题型：语法填空（语篇） 题类： 难易度：普通
广东省深圳市2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷
What makes a great science fiction(小说)?The post-1980s writer Bao Shu gave his answer His famous work Our Martians(win)a Science Fiction Planet Award last month
Since a science fiction refers to many different subjects, (include)social problems, technology and philosophy(哲学), sci-fi writers need to know a lot of things. While knowledge forms the "backbone"of a story, imagination is the "lifeblood"that makes science fiction (work).
Bao Shu said that not everyone is born good at (imagine), but you can train yourself to be good at it. He gave example. "If you are simply given the topic: 'Imagine you become a billionaire(亿万富翁)in 20 years, what would your life look like?'You might just think about what you could buy. But if you imagine a billionaire lost a desert, it can make you think (different)about the idea, "he said.
Bao Shu's works have different (topic)such as Al, time travel and space exploration. His short story Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times is about how people use technology (feel)what others feel when they eat. He got the idea from seeing how people are always (interest)n the taste of food they have never tried.
Some Useful Ways to Cheer You Up
No one can be happy all the time. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Here are some suggestions for you when you are in a bad mood.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Friends can help each other by realizing that they are not alone in their feelings. Talking to parents is important, too. Parents can share their own experiences of dealing with bad moods. Teachers are also there to talk with you and make you feel better.
Do some exercise. Go for a run, play some tennis, ride your bike, or punch a punching bag（打沙袋）. They can help you get over from your bad moods.
Get enough sleep. Though it can be hard to find enough time, getting enough rest is very important. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Make your feelings on paper. Writing can help you express your thoughts and feelings. Painting, music or other art forms are also helpful.
Feel easy to cry. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}In fact, it often makes a person feel better. If you find that you are sad, bored, or hopeless much of the time, or if you just can't seem to feel happy, you can have a cry. It can help you feel relaxed.
A. Talk to people you know well. B. You can be unhappy sometimes. C. There's nothing wrong with crying. D. Being tired can cause more sadness. E. You can wait a moment until the bad mood goes away. |
A. It connects your brain to a computer. B. Talk through thinking. C. It soon helps them cheer up. D. Many people can't draw very well or make music. E. Soon their character jumps in the game. F. Move your mouse. |
Have you heard of the ＂happy switch＂? If people have illnesses like depression（沮丧），doctors can put a"happy switch" in their heads{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
A hospital has tested the switch on 26 patients since 2020. Up to now, it has helped cut down a patient's sad feelings by 60 percent, the hospital said.
In fact， the ＂happy switch＂ is a kind of Brain-Computer Interface （BCI，脑机接）. It works like a bridge {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Some BCIs can affect people's brain activities. Some can let people control the computer with their thoughts. Because of the good use of BCI, in the future, they will help people in more ways.
Play games.
BCI can help people play computer games without using their hands. They can think of the word "jump"{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Make life easier.
Imagine your brain is connected to the "computer" of your home. Wouldn't it be great to turn off lights before going to bed just by thinking about it?
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When two people are connected to a computer at the same time, they can chat without saying a word or typing.
Create art.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Don't worry. BCI can help you turn thoughts into art.
Pandas are lovely animals that live mainly in China. They always live on the ground in damp, cold weather. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} South China Tigers are found in the south of China and some countries nearby. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Polar bears are animals which we can see near the North Pole. It's cold there and the ground there is mostly ice. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Dogs are animals that we can see almost everywhere in the world. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Dolphins usually live in the oceans. They swim by moving their tails. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. Some farmers usually get them work for them in the fields. So they can act as a great helper for farmers. B. They are very friendly to people. They usually live on a special kind of bamboo in Sichuan. C. They don't eat grass or rice. They usually eat some other ocean animals. D. Most of the people in western countries regard them as popular pets. They usually go to have a walk with them when they are free. E. They live on some other animals. They are very strong and can fly high in the sky. F. They live in the forest in Southern China. They live on some other animals in the forest. They never kill or eat a man unless they are too old to catch the other animals. G. They are furry (毛) enough to keep out in the cold areas. They are all white and only live in the North Pole. |
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