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1、Unit 1SCIENCE FICTIONSection AReading and Thinking必备知识基础练.单句填空1.The (saleswoman) at the supermarket were trying to keep up with the demand.答案saleswomen2.My sister (suspend) from her job shortly after the incident.答案was suspended3.Why do we need to issue a (declare) from this summit?答案declaration4.St
2、udents are allowed (take) European history and American history.答案to take5.Mr Smith made an (appoint) for his son to see the doctor.答案appointment6.The parents felt ashamed for their son when he (dismiss) by the boss.答案was dismissed7.He could not, all,stop all the evil in the world.答案after8.The publi
3、shers planned to produce the journal a weekly basis.答案on.短语填空test out,more like,similar to,the same as,experiment on,in comparison with,conflict with,or rather1.Let us suppose another planet with conditions those on the earth.答案similar to2.I met him very late on Friday night,early Saturday morning.答
4、案or rather3.Scientists rats and discovered some facts about human behaviour.答案experimented on4.The students their cost-cutting ideas in several companies last year.答案tested out5.Engineers expect robots will be home helpers,and able to follow high-level commands.答案more like6.If two sides have each ot
5、her again,we will be unsuccessful in building a smart city.答案conflicted with7.The tallest buildings here are small those in New York.答案in comparison with8.I had to remind myself that being confident is not being perfect!答案the same as.完成句子1.海伦总是帮她妈妈忙,即使上学占据了她一天中的大部分时间。Helen always helps her mother go
6、ing to school takes up most of her day.答案even though/if2.你可以帮我把这些家具运送到我家吗?Will you and convey the furniture to my home?答案do me a favour3.我想建议你在上学的时候就参加这个考试。Id like to suggest you when you are still at school.答案take the test4.听说你打算离开公司,我很担心。I to hear you are planning to leave the company.答案am rather
7、alarmed5.妈妈要我陪同她去超市。Mom asked me to the supermarket.答案accompany her to关键能力提升练.阅读理解A主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:应用文难度:The 3 Best Marvel Films-Ranked!It seems that ranking films well is always a tough task.In the hearts of millions of fans,everyone has his own choice.Superhero films are even more so.Recently,The Gu
8、ardian (卫报) has selected three of the most popular Marvel films.No.3 Blade This film continues the story of an earlier 1998s Blade and is directed by Guillermo.The story once again concerns the mysterious daywalker,played by Wesley Snipes.It is an action film full of high technology and the fighting
9、 scenes Guillermo expresses are horribly exciting.Not a typical superhero film,in many ways,but a great one.No.2 Black PantherThis superb film is an entertaining adventure,with a richer component of fantasy than the other Marvel films.The character of Black Panther is established as one of Marvels g
10、reatest heroes.It is a big hit across the board.It also employs Rachel Morrison who is MCUs first woman cinematographer,a photographer who operates a movie camera.Marvel Studios president,Kevin Feige,has promised to get more women writers and directors on board.So far,the only Marvel female writer i
11、s Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy.No.1 Thor:RagnarokIt is smart,visually exciting and perhaps above all,funny.And its funny in a way that only Marvel films can be.It suggests that to some degree comedy can be an important part of the drama.Taika Waititi was an inspired choice as director.
12、Hemsworth plays the role of Thor and Cate Blanchett plays Hela,the goddess of death who also happens to be Thors half-sister.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了卫报选出的三部最受欢迎的漫威电影。1.According to The Guardian,which film ranks first?A.Blade .B.Black Panther.C.Guardians of the Galaxy.D.Thor:Ragnarok.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一
13、句“Recently,The Guardian has selected three of the most popular Marvel films.”以及“No.1 Thor:Ragnarok”可知,卫报选出了三部最受欢迎的漫威电影,Thor:Ragnarok排名第一。2.What do we know from the passage?A.Ranking superhero films is easy.B.Blade is a typical superhero film.C.Nicole Perlman is the only Marvel female writer so far.D
14、.Taika Waititi,Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett act in one film.答案C解析细节理解题。根据No.2 Black Panther部分中的“So far,the only Marvel female writer is Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy.”可知,Nicole Perlman是漫威迄今为止唯一的女作家。3.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To introduce some superhero films.
15、B.To advertise for some superhero films.C.To comment on the Marvels history.D.To advise people to learn from heroes.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Superhero films are even more so.Recently,The Guardian has selected three of the most popular Marvel films.”以及下文对三部电影的介绍可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一些超级英雄电影。B主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文难度
16、:A computer program has been used to predict how people are feeling when they type.In a study participants were asked to type a particular phrase and the program then estimated if they were happy,sad and so on.Surprisingly it was correct 70 per cent of the time,and the findings could lead to smarter
17、 artificial intelligence in the future.The study published in the journal Behavior and Information Technology was carried out by researchers in a university in Bangladesh,reports Live Science.In the research 25 people ranging from 15 to 40 years old were asked to retype two paragraphs from Alices Ad
18、ventures in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll.They also had to enter their emotional states every 30 minutes while doing their regular activities on the computer.This allowed the program an opportunity to understand how their emotions changed their typing style.Moods tested were joy,fear,anger,sad
19、ness,hate,and shame.The result was that the program could identify(识别) a persons mood correctly 70 per cent of the time.It was most successful in identifying joyfulness with an 87 per cent success ratio,while sadness was the least successful at 60 per cent.The researchers found that the participants
20、 were less likely to input data when they were in a bad mood,which may explain the inexactness of the second result.However,the findings could have great importance to artificial intelligence,and it may allow computers to get along with us in a friendlier manner.“If we could build any system that is
21、 intelligent enough to communicate with humansthat is,it can identify users emotions and change its behavior accordinglythen using machines could be more effective and friendly,” the researchers wrote.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个可用于预测计算机使用者情绪的新程序,此项研究成果有助于未来更智能的人工智能的研究。4.Who conducted the study?A.Lewis Ca
22、rroll.B.Researchers in a university in Bangladesh.C.Live Science.D.Behavior and Information Technology.答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“The study.was carried out by researchers in a university in Bangladesh”可知,这个研究是由孟加拉国一所大学的研究人员进行的,故选B项。5.What were participants asked to do during the research?A.Input words and
23、 emotional states.B.Change their typing styles.C.Change their feelings frequently.D.Show their natural feelings.答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“were asked to retype two paragraphs”及“They also had to enter their emotional states every 30 minutes”可知,在实验过程中,参与实验的人需要输入文本及录入自己的情感状态,故选A项。6.Why is the result about sa
24、dness not so correct?A.Because people usually hide their unhappy feelings.B.Because the program cannot recognize sadness clearly.C.Because the program cannot calculate the data correctly.D.Because its more difficult to collect data when people are sad.答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“The researchers found that
25、the participants were less likely to input data when they were in a bad mood,which may explain the inexactness of the second result”可知,当参与者处于情绪不佳的状态时,他们不能有效地输入数据,导致对关于悲伤情绪时的相关数据的识别成功率低,影响了实验数据的准确性,故选D项。7.Whats the importance of the research result?A.It helps people develop smarter machines.B.It help
26、s people speed up their typing speed.C.It will inspire similar studies on peoples mood.D.It clearly explains the relationship between moods and typing.答案A解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“it can identify users emotions and change its behavior accordinglythen using machines could be more effective and friendly”可知,该研究结果对于人工智能的研究有着重要的意义,智能系统可以通过识别使用者的情绪调整它自己的行为,进而更好地、更有效地为人们服务,故选A项。6