1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 4A glimpse of the futureSection CDeveloping ideas & Presenting ideas & Reflection课后篇素养形成必备知识基础练.单句语法填空1.He was so desperate a job that he would have done anything.答案for2.The sun began to rise in the sky, (bath) the mountain in golden light.答案bathing3. is shown above,there are tw
2、o cartoons presenting two quite different situations.答案As 4.What he did (scare) me and I have never been back to the house.答案scared5.The old couple dragged on an unhappy (exist) for many years.答案existence.短语填空change ones mind,base on,be adjusted to,go through,make an effort1.At any time,dont hope th
3、ings simple;lets to do better.答案make an effort2.If I all this,then would my application at least be granted?答案went through 3.LEDs can any level of lighting intensity.答案be adjusted to 4.Once my sister is determined to do something,no one can .答案change her mind5.Each of us expresses goals our centre.答
4、案based on.翻译句子1.快点儿,我们要迟到了!(come on)答案Come on,well be late!2.诚然,每个人都会有这样一个时期,事情似乎出了差错。(go wrong)答案It is true that everyone will have one of those periods when things seem to be going wrong.3.直到我读了海国图志,我才意识到改革开放的重要性。(It was not until.)答案It was not until I read the book Haiguo Tuzhi that I realised th
5、e importance of reform and opening up.关键能力提升练.阅读理解Researchers from the Water,Peace and Security Partnership (WPS) have announced the creation of a global forecasting tool that can predict where conflicts arising from water insecurity are most likely to break out.The system uses artificial intelligen
6、ce to create patterns from a wide range of geographical and socio-economic data and can identify potential conflict hotspots up to a year in advance.Susan Schme,a senior lecturer at Delft Institute for Water Education,which leads the WPS,explains predicting these types of conflicts isnt as simple as
7、 it might first appear.It isnt simply a case of conflicts increasing every time a water security incident occurs.Several regional and cultural factors also play a part,making prediction difficult.The researchers tested the AI tool in Mali.They found that it predicted more than three-quarters of the
8、water-related conflicts there.To achieve this,the system is fed with a variety of data.“First theres the natural side of thingsso rainfall data,soil moisture and many other natural factors,” explains Schme.This enables it to identify areas where availability of water is likely to become a concern.“T
9、hen we also look at vulnerability in terms of socio-economic and political developments anything from a regime type to the state of development in a region,” she adds.This additional information is weighed up to determine whether it increases or decreases the chance of conflict.Other factors might i
10、nclude whether the water insecurity is likely to affect crops.The tool is just one part of a wider WPS project that aims to increase the availability of information which could help avoid water-related conflicts.Once artificial intelligence has made its predictions the WPS researchers use other anal
11、ytical tools to zoom-in on a certain region and find out exactly whats driving water insecurity.This might be decreased rainfall,increased population,or water might be being diverted away from a community.The designers are now undergoing final tests of the new AI tool to make sure its ready for a No
12、vember launch date.Once widely available,Schme hopes that it will be used by local governments and also by international organisations with an interest in maintaining global stability.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了全球预测工具AI工具预测水安全问题。1.What is the function of the tool?A.Collecting all kinds of data.B.Predictin
13、g conflict hotspots.C.Ensuring security of water.D.Stopping fractures of water pipes.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段“the creation of a global forecasting tool that can predict where conflicts arising from water insecurity”以及“can identify potential conflict hotspots”可知,预测冲突热点地区是预测工具的功能。故选B项。2.How did the AI tool wo
14、rk in Mali?A.The government discourages it.B.More improvement is needed.C.It works quite effectively.D.It attracts public attention.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段“They found that it predicted more than three-quarters of the water-related conflicts there.”可知,AI工具能有效预测。结合选项,故选C项。3.What is the last paragraph mainly
15、about?A.Peoples attitude to the AI tool.B.The study process of the AI tool.C.Designers of the AI tool.D.The future of the AI tool.答案D解析主旨大意题。根据第六段“The designers are now undergoing final tests of the new AI tool to make sure its ready for a November launch date.”可知,AI工具正在接受测试,确保准备好11月的试验。故选D项。.应用文写作假
16、设你是某高中的学生会主席李华,一批来自英国的高中生与你校学生开展了为期两周的交流活动。现在,他们即将回国,你将在欢送会上致辞。请根据以下提示写一篇发言稿。1.回顾双方的交流活动(如学习、生活、体育、文艺等方面);2.谈谈收获或感想;3.表达祝愿与期望。注意:1.词数不少于80;2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯。Dear friends,Thank you.参考范文Dear friends,How time flies!Two weeks went by,and our exchange activities ended.On behalf of my school,I would li
17、ke to express my feelings.As scheduled,we participated in several instructive activities.We learnt many Chinese characters and took plenty of exercise together.We went to the restaurant to taste the traditional Chinese food.The food was very delicious.While visiting the art exhibition,we discussed t
18、he great artists works.In my opinion,everyone here is a member of our big family and we learn a lot from each other.And at last I sincerely wish you a pleasant trip back to your country.I hope well get together again next year.Thank you.读后续写When she was 22 years old,Pat Jones decided to travel aroun
19、d the world and see as many foreign places as she could while she was young.She finished college at home in Britain,Pat chose to visit Latin America first,so she managed to get a job as an English teacher in a secondary school in Bolivia.Pat spoke a little Spanish,so she was able to communicate with
20、 her students even though they did not know much English.A sentence she had once read somewhere stuck in her mind:if you dream in a foreign language,it means that you have really mastered it.Pat repeated this sentence to her students and she hoped that someday she would dream in Spanish and they wou
21、ld dream in English.One day,Tim,one of the worst students in her class,came up to her and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework.He said that he had gone to bed early and had slept badly.Pat was quite angry with him,for she did not think that his explanation had anything to do with h
22、is homework.But Tim told her that he dreamed all night and his dream was in English.“In English!” Pat thought.She was greatly surprised,since Tim was such a bad student.She was also secretly jealous.Her dreams were still not in Spanish,but she decided to encourage her student and asked him to tell h
23、er about his dream.“All the people in my dream spoke English,” Tim said.“And all the signs were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”“But thats wonderful,” said Pat.“What did all the people say to you?” she asked.“Im sorry,Miss Jones.Thats why I slept
24、so badly all through the night.I didnt understand a word they said.It was a nightmare!” Tim answered.注意:续写的词数应为150左右。After hearing the boys words,Pat,In order to inspire her students to speak English,Pat参考范文After hearing the boys words,Pat, the English teacher,began to shake her belief in the senten
25、ce stuck in her mind.Her jealousy had all gone.Staring into the boys eyes,Pat sensed something wrong hidden there.Obviously,the boy was telling a lie.Seeing the negative effect his behaviour would have on her students,Pat decided to teach the boy a lesson.Though she knew only a little Spanish,she de
26、cided to scold him using the language.In order to inspire her students to speak English,Pat arranged for several people in the secondary school to have weekly talks,their topics ranging from travelling around the world to language learning methods.After several weeks,many of her students came runnin
27、g to her,telling her that they finally dreamed in English.This time,instead of being jealous,Pat felt proud of them,saying she would also try her best to learn Spanish so that one day she would also dream in Spanish.高分写作读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。“Were you Marks math teacher?” An old m
28、an came to my office and asked.I nodded.“Mark talked about you a lot.I want to show you something,” he said,taking a wallet out of his pocket.“They found this on him when he was killed in the battle.We thought you might recognise it.”Opening the wallet,he carefully removed two worn pieces of noteboo
29、k paper that had obviously been taped,folded and refolded many times.I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Marks classmates had said about him.And that happened 20 years ago.Mark was in the third grade class I taught.All 34 of my stude
30、nts were dear to me,but Mark was one in a million.Very neat in appearance,he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional misbehaviour delightful.Mark also talked without stopping.I tried to remind him again and again that talking without permission was unacceptable.What impress
31、ed me so much,though,was the sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving.“Thank you for correcting me,Sister!” I didnt know what to make of it at first but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked on
32、ce too often.I made a new-teachers mistake.I looked at Mark and said,“If you say one more word,I am going to tape your mouth shut!”It wasnt ten seconds later when Chuck shouted,“Mark is talking again.” I hadnt asked any of the students to help me watch Mark,but since I had stated the punishment in f
33、ront of the class,I had to act on it.注意:续写的词数应为150左右。I walked to my desk and took out a roll of tape.One day I decided to do something different when Mark talked again in class.一、审题定调1.确定体裁:本单元的写作任务是读后续写。该篇习作要求以记叙文的形式书写。2.确定人称:本文的主要人称为第一人称和第三人称。3.确定时态:由于本文是记叙类文章,且整体发生在过去,所以时态以一般过去时为主。二、谋篇布局审前文大意以及要点
34、who:Iwhen:twenty years agowhere:the third grade classwhat:punishing Markwhy:Mark talked again第一段所给首句:I walked to my desk and took out a roll of tape.文段开头主要讲述作者回顾20年前,为了让马克不要上课再说话,就承诺用胶带把他的嘴封上,但不到十秒钟,马克再次说话,作者决定要在同学面前惩罚马克。后续可写作者是怎么惩罚马克的,以及马克的反应。第二段所给首句:One day I decided to do something different when
35、 Mark talked again in class.第二段续写部分应着重叙述作者想出了什么样的办法帮助马克改正自己的错误以及所取得的效果,这是续写的关键,是过去思绪与现实的连接点。三、组织语言1.核心词汇情感:delightful,laughing,treasured,cried动作:removed,glanced at,winked2.高级句式(1)我故意地走到马克的课桌旁,撕下两块胶带,用它们在他嘴上贴成了一个大大的“”。Very deliberately,I proceeded to Marks desk,tore off two pieces of the tape and mad
36、e a big with them over his mouth.(2)当我瞥了马克一眼看他怎么样时,他向我眨了眨眼。As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing,he winked at me.(3)那时我终于哭了。That was when I finally cried.四、连句成文参考范文I walked to my desk and took out a roll of tape.Very deliberately,I proceeded to Marks desk,tore off two pieces of the tape and m
37、ade a big with them over his mouth.I then returned to the front of the room.As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing,he winked at me.I started laughing.The entire class cheered as I walked back to Marks desk,removed the tape and shrugged my shoulders.His first words were,“Thank you for correctin
38、g me,Sister.”One day I decided to do something different when Mark talked again in class.I asked the other students to think of the good things they could say about Mark and write them down.Then I listed them on a separate paper.The next day I gave it to Mark.“Really?” Before long I heard him whispe
39、ring.The paper did work.Mark listened more and more carefully to my instruction from that day on.“Thank you so much for doing that,” the old man brought me back to earth.“As you can see,Mark treasured it,” he added.That was when I finally cried.文化意识The Louvre(罗浮宫)Louvre,national art museum of France
40、 and the palace in which it is housed,is located in Paris,on the right bank of the Seine River.The structure,until 1682 a residence of the kings of France,is one of the largest palaces in the world.It occupies the site of a 13th-century fortress.The building of the Louvre was begun in 1546 in the re
41、ign of Francis ,according to the plans of the French architect Pierre Lescot.Additions were made to the structure during the reigns of almost every subsequent French monarch.Under Henry IV,in the early 17th century,the Grand Galerrie,now the main picture gallery,which borders the Seine,was completed.Under Napoleon a wing on the north side was finished.By the mid-19th century the vast complex was completed;covering more than 48 acres,it is a masterpiece of architectural design and sculptural adornment.- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网