《2025年实验班提优训练八年级英语上册外研版》

情境1 Alice在了解中国历史时被中国古代的四大发明所震惊。随着科技发展,中国出现了“新四大发明”。我们一起来看看吧。
The well-known “four new great inventions” of modern China have made our daily lives more convenient.
精题详解
High-speed trains
China created its first high-speed railway line in 2008. Since then, the number of passenger trips 1 has grown (grow) by over 30 percent every year. By 2016, more than 5 billion trips had been taken on the trains. By 2026, one-fifth of the country’s 150,000-kilometre railway network will 2 be used (use) by the trains. This network will link more than 80 percent of major cities 3 across (cross) China.
Mobile payment

Mobile payment is turning China into a “cashless society”. Instead of 4 paying (pay) by cash (现金), customers now pay for their goods and some kinds of bills 5 simply (simple) by typing a short password into the Alipay or WeChat Pay app on their mobile phones.
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Shared bikes
China has surprised the world with how quickly shared bikes are 6 widely (wide) used. Nowadays, bike 7 users (use) can simply pick up or park the bikes on the street through GPS and smartphone apps. China’s leading bike-sharing company, Mobike, has been opening its overseas markets in Singapore, the UK and the United States.
Online shopping
With around 751 8 million (million) Internet users, China has been the world’s largest and fastest-growing online shopping market. Because of lower costs and fewer licensing requirements (执照要求), it’s easier for 9 sellers (sell) to open an online shop in China. In 2016, more than 20 million jobs of rural areas 10 were created (create), with over 8.1 million running their own online shops.
任务1 用括号里所给词的适当形式填空。
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______
4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______
7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______
10. ______
任务2 阅读短文,选择正确答案。
1. How much has the number of passenger trips grown every year since 2008?
A. More than 20%. B. More than 30%.
C. More than 50%. D. More than 80%.
B
2. 中考新考法 短语猜测 What does the underlined phrase “a ‘cashless society’” mean in Chinese?
A. 一个粗心大意的社会
B. 一个无现金的社会
C. 一个不关心人的社会
D. 一个淡漠的社会
B
3. Where can shared bikes be picked up or parked?
A. In markets. B. In companies.
C. On the street. D. In parks.
C

答案： 任务1:1. has grown; 2. be used; 3. across; 4. paying; 5. simply; 6. widely; 7. users; 8. million; 9. sellers; 10. were created; 任务2:1. B ［解析］细节理解题。根据“Since then，the number of passenger trips has grown by over 30 percent every year.”可知，2008年以后旅客出行量增长超过了30%。故选B。; 2. B ［解析］词句猜测题。根据“Instead of paying by cash（现金），customers now pay for their goods and some kinds of bills simply by typing a short password into the Alipay or WeChat Pay app on their mobile phones.”可知，顾客都是通过电子支付而不是现金支付，因此是一个无现金的社会。故选B。; ; 3. C ［解析］细节理解题 根据“Nowadays bike users can simply pick up or park the bikes on the street through GPS and smart phone apps.”可知，现在共享单车能够在大街上停放和骑走。故选C。

情境2 Alice的几个中国朋友对生活中的一些有创意的小发明很感兴趣,这些具有创意的现代小发明很具有实用性。我们一起来看看吧。
阅读材料,选择正确答案。
Do you want to live a life full of fun? Do you want to experience great convenience in our daily life? You can try some creative modern inventions. Let’s look at three of them!
1 Time Temp Glasses
Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Time Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your left eye and the temperature above your right eye. It is surely easier than wearing a watch, and you never have to guess the temperature.
Price: $20 for one pair.2 Smart ForkIf you have a big stomach and are a fast diner (食客), the Smart Fork is a good choice for you! This special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green light is on, it’s OK to take a bite of food, and soon the red light goes on. Wait for the green light before you take another bite.Price: $8 for one.
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3 Pizza Scissors
Are you still cutting your pizza with a knife? The best pizza scissors can make a clean cut without tearing your pizza. They are also easy to use, with long handles to keep your hands away from hot pizza slices.
Price: $5 for one.1. Frank, a fast diner, would be most interested in ______.A. Time Temp GlassesB. Smart ForkC. Pizza Scissors2. 跨学科 价格计算 Nancy needs to pay ______ for a pair of Time Temp Glasses and a Smart Fork.A. $13 B. $25 C. $28
3. 中考新考法 推断文章出处 Where can we most probably read the text?
A. In a tourist guide.
B. In a health magazine.
C. In a sports newspaper.

答案： 1. B ［解析］细理解题。根据“If you have a big stomach and are a fast diner（食客），the Smart Fork is a good choice for you!”可知，吃饭很快的人，会对智能叉子最感兴趣。故选B。; 2. C ［解析］细节理解题。根据“Price：$20 for one pair.”，“Price：$8 for one.”可知，南希需要为一副眼镜和一把智能餐叉支付28美元。故选C。; 3. B ［解析］推理判断题。根据“Do you want to live a life full of fun? Do you want to experience great convenience in our daily life? You can try some creative modern inventions. Let's look at three of them!”可知，这三个发明都和生活有关，所以我们最有可能在一本健康杂志上读到这篇文章。故选B。

情境3 Alice跟朋友一起谈论最多的还是ChatGPT,大家都认为ChatGPT将极大地改变人类的生活。不过,Alice认为ChatGPT还有一些问题,我们来看看吧。
ChatGPT is a new AI robot. It is a tool made by the company OpenAI in November 2022. They wanted to show everyone what a very large, powerful AI system can achieve.
ChatGPT remembers your conversations. It makes its answers from lots of information on the Internet. It can do many other things, such as writing papers, describing art very well, creating AI art ideas, having thoughtful conversations and even writing computer codes (密码) for you!
A few days after its launch (上市), more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. About 100 million people used ChatGPT in February 2023.
However, ChatGPT is still new and has a lot of problems. Here are some big problems that experts have noticed:
1. ChatGPT might give wrong answers. Don’t use it for maths questions!
2. ChatGPT might take jobs from humans. It could make it harder for writers, teachers, artists and computer programmers to make their living.
3. ChatGPT could challenge (挑战) high school writing homework. It will make it easier for students not to write their own papers and lose their own responsibility (责任).
4. ChatGPT could cause harm to people. If someone asks it a question instead of going to the hospital, it will be very dangerous.
ChatGPT is a fun and exciting new technology for everyone to use and experiment with. We can make the best use of ChatGPT for learning. But be careful with it!
任务1 阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
1. When was ChatGPT made?______
2. How many people used ChatGPT in February 2023?______
3. 中考新考法 开放式谈ChatGPT的使用 Will you use ChatGPT for your homework during the winter holidays? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more.______
任务2 阅读短文,完成下列表格。
ChatGPT
Can do Problems
1. ______ papers and describe art giving wrong answers
2. ______ AI art ideas and 3. ______ computer codes 6. ______ jobs from humans
4. ______ thoughtful conversations 7. ______ high school writing homework
5. ______ answers to questions 8. ______ harm to people

答案： 任务1:1. It was made in November 2022. ; 2. About 100 million people used it in February 2023. ; 3. Yes. Because I want to improve my English so I will use it to help me with English writing. ChatGPT has more vocabulary than me and with its help I will make progress in English writing.（开放性试题，言之有理即可）; 任务2:1. write; 2. create; 3. write; 4. have; 5. give; 6. taking; 7. challenging; 8. causing

情境4 Alice的老师经常对他们说,所有的发明都为人类的进步做出了巨大的贡献,我们最不能忘记的应该是这些发明家们,要学习他们的精神。Alice说她最喜欢的发明家是爱迪生。
Many people believe that light bulbs were invented by Thomas Edison. Is that true?
Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA. In school, Edison was often absent-minded, and his teacher did not think that he was very smart. In 1854, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, where young Edison sold candy and newspapers on trains from Port Huron to Detroit. These early sales experiences led Edison to discover his talents as a businessman and eventually (最后) to found fourteen companies, including “General Electric”, which still exists today.
Edison started his career as an inventor in Newark, New Jersey. In 1878, Edison formed the Edison Electric Light Company. During his first public demonstration (展示) of his incandescent light (白炽灯) bulb on December 31, 1879, he said, “We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.”
Light bulbs were not the only things Edison worked on. He also built the first industrial research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. There, Edison and his assistant, William J. Hammer, worked on the telephone, phonograph (留声机), electric railway, and electric lighting.
However, Edison did not invent many of the things he is said to have invented; he only improved them so that they could be sold to the public. He did not invent the electric light bulb either. He did, however, start the first company that made and sold electric light bulbs. The only major invention that he actually did invent was the phonograph. It was his invention of the phonograph in 1877 that made him famous, and he became known as “The Wizard of Menlo Park” (门洛帕克的奇才), New Jersey.
任务1 阅读短文,选择正确答案。
1. 中考新考法 主旨归纳 What is the main idea of the article?
A. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, which has helped humankind to see in the dark.
B. Thomas Edison did not invent many of the things he is said to have invented, but he did improve many of the inventions we use today.
C. Thomas Edison was the first scientist to use an industrial research laboratory.
D. Thomas Edison invented a lot of things, including the light bulb.
2. Which of the following sentences can be used to best describe Edison?
A. He was absent-minded and not very smart indeed.
B. He was a good businessman as well as an inventor.
C. He was famous for his great invention: the light bulb.
D. He was a businessman but not an inventor.
3. 中考新考法 推断文章出处 In which magazine would you most likely find this article?
A. Travel Leisure B. People Weekly
C. Business Week D. Culture
任务2 阅读短文,选择图片。
4. What did Edison actually invent?

答案： 任务1:1. B ［解析］主旨大意题。根据最后一段“However，Edison did not invent many of the things he is said to have invented；he only improved them so that they could be sold to the public.”可知，爱迪生并没有发明很多东西，他改良它们只是为了能卖给大众。故选B。; 2. B ［解析］推理判断题。根据第二段“These early sales experiences led Edison to discover his talents as a businessman…”和最后一段“It was his invention of the phonograph in 1877 that made him famous，and he became known as‘The Wizard of Menlo Park’，New Jersey.”可知，他是成功的商人和发明家。故选B。; 3. B ［解析］文章出处题。文章主要介绍了爱迪生的生平，所以本文可能出现在《人物周刊》这本杂志上。故选B。; 4. D ［解析］细节理解题。由第三段“There，Edison and his assistant，William J. Hammer，worked on the telephone，phonograph（留声机），electric railway，and electric lighting.”和第四段“The only major invention that he actually did invent was the phonograph.”可知，爱迪生研究了电话、留声机、电气化铁路和电灯，但真正的发明是留声机。故选D。

实验班原创 发明能够改变世界,能够使我们的生活变得越来越便捷。请你写出你觉得重要的发明,并搜集其相关信息,完成下面的表格。
| Invention | Time | Inventor | Nationality | Early Main Material | Main Use |
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答案： | Invention | Time | Inventor | Nationality | Early Main Material | Main Use |
| Car | In 1886 | Karl Friedrich Benz | German | Metal | Making travelling faster |
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