人教新目标版八年级英语寒假作业（提高篇）第8天（含解析）

人教新目标版八年级英语寒假作业（提高篇） 同学们，寒假马上要开始了，我们即将迎来农历中国年，预祝同学们新年快乐！在新的一年里，同学们会进行下一个学期的学习。我们来年九月即将升入九年级，所以这个寒假的学习状态是一个转折点，她既能伴着有心的同学提高成绩，也可能让无准备的同学感受到压力。所以请同学们与我一起，提前准备好新学期的课程。 本套专练，融合了上学期的重要知识点，又增加了下学期的部分新知识，分为基础题和能力题两种题型。现在看到的，是提高题型，请大家自由选择使用。 预祝同学在新的学期学习进步！ 一、阅读理解 A Take a look at the following ads! You may find some useful information you need here! Guitar lessons Experienced teachers from the US. Good at teaching kids for 5 years! For more information, please visit Larry’s website: www. music. com.au Taxi driver wanted Full time or part time. Know the city well and drive for more than 5 years. Good service and English are also needed. Under 15 years old. Call Mr. White at 512683. House for sale Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8:00-18:00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. E-mail: sdgt @ . 1. If you want to have a guitar lesson you may _____. A. call Susan at 728059 B. surf the website: www. music. com. au C. telephone Mr. White at 512683 D. e-mail sdgt@ 2. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should _____. A. know three languages B. live in the city C. be good at driving D. be over 15 years old 3. Which of the following is NOT true about the house A. It’s Mr. White’s house. B. It has hot water in the daytime. C. There’re beautiful sights outside it. D. It has a kitchen. B Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think. Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence system (远程遥控系统)” — allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health care and government services. Around the city, escalators (自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system. The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business. About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener,” said Dan Hill, head of a research company. 4. According to the passage, living in a “smart” city _____. A. is not a green way B. will be far from you C. will soon become true D. is completely impossible 5. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about A. City of the futu ... ...