1、Unit 1Wish you were here .阅读理解AHave you ever wondered what animals are talking about?With the development of AI,we may be able to understand their languages!In Professor Karen Bakkers new book,The Sounds of Life:How DigitalTechnology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants,she talk
2、s about how AI is helping us to make an animal version of Google Translate.All around the animal kingdom,there are sounds that we can hardly pick up and understand.Elephants,for example,talk with each other using infrasound(次声波)far below our human hearing range.Corals(珊瑚)in the ocean also send sound
3、 waves to attract baby corals to safer areas to grow.This is surprising as corals dont have any ears!Scientists have placed listening equipment into these environments to pick up the sounds humans cannot hear.After the sounds are recorded,AI can study their meaning,according to the news website Vox.
4、For example,some researchers used AI to translate bats 15,000 calls.They found that more than 60 percent were arguments about four things:food,sleep positions,occupation of personal space,and unwanted advances.This technology can not only understand the animals but communicate back to them.For examp
5、le,bees use dances to communicate.A research team in Germany,therefore,put the bee language AI system into a robot bee.They asked the robot to create a dance route to tell the bees where the nectar(花蜜)was,Vox reported.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了能听懂动物语言的人工智能技术。1.What is Karen Bakkers new book mainly about
6、?A.How AI helps translate animals sounds.B.Why AI can help people research animals.C.How AI helps people do translations better.D.Why animals need help from human beings.细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知,Karen Bakker的新书主要讲的是人工智能如何帮助翻译动物的声音。故选A项。2.What do we know about the sounds made by animals?A.No sounds by animals
7、 can be heard by humans.B.The sounds guarantee animals safer areas to live.C.Corals have ears to send and receive sound waves.D.Elephants sound waves are beyond human hearing range.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“All around the animal kingdom,there aresounds that we can hardly pick up and understand.Elephants,for exa
8、mple,talkwith each other using infrasoundfar below our human hearing range.”可知,大象的声波是人类听不见的。故选D项。3.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A.The arguments of bats.B.The recording of animal sounds.C.The contents of the news website.D.The findings of AI translation.段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知,第四段主要讲的是人工智能翻译的发现。故选D项。4.Ho
9、w could scientists tell bees where the nectar was?A.By learning the bee language.B.By creating a route with AI system.C.By employing a robot bee as their guide.D.By asking a robot bee to teach them dance.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“A research team in Germany,therefore,putthe bee language AI system into a robot b
10、ee.They asked the robot to create adance route to tell the bees where the nectar was,Vox reported.”可知,科学家通过用一只机器蜜蜂做向导来告诉蜜蜂花蜜在哪里。故选C项。BWith a full career in both politics and business,Hiram Fong never set out to develop one of Oahus most impressive horticulture(园艺)attractions.Fong,whose political car
11、eer lasted over thirty years,was one of the first two senators(参议员)from Hawaii when it became a state in 1959 and the first Asian American to serve in the US Senate.Before working in politics,Fong paid his own way through Harvard Law School and,upon graduating helped found and run a law firm.Fong ev
12、entually led several companies,all the while,gardening was his escape.In 1950,Fong purchased more than 700 acres of land on Oahu,above Kaneohe Bay.Wanting to experiment with growing fruit,he planted banana,then papaya,lemon,jackfruit,and avocado.By also choosing to plant crops such as bamboo,coconut
13、,betel nut,and turmeric,he broadened the types of plants in his garden and developed a landscape reminding people of Hawaii hundreds of years ago.After he retired from politics in 1977,Fong continued to be in charge of his companies,but he focused on gardening,personally importing and planting count
14、less species of plants.Eventually,he divided his land into five gardens,each one named after a US president who had served while Fong was a senator.The Eisenhower Plateau is dedicated to native Chinese plants,such as the Hong Kong orchid tree and the Java plum.The Johnson Plateau features foreign fr
15、uits.Kennedy Valley supports ginger and palms from all over the world.Nixon Valley abounds with flowers while the Ford Plateau highlights hillsides of pili grasses.The preserve is now named Senator Fongs Plantation and Gardens,complete with a visitors center and guided tours.Until his death in 2004
16、at ninety-seven,Fong spent every weekend tending to his flowers and trees and associating with visitors.He considered gardening a contributing reason for his long and healthy life.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了海勒姆方如何打造了瓦胡岛最令人印象深刻的园艺景点之一。5.What made Fong start gardening?A.His life experiences in Hawaii.B.His b
17、ig ambition for business.C.His political career as a senator.D.His temporary release from reality.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Before working in politics,Fong paid his ownway through Harvard Law School and,upon graduating helped found and run alaw firm.Fong eventually led several companies,all the while,gardening
18、washis escape.”可知,为了暂时脱离现实,方开始从事园艺。故选D项。6.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A.Fongs further devotion to gardening.B.Fongs management of companies.C.Fongs research on plant species.D.Fongs naming of his gardens.段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知,第三段主要讲述了方对园艺的进一步投入。故选A项。7.What can be learnt about Fong from the last parag
19、raph?A.He lived quite a busy but regular life in his old age.B.He credited gardening for his long and healthy life.C.He kept taking care of flowers as his daily routine.D.He spent his later years establishing a visitors centre.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Until his death in 2004 at ninety-seven,Fong spent every w
20、eekend tending to his flowers and trees and associatingwith visitors.He considered gardening a contributing reason for his long andhealthy life.”可知,方认为园艺是他健康长寿的一个重要原因。故选B项。8.What does the author want to convey through this passage?A.It is care and diligence that bring luck.B.It takes three generatio
21、ns to make a gentleman.C.Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm.D.Patience is a flower that grows not in everyones garden.推理判断题。根据第二段内容以及第三段中的“After he retired frompolitics in 1977,Fong continued to be in charge of his companies,but hefocused on gardening,personally importing and planting
22、 countless species ofplants.”和最后一段中的“Until his death in 2004 at ninety-seven,Fong spentevery weekend tending to his flowers and trees and associating with visitors.”可知,作者通过讲述海勒姆方打造自己花园的经过,无论什么时候,不管是从政还是经商的时候,方先生都会抽出时间来经营自己的花园。由此推知,作者想要表述没有热情成就不了任何伟大的事业。故选C项。.七选五One of the best ways to practice forgi
23、veness is with the REACH method.REACH stands for Recall,Empathize(移情),Altruistic(利他的)gift,Commit and Hold.1Recall.The first step is to recall the wrongdoing in an objective way.The goal is not to think of the person in a negative light,but to come to a clear understanding of the wrong that was done.
24、2 Dont push aside anything,especially if it makes you feel angry or upset.Empathize.Try to understand the other persons point of view regarding why he or she hurt you,but dont minimize the wrong that was done.Sometimes the wrongdoing was not personal,but due to something the other person was dealing
25、 with.3 They often dont think clearly when they hurt others,and they just lose control.Altruistic gift.This step is about addressing your own shortcomings.Recall a time when you treated someone unkindly and were forgiven.4Recognizing this helps you realize that forgiveness is an altruistic gift that
26、 you can give to others.Commit.Commit yourself to forgiveness.For instance,write about your forgiveness in a journal or a letter that you dont send or tell a friend.Hold.Finally,hold on to your forgiveness.This step is tough because memories of the event will often happen again.Forgiveness is not er
27、asure(消除).5 When bad feelings arise,remind yourself that you have forgiven and finally you want good for the offender.A.How did it make you feel?B.Here is a look at each step.C.Forgiveness is a character of the strong and wise.D.How can you acquire the habit of showing kindness to others?E.Rather,it
28、s about changing your reaction to those awful memories.F.Visualize the person and situation and all the feelings that come with it.G.People who attack others are sometimes themselves in a state of fear and worry.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了练习宽恕的最好方法之一是使用REACH法回忆、共情、利他、承诺和坚持。1.B根据上文“One of the best ways to p
29、ractice forgiveness is with theREACH method.REACH stands for Recall,Empathize,Altruistic gift,Commitand Hold.”可知,本文话题为REACH法,根据下文五个小标题可知,B项起到承上启下作用,统领下文。2.F本段小标题为Recall,根据上文“The first step is to recall thewrongdoing.of the wrong that was done.”可知,通过回顾过失可以帮助了解这人错在哪里,复现词为the person;F项“Visualize the pe
30、rson and situationand all the feelings that come with it.”具体表述怎么回顾,下文“Dont pushaside anything,especially if it makes you feel angry or upset.”中的feel angryor upset呼应F项中的all the feelings that come with it,上下文衔接连贯。3.G根据下文“They often dont think clearly when they hurt others,and theyjust lose control.”可知
31、当他们伤害别人的时候,他们往往没有想清楚,他们只是失去了控制;They指代G项中的People who attack others,攻击他人的人有时因处于恐惧和担忧的状态而失控伤人,上下文衔接连贯顺畅。4.A根据上文“Recall a time when you treated someone unkindly and wereforgiven.”可知回忆一下你对别人不友好而被原谅的经历。上文与A项为顺接关系,下文“Recognizing this helps you realize that forgiveness is analtruistic gift that you can give
32、 to others.”中的this指代A项内容,上下文衔接连贯。5.E本段小标题为Hold,作为练习宽恕的最后一个环节,根据上文“Forgiveness is not erasure.”可知宽恕不是抹去,上文与E项为转折关系;下文“When bad feelings arise,remind yourself that you have forgiven and finallyyou want good for the offender.”承接E项内容,表达了面对不好的记忆、感觉,不是抹去,而是改变自己的态度、反应,上下文衔接连贯。.语法填空Thanks to abundant rainfa
33、ll and the patient effort of the local government,Jinan,1.provincial capital of Shandong that 2.(title)as the“city of springs”,has seen a year of remarkable achievement.The Baotu Spring,a famous scenic spot in the citys Lixia district,saw its water table beyond 30 meters on Oct.11 to reach the 3.(hi
34、gh)level for that time of year since it started gushing(喷涌)again in 2003.Since early this year,the springs water table 4.(be)on the rise,the water affairs bureau says.There are 1,209 artesian(自然流淌的)springs in Jinan,according to a list 5.(publish)in September last year.theis titledhighesthas beenpubl
35、ished The southern hilly area,6.also collects and generates the spring water,is higher than the river plain to the north.The groundwater flows downward and gushes out at the foot of the hills.In some springs,bubbles are seen rising from the bedrock.The water is so clear in every spring that 7.(touri
36、st)can see the bottom of the springs.The Black Tiger Spring originates 8.a 3-meter-deep,1.7-meter-wide 9.(nature)cave.Its name comes from the roaring sound it makes 10.water gushes out of tiger head-shaped stones.The springs in Jinan are a way of life.whichtouristsfromnaturalwhen 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍
37、了山东省省会济南的几处著名的泉水。1.the考查冠词。句意:在充足的降雨和当地政府的耐心努力下,被称为“泉城”的山东省省会济南取得了令人瞩目的成就。表示特指,故填the。2.is titled考查动词的时态和语态。关系代词that引导定语从句,从句修饰先行词Jinan,该空是从句谓语,that指代先行词作从句的主语,和title是被动关系,所以用被动语态。描述客观事实,用一般现在时。故填is titled。3.highest考查形容词最高级。句意:10月11日,位于历下区的著名景点趵突泉的地下水位突破30米,达到自2003年以来的最高水位。根据定冠词the和句意可知,表示“最高水位”,用形容词
38、最高级形式。故填highest。4.has been考查动词的时态。句意:水务局表示,自今年年初以来,该泉的地下水位一直在上升。根据时间状语Since early this year可知,此处应用现在完成时。主语the springs water table是第三人称单数,助动词用has。故填has been。5.published考查非谓语动词。句意:根据去年9月公布的一份清单,济南有1209个自流泉。句中已有谓语动词,所以用非谓语动词形式。名词a list和publish是被动关系,所以用过去分词作定语。故填published。6.which考查定语从句。句意:南部丘陵地区也收集和产生泉水
39、,比北部的河流平原要高。句中先行词为The southern hilly area,在非限制性定语从句中作主语,所以用关系代词which引导。故填which。7.tourists考查名词的数。句意:每年春天的水都很清澈,游客可以看到泉水的底部。tourist为可数名词,此处表示泛指,所以为复数形式。故填tourists。8.from考查介词。句意:黑虎泉起源于一个3米深,1.7米宽的天然洞穴。originate from起源于。故填from。9.natural考查形容词。修饰名词cave,应用形容词形式。故填natural。10.when考查状语从句。句意:它的名字来自当水从虎头形状的石头中涌
40、出时发出的轰鸣声。表示“当时候”,用连词when,引导时间状语从句。故填when。.应用文写作假定你是李华,你的新西兰笔友Johnson将要到北京旅行,想请你帮他做一日旅游攻略。请你给他写一封电子邮件,内容包括:1.旅行计划;2.交通、饮食等安排。注意:1.词数应为80左右;2.请在相应位置作答。Dear Johnson,_Yours sincerely,Li Hua Dear Johnson,Its my honour to have the chance to arrange your travel plan.As you know,Beijing is the capital of Ch
41、ina with a long history.On yourarrival,youll take the Palace Museum as your first destination,which is thelargest and most well-reserved imperial residence in China today.Then youllhave the chance to admire the Great Wall,one of the greatest wonders of theworld.You will mainly take the metro,for it is very convenient.You have totaste Beijing Roast Duck,which is a world-famous Beijing dish.Looking forward to seeing you.Yours sincerely,Li Hua
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