1. (2023八上·长兴月考) The builders built many(build) in our city last year.

1.  Read the passage and finish the exercises.

Today, robots come in all shapes and sizes. They can't complain, even if the work is heavy and dangerous. And they can work or play all day without getting bored. Unlike a human's arms, a robot's joints will never get stiff(僵硬的). The end of the arm can be fitted with devices(装置)to perform different tasks. Such an arm of these computer controlled industrial robots can work 24hours a day.

Robot pets are high-tech robots programmed to play. They can communicate with their owners and recognize their voices. Each one will develop a different "personality". They can be a lot of fun to play with, and they can also be helpful to people who are sick and can't look after a real animal. Many doctors believe that when a person is happy and laughing, their body recovers faster. A robot pet might be just what the doctor ordered.

NeCoRo is a robot cat that has been developed to be more than a toy. The robot uses sensors(传感器)that can detect movement and sound. It can even store helpful information in its memory. Its behavior changes over time, just like a real pet

1.  Write a passage about your life in 20 years with the help of the mind map.

1.  Complete the passage with proper words or the proper forms of the words given.

In the future, the world  (have)an earth-shattering(惊天动地的)change. 

There will be many robots in the world. They will help people who are lazy to do the housework. And they can control(控制) all the machines, so people don't need  (do)anything. They can move to the moon  spacecraft(宇宙飞船)or build another world under the sea. If people can't control the population, they needn't worry. There will be many buildings and (factory)under the sea. People will work and live there.  interesting it will be! Kids    (not go)to school. They will just study at home   computers. 

People will spend most of their time playing sports and  (travel), so they will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to  about 200 years old. Everyone will enjoy better life for sure! 

1.  Cloze test.

"Mirror(镜子), mirror on the wall, what will I look like 1 ten years?

Will I look pretty if I eat junk food and don't exercise?"

To get the answers, you might need a special mirror. French 2  have invented(发明) one. In this mirror, you 3  see what you look like today. You will see what you'll look like in the future. 

"The mirror looks just like the one in your bathroom, but with some4 , "says Martin Illsley, one of the scientists First, it has a camera inside to 5 your pictures. Just stand in front of the mirror, and it will work. You also need to 6 the mirror what you eat and how you exercise. Then, 7 a few minutes, with the information that you offer, the special software in it will create a 8 vision(形象)of you in the mirror.

What will bad habits 9  to you in five or ten years? This mirror may just show you. If you don't want it to become real, give up your 10  habits right now! Remember that mirrors can 11  help you keep healthy, but you can. 

With the development of technology, there will be12  inventions like the special mirror in the future. Maybe a clock will be able to tell you how many 13  you will live and a map will show you 14  you will live and work in the future. But I still think you should decide the future by 15

Take action now and make a better future! 

1.  As the saying goes, "Every coin has two s. 

1.  It's i for me to be there before 6:00 a. m. That's too early. 

1.  Cloze test.

Honda is a Japanese company famous for its cars. In 1986, Honda started to make a robot which would be able to walk. In 1997, ASIMO 1  . And now, more than 20 years later, ASIMO can do many kinds of things. It can jump, run, walk and 2  hop(单脚跳行)! 

These years, Honda is taking ASIMO all around the world to 3  it to young people. It wants to encourage them to study 4  . Honda also says that in the future, ASIMO will be able to do 5  work for humans like firefighting. Many people think that ASIMO is fantastic because 6  can help people do daily work, such as cleaning and washing up

ASIMO is not cheap, so not every person has enough money to 7 one. And a robot can't do everything. "I really don't think that ASIMO can make the 8 people feel less lonely. 9 if your family has an old person, maybe you should call him or her on the phone each week or go to his or her house 10 a cup of tea or coffee. I'm sure he or she will be very happy, "said a scientist in Honda.

1.  It was cold outside but it was warm i. 

1.  Kate's father works in one of the f in our town.