08-主题二 人与社会-话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation）（正文）-【金牌中考总复习】2026年中考英语总复习

第三部分 话题专题训练 1 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新 （Social change and technological innovation） 1 仿写练习 2 时文阅读 3 话题特训 2 单 词 1. information n. 信息 2. method n. 方法 3. Internet n. 互联网 4.computer n. 电脑 5.screen n. 屏幕 6.news n. 新闻 7.model n. 模型 8.technology n. 科技 9.science n. 科学 10.produce v. 生产 11.introduce v. 引进 12.create v. 创造13.research n. 研究 14.send v. 发送 15.survey n. 调查 16.test n. 测试 17.machine n. 机器 18.pioneer n. 先驱 19.modern adj. 现代的 20. convenient adj. 便捷的 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 3 短 语 1. on the radio 通过收音机 2. surf the Internet 上网 3. online payment 在线支付 4. take the place of 取代 5. make much progress 取得很大进步 6. mobile phone 手机 7. with the development of 随着……的发展 8. take advantage of 利用 续表 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 4 短 语 9.thanks to 多亏；由于 10. have a great influence on 对……影响巨大 11. Four Great Inventions of Ancient China：Compass, Gunpowder, Paper-making and Printing 中国古代四大发明：指南针、火药、造纸术和印刷术 12. New Four Great Inventions of China: Alipay, Shared bike, Online shopping and High-speed rail 中国新四大发明： 支付宝、共享单车、网购和高铁 续表 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 5 1.Mobile phones can be used to take photos. 手机可以用来拍照。 2.The computer is such a useful invention that we should put it to good use. 电脑是个有用的发明，我们应该用好它。 3.The Internet can be used to help us keep in touch with the people around the world. 网络可以帮助我们和全世界的人们取得联系。 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 6 4.It can help us study English on the Internet at the same time. 它可以同时帮助我们在网络上学习英语。 5.We can improve our English listening skills by watching English news online. 我们可以通过在网上看英语新闻来提升英语听力技巧。 续表 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 7 1. Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment. 毕业生感到找工作越来越难。 【要点讲解】more and more … 意为“越来越……”。 【仿写练习】我们的祖国变得越来越美丽。 _________________________________________________ Our motherland is becoming more and more beautiful. 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 仿写练习 8 2. Surfing on the Internet has both advantages and disadvantages. 网上冲浪有优点也有缺点。 【要点讲解】have both advantages and disadvantages 意为“有优缺点”。 【仿写练习】每个人都有自己的优缺点。 ___________________________________________ Everyone has his advantages and disadvantages. 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 仿写练习 9 3. Now people often use WeChat to communicate with each other instead of sending emails. 现在人们经常使用微信来互相交流，而不是发电子邮件。 【要点讲解】instead of（doing） sth.意为“而不是……”。 【仿写练习】我们应该坚持为我们的梦想去奋斗而不是轻易放弃。 ____________________________________________________________ We should keep fighting for our dreams instead of giving them up. 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 仿写练习 10 1.Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。 2.Truth never grows old. 真理永存。 3.One promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold. 一诺千金。 4.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 5.Nothing is impossible. 一切皆有可能。 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 仿写练习 11 The Robot in Fields 农田里的机器人 To feed the world's growing population, global agriculture will need to produce more food in the next 50 years. However, as weather patterns（模式） continue to change because of the climate change, this task becomes more difficult. Luckily, an American company is working on a farming project called Mineral to help solve the problem. 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 12 The team spent several years talking with farmers to see what problems they were having and how these problems might be fixed. This led to the invention of “Plant Buggy”, a special kind of robot that collects information about plants in detail. 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 13 At first, Plant Buggy was very simple. It was built on bicycles and took pictures with phones. Over the years, it has been greatly improved. Now, it moves on four big wheels that are high enough to run over rows of plants. The wheels are also strong, allowing Plant Buggy to move through muddy（泥泞的）fields. The robot is covered in solar panels（太阳能板） to save energy. 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 14 It can take pictures of each plant, remember each plant's location and measure its size. Studying the plants one by one can save time and money for farmers. For example, Plant Buggy can tell which plants have diseases so that farmers can quickly get rid of them before they affect other plants. 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 15 From strawberry fields in California to soybean fields in Illinois, Plant Buggy is learning about plants from sprout（嫩芽） to harvest, so scientists can find new ways to help understand how plants grow and interact with their environment. 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 16 1. According to the passage,which may help produce more food in the next 50 years?( ) B A. The climate change. B. A farming project called Mineral. C. The weather patterns. D. The world's growing population. 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 17 2. From the passage, we can know that Plant Buggy ________.( ) C A. is designed by farmers to help them with their farm work B. is invented after the team spent ten months talking with the farmers C. is a kind of robot that helps collect information about plants D. is created as a special kind of robot when farmers need a lot of help 3. What can Plant Buggy do according to the passage?( ) D ①save energy ②measure the size of each plant ③take pictures of each plant ④compare plants with themselves A. ①③④ B. ①②④ C. ②③④ D. ①②③ 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 18 4. What does the underlined word “affect” mean in Paragraph 3?( ) C A. Grow. B. Produce. C. Influence. D. Create. 5. What's the passage mainly about?( ) A A. The introduction of Plant Buggy. B. The development of Plant Buggy. C. The ways to produce more food. D. The process of inventing a special robot. 时文阅读 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 19 A.语法选择。（2024·揭阳三模） Xiaomi Su 7 electric car . .1. . tons of attention since its presentation（发布会） was held . .2. . the evening of March 28th, 2024. More and more people are crazy about Xiaomi products, such as Mi phone, Mi TV, Mi band and so on. 1. ( ) A. got B. gets C. has gotten C 2. ( ) A. in B. on C. at B 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 20 The man behind this craze is Lei Jun, the founder and CEO of Xiaomi Company. Lei was born in Xiantao, Hubei in 1969. He entered Wuhan University . .3. . computer science at the age of 18. When studying in the university, he showed a great . .4. . in computer programming and electric products. He used to think he would be a programmer for a lifetime. 3. ( ) A. studying B. study C. to study C 4. ( ) A. interest B. interested C. interesting A 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 21 But a book called Fire in the Valley, which tells the story of the founder of Apple Company, Steve Jobs, changed his life. Encouraged by the book, 21-year-old Lei set up his first company with his friends. But it soon failed . .5. . he lacked a long-term plan. After graduation, Lei became . .6. . programmer of Kingsoft Company. In 16 years, he became one of . .7. . IT company leaders. 5. ( ) A. if B. because C. until B 6. ( ) A. a B. an C. the A 7. ( ) A. excellent B. more excellent C. the most excellent C 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 22 But that's not the only thing he wanted. Then he left Kingsoft and started . .8. . own company. In 2010, the smartphone company Xiaomi Technology . .9. .. Now there are more than 14 million Mi phone users. “Never give up your dream. Life is long. Always believe . .10. . something wonderful is about to happen.” said Lei. 8. ( ) A. himself B. him C. his C 9. ( ) A. set up B. is set up C. was set up C 10. ( ) A. that B. if C. what A 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 23 B.阅读理解B篇。（2024·广州模拟改编） Thanks to an agreement signed on Friday by the museum and Huawei, this modern solution will use 5G technology to build a “smart network”. Under the agreement, 5G Wi-Fi signals will cover the Palace Museum, China's royal palace from 1420 to 1911. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 24 “It's important to always stay close to the latest technology to better serve the public,” said Shan Jixiang, former director of the Palace Museum. Shan said there was still much room for improvement in dealing with a large number of cultural relics（文物）. For example, when the priceless painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival is exhibited again in the future. When it was last exhibited in 2015, visitors stood in long lines until 3 am to have a look. ▲ “I don't want that situation to happen again,” Shan said. “Our work can be done more scientifically.” 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 25 The new system will also make use of the closed-cameras that are set up all over the Palace Museum to keep the museum's valuable relics safe. More than 1.86 million of them are stored at the museum, which recorded nearly 20 million visits from the public last year. “How can we make sure no single visitor who might have bad ideas endangers these treasures?” Shan said. “After using the Internet of things, we can notice any movement about the relics at once to prevent such danger.” 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 26 The 5G network also will be used to improve tele-meeting through cameras, in which scholars will discuss together to find the best answers to repair and store issues. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 27 1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?( ) D A. The smart network. B. The 5G technology. C. The Palace Museum. D. The priceless painting. 2. Which of the following can be put in “▲” in Paragraph 2?( ) C A. The visitors were very happy. B. The museum got a lot of money. C. The museum ended up preparing fast food for the hungry visitors. D. The museum ended up giving away some relics to the visitors. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 28 3. What is the purpose of giving the numbers in Paragraph 3?( ) C A. To show the Palace Museum is better than others. B. To show the Palace Museum has a rich collection of relics. C. To show the Palace Museum has a big challenge of relics protection. D. To show the Palace Museum enjoys great popularity all over the world. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 29 4. What can the Palace Museum do with the 5G network?( ) A A. Make the relics safe. B. Take photos of visitors. C. Make fast food for visitors. D. Exhibit many paintings again. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 30 5. What is the main idea of the passage?( ) A A. How is the 5G technology used at the Palace Museum. B. What is the progress of exhibition at the Palace Museum. C. How to improve the relic's protection at the Palace Museum. D. What are the advantages of the Internet at the Palace Museum. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 31 C.短文填空。（2024·郴州改编） 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确的形式填空，使文章完整连贯。 注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。 provide in when on information make sick we buy also what story Lately, engineers have developed new kinds of robots. These high- tech machines are 1.______ to lend a hand everywhere from hotels to poor areas. “Robots will become part of our life as they make 2.____ life easier, ” says engineer Omar Abdelwahed. made our 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 32 A robot named Peter has been on the job at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas. 3.______ guests have questions or need directions, they can ask Peter. They can 4._____ use the robot's touch screen to find the 5.___________ they need. Peter is also able to share stories with them.“Peter 6._________ our guests with information in an exciting and new way，” says the hotel manager Donald Bowman. When also information provides provide in when on information make sick we buy also what story 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 33 For a kid, being 7.___ the hospital can be boring. But a small robot called NAO is helping to make hospital stay easier. in A Tennessee doctor named Phil Parker 8._______ a NAO robot three years ago. He programmed it to talk to and play with young patients. He brought it to hospitals to help 9._____ kids. When kids get medical tests, NAO explains what is going on. bought sick provide in when on information make sick we buy also what story 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 34 The robot also tells kids 10._______. “The robot has got many kids to smile since they were in the hospital, ” Parker says. Other robots are being developed to help in places where it's hard or dangerous for people to go. Engineers in Japan built a robot called E2-DR to go into those dangerous areas. stories provide in when on information make sick we buy also what story 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 35 D.读写综合。（2024·江苏模拟） （一）回答问题。 请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写 答案语法正确、语义完整。 On April 26, 2024, the Shenzhou XVIII manned spaceship's three astronauts, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu successfully entered the space station and met with the Shenzhou XVII astronauts. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 36 The crew（乘组） will carry out more than 90 experiments（实验） in space so that they can study microgravity in space, medicine and many other science topics. This mission is special because it is China's first space-based study of water ecosystems（生态系统）. The astronauts brought a fish tank filled with water to the space station. Four zebra fish and algae（水藻） live in it. The algae can give the fish oxygen, keeping them alive. The tank can also feed the fish, control the temperature and lighting, and collect fish eggs by itself. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 37 Why zebra fish? Because they share 87 percent of their genes （基因） with humans. Next scientists plan to take mice to space. They'll raise them there and then bring them back to Earth for further study. Studying animals in space can help scientists understand how the human body reacts to space conditions. The Shenzhou XVIII crew will return in six months. After that, they will help achieve China's first manned landing on the Moon. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 38 1. When did the Shenzhou XVIII enter the space station? __________________ On April 26, 2024. 2. How will the astronauts study microgravity in space? ___________________________________ By carrying out experiments in space. 3. What can algae do in the tank? _________________________________________________ It can give the fish oxygen./It can keep the fish alive. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 39 4. Why will the astronauts bring mice into space and raise them there? _________________ For further study. 5. How soon will Shenzhou XVIII return? ______________ In six months. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 40 （二）书面表达。 假设你是李华，学校科技节将举办题为“AI in Our Life”的英语演讲 比赛。请根据以下思维导图写一篇英语演讲稿。 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 41 注意： 1. 参考词汇：AI（人工智能） 2.文中需包含所给的相关信息，并可作适当想象和发挥。 3.文中不得出现自己的真实姓名和校名。 4.词数80词左右。 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 42 AI in Our Life Dear teachers and students, As we all know, AI has become more and more popular in our daily life and has changed our lives greatly.________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That's all. Thank you for your listening! 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 43 第一步：分析题目 文体：________ 时态：____________ 人称：__________ 应用文 一般现在时 第一人称 第二步：列好提纲 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 44 第三步：高分句型 1. all kinds of 意为“各种各样的”。 【例句】我们的校运会有各种各样的活动。 There are all kinds of activities at our school sports meeting. 【仿写】在我们的日常生活中，我们可以看到各种各样的人工智能产品。 ________________________________________________ In our daily life,we can see all kinds of AI products. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 45 2. bring great convenience to … 意为“为……带来很大的便利”。 【例句】这条路给人们的生活带来很大的便利。 This road brings great convenience to people's life. 【仿写】人工智能产品给社会带来很大的便利和进步。 __________________________________________________________ AI products bring great convenience and progress to our society. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 46 3. Every coin has its two sides. 这是一句谚语，意为“每个事物都有两 面性”，用来引出后面的不足之处。 【例句】凡事都有两面性，手机也有很多不足。 Every coin has its two sides. Smartphones have many disadvantages. 【仿写】凡事都有两面性。人工智能产品也有优点和不足。 _______________________________________________________________ _____________ Every coin has its two sides. AI products have both advantages and shortcomings. 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 47 第四步：运用As we all know, however, also, all in all 等连接词连接 句子 第五步：语段练习 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 48 As we all know, AI has become more and more popular in our daily life and has changed our lives greatly. We can see ____________ __________________________. For example, smartphones can _________________________________. If we have any problems in our studies, we can _______________________. Cleaning robots can ___________________. They all bring _____________________________ ____________. all kinds of AI products in our daily life make work and study more efficient ask smartphones for help help with housework great convenience and progress to our society AI in Our Life Dear teachers and students, 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 49 However, with AI technology being widely used, _______________ _____________. Also, some students depend on AI too much so that ____________________________________________. All in all, every coin has its two sides. AI products have _______________________________. I believe that __________________ ________, it will bring us more convenient life in the future. That's all. Thank you for your listening! many workers lose their jobs they lose their ability to do things by themselves both advantages and shortcomings if we use AI correctly 话题特训 话题八 社会变迁与科技创新（Social change and technological innovation） 50 51 $