Unit 8 Life in the future Reading
The hotel whale
The hotel whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale .This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a café and a shopping centre.
Mrs Peng: “when we were staying at the hotel recently , my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window .They were never bored. ”
Forever Green Houses
These houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor’s computer when you need more food.
Mr Yu: “When we were living in our old house , we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green houses to my friends .They will satisfy everyone.”
The CJ3
The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ#3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go . Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.
Mr Hu: “while I was driving my old car , I was polluting the city . Now , with the new technology in my CJ3,I’m helping protect the environment.”
一、回答问题 阅读短文,然后根据内容回答所提问题。
The hotel whale
The hotel whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale .This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a café and a shopping centre.
Mrs Peng: “when we were staying at the hotel recently , my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window .They were never bored. ”
1. where is the whale hotel built?
2. What is the whale hotel like?
3. There are 50 bedrooms, cafes and shopping centres, aren’t there?
4. What did the children see when they were staying at the hotel?
5. How did the children feel?
二、综合阅读 阅读短文完成下面各题
Forever Green Houses
(A)These houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard (B)连接your doctor’s computer when you(C) need more food.
Mr Yu: “(D)When we were living in our old house , we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green houses to (E)my friends .(F)They will
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satisfy everyone.”
1. 将文中划线部分(A)改写为:
There houses are _____ ______ “green” ______ ______ “smart”.
2. 将划线部分(B)处翻译成汉语:___________________________
3. 写出划线部分(C)和(D)处的同义词:__________; __________
4. 写出划线部分(E)和(F)处指代的是:______________; ______________
三、回答问题 阅读短文,然后根据内容回答所提问题。
The CJ3
The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ#3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go . Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.
Mr Hu: “while I was driving my old car , I was polluting the city . Now , with the new technology in my CJ3,I’m helping protect the environment.”
1. What is the CJ3?
2. What is the hydrogen mixed with to make electricity for the car?
3. How does the CJ3 work?
4. What did I do to the city while I was driving my old car?
5. What makes me help protect the environment?
四、 综合阅读
The CJ3
The CJ3 is (A)一种新型的hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car (B)混合oxygen from the air__(C__)_(make) electricity for the car. The CJ#3 has an electronic map and (D) ( drive) by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go . Then you sit back and relax (E) as the car takes you there.
Mr Hu: “while I was driving my old car ,(F) I was polluting the city. (G)Now, (H)______the new technology in my CJ3,I’m helping protect the environment.”
1. 将划线部分(A)和(B)处译成汉语_______________,__________________
2. 用(C)和(D)处所给词的适当形式填空:_____________, _____________
3. 写出划线部分(E)和(G)处的同义词:_____________,____________.
4. 划线部分(F)指代的是:_________________
5. 在划线部分(H)H处填入适当的词:_____________________
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