八年级寒假预习-U2单元主题阅读拓展训练（新题型）学生版

第6讲U2单元主题阅读拓展训练（新题型）

一、短文填空

Passage1

根据短文内容，用括号里所给单词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整，通顺。

](kite)havealonghistoryinChina.TheChinese2(begin)tomakekites

over2000yearsago.IntheWarringStatesperiod(战国时期)，afamousman,MoZi,3

(make)abirdoutofwood.Thatwasthe4(one)kiteinhistory.5(He)student

LuBanusedbamboo6(make)kites,intheEasternHandynasty,CaiLunfoundanew

way7(make)paper,andthenpeoplebegantousepapertomakekites.Inthe13th

century,anItalianman8(name)MarcoPolovisitedChina.HetoldpeopleintheWest

allaboutkites.IntheMingandQingdynasties,kiteflyingbecameoneofthe9(popular)

outdooractivities.Weifang,acityinShangdongProvince,hasbecomefamousfbr10

(make)kitesfromthenon.

Passage2

请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容和括号内的单词，在空白处填入的正确单词，使句子通

顺、连贯。

OnJanuary28,2025、aspecialperfbnnancecalledYangBOT(秧歌)surprisedpeopleatthe

CCTVSpringFestivalGala,China'smost-watchedTVshow.Directedbyfamousfilmmaker

ZhangYimou,theshow](mix)traditionalChineseyangkodancewithmodemrobot

technology.

Inlliupcrfbrniaiicc,robots(利L器人)shapedlike2(liLiinan)dressedinuolourful

costumesdancedyangko,ajoyfulfolkdancefrom3(north)Chinaoftenseenduring

festivals.TheserobotsweredevelopedbyUnitree,aChineseroboticscompany.Thiswasnot

Unitree's4(one)success—in2021,theirrobotcowsnamed“BenBen^^dancedas

backupfbrsingerAndyLau.

TherobotslearnedcancemovesthroughAIandmoved5(safe)onthestage,

balancingperfectlyduringfaststeps.ZhangYimouexplained,44Thisdanceisn'tjusttiin-it6

(show)thattechnologycanbringnewlifetotraditions/*

Thankstothesenewideas,therobots7(win)theheartsofmillionssofar.On

8(society)media,youngviewerscalledit“cool”whileolderonesloved9(it)

humourandfestivespirit(喜庆的氛围).

TheYangBOTprogramisaperfectmixof1()(China)techprogressandcultural

pride.Asonefansaid,“Il'slikewatchingthefutureandpastdancetogether!5,

二、语法选择

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ThePowerofCuriosity

Thegreatestinventionsinhistorywouldbeimpossiblewithoutcuriosity.Curiositycan

bringnewdiscoveries.

BenjaminFranklinisagreatexample.Hehadadeepcuriosity]thenatureof

electricity.Hedidlotsofresearchtrying2it.Once.heflewakiteduringastormwithout

realizingitsdanger.Hiscuriosityledhim3thelightningrod.Thisinventionprotects

buildingsfromlightning.

Curiositycanalsomakepeople4brave.JustlookatWanHu,theMingDynasty

pioneerofspaceexploration.Heshowedsuchgreatinterestinspacethatheinventedauflying

chair”!Althoughhelosthislife5hewastestingthisinvention,hiscuriositygavefliturc

explorersideas.People6alotfromhiscouragesincethen,andhavecreatedmuch7

waystoexplorespace.

Butcuriosityismorethanjusttakingrisks.Italsodrivespeopletowardscertaingoals.

ZhangHeng,8ancientChinesescientistandinventor,waseagertoknowaboutthe

world:howdideverythingintheworldmove?Hespentyears9theskyandtheearth.

Finally,hedrewChina'sfirststarmap,andinventedthefirstearthquakedetector.

Acuriousmanwon'tdiscoveranewworld10hetriestoknowwhatisgoingon

throughakeyhole.Undoubtedly,curiosityisthekey.

I.A.ofB.aboutC.with

2.A.tounderstandB.understandC.understanding

3.A.inventingB.toinventC.invented

4.A.becameB.becomingC.become

5.A.becauseB.ifC.when

6.A.learntB.havelearntC.waslearning

7.A.safeB.safestC.safer

8.A.theB.aC.an

9.A.studyB.studyingC.studied

10.A.untilB.whenC.before

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Jerryisafamousmountainclimber.Heclimbedmanymountainsaroundtheworld.In

2015,heandhisfriendsspenttwoyears]anadventure（冒险）inSouthAmerica.In

2018,2famousmagazinenamedhimAdventureoftheYear.

Jerryachievedgreatsuccess,buthe3feelfulfilled（满足的）.Instead,heasked

himseli;"Isitenough4thehighestmountains?5Idoingsomethinghelpful?

HowcanIhelptheworldwithmyadventures?^^

Jerrylearnedthatscientistsneedplants,rocksandwatersamplesfromfarawayplacestodo

research.Butscientistscantgetthereby6.Becausesuchplacesarchardtoreach.Jerry

thoughthecouldhelp.Heorganizedateamoftopadventurerstocollect7fbrscientists.

Bystudyingtheplants,scientistscanlearnmuch8abouttheearthandfindwaysto

protectit.

Jerryandhisadventurerfriends9aspecialplantlifeofMountainQomolangmain

thepastmonths.Theyhelpedscientistsunderstand10insuchdifficultconditions（处境）.

1.A.withB.byC.aboutD.on

2.A.aB.anC.theD./

3.A.shouldn'tB.mustn'tC.hadn'tD.didn't

4.A.climbB.toclimbC.createD.tocreate

5.A.AreB.IsC.AmD.Be

6.A.themselvesB.themC.ourselvesD.us

7.A.rockB.rocksC.plantD.plants

8.A.lessB.littleC.moreD.many

9.A.discoverB.discoveredC.havediscoveredD.willdiscover

10.A.howplantscanliveB.howcanplantslive

C.whenplantscanliveD.whencanplantslive

三、阅读理解

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配对阅读。左栏介绍了五个人的需求，右栏是七个机器人的自我介绍，请为左栏每个人选择

一个合适的机器人。选项中有两项为多余项。

A.I'mRose,amagicalwatch.I'mpopular

amongparents.Tmcheapbutuseful.Ican

helpparentsandchildrenseeeachotherat

ISam'sgrandmotheris8（）.Shelivesinanytime.

asmalltownalone.Shecan'tcookforherselfB.I'mBen.1candoheavywork.Icanhelp

andhopessomeonecanhelpher.peopleonthefarm,sotheyhavemoretime

2TheweatherinGuangzhouistorelaxandtravel.

changingallthetime.It?ssunnybutbecomesC.I'mClothesAlex.Tmdifferentfrom

rainythenextmoment.Helenalwaysforgetstootherclothes.Icanchangethecoloras

bringanumbrella.peoplelike.Peopledon'thavetobuylots

3Lindahatestrafficjams（堵塞）veryofclothes.

much.ShedrivesovertwohourstoworkeveryD.IamBelly.Iamaninterestingcar.Ican

day.Howcansheavoid（避免）trafficjams?runonthelandoronthesea.Peoplecan

4Mr.Smithhasafarm.Nobodyhelpsenjoybeautifiilplacesbydrivingme.

him,sohealwaysfeelstiredafterheavywork.E.TmCherry.Tmanewkindofplane.I

Hehasnotimetorelaxortravel.canhelppeopleflytoworkorschool.I'm

5Tina'sstudyinginGuangzhou.Hersmall.Youdon'lneedtoworryabout

motheralwaysworriesabouther.Shehopestotrafficjams.

seeandtalktoheratanytime.F.IamAndy.Iamakindofclothes.Ican

keeppeopledry.Ifpeoplewearme,they

won'thavetotakeanumbrellaonarainy

day.

G.I'mRick.Iamanautomatic（自动的）

cookingrobot.Icancookmanykindsof

deliciousdishes.

Passage2

配对阅读。左栏是五位年经人的玄际需求,右栏是七项新发明的宣传广告。请为每位年轻人

选择他们感兴趣的新发明，选项中有两项为多余项。

A.ASmartMirror

Doyouwanttoknowyourhealthcondition

quickly?Asmartmirrorcanhelpyou.Itcangive

yousomeusefuladviceonhowtokeepyourbody

]Jackhassomethingwrongwithhealthy.

hiseyes.Il'snotconvenientforhimtoB.3DFoodPrinter

travelaround,sohealwaysexpectsto

Ifyouarebusywithyourworkandhavenotimeto

ownanewproducttohelphim.

cook,the3DFoodPrinteristhebestchoice.Itcan

2Marylikesdrinkingcoffee,but

“typeout“differentkindsoffoodyoulike.Youjust

sheoftenhastowaitfortheproper

needtogiveasimpleinstructionandpushthe

temperature.Shewantssomethingto

button!

keepthewaterattherighttemperature.

C.EmberCup

3Paulenjoyseating

Ilaveyoueverbeenbotheredbytheheatofwater

honic-cookcdhealthyfood,butheistoo

whenyouwanttodrink?Ifso,youcanbuyan

busytocookbyhimself.Hehopesto

EmberCup.Thewater'stemperatureissetbetween

haveamachinetocookfbrhim.

49℃~62℃andyoucandrinkitatanytime.

4Katewishestobreathefreshair

D.NortonCore

athome,butdirtyairwillgetineasily.

Whenopeningthewindow,sheneedsaWehaveaveryspecialrouter（路由器）here!It's

producttosolvetheproblem.quitedifferentfromtheothers.Whenfinding

5Tonyoftenuseshomesmartsomethingunsafe,NortonCorewillcutoffthe

devices（设备）.However,sometimesheInternetquicklytokeepyourdevicesafe.

worriesthatthesesmartdevicesmaybeE.Molekule

brokendownbysomeunsafeInternet.Freshairhelpstokeepushealthy.Thissmart

purifier（净化器）cantakeinsomethingharmfuland

clearsomebadthingsintheairwiththelatest

technology.

F.SamsungSero

CanyouimagineaTVthatlookslikeamobile

phone?Lei'stakealookatthisSamsungSero.You

canrotate（旋转）thescreenoftheTV.Itcangive

youamorecasualandspecialexperienceinyour

life.

G.E-Sight3

It'snotveryconvenientfortheblindpeopleto

travel.WearinganE-Sight3canhelp!Lotsof

picturescanbesavedandchangedintoinformation

thattheycan“see”.

四、完形填空

Passage1

Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

Haveyoueverheardthatsomeoftheworld'smostimportantdiscoverieshappenby

accident?Thestoryofpenicillin（青霉素）isonesuchexample.Thislife-saving]was

discoveredthroughaluckyaccidentbyascientistnamedAlexanderFleming.

InSeptember1928,FlemingwasworkinginhislaboratoryinLondon.Hewasstudying

staphylococcusbacteria（福萄球囱,whichcancauseserious2inpeople.Theyfeltweak.

Beforeleavingfbravacation,heleftsomepolluteddisheswithbacteriainhislabbychance.

Whenhereturned,henoticedsomething3.Ablue-greenmold（青绿霉菌）hadgrownon

onedish,andarounditwasaclearcirclewhereallthebacteriahaddied.

Insteadofthrowingawaythepolluteddish,Flemingbecamevery4.Hethought

theblue-greenmoldmightproducesomethingthatcouldkillbacteria.Hedecidedtotestthisidea

bydoingmoreexperiments.Hefoundthatthemoldjuicewasindeedveiyeffectiveat5

harmfulbacteria.Henamedthisamazingmold“pcniciHin”.

Whatmadepenicillinsospecialwasthatitcouldkillbacteriawithoutharminghumancells.

Thismeantitcouldbeusedsafelytotreatsickpeople.Fleming'sdiscoveryopenedanewchapter

inmcdicinc-thcageofantibiotics（抗生素）.Itcompletelychangedhowdoctorstreatbacteriaand

has6countlesslivesaroundtheworld.

Thiswonderfulstor>teachesusthatinscience,keepinganopenmindandbeingcurious

cansometimesleadtoamazingdiscoveriesthatchangetheworld.

1.A.foodB.medicineC.drinkD.plant

2.A.illnessB.challengesC.accidentsD.disasters

3.A.usualB.strangeC.wrongD.missing

4.A.angryB.curiousC.tiredD.worried

5.A.helpingB.growingC.destroyingD.finding

6.A.savedB.supportedC.lostD.taken

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Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage.（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短

文。）

Technologyistheuseofknowledgetoinventnewtools.Throughouthistory,technology

hasmadepeople'sliveseasier.

Earlyhumanssetthemselves]otheranimalswhentheylearnedtousestonesas

weaponsortools.ThisbeganaperiodthatisknownastheStoneAge.StoneAgepeoplealso

learnedtomakepotteryfromclay.

Lateron,peoplelearnedtoworkwith2.ThepeopleofAnatoliamadecoppertools

andweaponsasearlyas6500BC.Inabout3000BCpeoplediscoveredthatmixingcopperwith

tinformedbronze.ThisdiscoverybegantheBronzeAge.

Twoimportant3tookplaceintheMiddleEastatthebeginningoftheBronze

Age.Onewastheinventionoftheox-drawnplow（犁）.Theotherwastheinventionofthewheel

andaxle（车轴）.Manyscientistsdatethebeginningofcivilization,oradvancedculture,tothis

time.

Inthe1000sBCtheHittitepeopleofAnatolialearnedtoworkwithiron,whichisstronger

thanbronze.ThisbegantheIronAge.4.peoplethroughouttheworldmadeirontoolsand

weapons.

AperiodcalledtheMiddleAgesbeganinaboutAD500andlasted5about1500.

Manyadvancesduringthistimecamefromotherplaccs-fbrexample,China,PersiaandIndia.By

aboutthe1400s,EuropeanslearnedtheChinesetechniqueofcastingiron.Thisinvolved6

ironandpouringitintoamoldtoharden.Chineseinventorsalsodevelopedblackpowder,the

originalfbnnofgunpowder.Newsourcesofpowderweredevelopedduringthistime.

TwokindsoftechnologyhelpedtoendtheMiddleAgesandtobeginmodemtimes.The

rudder（apartfbrdrivingaship）,thecompassmadeitpossibletheseavoyagesofEuropean

explorers.

1.A.afraidofB.angrywithC.differentfromD.carefulwith

2.A.cottonB.metalC.plasticD.wood

3.A.warsB.thoughtsC.discoveriesD.developments

4.A.AfterthatB.HoweverC.InadditionD.Inreturn

5.A.duringB.inC.forD.until

6.A.cuttingB.heatingC.inventingD.using

五、任务型阅读

Passage1

Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答问题）

Imagineyoucanhavephonecallswithyourfavouritestar.Isitexciting?AIhumansmight

helpwithit.Today,AIhumansarepopularathomeandabroad.

Asweallknow,AIhumansnowcanbelikerealpecple.Theycandorealpeople'svoices

andmovesandevencopytheirpersonalities.Butwhatelsecantheydo?Andwhatcanonlybe

donebyhumansbutnotAI0

Digitalhumanstodayplayrolesinmanyways.Theycanbeidols,vloggcrs,reporters,and

more.Forexample,ChinaDailyhasitsowndigitalreporter,Yuanxi.ShecanspeakEnglishand

coverthewonderfulworldofChineseculture.Shecanprocess（处埋）datafast.Thiscanhelpthe

newsroomworkfaster.

In2022,aChinesetechcompanyshoweditsfirstdigitalidolXiJiajia.Shecanchangeher

make-upandhowshedresses,andevendowebcasts（网络宜播）！DuringChinaFashionWeek,Xi

Jiajiabecamefamousinanonlinevirtualfashionshow（虚拟时装秀）.“Virtualidolscoulddo

somethingthatpeoplecannotdointherealworld,suchastimetravel,saidLiufromthe

company.Liutookthedigitaltourguidesasanexample.Theycanbeindifferentplacesandfrom

differenttimesinhistory.

ButAIhumanshavetheirdisadvantages.TakeYuanxiasanexample.Shestilldoesn'thave

muchtouchandEQlikeus.Thesearcthingsthatonlyarealhumancanhave.What'smore,

virtualpeoplecan'tteamupandcommunicatewithothersinrealtime.

AsYuanxiwrote,44VirtualemployeesshowthepowerofAIbuttheyarenotareplacement

fortraditionalhumanemployees.”

1.InwhatwayscanAIhunansbelikerealpeople?

2.Whatrolescandigitalhumansplay?

3.WhoisXiJiajiaaccordingtoParagraph4?

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatcouldvirtualidolsdothatpeoplecannotdointherealworld?

5.Whatarethethingsthatonlyrealhumanshave?

6.WillyoubuyAIhumansinthefiiture?Whyorwhynot?

Task2:IfAIhumansworkwithrealemployees,whatadvantagescantheybring?Writeabout

30words.

Passage2

根据对话回答下列问题。

EvansWadongowasfromavillageofAfrica.Hehadtodohomeworkbythelightofa

kerosenelamp(煤油灯).Evans'eyeshurtandthismadestudyingdifficult.Itwascommoninhis

village.Manychildrenleftschoolforthisreason,sotheyremainedpoorfbrtherestof