湖北省天门市中考英语专项练习 短文填词 八年级下册 第1-2单元(无答案)

湖北省天门市中考英语专项练习短文填词八年级下册第1-2单元（无答案）
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alone, fall, be able to, really, even, too
Swim, during, because, different, interest, lonely
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use, come true, predict, company, of course, and
Will, have, large, no one, or, however
Pre dicting the future can be difficult. There are many famous __①_ predictions that never _②_ . Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the biggest movie ③ in the United States predicted that no one ④ want to see actors talk. ⑤ , he was wrong ! In 1977, the head of the ⑥ computer company in the United States said:“⑦ will want ⑧ a computer in his ⑨ her home.” He thought that computers would never ⑩ by most people.
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hundreds of, can, difficult, be able to, everywhere, few
look like, pleasant, simple, little, look for, human
In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just
like ① . They help with the housework and do the most _②____jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take ③ years. Scientists are now trying to make robots __④__ people and do the same things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.
But robot scientist James White disagrees. He thinks that it will be_⑤_ for a robot to do the Mr White thinks that robots won’t be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will __⑥___ talk to people in 25 to 50 years.
Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots working in factories. Thes e robots look more like huge arms. They do _⑦____ jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will never get bored.
In the future, there will be more robots _⑧____, and humans will have ___⑨__ work to do.New robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help___⑩__ people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!
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Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy __①___. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she __②___ take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home__③___7 PM. They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework.
The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under __④___ pressure. Teachers complain about ___⑤__ tired kids in the classroom.
Most children __⑥____after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children __⑦___a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all abo ut such pressure. “In some families, competition __⑧____ from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always___⑨__ them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to pla n things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by ___⑩___.
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I have a problem, and I __①__ your help. I always __②__ I was popular at school. But I just _③____ that my friends were ___④__ a birthday party for my best friend, and they didn’t __⑤__me. Everyone__⑥__in my class was invited ___⑦__ me, and I don’t know __⑧__. I can't think what I did wrong. I’m very __⑨___ and don’t know what __⑩___. What do you think? Can you help me ?
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