1、八年级下册Units 56一、阅读理解阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A(2019江苏连云港中考)A Giant Opportunity for Conversation Shou Giant Panda Experience. The two giant pandas will be on show from 2019 to 2019 to confirm our longterm conversation partnership promise between China and Canada.Eating Bamboo, Threats to Giant
2、Pandas and Saving Giant Pandas. Come eyetoeye with the pair of giant pandas. This show is open year round and included with regular zoo admission.About usWe are one of Canadas best zoos with over 6000 animals representing more than 450 species.Come and explore a world class zoo with award winning sh
3、ows such as the Gorilla Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef and the 10acre Tundra Trek. Dont miss our young white lions in the African Savannaor or our African penguins that are built to swim, dive and fly through the sea!Family fun includes daily keeper talks, five indoor buildings and over 700 acres to
4、 explore. Seasonal areas also include kids areas such as the Discovery Zone, Splash Island, Kids Zoo and the Waterside Theatre.DirectionsBy car: Take Hwy 401 East or West to Meadowvale Rd. in Toronto(Exit 389)By transit: For TT.C.(public transit) call 4163934636 or visit ttc.ca.AdmissionMay 1Oct. 31
5、 Nov.1April 30General (ages 1364)$28 General (ages 1364)$23Senior (ages 65)$23 Senior (ages 65)$18Child (ages 312)$18 Child (ages 312)$14Child (ages 2 and under) Child (ages 2 and under)FREE FREEInformation：Tel(416) 3925929Tourism Toronto：180036319901Whats the purpose of the giant panda show in Toro
6、nto?ATo come eyetoeye with the pair of giant pandas and explore the world class zoo.BTo let people know the threats to Giant Pandas and raise money to save Giant Pandas.CTo attract visitors to have a family fun in daily keeper talks and five indoor buildings.DTo confirm our longterm conversation par
7、tnership promise between China and Canada.2What shows will you be awarded if you win in exploring a world class zoo?young white lions10acre Tundra TrekDiscovery Zonethe Gorilla RainforestGreat Barrier ReefA BC D3If a family of five want to visit the zoo, including parents, grandfather aged 66 and tw
8、o children aged 10 and 2, how much should they pay at least?A$55. B$69.C$78. D$97.B(2019浙江宁波中考)Artificial intelligence (AI)(人工智能) is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make computers “smart”. John McCarthy, a scientist, came u
9、p with the name “artificial intelligence” in 1955.Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as we do.An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically(逻辑地). At present we use t
10、he term AI for successfully understanding human speech，recognizing(识别)human faces, operating selfdriving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphGo(阿尔法狗). Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Professor Stephen Hawking(霍金), a wellknown British
11、 scientist, was not for this kind of technology.Math is the basic language of AI. If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future. We not only want bright students, but also need to attract average students and give t
12、hem the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried
13、to discover this fascinating field.4From Paragraph 1, we know that Aall problems can be solved by AIBmachines with AI can think and learnCAI has been around for only 60 yearsDAI works in the same way as humans5The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to(指的是) . AChess BAlphGoCthe danger DAI6Acc
14、ording to the writer and the following school report, which student will most probably become a successful AI designer?School ReportNameSubjectMath(100)Art(100)Computer(100)Mike609595Peter956590Amy659095Cathy959560A.Mike. BPeter. CAmy. DCathy.7Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists about AI.Awis
15、hes BworriesCfeelings Ddiscoveries二、词汇运用用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次，每空一词。1When he woke up, the sun was 2The wind down at last and the neighborhood was quiet.3When he heard the bad news, Robert walked home together with his friends in 4Lots of children are interested in Chinese food.5In the past, people u
16、sed big to build bridges.三、书面表达(2019重庆中考)在我们成长的道路上，朋友是不可或缺的那道风景。在相知相伴的岁月里，留下了多少美好的故事和难忘的回忆！某英语报社以“A Story Between My Friend and Me”为题开展征文话动，请你按要求用英语写一篇文章参赛。要求：1故事必须原创；280120词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；3文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。参考要点：1分享故事(起因，经过，结果)；2表达感受(幸福，感动，思考)；3A Story Between My Friend and MeThere is always somet
17、hing unforgettable in my life, especially the story between my friend and me.参考答案一、A.【主旨大意】 这是加拿大一个动物园关于大熊猫表演的一个广告。1D根据第一段的The two giant pandas will be on show from 2019 to 2019 to confirm our longterm conversation partnership promise between China and Canada.可知目的是为了两国之间一个长期的交流。故选D。2D根据第三段的Come and
18、explore a world class zoo with award winning shows such as the Gorilla Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef and the 10acre Tundra Trek.可知选D。3C根据General (ages 1364)$23；Senior (ages 65)$18；Child (ages 312)$14；Child (ages 2 and under)FREE.可知选C。B【主旨大意】 本文主要介绍了AI(人工智能)的发展，包括最新的成果(AlphGo)、成为AI设计师必备的技能以及科学家对AI的愿
19、景。4B细节理解题。由原文Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn.可知人工智能(AI)是计算机程序或机器思考和学习的能力。所以具有AI的机器可以思考和学习，故选B。5D词义猜测题。由原文Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly.可知，有些人认为AI如果发展得太快，就会对人类构成危险。这里的“it”指前半句中的“AI”，意思是如果AI发
20、展过快，人们认为可能会是一种危险，故选D。6B推理判断题。由原文If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future.可知，如果我们提高数学学习的标准，我们的学生将来更有可能成为AI设计师。说明数学对于成为AI设计师至关重要。结合学校报告，得知Peter数学得分最高，并且计算机成绩也好，故他最有可能成为一名成功的AI设计师。故选B。7A主旨大意题。由原文Scientists hope to
21、 create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art.可知，科学家希望创造出能够理解人类情感或创造艺术的具有创造性和情感化的人工智能。这一段主要在谈论科学家的愿望，故选A。二、1.rising2.died3.silence4.Western5.stones三、A Story Between My Friend and MeThere is always something unforgettable in my life, especially the story
22、 between my friend and me. Here is a story. On a rainy day, I suddenly fell down and hurt myself badly. My left leg was broken. So I had to stay in hospital for about one month and I was worried about my study. Then my friend Mingming came to see me. When he knew about that, he could help me with my
23、 study. On hearing this, I didnt feel worried any more. From that day on, he taught me every day. I was so moved. I didnt fall behind the other students with Mingmings help. I thanked him a lot.In my opinion, friends are very important in our life. No matter what happens, true friends will always be friends.
