the Chinese New Year season. Recently, in northern China, people welcom

22、e the return of spring by holding the Tanghulu Fair庙会Many Chinese still remember eating Tanghulu when they were young. It is said that the fair has a 500­year­old history. Nowadays, Tanghulu is not only a kind of snack, it is also a sweet memory of our childhood. Every year, a large number

23、 of Tanghulu sellers get together to start delicious Tanghulu Competition during the Spring Festival holidays. In the past, this traditional snack only used haws山楂, but now it also uses grapes, oranges, strawberries and so on. But people like Haw Tanghulu best. They are rich in Vitamin维生素 C and E. Do you know how to make Haw Tanghulu? First, wash the large haws clean, dig the seeds籽 out, and pierce串 ten haws on a stick. Then they heat the sugar, put the sticks of haws into heated and quick