Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes (Period 5)同步练25025-2026学年人教版八年级上册英语

Unit7WhenTomorrowComes(Period5)SectionB(2a-Reflecting)Ⅰ．阅读理解。Doyouknowthatcigarettebutts(烟头)arethemostcommonrubbishinourlife?Peoplethrowabout4.5trillion(万亿)ofthemintotheenvironmenteveryyear.Cigarettebuttscankillfish,andtheyareinthestomachs(胃)ofseaturtles,birdsandotherwildlife.Asurveyshowedthatthoughcigarettebuttswereeverywhere,peoplepaidnoattentiontothembecausetheyweresosmall.Butnow,theDutchcompanyTechTicsisplanningtohelpsolvethecigaretteproblemwithitsBeachBot(BB).Itisabeach-cleaningrobot.ItusesAItofindcigarettebuttsonthebeach.Evenpartofthebuttinthesandcanbefound.BBhasfourwheels,twocamerasandtwoarmstopickupcigarettebutts.Thewaythisrobotworksisverysimple.Onceitfindscigarettebutts,BBjustneedstoputthemintoabin(垃圾箱).Afteritfinishescleaning,peoplewilldealwiththewaste.However,BBstillcan’ttellthedifferencesbetweenthingslikeacigarettebuttandasmallseashell(贝壳).WecanusetheAPPMicrosoftTrovetohelpit.AnyonewithasmartphonecarsendBBphotosofcigarettebuttstohelptherobotlearntoknowthem.BBisabletopickup20cigarettebuttssuccessfullyin30minutesnow.Thoughtherobotworkswellwithoutwastingtime,scientistsstillhopethatpeoplecanlitterless.Ifpeoplestopthrowingtheircigarettebuttsontothebeach,robotslikeBBwillnotbenecessary.1．Whatcancigarettebuttskillaccordingtothepassage?A.Fish.B.Seaturtles.C.Birds.D.Dogs.2．Whydopeoplepaynoattentiontocigarettebutts?A.Becausetheyareuseless.B.Becausetheyaresmall.C.Becausetheyarepolluted.D.Becausetheyareexpensive.3．WhatisBeachBot?A.It’sanAIbeach-cleaningrobot.B.It’sanAIcookingrobot.C.It’sanAIchattingrobot.D.It’sanAIdancingrobot.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“litter”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Smoke.B.Waste.C.Collect.D.Throwrubbish.5．What’sthewriter’sattitude(态度)toBeachBot?A.Supportive.B.Doubtful(怀疑的).C.Objective(客观的).D.Positive.Ⅱ．任务型阅读。请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答问题，要求所写答案语法正确、信息完整切题。AAtanearlytime,apaperticketwasnecessaryevenforpassengerswhoboughtticketsonline.Butnowpeoplearesayinggoodbyetopapertickets.Passengerscanswipe(刷)anIDcardtopassthroughagatebeforetakingahigh-speedtrain.“It’sveryconvenientandfast,”saidWuYuanzhen,apassengerfromGuangxi.“Iamabusinessmanandtravelalotbytrain.Forus,timeismoney.E-ticketssavetimeandimprovetravelefficiency(效率).”Forpassengerswhoneedtochangeorreturntheirtickets,theycanchangetheticketsorgettheirrefunds(退款)onlineorthroughtheticketofficeatthestation.Since2011,passengershavebeenabletoswipetheirIDcardsatself-servicemachinestotaketheBeijing-Tianjinhigh-speedrailwayandBeijing-Shanghaihigh-speedrailway.AndnowcheckinginbyswipinganIDcardisavailableathigh-speedrailwaystationsinmostcitiesacrossChina.Atstationsinsomeremote(偏远的)areas,passengersstillneedapapertickettogetonatrain.6．Whatwasnecessarywhenpeopletravelledbytrainbefore?_______________________________________________________________7．Whataretheadvantagesofthee-tickets?_______________________________________________________________8．Howcanyouchangeyoure-tickets?_______________________________________________________________9．Doyoulikee-tickets?Why?_______________________________________________________________10．将短文中画线句子翻译成中文。_______________________________________________________________BWhatwillourlifebelikein100years?Noonecantrulyknowtheanswer,butwearesurethatitwillbeverydifferentfromthelifetoday.MybrotherDavidmakessomepredictions.Herearesomeofhisideas.First,peoplewillhavelessworktodo.Peoplewillspendmostoftheirtimeplayingsportandtravelling.Sopeoplewillbecomestrongerandhealthier,andtheywilllivelongeraswell.Second,computerswillcontrolthecarsandpeopledon’tneedtodrive.Sotherewillbefewerandfewertrafficaccidentsontheroad.Planeswillbeverypopular,andmostpeoplewouldliketotakeaplanefortheirtrips.Asforrobots,they’llbeverypopularwithhumanbeings.Everyfamilywillhavearobot.Robotswilldodangerousandheavyworkforpeople.Third,peoplewillbeabletoliveinthesea,onthemoonoronotherplanets.Theearthwon’tbecrowdedornoisyanymore.Sotherewillbemuchspaceforpeopletoplanttrees.Therewillbelesspollution,andtheairwillbecomemuchfresher.Finally,watershortages(短缺)willbecomeoneofthemostseriousproblems.Ifwedon’tsavewaternow,peoplewillstartwarsforwaterin100years.11．Whatwillpeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoinginthefuture?_______________________________________________________________12．Howwillmostpeoplegotravelling?_______________________________________________________________13．Whywillrobotsbeverypopularwithpeople?_______________________________________________________________14．Wherewillpeoplelivein100years?_______________________________________________________________15．Ifwedon’tsavewater,whatwillhappenin100years?__________________________________________________________

【参考答案】1．【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据“Cigarettebuttscankillfish,andtheyareinthestomachsofseaturtles,birdsandotherwildlife.”可知，烟头可以杀死鱼。因此，正确答案是A。2．【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据“...peoplepaidnoattentiontothembecausetheyweresosmall.”可知，人们没有关注烟头是因为它们太小了。因此，正确答案是B。3．【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据“Itisabeach-cleaningrobot.”可知，它是一款沙滩清洁机器人。因此，正确答案是A。4．【答案】D【解析】词义猜测题。根据“Ifpeoplestopthrowingtheircigarettebuttsontothebeach,robotslikeBBwillnotbenecessary.”可知，如果人们停止在沙滩上扔烟头，像BB这样的机器人就没有必要了。由此可知，科学家仍然希望人们能够少扔垃圾，画线单词表示“扔垃圾”。因此，正确答案是D。5．【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。文章介绍了可以在沙滩上捡烟头的智能机器人BeachBot，肯定了它在保护环境方面的作用，但也点明了它的缺点。而且如果人