1、课时作业(二十七)选修Unit4Filmsandfilmevents.阅读理解A2021潍坊市高三下学期模拟考试(二)Summervacationistheperfecttimetocatchuponallthatreadingyoucouldntdoduringthebusyschoolyear.HerearesomeofthebestYAbookstoreadthissummer.SkywardbyBrandonSandersonMorethananything, Spensawantstobecomeapilotanddefendherplanetagainstthefrequentat
2、tacksfromalienstarfighters.Whenshediscoversthewreckage (残骸) ofanoldbattleship, sherealizesthatherdreamsmightbewithinreach.TwoCanKeepaSecretbyKarenM.McManusPutonyourcrimesolvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrillingnovelaboutagirl, aboy, andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandcluespileup, youllbeburningt
3、hemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.BridgeofClaybyMarkusZusakThefiveDunbarbrothershaventseentheirfatherineightyears.Whenhereappearsandasksforhelpbuildingabridge, onlythemiddlebrother, Clay, agreestogowithhim.Unforgettableandtouching, itisamustreadstory.IfImBeingHonestbyEmilyWibberleyandAust
4、inSiegemundBrokaInanefforttowinherboyfriendback, Camerondecidestobecomeanicerpersonandmakeupforpeoplesheshurt.LooselybasedonShakespearesTheTamingoftheShrew, thisisadelightfullysweetandpositivetaleofselfdiscovery, andtruelove.1WhomaybeinterestedinSkyward?APilotsonbattleships.BFansofouterspace.CPeacek
5、eepers.DPlanetdefenders.2Whichbookisprobablyadetectivestory?ASkyward.BTwoCanKeepaSecret.CBridgeofClay.DIfImBeingHonest.3WhatisspecialaboutIfImBeingHonest?AItisaworkofjointauthors.BItisoneofShakespearesplays.CItmainlytalksaboutbeinghonest.DItappealstoreadersfeelinghopeless.B2021武昌区高三调研考试“Isitart？”Tyk
6、a, anartistandsoftwareengineer, askedtheaudienceatChristies2019ArtTechSummitinNewYorkinJune2019.Theeventsthemewas“TheAI.Revolution”，andTykawasreferringtoartworkcreatedusingartificialintelligence.Heflashedanimageofaurinal (男用小便池) ontwolargescreensateithersideofthestageMarcelDuchampsfamousandcontrover
7、sialsculptureFountain.Theaudiencelaughed.“Obviously, itcanbe，”hesaid.However, manyintheartcommunityarewrestlingwithseveralunansweredquestionsafteranalgorithmgeneratedprintthatresembled19thcenturyEuropeanportraitswassoldfor$432,500.Forexample: Whenartworkisaccomplishedbymeansofthealgorithm (演算法), who
8、istheartisttheprogrammerorthecomputer? BecausemanyworksofAIartaredigital, howdoyouvalueacreationthatsdesignedtolivenativelyontheInternetandbewidelyshared? Andwhere, exactly, isthemarketforthisnewkindofworkheaded? Therearefewclearanswers.ClaireMarmion, thefounderandCEOofHavenArtGroup, sayscollectorsa
9、restilltryingtofigureoutwherethemarketforAIartisheading, andthatitmaynotbethedisruptive (破坏性的) forcethatsomethinkitwillbe.Or, atleast, theindustrywilladapttoit.MarioKlingemann, whoseworkwassoldbySothebys, preferstheterm“generativeart”，whichincludesallworkscreatedusingalgorithms, andbelievesthecurren
10、tbuzzwilleventuallydiedown, otherwiseAIartisntgoinganywhere.Instead, hethinksitwillonedaybeviewedassimplyanothertooloftheartist.“Justlikephotographynevergoesaway, ormakingmoviesdoesnt, Imprettysureitwillestablishitselfasanewmediaformat，”hesays.“Rightnow, ofcourse, itsallthismysteryaboutAI, butIexpec
11、tthistobecomereallyjustanormalthing, wherepeoplewillfocusonwhatartistsareactuallysayingwiththeirart.”4WhatsthefunctionofthefirstParagraph?AToshowwhatartis.BToentertainreaders.CToexplaintheeventstheme.DToleadtothetopicofthepassage.5Whatmakespeopleintheartindustryfeelconfused?AWhoistherealcreatorofapi
12、eceofAIartwork.BWherethemarketforAIartworkislocated.CHowtosellAIartworkatahighprice.DHowtoshareAIartwork.6Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“buzz”inParagraph4?AExcitement.BObjection.CRevolution.DControversy.7WhatdoesKlingemannthinkaboutAIart?AItsfutureisunclear.BItwilldisturbthetraditionalartindus
13、try.CItwillbeascommonasphotographyandmovies.DItwillbeappliedtophotographyandfilmindustry.七选五2021石家庄市高三年级阶段性训练题Whilemarathonstudysessionsmaybeunavoidablesometimes, doyourbesttomanageyourtimeeffectively.Reduceyourworkloadbystudyingmoreefficiently.Beforeyoustartstudyingalwaysreadyourtasksheettomakesure
14、yourefocusingontherighttopics._1_Thissavesyoulookingitup.Finally, pickoutthemostimportantinformation, soyoucanstudyitfirst._2_Makesureyouhaveeverythingyouneed, soyouwontneedtogetupeveryfewminutestogetsomething.Neatlyplaceyourtextbooks, pens, notebooksandotherstudymaterialsinyourstudyspace.Thiswayyou
15、caneasilygetwhatyouneedwithouttakinganunplannedbreak.Planoutyourstudysessionsinadvance.Thinkaboutthetimeyoullneedforeachtask, add10%extratimeforinsurance, andthenscheduleblocksforyourtasks._3_Remembertoincludeshortbreakseveryhourorso.Breakupdifficulttasksintosmallersteps.Taskssuchas“StudyfortheHisto
16、ryFinal”or“WritetheTermPaper”canseemunapproachable.Insteadofgettingconfusedandupset, dividebigtasksintosmallones.Ifyourestudyingforafinalofacourse, startbylookingoverpasttestsandquizzes._4_Smallerstudytasksmayalsoincludecreatingoutlinesthatsummarizetextbookchapters.Doyourbesttospaceoutyourstudysessi
17、onsinsteadofcramming (突击准备).Wheneverpossible, giveyourselftimetostudyalittlebitatatime.Itsbettertostudyforthreeseparatethreehoursessionsinsteadofonemarathonninehoursession._5_AChooseaquietspotforstudying.BPrepareyourareabeforeyoustartstudying.CScheduleyourtoughestandmostimportanttasksfirst.DStudydif
18、ficultsubjectsfirsttogetthemoutoftheway.EThendividethecourseintoitsunits, andstudyoneunitatatime.FAdditionally, askyourinstructortoexplainanytopicthatconfusesyou.GMultipleshortersessionswillhelpyouremembermoreinformationinthelongrun.语法填空2021昆明市“三诊一模”BecauseofRichardSearsenthusiasmfor1._(tradition) C
19、hineseculture, hebeganlearningChinesein1972.2._ (attract) bytheancientlanguage, SearsoftenwentbackandforthbetweenChinaandAmerica.In1994, afterhisrecoveryfromasevereheartattack, hemadea3._ (decide) tomaketheancientChinesecharacters, Jiaguwen, availableonline.Fromthenon, Searsstartedprogrammingandbuil
20、dingadatabaseofJiaguwen.4._tookhimsevenyearstoscanthecharactersinChineseancientbooks.In2002, theJiaguwenenthusiastswebsite5._ (create), thoughwithonlyafewpageviewsperdayinthebeginning.Itroseto600,000perdayin2011afterabloggerrecommendedthesite6._aChinesesocialmediaplatform.“Ibecamefamous7._ (instant)
21、 andwasgivenanicknameUncleHanzi，”Searssaidwithasmile.Uptillnow, thewebsitehasbeencontinuouslyupdated, 8._givesloversoftheancientlanguagefromallovertheworldfreeaccesstobrowsing (浏览) intheirfreetime.Atpresent, the70yearoldAmericanhasmadehishomeinChina.Apartfrom9._ (take) partinsomesocial10._ (activity
22、), SearsdevotesallhiseffortstothestudyofChinesecharacters.课时作业(二十七).阅读理解A语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会书籍青少年读物【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了几本适合在暑假阅读的青少年读物。1答案与解析：B推理判断题。该题问的是谁可能对Skyward感兴趣。根据关键句“More than anything, Spensa wants to become a pilot and defend her planet against the frequent attacks from alien starfighters. When sh
23、e discovers the wreckage(残骸)of an old battleship, she realizes that her dreams might be within reach.”(第二段)可推知，太空迷可能会对Skyward这本书感兴趣。故选B。2答案与解析：B推理判断题。该题问的是哪本书可能是侦探小说。根据关键句“Put on your crimesolving cap and get swept away in this thrilling novel about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders.”(
24、第三段第一句)可推知，Two Can Keep a Secret可能是一本侦探小说。故选B。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。该题问的是If Im Being Honest有什么特别之处。根据四本书的作者信息可知，这本书由两个作者合著。故选A。B语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会艺术人工智能艺术作品的发展方向【语篇解读】本文主要阐述了人们对人工智能艺术作品的价值、意义及发展方向的看法。4答案与解析：D考查推理判断。文章第一段介绍了艺术家兼软件工程师Tyka向观众展示使用人工智能创作的艺术作品的场景；第二段则承接第一段开始介绍当前人工智能艺术作品令人困惑的一些问题。由此可推知，第一段起到引出本文的话题
25、的作用。故选D。5答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句和第二句中的“When artwork is accomplished by means of the algorithm (演算法), who is the artistthe programmer or the computer？”可知，艺术行业的人们对利用演算法创作的艺术作品的真正创作者感到困惑，他们分不清创作者是编程人员还是电脑。由此可知A项符合题意。故选A。6答案与解析：D考查词义猜测。文章第二、三段主要阐述了当前人们对人工智能艺术作品的困惑和看法，第四段阐述了Klingemann对这种艺术作品的看法，并且他是喜欢“gen
26、erative art”这个术语的。又结合画线词所在句中的“believes the current buzz will eventually die down”可推知，他认为当前对于人工智能艺术作品的争论终会平息。故选D。7答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第四段尾句“Instead, he thinks it will one day be viewed as simply another tool of the artist”以及第五段第一句中的“Just like photography.Im pretty sure it will establish itself as a new m
27、edia format”可知，Klingemann认为，有一天人工智能艺术作品将只被看作艺术家的另一种工具，就像摄影或制作电影从未消失一样，他确信人工智能艺术将成为一种新的媒体形式。故选C。.七选五语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自我学习生活学习时间管理策略【语篇解读】虽然有时候持久的学习是不可避免的，但是我们还是要尽力对学习时间进行有效的管理。本文就此提供了五条实用的建议。1答案与解析：FF项中的“any topic”与空前一句中的“the right topics”呼应，且选项中的“Additionally”和下文中的“Finally”呼应，所以选F项，与下一句“This saves you
28、 looking it up.”相衔接。2答案与解析：B本空是该段的中心句。根据空后一句中的“Make sure you have everything you need”和对本段的整体理解可推知，本段主要讲的是要在开始学习之前做好充分的准备，所以选B项。3答案与解析：C根据本段的段首句“Plan out your study sessions in advance.”可知，本段提供的建议是要提前计划好学习的时间，与选项C的内容相吻合，所以选C项。4答案与解析：E根据本段的段首句“Break up difficult tasks into smaller steps.”可知，本段提供的建议是把
29、难的任务进行分解，与选项E内容吻合，所以选E项。5答案与解析：G本空是段尾句。根据本段的段首句中的“space out your study sessions instead of cramming(突击准备)”可知，本段提供的建议是把学习时间隔开而不是突击准备，再结合整段内容可知，空处进一步阐述了这样做的好处，G项与此相匹配。.语法填空语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会人物介绍汉字叔叔【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了热爱中国文化的美国人创建甲骨文网站的故事。1答案与解析：traditional考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处应是形容词，修饰名词Chinese culture，作定语，所以填tra
30、ditional。2答案与解析：Attracted考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词，和句子谓语went之间没有连词，且和其逻辑主语Sears构成动宾关系，故用过去分词作原因状语，所以填Attracted。3答案与解析：decision考查名词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为名词，被冠词a修饰，所以填decision。4答案与解析：It考查代词。It takes/took sb. some time to do sth.做某事花费某人多长时间，是固定句型，所以填It。5答案与解析：was created考查动词时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作谓语，又与句子主语the J
31、iaguwen enthusiasts website构成被动关系，故用被动结构，即bedone，且时间状语是In 2002，故用一般过去时的被动语态形式，又主语是第三人称单数，所以填was created。6答案与解析：on/by/through考查介词。根据语境可知，空处表示“通过；在上”的含义，所以填on/by/through。7答案与解析：instantly考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为副词形式作状语，所以填instantly。8答案与解析：which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导一个定语从句，且在从句中作主语，代指前面整个主句，所以填which。9答案与解析：taking考查非谓语动词。介词后跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语，故空处用动名词形式作介词短语Apart from的宾语，所以填taking。10答案与解析：activities考查名词的数。activity是可数名词，且与空前的some呼应，故用复数形式，所以填activities。
