湖北省武汉市江岸区2023-2024学年上学期期中考试八年级英语试题+

这是一份湖北省武汉市江岸区2023-2024学年上学期期中考试八年级英语试题+，共14页。试卷主要包含了听力测试，选择填空，完形填空，阅读理解，词语填空，综合填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

第I卷 (选择题共85分)
第一部分 听力部分
一、听力测试 (共三节)
第一节 (共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)
听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. Yes, I did. B. In Hangzhu. C. In summer.
2. A. Yesterday. B. At 8 ’clck. C. Every day.
3. A. With my mm. B. In June. C. In New Yrk City.
4. A. It’s t far. B. It’s gd. C. He’s an actr.
第二节 (共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)
听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
5. Where is Jenny’s sister?
A. At hme. B. In the library. C. In the hspital.
6. What may Jane have?
A. Cla. B. Water. C. Juice.
7. Why des the man decide t stp drinking cffee?
A. He has little mney. B. He desn’t like the taste. C. He can’t sleep well.
8. What can we knw abut the girl?
A. She went t Hangzhu this summer. B. She thinks highly f Hangzhu.
C. She will g t Hangzhu this autumn.
9. What des the wman mean?
A. She wn’t sing any mre. B. She will g n singing. C. She desn’t like the sng.
10. What time may the speakers leave fr the cncert?
A. At 10: 00. B. At 11: 00 C. At 10: 30
11. Hw was the weather the day befre yesterday?
A. Rainy B. Sunny. C. Windy.
12. What des Jack want t watch nw?
A. B. C.
第三节 (共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。
13. Wh is the girl talking t?
A. Peter. B. Paul. C. Tim.
14. What is Paul like?
A. Heavy and shrt. B. Outging. C. Hard-wrking.
15. What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A. Peter is less hard-wrking than Paul. B. Paul always wears sprts suits
C. Paul is better at English than Peter.
听下面一段对话，回答16至18三个小题。
16. What’s the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Mther and sn. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.
17. What will they prbably have fr dinner?
A. Burgers. B. Beef ndles. C. Pizza and ice tea.
18. Which f the fllwing is right?
A. Green Frg is clean but lud. B. The Pizza Huse is clean and clse.
C. They will have dinner at their grandpa’s hme tday.
听下面一段对话，回答19至22四个小题。
19. Which Asian Games was held in Hangzhu?
A. The 18th. B. The 19th. C. The 20th.
20. Hw many times has China hsted the Asian Games s far?
A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Five times.
2l. Hw many glds did China clinch (赢得)?
A. 111. B. 201. C. 71.
22. What can we knw abut the wman?
A. She watched Hangzhu Asian Games with the man.
B. She shared her unfrgettable mments with the man.
C. She didn’t watch the games because she wasn’t in China.
听下面一段独白，回答23至25三个小题。
23. Why did peple call the expert Lu Ban?
A. Because his family name was Lu and his given name was Ban.
B. Because he was frm the State Lu and his given name was Ban.
C. Because an excellent Carpenter and his real name is Lu Ban.
24. What can we learn frm the stry?
A. Lu Ban was the yung man’s teacher.
B. The yung man was a gd carpenter.
C. Lu Ban might nt knw the yung man at all.
25. What des Ban Men Nng Fu mean?
A. Teaching fish hw t swim. B. It’s never t ld t learn. C. N pains, n gains.
第二部分 笔试部分
二、选择填空 (本题共25小题：每小题1分，满分25分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在？相应的位置涂黑。
26. —Was he srry fr what he’d dne?
— __________.
A. G ahead B. Well dne C. Nt really D. N wnder
27. —I’ve left my math bk at hme.
—__________. Yu can use mine.
A. N prblem B. Yu’re welcmeC. Dn’t mentin it D. With pleasure
28. —Pr Jerry, why were yu late again?
—Bad luck. My watch __________ 30 minutes this mrning.
A. brke B. wn C. lst D. shared
29. —Zhang Guimei has given the lifetime f __________ t girls’ educatin.
—What a great effrt she has made.
A. service B. cmpetitin C. difference D. date
30. —What’s the best way t make prgress (进步) in my English?
—__________ practice.
A. Under B. Belw C. Thrugh D. Acrss
31. —Yur cffee is cld. Let me make yu a __________ cup.
—Thank yu!
A. fresh B. cheap C. gd D. full
32. —Sally can dance well, but she desn’t want t jin ur club.
—Dn’t wrry. I will __________ her ver.
A. swing B. mean C. decide D. arrive
33. —Hw’s everything ging with yur English play?
—Fantastic! It’s all wrking ut __________.
A. carefully B. badly C. beautifully D. hardly
34. —Yu will be ld fast if yu ften stay up.
—Yu have a (n) __________. I will fllw yur advice.
A. pint B. excuse C. result D. reasn
35. —We all have different __________ t play at the same time.
—Yeah! I’m a teacher while I’m a mther, a daughter and a wife after wrk.
A. rles B. rders C. perfrmers D. magicians
36. —What d yu plan t d tmrrw?
—I’m nt sure abut it because Lewis __________ visit me.
A. must B. might C. shuld D. need
37. When my father heard abut my bad grades, the smile __________ n his lips.
A. died B. shwed C. jumped D. killed
38. —Can yu hand in yur reprt tmrrw?
—Sure. T hand it in n time, I’ll __________ tnight.
A. get up B. wake up C. put up D. stay up
39. —Hey Michelle, which ne d yu want, American r Latte?
—I’m cl with __________, I’m nt picky.
A. smething B. nthing C. anything D. everything
40. As the saying ges, a man depends upn his parents at hme and upn his friends when he ges ut. It tells us __________.
A. where we can make friends B. hw can we make friends
C. hw imprtant friends are D. why shuld we have friends
三、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Every year during summer hlidays, Murley used t g fr muntaineering with his friends.
This year als he made 41 with his friends n reaching place. A guide tk them t a famus muntaineering spt. On reaching, Murley and his friends fund that place was 42 which they didn’t expect. A friend cmplained, “What ‘s fun in climbing here?”
“We have already cme here, S what is the use f regret (后悔)? Let’s 43 !” Replied Murley.
All friends started 44 and reached the tp f the hill in n time. There were already t many peple there. Friends thught that they wuld 45 there fr three t fur hurs and then g back. Just then. Murley 46 a peak in frnt and said, “Wait, wait, lk at that peak. Only a handful f peple are seen there. It wuld be fun. Why dn’t we g there? “One f his friends said, “There, but I have heard abut that hill. The path t that hill is very 47 , and nly a few lucky peple reach there.” Sme peple standing next t them said, “Brther, if it was s easy t g there, why we all wuld have cme here?” But Murley didn’t listen t 48 and went alne twards the tp. After three hurs he was n tp f that hill. On reaching there, peple already present 49 him. Murley was als happy t reach there. 50 he culd enjy beauty f nature in peace.
On way back, Murley realized that it was nt s difficult t reach here. If ne wh can reach that crwded peak wrks 51 , he can als reach this peak. Then why is it that there are hundreds f peple there but nly handful f peple here? Mst f peple becme happy with what they get 52 . They d nt try their best t get mre than this. They 53 nt having mre but lsing.
It is 54 t ur life, if nw yu have been hlding yurself back frm taking next big step, then d it. Because all it takes is a little mre effrt t 55 it. A little mre curage can take yu put f crwd and jin thse handful f peple whse wrld calls lucky.
41. A. mvies B. friends C. plans D. faces
42. A, crwded B. secret C. famus D. silent
43. A. leave B. enjy C. drp D. reprt
44. A. jumping B. learning C. clsing D. climbing
45. A. camp B. cme C. reach D. chse
46. A. talked t B. listened t C. gt t D. pinted t
47. A. easy B. difficult C. funny D. fantastic
48. A. smene B. neither C. nne D. anyne
49. A. surprised B. welcmed C. stpped D. tuched
50. A. Hwever B. Thugh C. Because D. Whatever
51. A. earlier B. faster C. later D. harder
52. A. easily B. quickly C. quietly D. early
53. A. care fr B. wrry abut C. wait fr D. learn abut
54. A. same B. similar C. sure D. true
55. A. make B. finish C. reach D. expect
四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
56. The three pieces f infrmatin all have smething t d with __________.
A. animals and rbts B. science and technlgy
C. farm and hme D. fd and drinks
57. What wuld Pepper d in the shp?
A. It wuld help peple place their ice-cream rders.
B. It wuld ask custmers t rder mre ice-cream.
C. It wuld talk t custmers and scp ice-cream.
D. It wuld serve peple ice-cream with chclate.
58. The mst suitable title fr the secnd piece wuld be __________.
A. Rbt’s Arms B. CES in Las Vegas Yearly
C. A Taste f Future Hmes D. Samsung’s Chef
59. What can Ida d fr Watsn?
A. It can tie 200 special transmitters t his cw’s necks.
B. It can set up an artificial-intelligence system.
C. It can help him tell if the cws appear sick.
D. It can help him get mre milk frm the cws.
60. The system is imprtant fr farmers prbably because __________.
A. it can send them messages whenever they want
B. it can prevent their animals frm getting sick
C. it can d a hundred times f wrk as much as peple d
D. it can save the cst f farmers n the farm animals
B
Think abut a wrld withut insects. It might sund nice at first. There wuld be n flies in yur rm. But in fact, this culd be really bad news.
The number f insects (昆虫) is less and less, accrding t British bilgist Dave Gulsn. “In the 27 years frm 1989 t 2016, the number f insects fell by 75 percent,” Gulsn wrte. Scientists say the main reasn fr this is the use f pesticides (农药). They. are bad fr the places that insects live in.
What wuld happen withut insects? It’s almst impssible t give an answer, but the results wuld be far-reaching. We need insects t pllinate crps (给庄稼授粉). They als breakdwn dead plants and animals and turn them int new useful things. We need them t keep the sil healthy and d much mre. ★ . They wuld g hungry and die. The ecsystem (生态系统) wuld be ff balance.
The first step t stp this is t let mre peple understand “the values f the natural wrld, bth fr what it des fr us and fr its wn sake”. Gulsn said, “The best place t start is with ur children. We shuld encurage them t prtect the envirnment frm an early age.”
61. What’s the functin (功能) f the first paragraph?
A. T intrduce the real reasn. B. T cmpare different pinins.
C. T lead t the tpic f this passage. D. T explain the backgrund f the stry.
62. Which f the fllwing can be put in ★ ?
A. Withut insects many animals wuld have nthing t eat
B. We need mre and mre insects t help us
C. Insects are very imprtant fr different animals
D. The envirnment will get better and better
63. What des the underlined wrd “this” mean in the last paragraph?
A. The use f pesticides. B. Insect activity.
C. The number f insects. D. Harm t the ecsystem.
64. What’s ne f the rles f the insects?
A. They live in bad places. B. They keep the sil healthy.
C. They turn int new useful things. D. They g hungry and die.
65. What’s the authr’s purpse in writing this article?
A. T make readers learn frm insects.
B. T help animals live better and better.
C. T tell children t wrk hard fr the useful things.
D. T call n peple t prtect envirnment.
C
I recently read abut a girl named Hpe Elizabeth Stut. After learning mre abut her life, I gt the feeling that she was such a wnderful girl wh always thught fr thers.
In June 2003, Stut was very much like any ther 12-year-ld girl. She was lking frward t her family’s yearly beach trip. But a sudden pain in her knee changed everything. After sme tests, dctrs fund that she had bne cancer.
Stut began t receive painful treatments (治疗). She never lst hpe and believed that in the end, she wuld be able t beat cancer. Unfrtunately, the treatments did little t stp the disease frm spreading. By Nvember, she was frced t use a wheelchair t get arund. Then. smething magical happened. It changed many lives.
In the United States, there is the Make-A-Wish (MAW) fundatin. It helps children in need fulfill their wishes. In Nvember 2003, MAW visited Stut and tld the girl she culd have anything she wanted.
Stut thught fr a few minutes and then answered, “I am still lucky. I have been t Disney Wrld and swum with dlphins in Mexic. I went t the beach all the time. Did yu just say there are 155 kids n yur waiting list? Well, my wish is t let their wishes be fulfilled-all 155 f them.”
It was hard fr MAW t fulfill Stut’s wish-it wuld cst nearly 750, 000. Hwever, it sprang int actin. Newspapers, radi and TV statins shared the stry. A lcal cmpany gt the ball rlling with a $25, 000 dnatin.
Sadly, Stut didn’t live t see the happy ending f this stry. She passed away n January 4, 2004. After her death, dnatins pured int the MAW ffice even faster. On January 16, MAW annunced that they had raised 1, 116, 000--enugh t fulfill all 155 wishes. Finally, Stut’s wish came true.
66. Befre finding that Stut had bne cancer, __________.
A. everyne liked this 12-year-ld girl very much
B. she wanted t g n a beach trip with her family
C. her family never went t the beach
D. she received many painful treatments
67. Frm paragraph 4-6, we knw __________.
A. MAW helped Stut by giving her a lt f mney
B. Stut was lucky because she went t the beach all the time
C. MAW didn’t want t fulfill Stut’s wish because it cst t much
D. Stut wuld give “wish-cme-true” chances t thers
68. We can infer that __________.
A. Stut liked any ther 12-year-ld girl very much
B. smething magical helped many children ut
C. many peple have knwn Stut’s stry because f MAW
D. Stut culdn’t walk because f the painful treatment
69. Which f the fllwing may best describe Stut?
A. Lucky and happy. B. Unhappy but magical.
C. Selfless and brave. D. Painful but lucky.
70. What wuld be the best title fr the article?
A. A Little Girl’s Wish B. I’m Really Lucky
C. Kids On the Waiting List D. G T the Beach
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题，共35分)
五、词语填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
(一) 仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。 (提示：选项中有两个是多余的) 》
bring ut / cmmn / expect / necessary / because f / infrmatin / find ut
71. And ____________ the bad weather, we culdn’t see anything belw.
72. I like watching the news because I hpe t ____________ what’s ging n arund the wrld.
73. Yu can ____________ t learn a lt frm the news and talk shws.
74. Call the English Study Center at 443-5667 fr mre ____________.
75. One f the main reasns is like that Mickey was like a ____________ man, but he always tried t face any danger.
(二) 用所给词的适当形式填空。
76. The mre careful yu are, the ____________ (few) mistakes yu will make.
77. The ____________ (discuss) fcused n three main prblems.
78. At the ____________ (begin) f this term, I made a new friend.
79. He felt his life was nt ____________ (meaning) any mre and the lve f his family made him hpeful.
80. The shw ____________ (bring) ut the best in the children last night.
六、综合填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给首字母、上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个词。 (将单词完整地填写在答题卡上)
Mre and mre yung peple are becming interested in Chinese martial arts (武术), such as Changquan, shadwbxing, swrd, knife, spear, cudgel and s n. A girl named Li Jinqi studies at Beihang University, and she is f_____________ (81) as a martial arts master (大师) in her schl.
When Li Jinqi was a little girl, she _____________ (82) (becme) interested in martial arts. She was a m_____________ (83) in a martial arts team when she was in primary schl and learned many different kinds f martial arts. When she went t Beihang University, she jined the university martial arts club again and started t practice mre s_____________ (84). She tk part in lts f cmpetitins and wn many p_____________ (85).
Li Jinqi thinks that martial arts are an imprtant part f Chinese c_____________ (86), with lts f interesting ideas abut hw t live well and prtect (保护) neself. That’s why she hpes t share them _____________ (87) mre peple. She ften t____________ (88) (teach) her classmates martial arts when she is free.
Hwever, Li Jingi is nt just gd at martial arts. She is _____________ (89) (talent) and wrks hard in her studies. And she is always r_____________ (90) t help thers. She is truly a “Female Knight (女侠)”.
七、书面表达 (共1大题，满分15分)
“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？”假如你是夏明，请你在“友谊之桥”主题班会上从运动饮食，最爱的节目，彼此异同点等方面，介绍你从加拿大而来的好友Jack。
内容提示如下：
Hw ften des he exercise r eat vegetables?
What is his favrite TV prgram? Why?
What are yur similarities and differences?
Smething mre abut yur friend.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校；词数60-80；标题和开头已给出，不计人总词数。
My Best Friend
Hell, everyne. I’m Xia Ming. I have a best friend.
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江岸区2023-2024学年上学期期中考试
八年级 英语试题 参考答案
一、听力部分 (共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分)
1-5 BCBBA 6-10 BCBBC 11-15 BACCA 16-20 BCBBB 21-25 BCBCA
二、选择填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
26-30 CACAC 31-35 AACAA 36-40 BADCC
三、完形填空 (本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
41-45 CABDA 46-50 DBDBC51-55 DABBA
四、阅读理解 (本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
56-60 BACCD61-65 CADBD 66-70 BDCCA
五、词与短语填空 (本题共5小题，每小题2分，本题共10分)
71. because f 72. find ut 73. expect 74. infrmatin 75. cmmn
76. fewer 77. discussin 78. beginning 79. meaningless80. brught
六、综合填空 (本题共10小题，每小题1分，本题共10分)
81. famus 82. became 83. member 84. seriusly 85. prizes
86. culture 87. with 88. teaches 89. talented 90. ready
七、书面表达 (本题共1小题，满分15分)
My Best Friend
Hell, everyne. I’m Xia Ming. I have a gd friend. He is Jack and he is frm Canada. He has a lt f healthy habits. Fr example, he exercises 4 times a week and he likes playing basketball best. Besides, he eats vegetables and fruit every day and he never eats junk fd. S he has a healthy bdy. Next, his favrite TV prgram is talk shw. He thinks he can expect t learn many useful things frm it. As friends, we have a lt f things in cmmn. He is as hard-wrking as me. And we bth like English very much. Hwever, we are als different. He is thinner and taller than me. He is mre utging but I am quiet.
In my pinin, Jack is my best friend because he always gives me a helping hand when I am in truble and he can bring ut the best in me. I really hpe that ur friendship can last frever.
八年级英语录音稿
一、听力测试 (共三节)
第一节 (共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)
听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
Text 1 Where did Asian Games take place this year?
Text 2 Hw ften d yu exercise at schl?
Text 3 When did yu g t the muntains?
Text 4 What d yu think f the service in the cinema?
第二节 (共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)
听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Text 5
M: Hi, Jenny! Where is yur sister? Haven’t seen her fr lng.
W: She brke her arm last week. She has t stay hme until she gets better.
Text 6
M: Jane, what wuld yu prefer, water r cla?
W: Well, I dn’t really care fr sweet drinks.
Text 7
W: Yu want t stp drinking cffee. Is it because yu dn’t like the taste?
M: N, it is because I am sleeping badly.
Text 8
M: I watched Hangzhu Asian Games n TV. I am s surprised at the beautiful scenery there. I want t g there this fall.
W: Yu shuld. As the Chinese saying ges “Up there is heaven, dwn here is Suzhu and Hangzhu.”
Text 9
M: Lucy, please dn’t sing the sng any mre.
W: Why? It’s the newest sng which is my favurite.
Text 10
M: Hurry up! It’s already 10: 15. We shuld g nw.
W: Dn’t wrry. The cncert wn’t start until 11 ’clck. Let’s leave in 15 minutes.
Text 11
W: I need a heavy cat t keep me warm.
M: The weather is changeable these days. It was fine tw days ag but it’s s cld and wet nw.
Text 12
W: Hey, Jack, d yu want t just watch the news?
M: I guess s. Maybe we can watch that new talent shw after the news.
第三节 (共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。
Text 13
W: Is that Peter, Tim?
M: N, that is Paul. Peter is shrter and heavier than Paul.
W: OK. I still find it difficult fr me t tell ne frm the ther.
M: Well. Peter likes t wear sprts suits while Paul likes t wear a shirt and jeans. Peter is mre utging. And Paul is mre serius and hard-wrking, thugh.
W: I heard that they wuld take part in the English speech cntest. Wh has a better chance f winning the cntest?
M: It’s hard t say. Let’s wait and see.
Text 14
M: I’m hme, darling. I’m s hungry. Is dinner ready?
W: Well, let’s eat ut tday. Hw abut Green Frg? They serve the best cheese burgers in twn.
M: Green Frg? Oh, n hney. I can’t stand Green Frg.
W: Why?
M: The fd there is fine. But the lud music and dirty flr make me feel uncmfrtable.
W: OK. What abut the Beef Ndle Huse? It’s the cleanest ndle huse and the peple there are very friendly.
M: Well, but the ndles there are nt s delicius. Let’s g t Grandpa’s Pizza Huse. It’s clean. It’s nt far frm hme and it has the best ice tea there.
W: OK. Let’s g.
Text15
W: Hi, there! Have yu watched the 19th Asian Games? I really want t watch it, but yu knw, the time is different here.
M: I can tell yu smething abut it. Over the past 16 days, arund 12, 000 athletes frm 45 cuntries and regins shared unfrgettable mments in Hangzhu.
W: Ww. Yu must be prud f it as a Chinese. Is this the first time t hst the games in China? M: N, I remember that China has hsted the cntinental multi-sprts evens, fllwing Beijingin 1990 and Guangzhu in 2010. And I believe Hangzhu is hard t say gdbye. It’s a new starting pint.
W: China is great. But what’s the result f this games? Did yu win?
M: China clinched 201 glds, 111 silvers and 71 brnzes. Hangzhu in China has fulfilled its prmise f hsting a perfect Asian Games that is “green, smart, frugal and civilized”.
W: Thanks s much fr sharing.
M: Nt at all. I’m lking frward t yur cming t China.
Text 16
During the Warring States Perid, there was a man named Ban frm the State f Lu. Peple usually called him Lu Ban. He was an excellent Carpenter. One day, a yung carpenter came t a huse which had a big red dr. He held up his ax and said, “I’m a great carpenter. N matter what kind f wd it is, I will make smething beautiful ut f it. “Hearing this, peple arund him thught that the yung man was talking big. One f them pinted t the big red dr behind him and said, “Yung man, can yu make a better dr than this ne? “With his head held high, the yung man said, “N prblem! I used t be a student f Lu Ban. “The crwd laughed. Smene said, “This is Lu Ban’s hme. He made this dr himself. Can yu really make a better dr than this ne? “The yung man’s face turned red and he ran away quickly. Thus cmes the prverb “Ban Men Nng Fu”.
Here’s Yur Ice-Cream!
Yu wn’t see any human shp assistants in this shp. Instead, it is perated by three rbts. Pepper, Eka and Tny serve peple their favrite icy snacks. Pepper’s task is t talk t custmers and take rders. Eka is a rbt arm. It scps ice-cream. Tny, meanwhile, purs chclate and nuts n tp f the scp.
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The Cnsumer Electrnics Shw (CES) is held every January in Las Vegas. It fcuses n hw technlgy will change ur lives. Year2020’s shw gave peple a taste f ur future hmes. Samsung’s mst ppular prduct at the shw was its Bt Chef. It’s a pair f rbtic arms that can prepare 35 different salads.
AI Cmes t Dairy Farms
In 201l8, Richard Watsn tied20 special transmitters (信号发射机) t his cw’s necks. These devices (设备) are part f an artificial-intelligence system named Ida. The system sends messages t Watsn’s phne regularly. The messages tell him when his cws are eating and when they are feeling sick. Watsn thinks the system is imprtant t his farm. Using it, he can save hundreds f thusands f dllars each year.