中考英语总复习第3部分话题专项突破第16节科普知识与现代技术练习人教新目标版

见渔人，乃大惊，问所从来。具答之。便要还家，设酒杀鸡作食。村中闻有此人，咸来问讯。自云先世避秦时乱，率妻子邑人来此绝境，不复出焉，遂与外人间隔。

中考英语总复习第3部分话题专项突破第16节科普知识与现代技术

练习人教新目标版

一、完形填空

I have invented a lot of robots. But it wasn't until I __1__ Thomas Edison that I really became excited about inventing.

When I was in the fourth grade, our teacher gave us a __2__. We had to write to a company and learned about what it made. Each student should give a report in front of the class. I chose the ThomasA．Edison Company. Soon after I wrote to the company, I received a package from our mailman. It was a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I enjoyed reading about his invention, __3__ the electric light! Edison became my __4__. My dad noticed my interest in inventing and encouraged me. He showed me how to__5__ my ideas into plans and at last, into new things. Once I surprised my dad with a tool I made to adjust (调整) the brake (刹车) of our car. Later, we found a __6__ tool in a store. That's when I learned that different inventors often invent similar things. __7__ not all great ideas work. Failure is a necessary part of the inventing process. As my father and I worked together, I began to realize that my dad was quite a great inventor __8__. He was always __9__ a better way to do a simple job.

What an impression my father's example made on me! And I am also__10__ to Thomas Edison, for first lighting that bulb inside me.

晋太元中，武陵人捕鱼为业。缘溪行，忘路之远近。忽逢桃花林，夹岸数百步，中无杂树，芳草鲜美，落英缤纷，渔人甚异之。复前行，欲穷其林。1 / 11

见渔人，乃大惊，问所从来。具答之。便要还家，设酒杀鸡作食。村中闻有此人，咸来问讯。自云先世避秦时乱，率妻子邑人来此绝境，不复出焉，遂与外人间隔。

()1.A．learned about B．talked about C．worried aboutD．thought about ()2.A．robotB．project C．companyD．trade

()3.A．nearlyB．directly C．correctlyD．especially ()4.A．hero B．inventor C．customer D．engineer ()5.A．turn B．list C．translate D．put ()6.A．daily B．similar C．familiar D．popular ()7.A．As B．For C．But D．So

()8.A．himself B．itself C．myself D．herself

()9.A．looking after B．looking for C．looking overD．looking up ()10.A．happy B．sudden C．thankful D．accidental 二、阅读理解

A(2018黄石改编)

With the development of modern technology, robots are going into many fields of human beings. They can be instructed to carry out

different tasks and finish them well.

Robot Alexander

Robot Joanna晋太元中，武陵人捕鱼为业。缘溪行，忘路之远近。忽逢桃花林，夹岸数百步，中无杂树，芳草鲜美，落英缤纷，渔人甚异之。复前行，欲穷其林。2 / 11

见渔人，乃大惊，问所从来。具答之。便要还家，设酒杀鸡作食。村中闻有此人，咸来问讯。自云先世避秦时乱，率妻子邑人来此绝境，不复出焉，遂与外人间隔。

2.32 m with a handsome face, A middle-aged lady who is 1.67 m, designed in China. Price: $9,900 per designed in India. Price: $10,100 robot. He helps build cars and does per robot. Joanna is easy-going and simple work over and over again. acts like a lovely housewife. She Fewer people will do such boring does a lot of housework, such as work, but Alexander will never get cooking, washing and keeping the bored. Robot Susan Only 1.10 m, a pretty girl coming from France. Price：$13,700 per robot. She can sing many songs and dance to music. If you're tired from study and work, Susan will tell you funny stories and keep you laughing a lot. house clean and tidy. Robot Charles A snake-shaped robot, designed in Australia, less than 1 meter long. Price: $9,760 per robot. If buildings fall down with people inside, Robot Charles can help look for people under the ruins (废墟). ()1. Robot Joanna, a lovely and easy-going housewife is ______. A．only 1.10 meters tall B．2.32 meters tall C．less than one meter long D．1.67 meters tall

()2. Why will fewer people do simple work again and again in the coming years?

A．Because people would like to do it if they get more paid. B．Because modern technology makes people smart.

C．Because robots like Alexander will do such boring work. D．Because there are many jobs for people to choose from.

()3. What can Susan do to help you relaxed after a whole day's work?

A．Play with snakes. B．Tell you a funny story. C．Cook delicious dishes.D．Design a toy car.

()4. If an earthquake happens, ______ will help look for people under the fallen buildings.

晋太元中，武陵人捕鱼为业。缘溪行，忘路之远近。忽逢桃花林，夹岸数百步，中无杂树，芳草鲜美，落英缤纷，渔人甚异之。复前行，欲穷其林。3 / 11

见渔人，乃大惊，问所从来。具答之。便要还家，设酒杀鸡作食。村中闻有此人，咸来问讯。自云先世避秦时乱，率妻子邑人来此绝境，不复出焉，遂与外人间隔。

A．Robot AlexanderB．Robot Joanna C．Robot Susan D．Robot Charles

()5. Where can you read the above information about robots? A．In a science newspaper.B．In a storybook. C．In a geography book.D．In a travel magazine.

B(2018义乌改编)

Technology is everywhere. In fact, almost all of us carry some piece of technology with us every time we leave the house. What I always forget, though, is just how useful and powerful technology

can be when we want to help others.

There is not a single room in my house that does not have some electronic devices (设备). Whenever I am at home, I am almost always using at least one electronic device. If you walk into my living room on any given day, you will find that, first, I have the television on. At the same time, I usually have my laptop resting on my knee, or I am using my mobile phone. Even when I'm not at home, I am always using my phone, and at work or in cafés, I sit down and

connect to the local wireless network on my laptop.

I must say that I waste a lot of time on the computer and the time I spend on it could be much better spent if I were to take up a

little online volunteering.

Recently I discovered just how much online volunteering there is to do in the world. From using your language skills to do translations, to developing and managing projects and helping with IT work, there is so much that so many people can do to help people in their own countries and across the world. The United Nations, in

晋太元中，武陵人捕鱼为业。缘溪行，忘路之远近。忽逢桃花林，夹岸数百步，中无杂树，芳草鲜美，落英缤纷，渔人甚异之。复前行，欲穷其林。4 / 11