周测卷三 Unit 2 Looking into the future
Reading & Useful Words and Expressions
(40分钟 100分)
必备知识点 教材同步词汇
关键能力点 distant、leak、switch off等词汇的用法
命题情境点 人与自我 人与社会
补全短文 阅读 完形填空
一、单句填空(共10小题;每小题3分,满分30分)
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.The stars are more (distance) from the earth than the sun.
2.The house was old and the roof (leak) badly.
3.Older people tend to express a (prefer) for dark chocolate.
4.The team's defeat is a useful (warn) before the World Cup.
5.The test detects (normal) cells that could become cancerous.
6.I allowed myself to be persuaded entering the competition.
7. this sense we don't have an exchange of nothing for something.
8.These decisions are directly relevant environmental issues.
9.The host asked us to switch all mobile phones during the performance.
10.It is such a factory where constant product (innovate) is a standard for survival.
二、阅读(共4小题;每小题5分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In November, a San Francisco-based research laboratory called OpenAI launched a type of AI language model, which has the unique ability to generate human-like text on command. From drafting fictional stories to quickly producing essays, the AI language model makes responses to questions, making homework and assignments a breeze.
The Las Virgenes Unified School District allows students to use the AI language model as a brainstorming tool for research, writing and communication. Superintendent Dan Stepenosky, however, stressed that they don't allow cheating. “Our mindset really is that it is something that can be a resource and work with our students on, work with our staff on, rather than trying to batten down the hatches and keep it out,” he said.
Still, some educators in other districts are alarmed about students taking unethical shortcuts. Some educators, like a South Carolina college professor, have found students using the software to cheat. “I came across what turned out to be written by the AI language model, an essay in my upper-level philosophy class,” said Darren Hick, an assistant professor at Furman University.
“There is potential for misuse, and we need to build the safeguards,” said Edward Tian, a student at Princeton University. Tian is the digital gatekeeper who developed a system to outsmart artificial intelligence. “Everyone wants to know the truth,” Tian explained when asked why teachers across the country love his detection program. “No one wants to be cheated by a text that is machine-generated when someone said it's human-generated.”
In mid-December, days after the AI language model's launch, the Los Angeles Unified School District blocked the chatbot on all its networks and devices, saying they want “to protect academic honesty, while a risk/benefit assessment is conducted.”
Other teachers say that banning AI in schools is not the solution. “With AI, we have to embrace the technology, not block it,” Calabasas High School teacher Rich Lopez said. “I mean, teachers want to be teachers, not cops.”
11.Which is the unique function of the AI language model according to the text
A.Copying texts. B.Chatting online.
C.Writing essays. D.Helping cheating.
12.What is Dan Stepenosky's attitude toward the AI language model
A.Favorable. B.Negative. C.Carefree. D.Doubtful.
13.Why is the Tian's system popular with teachers
A.It can guard the safety of essays.
B.It shares teachers' burden of work.
C.It helps identify if the text is original.
D.It narrows the gap between AI and humans.
14.How does the author develop the text
A.By comparing different opinions on OpenAI.
B.By listing different users' detailed experience.
C.By providing convincing evidence against AI.
D.By stating different views on a new technology.
三、补全短文(共5小题;每小题4分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
No matter what your goals are in life, there is one great law that you need to obey in order to be successful: No one else is going to climb the ladder(梯子)of success for you. 15 From the day you leave your parents' house and start to make your own choices, you are responsible for your life. The decisions you make will make or break your life.
If you want a better life, you need to make better decisions. You can blame other people for your lack of results or happiness all life long. However, it doesn't change anything. 16 Take responsibility for everything in your life. Even if it's not in your direct control, you can always choose how you respond.
17 If you choose what is fun and easy over what is necessary, you will never reach the levels of success and happiness you are capable of achieving in your life. That's because every great victory requires great sacrifice. If success were easy, everybody would be successful.
There is nothing that you can't achieve with hard work. People oftentimes think that their lives will suddenly change through some magical event in the future. 18 Your life changes only to the extent that you change. Nothing will ever change if you don't change what you do daily.
A great way to actively create your future is to ask yourself: If I already achieved my goals, how would I act on a daily basis What books would I read, how often would I work out, and how would I spend my time at the office 19
A.But that is not the case.
B.No one else is responsible for your life.
C.Now these questions may seem like magic to you.
D.Once you answer these questions, you know what to do.
E.The biggest enemy to success is the path of least resistance.
F.Only you can change your life by changing the choices you make.
G.The only way to grow as a person is by facing the biggest challenges in life.
四、完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I know it might sound a bit old-fashioned, but I'm a great believer in the power of letters. There's something 20 about handwritten things. Yet the letter has been replaced by faster forms of 21 like emails or texts. But that misses the 22 of the letter. It's not to deliver 23 news. You write an email because there's something you need to know. But you write a letter because there's something you want to 24 . There's also a subtler aspect to the letter. It's a powerful and memorable way to touch the ones you 25 . People keep letters for years. After my granny's death, I 26 her house. I found hundreds of letters and cards she had kept. The words in her letters 27 across the vista of time and I felt I knew her.
Writing handwritten letters is 28 than mindfulness (冥想). It forces you to 29 and think of interesting things that have happened in your life. Psychological studies have shown that putting pen to paper and writing a letter has superior 30 to a text or email. It takes longer and requires more thought. Psychologists have also argued that as mistakes in writing are harder to 31 than on text or email, you have to be more careful and 32 . Most of all, receiving a letter is such a lovely and unexpected 33 . Be 34 and write to someone you maybe don't know that well. Who knows where it will lead
20.A.unique B.virtual C.fascinating D.intelligent
21.A.connections B.entertainment C.communication D.technologies
22.A.point B.usage C.philosophy D.routine
23.A.forgettable B.fixed C.useful D.urgent
24.A.create B.say C.advocate D.predict
25.A.worry about B.complain of C.care about D.cheer up
26.A.searched B.damaged C.decorated D.cleared
27.A.stretched out B.broke out C.burst out D.put out
28.A.easier B.securer C.better D.briefer
29.A.memorize B.remind C.inform D.concentrate
30.A.solutions B.benefits C.similarities D.barriers
31.A.exchange B.identify C.correct D.recommend
32.A.overjoyed B.thoughtful C.efficient D.determined
33.A.surprise B.story C.experience D.relationship
34.A.energetic B.helpful C.close D.brave周测卷三 Unit 2 Looking into the future
Reading & Useful Words and Expressions
(40分钟 100分)
必备知识点 教材同步词汇
关键能力点 distant、leak、switch off等词汇的用法
命题情境点 人与自我 人与社会
补全短文 阅读 完形填空
题序 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
答案 C A C D B F E A D A C A
题序 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
答案 D B C D A C D B C B A D
一、单句填空(共10小题;每小题3分,满分30分)
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.The stars are more (distance) from the earth than the sun.
2.The house was old and the roof (leak) badly.
3.Older people tend to express a (prefer) for dark chocolate.
4.The team's defeat is a useful (warn) before the World Cup.
5.The test detects (normal) cells that could become cancerous.
6.I allowed myself to be persuaded entering the competition.
7. this sense we don't have an exchange of nothing for something.
8.These decisions are directly relevant environmental issues.
9.The host asked us to switch all mobile phones during the performance.
10.It is such a factory where constant product (innovate) is a standard for survival.
答案:1.distant 2.leaked 3.preference 4.warning 5.abnormal 6.into 7.In 8.to 9.off 10.innovation
二、阅读(共4小题;每小题5分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In November, a San Francisco-based research laboratory called OpenAI launched a type of AI language model, which has the unique ability to generate human-like text on command. From drafting fictional stories to quickly producing essays, the AI language model makes responses to questions, making homework and assignments a breeze.
The Las Virgenes Unified School District allows students to use the AI language model as a brainstorming tool for research, writing and communication. Superintendent Dan Stepenosky, however, stressed that they don't allow cheating. “Our mindset really is that it is something that can be a resource and work with our students on, work with our staff on, rather than trying to batten down the hatches and keep it out,” he said.
Still, some educators in other districts are alarmed about students taking unethical shortcuts. Some educators, like a South Carolina college professor, have found students using the software to cheat. “I came across what turned out to be written by the AI language model, an essay in my upper-level philosophy class,” said Darren Hick, an assistant professor at Furman University.
“There is potential for misuse, and we need to build the safeguards,” said Edward Tian, a student at Princeton University. Tian is the digital gatekeeper who developed a system to outsmart artificial intelligence. “Everyone wants to know the truth,” Tian explained when asked why teachers across the country love his detection program. “No one wants to be cheated by a text that is machine-generated when someone said it's human-generated.”
In mid-December, days after the AI language model's launch, the Los Angeles Unified School District blocked the chatbot on all its networks and devices, saying they want “to protect academic honesty, while a risk/benefit assessment is conducted.”
Other teachers say that banning AI in schools is not the solution. “With AI, we have to embrace the technology, not block it,” Calabasas High School teacher Rich Lopez said. “I mean, teachers want to be teachers, not cops.”
11.Which is the unique function of the AI language model according to the text
A.Copying texts. B.Chatting online.
C.Writing essays. D.Helping cheating.
12.What is Dan Stepenosky's attitude toward the AI language model
A.Favorable. B.Negative. C.Carefree. D.Doubtful.
13.Why is the Tian's system popular with teachers
A.It can guard the safety of essays.
B.It shares teachers' burden of work.
C.It helps identify if the text is original.
D.It narrows the gap between AI and humans.
14.How does the author develop the text
A.By comparing different opinions on OpenAI.
B.By listing different users' detailed experience.
C.By providing convincing evidence against AI.
D.By stating different views on a new technology.
【答案与解析】
旧金山的一家名为OpenAI的研究实验室推出了一款AI语言模型,它具有根据命令生成类似人类文本的独特能力,这引发了一系列的争议和讨论。
11.C 根据第1段可知,这款AI语言模型具有根据命令生成类似人类文本的独特能力,包括起草虚构的故事,写文章,回答问题,做家庭作业等。因此撰写论文也是它的一项独特能力。
12.A 根据第2段校长Dan Stepenosky说的话可知,他认为这款AI语言模型是一种可以成为资源的东西,可以成为学生与教职员工研究、写作和交流的头脑风暴工具,不应该把它挡在外面。由此可知,Dan Stepenosky对这款AI语言模型持支持的态度。
13.C 根据第4段Tian所说的话可知,没有人愿意被机器生成的文本所欺骗,因此全国各地的老师都喜欢他的检测程序。因此,这款软件可以辨认出文本是否为人类原创。
14.D 通读全文可知,本文通过陈述人们对AI语言模型这一新技术的不同看法而展开。
三、补全短文(共5小题;每小题4分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
No matter what your goals are in life, there is one great law that you need to obey in order to be successful: No one else is going to climb the ladder(梯子)of success for you. 15 From the day you leave your parents' house and start to make your own choices, you are responsible for your life. The decisions you make will make or break your life.
If you want a better life, you need to make better decisions. You can blame other people for your lack of results or happiness all life long. However, it doesn't change anything. 16 Take responsibility for everything in your life. Even if it's not in your direct control, you can always choose how you respond.
17 If you choose what is fun and easy over what is necessary, you will never reach the levels of success and happiness you are capable of achieving in your life. That's because every great victory requires great sacrifice. If success were easy, everybody would be successful.
There is nothing that you can't achieve with hard work. People oftentimes think that their lives will suddenly change through some magical event in the future. 18 Your life changes only to the extent that you change. Nothing will ever change if you don't change what you do daily.
A great way to actively create your future is to ask yourself: If I already achieved my goals, how would I act on a daily basis What books would I read, how often would I work out, and how would I spend my time at the office 19
A.But that is not the case.
B.No one else is responsible for your life.
C.Now these questions may seem like magic to you.
D.Once you answer these questions, you know what to do.
E.The biggest enemy to success is the path of least resistance.
F.Only you can change your life by changing the choices you make.
G.The only way to grow as a person is by facing the biggest challenges in life.
答案:15~19 BFEAD
四、完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I know it might sound a bit old-fashioned, but I'm a great believer in the power of letters. There's something 20 about handwritten things. Yet the letter has been replaced by faster forms of 21 like emails or texts. But that misses the 22 of the letter. It's not to deliver 23 news. You write an email because there's something you need to know. But you write a letter because there's something you want to 24 . There's also a subtler aspect to the letter. It's a powerful and memorable way to touch the ones you 25 . People keep letters for years. After my granny's death, I 26 her house. I found hundreds of letters and cards she had kept. The words in her letters 27 across the vista of time and I felt I knew her.
Writing handwritten letters is 28 than mindfulness (冥想). It forces you to 29 and think of interesting things that have happened in your life. Psychological studies have shown that putting pen to paper and writing a letter has superior 30 to a text or email. It takes longer and requires more thought. Psychologists have also argued that as mistakes in writing are harder to 31 than on text or email, you have to be more careful and 32 . Most of all, receiving a letter is such a lovely and unexpected 33 . Be 34 and write to someone you maybe don't know that well. Who knows where it will lead
20.A.unique B.virtual C.fascinating D.intelligent
21.A.connections B.entertainment C.communication D.technologies
22.A.point B.usage C.philosophy D.routine
23.A.forgettable B.fixed C.useful D.urgent
24.A.create B.say C.advocate D.predict
25.A.worry about B.complain of C.care about D.cheer up
26.A.searched B.damaged C.decorated D.cleared
27.A.stretched out B.broke out C.burst out D.put out
28.A.easier B.securer C.better D.briefer
29.A.memorize B.remind C.inform D.concentrate
30.A.solutions B.benefits C.similarities D.barriers
31.A.exchange B.identify C.correct D.recommend
32.A.overjoyed B.thoughtful C.efficient D.determined
33.A.surprise B.story C.experience D.relationship
34.A.energetic B.helpful C.close D.brave
【答案与解析】
本文介绍了手写信件的诸多好处。
20.A 手写的东西有一些独特之处。
21.C 然而,信件已经被电子邮件或短信等更快的交流方式所取代。
22.A 但是,那错失了手写信件的意义。
23.D 写信不是为了传递紧急的消息。
24.B 你写信是因为你有话想说。
25.C 写信是一种有力的、令人难忘的方式,它能令你在乎的人感动。
26.D 奶奶去世后,我清理了她的房子。
27.A 她信里的文字仿佛穿越了时间的长河。
28.C 写信比冥想更好。
29.D 写信使你集中精力,思考生活中发生过的有趣的事情。
30.B 心理学研究表明,拿起笔写信比发短信或电子邮件更有好处。
31.C 心理学家还认为,写信时的错误比发短信或电子邮件时更难纠正,所以你必须更小心、更加思虑周全。
32.B
33.A 最重要的是,收到信是一份可爱的惊喜。
34.D 勇敢一点,给那些你可能不太了解的人写信。
