八年级英语阅读

People began to make robots about several hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they couldn't talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over.

Now modern robots don't always look like people. Some are like big machines; others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy (箱子般四方) bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can solve problems on their own. Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors (传感器). Motors (发动机) help them move.

In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. It's possible that we will have robot judges, robot house-hold workers, and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things.

( ) 1．How long is the history of robots?

A．Hundreds of years．

B．Several hundred years．

C．Seven hundreds years．

( ) 2．What's the possible meaning of "dumb"?

A．Talking like people．

B．Clever．

C．Unintelligent．

( ) 3．Most robots look like people ．

A．In the past．

B．Now．

C．In the future．

( ) 4．Which of the following is false about modern robots?

A．Some robots can solve problems on their own．

B．Some robots are like big machines．

C．Some robots' brains are sensors．

( ) 5．What can't robots do in the future according to the passage?

A．They can help people do housework．

B．They can work in factory．

C．They can have brains as people．

参考答案：

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C

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Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1.what kind of changes will be in the future?
2. how many computers will be at in every room?
3. In the future,what do people don’t have to do?
4.what may people not eatas much as they do today?
5. what's one of the big problems in the future?

Everyone knows there's not enough land in Hong Kong. If you go there by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport. This was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.

The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel(通道) under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is more than six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios, televisions are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, like watches and computers.

Hong Kong is also a beautiful city. It is a good place for traveling. You can see people from all over the world every year. You can watch dog-racing(比赛) and motor-racing. When you are hot and tired, you may rest in the small cool gardens. There are also a lot of high buildings to live in. If you enjoy many kinds of cooking, you can find a good place for Chinese food, for example, fish, meat, and vegetables.

71. How many big cities are there in Hong Kong? What are they?

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72. Why was the airport in Hong Kong built out into the sea?

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73. What languages do the people in Hong Kong speak?

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74. Who go traveling in Hong Kong every year?

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75. What do people like traveling in Hong Kong?

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