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新目标(Go for it)版初中英语八年级上册Unit 5 单元卷

阅读理解

    The Kennedy Elementary School band (乐队) is special. That's because Tony Boland, a member of it, is 79-year-old flute (长笛) player. His story tells us that you're never too old to toot the flute.

    After working at the school for more than ten years, Tony joined the fifth graders in the band. His grandchildren were at the school. He helped children with their reading.

    He started tooting the flute many years ago, when his wife tried to throw away (扔掉) their daughter's' flute.

    "You will play better if you play with others," he told a reporter.

    Brian Enabnit thought Tony would make a difference to the band.

    "He's great. He's helping the students around him," Enabnit said.

    Tony practises with the students once a week and performs with them. They played at the Dubuque Community School District's Band Festival earlier this month.

     Fifth-grade student Courtney Less thought her older classmate was successful.

   "He's an excellent player," Courtney said. "All of us are afraid when giving a performance, but he isn't."

(1)、Why is Kennedy Elementary School band special?
A、Because there is only a boy in it. B、Because it has a member of 79 years old. C、Because its members are fifth graders. D、Because it gave a performance earlier this month.
(2)、The underlined word "toot" means "________".
A、have B、make C、play D、pay
(3)、How often does Tony practise with the students?
A、Once a week B、Once a day. C、Twice a week. D、Twice a day.
(4)、We can learn ________ from the passage.
A、there are five players in the band B、Tony also helps the students to read C、Tony doesn't like playing with others D、Courtney Less is Tony's grandchild
(5)、What's the best title for the passage?
A、A special school B、How to help others C、How to be different D、Never too old to learn
举一反三
 请阅读下面一篇短文,根据短文内容从方框中选择适当的句子还原到文中,有两项是多余的。

Jamie Oliver is one of the Britain's most talented and successful chefs(厨师). He has always had a passion for food and cooking. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} This is where he learned much of what he knows today. However it wasn't until later, while working at the well-known River Cafe, that he was discovered by people working in television. At just 21, Jamie became famous with his first series television programs that have been shown all over the world. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} A lot for someone so young to achieve!

GIVING BACK

As his success grew, Jamie needed a new challenge. He wanted to"give something back"to the cooking business. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Many of the young people who came to work there hadn't done so well at school or had problems finding work, so this was like a second chance for them.TARGETING SCHOOL FOOD

Realizing that he could create real, positive change through food and cooking, Jamie turned his attention to the food given to British children at school. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He knew things needed to change. Understanding the power of television, Jamie based himself in a school cafeteria and proved that with hard work, change was possible. Jamie'sSchoolDinnerswas again shown all over the world.

GETTING BACK TO BASICS

Jamie also decided to make a difference in people's homes. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} In 2010, he also developed a new qualification(资格),"Jamie's Home Cooking Skills", which is offered in high schools around the UK and teaches children practical cooking skills and basic food knowledge.

A. As well as this he also had a best-selling cookery book.

B. He was surprised at the amount of junk food on offer.

C. But Jamie had never wanted to become famous.

D. He grew up earning pocket money by working in his parents'restaurant.

E. Jamie's parents didn't want him to become a chef.

F. He wanted to show them that cooking not only can be fun, but can save families money.

G. So, in 2003 he set up"Fifteen", a restaurant that aims to train young chefs.

 阅读理解

For two centuries, the famous University of Cambridge debating society has hosted many prominent figures from world leaders to scientists to comedians.

On Nov 21, the Cambridge Union hosted another extraordinary guest—a non-human debater called Project Debater. Designed by IBM, Project Debater is a machine that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to form a spoken argument. It can even listen and answer to opposite statements, much like a real person.

In the Cambridge test debate, it argued the topic: AI will ultimately(最终)do more harm than good. Before the debate, more than 1,100 arguments for the positives and negatives of AI were submitted(递交)to the IBM website. The machine then analyzed these sources and formed the basis of its arguments in minutes. Project Debater then showed off its AI by arguing for both sides of the debate.

Over a four-minute speech, it argued first that, "AI can only make decisions that it has been programmed to solve while humans can be programmed for all situations."

In support of AI, it then argued that AI would create new jobs and "bring a lot more efficiency" to the workplace.

This isn't the first test for Project Debater. In June 2018, the machine went back-and-forth for 20 minutes against champion debater Harish Natarajan. 

According to New Scientist, on both occasions, Project Debater repeated points and didn't always sufficiently support them.

Speaking to Cambridge Independent, Noam Slonim, the project's lead engineer, said, "The AI is not perfect, but it's going in the right direction." The team hopes to improve the AI by researching why humans find certain arguments more persuasive than others. They also hope the test might provide well-informed viewpoints for society, governments and private companies. 

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