In some science fiction movies,people in the future have their own robots.They help with the housework,and do the 1._____ unpleasant jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots,and they think that robots will be 2._____ to talk to people in the future.But James White thinks it will be 3._____ for a robot to do so.However,they agree it may 4._____ hundreds of years.They are now trying to make robots look like people,and do the same things 5.____ us.There are already robots 6.____ in factories.They do simple jobs over and over again.They will never get bored.
In the future,there will be more robots everywhere,and humans will have 7.____ work to do.New robots will have many different 8.____.Some will look like humans and 9.____ might look like snakes.They could help look for people under buildings 10.____ an earthquake(地震).That may not seem possible now,but we never know what will happen in the future!
按要求改写句子(15)
1.There will be a sports meeting this weekend. (改为同义句)
There ________ ________ ________ be a sports meeting this weekend.
2.We need some salt to make the noodles. (对画线部分提问)
______ _______ salt do you need to make the noodles ?
3.We'll go out for a walk with you. (改为否定句)
We _________ _________ out for a walk with you.
4.Changsha will have a fine day. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ Changsha _________ a fine day?
5.The students are in Europe now.(用in five years 改写句子)
The students ________ ________ in Europe _______ ______ _______.
6.There will be more pollution in the future.(改为否定句)
There _________ be more pollution in the future.
根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。(10分)
1.I am going to ___________ (be) a doctor when I grow up.
2.Jack plays the violin very well. He must be a (violin) when he grows up.
3.What’s the (mean) of what he said?
4.Now the ______ (pollute) is very serious.
5.We should plant ______ (many)trees than before.
6.There are ______(hundred)of people planting trees on the hill.
7.Let’s (make) a banana milk soomthie together.
8.How much (orange) do you want?
9. ,(final) drink the banana milk shake.
10.Here is a way __________(make)turkey.
Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.
The oldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted-the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”
“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.
任务型阅读(E)
1.Who is the oldest brother?
__________________________________________________________________________.
2. What did Bill put in the newspaper?
__________________________________________________________________________.
3.How many languages could the bird speak?
__________________________________________________________________________.
4.How much was the bird?
__________________________________________________________________________.
5.Could the bird still sing when Bill called his mother the day after Bill’s mother’s birthday?
__________________________________________________________________________.
Life in the future will be different from life today.Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful,and there will be at least one in every home.And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports,watching TV and traveling.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier.And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food,too.More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people.Then there will be less room for cows and sheep,so meat will be more expensive.Maybe no one will eat it every day.Instead,they will eat more fruits and vegetables.Maybe people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different,too.Robots will do dangerous and hard work.Because of this,many people will not have enough work to do.This will be a problem.
1.In the future there will be ______.
A.much more people B.fewer people
C.less vegetables D.less people
2.Every family will have at least a ______ in the future.
A.robot B.cow C.TV set D.computer
3.In the future people don't have to ______.
A.work long hours B.work fast
C.walk on foot D.eat meat
4.People may not eat ______ as much as they do today.
A.fruit B.fish
C.meat D.rice
5.One big problem in the future is that ______.
A.many people don't have to work
B.many people will not be able to find work
C.people have to work fast
D.all the work will be done by robots
Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain this year. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the team of scientists hopes the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world.
The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There will be a detector (探测器) in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.
Unlike other robots, they don’t need to be opearted (操作) by people far away. The robots all have an eight-hour battery (电池). They can “swim” in the sea freely and send back information to peole on the beach. After their batteries run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.
There are five robot fish altogether (总共). Each costs (花费) about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project between engineering comany BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.
1.The robot fish will help people find out _______ in the water.
A. more fish B. some people
C. some batteries D. the pollution
2.What will the robots do if they find the pollution in the water?
A. They will eat part of it.
B. They will stop working.
C. They will tell people where it is
D. They will take it out to the beach.
3.How long can a battery(电池) in their bodies work each time?
A. For five hours. B. For eight hours.
C. For twelve hours. D. For one day.
4.The five robot fish cost(花费) about _______ dollars altogether.
A. 14,500 B. 29,000
C. 145,000 D. 1,450,000
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The robot fish can eat anything in the water.
B. The robot fish need to be opearted by people.
C. The robot fish are 1.5 meters long and they look like sharks.
D. The robot fish can go back to the beach when the batteries run down.