Unit 7 Will people have robots?
第4课时 (Section B 2a-4,Self Check)
一、完形填空
What will the future be like? Life in the year 3044 is very different __1__ the life in the 21st century. We still do many of the things you did, but we do them __2__. For example, we have efriends to help us and keep us company(陪伴). __3__ e-friend is a machine that looks just __4__ a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost __5__ we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like __6__ and we have __7__ fun together. She helps me __8__ my homework __9__ we often go swimming. She can take care of me if anything __10__, so I always feel safe when we are together. She can also send me __11__, just like emails, and I can download(下载) information from her memory. It’s great __12__ an e-friend—I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk __13__. I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, __14__ I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. Maybe __15__ I will be able to travel back by time machine and visit you.
(B)1.A. as B. from
C. with D. like
(C)2.A. different B. difference
C. differently D. the same
(A)3.A. An B. The
C. A D.That
(A)4.A. like B. for
C. at D. up
(C)5.A. something B. anything
C. everything D. nothing
(B)6.A. I B. me
C. her D. she
(C)7.A. many B. few
C. a lot of D. lot of
(A)8.A. with B. at
C. on D. doing
(D)9.A. but B. so
C. or D. and
(B)10.A. happening B. happens
C. happened D. happen
(A)11.A. messages B. lessons
C. bags D. dreams
(C)12.A. have B. has
C. to have D. having
(A)13.A. to B. about
C. from D. /
(D)14.A. so B. then
C. because D. but
(A)15.A. one day B. in one day
C. that day D. yesterday
二、阅读理解
A
What will your life be like in ten years?
In ten years, I think I’ll be a teacher, because I like staying with kids. I’ll be very nice to every child and never leave them homework.
—Nancy, 16, Nanjing
I always want to be an actress. I think I will be in Hengdian and act in TV series or movies in 2025. Maybe I won’t be very famous then, but I’m sure I’ll be successful if I work hard.
—Linda, 12, Xinjiang
I will visit Europe. My dream is traveling around the world. I hope I can go to America in five years and to Europe in ten years. I must work hard now and save enough money.
—Mike, 33, Beijing
I love world peace. I will probably join the army and become a soldier like my father. We will try our best to protect(保护) our country and our people.
Toby, 10, Zhengzhou
(A)16.Nancy wants to be a(n) ________.
A. teacher
B. actress
C. doctor
D. scientist
(B)17.We’ll probably ________ in ten years.
A. listen to Linda’s songs
B. see Linda’s films
C. wear Linda’s clothes
D. read Linda’s books
(D)18.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Nancy isn’t good with kids.
B. Linda will be 26 years old in ten years.
C. Mike will go to America in ten years.
D. Toby’s father serves in the army.
B
Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother’s house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food.
After the first week, I noticed(注意) that the food was eaten up very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mom. To my surprise, I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to follow her. I saw her taking the food to the street children. She would also spend a lot of time talking and playing with them.
One day, I talked to a neighbor and found out that my mom was well-known(出名的) in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother. Then it hit me—why wouldn’t she want to tell me about it? Was she worried that I would stop buying food if I found out that?
When my mom got home, I gave her a big hug(拥抱). I told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret(秘密) from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others slept on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children by giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so moved by how selfless(无私的) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so proud of my mom.
I kept on buying food for my mom after that. But I always added one more bag for her other children.
(C)19.After the first week, the writer noticed that ________.
A. the food was put into a big box
B. his mom followed the children
C. the food was eaten up quickly
D. his mom stopped buying food
(B)20.The street children thought of the writer’s mom as their ________.
A. old grandma
B. own mother
C. new neighbor
D. dear teacher
(A)21.What does the underlined word “proud” mean in Chinese?
A. 自豪的
B. 难过的
C. 惊讶的
D. 生气的
(D)22.The writer added one more bag of food to ________.
A. make his mother happy
B. get a hug from his mother
C. become well-known in the area
D. help the poor street children
三、语法填空
On TV and in the movies, we often see robots. In real life, we also see robots in 23.factories(factory). They do some 24.dangerous(danger) or boring jobs 25.for humans.
Do you know that robots can also help disabled people(残疾人)?
Robot guide dogs can help blind people now. One kind of robot guide dog 26.moves(move) in front of its owner(主人). It is very smart. It even knows 27.how fast its owner walks.
In the United States, another kind of robot has already helped disabled people. It plays 28.an important part in their daily lives. The robot hears the sound of its 29._owner’s(owner) voice. Then it “turns the page” or “makes a cup of tea”. It is just like their servant.
Robots can help people 30.in many different ways. But I think it’s 31.impossible(possible) for them to take the place of humans. After all, they’re robots, not humans. Humans will always be 32.smarter(smart) than them. Don’t you think so?