1、Module 6 The Internet and Telecommunications课时作业.阅读(2020辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟考试)While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher. Before
2、you start imagining a humanlike robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar (化身) that appears on the students desktops, or smartphone screens, when ordered to come.The autonomous animation (动画制作) platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show h
3、umanlike behavior. The digital teacher is assigned to teach “Be sustainable with energy”a free program for Auckland elementary schools.Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only resp
4、onds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up nonverbal cues (暗示). For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their involvement, and make ch
5、anges if needed.Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Willlike avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver costeffective, rich, educational experience in the future.”The program, in place since August
6、2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, “What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.” However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to
7、replace human educators any time soon.篇章导读：本文是一篇新闻报道。新西兰奥克兰的一些小学生成为世界上第一批由数字化老师“教”的孩子。数字化老师Will能和学生积极互动，吸引学生的注意力。1What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland?AA digital teacher taught them.BThey first saw something digital.CThis was the start of a new school year.DThey could get
8、 close to smartphone screens.答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“They became the worlds first kids to be taught by a digital teacher.”可知，他们成为世界上第一批由数字化老师“教”的孩子。由此可知，对奥克兰的一些小学生来说，其特别之处在于有一位数字化老师“教”他们。故选A。2What is the benefit of this twoway interaction?AIt can smile back.BIt can use a microphone.CIt can talk any topic
9、 for free.DIt can change if necessary.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段尾句“This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students attention . and make changes if needed.”可知，这种双向的互动不仅有助于吸引学生的注意力，还允许该程序的开发人员监视他们的参与度，并在需要时做出改变。由此可知，这种双向互动的好处就在于其可以在必要的情况下适时进行改变。故选D。3Whats the authors attitude to Wills replacing human
10、 educators soon?AOptimistic.BDoubtful.CUnclear.DDisapproving.答案：D推理判断题。根据最后一段尾句“However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.”可知，作者认为无论它变得多么受欢迎，Will都不太可能在短期内取代人类教育工作者。由此可推知，D项符合题意。4What might be the best title for the passage?ANew Hightech
11、Contributes to EducationBThe Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears in the ClassroomCThe Worlds First Digital Teacher, a Help to StudentsDNew Zealand Will Replace Teachers in the Classroom答案：B标题判断题。本文为新闻报道类文章，第一段交代了新闻的主要内容，即世界上第一个数字化老师走进课堂“教”孩子们，然后文章后面的段落围绕这个中心内容，交代了具体的上课内容、交流方式及对这种授课方式的看法。故B项最适合作为本文标
12、题。【词汇积累】elementary adj. 基础的response n. 回答；反应capture v. 捕捉regardless of不管；不顾；不理会【难句分析】原文：The autonomous animation (动画制作) platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show humanlike behavior.自制漫画制作平台模仿了人类的大脑和神经系统，使之能展现出类似人的行为。(第二段第一句)分析：本句为简单句。allowing it .为现在分词短语
13、作结果状语。.完形填空The Internet seems to have become a necessary part in modern life. This is because the Internet has a lot of 1 . To begin with, the Internet provides people 2 lots of information in a very 3 time. With this easy access to the Internet, searching 4 information has become easier than ever b
14、efore. Besides, the Internet 5 the way people communicate (交流) with each other. Email 6 us to write to our friends and 7 letters from our friends cheaply and 8 . Furthermore, the Internet has changed business. Ecommerce (电子商务) enables people to do business and go shopping at home easily and convenie
15、ntly. Finally, the Internet 9 an important role in peoples education.However, the Internet also has some 10 . Cyber crime causes a great 11 in peoples property. Computer viruses bring us lots of 12 . Trash mail is always a nuisance to everyone. Worst of all, pornography (色情) may do harm to people, e
16、specially 13 people.In a word, every coin has two 14 . But on the whole, it brings people more benefits than harm. It is suggested that a clever use 15 be made of this modern technique for the benefit of all people.篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了网络在给人们的工作和生活带来便利的同时也暴露了它的弊端，因此我们要取其精华，去其糟粕。1A.problemsBharmCtroubl
17、eDadvantages答案：D本段介绍了网络的好处，故选D。advantage “优势；有利条件”，符合语境。2A.toBforCwithDof答案：C网络的优点之一是能在很短的时间内给人们提供大量的信息。provide sb. with sth.“提供给某人某物”。3A.shortBlongCmuchDmany答案：Ain a very short time “在很短的时间内”。4A.toBforCthroughDoff答案：Bsearch for “搜查；寻找”，符合语境。5A.stopsBkeepsCchangesDhappens答案：C由下文可知，此处表达网络也改变了人们的交流方式。
18、6A.letsBmakesChasDallows答案：D我们可以通过电子邮件收发朋友的信件，这既便宜又快速。allow sb. to do sth. “允许某人做某事”。7A.receiveBhear fromCpostsDbrings答案：Areceive letters from sb.相当于hear from sb.，意为“收到某人的信”。8A.slowlyBquicklyChappilyDsadly答案：B通过电子邮件收发朋友的信件既便宜又快速。quickly意为“快速地”。9A.showsBmakesCplaysDhides答案：C网络对人们的教育也起着重要的作用。play a ro
19、le/part in意为“在中起作用”。10A.advantagesBsuggestionCadviceDdisadvantages答案：D上文介绍了网络的优势，下文展开对其弊端的分析，故选D。disadvantage “缺点；弊端”，符合语境。11A.failureBnetworkCkeywordDloss答案：D网络犯罪给人们的财产造成了重大的损失。loss “亏损；损失”，符合语境。12A.results BtroubleCinventionsDessays答案：B电脑病毒给我们带来了很多麻烦，故选trouble “麻烦”。13A.youngBoldCrichDpoor答案：A网络上的色
20、情内容会对人们有害，特别是年轻人。14A.sourcesBdataCwaysDsides答案：D每一枚硬币都有正反两面，比喻事物有利就有弊。15A.wouldBcouldCshouldDmight答案：Csuggest作“建议”讲时，后面的从句要用虚拟语气，谓语动词用“(should)动词原形”，故选C。.七选五(2020广东省高三六校第一次联考)What does WiFi stand for?Long gone are the days of dialup and waiting for your turn to use the computer. Its easier than ever
21、 to connect to the Internet in the digital world today. 1 WiFi is a wireless network that uses radio frequency signals to connect to the Internet or send messages between devices without wires. Everything from your phone and laptop to tablets and printers can use WiFi, thanks to these waves. 2 Two y
22、ears later, a group of companies formed the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, now the WiFi Alliance), a global nonprofit organization created to promote the new WiFi standard.None of that history explains what WiFi stands for, because the phrase doesnt stand for anything. WiFi is a tra
23、demarked term describing the device or technology based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) wireless communication standard 802.11, according to the WiFi Alliance. 3 So the WiFi Alliance hired the marketing company Interbrand to come up with a shorter name: WiFi, accordin
24、g to one of the founding Alliance members. 4 The rumor that it stands for “Wireless Fidelity (无线保真)” is thanks to the Alliance. Some members didnt understand the branding or marketing for WiFi. They felt consumers would want an explanation for the name. So the Alliance agreed to include a tagline: T
25、he Standard for Wireless Fidelity. Thats why so many people assume WiFi stands for wireless fidelity, but the tagline came after the name. 5 Dont add to the confusion and stop associating these phrases by learning the real meaning behind these acronyms (首字母缩略词)AThats a mouthful.BThis is mostly thank
26、s to WiFi.CThe name caused a misconception about WiFi.DThere is some debate surrounding the question what WiFi stands for.EIn 1997, a committee of industry leaders approved a common WiFi standard.FSeveral years ago, a common standard of WiFi was set up by several companies.GPlus, the Alliance remove
27、d the tag, although the confusion it brought still lives on today.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。在当今的数字世界，上网比之前更加容易，这主要感谢WiFi。本文介绍了什么是WiFi。1B根据第一段前两句可知，拨号上网的日子早已成为过去，如今和以往相比更容易连接网络，且设空处下文紧接着介绍了WiFi的相关内容，由此可知，B项“这主要感谢WiFi”承上启下，符合语境。2E根据设空后一句可知，两年后，几个公司成立了无线以太网兼容性联盟，目的是推广新的WiFi标准。与新的标准相对应则是一般的、普通的标准，E项中的“a common WiFi
28、 standard”与设空后的“new WiFi standard”对应，再结合常识和语境可知答案选E项。3A根据前一句可知，根据WiFi联盟的说法，WiFi是一个商标术语，用来描述基于IEEE无线通信标准802.11的设备或技术，下文表明WiFi联盟聘请了营销公司Interbrand为它起了一个短一点的名字：WiFi；由此可知，上文的那个名字又长又拗口。故A项符合语境。mouthful意为“又长又拗口的词(或短语)”。4D根据下文中的“The rumor that”和“Some members didnt understand”可推知，人们对于WiFi是什么这个问题还有一些争议，故选D。5G
29、根据设空后一句可知，作者建议不要混淆两者；设空前两句又表述该联盟的标签带来了混淆。由此可知，G项“而且，虽然该联盟去除了这个标签，但它带来的困惑到现在仍然存在”符合语境。.应用文写作假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Harry写信向你了解网络对中国学生学习方式的影响。请根据以下提示，给他写封回信。1网络的发展给中国学生带来了很多新的学习方式；2学习方式的变化表现在课程选择方式、教学方式、作业布置等方面；3你的感想。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加一些细节，使文章内容通顺连贯；3开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Harry，Im glad to receive your letter.
30、 Yours sincerely，Li Hua精彩范文Dear Harry，Im glad to receive your letter. Youve asked me about new learning ways of our Chinese students influenced by the Internet. Now let me introduce them to you. First of all, we are able to choose subjects on the Internet according to our levels, interests and needs
31、. Then, we can just stay at home and study in a virtualreality school. When we put on our 3D image glasses, we will feel as though we were actually in a classroom having lessons. Besides, after class, we can get our homework sent to us by the teacher according to our different performances. In short
32、, the Internet plays an important role in the new ways of learning. Yours sincerely，Li Hua写作思路指导.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。续写的词数应为150左右。Many people are familiar with “Virtual Reality” but are unsure about the application of this technology.Education is an area which has adopted Virtua
33、l Reality for teaching and learning situations. The advantage of this is that it enables large groups of students to interact with each other within a 3D environment. It is able to present complex data in an accessible way to students which is both fun and easy to learn. Plus these students can inte
34、ract with the objects in that environment in order to discover more about them. For example, astronomy students can learn about the solar system and how it works by physical engagement with the objects within. They can move planets, see around stars and track the progress of a comet (彗星). This also
35、enables them to see how abstract concepts work in a 3D environment which makes them easier to understand.The use of Virtual Reality in medicine is discussed in a series of separate articles. Virtual Reality can be used to develop surgery simulations or 3D images of the human body which the students
36、can explore. This has been used in medical schools both in the UK and abroad.There are many more uses of VR which range from academic research to engineering, design, business, the arts and entertainment. In spite of being full of potential, however, there are also some challenges that should be add
37、ressed in order to ensure the success of VR.First, there are challenges when it comes to beauty and expense. In addition, the challenge is to find more applications on the market. 写前导读：本文是一篇说明文。VR技术已被应用于教育教学、航天科技和医学等领域。在给我们的生活带来诸多便利的同时，还有哪些挑战需要我们去面对呢？精彩范文First, there are challenges when it comes to
38、beauty and expense. Todays VR headsets look almost entirely the same. They are clumsy, and they look silly. Manufacturers must find a way in order to make the design more beautiful. They will also be challenged to make VR headsets more affordable so that more people will be able to purchase them. Mo
39、st of the models currently available are just too expensive for average buyers.In addition, the challenge is to find more applications on the market. It is currently being centered on gamebased applications. Most of the products available today are targeted at gamers. Manufacturers are challenged to
40、 come up with creative ways in order to increase the usefulness of such a device full of potential. In sum, while it is undeniable that VR is big in todays time, there is a lot of room for improvement. It would be safe to say that it is still in its infancy, but hopefully, it is getting to the top.写作思路指导
