Ⅰ. 根据汉语或首字母提示填写单词
1. The young man is trying to be a (先驱) in the field of high technology.
2. Enough sleep and healthy food are important for your (大脑) to work properly.
3. There are too many boring (广告) on TV now.
4. All the people are running t the same direction when hearing the news.
5. The development of the IT i helps to provide more jobs for young people.

1. pioneer 2. brain 3. advertisements
4. towards 5. industry

Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. As we all know, learning to be (create) is important both in studies and work.
2. I think The Reader is an (education) TV programme.
3. (云南昆明期末) With the development of science, more and more (medicine) robots are used in hospitals.
4. He is a mountain climber. He likes taking (risk).
5. She has all the (quality) of a good teacher.
6. The teacher often drives his students (work) hard.

1. creative 2. educational 3. medical 4. risks
5. qualities 6. to work

Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 我觉得你在写作方面有才华。
I think you .
2. 这帮助我在需要当众发言的时候感觉更有自信了。
This helped me feel more confident when it was time to speak .
3. Lisa 经常在周末花费一个小时和她的祖父母散步。
Lisa often with her grandparents at weekends.
4. 他们带来了知识和技能来帮助当地人。
They brought knowledge and skills the local people.
5. 为了赶上第一班公共汽车，她每天早上早起。
the first bus, she gets up early every morning.

1. are talented in writing 2. in public
3. spends an hour taking a walk
4. to help 5. To catch

Ⅳ. 补全对话
（改编自RJ版八上U7课文）
Helen: Hi, Jennifer. What's up?
Jennifer: Oh, hi, Helen. I'm watching a video about future predictions.
Helen: So, what will the future be like?
Jennifer: Well, 1. , but the transport system will be more efficient. It means that 2. .
Helen: Sounds great! Any other predictions?
Jennifer: Students probably won't go to a school in the future. They will study at home or any place they want.
Helen: Oh, but I really like going to school! Anything else?
Jennifer: And 3. .
Helen: Really? Why?
Jennifer: Because 4. in our homes. Machines will tell us how to solve small health problems before they become bigger.
Helen: That'll be great. 5. ?
Jennifer: Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. Some may even live to be 150.
Helen: Wow, that sounds wonderful!
A. people will live longer
B. there will be more people in cities
C. there will be fewer traffic accidents
D. How long will most people live
E. How many people will there be in the future
F. we'll have better health care technology
G. people will have worse living conditions
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
Do you often ask questions?
Children are known for wanting answers to many questions because curiosity (好奇心) is part of human nature. Books and TV shows often depend on curiosity. People keep reading or watching because they want to find out what happens.
As we all know, curiosity provides many advantages. A lot of great discoveries in history were made by curious people. People wondered how things worked and how work could be done more quickly. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know far more about the world and have useful technology to help them. Even if you don't plan to be an inventor or a researcher, curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the curiosity of learning, classes will become more interesting. You will be good at them because you enjoy the process of learning. Even if you're no longer a student, curiosity will make you an able worker.
What will you do if you're not curious? Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes. To improve your curiosity, get information from as many sources as possible when you learn about a topic. At the same time, read all kinds of books, watch or listen to speeches and ask questions. Don't always get information in the same way. Instead, learn to understand the facts that different people know.
Don't assume you already know everything. Instead, search for other possibilities and opinions. Remember, everyone knows something that you don't know. Find out what it is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other people happy by sharing their knowledge. Let's try to become people who are full of curiosity.
1. Children like to ask questions because .
A. they are born with natural curiosity
B. they don't know about the human nature
C. they are known for reading and watching
D. they don't want to find the answers by themselves
2. What can curiosity help you in the classroom?
A. It can make you cleverer than before.
B. It can make the classes easier for you.
C. It can help you enjoy the process of learning.
D. It can help you feel relaxed in the classroom.
3. Which can be helpful to improve your curiosity?
A. Reading only one kind of book.
B. Showing others your knowledge.
C. Getting information in the same way.
D. Getting information from as many sources as you can.
4. What does the underlined word "assume" mean?
A. Worry.
B. Think.
C. Wonder.
D. Forget.
5. What's the best title of the passage?
A. Try to be curious
B. Make others happy
C. Learn to ask questions
D. Great discoveries made by curious people

Ⅳ.【语篇导读】本文是一段对话,Helen 与 Jennifer 围绕对未来生活的预测展开了交流。
1. B 句意:嗯,城市里将会有更多人,但是交通系统会更高效。根据空后的转折连词 but 可知,前后内容形成转折关系,下文提到交通系统会更高效,B项“城市里将会有更多人”符合语境。
2. C 句意:这意味着交通事故会更少。上文 Jennifer 提到未来的交通系统会更高效,此处应承接上文,说明交通系统高效带来的直接结果,C项“交通事故会更少”与交通系统高效的话题高度契合,符合上下文顺承逻辑。
3. A 句意:而且人们会更长寿。根据下文中的“Machines will tell us how to solve small health problems”可知,空处引出下文,与健康有关,A项“人们会更长寿”符合语境。
4. F 句意:因为我们的家里会有更先进的医疗保健技术。上文 Helen 询问人们会更长寿的原因,此处用 Because 引出原因,下文提到家中的机器能告诉我们如何提前解决小的健康问题,F项“我们会有更好的医疗保健技术”符合语境。
5. D 句意:大多数人能活多久?根据句末的问号可知,此处需要填入疑问句,下文 Jennifer 的回答明确说明了人类未来的寿命,D项“大多数人能活多久”符合语境。
Ⅴ.【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了好奇心是人类天性的一部分,好奇心有很多优点,并介绍了如何培养好奇心。
1. A 细节理解题。根据“Children are known for wanting answers to many questions because curiosity is part of human nature.”可知,孩子喜欢问问题,是因为好奇心是人类天性的一部分,即好奇心是与生俱来的。
2. C 细节理解题。根据“You will be good at them because you enjoy the process of learning.”可知,好奇心会帮助你在课堂上享受学习的过程。
3. D 细节理解题。根据“To improve your curiosity, get information from as many sources as possible when you learn about a topic.”可知,为了提高你的好奇心,当你了解一个话题时,要从尽可能多的来源中获取信息。
4. B 词义猜测题。根据“Don’t assume you already know everything. Instead, search for other possibilities and opinions.”可知,不要认为你什么都知道,相反,寻找其他可能性和看法。故此处画线单词意为“认为”,和 think 意义相近。
5. A 最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了好奇心是人类天性的一部分,好奇心有很多优点,并介绍了如何培养好奇心,故本文以“努力保持好奇”为标题最合适。