北师大版高二下册选修模块7 Unit 20 New Frontiers课时作业（含解析）
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Unit 20 New Frontiers
巩固练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
HANGZHOU—Chinese Internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service.
FlyZoo Hotel, opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered, is known as the company’s first “future hotel”. Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access other hotel service. Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba’s voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. Hotel bookings and check-out can also be done with a few clicks on mobile through an app. “The AI-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work, ”said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. The hotel is the latest example of Chinese tech companies’ attempt into traditional industries such as the hotel industry.
E-commerce giant announced in October its strategy to put smart home and electronic devices sold on its platform into hotels, in an effort to improve online sales.
In July, Baidu teamed up with Intercontinental Hotels Group in Beijing to allow guests to use its voice-controlled assistant to adjust room temperature and order room service at ease.
Before that, social media giant Tencent introduced QQ family, a similar tech solution for hotel operators, in the southern city of Zhuhai last year.
“We want to install a‘smart brain’ for hotels, ”said Wang. “In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more personalized experiences for consumers. ”
1. Which of the following hasn’t been realized
A. All hotel service is provided by robots.
B. Room service can be controlled by artificial intelligence.
C. Room temperature can be adjusted by artificial intelligence.
D. Televisions can be turned off by voice-activated digital assistant.
2. How can customers check into FlyZoo Hotel
A. By scanning their faces.
B. By clicking their mobile phones.
C. By showing hotel staff their ID cards.
D. By using voice-activated digital assistant.
3. What will probably happen to hotels in the future
A. Customers will get less personalized experiences.
B. Human work will completely disappear in hotels.
C. Intelligent hotels won’t meet any difficulties in the development.
D. Just staying in your room, you can easily get many kinds of services by AI.
4. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Internet giants open AI “future hotel”.
B. Artificial intelligence is used in hotels.
C. Internet giants switch to hotel industry.
D. Traditional hotels will disappear soon.
B
Nowadays, most people have a device that features Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the likes of Siri always there to greet us with a friendly voice.
But Microsoft’s XiaoIce is different. Launched for the Chinese market, “she”has a creative advantage over her competitors. While most AI assistants simply read out information they get online, XiaoIce has a “realness” that the others are short of. Indeed, if you asked nicely, she could read you a poem from the weekly column in China Daily.
The newspaper has been printing XiaoIce’s self-penned poetry each week since Aug. 19, taken from her own book of poems, The Sunlight that Lost the Glass Window.
To turn XiaoIce into a master of poetry, Microsoft scientists “fed” her the works of over 500 influential modern poets, reported China Daily.
This led to her figuring out a writing style of her own and creating over 70, 000 original poems. Most of the poems are so comparable to those written by humans that they cannot be easily distinguished, and XiaoIce’s book even got good feedback from experts.
“XiaoIce’s work carries a strange taste. The more you chew on it, the more interesting it becomes, ”Scholar Zhang, a literature professor at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, told China Daily.
However, it seems not everyone is a fan. “The poems dissatisfied me with their slippery tone and rhythm. The sentences were aimless, lacking the inner logic for emotional expression, ”Yunnan-based poet Yu told China Youth Daily. This isn’t the first AI to attempt poetry. Last year, Google’s Parsey McParseface made some poems of its own, although they were branded “wrongly” by reviewers. While it seems like AI is becoming more “intelligent” and less “artificial” all the time, when it comes to creativity, perhaps this is one job that software should leave to us humans.
5. What advantage does XiaoIce have over most other AI assistants
A. She can greet users with her friendly voice.
B. She has the ability to simply read out information.
C. She can acquire information online very quickly.
D. She has the ability to read and even create poems.
6. What is the correct description of XiaoIce
A. Her works are welcomed by all influential modern poets.
B. Her poems are roughly similar to those written by humans.
C. She is working on a monthly column in a newspaper.
D. Her works don’t have a specific writing style.
7. What is Scholar Zhang’s attitude towards XiaoIce’s creation
A. Supportive. B. Cautious.
C. Doubtful. D. Negative.
8. What is the problem about XiaoIce’s poems according to the last paragraph
A. The emotional expressions in her poems are all positive.
B. It’s quite hard to understand what her works mean.
C. The tone and rhythm of her poems are questionable.
D. Her poems are sorrowful and lack creativity.
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Solar energy, which comes from the sun’s rays, is used for electricity, hot water, and cooking. The sun’s rays come from the faraway sun. When travelling a long way and entering the earth’s atmosphere, it becomes dilute (稀薄的). As is known to all, solar energy is environmentally friendly. 1
Let’s start with the simple advantage of solar energy. 2 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil. Solar energy is cheaper compared with electric heating. 3 If you live in a faraway area where there are no powerlines, using solar energy can be the answer.
Even though all of the above is very useful, solar energy also has some disadvantages. The main disadvantage of solar energy is that it’s dilute. This means you have to have many solar collectors fixed around your house. 4 Another disadvantage is that not in all the places solar energy can be produced. If you’re living in a part of this beautiful planet where there is not much sunlight, then using solar energy could be a problem. Of course if you live in desert areas, the sun produces much sunshine for the most part of the year and it is ideal for solar energy collecting. 5 Therefore if you need electricity or hot water during the night, like many of us do, it can be a problem. You’ll need battery systems that can store solar energy for later use.
A. Solar energy is clean.
B. The sun has much energy.
C. Lastly, the sun only shines during the day.
D. That is another big advantage of solar energy.
E. Fixing solar collectors in your home is a good choice for you.
F. Solar energy may be cheap but the solar collectors are expensive.
G. But in fact, it has not only some advantages but also some disadvantages.
Ⅲ. 语法填空
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Space scientists have found what could be a possible sign of life in the atmosphere of Venus. The finding comes from a study 1. __________ (publish) on Monday in Nature Astronomy.
The astronomers 2. __________(study) Venus with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii. They confirmed their observations with the ALMA Radio Telescope in Chile. The telescopes found evidence of the chemical phosphine in the thick clouds 3. __________(cover) the planet. Phosphine is a poisonous gas. On Earth, it is only associated 4. __________ life. However, the organizers of the study and other experts agree that the presence of phosphine is not proof of life on another planet.
Phosphine can form only two 5. __________(way) on Earth. It can 6. __________(create) by an industrial process, or it can come from a biological process in animals and microbes that is not 7. __________(good) understood. Some scientists consider it a waste product.
Sara Seager, also involved in the study, is 8. __________ planetary scientist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She said the astronomers carefully looked at all the possibilities for production of the phosphine: volcanoes, lightning strikes or meteorites falling into the atmosphere. “. . . Not a single process we looked at could produce phosphine in high enough quantities to explain 9. __________(we) team’s findings, ” she said.
Could life be responsible The astronomers debated how life could exist on a planet like Venus, 10. __________ there is no water and the surface temperature is 425 degrees Celsius.
提升练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Even as Google plans to test its fleet(车队)of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250, 000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.
“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people, ” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.
The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator(油门) or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work, ” Urmson said. “the vehicles will be very basic——we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible——but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. ” The prototypes(雏形) are the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.
In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads—the majority of auto accidents are caused by human errors—and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.
Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.
The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed.
Google says the cars are safe. The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, ” Urmson said. “We’re looking forward to learning how the community understands and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle, ” Urmson said.
1. According to Chris Urmson, ______.
A. software and sensors are vital for self-driving cars
B. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humans
C. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderly
D. ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars
2. The passage informs us that self-driving cars ______.
A. will probably decrease traffic jams
B. have already passed necessary tests
C. have been purchased by some companies
D. will be able to communicate with drivers
3. The underlined word “intersections” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. accidents B. buildings
C. crossings D. vehicles
4. What is the best title for this passage
A. Self-driving Car Avoids Human Errors
B. Self-driving Car Meets New Challenges
C. Google’s Self-driving Car Enjoys Global Popularity
D. Google’s Self-driving Car Graduates to City Streets
Ⅱ. 完形填空
(2021·宿州模拟)
To millions of readers, Jeff Zaslow was a best-selling author. But to me, Jeff was a(an) 1 mentor(导师)who gave countless hours of his time and energy to 2 authors.
When I was in middle school, Jeff and his family 3 near our house. At a neighborhood party, I was a 4 kid playing basketball alone. Jeff walked over, introduced himself to me. He took a true interest in getting to 5 me, asking about my hobbies. Although we had just met, I had the 6 that this new neighbour truly cared about me.
Looking back, Jeff was the first adult who 7 me like a peer(同龄人), and it helped me find my confidence. At the time, I had no 8 that Jeff would become a mentor to me or that I would enter the writing 9 .
Twenty years later, I decided to 10 my first book. In search of 11 on developing a plan, I 12 to Jeff. Less than three hours later, his 13 landed in my mailbox. He invited me to call him any time, day or night. He asked me 14 questions and listened to my responses.
When I started writing, I 15 Jeff’s work as a model and his personal example as a reminder of what it meant to put other people first.
In 2012, before I finished writing my book, Jeff lost his 16 in a car accident. I missed the 17 to tell him what an influence he had on me—not only as a writer, but as a role model for how to live a good life.
Jeff Zaslow never got the chance to give his last 18 . I don’t know what he would have 19 , but I know how he would have made you 20 during the talk. He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life.
1. A. devoted B. honest
C. strict D. fair
2. A. help B. choose
C. find D. train
3. A. camped B. traveled
C. moved D. returned
4. A. curious B. shy
C. stubborn D. clever
5. A. invite B. know
C. please D. trick
6. A. fear B. concern
C. suggestion D. sense
7. A. treated B. shaped
C. served D. accepted
8. A. doubt B. idea
C. plan D. impression
9. A. system B. school
C. profession D. class
10. A. collect B. write
C. publish D. sell
11. A. decisions B. judgments
C. guidance D. influence
12. A. reached out B. explained
C. gave in D. came
13. A. book B. name
C. reply D. refusal
14. A. difficult B. personal
C. embarrassing D. thoughtful
15. A. relied on B. figured out
C. dealt with D. paid for
16. A. eye B. leg
C. family D. life
17. A. opportunity B. ability
C. deadline D. point
18. A. performance B. description
C. lecture D. lesson
19. A. learned B. realized
C. expected D. said
20. A. feel B. grow
C. behave D. continue
Ⅲ. 短文改错
My summer travel started terrible. I was at the Shanghai Railway Station buy a ticket to Hangzhou. I was going to visit a friend here and after that I would go to Xiamen for long holiday. I bought my ticket but turned around to pick up my bag from the floor and then I realize that someone had stolen it. Luckily I had all my money on my pocket, but the only clothes I had was those I had on. It felt very strange to travel without any luggages. When I finally arrived at my friend’s he lent to me lots of clothes. I felt very happy.
Ⅳ. 书面表达
请以“The Thing I’m Proud of”为题, 用英语写一篇100词左右的短文, 叙述一件你自己引以为豪的事情。要求如下:
1. 记述事情经过;
2. 简要说明你为什么感觉自豪或从中得到的一些启示。
注意: 文章的标题已给出(不计入总词数)。
The Thing I’m Proud of
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巩固练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
HANGZHOU—Chinese Internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service.
FlyZoo Hotel, opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered, is known as the company’s first “future hotel”. Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access other hotel service. Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba’s voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. Hotel bookings and check-out can also be done with a few clicks on mobile through an app. “The AI-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work, ”said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. The hotel is the latest example of Chinese tech companies’ attempt into traditional industries such as the hotel industry.
E-commerce giant announced in October its strategy to put smart home and electronic devices sold on its platform into hotels, in an effort to improve online sales.
In July, Baidu teamed up with Intercontinental Hotels Group in Beijing to allow guests to use its voice-controlled assistant to adjust room temperature and order room service at ease.
Before that, social media giant Tencent introduced QQ family, a similar tech solution for hotel operators, in the southern city of Zhuhai last year.
“We want to install a‘smart brain’ for hotels, ”said Wang. “In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more personalized experiences for consumers. ”
【文章大意】本文为说明文。叙述了阿里巴巴旗下首家“未来酒店”正式开张。酒店的房间服务都由人工智能和机器人提供。“刷脸”办入住; 机器人送餐、调酒、制作咖啡; 通过声控数字助理即可控制房间的灯、电视、窗帘等。
1. Which of the following hasn’t been realized
A. All hotel service is provided by robots.
B. Room service can be controlled by artificial intelligence.
C. Room temperature can be adjusted by artificial intelligence.
D. Televisions can be turned off by voice-activated digital assistant.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段“HANGZHOU—Chinese Internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service. ”及第二段中的“Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba’s voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. ”可知, 并不是“所有的酒店服务”都是由机器人提供的。
2. How can customers check into FlyZoo Hotel
A. By scanning their faces.
B. By clicking their mobile phones.
C. By showing hotel staff their ID cards.
D. By using voice-activated digital assistant.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. ”可知, 在FlyZoo酒店, 顾客只需“刷脸”(扫描他们的脸)就可以入住酒店。
3. What will probably happen to hotels in the future
A. Customers will get less personalized experiences.
B. Human work will completely disappear in hotels.
C. Intelligent hotels won’t meet any difficulties in the development.
D. Just staying in your room, you can easily get many kinds of services by AI.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知未来酒店可能会发生: “只要你待在房间, 你就可以很容易地得到各种各样的人工智能提供的服务”。
4. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Internet giants open AI “future hotel”.
B. Artificial intelligence is used in hotels.
C. Internet giants switch to hotel industry.
D. Traditional hotels will disappear soon.
【解析】选B。主旨大意题 。 本文叙述了阿里巴巴在中国的杭州打造出首家“未来酒店”。“刷脸”办入住; 机器人送餐、调酒、制作咖啡; 只要通过声控数字助理即可控制房间的灯、电视、窗帘等。即酒店的房间服务都由人工智能和机器人提供。由此可知, 本文主要叙述的是“人工智能应用于酒店”, 故B项符合题意。
B
Nowadays, most people have a device that features Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the likes of Siri always there to greet us with a friendly voice.
But Microsoft’s XiaoIce is different. Launched for the Chinese market, “she”has a creative advantage over her competitors. While most AI assistants simply read out information they get online, XiaoIce has a “realness” that the others are short of. Indeed, if you asked nicely, she could read you a poem from the weekly column in China Daily.
The newspaper has been printing XiaoIce’s self-penned poetry each week since Aug. 19, taken from her own book of poems, The Sunlight that Lost the Glass Window.
To turn XiaoIce into a master of poetry, Microsoft scientists “fed” her the works of over 500 influential modern poets, reported China Daily.
This led to her figuring out a writing style of her own and creating over 70, 000 original poems. Most of the poems are so comparable to those written by humans that they cannot be easily distinguished, and XiaoIce’s book even got good feedback from experts.
“XiaoIce’s work carries a strange taste. The more you chew on it, the more interesting it becomes, ”Scholar Zhang, a literature professor at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, told China Daily.
However, it seems not everyone is a fan. “The poems dissatisfied me with their slippery tone and rhythm. The sentences were aimless, lacking the inner logic for emotional expression, ”Yunnan-based poet Yu told China Youth Daily. This isn’t the first AI to attempt poetry. Last year, Google’s Parsey McParseface made some poems of its own, although they were branded “wrongly” by reviewers. While it seems like AI is becoming more “intelligent” and less “artificial” all the time, when it comes to creativity, perhaps this is one job that software should leave to us humans.
【文章大意】本文是科普类说明文。本文叙述了微软的XiaoIce(小冰)的功能是特殊的, 它不仅会读诗, 而且还会自己创作诗。它的诗和诗人写的诗非常相似很难区分。
5. What advantage does XiaoIce have over most other AI assistants
A. She can greet users with her friendly voice.
B. She has the ability to simply read out information.
C. She can acquire information online very quickly.
D. She has the ability to read and even create poems.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句she could read you a poem from the weekly column in China Daily. 及第五段中的This led to her figuring out a writing style of her own and creating over 70, 000 original poems. 可知, XiaoIce会读诗甚至会创作诗。
6. What is the correct description of XiaoIce
A. Her works are welcomed by all influential modern poets.
B. Her poems are roughly similar to those written by humans.
C. She is working on a monthly column in a newspaper.
D. Her works don’t have a specific writing style.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的Most of the poems are so comparable to those written by humans that they cannot be easily distinguished, and XiaoIce’s book even got good feedback from experts. 大多数诗歌与人类创作的诗歌非常相似, 很难区分, XiaoIce的书甚至得到了专家们的好评。
7. What is Scholar Zhang’s attitude towards XiaoIce’s creation
A. Supportive. B. Cautious.
C. Doubtful. D. Negative.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第六段中的“XiaoIce’s work carries a strange taste. The more you chew on it, the more interesting it becomes”可知, XiaoIce的作品有种奇怪的感觉。你深入体会得越多, 它就变得越有趣。所以看出Scholar Zhang对XiaoIce的创作的观点是支持的。
8. What is the problem about XiaoIce’s poems according to the last paragraph
A. The emotional expressions in her poems are all positive.
B. It’s quite hard to understand what her works mean.
C. The tone and rhythm of her poems are questionable.
D. Her poems are sorrowful and lack creativity.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The poems dissatisfied me with their slippery tone and rhythm. ”这些诗的不稳定的音调和节奏使我不满意。
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Solar energy, which comes from the sun’s rays, is used for electricity, hot water, and cooking. The sun’s rays come from the faraway sun. When travelling a long way and entering the earth’s atmosphere, it becomes dilute (稀薄的). As is known to all, solar energy is environmentally friendly. 1
Let’s start with the simple advantage of solar energy. 2 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil. Solar energy is cheaper compared with electric heating. 3 If you live in a faraway area where there are no powerlines, using solar energy can be the answer.
Even though all of the above is very useful, solar energy also has some disadvantages. The main disadvantage of solar energy is that it’s dilute. This means you have to have many solar collectors fixed around your house. 4 Another disadvantage is that not in all the places solar energy can be produced. If you’re living in a part of this beautiful planet where there is not much sunlight, then using solar energy could be a problem. Of course if you live in desert areas, the sun produces much sunshine for the most part of the year and it is ideal for solar energy collecting. 5 Therefore if you need electricity or hot water during the night, like many of us do, it can be a problem. You’ll need battery systems that can store solar energy for later use.
A. Solar energy is clean.
B. The sun has much energy.
C. Lastly, the sun only shines during the day.
D. That is another big advantage of solar energy.
E. Fixing solar collectors in your home is a good choice for you.
F. Solar energy may be cheap but the solar collectors are expensive.
G. But in fact, it has not only some advantages but also some disadvantages.
【文章大意】本文讲了太阳能的优点和缺点。
1. 【解析】选G。承上启下, 下文讲了太阳能的好处和缺点。
2. 【解析】选A。根据上文 Let’s start with the simple advantage of solar energy 和下文 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil 可知, 此处内容为太阳能的优势。A项“太阳能是干净的”, 承接上文, 引出下文, 符合语境。
3. 【解析】选D。根据上文 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil. Solar energy is cheaper compared with electric heating 可知, 要用太阳能发电或加热, 你只需要太阳光, 不用使用石油。与电热相比, 太阳能更便宜。太阳能更便宜是它的另一个优势。故D项“这是太阳能的另一大优点”, 承接上文, 符合语境。
4. 【解析】选F。根据上文 This means you have to have many solar collectors fixed around your house 可知, 此处内容应与太阳能集热器有关。F项“太阳能可能很便宜, 但太阳能集热器价格昂贵”, 承接上文, 符合语境。
5. 【解析】选C。根据下文 Therefore if you need electricity or hot water during the night, like many of us do, it can be a problem 可知, 如果在夜间需要电或热水, 这可能是个问题。故此处是说太阳只在白天发光。C项“最后, 太阳只在白天发光”, 引出下文, 符合语境。
Ⅲ. 语法填空
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Space scientists have found what could be a possible sign of life in the atmosphere of Venus. The finding comes from a study 1. __________ (publish) on Monday in Nature Astronomy.
The astronomers 2. __________(study) Venus with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii. They confirmed their observations with the ALMA Radio Telescope in Chile. The telescopes found evidence of the chemical phosphine in the thick clouds 3. __________(cover) the planet. Phosphine is a poisonous gas. On Earth, it is only associated 4. __________ life. However, the organizers of the study and other experts agree that the presence of phosphine is not proof of life on another planet.
Phosphine can form only two 5. __________(way) on Earth. It can 6. __________(create) by an industrial process, or it can come from a biological process in animals and microbes that is not 7. __________(good) understood. Some scientists consider it a waste product.
Sara Seager, also involved in the study, is 8. __________ planetary scientist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She said the astronomers carefully looked at all the possibilities for production of the phosphine: volcanoes, lightning strikes or meteorites falling into the atmosphere. “. . . Not a single process we looked at could produce phosphine in high enough quantities to explain 9. __________(we) team’s findings, ” she said.
Could life be responsible The astronomers debated how life could exist on a planet like Venus, 10. __________ there is no water and the surface temperature is 425 degrees Celsius.
【文章大意】科学家在金星大气层中, 发现了可能存在生命的迹象。
1. 【解析】published。考查非谓语动词。且与逻辑主语 a study之间为逻辑上的被动关系。
2. 【解析】studied。考查动词时态。从下句可知, 这件事已经发生过了。所以用一般过去时。
3. 【解析】covering。考查非谓语动词。且与主语the thick clouds之间为逻辑上的主动关系。
4. 【解析】with。考查固定搭配。be associated with与……有关。
5. 【解析】ways 。考查名词。因为空前是基数词two, 所以名词用复数形式。
6. 【解析】be created。考查被动语态。主语it与动词create之间是动宾关系, 应当用被动语态。
7. 【解析】well。考查词性转换。well是副词修饰动词understood。
8. 【解析】a。考查冠词。一位科学家, 用不定冠词a。
9. 【解析】our。考查代词。our是形容词性物主代词, 作定语, 修饰名词。
10. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。修饰地点 Venus, 用where。
提升练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Even as Google plans to test its fleet(车队)of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250, 000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.
“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people, ” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.
The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator(油门) or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work, ” Urmson said. “the vehicles will be very basic——we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible——but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. ” The prototypes(雏形) are the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.
In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads—the majority of auto accidents are caused by human errors—and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.
Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.
The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed.
Google says the cars are safe. The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, ” Urmson said. “We’re looking forward to learning how the community understands and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle, ” Urmson said.
【文章大意】本文介绍了Google公司开发的自动驾驶汽车使用控制软件和感应器让汽车从较远的距离感应到物体的移动, 并控制车速以确保交通安全。
1. According to Chris Urmson, ______.
A. software and sensors are vital for self-driving cars
B. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humans
C. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderly
D. ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段前两句The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work, ” Urmson said. 可知, 自动驾驶的汽车中的软件和感应器可以完成很多工作, 这说明这种软件和感应器非常重要。
2. The passage informs us that self-driving cars ______.
A. will probably decrease traffic jams
B. have already passed necessary tests
C. have been purchased by some companies
D. will be able to communicate with drivers
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads—the majority of auto accidents are caused by human errors—and fewer traffic jams. 可知, 自动驾驶的汽车可能会减少交通堵塞。
3. The underlined word “intersections” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. accidents B. buildings
C. crossings D. vehicles
【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据最后一段第二句The vehicles have sensors that“can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, ”这种新型车辆可以感应到很远之外的物体, 这一点对于有很多交叉路口的忙碌的街道是很有帮助的。所以intersections指“crossings十字路口”, 故C项正确。
4. What is the best title for this passage
A. Self-driving Car Avoids Human Errors
B. Self-driving Car Meets New Challenges
C. Google’s Self-driving Car Enjoys Global Popularity
D. Google’s Self-driving Car Graduates to City Streets
【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文介绍了Google公司开发的自动驾驶的汽车使用控制软件和感应器让汽车从较远的距离感应到物体的移动, 并控制车速以确保交通安全。这种新型汽车已经进行了检测, 未来很快就将投入使用。所以D项符合该文章标题。
Ⅱ. 完形填空
(2021·宿州模拟)
To millions of readers, Jeff Zaslow was a best-selling author. But to me, Jeff was a(an) 1 mentor(导师)who gave countless hours of his time and energy to 2 authors.
When I was in middle school, Jeff and his family 3 near our house. At a neighborhood party, I was a 4 kid playing basketball alone. Jeff walked over, introduced himself to me. He took a true interest in getting to 5 me, asking about my hobbies. Although we had just met, I had the 6 that this new neighbour truly cared about me.
Looking back, Jeff was the first adult who 7 me like a peer(同龄人), and it helped me find my confidence. At the time, I had no 8 that Jeff would become a mentor to me or that I would enter the writing 9 .
Twenty years later, I decided to 10 my first book. In search of 11 on developing a plan, I 12 to Jeff. Less than three hours later, his 13 landed in my mailbox. He invited me to call him any time, day or night. He asked me 14 questions and listened to my responses.
When I started writing, I 15 Jeff’s work as a model and his personal example as a reminder of what it meant to put other people first.
In 2012, before I finished writing my book, Jeff lost his 16 in a car accident. I missed the 17 to tell him what an influence he had on me—not only as a writer, but as a role model for how to live a good life.
Jeff Zaslow never got the chance to give his last 18 . I don’t know what he would have 19 , but I know how he would have made you 20 during the talk. He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life.
【文章大意】文章讲述了“我”的人生导师杰夫·扎斯洛对“我”的帮助与影响。
1. A. devoted B. honest
C. strict D. fair
【解析】选A。由“who gave countless hours of his time and energy to ______authors. ”可知, 他花费了无数的时间和精力。所以杰夫·扎斯洛是位乐于奉献的导师。故选A。
2. A. help B. choose
C. find D. train
【解析】选A。由下文杰夫·扎斯洛对作者的写作进行指点, 可知杰夫·扎斯洛乐于帮助其他作者。
3. A. camped B. traveled
C. moved D. returned
【解析】选C。由下文中的“this new neighbour”可知, 杰夫在作者上中学的时候搬到了作者家附近。
4. A. curious B. shy
C. stubborn D. clever
【解析】选B。由下文中的“it helped me find my confidence”可知, 是杰夫·扎斯洛让作者从不自信中走出来, 因此, 作者以前是个害羞的孩子。
5. A. invite B. know
C. please D. trick
【解析】选B。由文中的“asking about my hobbies”可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛很想了解作者。
6. A. fear B. concern
C. suggestion D. sense
【解析】选D。由上文中杰夫·扎斯洛主动认识作者, 了解作者的兴趣爱好。可知, 作者有种感觉: 这位新邻居是真地关心我。
7. A. treated B. shaped
C. served D. accepted
【解析】选A。由上文中作者害羞及下文中找到自信可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛是第一个对待作者像对待同龄人那样的大人。
8. A. doubt B. idea
C. plan D. impression
【解析】选B。“have no idea”固定用法, 意为“不知道”。
9. A. system B. school
C. profession D. class
【解析】选C。由“At the time”可知, 那时的作者年龄很小, 不知道很多东西。所以作者那时候并不知道会走上写作的道路, 也不知道杰夫·扎斯洛将会成为作者的导师。
10. A. collect B. write
C. publish D. sell
【解析】选B。作者进入了写作生涯, 所以决定写书。故B项符合文意。
11. A. decisions B. judgments
C. guidance D. influence
【解析】选C。从下文可以判断出, 此时作者在寻求他人的指导(guidance)。
12. A. reached out B. explained
C. gave in D. came
【解析】选A。由下文杰夫·扎斯洛给作者建议, 让作者随时打电话给他可知, 作者在写书前, 为了得到指导向杰夫·扎斯洛寻求帮助。
13. A. book B. name
C. reply D. refusal
【解析】选C。由本句中的“Less than three hours later”以及下文中杰夫·扎斯洛的热情帮助可知, 他很快给出了回复。
14. A. difficult B. personal
C. embarrassing D. thoughtful
【解析】选D。由上文中作者视杰夫·扎斯洛为自己的人生导师可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛给作者的帮助很大, 因此他指导作者写作的时候, 问了作者有思想深度的问题。
15. A. relied on B. figured out
C. dealt with D. paid for
【解析】选A。由本句中的“his personal example as a reminder”, 可知, 作者开始写作的时候, 杰夫·扎斯洛的作品是作者可以依赖和学习的榜样。
16. A. eye B. leg
C. family D. life
【解析】选D。由下文中的“missed”可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛在车祸中失去了生命。lose one’s life“丧生”。故选D。
17. A. opportunity B. ability
C. deadline D. point
【解析】选A。由前文可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛在车祸中失去了生命, 因此作者没有机会告诉他他对作者产生的影响是多么大。
18. A. performance B. description
C. lecture D. lesson
【解析】选C。由下文中“during the talk”可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛再也没有机会做最后一次演讲了。
19. A. learned B. realized
C. expected D. said
【解析】选D。根据下文中的“talk”, 可知是“不知他要说什么”。
20. A. feel B. grow
C. behave D. continue
【解析】选A。由本句中的“I don’t know”和“but I know”以及下文中的“He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life”可知, 他会用幽默逗你开心, 鼓励你寻找人生中最有意义的时刻。演讲的内容是不被其他人所知道的, 所以在演讲时, 作者不知道他会说些什么, 但是作者知道他的演讲给人带来的那种感觉。
Ⅲ. 短文改错
My summer travel started terrible. I was at the Shanghai Railway Station buy a ticket to Hangzhou. I was going to visit a friend here and after that I would go to Xiamen for long holiday. I bought my ticket but turned around to pick up my bag from the floor and then I realize that someone had stolen it. Luckily I had all my money on my pocket, but the only clothes I had was those I had on. It felt very strange to travel without any luggages. When I finally arrived at my friend’s he lent to me lots of clothes. I felt very happy.
答案:
1. 【解析】第一句terrible→terribly。考查副词。terribly修饰动词started。
2. 【解析】第二句buy→buying。考查现在分词作伴随状语。I was at the Shanghai Railway Station是主句, 需要用buying作状语。
3. 【解析】第三句here→there。去看望在杭州的朋友, 远指用there。
4. 【解析】第三句在for后面加a。因为holiday是可数名词, 去度假习惯上说“go for a holiday”。
5. 【解析】第四句but→and。bought my ticket和turned around两个动作是并列关系。
6. 【解析】第四句realize→realized。考查时态。根据上下文, 可知用一般过去时。
7. 【解析】第五句on→in。钱在口袋里, 用介词in。
8. 【解析】第五句was→were。be动词的主语是clothes, 又因为上下文都用一般过去时, 所以用were。
9. 【解析】第六句luggages→luggage。luggage为不可数名词, 没有复数形式。
10. 【解析】第七句删除to。动词lend的用法是lend sb. sth. 或lend sth. to sb. 。
Ⅳ. 书面表达
请以“The Thing I’m Proud of”为题, 用英语写一篇100词左右的短文, 叙述一件你自己引以为豪的事情。要求如下:
1. 记述事情经过;
2. 简要说明你为什么感觉自豪或从中得到的一些启示。
注意: 文章的标题已给出(不计入总词数)。
The Thing I’m Proud of
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The Thing I’m Proud of
There is one thing I am always proud of: how I become a good English learner.
When I was in primary school, I used to be shy. Seldom did I open my mouth and speak English. One day, I went to the park where some girls, the same age as me, were speaking English fluently. Amazed at how skillful they were, I was determined to be just as good. Then I read more and listened more. I kept practicing until I became confident. At the end of the term I became one of the best students in my class.
I am really proud of this experience, because it helps me realize that we all can fulfill our potential and achieve something through hard work. It also helps me understand the proverb “Practice makes perfect”.
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巩固练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
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HANGZHOU—Chinese Internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service.
FlyZoo Hotel, opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered, is known as the company’s first “future hotel”. Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access other hotel service. Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba’s voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. Hotel bookings and check-out can also be done with a few clicks on mobile through an app. “The AI-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work, ”said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. The hotel is the latest example of Chinese tech companies’ attempt into traditional industries such as the hotel industry.
E-commerce giant announced in October its strategy to put smart home and electronic devices sold on its platform into hotels, in an effort to improve online sales.
In July, Baidu teamed up with Intercontinental Hotels Group in Beijing to allow guests to use its voice-controlled assistant to adjust room temperature and order room service at ease.
Before that, social media giant Tencent introduced QQ family, a similar tech solution for hotel operators, in the southern city of Zhuhai last year.
“We want to install a‘smart brain’ for hotels, ”said Wang. “In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more personalized experiences for consumers. ”
1. Which of the following hasn’t been realized
A. All hotel service is provided by robots.
B. Room service can be controlled by artificial intelligence.
C. Room temperature can be adjusted by artificial intelligence.
D. Televisions can be turned off by voice-activated digital assistant.
2. How can customers check into FlyZoo Hotel
A. By scanning their faces.
B. By clicking their mobile phones.
C. By showing hotel staff their ID cards.
D. By using voice-activated digital assistant.
3. What will probably happen to hotels in the future
A. Customers will get less personalized experiences.
B. Human work will completely disappear in hotels.
C. Intelligent hotels won’t meet any difficulties in the development.
D. Just staying in your room, you can easily get many kinds of services by AI.
4. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Internet giants open AI “future hotel”.
B. Artificial intelligence is used in hotels.
C. Internet giants switch to hotel industry.
D. Traditional hotels will disappear soon.
B
Nowadays, most people have a device that features Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the likes of Siri always there to greet us with a friendly voice.
But Microsoft’s XiaoIce is different. Launched for the Chinese market, “she”has a creative advantage over her competitors. While most AI assistants simply read out information they get online, XiaoIce has a “realness” that the others are short of. Indeed, if you asked nicely, she could read you a poem from the weekly column in China Daily.
The newspaper has been printing XiaoIce’s self-penned poetry each week since Aug. 19, taken from her own book of poems, The Sunlight that Lost the Glass Window.
To turn XiaoIce into a master of poetry, Microsoft scientists “fed” her the works of over 500 influential modern poets, reported China Daily.
This led to her figuring out a writing style of her own and creating over 70, 000 original poems. Most of the poems are so comparable to those written by humans that they cannot be easily distinguished, and XiaoIce’s book even got good feedback from experts.
“XiaoIce’s work carries a strange taste. The more you chew on it, the more interesting it becomes, ”Scholar Zhang, a literature professor at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, told China Daily.
However, it seems not everyone is a fan. “The poems dissatisfied me with their slippery tone and rhythm. The sentences were aimless, lacking the inner logic for emotional expression, ”Yunnan-based poet Yu told China Youth Daily. This isn’t the first AI to attempt poetry. Last year, Google’s Parsey McParseface made some poems of its own, although they were branded “wrongly” by reviewers. While it seems like AI is becoming more “intelligent” and less “artificial” all the time, when it comes to creativity, perhaps this is one job that software should leave to us humans.
5. What advantage does XiaoIce have over most other AI assistants
A. She can greet users with her friendly voice.
B. She has the ability to simply read out information.
C. She can acquire information online very quickly.
D. She has the ability to read and even create poems.
6. What is the correct description of XiaoIce
A. Her works are welcomed by all influential modern poets.
B. Her poems are roughly similar to those written by humans.
C. She is working on a monthly column in a newspaper.
D. Her works don’t have a specific writing style.
7. What is Scholar Zhang’s attitude towards XiaoIce’s creation
A. Supportive. B. Cautious.
C. Doubtful. D. Negative.
8. What is the problem about XiaoIce’s poems according to the last paragraph
A. The emotional expressions in her poems are all positive.
B. It’s quite hard to understand what her works mean.
C. The tone and rhythm of her poems are questionable.
D. Her poems are sorrowful and lack creativity.
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Solar energy, which comes from the sun’s rays, is used for electricity, hot water, and cooking. The sun’s rays come from the faraway sun. When travelling a long way and entering the earth’s atmosphere, it becomes dilute (稀薄的). As is known to all, solar energy is environmentally friendly. 1
Let’s start with the simple advantage of solar energy. 2 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil. Solar energy is cheaper compared with electric heating. 3 If you live in a faraway area where there are no powerlines, using solar energy can be the answer.
Even though all of the above is very useful, solar energy also has some disadvantages. The main disadvantage of solar energy is that it’s dilute. This means you have to have many solar collectors fixed around your house. 4 Another disadvantage is that not in all the places solar energy can be produced. If you’re living in a part of this beautiful planet where there is not much sunlight, then using solar energy could be a problem. Of course if you live in desert areas, the sun produces much sunshine for the most part of the year and it is ideal for solar energy collecting. 5 Therefore if you need electricity or hot water during the night, like many of us do, it can be a problem. You’ll need battery systems that can store solar energy for later use.
A. Solar energy is clean.
B. The sun has much energy.
C. Lastly, the sun only shines during the day.
D. That is another big advantage of solar energy.
E. Fixing solar collectors in your home is a good choice for you.
F. Solar energy may be cheap but the solar collectors are expensive.
G. But in fact, it has not only some advantages but also some disadvantages.
Ⅲ. 语法填空
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Space scientists have found what could be a possible sign of life in the atmosphere of Venus. The finding comes from a study 1. __________ (publish) on Monday in Nature Astronomy.
The astronomers 2. __________(study) Venus with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii. They confirmed their observations with the ALMA Radio Telescope in Chile. The telescopes found evidence of the chemical phosphine in the thick clouds 3. __________(cover) the planet. Phosphine is a poisonous gas. On Earth, it is only associated 4. __________ life. However, the organizers of the study and other experts agree that the presence of phosphine is not proof of life on another planet.
Phosphine can form only two 5. __________(way) on Earth. It can 6. __________(create) by an industrial process, or it can come from a biological process in animals and microbes that is not 7. __________(good) understood. Some scientists consider it a waste product.
Sara Seager, also involved in the study, is 8. __________ planetary scientist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She said the astronomers carefully looked at all the possibilities for production of the phosphine: volcanoes, lightning strikes or meteorites falling into the atmosphere. “. . . Not a single process we looked at could produce phosphine in high enough quantities to explain 9. __________(we) team’s findings, ” she said.
Could life be responsible The astronomers debated how life could exist on a planet like Venus, 10. __________ there is no water and the surface temperature is 425 degrees Celsius.
提升练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Even as Google plans to test its fleet(车队)of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250, 000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.
“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people, ” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.
The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator(油门) or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work, ” Urmson said. “the vehicles will be very basic——we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible——but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. ” The prototypes(雏形) are the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.
In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads—the majority of auto accidents are caused by human errors—and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.
Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.
The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed.
Google says the cars are safe. The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, ” Urmson said. “We’re looking forward to learning how the community understands and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle, ” Urmson said.
1. According to Chris Urmson, ______.
A. software and sensors are vital for self-driving cars
B. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humans
C. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderly
D. ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars
2. The passage informs us that self-driving cars ______.
A. will probably decrease traffic jams
B. have already passed necessary tests
C. have been purchased by some companies
D. will be able to communicate with drivers
3. The underlined word “intersections” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. accidents B. buildings
C. crossings D. vehicles
4. What is the best title for this passage
A. Self-driving Car Avoids Human Errors
B. Self-driving Car Meets New Challenges
C. Google’s Self-driving Car Enjoys Global Popularity
D. Google’s Self-driving Car Graduates to City Streets
Ⅱ. 完形填空
(2021·宿州模拟)
To millions of readers, Jeff Zaslow was a best-selling author. But to me, Jeff was a(an) 1 mentor(导师)who gave countless hours of his time and energy to 2 authors.
When I was in middle school, Jeff and his family 3 near our house. At a neighborhood party, I was a 4 kid playing basketball alone. Jeff walked over, introduced himself to me. He took a true interest in getting to 5 me, asking about my hobbies. Although we had just met, I had the 6 that this new neighbour truly cared about me.
Looking back, Jeff was the first adult who 7 me like a peer(同龄人), and it helped me find my confidence. At the time, I had no 8 that Jeff would become a mentor to me or that I would enter the writing 9 .
Twenty years later, I decided to 10 my first book. In search of 11 on developing a plan, I 12 to Jeff. Less than three hours later, his 13 landed in my mailbox. He invited me to call him any time, day or night. He asked me 14 questions and listened to my responses.
When I started writing, I 15 Jeff’s work as a model and his personal example as a reminder of what it meant to put other people first.
In 2012, before I finished writing my book, Jeff lost his 16 in a car accident. I missed the 17 to tell him what an influence he had on me—not only as a writer, but as a role model for how to live a good life.
Jeff Zaslow never got the chance to give his last 18 . I don’t know what he would have 19 , but I know how he would have made you 20 during the talk. He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life.
1. A. devoted B. honest
C. strict D. fair
2. A. help B. choose
C. find D. train
3. A. camped B. traveled
C. moved D. returned
4. A. curious B. shy
C. stubborn D. clever
5. A. invite B. know
C. please D. trick
6. A. fear B. concern
C. suggestion D. sense
7. A. treated B. shaped
C. served D. accepted
8. A. doubt B. idea
C. plan D. impression
9. A. system B. school
C. profession D. class
10. A. collect B. write
C. publish D. sell
11. A. decisions B. judgments
C. guidance D. influence
12. A. reached out B. explained
C. gave in D. came
13. A. book B. name
C. reply D. refusal
14. A. difficult B. personal
C. embarrassing D. thoughtful
15. A. relied on B. figured out
C. dealt with D. paid for
16. A. eye B. leg
C. family D. life
17. A. opportunity B. ability
C. deadline D. point
18. A. performance B. description
C. lecture D. lesson
19. A. learned B. realized
C. expected D. said
20. A. feel B. grow
C. behave D. continue
Ⅲ. 短文改错
My summer travel started terrible. I was at the Shanghai Railway Station buy a ticket to Hangzhou. I was going to visit a friend here and after that I would go to Xiamen for long holiday. I bought my ticket but turned around to pick up my bag from the floor and then I realize that someone had stolen it. Luckily I had all my money on my pocket, but the only clothes I had was those I had on. It felt very strange to travel without any luggages. When I finally arrived at my friend’s he lent to me lots of clothes. I felt very happy.
Ⅳ. 书面表达
请以“The Thing I’m Proud of”为题, 用英语写一篇100词左右的短文, 叙述一件你自己引以为豪的事情。要求如下:
1. 记述事情经过;
2. 简要说明你为什么感觉自豪或从中得到的一些启示。
注意: 文章的标题已给出(不计入总词数)。
The Thing I’m Proud of
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巩固练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
HANGZHOU—Chinese Internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service.
FlyZoo Hotel, opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered, is known as the company’s first “future hotel”. Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access other hotel service. Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba’s voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. Hotel bookings and check-out can also be done with a few clicks on mobile through an app. “The AI-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work, ”said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. The hotel is the latest example of Chinese tech companies’ attempt into traditional industries such as the hotel industry.
E-commerce giant announced in October its strategy to put smart home and electronic devices sold on its platform into hotels, in an effort to improve online sales.
In July, Baidu teamed up with Intercontinental Hotels Group in Beijing to allow guests to use its voice-controlled assistant to adjust room temperature and order room service at ease.
Before that, social media giant Tencent introduced QQ family, a similar tech solution for hotel operators, in the southern city of Zhuhai last year.
“We want to install a‘smart brain’ for hotels, ”said Wang. “In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more personalized experiences for consumers. ”
【文章大意】本文为说明文。叙述了阿里巴巴旗下首家“未来酒店”正式开张。酒店的房间服务都由人工智能和机器人提供。“刷脸”办入住; 机器人送餐、调酒、制作咖啡; 通过声控数字助理即可控制房间的灯、电视、窗帘等。
1. Which of the following hasn’t been realized
A. All hotel service is provided by robots.
B. Room service can be controlled by artificial intelligence.
C. Room temperature can be adjusted by artificial intelligence.
D. Televisions can be turned off by voice-activated digital assistant.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段“HANGZHOU—Chinese Internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service. ”及第二段中的“Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba’s voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. ”可知, 并不是“所有的酒店服务”都是由机器人提供的。
2. How can customers check into FlyZoo Hotel
A. By scanning their faces.
B. By clicking their mobile phones.
C. By showing hotel staff their ID cards.
D. By using voice-activated digital assistant.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. ”可知, 在FlyZoo酒店, 顾客只需“刷脸”(扫描他们的脸)就可以入住酒店。
3. What will probably happen to hotels in the future
A. Customers will get less personalized experiences.
B. Human work will completely disappear in hotels.
C. Intelligent hotels won’t meet any difficulties in the development.
D. Just staying in your room, you can easily get many kinds of services by AI.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知未来酒店可能会发生: “只要你待在房间, 你就可以很容易地得到各种各样的人工智能提供的服务”。
4. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. Internet giants open AI “future hotel”.
B. Artificial intelligence is used in hotels.
C. Internet giants switch to hotel industry.
D. Traditional hotels will disappear soon.
【解析】选B。主旨大意题 。 本文叙述了阿里巴巴在中国的杭州打造出首家“未来酒店”。“刷脸”办入住; 机器人送餐、调酒、制作咖啡; 只要通过声控数字助理即可控制房间的灯、电视、窗帘等。即酒店的房间服务都由人工智能和机器人提供。由此可知, 本文主要叙述的是“人工智能应用于酒店”, 故B项符合题意。
B
Nowadays, most people have a device that features Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the likes of Siri always there to greet us with a friendly voice.
But Microsoft’s XiaoIce is different. Launched for the Chinese market, “she”has a creative advantage over her competitors. While most AI assistants simply read out information they get online, XiaoIce has a “realness” that the others are short of. Indeed, if you asked nicely, she could read you a poem from the weekly column in China Daily.
The newspaper has been printing XiaoIce’s self-penned poetry each week since Aug. 19, taken from her own book of poems, The Sunlight that Lost the Glass Window.
To turn XiaoIce into a master of poetry, Microsoft scientists “fed” her the works of over 500 influential modern poets, reported China Daily.
This led to her figuring out a writing style of her own and creating over 70, 000 original poems. Most of the poems are so comparable to those written by humans that they cannot be easily distinguished, and XiaoIce’s book even got good feedback from experts.
“XiaoIce’s work carries a strange taste. The more you chew on it, the more interesting it becomes, ”Scholar Zhang, a literature professor at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, told China Daily.
However, it seems not everyone is a fan. “The poems dissatisfied me with their slippery tone and rhythm. The sentences were aimless, lacking the inner logic for emotional expression, ”Yunnan-based poet Yu told China Youth Daily. This isn’t the first AI to attempt poetry. Last year, Google’s Parsey McParseface made some poems of its own, although they were branded “wrongly” by reviewers. While it seems like AI is becoming more “intelligent” and less “artificial” all the time, when it comes to creativity, perhaps this is one job that software should leave to us humans.
【文章大意】本文是科普类说明文。本文叙述了微软的XiaoIce(小冰)的功能是特殊的, 它不仅会读诗, 而且还会自己创作诗。它的诗和诗人写的诗非常相似很难区分。
5. What advantage does XiaoIce have over most other AI assistants
A. She can greet users with her friendly voice.
B. She has the ability to simply read out information.
C. She can acquire information online very quickly.
D. She has the ability to read and even create poems.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句she could read you a poem from the weekly column in China Daily. 及第五段中的This led to her figuring out a writing style of her own and creating over 70, 000 original poems. 可知, XiaoIce会读诗甚至会创作诗。
6. What is the correct description of XiaoIce
A. Her works are welcomed by all influential modern poets.
B. Her poems are roughly similar to those written by humans.
C. She is working on a monthly column in a newspaper.
D. Her works don’t have a specific writing style.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的Most of the poems are so comparable to those written by humans that they cannot be easily distinguished, and XiaoIce’s book even got good feedback from experts. 大多数诗歌与人类创作的诗歌非常相似, 很难区分, XiaoIce的书甚至得到了专家们的好评。
7. What is Scholar Zhang’s attitude towards XiaoIce’s creation
A. Supportive. B. Cautious.
C. Doubtful. D. Negative.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第六段中的“XiaoIce’s work carries a strange taste. The more you chew on it, the more interesting it becomes”可知, XiaoIce的作品有种奇怪的感觉。你深入体会得越多, 它就变得越有趣。所以看出Scholar Zhang对XiaoIce的创作的观点是支持的。
8. What is the problem about XiaoIce’s poems according to the last paragraph
A. The emotional expressions in her poems are all positive.
B. It’s quite hard to understand what her works mean.
C. The tone and rhythm of her poems are questionable.
D. Her poems are sorrowful and lack creativity.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The poems dissatisfied me with their slippery tone and rhythm. ”这些诗的不稳定的音调和节奏使我不满意。
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Solar energy, which comes from the sun’s rays, is used for electricity, hot water, and cooking. The sun’s rays come from the faraway sun. When travelling a long way and entering the earth’s atmosphere, it becomes dilute (稀薄的). As is known to all, solar energy is environmentally friendly. 1
Let’s start with the simple advantage of solar energy. 2 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil. Solar energy is cheaper compared with electric heating. 3 If you live in a faraway area where there are no powerlines, using solar energy can be the answer.
Even though all of the above is very useful, solar energy also has some disadvantages. The main disadvantage of solar energy is that it’s dilute. This means you have to have many solar collectors fixed around your house. 4 Another disadvantage is that not in all the places solar energy can be produced. If you’re living in a part of this beautiful planet where there is not much sunlight, then using solar energy could be a problem. Of course if you live in desert areas, the sun produces much sunshine for the most part of the year and it is ideal for solar energy collecting. 5 Therefore if you need electricity or hot water during the night, like many of us do, it can be a problem. You’ll need battery systems that can store solar energy for later use.
A. Solar energy is clean.
B. The sun has much energy.
C. Lastly, the sun only shines during the day.
D. That is another big advantage of solar energy.
E. Fixing solar collectors in your home is a good choice for you.
F. Solar energy may be cheap but the solar collectors are expensive.
G. But in fact, it has not only some advantages but also some disadvantages.
【文章大意】本文讲了太阳能的优点和缺点。
1. 【解析】选G。承上启下, 下文讲了太阳能的好处和缺点。
2. 【解析】选A。根据上文 Let’s start with the simple advantage of solar energy 和下文 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil 可知, 此处内容为太阳能的优势。A项“太阳能是干净的”, 承接上文, 引出下文, 符合语境。
3. 【解析】选D。根据上文 To make electricity or heat with solar energy you only need the sun’s rays and don’t use oil. Solar energy is cheaper compared with electric heating 可知, 要用太阳能发电或加热, 你只需要太阳光, 不用使用石油。与电热相比, 太阳能更便宜。太阳能更便宜是它的另一个优势。故D项“这是太阳能的另一大优点”, 承接上文, 符合语境。
4. 【解析】选F。根据上文 This means you have to have many solar collectors fixed around your house 可知, 此处内容应与太阳能集热器有关。F项“太阳能可能很便宜, 但太阳能集热器价格昂贵”, 承接上文, 符合语境。
5. 【解析】选C。根据下文 Therefore if you need electricity or hot water during the night, like many of us do, it can be a problem 可知, 如果在夜间需要电或热水, 这可能是个问题。故此处是说太阳只在白天发光。C项“最后, 太阳只在白天发光”, 引出下文, 符合语境。
Ⅲ. 语法填空
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Space scientists have found what could be a possible sign of life in the atmosphere of Venus. The finding comes from a study 1. __________ (publish) on Monday in Nature Astronomy.
The astronomers 2. __________(study) Venus with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii. They confirmed their observations with the ALMA Radio Telescope in Chile. The telescopes found evidence of the chemical phosphine in the thick clouds 3. __________(cover) the planet. Phosphine is a poisonous gas. On Earth, it is only associated 4. __________ life. However, the organizers of the study and other experts agree that the presence of phosphine is not proof of life on another planet.
Phosphine can form only two 5. __________(way) on Earth. It can 6. __________(create) by an industrial process, or it can come from a biological process in animals and microbes that is not 7. __________(good) understood. Some scientists consider it a waste product.
Sara Seager, also involved in the study, is 8. __________ planetary scientist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She said the astronomers carefully looked at all the possibilities for production of the phosphine: volcanoes, lightning strikes or meteorites falling into the atmosphere. “. . . Not a single process we looked at could produce phosphine in high enough quantities to explain 9. __________(we) team’s findings, ” she said.
Could life be responsible The astronomers debated how life could exist on a planet like Venus, 10. __________ there is no water and the surface temperature is 425 degrees Celsius.
【文章大意】科学家在金星大气层中, 发现了可能存在生命的迹象。
1. 【解析】published。考查非谓语动词。且与逻辑主语 a study之间为逻辑上的被动关系。
2. 【解析】studied。考查动词时态。从下句可知, 这件事已经发生过了。所以用一般过去时。
3. 【解析】covering。考查非谓语动词。且与主语the thick clouds之间为逻辑上的主动关系。
4. 【解析】with。考查固定搭配。be associated with与……有关。
5. 【解析】ways 。考查名词。因为空前是基数词two, 所以名词用复数形式。
6. 【解析】be created。考查被动语态。主语it与动词create之间是动宾关系, 应当用被动语态。
7. 【解析】well。考查词性转换。well是副词修饰动词understood。
8. 【解析】a。考查冠词。一位科学家, 用不定冠词a。
9. 【解析】our。考查代词。our是形容词性物主代词, 作定语, 修饰名词。
10. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。修饰地点 Venus, 用where。
提升练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Even as Google plans to test its fleet(车队)of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250, 000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.
“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people, ” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.
The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator(油门) or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work, ” Urmson said. “the vehicles will be very basic——we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible——but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. ” The prototypes(雏形) are the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.
In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads—the majority of auto accidents are caused by human errors—and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.
Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.
The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed.
Google says the cars are safe. The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, ” Urmson said. “We’re looking forward to learning how the community understands and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle, ” Urmson said.
【文章大意】本文介绍了Google公司开发的自动驾驶汽车使用控制软件和感应器让汽车从较远的距离感应到物体的移动, 并控制车速以确保交通安全。
1. According to Chris Urmson, ______.
A. software and sensors are vital for self-driving cars
B. self-driving cars can give driving orders to humans
C. self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderly
D. ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段前两句The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work, ” Urmson said. 可知, 自动驾驶的汽车中的软件和感应器可以完成很多工作, 这说明这种软件和感应器非常重要。
2. The passage informs us that self-driving cars ______.
A. will probably decrease traffic jams
B. have already passed necessary tests
C. have been purchased by some companies
D. will be able to communicate with drivers
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads—the majority of auto accidents are caused by human errors—and fewer traffic jams. 可知, 自动驾驶的汽车可能会减少交通堵塞。
3. The underlined word “intersections” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. accidents B. buildings
C. crossings D. vehicles
【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据最后一段第二句The vehicles have sensors that“can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, ”这种新型车辆可以感应到很远之外的物体, 这一点对于有很多交叉路口的忙碌的街道是很有帮助的。所以intersections指“crossings十字路口”, 故C项正确。
4. What is the best title for this passage
A. Self-driving Car Avoids Human Errors
B. Self-driving Car Meets New Challenges
C. Google’s Self-driving Car Enjoys Global Popularity
D. Google’s Self-driving Car Graduates to City Streets
【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文介绍了Google公司开发的自动驾驶的汽车使用控制软件和感应器让汽车从较远的距离感应到物体的移动, 并控制车速以确保交通安全。这种新型汽车已经进行了检测, 未来很快就将投入使用。所以D项符合该文章标题。
Ⅱ. 完形填空
(2021·宿州模拟)
To millions of readers, Jeff Zaslow was a best-selling author. But to me, Jeff was a(an) 1 mentor(导师)who gave countless hours of his time and energy to 2 authors.
When I was in middle school, Jeff and his family 3 near our house. At a neighborhood party, I was a 4 kid playing basketball alone. Jeff walked over, introduced himself to me. He took a true interest in getting to 5 me, asking about my hobbies. Although we had just met, I had the 6 that this new neighbour truly cared about me.
Looking back, Jeff was the first adult who 7 me like a peer(同龄人), and it helped me find my confidence. At the time, I had no 8 that Jeff would become a mentor to me or that I would enter the writing 9 .
Twenty years later, I decided to 10 my first book. In search of 11 on developing a plan, I 12 to Jeff. Less than three hours later, his 13 landed in my mailbox. He invited me to call him any time, day or night. He asked me 14 questions and listened to my responses.
When I started writing, I 15 Jeff’s work as a model and his personal example as a reminder of what it meant to put other people first.
In 2012, before I finished writing my book, Jeff lost his 16 in a car accident. I missed the 17 to tell him what an influence he had on me—not only as a writer, but as a role model for how to live a good life.
Jeff Zaslow never got the chance to give his last 18 . I don’t know what he would have 19 , but I know how he would have made you 20 during the talk. He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life.
【文章大意】文章讲述了“我”的人生导师杰夫·扎斯洛对“我”的帮助与影响。
1. A. devoted B. honest
C. strict D. fair
【解析】选A。由“who gave countless hours of his time and energy to ______authors. ”可知, 他花费了无数的时间和精力。所以杰夫·扎斯洛是位乐于奉献的导师。故选A。
2. A. help B. choose
C. find D. train
【解析】选A。由下文杰夫·扎斯洛对作者的写作进行指点, 可知杰夫·扎斯洛乐于帮助其他作者。
3. A. camped B. traveled
C. moved D. returned
【解析】选C。由下文中的“this new neighbour”可知, 杰夫在作者上中学的时候搬到了作者家附近。
4. A. curious B. shy
C. stubborn D. clever
【解析】选B。由下文中的“it helped me find my confidence”可知, 是杰夫·扎斯洛让作者从不自信中走出来, 因此, 作者以前是个害羞的孩子。
5. A. invite B. know
C. please D. trick
【解析】选B。由文中的“asking about my hobbies”可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛很想了解作者。
6. A. fear B. concern
C. suggestion D. sense
【解析】选D。由上文中杰夫·扎斯洛主动认识作者, 了解作者的兴趣爱好。可知, 作者有种感觉: 这位新邻居是真地关心我。
7. A. treated B. shaped
C. served D. accepted
【解析】选A。由上文中作者害羞及下文中找到自信可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛是第一个对待作者像对待同龄人那样的大人。
8. A. doubt B. idea
C. plan D. impression
【解析】选B。“have no idea”固定用法, 意为“不知道”。
9. A. system B. school
C. profession D. class
【解析】选C。由“At the time”可知, 那时的作者年龄很小, 不知道很多东西。所以作者那时候并不知道会走上写作的道路, 也不知道杰夫·扎斯洛将会成为作者的导师。
10. A. collect B. write
C. publish D. sell
【解析】选B。作者进入了写作生涯, 所以决定写书。故B项符合文意。
11. A. decisions B. judgments
C. guidance D. influence
【解析】选C。从下文可以判断出, 此时作者在寻求他人的指导(guidance)。
12. A. reached out B. explained
C. gave in D. came
【解析】选A。由下文杰夫·扎斯洛给作者建议, 让作者随时打电话给他可知, 作者在写书前, 为了得到指导向杰夫·扎斯洛寻求帮助。
13. A. book B. name
C. reply D. refusal
【解析】选C。由本句中的“Less than three hours later”以及下文中杰夫·扎斯洛的热情帮助可知, 他很快给出了回复。
14. A. difficult B. personal
C. embarrassing D. thoughtful
【解析】选D。由上文中作者视杰夫·扎斯洛为自己的人生导师可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛给作者的帮助很大, 因此他指导作者写作的时候, 问了作者有思想深度的问题。
15. A. relied on B. figured out
C. dealt with D. paid for
【解析】选A。由本句中的“his personal example as a reminder”, 可知, 作者开始写作的时候, 杰夫·扎斯洛的作品是作者可以依赖和学习的榜样。
16. A. eye B. leg
C. family D. life
【解析】选D。由下文中的“missed”可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛在车祸中失去了生命。lose one’s life“丧生”。故选D。
17. A. opportunity B. ability
C. deadline D. point
【解析】选A。由前文可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛在车祸中失去了生命, 因此作者没有机会告诉他他对作者产生的影响是多么大。
18. A. performance B. description
C. lecture D. lesson
【解析】选C。由下文中“during the talk”可知, 杰夫·扎斯洛再也没有机会做最后一次演讲了。
19. A. learned B. realized
C. expected D. said
【解析】选D。根据下文中的“talk”, 可知是“不知他要说什么”。
20. A. feel B. grow
C. behave D. continue
【解析】选A。由本句中的“I don’t know”和“but I know”以及下文中的“He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life”可知, 他会用幽默逗你开心, 鼓励你寻找人生中最有意义的时刻。演讲的内容是不被其他人所知道的, 所以在演讲时, 作者不知道他会说些什么, 但是作者知道他的演讲给人带来的那种感觉。
Ⅲ. 短文改错
My summer travel started terrible. I was at the Shanghai Railway Station buy a ticket to Hangzhou. I was going to visit a friend here and after that I would go to Xiamen for long holiday. I bought my ticket but turned around to pick up my bag from the floor and then I realize that someone had stolen it. Luckily I had all my money on my pocket, but the only clothes I had was those I had on. It felt very strange to travel without any luggages. When I finally arrived at my friend’s he lent to me lots of clothes. I felt very happy.
答案:
1. 【解析】第一句terrible→terribly。考查副词。terribly修饰动词started。
2. 【解析】第二句buy→buying。考查现在分词作伴随状语。I was at the Shanghai Railway Station是主句, 需要用buying作状语。
3. 【解析】第三句here→there。去看望在杭州的朋友, 远指用there。
4. 【解析】第三句在for后面加a。因为holiday是可数名词, 去度假习惯上说“go for a holiday”。
5. 【解析】第四句but→and。bought my ticket和turned around两个动作是并列关系。
6. 【解析】第四句realize→realized。考查时态。根据上下文, 可知用一般过去时。
7. 【解析】第五句on→in。钱在口袋里, 用介词in。
8. 【解析】第五句was→were。be动词的主语是clothes, 又因为上下文都用一般过去时, 所以用were。
9. 【解析】第六句luggages→luggage。luggage为不可数名词, 没有复数形式。
10. 【解析】第七句删除to。动词lend的用法是lend sb. sth. 或lend sth. to sb. 。
Ⅳ. 书面表达
请以“The Thing I’m Proud of”为题, 用英语写一篇100词左右的短文, 叙述一件你自己引以为豪的事情。要求如下:
1. 记述事情经过;
2. 简要说明你为什么感觉自豪或从中得到的一些启示。
注意: 文章的标题已给出(不计入总词数)。
The Thing I’m Proud of
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【参考范文】
The Thing I’m Proud of
There is one thing I am always proud of: how I become a good English learner.
When I was in primary school, I used to be shy. Seldom did I open my mouth and speak English. One day, I went to the park where some girls, the same age as me, were speaking English fluently. Amazed at how skillful they were, I was determined to be just as good. Then I read more and listened more. I kept practicing until I became confident. At the end of the term I became one of the best students in my class.
I am really proud of this experience, because it helps me realize that we all can fulfill our potential and achieve something through hard work. It also helps me understand the proverb “Practice makes perfect”.
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