Unit 3 Online tours
单元话题语法填空练习
（2023下·江苏泰州·八年级统考阶段练习）缺词填空。
Do you use emojis (表情符号) on your mobile phone One of the nicest things about emojis is that people 1 all over the world can understand them. But I have 2 (recent) learned that some emojis have different meanings in China. So we need to be careful when using emojis.
Take 3 smiling face emoji for example. At first, I 4 (think) that it was just a normal, friendly smile. But later, I found that it could mean something different. It could mean that someone was looking down on you or even 5 (laugh) at you. Later I read online that although the emoji was smiling, its eyes were looking downward, which made it look like a fake (虚假的) smile.
What about the smiling face 6 a waving (挥动的) hand It certainly looks friendly enough. 7 in fact, some people use this emoji to show that they don’t want to talk to someone—the hand is waving “goodbye.” It is telling you that “You should not talk to me again”.
In fact, some emojis also have double meanings in Western countries. One of my favorite emojis is the “cry-laugh” emoji. At first, it meant “rolling on the floor laughing” or ROFL. But over the years, the meaning 8 (change). It is often used to describe situations that are sotragie (悲伤的) that you can’t help but laugh to cheer 9 (you) up.
It looks like the language of emojis changes over time, just like real language.
We should be 10 (care) about how we use it when speaking to others.
（2023下·江苏无锡·八年级校考阶段练习）Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can 11 (help) to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future 12 they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
Scientists are now 13 (try) to make robots look like humans and do 14 same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However, some scientists believe it will be 15 (difficulty) to make them really think like a human.
Scientists also believe that there will be 16 (many) robots in the future. These new robots will have many different 17 (shape). Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. 18 India, scientists make robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, 19 (this) snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed 20 (possible) 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future.
（2024上·福建泉州·八年级统考期末）We live in a computer age. People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do all 21 (kind) of work. But more than 30 years ago, computers couldn’t do much work and they 22 (be) big and expensive. Very few people were 23 (interest) in them or knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and 24 (cheap). They can do much work and many people like to use them. Many people have them at school, in the office, 25 home or even in their handbags.
Computers become an important 26 of our lives because they can work quickly and seldom make mistakes (错误). Computers can do 27 lot of work instead of people. Writers use computers to write, teachers use them to teach and 28 (child) use them to play puters can also remember what you put into 29 (puters are very 30 (use) in our everyday life. They are our good friends. Would you like to have a computer
（2024上·辽宁沈阳·八年级统考期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺，连贯。
Some scientists in the US 31 (one) had the idea of linking computers together in the 1960s. They wanted computers in universities, research (研究) departments and the military (军队) to communicate with each other. At that time, computers filled whole rooms and were 32 (difficulty) to use.
Slowly, many researchers started to link their computers together. 33 in the 1980s the Internet 34 (open) to business and personal use. Today, people all over the world are using the Internet 35 (free).
There are many ways to use the Internet. For example, we can use it to communicate with other people. The most popular way 36 communicate is through electronic mail, or “email”. We can also use online messenger services to send messages to people. The Internet allows us to use the World Wide Web (also known as WWW 37 the Web). The Web is made up of many 38 (connect) pages of information. We can use the Web to play games, read the news or learn about our favourite 39 (sport) stars and singers.
The Internet 40 (change) the way we live so far. It allows us to explore (探索) the whole world from the top of our desk.
（2024上·浙江宁波·八年级校考期末）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（最多限填三个单词）填空。
Could robots pass a test that middle school students take Guess what-there 41 (be) one that can.
US 42 (scientist) made an AI system (系统) called Aristo. They had it take the same science test that some students in the 43 (eight) grade take. The New York Times reported Aristo could answer 90 percent of 44 test questions and got a passing grade.
This is big progress (进步). Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried 45 (make) AI systems that could pass similar tests. But none scored 46 (high) than 60.
Aristo 47 (pass) the test because it can not only understand language, but also use logical (逻辑的) thinking to solve difficult problems. For example, it can understand what a forest fire is 48 what it could do to animals. Aristo reads many questions before 49 (take) the test. What’s more, it could find the logic in the questions and answers 50 (successful).
（2024上·浙江杭州·八年级统考期末）阅读下面材料，在空白处填上适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在相应位置。
People may often see robots in some movies. The robots in the movies are 51 (strong), faster and cleverer than people. In real life, robots are helping humans in 52 lot of ways. People can see many robots in 53 (factory). They 54 (usual) help people do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs. There are already robots working in American hospitals. At one hospital, a robot 55 (take) meals from the kitchen to sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way 56 it has a map of the hospital in its computer. Some people can’t look after themselves at home and robots can help 57 (they). For example, some people can’t see clearly. They hope 58 (move) around with the help of robots. Scientists are making robot dogs to help these people. 59 the future, some robot dogs will appear in the street. People believe there 60 (be) more and more robots in the near future. They’ll help people make the world more beautiful.
（2024上·湖南长沙·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
ChatGPT is a chatbot. OpenAI created it. Earlier this year, the company’s website became one of the world’s fifty most-visited. When people ask a question online, they will get 61 answer to it from the chatbot. The answer reads like an essay (文章).
A growing number of educators say it’s too late to keep AI out of their classrooms. In a recent survey, 73% of 62 (teacher) said they heard of ChatGPT, and 33% used it to come up with 63 (create) ideas for classes. 64 Washington, students used the program to help with their math. In London, a teacher used ChatGPT to simplify texts for students, 65 their English is not good enough.
ChatGPT doesn’t always get things right. But teachers say this can give a way to make students become more 66 (interest) in study. The program created some essays. Some teachers ask students 67 (check) those essays. Sarah Millard, a teacher in Rochester, had students critique (评论) a ChatGPT essay on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She said students 68 (enjoy) it a lot.
Some educators say it would be unfair to other students if teachers let some students use AI to do 69 (them) schoolwork. It’s not clear how much AI will change schooling. One thing is 70 (certainly): There’s no substitute (替代) for human connection. One teacher says, “I high-fived my students. I cried with my students. A computer will never do that.”
（2023上·吉林长春·八年级统考期末）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。
Are you interested in robots Do you have a robot at home When we watch movies 71 the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human 72 (servant). They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or 73 (danger) places.
Now robots 74 playing a very important role in our lives. We can see robots 75 (build) cars in factories, helping in hotels and even visiting other planets in space. Robots can do many things well, 76 some simple things like picking up something small or putting on clothes are difficult for them. Maybe 77 makes you feel surprised. That’s because our brains (大脑) can tell us how 78 (use) our hands. However, robots can’t. So they often break things.
Many scientists are trying to solve the problem. Ken Goldberg from University of California had 79 idea. He built a database (数据库) to help guide robots pick up things 80 (easy).
Most scientists believe that there will be more robots helping humans in the future.
参考答案：
1．from 2．recently 3．the 4．thought 5．laughing 6．with 7．But 8．has changed 9．yourself 10．careful
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一些表情的不同含义，使用时需要小心谨慎。
1．句意：表情符号最大的好处之一就是全世界的人都能理解它们。根据“people...all over the world”可知，此处需填介词from“来自”，表示来自各地的人们。故填from。
2．句意：但我最近了解到一些表情符号在中国有不同的含义。根据“But I have...learned that some emojis have different meanings in China”可知，此处需填副词修饰动词learned。recent“最近的”副词为recently“最近地”。故填recently。
3．句意：以笑脸表情符号为例。根据“Take...smiling face emoji for example”可知，此处表示特指，需填定冠词the。故填the。
4．句意：起初，我以为这只是一个普通的、友好的微笑。根据“I...that it was just a normal, friendly smile”可知，此处需填谓语动词，且时态为一般过去时。think“认为”过去式为thought。故填thought。
5．句意：它可能意味着有人看不起你，甚至嘲笑你。根据“It could mean that someone was looking down on you or even...at you”可知，此处需填动名词跟looking并列。故填laughing。
6．句意：带着挥手动作的笑脸有什么含义呢？根据“What about the smiling face...a waving (挥动的) hand”可知，此处需填介词。with“带着、有着”表伴随。故填with。
7．句意：但事实上，有些人用这个表情符号来表示他们不想和某人说话—挥手说“再见”。根据“in fact,...”可知，此处需填连词。结合“It certainly looks friendly enough”和“some people use this emoji to show that they don’t want to talk to someone”可知，两句的关系为转折关系。首字母需大写。故填But。
8．句意：但随着时间的推移，含义发生了变化。根据“But over the years, the meaning”可知，此处需填谓语动词。结合“over the years”，时态为现在完成时。主语“the meaning”为第三人称单数。故填has changed。
9．句意：它经常被用来描述非常悲伤的情况，你忍不住笑起来让自己高兴。根据“It is often used to describe situations that are sotragie (悲伤的) that you can’t help but laugh to cheer...up”可知，此处需填反身代词，表示让自己高兴。you的反身代词为yourself“你自己”。故填yourself。
10．句意：当我们和别人说话时，我们应该注意如何使用它。根据“We should be...about how we use it when speaking to others”可知，此处需填形容词。care的形容词为careful“小心的”，作表语。故填careful。
11．help 12．because 13．trying 14．the 15．difficult 16．more 17．shapes 18．In 19．these 20．impossible
【分析】句意：本文主要讲现在已经有许多机器人在工厂工作，科学家们也坚信未来会有更多机器人，它们会有不同的形状，以满足人们的不同需求。
11．句意：有些可以帮助制造汽车，它们一遍又一遍地做简单的工作。
情态动词can后接动词原形help。故答案为help。
12．句意：未来会有更少的人做这样的工作，因为它们很无聊，但机器人永远不会无聊。
空前讲“未来会有更少的人做这样的工作”，空后讲“它们很无聊，但机器人永远不会无聊”，前果后因，用because引导原因状语从句。故答案为because。
13．句意：科学家们正努力使机器人看起来像人类，并做与我们一样的事情。
根据空前“are now”可知此处表示现阶段正在持续的动作，用现在进行时，其结构为be doing，空前有be动词are，try的现在分词是trying。故答案为trying。
14．句意：科学家们正试图使机器人看起来像人类，并做与我们一样的事情。
根据空后“same”可知此处特指相同的事情，用定冠词the。故答案为the。
15．句意：然而，一些科学家认为，让它们真正像人类一样思考将是困难的。
分析句子结构可知be动词后要用形容词作表语，difficulty的形容词形式是difficult，意为“困难的”。故答案为difficult。
16．句意：科学家们还相信未来会有更多的机器人。
根据上文中“Today there are already robots working in factories.”讲现在已经有机器人，结合题干中“in the future”可知此处是说未来比现在有更多机器人，用many的比较级more。故答案为more。
17．句意：这些新机器人将有许多不同的形状。
根据空前“many different”可知此处用shape的复数形式shapes表示“形状”。故答案为shapes。
18．句意：在印度，科学家制造了看起来像蛇的机器人。
空后“India”是大地点，用介词in表示“在”印度。故答案为In。
19．句意：如果建筑物倒塌，里面有人，这些蛇形机器人可以帮助寻找建筑物下面的人。
根据空后“snake robots”是复数形式，可推出此处用this的复数these表示“这些”。故答案为these。
20．句意：这在20年前是不可能的，但在100年前，计算机和火箭似乎也是不可能的。
根据空后“100 years ago”讲一百年前，结合常识可知一百年前计算机和火箭似乎也是不可能的，用possible的反义词impossible表示“不可能的”。故答案为impossible。
21．kinds 22．were 23．interested 24．cheaper 25．at 26．part 27．a 28．children 29．them 30．useful
【分析】本文主要讲述了电脑的发展，30年前电脑又大又贵，几乎没人会使用它们，但是现在电脑变得又小又便宜，许多人喜欢使用它们，电脑可以做很多事情，它们是我们的好朋友。
21．句意：像科学家、教师、作家和学生这样的人使用计算机做各种工作。all kinds of意为“各种各样的”，故填kinds。
22．句意：但是30多年前，计算机不能做很多工作，而且又大又贵。根据“more than 30 years ago”可知，该句为一般过去时，主语they为复数，故填were。
23．句意：很少有人对它们感兴趣或知道如何使用它们。be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”， 故填interested。
24．句意：今天电脑更小更便宜。根据smaller可知，此处应用形容词比较级，故填cheaper。
25．句意：许多人在学校、办公室、家里甚至手提包里都有。at home意为“家里”，故填at。
26．句意：电脑成为我们生活的重要组成部分，因为它们工作速度快，很少出错。根据“because they can work quickly and seldom make mistakes”可知，这里指成为我们生活的重要组成部分，part意为“部分”，不定冠词an后跟单数名词，故填part。
27．句意：电脑可以代替人做很多工作。a lot of意为“很多”，故填a。
28．句意：作家用电脑写作，老师用电脑教学，孩子们用电脑玩游戏。根据Writers和teachers可知，此处应用复数名词，故填children。
29．句意：电脑也能记住你输入的内容。空处作介词宾语，应用人称代词宾格，故填them。
30．句意：电脑在我们的日常生活中非常有用。该句为系表结构，be动词are后跟形容词作表语，use的形容词为useful，意为“有用的”，故填useful。
31．first 32．difficult 33．Then 34．was opened 35．freely 36．to 37．or 38．connected 39．sports 40．has changed
【分析】本文主要介绍了互联网的历史。
31．句意：20世纪60年代，美国的一些科学家首先有了将计算机连接在一起的想法。此处表示顺序，用序数词。故填first。
32．句意：那时候，电脑占满了整个房间，很难使用。根据“were”可知，空处用形容词作表语。故填difficult。
33．句意：然后在20世纪80年代，互联网对商业和个人使用开放。根据“many researchers started to link their computers together.”可知，许多研究者开始把他们的电脑连接在一起，然后发展到对商业和个人开放，副词then“然后”符合语境，句首单词首字母大写。故填Then。
34．句意：然后在20世纪80年代，互联网对商业和个人使用开放。be opened to“对……开放”，根据“in the 1980s”可知，时态是一般过去时，主语是the Internet，be用was。故填was opened。
35．句意：今天，全世界的人们都在自由地使用互联网。此处修饰动词are using，用副词形式。故填freely。
36．句意：最流行的沟通方式是通过电子邮件，或“电子邮件”。the most popular way to do sth“做某事最受欢迎的方法”。故填to。
37．句意：因特网使我们能够使用万维网（也称为WWW或万维网）。根据“WWW ... the Web”可知，两者是选择关系，用or连接。故填or。
38．句意：Web是由许多相互连接的信息页面组成的。此处修饰名词pages，用形容词connected“有联系的”，作定语。故填connected。
39．句意：我们可以使用网络玩游戏，阅读新闻或了解我们最喜欢的体育明星和歌手。sports stars“体育明星”。故填sports。
40．句意：到目前为止，互联网改变了我们的生活方式。根据“so far”可知，时态用现在完成时have/has done，主语是The Internet，助动词用has。故填has changed。
41．is 42．scientists 43．eighth 44．the 45．to make 46．higher 47．passed 48．and 49．taking 50．successfully
【分析】本文介绍了人工智能系统Aristo通过了八年级测试。
41．句意：你猜怎么着，有一个可以。由“one”可知，be动词应用is。故填is。
42．句意：美国科学家制造了一个名为Aristo的人工智能系统。由“They had it”可知，此处指科学家们，应用复数形式。故填scientists。
43．句意：他们让它参加了一些八年级学生参加的同样的科学测试。由“the…grade”可知，此处应用序数词表示几年级。故填eighth。
44．句意：据《纽约时报》报道，阿里斯托可以回答90%的测试问题，并获得了及格分数。此处应用冠词修饰名词，第二次出现应用定冠词the。故填the。
45．句意：四年前，700名计算机科学家试图制造能够通过类似测试的人工智能系统。try to do sth.“试着做某事”，固定用法。故填to make。
46．句意：但没有人得分超过60分。由“than”可知，此处应用比较级。故填higher。
47．句意：Aristo之所以能通过测试，是因为它不仅能理解语言，还能运用逻辑思维解决难题。由“got a passing grade”可知，描述过去的事情应用一般过去时。故填passed。
48．句意：例如，它可以了解森林大火是什么以及它会对动物造成什么影响。由“it can understand what a forest fire is…what it could do to animals”可知，此处是并列关系，应用and连接。故填and。
49．句意：Aristo在参加考试之前读了很多问题。before介词，后接动名词。故填taking。
50．句意：更重要的是，它可以成功地找到问题和答案中的逻辑。分析句子可知，此处应用副词修饰动词answer。故填successfully。
51．stronger 52．a 53．factories 54．usually 55．takes 56．because 57．them 58．to move 59．In 60．will be
【分析】本文主要讲述了机器人在人们生活中发挥着越来越重要的作用。
51．句意：电影中的机器人比人类更强壮、更快、更聪明。根据“faster and cleverer than people”可知，空处应用strong的比较级stronger“更强壮”。故填stronger。
52．句意：在现实生活中，机器人在很多方面帮助人类。a lot of“许多”，固定搭配。故填a。
53．句意：人们可以在工厂里看到许多机器人。factory“工厂”，可数名词，此处表泛指应用复数形式。故填factories。
54．句意：它们通常帮助人类做许多危险、困难或无聊的工作。usual“通常的”，形容词，空处修饰动词help应用副词形式。故填usually。
55．句意：在一家医院，一个机器人把饭从厨房送到病人的房间。主语a robot单数形式，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词take用三单形式。 故填takes。
56．句意：它从来不会迷路，因为它的电脑里有医院的地图。根据“It never loses its way...it has a map of the hospital in its computer.”可知，前后句表示因果关系，且后半句是原因，故用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。
57．句意：有些人在家不能照顾自己，机器人可以帮助他们。根据“robots can help...”可知，空处缺少宾语，应用they的宾格形式。故填them。
58．句意：他们希望在机器人的帮助下四处走动。hope to do sth“希望做某事”，固定搭配，空处应填move的不定式形式。故填to move。
59．句意：在未来，一些机器狗将出现在街上。in the future“在未来”，固定搭配，句首字母大写。故填In。
60．句意：人们相信在不久的将来会有越来越多的机器人。根据“in the near future”可知，时态为一般将来时，there be句型中一般将来时结构为there will be。故填will be。
61．the/an 62．teachers 63．creative 64．In 65．because/as 66．interested 67．to check 68．enjoyed 69．their 70．certain
【分析】本文介绍了ChatGPT，以及它在教育方面的应用。
61．句意：当人们在网上提问时，他们会从聊天机器人那里得到答案。此空可表泛指，answer是以元音音素开头的单词，用an；也可表特指，用定冠词the。故填the/an。
62．句意：在最近的一项调查中，73%的教师表示他们听说过ChatGPT，33%的教师使用它来为课堂提出创造性的想法。百分数+of+名词复数，故填teachers。
63．句意：在最近的一项调查中，73%的教师表示他们听说过ChatGPT，33%的教师使用它来为课堂提出创造性的想法。形容词creative“创造性的”，作定语修饰名词ideas，故填creative。
64．句意：在华盛顿，学生们使用该程序来帮助他们学习数学。城市前用in表示“在”，故填In。
65．句意：在伦敦，一位老师使用ChatGPT为学生简化文本，因为他们的英语不够好。前后表因果关系，because/as“因为”引导原因状语从句，故填because/as。
66．句意：但是老师说，这可以让学生对学习产生更大的兴趣。become interested in“对……感兴趣”，故填interested。
67．句意：有些老师让学生检查那些作文。ask to do“让做某事”，故填to check。
68．句意：她说，学生们非常喜欢它。描述过去的事，用过去式，故填enjoyed。
69．句意：一些教育工作者表示，如果老师让一些学生使用人工智能来做功课，这将对其他学生不公平。此空需要形容词性物主代词their“他们的”修饰空后的名词schoolwork，故填their。
70．句意：一件事是确定地。此空需用形容词certain“确定”作表语，故填certain。
71．about 72．servants 73．dangerous 74．are 75．building 76．but 77．it 78．to use 79．an 80．easily
【分析】 本文主要讲述了机器人可以为人类做很多事情。
71．句意：当我们看关于未来的电影时，我们有时会看到机器人。movies about the future“关于未来的电影”。故填about。
72．句意：它们通常像人类仆人一样。这里用servant的复数形式servants表示泛指。故填servants。
73．句意：它们帮助做家务，比如在肮脏或危险的地方工作，用形容词dangerous”危险的”修饰名词。故填dangerous。
74．句意：现在机器人在我们的生活中扮演着非常重要的角色。根据“now”可知，句子时态是现在进行时，主语是复数，故用are。
75．句意：我们可以看到机器人在工厂里制造汽车，甚至游览太空中的其他星球。see sb doing sth”看见某人正在做某事”。故填building。
76．句意：机器人可以很好地做很多事情，但是一些简单的事情，比如拿起一些小东西或穿衣服，对它们来说是困难的。前后两句是转折关系，故填but。
77．句意：也许这会让你感到惊讶。此处缺少主语，用it指代前面讲述的事情，故填it。
78．句意：那是因为我们的大脑可以告诉我们如何使用我们的手。特殊疑问词+动词不定词作宾语，故填to use。
79．句意：加州大学的肯 戈德堡有一个想法。泛指有一个想法，idea是元音音素开头，故填an。
80．句意：他建立了一个数据库来帮助引导机器人轻松地捡起东西。根据“pick up things”可知，用副词easily”容易地”修饰动词短语pick up。故填easily。
