1、1第 10 课时 八年级上册 Units 78一、阅读理解A(2018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 invente
2、d 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 exactl
3、y judge(判断) the players skill levels(水平). 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. Whats more, while playing, it e
4、ncourages 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 its hard to imagine what will happen
5、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，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。1Artificial intelligence has influenced peoples life in many ways.2Forpheus is the
6、 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 cant give advice.B(2018广西桂林中考)Today is December 15, 2030.Influenced by the la
7、unch 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 2such a trip began. However, the market has grown much larger this year since the official announcement of
8、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. Its 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 Starbright Hotel on the moo
9、n 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 most popular trip.However, the spacel
10、ines 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 possible to get back the large investmen
11、t. 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 want to consider a suborbital flig
12、ht 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 elevator to space, enjoy a suborbital flight fir
13、st.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。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 most probably be replaced by _ in this pas
14、sage.Acommon BhighincomeClowcost Dlowincome8What is the space elevators purpose in accepting passengers as soon as possible?ATo ship cargo to space.BTo get in the competition between spacelines.3CTo start the construction of more space elevators.DTo get back the large investment.9Which of the follow
15、ing 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 time.DEven though the elevator becomes successful, we still wait f
16、or 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 suborbital fights, you will experience 30 minutes weightlessnessD
17、if 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，使语意通顺完整。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。Abecause Brun CcarsDgroup Edangerous FsafeWhat will our world be like in 2050? We asked a 11._ of experts to make their predictions about our future.B
18、y 2050 we will have “clever” 12._. We wont 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.Aand Brecycle Cover Drobots Eor FforeverBy 2050 our homes will be more
19、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 our home shopping.We wont die! We will put our brains on
20、to computers and live 19._. The computers 4of thefuture wont look like machines. Theyll 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. We will be able to travel to Mars and back in just three days.二、阅读表达根据
21、短文内容，回答下列问题。(2017贵州六盘水中考)Tanghulu, is fruit covered with sugar on a stick, a traditional snack from northern China. Its also a necessary snack during the Chinese New Year season. Recently, in northern China, people welcome the return of spring by holding the Tanghulu Fair(庙会)Many Chinese still remem
22、ber 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 of Tanghulu sellers get together to start delicious Tanghulu Competition during the Spri
23、ng 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(
24、籽) out, and pierce(串) ten haws on a stick. Then they heat the sugar, put the sticks of haws into heated and quickly pull them out. When the sugar on the haws cools down and becomes a candy coat, the Tanghulu is done. Tanghulu is very popular in China, especially in Beijing. It also makes many foreig
25、ners want to taste it.We hope Tanghulu will become one of the most popular snacks in the world.21Where is Tanghulu from?_22How do people welcome the return of spring in northern China?_23What do the Tanghulu sellers get together to do during the Spring Festival holidays every year?_24What kind of Vitamin is the Haw Tanghulu rich in?5_25What is the passage mainly about?_参考答案一、15 ABAAB 610 DADDC 1115 DCAEB1620 BADFC二、21.It is from northern China.22By holding the Tanghulu Fair.23They get together to start Tanghulu Competition.24Vitamin C and E.25It mainly tells about the knowledge of Tanghulu.
