1、课时提能练(三十二) 选修7Unit 2RobotsA：知识层面.语境语法填空A(考查派生词)Nie Er, a 1talented (talent) Chinese musician, had a great 2affection (affect) for his motherland and the poor people. He wrote dozens of 3satisfactory (satisfy) songs in his short life, one of which is The National Anthem of Peoples Republic of China,
2、the Chinese peoples 4favourite (favour). He was once put into prison because he 5disobeyed (obey) the former governments laws. When he was released, he went abroad to study music further. He died very young and mysterious. The new government made a high 6assessment (assessment) of his achievement an
3、d contribution. A monument was built in memory of this great musician with a 7declaration (declare) that he is a peoples musician.B(考查动词)Li Ming has been 8desiring (desire) to be a writer, but his father wants him to become a carpenter. Instead of 9obeying (obey) his father, he has devoted all his t
4、ime to reading and writing. 10Accompanied (accompany) by his mother, he often goes to the bookstore where he 11scans (scan) the books he likes. He has won a few composition contests, causing many teenagers 12to envy (envy) his progress in writing. Of course, its too early 13to declare (declare) his
5、effort a success.C(考查句型)There in front of me 14stood (stand) a young woman, one about the same height as mine. She was holding a cat in her arms, wearing a friendly smile. I had never seen a woman 15so charming as she was. As for me, she was more like an angel 16than a woman. It was a great pity tha
6、t she couldnt speak because of a childhood illness. For fear that she should be hurt, her mother wouldnt have her 17hanging (hang) about all by herself. Now she is 18more than my neighbor; she is my best friend.根据提示补全句子 1你能帮我个忙，把那盏灯关掉吗？Could you do me a favour and turn off that light?2我们教室前有一颗老松树。Th
7、ere stands an old pine tree in front of our classroom.3今天上午我在图书馆遇到的人是约翰。It was John that/who I met in the library this morning.4他觉得一个女孩深夜还待在外面很危险，所以他不允许他的女儿回家太晚。He feels it dangerous for a girl to be out late at night，so he wont have his daughter arriving home late5如果你在高速公路上开得这么快，毫无疑问会出事的。There is n
8、o doubt that you are bound to have an accident if you drive so fast down the motorway.B：能力层面.阅读理解A(2020福建省质量检查测试)At Englands University of Plymouth，Professor Eduardo Miranda has been programming pairs of robots to compose music.Mirandas robots have simple “vocal cords” (声带) and are programmed to sin
9、g and listen to each other.The robots unique warbling sounds (颤音) do not perfectly match the human voice，but each machine is exactly sharing music with the other in a new and unique way.Each robot is equipped with speakers，software that mimics the human voice，a mouth that opens as it “sings”，a micro
10、phone for ears，and a camera for eyes.The robots also move.Miranda hopes that by studying his robot vocalists，he can discover something about how and why humans create，perform，and listen to music.When the robots sing，the first robot makes six random sounds.Its partner responds with more sounds.The fi
11、rst robot analyzes the sounds to see if their sequences (顺序) are similar.If they are，it nods its head and commits the sounds to memory，and the second robot notices and “memorizes” the musical sequence，too.If the first robot thinks the sounds are too different，it shakes its head and both robots ignor
12、e the sounds.Then the process continues.Miranda set up an experiment in which he left the two robots alone in his study for two weeks.When he returned，his little warblers had，by imitating each other，not only shared notes but combined them.The product of their cooperation was far from symphonic，but t
13、he robots had begun to combine the notes into their own selfdeveloped “songs”With the help of his warbling robots，one of Mirandas goals is to create music that no human would ever compose.Miranda believes the robots are ideal for this purpose because they would not be influenced by any existing musi
14、cal styles or rules.【语篇解读】普利茅斯大学的教授Eduardo Miranda通过编写程序让一对机器人创作音乐。本文介绍了Miranda的实验过程以及他的目标等。1Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “mimics” in Paragraph 2?ASubstitutes.BInterrupts.CControls.DCopies.D词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“a mouth that opens as itsings，a microphone for ears，and a camera for ey
15、es”可知，“唱歌”时嘴张开、麦克风用作耳朵、摄像头用作眼睛。由此可推知，此处表示用来模仿人声的软件，故D项正确。A项意为“代替，取代”。2What did the two robots do during Mirandas experiment?AThey interacted with each other.BThey ignored the unique sound.CThey learned to sing better than humans.DThey committed random sounds to memory.A细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句“When the robo
16、ts sing，the first robot makes six random sounds.Its partner responds with more sounds”可知，当机器人唱歌时，第一个机器人发出六个随机的声音；它的同伴会发出更多的声音来回应。并结合该段其他内容可知，在唱歌时，机器人之间会互动，故A项正确。3What does Miranda want his robots to do?ASing as well as humans do.BCreate new styles of music.CMemorize a variety of music.DPromote tradi
17、tional musical forms.B细节理解题。根据尾段第一句“With the help of his warbling robots，one of Mirandas goals is to create music that no human would ever compose”可知，Miranda的目标之一就是凭借机器人的帮助创作出人类永远无法创作出的音乐，即创造出新风格的音乐，故B项正确。4What is the text mainly about?AFuture robots.BSpecial songs.CMusic by robots.DExperiments by M
18、iranda.C主旨大意题。通读全文可知，根据第一段第一句“At Englands University of Plymouth，Professor Eduardo Miranda has been programming pairs of robots to compose music”为全文的主题句，结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了Eduardo Miranda教授用机器人创作音乐的实验过程。故C项正确。B(2020武汉市高中毕业生学习质量检测)Yellow is usually the color of happy，joyful emotions.But according to a n
19、ew study，not all people associate the color with good feelings.To find out what factors might play a role，researchers tested a new hypothesis(假设): What if peoples physical surroundings affect their feelings about certain colors? For example，if someone lived in cold and rainy Finland，would he feel di
20、fferently about the color yellow from someone who lived near the Sahara Desert?The researchers looked at coloremotion data from an ongoing international survey of 6，625 people in 55 countries.The survey asked participants to rate 12 colors on how closely they were associated with feelings including
21、joy，pride，fear，and shame.The researchers paid particular attention to the data for yellow，and analyzed how different factorsincluding hours of sunshine，hours of daylight，and the amount of rainfallwere associated with the emotions people reported for the color.The two best predictors of how people fe
22、lt about yellow were the annual amount of rainfall，and how far they lived from the equator(赤道)Overall，people were more likely to associate yellow with joy when they lived in rainier countries that lay farther from the equator，researchers reported in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.In Egypt，t
23、he likelihood (可能性) of yellow being associated with joy was just 5.7%，whereas in chilly Finland it was 87.7%.In the United States，with its mild climate and amber waves of grain，peoples yellowjoy association levels were between 60% and 70%.The researchers also checked whether associations changed wit
24、h the seasonwhether，for example，people in a certain country liked yellow more in the winter than they did in the summer.They found that opinions about the color remained fairly constant all year round even when the weather changed，the data on yellowjoy associations were as good as gold.【语篇解读】研究人员通过研
25、究一项有关颜色和情绪的调查数据发现，人们对黄色的感觉与年降雨量和他们住的地方离赤道的距离有关，而与季节变化的关联性不大。5What did the researchers do before the survey?AThey went to Finland.BThey made an assumption.CThey studied certain colors.DThey analyzed some data.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“To find out what factors might play a role，researchers tested a new hypothesi
26、s(假设)”可知，在进行这项调查之前，研究人员提出了一个假设。故选B。6Which of the following affects peoples feelings about yellow?AThe changeable weather.BThe length of daytime.CThe geographical position.DThe amount of snowfall.C细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“The two best predictors of how people felt about yellow were the annual amount of rainfal
27、l，and how far they lived from the equator (赤道)”可知，人们对黄色的感觉的两个最好预示物是年降雨量和他们住的地方离赤道的距离。由此可知，地理位置影响人们对黄色的感觉。故选C。7How did the researchers carry out the survey?ABy interviewing participants.BBy studying the data collected.CBy travelling around the world.DBy looking at color combinations.B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“T
28、he researchers looked at coloremotion data from an ongoing international survey of 6，625 people in 55 countries”可知，研究人员是通过研究收集的数据来进行该项调查的。故选B。8What can be the best title of the text?AFinland: A Country Admiring YellowBYellow Associated with Joy ConditionallyCColor: An Important Role in Good Feelings
29、DColoremotion Data Collected InternationallyB标题判断题。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究发现不是所有人都把黄色与令人愉快的情绪联系在一起。研究人员通过研究相关调查数据，分析了不同的因素是如何与人们对黄色的感觉联系在一起的。由此可知，B项最适合作本文标题。.阅读七选五Urban WildlifeCities are diverse ecosystems.In addition to visitors from the wild，a large number of species share our urban areas.As our cities spr
30、ead，we need to think about what it is like for other species to have human neighbors.Cities are built for humans. 1 For example，most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them beautiful.But when we cut grass or plant flowers，we destroy natural habitats. 2 When a bridge in Austin
31、，Texas was repaired，engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom.This made a good home for bats，and soon the bridge was the home of thousands of bats. 3 Now，they have come to value their winged(有翼的) neighbors.The bats are a tourist attraction，and they eat lots of bugs every nigh
32、t.There are also structures built with the aim of bringing wildlife into the city.The Olympic Forest Park is a good example.The park used native plants and created open，natural space for wildlife.The result is a zone in Beijing with over 160 species of birds.In many ways，the park is the opposite of
33、a zoo. 4 If we learn to share our space，we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us. 5 Our own future will be endangered too.AThey are built to protect birds.BOur actions sometimes help other species.CIf we do not，more species will become extinct.DThey do not always provide suitable hab
34、itats for wildlife.EInstead of being kept in cages，wildlife can move freely.FAt first，people were afraid of the bats and tried to get rid of them.GThey would sit on it and their droppings would fall into the water.【语篇解读】城市是多样化的生态系统，我们需要考虑其他物种与我们为邻的情况。如果我们学会分享我们的空间，我们就能成为周围野生生物更好的邻居。如果我们不这样做，我们自己的未来也
35、将受到威胁。1D根据空前一句及空后所举的例子，尤其是最后一句“但当我们割草或种花时，我们破坏了自然栖息地”可知，选项D符合语境。2B根据空后所举的例子，尤其是“这为蝙蝠提供了一个很好的家园，很快这座桥就成了成千上万蝙蝠的家园”可知，选项B符合语境。3F根据空后一句中的时间标志词“Now”可知，空处所填句子应与下文内容形成对比，故选F。4E根据本段的内容尤其是空前的“The result is a zone in Beijing with over 160 species of birds.In many ways，the park is the opposite of a zoo”可知，空处内
36、容应与空前一句为话题一致、内容上承接的关系，故选E。5C空前一句表述人类与野生生物共享城市空间的好处，空后一句与空前一句形成对比，再结合空后一句中的“too”可知，选项C符合语境。.语法填空(2020广州市调研测试)We all know clean water is important for good health.But now we also know we should watch 1_ we keep our water in.Plastic bottles hardened with a dangerous material 2_(call) BPA can release a
37、chemical into our water that harms our bodies.Since 2001，many countries 3_(ban) plastic with BPA from，use in food containers and feed in bottles.But are other nonBPA plastics safe?Plastic labeled BPAfree might use other chemicals that have 4_ (harm) effects on health.5_(study) have shown that low le
38、vels of those chemicals might have the same effects as BPA.So，what should people do? The 6_(good) material to drink from is glass，7_has no chemicals that can poison water.Another good choice 8_a water container is a stainless steel (不锈钢) bottle.Stainless steel bottles are better than aluminum (铝) bo
39、ttles，which are covered with thin plastic 9_(protect) the metal from acids (酸)There are many good foodgrade stainless steel water bottles on the market.If you do decide to use a reusable plastic water bottle，avoid 10_(keep) it in the sun.Sunlight and hot liquid speed up the release of chemicals into
40、 your drinking water.【语篇解读】用BPA硬化而成的塑料瓶在存放水时会释放一种对身体有害的化学物质，一些标明不含BPA的塑料也可能使用了对健康有害的其他化学物质。存放水的最佳材料是玻璃，不锈钢也是不错的选择。1what考查宾语从句。根据下文中的“Plastic bottles”可知，此处表示我们现在还知道应该留意存放水的地方。分析该句结构可知，空处引导宾语从句，在从句中作介词in的宾语，表示“的事物”，故用what引导该宾语从句。2called考查过去分词。分析句子结构可知，a dangerous material和动词call之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用call的过去分词
41、形式。3have banned考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据该句中的时间状语“Since 2011”可知，该句应用现在完成时，又因主语many countries为复数，故填have banned。4harmful考查形容词。形容词修饰名词，空处修饰名词effects，故用harm的形容词形式harmful。5Studies考查名词的单复数。根据该句中的“have shown”可知，该句主语应为复数，且此处study作“研究，调查”讲，是可数名词，故用study的复数形式。6best考查形容词的最高级。上文介绍了两种对身体有害的塑料存水容器，结合该句中的“The”并根据语境可知，此处表示用来喝水的最好的材料是玻璃。故用形容词的最高级形式。7which考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，先行词为glass，故用which引导该从句。8for/as/of考查介词。根据本句句意可知，此处可表示用途，故用for或者as；此处也可以表示“关于”，故用of。9to protect考查动词不定式。句意：不锈钢瓶比铝瓶好，铝瓶上覆盖着薄薄的塑料以保护金属不被酸腐蚀。空处表示目的，故用动词不定式。10keeping考查动名词。avoid doing sth.为固定用法，意为“避免做某事”。