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2025-2026学年八年级英语上册单元复习考点培优沪教版（2024）Unit 4 Inventions
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Thomas Edison made more than 1,000 inventions in his life. Many of his inventions have changed the world. His first invention was a vote recorder (投票记录器) in 1869. The machine allowed people to place a vote by pressing a button. They didn’t need to say yes or no. However, American government officials did not like Edison's invention because they preferred to call out their votes. Edison learned that he would never again invent anything people did not want.
Edison started a company with his friend, Franklin Pope. They made fire and burglar (盗窃) alarms. At this company, Edison was busy from early in the morning until late at night. He often said, “There’s no substitute (替代品) for hard work.” He invented a telegraph to print the price of gold and silver. He sold it to the West Union Company for $15,000.
With some of this money Edison started his own company in 1868. Next he invented a stock ticker (证券报价机). This was a machine that recorded the price of stocks in New York. The West Union Company paid Edison $40,000 for this invention.
Edison used the money to open a shop in Newark in the state of New Jersey. There he met a young woman, Mary Stilwell. Edison and Mary got married on Christmas Day in 1871. They had three children. In 1875, with his wife and young family, Edison moved to Menlo Park in the same state. There he built his own laboratory. In the laboratory were tables, science books, instruments and bottles of chemicals.
His first success at Menlo Park was an improvement (改进) on the telephone that Alexander Graham Bell had just invented.
1．What did Edison learn from his first invention
2．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean
3．When did Edison have a company of his own
4．Who moved to Menlo with Edison
5．Do you dream of being an inventor Why (not)
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Bitwalking is an invention made by a small company in London. To make people walk more, this new app on the mobile phone is paying people for walking, which is based on (在……的基础上) their daily walking steps.
With this app, walkers can earn one “Bitwalking dollar” for about 1, 000 steps (about 8 kilometers). Three bitwalking dollars can be earned by one person per day at most. The money people earned can be spent in special online stores or exchanged for cash.
One goal behind the app is to make people healthier. But the designers also have another goal: to improve people’s lives. In poor countries, people have to walk far to work, or to school, or simply to collect water. Workers in the countryside earn less than one dollar a day. By walking around with the Bitwalking app, they could earn three times more.
The company has also set up Bitwalking centers in some poor areas. At the centers, local people will learn how to use the Bitwalking dollars or trade (交易) them for cash. Bitwalking is really helpful in changing lives!
6．How many Bitwalking dollars can one person get at most every day
7．What is the purpose of Bitwalking
8．Do you think we middle school students should use this app Why or why not
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is now developing very fast. Now, it can even draw amazing pictures according to your text. This sounds cool, doesn’t it However, there’s a chance that many of these new pictures might be copied from Greg Rutkowski’s art.
Rutkowski is an artist from Poland. His art style is often used by a computer program called Stable Diffusion to make pictures. This program allows people to turn texts into pictures. For example, if you type “A man fights against a dragon with magic fire, like Greg Rutkowski”, the program will make a picture that looks a bit like what Rutkowski would make. Some of these pictures are taken from websites that sell art without the artists knowing. Rutkowski and other artists are not happy about this.
At first, Rutkowski was surprised by his popularity in the AI world. However, when he searched for his name on the internet, the results showed him plenty of artworks that looked like his but weren’t.
Artists say they might lose income (收入) as people start depending on AI programs for artworks. But the creation of art should also be a lot more personal. Karla Ortiz, an American artist, says art is often closely connected to its creator. It shouldn’t be easily re-created.
Tom Mason is the CTO (首席技术官) of Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion. He says that AI art is a completely new thing. It is natural to cause some problems. “We expect them to be solved over time,” he adds. “We’ll work to find the balance (平衡) between creating new products and helping the artists.”
9．What can AI do now according to the text
10．How did Rutkowski feel when he first discovered his popularity in the AI world
11．What might happen to the artists if people depend on AI programs for artworks
12．What’s Tom Mason’s plan to solve AI art problems
13．What’s your opinion toward the problem discussed in the text Why
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Spring is coming, and it’s time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea! Usually, we think workers will pick tea leaves by hand. But now, some Longjing tea leaves are being picked by special workers—tea-picking robots!
In a tea garden in Hangzhou, a smart tea-picking robot invented by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University is working for the first time. “We take thousands of pictures of new tea buds (芽) and make the robot learn them carefully. The robot uses an AI model to find the buds that it should pick,” said Professor Chen Jianneng, a member of the research team. This helps the robot find the right tea buds about 90% of the time.
The robot’s arm pulls and then sucks (吸) up the tea buds. These buds are quickly moved into a special box. Once the robot has collected all the buds from the area it’s working at, it moves the buds from the box to a main box that holds everything it collects.
The robot was made because there are not enough people to pick tea. In Zhejiang, about 400,000 pickers are needed now. “Picking is the biggest challenge (挑战) for the development of the tea industry,” said Professor Wu Chuanyu, who leads the research team.
“Tea-picking robots are a trend (趋势) of the future,” said Wu. “About five years from now, the robots will do the job of picking West Lake Longjing tea instead of people,” Wu added.
14．How are tea leaves usually picked
15．To find tea buds, what is the robot made to learn carefully
16．How does the robot pick tea buds
17．How many pickers are needed in Zhejiang
18．What do you think of the tea-picking robot
阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题，完成1~5小题。（1至4题每空不超过3个词，5题回答问题。）
What will the world of tomorrow look like Many people today believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on Earth. New technology may solve old problems, and it may also create new ones. No technology is perfect. Each has advantages and disadvantages, as shown by these three examples.
When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the sky in our own personal flying car. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, if the cars become popular, there will be problems with traffic control.
3D printing is another new technology for the future. 3D printers are already used to make life-size models of car parts and man-made body parts, such as ears. As we move into the future, 3D printing will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people. The future of 3D printing looks bright. But the disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.
Finally, people are trying to build a robot suit. This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy objects and walk a long way. After an illness or an accident, it might also help people walk again. However, one disadvantage at the moment is cost.
Looking ahead, it is easy to imagine a future. We will be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes, or lift a car above our heads. Although there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world. In this world, technology makes people’s lives easier and safer. It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today. In my view, life in the future will be different from what it is now.
19．The writer tells us that each technology has advantages and disadvantages by three examples in the passage.
20．Flying cars can and busy roads.
21．3D printing is another new technology for the future, but it is very .
22．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to .
23．How do you like technology Why
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
People are living longer and longer these days. That’s good news. It’s great to have a long life. However, everything will be hard when people get old. When there are so many old people in society (社会), finding care is difficult.
Today, technology (技术) is helping us with this problem. Robots can give old people all kinds of care. Some robots can even accompany old people to be with them just like their good friends or family members.
Some care robots are like pets. When you touch them, they will move or make sounds like animals. They make old people happy, and no one has to feed them.
Some care robots can help old people with many things. They can tell them to take medicine, drink water, do exercise, and see the doctor. Also, if the robot’s owner has some problems, the robot will call someone for help. Other care robots do physical jobs. They pick things up and help people walk.
Many of these care robots don’t just help old people do things. They also make old people feel independent (自立的). Some experts make their robots look so thin that these robots also need care from old people. That way, people will care for the robots while the robots care for them.
24．What is the problem of an aging (老龄化) society
It is difficult to for the old people.
25．What can care robots do for old people
They can make old people feel and independent.
26．Which English word in the passage means “陪伴”
It is “ ”.
27．Which paragraph best matches (匹配) the picture on the right
It’s Paragraph in the passage.
28．What is the passage mainly about
It’s mainly about .
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The first AI-driven (人工智能驾驶的) bus went on a road test in Shenzhen, and the self-driving (自动驾驶的) car is no longer a far dream.
Most people are excited about AI-driven cars. AI could be a “better driver” than humans as its reaction (反应) time is much shorter than humans’. Also, AI never gets tired and there is no fear of it driving under the influence (影响). What’s more, when two humans drive too close on a road and one has to slow down to avoid an accident (避免事故), both would expect the other to do so, and the problem could be serious because they cannot talk to each other. However, that problem will not happen to two AI-driven cars because they could “talk” through the cloud and decide which one should slow down.
But some people are worried. The test in Shenzhen was done on a special road. There are more uncertain things on real roads. And one problem for AI is not about learning to remember road signs, but about learning to take actions in sudden and unexpected situations (情况). Also, it has been reported that some people took control of others’ computers in self-driving cars. This could be very dangerous.
All in all, AI-driven cars will keep improving and all the possible problems will be solved (解决) before they are widely used. We will meet them soon in the future.
29．Did the first AI-driven bus go on a road test in Shanghai
30．Why could AI be a “better driver” than humans according to the passage
31．What are problems for AI-driven cars
32．Do you think using AI-driven cars is a good choice Give two reasons. (No more than 30 words)
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In November 2023, a large new airship called Pathfinder 1 made its first test flight (飞行) in California. The scientists believed airships could move people and other things quickly and without polluting.
Airships were popular in the early 1900s. People stopped using them in 1937 after an airship caught fire. The accident scared people away from airships. LTA (Lighter Than Air) Research started working on Pathfinder 1 about 10 years ago. The airship is 121.9 meters long, and it’s the largest airship of its kind since the 1930s. From the outside, it looks similar to the airships of the 1930s, but Pathfinder 1 uses helium* instead of hydrogen*. The Pathfinder 1 has 12 electric motors*. The motors make it possible for the airship to take off and land (着陆) without a runway. The Pathfinder can fly at a speed of up to 120 kph, but it will be flying lower and more slowly during its early test flights.
Pathfinder 1 can carry about 4,000 kg of things. LTA hopes it can help out in difficult situations, such as after an earthquake (地震) or a rainstorm, when roads are closed and there's no place for planes to land. To tell the truth, LTA is already working on Pathfinder 3. It will be much larger and able to carry far more.Notes: helium 氦气; hydrogen 氢气; electric motor 电动机
33．Why did the scientists build a new airship
34．Why did people stop using airships in 1937
35．How long did the scientists work on Pathfinder 1
36．How fast can the Pathfinder 1 fly
37．What will the Pathfinder 3 be like
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AEDs (自动体外除颤器) are machines that save lives when someone’s heart stops or beats wrongly. They are easy to use even for people without medical training. You can find them in public places like airports, schools, and malls. Look for a bright box with a heart symbol! Here’s a simple guide:
●Step 1: Take out the AED and turn it on. A voice guide can tell you what to do step by step. Take off the patient’s chest (胸部) clothes and stick the electrode pads (电极片) on the chest: one on the top right, the other on the bottom left. ●Step 2: Let the AED check the heart beats. Stand back and don’t touch the person. The AED will take a few seconds to do this. Keep everyone away during this time so the machine can work. ●Step 3: If the AED says “Shock needed”, make sure no one is near the patient. Then press the shock button when the machine tells you to.
Knowing how to use an AED is important. It can add the chance of living if used quickly. Stay calm and act fast—you could save a life!
38．Where may we find an AED
We may find it in public places like .
39．What can the voice guide on an AED do when someone’s heart stops
It can tell you step by step.
40．What shouldn’t we do when the AED checks someone’s heart beat
We shouldn’t until the AED finishes checking.
41．Which English word means “按钮” in the passage
It’s .
42．Why is it important to learn to use an AED
Because it can if used quickly.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Drones are flying robots that can be controlled remotely or by computers. In the past, they were expensive and mainly used by the military (军事). But now, cheaper drones are helping people in many fields, like rescue work and farming.
A French company created a drone called “Agridrone” to help farmers. It uses special sensors (感应器) to examine crops. By flying over fields, the drone takes pictures that show which areas need fertilizer (肥料). This helps farmers save money and reduce pollution.
Jean-Baptiste Bruggeman is a farmer who uses Agridrone. He says the drone flies over his crops at different times of the year. The pictures tell him exactly where and how much fertilizer to use. Before drones, farmers spread fertilizer everywhere, wasting money and harming the environment.
Drones also save time. They can check three hectares of land in one minute. Romain Faroux, the creator of Agridrone, says this technology is like a smartphone with wings. It uses sunlight reflections to analyze (分析) crop health.
Thanks to cheaper drones, more people are using them. They’re not just for the military anymore. Drones are becoming a powerful tool to solve real-world problems, especially in farming.
43．What is a drone
44．What technology does the Agridrone use to analyze crops
45．How do drones help farmers save money
46．How much time can drones save when examining crops
47．Who created the Agridrone and why
Read the passage and answer the questions according to it. (根据文章回答问题。)
How funny! Before the invention of banknotes and coins, people used shells, goats, tomatoes and some other things for trading. Trading is one of the first ways that people got what they needed. For example, in the past, salt was very important to people. People needed salt to keep food fresh. So people would trade salt for other things they needed. People traded salt for shoes, tools, food and so on. This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called barter (易货贸易).
Around 9,000 B．C．, people paid for goods with animals like cows, sheep and camels. Some societies used vegetables and plants, too. Then in 1,200 B．C． people in China started using shells as money. Soon many other countries began to do the same.
The next development was in 1,000 B．C．, Chinese people made round coins out of metal. The very first coins often had holes in them so that people could pass a piece of string through them to keep them together. By 500 B．C．, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire.
A few hundred years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 A．D．, the first paper banknotes were produced by Chinese people. It was still many years before paper money appeared in Europe. Three centuries passed before it was used in all European countries.
In recent times, money has continued to change. In some places around the world, people seldom use paper money. Instead, they use credit cards or online payment.
Answer the questions.
48．How did people get what they needed before banknotes and coins appeared
49．When did Chinese people start using shells as money
50．Why did some early coins in China have holes in them
51．Who produced the first paper banknotes
52．What’s the main idea of this passage
根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。
As we know, energy (能源) is one of the serious problems in the world now, it plays an important role in our life. People used gasoline (汽油) cars for many years before electric (电的) ones. With more and more electric cars coming out, it offers a good choice to lower the pressure of energy. Car companies (车企) are now making cars that are fully controlled by electricity. Can these electric cars work as well as the traditional gasoline cars
Electric and gasoline cars look the same on the outside but they still have very different parts inside. Electric cars have one main moving part: the motor. But gas cars have hundreds of other parts, often needing maintenance (保养) . Having fewer parts makes the electric cars cheaper to keep and seem to have fewer mechanical (机械的) problems.
Electric cars are energy-saving, also making them cheaper to run. It costs about $1.00 to go 43 miles in an electric car, which costs about $4.1 to go the same miles in a gas car. Actually, an electric car can go twice (倍) or more as far as a gas car for the same price.
Electric cars have less pollution, making them more friendly to the environment. An electric car has to stop more often to get charged (充电). So, you would choose a gas car if you have far to drive. There are lots of gas stations, but not many charging stations for electric cars. And as soon as an electric car reaches a charging station, it may take a long time to charge.
There are certainly good points to both electric cars and gasoline cars. It’s good to know which is more important to you.
Facts With the appearance of electric cars, people wonder if electric cars can work as well as the traditional gasoline cars.
The ideas of 53 electric cars with gasoline cars. Similarities Electric cars and gasoline cars look the same on the outside.
54 electric cars 2 gasoline ones have motors.
Differences Electric cars ●Having fewer parts lowers the cost of their maintenance and the 55 of having mechanical problems. ●They are more energy-saving, making them cheaper to run.
Gasoline cars ●Gas cars can cover a longer distance (行程更远). ●Gas cars are 56 to get gasoline than electric cars to get charged.
Conclusion Both electric cars and gasoline cars have their own good points. Choosing electric cars or gasoline cars mainly 57 how far people plan to drive.
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At the age of 17, Hugh Herr had a rock climbing accident. He became lost on Mount Washington, U.S. The weather was terrible, and for four days, he waited for help in the snow and ice without any equipment or any food. When people arrived, Hugh couldn’t feel his legs. He spent two months in the hospital and finally lost both legs at the knee. Doctors gave him two artificial (人造的) legs, but they were painful, and he couldn’t continue rock climbing.
But that didn’t stop Hugh! He decided to study mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He designed and made his own artificial legs! He used springs (弹簧) because they were powerful. Now he could continue his favourite sport. He found he could climb even better than he could before his accident! He also continued his research, at Harvard.
Today, Hugh is a professor at MIT and is co-founder(共同创立者) of iWalk, a company where in 2007, he helped create an amazing new artificial ankle (脚踝) called PowerFoot One. PowerFoot One uses a rechargeable battery and springs to make walking easier and more natural. For the first time, people with artificial legs can actually feel like they are walking. That year, Time magazine called it one of the best innovations of the year, together with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the iPhone. Of course, Hugh uses PowerFoot One himself! Thanks to Hugh, people with disabilities can enjoy a better quality of life.
58．Did Hugh lose both of his legs at the knee when he was 17
59．Why didn’t he like the artificial legs doctors gave him
60．What is Powerfoot One
61．请将短文中画线句子翻译成中文。
62．What do you think of Hugh
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The Story of Cassette Tapes
If you ask a teenager what a cassette tape is, they might look confused. But for people born in the 1970s or 1980s, cassette tapes were a big part of life.
Cassette tapes were invented in the 1960s by Philips, a Dutch company. They were small, light, and easy to carry—perfect for music lovers. Before that, people used records, which were heavy and easily broken. Cassettes could be played in cars, portable players, and home stereos, making music more accessible.
In the 1980s, cassette tapes became popular around the world. People recorded their favourite songs from the radio onto blank tapes. They made mix tapes for friends, putting together songs that told a story or shared feelings. Bands released their music on cassettes, and many people collected them, storing hundreds in boxes or on shelves.
But by the 1990s, CDs started to replace cassettes. CDs had better sound quality and didn’t get tangled like cassette tape inside the player. Then, in the 2000s, digital music on MP3 players and smartphones made cassettes almost disappear.
Today, cassette tapes are making a small comeback. Some music fans prefer their “warm” sound, different from digital music. Artists release new albums on cassettes, and old ones are sold as collectibles. Many people now see them as a reminder of the past—a time when music was something you could hold, share, and treasure.
Cassette tapes may not be as useful as they once were, but they tell a story of how technology changes, and how some things—like our love for music—stay the same.
63．Why were cassette tapes better than records when they were invented
64．What did people do with blank cassette tapes in the 1980s
65．What replaced cassette tapes in the 1990s
66．Why are cassette tapes becoming popular again today
67．What do cassette tapes tell us about technology and people
阅读下面语篇，根据要求回答问题。
Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only strongly curious (好奇的).” The greatest inventions in history would be impossible ________ curiosity.
Curiosity can bring new discoveries. Benjamin Franklin is a great example. He was interested in electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature. He did lots of research to try to understand it. For example, he flew a kite during a storm. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod (避雷针). This invention protects buildings from lightning.
Curiosity can also make people brave. Just look at Wan Hu, the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space exploration. He was so curious about space that he invented a “flying chair”. He lost his life while testing this invention. Although he didn’t succeed, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas. People learned from his example, and created safer ways to explore space.
But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist and inventor, was curious about the world: how did everything in the world move He spent years studying the sky and the earth. Finally, he drew China’s first star map, and invented the first earthquake detector. His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
As Jacques Cousteau said, “What is a scientist after all It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.” Curiosity is the key. It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world.
68．Fill in the blank with a proper word.（在空白处填入适当的介词）
69．What’s the use of a lightning rod （根据短文内容回答问题）
70．What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 5 refer to （文中的It代指什么？）
71．What are benefits (好处) of curiosity according to the text （根据短文内容回答问题）
72．Give a proper title for the text.（给文章拟一个恰当的标题）
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Most of us spend all day at school or work. After a long and busy day, all we want to do is to return to a comfortable home. Smart technology can turn any home into a nicer place to live in.
Smart homes have been around for some time. A company called Picosystem Electronics invented a type of technology called X10 in 1975. As the earliest smart home technology, it allows household devices (家用设备), such as lights and alarms, to communicate with each other by using radio waves.
Of course, 5G network connectivity (网络连接) has made smart homes much more complicated (复杂的) than X10. Perhaps the most popular smart home technology is the voice-activated assistant (语音助手). Users are allowed to communicate with almost any device in their homes simply by saying a few words. This is especially convenient for children and people with disabilities, as the devices can help them finish tasks that would normally be too difficult.
Common household devices can become “smart” as well. For example, smart fridges can create dinner recipes with the vegetables that are being kept inside.
Smart homes are convenient and they can make people live better. They are also good for the environment. By regularly checking your energy use, turning off lights and other devices that you’re not using, smart homes can lower much electricity you use. Using less energy means that we use fewer natural resources, which is good for the environment. But there are still many people who don’t like them. They think smart homes cost much money and sometimes they are not safe.
73．When did the company invent X10
74．How does X10 allow household devices to communicate with each other
75．What is the most popular smart home technology
76．What can a smart fridge do according to the text
77．Do you like smart homes Why or why not
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Many of us read news every day. It is probably because we’d like to know what’s happening in the world. Today we can get news from TV or the Internet, but how did ancient people get news
At the very beginning, information spread by word of mouth. People living in tribes (部落) got news from neighbors or travelers. Ancient Romans changed the way people knew about their communities. They posted a list of daily happenings at public squares in the cities. Ancient Chinese people did it in another way. The government had news sheets sent to officials in the whole country so people could know what was going on in the capital.
The fifteenth century saw big progress in printing technology in the West. The progress brought a sudden rise of news business. Printers sold whatever people loved to read. In the sixteenth century, the first real newspapers appeared. People started to form the habit of reading newspapers. They liked to share their opinions in newspapers. The invention of telegraph (电报) machines led to another big step in history. News stories were sent to the papers in minutes instead of weeks.
Now we get news in seconds from all over the world. We can become some kind of reporters by posting online what happens around us.
78．From whom did people living in tribes get news
79．Where did ancient Romans post a list of daily happenings
80．What brought a sudden rise of news business in the 15th century
81．Did the first real newspapers appear in the 16th century
82．How can we become some kind of reporters now
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The sudden sound of an alarm clock is enough to wake up most of us, but it’s an unhappy way to start the day. We should thank creative inventors who have been changing our lives with their wonderful products. We may be woken up by the scent (香味) of our favorite food in the future with an alarm clock called Sensorwake.
This kind of alarm clock has a large face for showing the time and a hole at the top to release (释放) the scent. It can wake you up with smells such as coffee and orange juice.
The clock works by releasing the scent at a chosen time. If a user doesn’t wake up within a minute, lights on its face will be turned on. What’s more, to make sure that the user gets up on time and doesn’t miss an important meeting, the alarm clock can also make sounds three minutes after the scent is released.
Now people can choose a smell from ten smell capsules (胶囊), depending on what they think will successfully make them leave their comfortable beds. Each capsule offers 30 wake-up calls, and they can change capsules to enjoy the different scent from day to day.
83．完成句子。
Using the sudden sound of an alarm clock to wake us up is to start the day.
84．How does the Sensorwake work
85．What can the alarm clock do after the scent is released
86．找出并写下全文的主题句。
87．将文中划线句子译成汉语。
Bill Gates is head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men. He was born on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. He was a very bright boy. Science and maths were his two favourite subjects at school. And he dreamed of being a scientist.
Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13. At that time, a computer was a very large machine. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent as much time as possible on computers. In the end, they worked out a software program. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In 1975, Bill and his partners developed a software program called BASIC． This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it. BASIC was a success. Then Bill left Harvard to work for Microsoft, a company he started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers. After many years of hard work, Microsoft became one of the most successful companies. And Bill Gates also became one of the richest businessmen in the world.
1~2题完成句子；3~5题简略回答问题。
88．Bill Gates was born in and grew up in Seattle.
89．Bill Gates developed a called BASIC with his partners.
90．What did Bill Gates do at the age of 13
91．What did Bill Gates and Paul Allen think of the computer
92．What can you learn from Bill Gates
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In 2024, a new kind of plastic was invented that can break down (分解) in seawater. This is great news for our oceans, which are filled with millions of tons of plastic waste.
The new plastic is called “Marine-D”, and it is made from plant materials. Unlike traditional plastic, Marine-D breaks down naturally in seawater within three to five years. Traditional plastic can take hundreds of years to break down, and it causes serious problems for marine life.
Scientists at a British university developed Marine-D．They spent five years researching and testing different materials. “We wanted to create a plastic that would help solve the problem of ocean pollution,” said Dr. Lucy Jones, one of the lead scientists.
Marine-D can be used to make many things, such as shopping bags, bottles, and packaging. It is strong and durable (耐用的), just like traditional plastic, but it is much better for the environment.
However, Marine-D is not perfect. It only breaks down in seawater, so it should not be thrown into landfills (垃圾填埋场). Scientists are now working on a new version (版本) that can break down in both seawater and landfills.
Experts say that Marine-D is an important step forward, but it is not the only solution to ocean pollution. We still need to reduce the amount of plastic we use and improve recycling. “Marine-D can help, but we all need to take responsibility for protecting our oceans,” said Dr. Jones.
93．What is Marine-D made from
94．How long does Marine-D take to break down in seawater
95．What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 2
96．What is the problem with Marine-D
97．What do experts say about solving ocean pollution
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参考答案及试题解析
1．Edison learned that he would never again invent anything people did not want. 2．Hard work is important. 3．In 1868. 4．His wife and young family. 5．Yes, because inventions can solve problems and improve people’s lives.
【导语】本文主要讲述了托马斯·爱迪生的生平发明经历，包括他的第一项发明、与朋友合作、成立自己的公司、发明证券报价机、建立实验室以及在门洛帕克的首次成功改进电话等，展现了爱迪生的发明才华和努力工作的精神。
1．根据第一段最后一句“Edison learned that he would never again invent anything people did not want.”可知，爱迪生从他的第一项发明中学到了他再也不会发明人们不想要的东西。故填Edison learned that he would never again invent anything people did not want.
2．根据第二段“At this company, Edison was busy from early in the morning until late at night. He often said, ‘There's no substitute (替代品) for hard work.’”可知，在这家公司，爱迪生从早到晚都很忙，他认为没有什么可以替代努力工作，即努力工作是很重要的。故填Hard work is important.
3．根据第三段第一句“With some of this money Edison started his own company in 1868.”可知，爱迪生在1868年有了自己的公司。故填In 1868.
4．根据第四段“In 1875, with his wife and young family, Edison moved to Menlo Park in the same state.”可知，爱迪生的妻子和年幼的孩子和他一起搬到了门洛帕克。故填His wife and young family.
5．主观题，合理即可，故填Yes, because inventions can solve problems and improve people’s lives.
6．Three. 7．To make people healthier and improve people’s lives. 8．Yes. Because this app can encourage us to walk more every day and it’s good for our health.
【导语】本文介绍了一款名为Bitwalking的手机应用软件，它通过给人们“付钱”的方式鼓励人们多走路，变得更健康。
3. 本题是开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。
6．根据“Three Bitwalking dollars can be earned by one person per day at most.”可知，一个人每天最多可以赚三个Bitwalking美元。故填Three.
7．根据“One goal behind the app is to make people healthier. But the designers also have another goal: to improve people’s lives.”可知，Bitwalking有两个目标，即让人们更健康和改善人们的生活。故填To make people healthier and improve people’s lives.
8．开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes. Because this app can encourage us to walk more every day and it’s good for our health.
9．It can draw amazing pictures according to your text. 10．(He was) Surprised. 11．They might lose income. 12．He wants/plans to find the balance between creating new products and helping the artists. 13．I think it’s unfair to the artists. AI is copying others’ works. I think such problems will be more common in the future. I believe there should be laws or other guidance to limit, or they will make people’s life a mess.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲了AI能按文本绘图却可能借鉴艺术家风格引发担忧，Stability AI的CTO表示会平衡产品开发与艺术家权益。
9．根据“Artificial intelligence (AI) is now developing very fast. Now, it can even draw amazing pictures according to your text.”可知，人工智能现在发展迅速，甚至可以根据文本绘制出精彩的图片。故填It can draw amazing pictures according to your text.
10．根据“At first, Rutkowski was surprised by his popularity in the AI world.”可知，鲁特科夫斯基最初发现自己在人工智能领域很受欢迎时感到惊讶。故填(He was) Surprised.
11．根据“Artists say they might lose income (收入) as people start depending on AI programs for artworks.”可知，如果人们依赖人工智能程序创作艺术品，艺术家们可能会失去收入。故填They might lose income.
12．根据“Tom Mason is the CTO (首席技术官) of Stability AI... ‘We’ll work to find the balance (平衡) between creating new products and helping the artists.’”可知，汤姆·梅森计划努力在创造新产品和帮助艺术家之间找到平衡，以解决人工智能艺术带来的问题。故填He wants/plans to find the balance between creating new products and helping the artists.
13．开放性试题，答案合理即可。故填I think it’s unfair to the artists. AI is copying others’ works. I think such problems will be more common in the future. I believe there should be laws or other guidance to limit, or they will make people’s life a mess.
14．They are usually picked by hand. 15．Thousands of pictures of new tea buds. 16．The robot’s arm pulls and then sucks up the tea buds. 17．About 400,000. 18．It’s very helpful.
【导语】本文主要介绍了浙江大学研发的采茶机器人，它能识别并采摘茶芽。
14．根据第一段“Usually, we think workers will pick tea leaves by hand.”可知，通常是手工采茶。故填They are usually picked by hand.
15．根据第二段“We take thousands of pictures of new tea buds and make the robot learn them carefully.”可知，机器人通过学习数千张新茶芽的图片来识别茶芽。故填Thousands of pictures of new tea buds.
16．根据第三段“The robot’s arm pulls and then sucks up the tea buds.”可知，机械臂先把茶芽拉过来，再将其吸起。故填 The robot’s arm pulls and then sucks up the tea buds.
17．根据第四段“In Zhejiang, about 400,000 pickers are needed now.” 可知，浙江目前约需40万名采茶工。故填 About 400,000.
18．根据第五段“the robots will do the job of picking West Lake Longjing tea instead of people”机器人将代替人类采摘西湖龙井茶；可知，机器人是有用的。故填It’s very helpful. (言之有理即可)
19．listing 20．avoid traffic lights 21．expensive 22．a robot suit 23．I think technology is great. Because it can make people’s lives easier and safer, and solve some difficult problems. (本题答案不唯一，合理正确即可。)
【导语】本文探讨了未来世界的样子，认为科技有助于解决当下地球的一些难题，但也可能带来新问题，没有完美的科技，每种科技都有优缺点。文中通过个人飞行汽车、3D打印、机器人套装三个例子进行了说明，展望未来，科技能让生活更轻松安全，但也有需要解决的问题。
19．根据“Each has advantages and disadvantages, as shown by these three examples.”可知，是通过列举三个例子来说明的。故填listing。
20．根据“We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads.”可知，飞行汽车能避开交通灯和繁忙道路。故填avoid traffic lights。
21．根据“But the disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.”可知，3D打印技术相关的机器很昂贵。故填expensive。
22．根据“This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy objects and walk a long way.”可知，这里的it指代前面的a robot suit。故填a robot suit。
23．本题答案不唯一，合理正确即可。从文章主旨出发，科技有优缺点，能解决问题也可能带来新问题，所以可以从积极或全面的角度回答。示例从积极角度，说明科技让生活更便捷安全。
示例：I think technology is great. Because it can make people’s lives easier and safer, and solve some difficult problems.
24．find care 25．happy 26．accompany 27．4/four 28．care robots
【导语】本文主要讲述了随着老龄化的加剧，护理机器人可以帮助老人做很多事情。
24．根据“When there are so many old people in society (社会), finding care is difficult.”可知，当社会上有这么多老人时，很难去找到护理。故填find care。
25．根据“Some care robots are like pets. When you touch them, they will move or make sounds like animals. They make old people happy, and no one has to feed them.”可知，护理机器人就像宠物一样，当你触摸它们时，它们会像动物一样移动或发出声音，这使得老人感到快乐。故填happy。
26．根据“Some robots can even accompany old people to be with them just like their good friends or family members.”可知，一些机器人甚至可以陪伴老人，就像他们的好朋友或家人一样，句中的accompany意为“陪伴”。故填accompany。
27．根据第四段“Some care robots can help old people with many things. They can tell them to take medicine, drink water, do exercise, and see the doctor.”可知，第四段描述了机器人帮助老人拿东西、行走等情形，与图片内容相符。故填4/four。
28．通读全文可知，文章主要讲述的是各种护理机器人是如何帮助老人的，故可概括为“护理机器人”。故填care robots。
29．No, it didn’t. 30．Because its reaction time is much shorter than humans’, it never gets tired, and it doesn’t drive under the influence. 31．There are more uncertain things on real roads, and it is hard for AI to take actions in sudden situations. Also, some people may take control of others’ computers in self-driving cars. 32．Yes, I do. Because AI-driven cars can reduce accidents and make traffic more efficient.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了人工智能驾驶汽车的优缺点，包括其反应速度快、不会疲劳驾驶等优势，以及在真实道路上的不确定性和安全问题等挑战。
29．根据文章第一段“The first AI-driven bus went on a road test in Shenzhen”（第一辆人工智能驾驶巴士在深圳进行了道路测试）可知，测试地点是深圳，而非上海。故填No, it didn’t.
30．根据文章第二段“AI could be a ‘better driver’ than humans as its reaction time is much shorter than humans’. Also, AI never gets tired and there is no fear of it driving under the influence.”可知，人工智能驾驶的三个优势：人工智能可能比人类“更擅长驾驶”，因为它的反应时间比人类短得多。此外，人工智能从不会疲劳，也不必担心它在受影响的情况下驾驶。故填Because its reaction time is much shorter than humans’, it never gets tired, and it doesn’t drive under the influence.
31．根据文章第三段“There are more uncertain things on real roads. And one problem for AI is not about learning to remember road signs, but about learning to take actions in sudden and unexpected situations. Also, it has been reported that some people took control of others’ computers in self-driving cars.”可知，人工智能驾驶汽车面临的问题包括真实道路的不确定性、应对突发情况的能力以及网络安全风险。故填There are more uncertain things on real roads, and it is hard for AI to take actions in sudden situations. Also, some people may take control of others’ computers in self-driving cars.
32．此题为开放性试题，回答需基于文章内容并给出两个理由。例如： 支持观点可参考第二段中人工智能驾驶的优势，如反应更快、更安全；反对观点可参考第三段中提到的风险和不确定性，答案为开放性回答，符合要求即可。参考答案：Yes, I do. Because AI-driven cars can reduce accidents and make traffic more efficient.
33．The scientists believed it could move people and other things quickly and without polluting. 34．Because an airship caught fire in 1937 and the accident scared people away from airships. 35．About 10 years. 36．It can fly at a speed of up to 120 kph. 37．It will be much larger and able to carry far more.
【导语】本文是说明文。讲述了科学家们研发新型飞艇Pathfinder 1的原因、历史背景、技术特点以及未来计划。重点在于飞艇的环保、快速运输能力和在紧急情况下的应用潜力。
33． 根据“The scientists believed airships could move people and other things quickly and without polluting.”可知，科学家们认为飞艇可以快速地运送人和其他东西，而且不会造成污染。故填The scientists believed airships could move people and other things quickly and without polluting.
34．根据“People stopped using them in 1937 after an airship caught fire. The accident scared people away from airships.”可知，1937年一艘飞艇起火后，人们就不再使用飞艇了，这场事故让人们对飞艇望而却步。故填Because an airship caught fire in 1937 and the accident scared people away from airships.
35． 根据“LTA (Lighter Than Air) Research started working on Pathfinder 1 about 10 years ago. ”可知，科学家们研发“探路者1号”用了大约10年时间。故填About 10 years.
36．根据“The Pathfinder can fly at a speed of up to 120 kph”可知，“探路者1号”的飞行速度可达每小时120公里。故填It can fly at a speed of up to 120 kph.
37．根据“LTA is already working on Pathfinder 3. It will be much larger and able to carry far more.”可知，“探路者3号”将会大得多，而且能承载更多的东西。故填It will be much larger and able to carry far more.
38．airports, schools, and malls 39．what to do 40．touch the person 41．button 42．add the chance of living
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了体外除颤器的功能、使用步骤及其重要性。
38．根据第一段“You can find them in public places like airports, schools, and malls”可知，我们可以在像机场、学校和商场这样的公共场所找到自动体外除颤器。故填airports, schools, and malls。
39．根据Step 1中“A voice guide can tell you what to do step by step.”可知，自动体外除颤器上的语音向导可以一步步告诉你该做什么。故填what to do。
40．根据Step 2中“Let the AED check the heart beats. Stand back and don’t touch the person.”可知，当自动体外除颤器检查心跳时，我们不应该触摸那个人。故填touch the person。
41．根据Step 3中“Then press the shock button when the machine tells you to.”可知，“button”在文中表示“按钮”。故填button。
42．根据最后一段“Knowing how to use an AED is important. It can add the chance of living if used quickly.”可知，学习使用自动体外除颤器很重要，因为如果快速使用，它可以增加存活的机会。故填add the chance of living。
43．A drone is a flying robot that can be controlled remotely or by a computer. 44．It uses special sensors to take pictures of crops and uses sunlight reflections to analyze crop health. 45．By showing exactly where and how much fertilizer to use. 46．They can check three hectares of land in one minute. 47．A French company created the Agridrone, and its creator is Romain Faroux. They created it to help farmers by examining crops, showing which areas need fertilizer, helping farmers save money and reduce pollution.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了无人机的定义，指出其过去价格昂贵且主要用于军事，如今廉价无人机在救援、农业等多个领域发挥作用，重点以法国公司研发的“Agridrone”无人机为例，说明其在农业中帮助农民检测农作物、精准施肥、节省成本和时间等方面的功能。
43．根据“Drones are flying robots that can be controlled remotely or by computers.”可知，无人机是一种可以远程控制或由计算机控制的飞行机器人，故填A drone is a flying robot that can be controlled remotely or by a computer.
44．根据“A French company created a drone called ‘Agridrone’ to help farmers. It uses special sensors (感应器) to examine crops. By flying over fields, the drone takes pictures that show which areas need fertilizer (肥料).”以及“Romain Faroux, the creator of Agridrone, says this technology is like a smartphone with wings. It uses sunlight reflections to analyze (分析) crop health.”可知，Agridrone使用特殊感应器拍摄农作物照片，并利用阳光反射来分析农作物健康状况，故填It uses special sensors to take pictures of crops and uses sunlight reflections to analyze crop health.
45．根据“He says the drone flies over his crops at different times of the year. The pictures tell him exactly where and how much fertilizer to use. Before drones, farmers spread fertilizer everywhere, wasting money and harming the environment.”可知，无人机通过精确显示需要施肥的位置和施肥量，避免了农民盲目施肥造成的浪费，从而帮助农民省钱，故填By showing exactly where and how much fertilizer to use.
46．根据“Drones also save time. They can check three hectares of land in one minute.”可知，无人机检查农作物时，一分钟可以检查三公顷土地，这体现了其节省时间的特点，故填They can check three hectares of land in one minute.
47．根据 “A French company created a drone called ‘Agridrone’ to help farmers.” 以及 “Romain Faroux, the creator of Agridrone, says this technology is like a smartphone with wings.” 可知，Agridrone 由法国公司研发，其创造者是 Romain Faroux，研发目的是帮助农民，具体包括帮助农民精准施肥、节省成本、减少污染等，故填 A French company created the Agridrone, and its creator is Romain Faroux. They created it to help farmers by examining crops, showing which areas need fertilizer, helping farmers save money and reduce pollution.
48．They got what they needed through barter, using shells, goats, tomatoes, animals, vegetables and so on. 49．In 1,200 B.C. 50．To pass a string through and keep them together. 51．Chinese people. 52．The development of money from barter to modern payment methods.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了货币从以物易物到现代支付方式的发展历程。
48．根据“Before the invention of banknotes and coins, people used shells, goats, tomatoes and some other things for trading...”和“This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called barter”可知，人们通过易货贸易，用贝壳、山羊、西红柿、动物、蔬菜等得到他们需要的东西。故填They got what they needed through barter, using shells, goats, tomatoes, animals, vegetables and so on.
49．根据“Then in 1,200 B.C. people in China started using shells as money.”可知，中国人开始使用贝壳作为货币的时间是公元前1200年。故填In 1,200 B.C.
50．根据“The very first coins often had holes in them so that people could pass a piece of string through them to keep them together.”可知，早期中国硬币上的孔是为了穿绳子以便携带。故填To pass a string through and keep them together.
51．根据“in 806 A.D., the first paper banknotes were produced by Chinese people.”可知，最早的纸币是由中国人发明的。故填Chinese people.
52．通读全文可知，全文从以易货贸易、贝壳货币、金属硬币、纸币到现代支付方式，讲述了货币的演变历史。故填The development of money from barter to modern payment methods.
53．comparing 54．Both; and 55．possibility 56．easier 57．depends on
【导语】本文主要讨论了电动汽车与汽油车的比较，包括它们的外观、内部结构、维护成本、能耗、污染以及充电/加油便利性等方面的异同，并指出两者各有优势，人们应根据自身需求进行选择。
53．根据“Similarities；Differences”这几栏的介绍可知，这里是电动汽车与汽油车进行的比较，compare意为“比较”，介词of后面用动名词。故填comparing。
54．根据“Electric cars have one main moving part: the motor. But gas cars have hundreds of other parts, often needing maintenance (保养) .”可知，电动汽车和汽油车都有发动机。Both...and两者都……。故填Both; and。
55．根据“Having fewer parts makes the electric cars cheaper to keep and seem to have fewer mechanical (机械的) problems.”可知，减少零件数量可以降低其维护成本和出现机械问题的可能性。the possibility of可能性。故填possibility。
56．根据“There are lots of gas stations, but not many charging stations for electric cars.”及现实情况可知，加油站很容易找到，而充电桩不容易找到，因此汽油车更容易获得汽油。easy意为“容易的”，此处用比较级。故填easier。
57．根据“how far people plan to drive.”可知，选择电动汽车还是汽油车主要取决于人们计划开多远。depend on意为“取决于”，此处是一般现在时，主语Choosing electric cars or gasoline cars是单数，因此谓语用三单形式。故填depends on。
58．Yes, he did./Yes. 59．Because they were painful, and he couldn’t continue rock climbing. 60．An amazing new artificial ankle/A new artificial ankle. 61．多亏了休（的努力），残疾人可以享受更高质量的生活。 62．Hugh is brave/great/creative.
【导语】本文介绍了休·赫尔在17岁攀岩事故中失去双腿膝盖以下部分后，没有放弃，而是学习机械工程，设计制作自己的假肢，后来成为麻省理工学院教授并参与创立公司，研发出新型人造脚踝，帮助残疾人提高生活质量的故事。
58．根据“At the age of 17, Hugh Herr had a rock climbing accident... He spent two months in the hospital and finally lost both legs at the knee.”可知，休在17岁时膝盖处失去了双腿，故填Yes, he did./Yes.
59．根据“Doctors gave him two artificial (人造的) legs, but they were painful, and he couldn’t continue rock climbing.”可知，他不喜欢医生给的假肢是因为它们很痛，而且他不能继续攀岩了，故填Because they were painful, and he couldn’t continue rock climbing.
60．根据“he helped create an amazing new artificial ankle (脚踝) called Power Foot One.”可知，Power Foot One是一种令人惊叹的新型人造脚踝，故填An amazing new artificial ankle/A new artificial ankle.
61．Thanks to“多亏了；Hugh“休”；people with disabilities“残疾人”；can“能，可以”；enjoy“享受”；a better quality of life“更高质量的生活，故填：多亏了休（的努力），残疾人可以享受更高质量的生活。
62．根据短文内容，休在失去双腿后没有消沉，而是积极学习并研发假肢帮助自己和他人，可见他勇敢、伟大且有创造力，故填Hugh is brave/great/creative.
63．They were small, light, and easy to carry, and not easily broken like records. 64．They recorded their favourite songs from the radio and made mix tapes for friends. 65．CDs replaced cassette tapes in the 1990s. 66．Because some music fans prefer their “warm” sound, and artists release new albums on them as collectibles. 67．They tell us that technology changes, but some things like love for music stay the same.
【导语】本文讲述了盒式磁带的历史，包括其发明、流行、被替代以及如今的回归等情况，展现了技术的变化和人们对音乐不变的热爱。
63．根据“Cassette tapes were invented in the 1960s by Philips, a Dutch company. They were small, light, and easy to carry—perfect for music lovers. Before that, people used records, which were heavy and easily broken.”可知，盒式磁带比唱片好是因为它们小巧、轻便、易于携带，而且不像唱片那样容易损坏，故填They were small, light, and easy to carry, and not easily broken like records.
64．根据“In the 1980s, cassette tapes became popular around the world. People recorded their favourite songs from the radio onto blank tapes. They made mix tapes for friends...”可知，20世纪80年代人们用空白盒式磁带从收音机里录制自己喜欢的歌曲，并为朋友制作混音磁带，故填They recorded their favourite songs from the radio and made mix tapes for friends.
65．根据“But by the 1990s, CDs started to replace cassettes.”可知，20世纪90年代CD开始取代盒式磁带，故填CDs replaced cassette tapes in the 1990s.
66．根据“Today, cassette tapes are making a small comeback. Some music fans prefer their “warm” sound, different from digital music. Artists release new albums on cassettes, and old ones are sold as collectibles.”可知，如今盒式磁带再次流行是因为一些音乐爱好者喜欢它们“温暖”的声音，艺术家们将新专辑以盒式磁带形式发行，旧的盒式磁带也作为收藏品出售，故填Because some music fans prefer their “warm” sound, and artists release new albums on them as collectibles.
67．根据“Cassette tapes may not be as useful as they once were, but they tell a story of how technology changes, and how some things—like our love for music—stay the same.”可知，盒式磁带告诉我们技术在变化，但有些东西如对音乐的热爱是不变的，故填They tell us that technology changes, but some things like love for music stay the same.
68．without 69．It protects buildings from lightning. 70．Curiosity. 71．Curiosity can bring new discoveries, make people brave and drive people towards certain goals. 72．The power/importance of curiosity
【导语】本文通过名人的例子，阐述了好奇心的重要性。
68．根据“The greatest inventions in history would be impossible...curiosity.”可知，历史上最伟大的发明离不开好奇心，应用介词without“没有”。故填without。
69．根据“This invention protects buildings from lightning.”可知，避雷针的作用是保护建筑物免受雷击。故填It protects buildings from lightning.
70．根据“Curiosity is the key. It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world.”可知，好奇心是关键，它为我们打开了一扇又一扇发现新世界的门。所以“It”指的是“好奇心”。故填Curiosity.
71．根据“Curiosity can bring new discoveries.”，“Curiosity can also make people brave”和“But curiosity is more than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals.”可知，好奇心可以带来新的发现，使人们变得勇敢，并驱使人们朝着某些目标前进。故填Curiosity can bring new discoveries, make people brave and drive people towards certain goals.
72．通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了好奇心的力量/重要性。故填The power/importance of curiosity。
73．In 1975. 74．By using radio waves. 75．The voice-activated assistant. 76．It can create dinner recipes with the vegetables that are kept inside. 77．Yes, I do. Because smart homes are convenient and can make my life better.
【导语】本文主要介绍了智能家居，智能技术可以将任何家庭变成更好的居住地，对环境也有好处。
73．根据“A company called Picosystem Electronics invented a type of technology called X10 in 1975.”可知，X10是在1975年被发明的。故填In 1975.
74．根据“As the earliest smart home technology, it allows household devices (家用设备), such as lights and alarms, to communicate with each other by using radio waves.”可知，作为最早的智能家居技术，它允许家用设备，如灯和报警器，通过无线电波相互通信。故填By using radio waves.
75．根据“Perhaps the most popular smart home technology is the voice-activated assistant (语音助手).”可知，也许最流行的智能家居技术是声控助手。故填The voice-activated assistant.
76．根据“For example, smart fridges can create dinner recipes with the vegetables that are being kept inside.”可知，智能冰箱可以用里面的蔬菜制作晚餐食谱。故填It can create dinner recipes with the vegetables that are kept inside.
77．本题为主观题，答案不唯一，合理即可。故填Yes, I do. Because smart homes are convenient and can make my life better.
78．From neighbors or travelers. 79．At public squares in the cities. 80．The big progress in printing technology in the West. 81．Yes, they did. 82．By posting online what happens around us.
【导语】本文主要介绍了从古代到现代人们获取新闻方式的变化，包括部落时期通过口口相传、古罗马在广场张贴清单、中国古代政府发送邸报、15世纪西方印刷技术进步促进新闻业发展、16世纪出现第一份真正报纸，以及现在通过网络获取新闻并成为“记者”的方式。
78．根据“People living in tribes (部落) got news from neighbors or travelers.”可知，居住在部落中的人们从邻居或旅行者那里得到消息。故填From neighbors or travelers.
79．根据“Ancient Romans changed the way people knew about their communities. They posted a list of daily happenings at public squares in the cities.”可知，古罗马人在城市的广场上张贴日常事件的清单。故填At public squares in the cities.
80．根据“The fifteenth century saw big progress in printing technology in the West. The progress brought a sudden rise of news business.” 可知，15世纪印刷技术的进步带来了新闻业的兴起。故填The big progress in printing technology in the West.
81．根据“In the sixteenth century, the first real newspapers appeared.”可知，十六世纪，第一份真正的报纸出现了。故填Yes, they did.
82．根据原文“We can become some kind of reporters by posting online what happens around us.” 可知，现在人们可以通过在网上发布身边发生的事情来成为某种意义上的记者。故填By posting online what happens around us.
83．an unhappy way 84．By releasing the scent at a chosen time. 85．Sound./It can produce sound. 86．We may be woken up by the scent of our favorite food in the future with an alarm clock called Sensorwake. 87．如果使用者没有在一分钟之内醒来，它表盘上的灯就会被打开。
【导语】本文介绍了一款名为Sensorwake的创意闹钟，它能用香味唤醒用户，还能配合灯光和声音确保准时起床，且香味胶囊可更换。
83．根据“The sudden sound of an alarm clock is enough to wake up most of us, but it’s an unhappy way to start the day”可知，这是一种不愉快的开始一天的方式。故填an unhappy way。
84．根据“The clock works by releasing the scent at a chosen time.”可知，这种闹钟通过在选定的时间释放香味来工作。故填By releasing the scent at a chosen time.
85．根据“If a user doesn’t wake up within a minute, lights on its face will be turned on…the alarm clock can also make sounds three minutes after the scent is released.”可知，香味释放三分钟后，还会发出声音。故填Sound./It can produce sound.
86．通读全文，尤其根据“We may be woken up by the scent (香味) of our favorite food in the future with an alarm clock called Sensorwake.”可知，本文的核心对象是Sensorwake以及它的核心功能，所以全文围绕”Sensorwake”这种新型闹钟展开，介绍其功能、工作原理等，因此该句是主题句。故填We may be woken up by the scent of our favorite food in the future with an alarm clock called Sensorwake.
87．if“如果”；a user“使用者”；doesn’t wake up“没有醒来”；within a minute“一分钟之内”；lights on its face“闹钟表盘的灯”；will be turned on“将会被打开”，故填：如果使用者没有在一分钟之内醒来，它表盘上的灯就会被打开。
88．1955 89．software program 90．He first started to play on computers. 91．They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. 92．Working hard is the key to success.
【导语】本文讲述了比尔·盖茨的成长经历，包括他13岁接触计算机、17岁开发软件程序、哈佛求学经历，以及创立微软公司的过程。重点突出了他在计算机领域的早期天赋和对未来计算机普及的预判。
88．根据“He was born on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters.”可知，他出生于1955年。故填1955。
89．根据“In 1975, Bill and his partners developed a software program called BASIC.”可知，1975年，比尔和他的合伙人开发了一个叫做BASIC的软件程序，software program“软件程序”。故填software program。
90．根据“Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13.”可知，比尔13岁时第一次开始操作计算机。故填He first started to play on computers.
91．根据“They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon.”可知，他们认为电脑很快就会进入每个办公室和每个家庭。故填They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon.
92．开放性习题，言之有理即可。参考答案为Working hard is the key to success.
93．Plant materials. 94．Three to five years. 95．Traditional plastic. 96．It only breaks down in seawater and shouldn’t be thrown into landfills. 97．Experts say Marine-D is an important step but not the only solution. We still need to reduce plastic use and improve recycling.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了2024年发明的新型塑料 “Marine-D”，包括其原材料、分解特点、用途、存在的不足，以及专家对于解决海洋污染的看法，强调它是解决海洋污染的重要一步，但不是唯一方案，还需减少塑料使用和改进回收。
93．根据“The new plastic is called ‘Marine-D’, and it is made from plant materials.”可知，Marine-D由植物材料制成。故填Plant materials.
94．根据“Marine-D breaks down naturally in seawater within three to five years.”可知，Marine-D在海水中三到五年内可自然分解。故填Three to five years.
95．前文提到“Traditional plastic can take hundreds of years to break down”，所以此处“it”指代传统塑料（traditional plastic）。故填Traditional plastic.
96．根据“However, Marine-D is not perfect. It only breaks down in seawater, so it should not be thrown into landfills (垃圾填埋场).”可知，Marine-D的问题是仅能在海水中分解，不能投入垃圾填埋场。故填It only breaks down in seawater and shouldn’t be thrown into landfills.
97．根据“Experts say that Marine-D is an important step forward, but it is not the only solution to ocean pollution. We still need to reduce the amount of plastic we use and improve recycling.”可知，专家认为Marine-D是解决海洋污染的重要一步，但不是唯一方案，还需减少塑料使用、改进回收。故填Experts say Marine-D is an important step but not the only solution. We still need to reduce plastic use and improve recycling.
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