Unit 8 Imagine that!（读写综合专练）英语新教材沪教版八年级下册

Unit 8 Imagine that! 读写综合专练 话题：人与自然—宇宙与未来 基础篇 01 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、语义完整切题。 We live in a world with robots and space stations. Soon, we might have moon bases (基地) and trips to Mars. What was once science fiction is becoming real. Many of these ideas were first imagined by writers, and one of the most amazing was Isaac Asimov. Now, as we celebrate 75 years of his famous space book, Foundation, let’s take a rocket ship ride into his amazing life and work. Asimov was born in Russia on Jan 2, 1920, and moved to the United States in 1923. He loved science fiction as a child. Though he studied chemistry and got a PhD (博士), writing was what he really cared about. In 1939, he sold his first story, Marooned off Vesta, to a magazine. He continued to write more stories about science and other topics. He was well-known for his science-fiction stories. He also wrote Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare and worked as a biochemistry (生物化学) professor at Boston University. Asimov won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966 for his Foundation series (系列). He also wrote I, Robot. This book changed the way people saw robots, making them smart and kind. He created the Three Laws of Robotics, which taught people to think carefully about how to make robots safe and helpful. His stories of robots and space adventures (冒险) influenced other writers. Without him, we might never have had Frank Herbert’s Dune or Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem. Asimov helped change the way people saw science fiction. His stories continue to shape our world today. 1. Where was Asimov born? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was Asimov famous for? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. When did Asimov win the Hugo Award? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Did Asimov influence other writers? ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What do you think of Asimov? ___________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】1. In Russia. 2. He was famous for his science-fiction stories. 3. In 1966. 4. Yes, he did. 5. He is very knowledgeable and talented. 【导语】本文介绍了著名科幻小说作家Asimov。 1. 根据第二段“Asimov was born in Russia on Jan 2, 1920”可知，Asimov出生在俄罗斯，故填In Russia. 2. 根据第二段“He was well-known for his science-fiction stories.”可知，Asimov因他的科幻小说而有名，故填He was famous for his science-fiction stories. 3. 根据第三段“Asimov won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966 for his Foundation series (系列).”可知，Asimov在1966年获得“雨果奖”，故填In 1966. 4. 根据第四段“His stories of robots and space adventures (冒险) influenced other writers.”可知，Asimov影响了其他作者。故填Yes, he did. 5. 开放性试题，言之有理即可。阅读原文可知，Asimov学习了化学并获得了博士学位，并且因写作科幻小说而闻名，因此他是博学而有才能的。故填He is very knowledgeable and talented. 02 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。 What will our life be like in 100 years? No one can truly know the answer, but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today. My brother David makes some predictions. Here are some of his ideas. First, people will spend most of their time playing sports and travelling. So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live longer as well. Second, computers will control the cars and people won’t need to drive. So there will be fewer and fewer traffic accidents on the road. Planes will be very popular, and most people would like to take a plane for their trips. Robots will be popular with human beings because they will do dangerous and difficult work for people. Third, people will be able to live in the sea, on the moon or on other planets. The earth won’t be crowded or noisy anymore. There will be much space for people to plant trees. There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher. Finally, water shortage (短缺) will become one of the most serious problems. If we don’t save water now, there will be many problems in the future. 1. What will people spend most of their time doing in the future? _____________________________________________________________ 2. How will most people go travelling? _____________________________________________________________ 3. Why will robots be very popular with human beings? _____________________________________________________________ 4. Will there be more or less pollution on the earth in the future? _____________________________________________________________ 5. What will be one of the most serious problems in the future? _____________________________________________________________ 【答案】1. People / They will spend most of their time playing sports and travelling in the future. 2. Most people / They will go travelling by plane. / By plane. 3. Because robots / they will do dangerous and difficult work for people. 4. There will be less pollution on the earth in the future. 5. Water shortage will be one of the most serious problems in the future. / Water shortage. 【导语】本文主要预测了100年后人们在生活方式、交通、科技、居住环境以及水资源等方面的巨大变化。 1. 根据“people will spend most of their time playing sports and travelling.”可知，未来人们会把大部分时间花在运动和旅行上。故填People / They will spend most of their time playing sports and travelling in the future. 2. 根据“Planes will be very popular, and most people would like to take a plane for their trips.”可知，大多数人旅行会坐飞机。故填Most people / They will go travelling by plane. / By plane. 3. 根据“Robots will be popular with human beings because they will do dangerous and difficult work for people.”可知，机器人会很受欢迎是因为它们会替人做危险和困难的工作。故填Because robots / they will do dangerous and difficult work for people. 4. 根据“There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher.”可知，未来地球上的污染会更少。故填There will be less pollution on the earth in the future. 5. 根据“water shortage will become one of the most serious problems.”可知，水资源短缺将成为未来最严重的问题之一。故填Water shortage will be one of the most serious problems in the future. / Water shortage. 03 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题。 I am Jennifer. Welcome to a day of my life in 2050. I work in an office developing AI robots. I don’t need to work in the afternoon. At 8:00 in the morning, my robot, Smart, which was made by myself will wake me up. He will cook me a nice breakfast, and then drive me to my office. After 10 minutes, I arrive at my office. Then, a big screen will show me what to do that day. At lunchtime, I will have my lunch in the dining hall. The robots will make the dishes. They are delicious! There will be a concert in Central Music Hall at 14:00. Some robots will perform on stage. I think I will have a good time. At 17:00, I will take a spaceship to China’s space station with some friends. It will take us about half an hour to get there. We will watch Earth TV News on the screen over our heads. Then, we will go back to the earth at 20:00. About half an hour later, I will arrive at my house. After a shower and a glass of milk, I will go to bed and have a nice dream. 1. What does Jennifer do? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How long does it take Jennifer to get to her office? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where will there be a concert? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How will Jennifer go to China’s space station? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. When will Jennifer arrive home? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】1. She is a worker who develops AI robots in an office. 2. It takes her 10 minutes to get to her office. 3. There will be a concert in Central Music Hall. 4. She will take a spaceship to China’s space station. 5. She will arrive home at 20:30. 【导语】本文讲述2050年詹妮弗的一天，她研发人工智能机器人，下午休闲听音乐会，傍晚乘飞船去空间站，夜晚返家休息。 1. 根据“I work in an office developing AI robots.”可知，詹妮弗在办公室工作，是一名研发人工智能机器人的工作人员，故填She is a worker who develops AI robots in an office. 2. 根据“After 10 minutes, I arrive at my office.”可知，詹妮弗到达办公室花费十分钟的时间，故填It takes her 10 minutes to get to her office. 3. 根据“There will be a concert in Central Music Hall at 14:00.”可知，音乐会将在中央音乐厅举办，故填There will be a concert in Central Music Hall. 4. 根据“At 17:00, I will take a spaceship to China’s space station with some friends.”可知，詹妮弗将乘坐宇宙飞船前往中国空间站，故填She will take a spaceship to China’s space station. 5. 根据“Then, we will go back to the earth at 20:00. About half an hour later, I will arrive at my house.”可知，詹妮弗20点返回地球，半小时后也就是20点30分到家，故填She will arrive home at 20:30. 04 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题。 At the moment, it may be difficult to imagine, but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on Mars. Our own planet, the earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Luckily, we can start again and build a better world on Mars. First of all, transport should be much better. At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars. It takes months. However, by 2100, spaceships can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars! There is problem for us to live on Mars. The gravity (地心引力) of Mars is much less than that of the earth. This will be dangerous because we could easily jump to high and fly slowly away into space. To avoid this problem, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier. There will be no school on Mars. Every student will have a computer at home which is connected to the Internet. They can study, do their homework and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have his own online teacher called “e-teacher”. However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. First, food will not taste good. Meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill. The spaceship will travel fast, so the journey to Mars will probably be very uncomfortable. 1. Why do people want to live on Mars? _____________________________________ 2. How long might it take us to get to Mars in 2100? _____________________________________ 3. What special things will people need if they live on Mars? _____________________________________ 4. Where will students study on Mars? _____________________________________ 5. According to the last paragraph, how many disadvantages (缺点) of living on Mars are mentioned? _____________________________________ 【答案】1. Because the earth is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. 2. Two or three days. 3. Special shoes. 4. In online schools at home. 5. Two./2. 【导语】本文主要讲述了人们想要在2100年居住在火星上的原因，以及火星上的一些生活情况。 1. 根据第一段“Our own planet, the earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Luckily, we can start again and build a better world on Mars.”可知，人们想要在火星上生活是因为地球变得越来越拥挤和污染。故填Because the earth is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. 2. 根据第二段“However, by 2100, spaceships can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars!”可知，到2100年，我们可能需要两到三天的时间到达火星。故填Two or three days. 3. 根据第三段“To avoid this problem, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.”可知，如果人们生活在火星上，他们需要特殊的鞋子。故填Special shoes. 4. 根据第四段“They can study, do their homework and take exams in online schools.”可知，在火星上，学生们会在家里的网络学校学习。故填In online schools at home. 5. 根据最后一段“First, food will not taste good. …Also, space travel will make many people feel ill.”可知，最后一段提到了两个火星生活的缺点，即食物不好吃和太空旅行会让人不舒服。故填Two./2. 05 阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息回答问题。 Life in the 21st century (世纪) becomes better and better with the help of high technology (科技). If you look back at people’s lives in your country ten years ago, you will probably be surprised at the changes. Can you imagine what your life at home will be like in 10 years? In the past, you might need to get up early to cook breakfast for yourself in the morning. But now your robot will make the meal for you before you get up. What’s more, there is no need to turn on the lights on your own. Thanks to the new technology, smart rooms will know the habits of the people who live in them, so when you get back home, the room will turn on the lights for you by itself. Your shower will also prepare for you by itself and the water will be at a right temperature. It’s neither hot nor cold. Even more amazingly, health machine will check the level of the oxygen (氧气) in the blood and the breathing rate (率). You will find your health problems in time and get treated. So people will live longer than before in the future. Your sleep will also have a great change because your bed will make you feel more comfortable according to your habits. Do you expect these changes in the future? 1. How does the life in the 21st century become better and better? ______________________________________________________ 2. Who will cook for you before you get up now? ______________________________________________________ 3. When will the room turn on the lights for you? ______________________________________________________ 4. Will people live longer or shorter than before in the future? ______________________________________________________ 5. Why will your sleep have a great change? ______________________________________________________ 【答案】1. With the help of high technology. 2. Your robot. 3. When you get back home. 4. Longer in the future. 5. Because your bed will make you feel more comfortable according to your habits. 【导语】本文主要介绍了在科技的帮助下，人类的生活越来越好，并且设想了一些未来可能有的变化。 1. 根据“Life in the 21st century (世纪) becomes better and better with the help of high technology”可知，在高科技的帮助下生活变得越来越好，故填With the help of high technology. 2. 根据“But now your robot will make the meal for you before you get up.”可知，现在你的机器人会在你起床之前为你做好饭，故填Your robot. 3. 根据“so when you get back home, the room will turn on the lights for you by itself.”可知，当你回到家时，房间会自动为你开灯，故填When you get back home. 4. 根据“So people will live longer than before in the future”可知，未来人们会比以前活得更久，故填Longer in the future. 5. 根据“Your sleep will also have a great change because your bed will make you feel more comfortable according to your habits.”可知，因为你的床会根据你的习惯让你感觉更舒服，故填Because your bed will make you feel more comfortable according to your habits. 06 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、语义完整切题。 A group called Oceanix has thought up a plan to create the world’s first floating (漂浮的) city. Marc Collins Chen started the group. He once worked in French Polynesia. When he learned that sea level rise might cover about one-third of French Polynesia’s islands, he felt surprised and sad. Then he thought building floating cities would be a way to give people places to live. Oceanix tries to build floating cities that will easily grow as people need more space. The building blocks of the cities will be six-sided floating islands. Six islands can join together and about 1,650 people can live in this six-island “village”. Oceanix says six villages can join together to make a small city.   To do this, Oceanix needs to solve many problems, such as water, food, energy (能源) and waste. Oceanix says the cities will be in warm places. This will make growing food easier, and let people live and work outside for much of a year. People will keep all the rain. They will also get water from the sea and the air. The water will be important, because people need to grow their own food. People will deal with waste carefully. Most things people use are recyclable, so that the air will be fresher and the environment will be better. As sea level rise may make many people lose their homes, it’s necessary for people to think where and how to live. 1. Where did Marc Collins once work? _______________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the group Oceanix going to do? _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Why will the group build the city in warm places? _______________________________________________________________________ 4. How will people get water according to Oceanix? _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Will there be much pollution in the floating city? _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】1. In French Polynesia. 2. It’s going to create the world’s first floating city. 3. Because this will make growing food easier, and let people live and work outside for much of a year. 4. People will keep all the rain and they will also get water from the sea and the air. 5. No./No, there won’t. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了漂浮城市。一个名为Oceanix的组织想出了一个计划来创建世界上第一个漂浮的城市。马克•柯林斯创办了这个小组，他认为建造漂浮城市是给人们提供居住场所的一种方式。 1. 根据第一段“Marc Collins Chen started the group. He once worked in French Polynesia.”可知，马克•柯林斯创立了这个组织，他曾在法属波利尼西亚工作。故填In French Polynesia. 2. 根据第一段“A group called Oceanix has thought up a plan to create the world’s first floating city.”可知，一个名为Oceanix的组织想出了一个计划，要建造世界上第一个浮动城市。故填It’s going to create the world’s first floating city. 3. 根据第三段“Oceanix says the cities will be in warm places. This will make growing food easier, and let people live and work outside for much of a year.”可知，Oceanix表示，这些城市将位于温暖的地方，因为这将使种植粮食更容易，并让人们在户外生活和工作一年的大部分时间。故填Because this will make growing food easier, and let people live and work outside for much of a year. 4. 根据第四段“People will keep all the rain. They will also get water from the sea and the air.”可知，人们将保留所有的雨水，也将从海洋和空气中获得水。故填People will keep all the rain and they will also get water from the sea and the air. 5. 根据第五段“People will deal with waste carefully. Most things people use are recyclable, so that the air will be fresher and the environment will be better.”可知，人们会仔细处理垃圾，这样空气会更新鲜，环境会更好，因此污染会更少。故填No./No, there won’t. 07 请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个小题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。 What will life be like in 100 years? Life in the year 2126 is quite different from that in the 21st century. People still do many of the same things, but they do them in new ways. For example, today we have something called “e-friends.” An e-friend is a robot that looks and acts like a real person. It can walk, talk, and do almost everything a human can do. My e-friend is very similar to me, and we enjoy spending time together. It helps me with my studies, and we sometimes go swimming. It is programmed (编程) to protect and take care of me, so I always feel safe when it is around. It can also send messages and download (下载) information for me. Having an e-friend is wonderful—I never feel lonely, and there is always someone to talk to. In fact, I would like to tell you more about life in 2126, but I need to ask my e-friend to clean my room now. Maybe one day I can take a time machine to visit people like you in the past. I really look forward to that day. 1. What is an e-friend according to the text? ______________________________________ 2. How does the writer feel with the e-friend around? ______________________________________ 3. What does the writer want to do with a time machine in the future? ______________________________________ 4. Should an e-friend be similar to or different from you? Why do you think so? ______________________________________ 5. 将短文中画线句子翻译成中文。 ______________________________________ 【答案】1. An e-friend is a robot that looks and acts like a real person. 2. He/She feels safe. 3. To visit people in the past. 4. I think an e-friend should be different from me. Because it can bring me new ideas and help me learn new things from a different perspective. 5. 我从不感到孤独，总有人可以倾诉。 【导语】本文畅想了100年后的生活，重点介绍了“电子朋友”：它是一种外形和行为都像真人的机器人，能陪伴、帮助和保护作者，让作者不再孤独；作者还表达了希望有一天能乘坐时光机回到过去拜访我们的愿望。 1. 根据“An e-friend is a robot that looks and acts like a real person.”可知，“电子朋友”是一种外形和行为都像真实人的机器人。故填An e-friend is a robot that looks and acts like a real person. 2. 根据“It is programmed (编程) to protect and take care of me, so I always feel safe when it is around.”可知，“电子朋友”的陪伴让作者感到安全。故填He/She feels safe. 3. 根据“Maybe one day I can take a time machine to visit people like you in the past.”可知，作者想要乘坐时光机去拜访过去的人。故填To visit people in the past. 4. 此题为开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为I think an e-friend should be different from me. Because it can bring me new ideas and help me learn new things from a different perspective. 5. I“我”；never“从不”；feel lonely“感到孤独”；and“和”；there is“有”；always“总是”；someone“某人”；to动词不定式符号；talk to“交谈”。故填：我从不感到孤独，总有人可以倾诉。 培优篇 08 Robots often appear in books and films. Usually, they can think, listen, talk and walk easily on two legs, just like humans. Although real robots are becoming more and more complex (复杂的), they are still not like fictional (科幻的) robots. In life, robots come in different shapes and sizes. They can be tall, short, thin or fat. Some robots have long legs and are able to walk. Others move on wheels. They can be very simple or they can be very complex. Many robots look like humans, and some of them can even speak. But in fact, they are different from us in lots of ways. They cannot see, hear or think by themselves. They cannot laugh or cry because they have no feelings. Someone has to build them and decide what things they will be able to do. Robots make our life easier. They don’t mind doing dirty or difficult jobs, and can work for long hours without getting tired or bored. Some robots work in very dangerous places—under the sea or in space. Scientists are making better robots all the time. One day every home will probably have its own robots to tidy bedrooms, do the dishes or do other things. Do you believe so? 1. Which are more complex, real robots or fictional robots? ____________________________________ 2. How can robots move if they don’t have long legs? ____________________________________ 3. Why can’t robots laugh or cry? ____________________________________ 4. What places are used as examples of dangerous places according to the passage? ____________________________________ 5. Who are making robots better and better? ____________________________________ 【答案】1. Fictional robots are more complex than real robots. 2. Robots can move on wheels if they don’t have long legs. 3. Robots can’t laugh or cry because they have no feelings. 4. Under the sea and in space are used as examples of dangerous places. 5. Scientists are making robots better and better. 【导语】本文主要讲述了机器人的特点、与人类的不同、在现实生活中的应用以及未来的发展趋势。 1. 根据“Although real robots are becoming more and more complex (复杂的) , they are still not like fictional (科幻的) robots.”可知，虽然真实的机器人正变得越来越复杂，但它们仍然不像虚构的机器人，由此可以推断出虚构的机器人更复杂。故填Fictional robots are more complex than real robots. 2. 根据“Others move on wheels”可知，如果没有长腿，机器人可以通过轮子移动。故填Robots can move on wheels if they don’t have long legs. 3. 根据“They cannot laugh or cry because they have no feelings”可知，机器人不能笑或哭是因为他们没有感情。故填Robots can’t laugh or cry because they have no feelings. 4. 根据“Some robots work in very dangerous places—under the sea or in space”可知，文章中提到的危险地方的例子是海底或太空。故填Under the sea and in space are used as examples of dangerous places. 5. 根据“Scientists are making better robots all the time”可知，科学家正在使机器人变得越来越好。故填Scientists are making robots better and better. 09 请仔细阅读下面的文章，回答下列问题。 If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. But in fact, in some situations, robots have already done better than doctors at finding illness. So could there be a place for robots in education too? British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he believes that by the year of 2027, robots will do the main job of the classroom while teachers will be like helpers. Smart robots will read students’ faces, actions and maybe even thoughts. One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9-16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get tired. Perhaps the question is not “Will robots replace teachers?” but “How can robots help teachers?” Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best. 1. What is Anthony Seldon? ______________________________________________________________ 2. When does Anthony Seldon think robots will do the main job of the classroom? ______________________________________________________________ 3. Why can’t some children go to school? ______________________________________________________________ 4. What’s the advantage of robot teachers? ______________________________________________________________ 5. How much time do teachers spend marking homework every week? ______________________________________________________________ 【答案】1. A British education expert./He is a British education expert. 2. By the year of 2027. 3. It’s because there aren’t enough teachers./Because there aren’t enough teachers. 4. They can teach anywhere and won’t get tired. 5. More than 11 hours. 【导语】本文介绍了机器人在很多领域中都发挥着重要作用，并介绍了机器人老师的用处。 1. 根据“British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so”可知他是一名英国教育专家。故填A British education expert./He is a British education expert. 2. 根据“by the year of 2027, robots will do the main job of the classroom”可知到2027年，机器人将做教室里的主要工作。故填By the year of 2027. 3. 根据“ there aren’t enough teachers and 9-16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school”可知因为没有足够的老师，所以很多孩子不能去上学。故填It’s because there aren’t enough teachers./Because there aren’t enough teachers. 4. 根据“That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get tired”可知机器人老师可以在任何地方教学，不会累。故填They can teach anywhere and won’t get tired. 5. 根据“including more than 11 hours a week marking homework”可知老师每周要花费超过11小时批改作业。故填More than 11 hours. 10 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答五个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、信息完整切题。 Artificial intelligence (人工智能), or AI for short, has become an important part of our daily life. It is certain that AI will have a great influence on education in the next few years. Let’s see how. The role of teachers What will the role of teachers be in this robotic classroom of the future? Many teachers worry that AI will take their position. Actually human teachers will always be needed to manage the classroom environment and to encourage students. A large part of education for children is teaching them social-emotional skills. While AI programs have proven they can teach students to read and solve math problems, teaching social-emotional skills is more complex (复杂的). That kind of learning needs the human touch that only teachers can provide. Classrooms Certain tasks can be made easier through the use of AI. Grading (评分), for example, can be done quickly and easily by using AI. In the future, some believe AI will even be able to tell if students are having problems with a certain subject based on their facial (面部的) expressions. AI can also provide a chance of receiving an education for those who have hearing problems or are unable to speak the local language. AI outside the classroom AI in education is extending (延伸) outside the classroom, too. The technology is also being used to help students to prepare for tests, such as college entrance exams. It can also help them do their homework. Has your school used AI? Do you think AI is the future of education? 1. How soon will AI have a great influence on education? ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why are many teachers worried about the appearance of AI? ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is it that only teachers can provide for learning social-emotional skills? ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How can AI benefit the people with hearing problems? ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What can AI help students to do outside the classroom besides their homework? ________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 1. In the next few years. 2. Because they worry that AI will take their position. 3. The human touch. 4 By providing a chance of receiving an education. 5. It can help students prepare for tests. 【导语】本文是说明文，主要介绍了人工智能 (AI) 在未来几年对教育在教师角色、教室场景及课外等方面产生的重大影响。 1. 根据文章第1段“It is certain that AI will have a great influence on education in the next few years.”可知，在未来几年人工智能将对教育产生重大影响。故填In the next few years. 2. 根据文章第2段“Many teachers worry that AI will take their position.”可知，许多老师担心人工智能出现是因为怕它取代自己的职位。故填Because they worry that AI will take their position. 3. 根据文章第2段“That kind of learning needs the human touch that only teachers can provide.”可知，学习社交情感技能方面，只有老师能提供人文关怀。故填The human touch. 4. 根据文章第3段“AI can also provide a chance of receiving an education for those who have hearing problems”可知，人工智能能为有听力问题的人提供接受教育的机会。故填By providing a chance of receiving an education. 5. 根据文章第4段“The technology is also being used to help students to prepare for tests, such as college entrance exams. It can also help them do their homework.”可知，在课外，除了帮助做作业，人工智能还能帮助学生准备考试。故填It can help students prepare for tests. 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 8 Imagine that! 读写综合专练 话题：人与自然—宇宙与未来 基础篇 01 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、语义完整切题。 We live in a world with robots and space stations. Soon, we might have moon bases (基地) and trips to Mars. What was once science fiction is becoming real. Many of these ideas were first imagined by writers, and one of the most amazing was Isaac Asimov. Now, as we celebrate 75 years of his famous space book, Foundation, let’s take a rocket ship ride into his amazing life and work. Asimov was born in Russia on Jan 2, 1920, and moved to the United States in 1923. He loved science fiction as a child. Though he studied chemistry and got a PhD (博士), writing was what he really cared about. In 1939, he sold his first story, Marooned off Vesta, to a magazine. He continued to write more stories about science and other topics. He was well-known for his science-fiction stories. He also wrote Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare and worked as a biochemistry (生物化学) professor at Boston University. Asimov won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966 for his Foundation series (系列). He also wrote I, Robot. This book changed the way people saw robots, making them smart and kind. He created the Three Laws of Robotics, which taught people to think carefully about how to make robots safe and helpful. His stories of robots and space adventures (冒险) influenced other writers. Without him, we might never have had Frank Herbert’s Dune or Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem. Asimov helped change the way people saw science fiction. His stories continue to shape our world today. 1. Where was Asimov born? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was Asimov famous for? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. When did Asimov win the Hugo Award? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Did Asimov influence other writers? ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What do you think of Asimov? ___________________________________________________________________________ 02 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。 What will our life be like in 100 years? No one can truly know the answer, but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today. My brother David makes some predictions. Here are some of his ideas. First, people will spend most of their time playing sports and travelling. So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live longer as well. Second, computers will control the cars and people won’t need to drive. So there will be fewer and fewer traffic accidents on the road. Planes will be very popular, and most people would like to take a plane for their trips. Robots will be popular with human beings because they will do dangerous and difficult work for people. Third, people will be able to live in the sea, on the moon or on other planets. The earth won’t be crowded or noisy anymore. There will be much space for people to plant trees. There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher. Finally, water shortage (短缺) will become one of the most serious problems. If we don’t save water now, there will be many problems in the future. 1. What will people spend most of their time doing in the future? _____________________________________________________________ 2. How will most people go travelling? _____________________________________________________________ 3. Why will robots be very popular with human beings? _____________________________________________________________ 4. Will there be more or less pollution on the earth in the future? _____________________________________________________________ 5. What will be one of the most serious problems in the future? _____________________________________________________________ 03 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题。 I am Jennifer. Welcome to a day of my life in 2050. I work in an office developing AI robots. I don’t need to work in the afternoon. At 8:00 in the morning, my robot, Smart, which was made by myself will wake me up. He will cook me a nice breakfast, and then drive me to my office. After 10 minutes, I arrive at my office. Then, a big screen will show me what to do that day. At lunchtime, I will have my lunch in the dining hall. The robots will make the dishes. They are delicious! There will be a concert in Central Music Hall at 14:00. Some robots will perform on stage. I think I will have a good time. At 17:00, I will take a spaceship to China’s space station with some friends. It will take us about half an hour to get there. We will watch Earth TV News on the screen over our heads. Then, we will go back to the earth at 20:00. About half an hour later, I will arrive at my house. After a shower and a glass of milk, I will go to bed and have a nice dream. 1. What does Jennifer do? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How long does it take Jennifer to get to her office? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where will there be a concert? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How will Jennifer go to China’s space station? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. When will Jennifer arrive home? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 04 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题。 At the moment, it may be difficult to imagine, but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on Mars. Our own planet, the earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Luckily, we can start again and build a better world on Mars. First of all, transport should be much better. At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars. It takes months. However, by 2100, spaceships can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars! There is problem for us to live on Mars. The gravity (地心引力) of Mars is much less than that of the earth. This will be dangerous because we could easily jump to high and fly slowly away into space. To avoid this problem, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier. There will be no school on Mars. Every student will have a computer at home which is connected to the Internet. They can study, do their homework and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have his own online teacher called “e-teacher”. However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. First, food will not taste good. Meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill. The spaceship will travel fast, so the journey to Mars will probably be very uncomfortable. 1. Why do people want to live on Mars? _____________________________________ 2. How long might it take us to get to Mars in 2100? _____________________________________ 3. What special things will people need if they live on Mars? _____________________________________ 4. Where will students study on Mars? _____________________________________ 5. According to the last paragraph, how many disadvantages (缺点) of living on Mars are mentioned? _____________________________________ 05 阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息回答问题。 Life in the 21st century (世纪) becomes better and better with the help of high technology (科技). If you look back at people’s lives in your country ten years ago, you will probably be surprised at the changes. Can you imagine what your life at home will be like in 10 years? In the past, you might need to get up early to cook breakfast for yourself in the morning. But now your robot will make the meal for you before you get up. What’s more, there is no need to turn on the lights on your own. Thanks to the new technology, smart rooms will know the habits of the people who live in them, so when you get back home, the room will turn on the lights for you by itself. Your shower will also prepare for you by itself and the water will be at a right temperature. It’s neither hot nor cold. Even more amazingly, health machine will check the level of the oxygen (氧气) in the blood and the breathing rate (率). You will find your health problems in time and get treated. So people will live longer than before in the future. Your sleep will also have a great change because your bed will make you feel more comfortable according to your habits. Do you expect these changes in the future? 1. How does the life in the 21st century become better and better? ______________________________________________________ 2. Who will cook for you before you get up now? ______________________________________________________ 3. When will the room turn on the lights for you? ______________________________________________________ 4. Will people live longer or shorter than before in the future? ______________________________________________________ 5. Why will your sleep have a great change? ______________________________________________________ 06 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、语义完整切题。 A group called Oceanix has thought up a plan to create the world’s first floating (漂浮的) city. Marc Collins Chen started the group. He once worked in French Polynesia. When he learned that sea level rise might cover about one-third of French Polynesia’s islands, he felt surprised and sad. Then he thought building floating cities would be a way to give people places to live. Oceanix tries to build floating cities that will easily grow as people need more space. The building blocks of the cities will be six-sided floating islands. Six islands can join together and about 1,650 people can live in this six-island “village”. Oceanix says six villages can join together to make a small city.   To do this, Oceanix needs to solve many problems, such as water, food, energy (能源) and waste. Oceanix says the cities will be in warm places. This will make growing food easier, and let people live and work outside for much of a year. People will keep all the rain. They will also get water from the sea and the air. The water will be important, because people need to grow their own food. People will deal with waste carefully. Most things people use are recyclable, so that the air will be fresher and the environment will be better. As sea level rise may make many people lose their homes, it’s necessary for people to think where and how to live. 1. Where did Marc Collins once work? _______________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the group Oceanix going to do? _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Why will the group build the city in warm places? _______________________________________________________________________ 4. How will people get water according to Oceanix? _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Will there be much pollution in the floating city? _______________________________________________________________________ 07 请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个小题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。 What will life be like in 100 years? Life in the year 2126 is quite different from that in the 21st century. People still do many of the same things, but they do them in new ways. For example, today we have something called “e-friends.” An e-friend is a robot that looks and acts like a real person. It can walk, talk, and do almost everything a human can do. My e-friend is very similar to me, and we enjoy spending time together. It helps me with my studies, and we sometimes go swimming. It is programmed (编程) to protect and take care of me, so I always feel safe when it is around. It can also send messages and download (下载) information for me. Having an e-friend is wonderful—I never feel lonely, and there is always someone to talk to. In fact, I would like to tell you more about life in 2126, but I need to ask my e-friend to clean my room now. Maybe one day I can take a time machine to visit people like you in the past. I really look forward to that day. 1. What is an e-friend according to the text? ______________________________________ 2. How does the writer feel with the e-friend around? ______________________________________ 3. What does the writer want to do with a time machine in the future? ______________________________________ 4. Should an e-friend be similar to or different from you? Why do you think so? ______________________________________ 5. 将短文中画线句子翻译成中文。 ______________________________________ 培优篇 08 Robots often appear in books and films. Usually, they can think, listen, talk and walk easily on two legs, just like humans. Although real robots are becoming more and more complex (复杂的), they are still not like fictional (科幻的) robots. In life, robots come in different shapes and sizes. They can be tall, short, thin or fat. Some robots have long legs and are able to walk. Others move on wheels. They can be very simple or they can be very complex. Many robots look like humans, and some of them can even speak. But in fact, they are different from us in lots of ways. They cannot see, hear or think by themselves. They cannot laugh or cry because they have no feelings. Someone has to build them and decide what things they will be able to do. Robots make our life easier. They don’t mind doing dirty or difficult jobs, and can work for long hours without getting tired or bored. Some robots work in very dangerous places—under the sea or in space. Scientists are making better robots all the time. One day every home will probably have its own robots to tidy bedrooms, do the dishes or do other things. Do you believe so? 1. Which are more complex, real robots or fictional robots? ____________________________________ 2. How can robots move if they don’t have long legs? ____________________________________ 3. Why can’t robots laugh or cry? ____________________________________ 4. What places are used as examples of dangerous places according to the passage? ____________________________________ 5. Who are making robots better and better? ____________________________________ 09 请仔细阅读下面的文章，回答下列问题。 If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. But in fact, in some situations, robots have already done better than doctors at finding illness. So could there be a place for robots in education too? British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he believes that by the year of 2027, robots will do the main job of the classroom while teachers will be like helpers. Smart robots will read students’ faces, actions and maybe even thoughts. One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t enough teachers and 9-16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won’t get tired. Perhaps the question is not “Will robots replace teachers?” but “How can robots help teachers?” Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best. 1. What is Anthony Seldon? ______________________________________________________________ 2. When does Anthony Seldon think robots will do the main job of the classroom? ______________________________________________________________ 3. Why can’t some children go to school? ______________________________________________________________ 4. What’s the advantage of robot teachers? ______________________________________________________________ 5. How much time do teachers spend marking homework every week? ______________________________________________________________ 10 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答五个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、信息完整切题。 Artificial intelligence (人工智能), or AI for short, has become an important part of our daily life. It is certain that AI will have a great influence on education in the next few years. Let’s see how. The role of teachers What will the role of teachers be in this robotic classroom of the future? Many teachers worry that AI will take their position. Actually human teachers will always be needed to manage the classroom environment and to encourage students. A large part of education for children is teaching them social-emotional skills. While AI programs have proven they can teach students to read and solve math problems, teaching social-emotional skills is more complex (复杂的). That kind of learning needs the human touch that only teachers can provide. Classrooms Certain tasks can be made easier through the use of AI. Grading (评分), for example, can be done quickly and easily by using AI. In the future, some believe AI will even be able to tell if students are having problems with a certain subject based on their facial (面部的) expressions. AI can also provide a chance of receiving an education for those who have hearing problems or are unable to speak the local language. AI outside the classroom AI in education is extending (延伸) outside the classroom, too. The technology is also being used to help students to prepare for tests, such as college entrance exams. It can also help them do their homework. Has your school used AI? Do you think AI is the future of education? 1. How soon will AI have a great influence on education? ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why are many teachers worried about the appearance of AI? ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is it that only teachers can provide for learning social-emotional skills? ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How can AI benefit the people with hearing problems? ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What can AI help students to do outside the classroom besides their homework? ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $