Unit 7 Will people have robots？
单元话题语法填空练习
（2022秋·浙江杭州·八年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡规定的位置上。
What will a smart house look 1 in the future First, the house will be 2 (connect) to the Internet. For example, your kitchen will be linked (连接) to the supermarket, so you can have the kitchen 3 (prepare) food for you. Second, the future house will be 4 (friend) to the environment. New technology will be used in the walls and windows, so the house will be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Third, computers will help you 5 (control) the lights and music in your house, so you can always stay 6 (relax) and feel comfortable. And finally, your bedroom will have an electronic closet. There will be 7 touch screen. You will be able 8 (mix) and match clothes on the screen. Then the closet will find and bring your clothes to you 9 you are waiting. Are you looking forward to 10 (own) such a smart house
（2022秋·山东济南·八年级统考期中）Now it may be difficult to predict (预言) the future, but many people believe that we will live on Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, the Earth, is 11 (become) more and more crowded and polluted. But what 12 (problem) will we need to solve before we go to Mars
First of all, transport (运输) should be much 13 (good). Now human beings need to spend months going to Mars by spaceship. However, by 2100, spaceships can travel 14 half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get there.
Secondly, human beings need food, water and air to live. Scientists should develop plants that can be 15 (grow) on Mars. The plants will produce the food, water and air that we need. However, there is no answer for all 16 problems now.
There is also a problem for us 17 (live) on Mars. Mars attracts us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous 18 we might easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space there. So we will have to wear special shoes to make 19 (we) heavier.
In some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on Earth today. Food will not be the same. Meals will 20 (probable) be in the form of pills (药片) and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will possibly make many people feel very uncomfortable.
（2022秋·浙江·八年级统考期中）In some science fiction films, people in the future have their own robots. The robots are just 21 human beings. They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree that it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now 22 (try) to make robots look like people and do the same things as 23 (we). Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. It is funny 24 (watch) this kind of robots.
But the robot scientist James White 25 (think) that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person. For example, it’s easy for 26 child to wake up and know where he or she is. But robots won’t be able to do this. Other scientists don’t think so. They think that robots will 27 (probable) talk to people in 25 to 50 years.
Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, some robots are now working in factories. They look more like huge arms. They do simple work over and over again, but they never get 28 (bore).
In the future, robots will have many different 29 (shape). Some might look like human beings, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot can help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, 30 computers and space rockets seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future.
（2022秋·贵州铜仁·八年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡相应位置。
Here is the car of the future! This car is very different 31 today’s cars; it is silent and clean. Today’s cars have wheels, but this one does not. It 32 (move) like a snail, but is much faster than a snail!
This car will use electricity instead of gasoline. It will have 33 (battery) that can be recharged (充电) very quickly from chargers built into the road. It will also be easy to drive.
In fact, you won’t need to drive the car because it will drive 34 (it). You will just need to tell the computer: “Go to X” and the car will go there. Also, it will reach your destination (目的地) very quickly, much 35 (fast) than today’s cars. It will also be very safe and comfortable.
A lot of the technology already exists, 36 it is very experimental. Scientists are making new materials for the surfaces of roads. Fifty years from now, perhaps sooner, some new roads will have solar energy panels. They will store energy under 37 road and some cars will be able to use it.
However, you 38 (probable) won’t ever drive a “snail car”, even if you’re under 20 today. This, perhaps, is the car of the year 2100, the car that your grandchildren will maybe drive.
Driving will be nice in the 39 (22) century! No pollution, no traffic jams, no stress. Scientists have lots of ideas about the cars of the future. It will be 40 (interest) to see what ideas they come up with many years from now.
（2022秋·湖南八年级课时练习）I think life in the future will be 41 (comfortable) than now, because there will be 42 (few) people living on the earth in the future. We may live on another planet. There is no 43 (pollute) and people will plant more trees and flowers on it, 44 the environment on that planet may be better 45 that on the earth.
People will get there 46 rocket and they won’t spend a lot of money in 47 (travel) on the rocket, because it will be very cheap. Before the trip, everyone will only need to buy a ticket and a spacesuit (太空服). The spacesuit will make people do things more 48 (easy) on the planet. They will also need to bring 49 (they) credit cards (信用卡). That is enough, because there will be houses, banks and shops on the planet.
I think everyone in the future will enjoy their life. Do you agree 50 me
（2022秋·四川眉山·八年级统考期末）No one can be sure what the weather is going to be like in the future, but many people think there are going to be some changes (变化).
Scientists say that in many places it’s going to be much 51 (hot) and it’s going to rain less. Some countries in Africa are going to become very dry all year, and it’s going to be almost 52 (possible) for people to find food and water. In Southern Europe and the United States, it’s going to be more difficult for 53 (plant) to grow. People there are also going to have problems 54 (find)food 55 the future.
No one knows how much the temperature ( 气温) is going to go up, 56 scientists say that the change is going to be at least 2℃. They say that the ice in the Arctic (北极) is going to melt (融化) in the next years and a lot of the animals there are going to 57 (die). There is also going to be more water in 58 sea, so cities near the sea are going to disappear (消失).
Another problem is that there are going to be more hurricanes and typhoons (飓风和台风). Scientists say they are going to 59 (happen) all over the world, and many people are going to lose 60 (they) homes.
（2021·全国·八年级专题练习）根据短文内容和括号内的单词提示，补全短文
In ten years, I think I 61 (be) a reporter. I 62 (live) in Shanghai, because I 63 (go) to Shanghai last year and fell in love with it. I think it’s really a beautiful city. As a reporter, I think I 64 (meet) lots of interesting people. I think that 65 (be) very exciting. I believe I 66 (live) in an apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living alone. I 67 (have) pets. I can’t have any pets now because my mother 68 (hate) them, and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I 69 (have) many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot! So you see, my life in ten years 70 (be) very exciting and I can’t wait!
（2022秋·湖北恩施·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过3词）。
Life in the future will be different 71 life today. Scientists will make computers 72 smaller and more useful. People will work fewer hours than they 73 (do) now and this will make life easier. 74 (travel) will be much cheaper and more people will go to 75 (another) countries for holidays. We will use more land 76 (build) new cities and 77 (little) land for 78 (cow) and sheep. This will make meat more expensive. No one will eat 79 every day if we eat more fruit and vegetables, and we 80 (become) healthier.
（2022秋·湖南衡阳·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Rita: I will have a lot of changes（变化）in the future, such 81 my looks, my work and my hobbies.
I think I will have long brown hair. I will be 82 （fat）than now and I will be taller than now. I would like to be an English 83 because I like children and I think they are clever and lovely. I can help children open their eyes and I believe I can give them a good start. So I must learn English 84 （good）.
As for my hobbies, I like drawing cartoon characters and reading magazines. But in the future I’ll often skate and sing songs because they are exciting and interesting and they can keep me 85 （health）.
I hope my future plans will come true.
Tina: I am not really sure what I’ll be doing in the future. And I think the future is far away from me. I guess that I 86 be an interpreter or a pilot. I like English. I think English is very 87 （use）but it is very difficult.
I like travelling, too. I want to travel around the world. But I’m too 88 to enjoy my life now. On weekdays I have many subjects to learn. And on weekends I have many friends to play with. Sometimes we go shopping and sometimes we do many 89 （difference）things. In the future, I will have a good family and I must look 90 my parents well because I have grown up. I don’t worry about the future. I’m really sure I will have a good future if I work hard.
参考答案：
1．like 2．connected 3．prepare 4．friendly 5．control 6．relaxed 7．a 8．to mix 9．when/while 10．owning
【分析】本文是畅想未来的智能住宅的样子。
1．句意：未来的智能住宅会是什么样子？根据“What will a smart house look...in the future ”可知，此处指的是look like“看起来像”，故填like。
2．句意：首先，房子将连接到互联网。句子主语与动词之间是被动关系，此处应用一般将来时的被动结构，故填connected。
3．句意：这样你就可以让厨房为你准备食物。have sth do“让某物做”，是固定短语，故填prepare。
4．句意：第二，未来的房子将对环境友好。空处作表语，应用形容词形式，故填friendly。
5．句意：第三，电脑可以帮助你控制家里的灯光和音乐。help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，固定短语，故填control。
6．句意：这样你就可以一直保持放松和舒适。stay后接形容词作表语，修饰人用ed形容词，故填relaxed。
7．句意：将会有一个触摸屏。空处修饰其后的单数名词，表示泛指，应用不定冠词修饰，应用a修饰，故填a。
8．句意：你可以在屏幕上混搭衣服。be able to do sth“能够做某事”，空处用to do形式，故填to mix。
9．句意：然后壁橱会在你等待的时候找到你的衣服并把它带给你。结合空格前后语境可知，此处表示“当……时”，应用when/while引导时间状语从句，故填when/while。
10．句意：你期待拥有这样一栋智能的房子吗？look forward to doing sth“盼望做某事”，故填owning。
11．becoming 12．problems 13．better 14．at 15．grown 16．the 17．to live 18．because 19．ourselves 20．probably
【分析】本文讲述的是假如我们将来去了火星生活会发生哪些变化。
11．句意：我们自己的星球，地球，正变得越来越拥挤和污染。根据“Our own planet, the Earth, is...more and more crowded and polluted.”可知，时态是现在进行时，故填becoming。
12．句意：但是在我们去火星之前，我们需要解决哪些问题呢？此处表示复数含义，使用名词复数形式，故填problems。
13．句意：首先，交通应该更好。“much”修饰比较级，故填better。
14．句意：然而，到2100年，宇宙飞船的速度可以达到光速的一半。at the speed of“以……速度”，故填at。
15．句意：科学家应该开发出可以在火星上生长的植物。此处是含情态动词的被动语态，动词用过去分词形式，故填grown。
16．句意：然而，目前还没有解决所有问题的答案。此处特指所有的问题，用定冠词the，故填the。
17．句意：我们在火星上生活也有一个问题。根据“There is also a problem for us...on Mars.”可知，此处使用动词不定式作定语，故填to live。
18．句意：这将是危险的，因为我们很容易跳得太高，慢慢地飞到那里的太空。“we might easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space there”是“This will be dangerous”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故填because。
19．句意：因此，我们将不得不穿特殊的鞋子，使自己更重。根据“So we will have to wear special shoes to make...heavier.”可知，主语和宾语是同一人，是使自己更重，用反身代词形式。故填ourselves。
20．句意：饭菜可能会以药片的形式出现，不会像今天这样美味。此处在句中修饰动词，用副词probably表示“可能地”，故填probably。
21．like 22．trying 23．us 24．to watch 25．thinks 26．a 27．probably 28．bored 29．shapes 30．but
【分析】本文主要设想了未来机器人的情况，包括外观，以及可以做的事情。
21．句意：机器人就像人类一样。根据后文的“to make robots look like people”可知让机器人看起来像人，因此是电影中的机器人像人一样，be like表示“像”。故填like。
22．句意：科学家们现在正试图让机器人看起来像人，做和我们一样的事情。此处是现在进行时，are后接现在分词形式。故填trying。
23．句意：科学家们现在正试图让机器人看起来像人，做和我们一样的事情。介词as后接人称代词宾格。故填us。
24．句意：观看这种机器人很有趣。句型it is +adj.+to do sth表示“做某事如何”，应用不定式作真正的主语。故填to watch。
25．句意：但机器人科学家詹姆斯·怀特认为，机器人很难做与人相同的事情。句子是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填thinks。
26．句意：孩子很容易醒来并知道他或她在哪里。此处应用不定冠词表示泛指一个孩子，child是辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
27．句意：他们认为机器人可能将在25到50年后与人交谈。此处应用副词修饰动词talk，probably表示“可能地”。故填probably。
28．句意：他们一遍又一遍地做简单的工作，但他们从来没有感觉无聊。句子主语they指代机器人，应用-ed结尾形容词bored表示“感觉无聊的”。故填bored。
29．句意：未来，机器人将有许多不同的形状。different后接可数名词复数。故填shapes。
30．句意：现在看来这是不可能的，但计算机和太空火箭在一百年前似乎是不可能的。根据“That may not seem possible now, ...computers and space rockets seemed impossible a hundred years ago.”可知空格前后句子是转折关系，应用but表示。故填but。
31．from 32．moves 33．batteries 34．itself 35．faster 36．but 37．the 38．probably 39．22nd/twenty-second 40．interesting
【分析】本文主要介绍了未来的充电汽车将会是什么样的。
31．句意：这辆车和现在的车很不一样。be different from“与……不同”，固定短语，故填from。
32．句意：它像蜗牛一样移动，但比蜗牛快得多！主语是it，结合“but is much faster than a snail”可知，时态是一般现在时，谓语动词用三单形式，故填moves。
33．句意：它的电池可以通过安装在道路上的充电器快速充电。battery“电池”，可数名词，空前没有限定词，所以空处用名词的复数形式，故填batteries。
34．句意：事实上，你不需要驾驶汽车，因为它会自动驾驶。根据“you won’t need to drive the car”可知，应是汽车会自动驾驶，此处用it对应的反身代词itself。故填itself。
35．句意：而且，它会很快到达你的目的地，比现在的汽车快多了。它也会非常安全舒适。由“much”和“than”可知，此处用fast的比较级形式faster。故填faster。
36．句意：很多技术已经存在，但还处于实验阶段。空前空后是转折关系，所以用but连接，故填but。
37．句意：它们将在路面下储存能量，一些汽车将能够使用它。根据“store energy under ...road”及语境可知，此处是特指上文提到的路，所以用定冠词the，故填the。
38．句意：然而，你可能永远不会开一辆“蜗牛车”，即使你现在不到20岁。分析句子可知，空处在句中作状语，所以用probable的副词形式，故填probably。
39．句意：在22世纪开车会很好。空处作定语修饰单数名词century，所以用22的序数词22nd/twenty-second，故填22nd/twenty-second。
40．句意：看看他们多年后会想出什么主意将会很有趣。be动词后跟形容词，主语是动词不定式，所以用interest对应的形容词interesting。故填interesting。
41．more comfortable 42．fewer 43．pollution 44．so 45．than 46．by 47．travelling/traveling 48．easily 49．their 50．with
【分析】本文是作者在畅想未来的生活。
41．句意：我认为未来的生活会比现在更舒适，因为未来地球上的人会更少。根据“than”可知，此处应用形容词比较级，故填more comfortable。
42．句意：我认为未来的生活会比现在更舒适，因为未来地球上的人会更少。分析上下句可知，此处暗含比较含义，故填fewer。
43．句意：没有污染，人们会在上面种更多的树和花。 根据“There is no...”可知，此处应使用名词形式，故填pollution。
44．句意：所以在那个星球上的环境可能比在地球上要好。 前后两句构成因果关系，前因后果，用so连接，故填so。
45．句意：所以在那个星球上的环境可能比在地球上要好。根据“the environment on that planet may be better...that on the earth”可知，此处用形容词比较级，than“比”符合语境，故填than。
46．句意：人们将乘坐火箭到达那里，他们不会在乘火箭旅行上花很多钱，因为它很便宜。根据“people will get there...rocket”可知，此处表示“乘火箭”，故填by。
47．句意：他们乘坐火箭旅行不会花很多钱。in是介词，其后加动名词作宾语，故填travelling/traveling。
48．句意：宇航服将使人们在这个星球上做事情更容易。此处是在句中修饰动词，用副词形式，故填easily。
49．句意：他们还需要带上信用卡。此处作定语修饰“credit cards”，用形容词性物主代词，故填their。
50．句意：你同意我的观点吗？agree with sb“同意某人的观点”，故填with。
51．hotter 52．impossible 53．plants 54．finding 55．in 56．but 57．die 58．the 59．happen 60．their
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章描述了因气候变化导致温度升高等一系列问题，严重影响了动物、植物和人类的生存环境，造成了非常严重的后果。
51．句意：在许多地方，天气将变得热更热，下雨更少。根据空前much的修饰，可知此处应使用hot的比较级形式。重读闭音节结尾且词末只有一个辅音字母，一般情况下需要双写词尾加er，故填hotter。
52．句意：对于人们来说，找到食物和水几乎是不可能的。根据前文“Some countries in Africa are going to become very dry all year”可知天气非常恶劣，生存条件变得更加糟糕，故填impossible。
53．句意：植物生长变得更加困难。可数名词单数在句中不能单独使用，需要变成复数表示一类事物，故填plants。
54．句意：未来，那里的人们在寻找食物方面也会有困难。have problems doing sth.是固定句型，故填finding。
55．句意：未来，那里的人们在寻找食物方面也会有困难。“在未来in the future”是固定短语。故填in。
56．句意：没有人知道气温要升高多少，但科学家认为这种变化至少是2℃。分析本句，发现空格前后是两个结构完整的句子，故空格处需要填写一个连词，前文“No one knows…go up”和后文“scientists say … at least 2℃.”之间存在转折关系，故填but。
57．句意：北极的许多动物将会死去。结合上文“the ice in the Arctic (北极) is going to melt (融化) ”可知北极气温的变化导致北极动物的生存环境变恶劣，故动物们将会死去。“be going to”后需要添加动词原形，故填die。
58．句意：大海中将会有更多的水。“在大海里”正确表达为“in the sea”，故填the。
59．句意：科学家说这些将在全世界范围内发生。“be going to”后需要加动词原形，故填happen。
60．句意：许多人将失去家园。此处需要用形容词性物主代词来修饰名词，故填their。
61．will be 62．will live 63．went 64．will meet 65．will be 66．will live 67．will have 68．hates 69．will have 70．will be
【分析】文章主要是作者畅想十年后的生活情况。
61．句意：十年后，我想我会成为一名记者。根据“In ten years”可知，句中的动作还没有发生，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will be。
62．句意：我将住在上海。描述将来的动作，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will live。
63．句意：因为我去年去了上海并爱上了它。根据“last year”可知，句子应用一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填went。
64．句意：我想我会遇到很多有趣的人。描述将来的动作，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will meet。
65．句意：我想那将是非常令人兴奋的。描述将来的动作，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will be。
66．句意：我相信我会和我最好的朋友住在一套公寓里。描述将来的动作，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will live。
67．句意：我会养宠物。描述将来的动作，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will have。
68．句意：我现在不能养宠物，因为我妈妈讨厌它们。根据“now”可知，此处描述现在的事情，应用一般现在时，主语是my mother，动词用三单形式，故填hates。
69．句意：所以十年后，我会养很多不同的宠物。根据“So in ten years”可知，此处描述将来时的事情，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will have。
70．句意：所以你看，我十年后的生活将非常激动人心。根据“in ten years”可知，此处描述将来时的事情，应用一般将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故填will be。
71．from 72．much 73．are doing 74．Traveling 75．other 76．to build 77．less 78．cows 79．it 80．will become
【分析】本文讲述了未来的生活将不同于今天的生活，并列举了几个例子。
71．句意：未来的生活将不同于今天的生活。固定短语be different from“与……不同”，故填from。
72．句意：科学家将使计算机变得更小更有用。根据“smaller and more useful. ”可知此处应用much来修饰比较级，故填much。
73．句意：人们的工作时间将比现在更短，这将使生活更容易。根据“now”可知应用现在进行时，主语是they，be动词用are，故填are doing。
74．句意：旅行将会更便宜，更多的人会去其他国家度假。此空是位于句首，应用动名词形式作主语，故填Traveling。
75．句意：旅行将会更便宜，更多的人会去其他国家度假。根据“countries ”可知应用other修饰名词复数，故填other。
76．句意：我们将用更多的土地来建设新的城市，而用更少的土地来饲养牛羊。build“建立”，是动词，此处应用不定式作目的状语，故填to build。
77．句意：我们将用更多的土地来建设新的城市，而用更少的土地来饲养牛羊。根据“more land”可知此处应用less land与之对应，表示“用更少的土地饲养牛羊”，故填less。
78．句意：我们将用更多的土地来建设新的城市，而用更少的土地来饲养牛羊。cow是可数名词，此处应用复数表示类别，故填cows。
79．句意：没有人会每天吃它，如果我们吃更多的水果和蔬菜，我们会变得更健康。此空需要一个代词，代指meat“肉”，it符合，故填it。
80．句意：没有人会每天吃它，如果我们吃更多的水果和蔬菜，我们会变得更健康。if引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”原则，主句用一般将来时：will do，故填will become。
81．as 82．fatter 83．teacher 84．well 85．healthy 86．will 87．useful 88．busy 89．different 90．after
【分析】本文是两位同学对未来的计划。
81．句意：未来我会有很多变化，比如我的长相、工作和爱好。根据“ such…my looks, my work and my hobbies.”可知，此处在举例，such as“比如”，故填as。
82．句意：我会比现在更胖，并且也会比现在更高。结合“than”用比较级。故填fatter.
83．句意：我想成为一名英语老师因为我喜欢孩子，我认为他们聪明可爱。根据“because I like children and I think they are clever and lovely”。此处指成为一名英语老师，an+名词单数。故填teacher。
84．句意：所以我必须学好英语。根据“ learn English”可知，此处使用副词修饰动词。故填well。
85．句意：但在未来我会经常滑冰和唱歌，因为它们既刺激又有趣，可以让我保持健康。根据“keep me”，此处使用形容词，healthy“健康的”，故填healthy。
86．句意：我想我会成为一名口译员或飞行员。根据“And I think the future is far away from me.”和“be an interpreter or a pilot” 可知，此处指会成为，使用一般将来时，结构为will be。故填will。
87．句意：我认为英语很有用但是很难。结合“is”，此空用形容词useful“有用的”作表语。故填useful。
88．句意：但我现在太忙了，无法享受生活。结合“On weekdays I have many subjects to learn. And on weekends I have many friends to play with.”可知，很忙，使用形容词busy“忙碌的”，故填busy。
89．句意：有时我们去购物，有时我们做很多不同的事情。修饰things用形容词，different“不同的”。故填different。
90．句意：在未来，我会有一个好家庭，我必须照顾好我的父母，因为我已经长大了。根据“look …my parents well”，此处指照顾好父母，look after“照顾”。故填after。

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