Unit1WishyouwerehereⅠ.閱讀理解AHaveyoueverwonderedwhatanimalsaretalkingabout?WiththedevelopmentofAI,wemaybeabletounderstandtheirlanguages!InProfessorKarenBakker’snewbook,TheSoundsofLife:HowDigitalTechnologyIsBringingUsClosertotheWorldsofAnimalsandPlants,shetalksabouthowAIishelpingustomakeananimalversionofGoogleTranslate.Allaroundtheanimalkingdom,therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupandunderstand.Elephants,forexample,talkwitheachotherusinginfrasound(次聲波)—farbelowourhumanhearingrange.Corals(珊瑚)intheoceanalsosendsoundwavestoattractbabycoralstosaferareastogrow.Thisissurprisingascoralsdon’thaveanyears!Scientistshaveplacedlisteningequipmentintotheseenvironmentstopickupthesoundshumanscannothear.Afterthesoundsarerecorded,AIcanstudytheirmeaning,accordingtothenewswebsiteVox.Forexample,someresearchersusedAItotranslatebats’15,000calls.Theyfoundthatmorethan60percentwereargumentsaboutfourthings:food,sleeppositions,occupationofpersonalspace,andunwantedadvances.Thistechnologycannotonlyunderstandtheanimalsbutcommunicatebacktothem.Forexample,beesusedancestocommunicate.AresearchteaminGermany,therefore,putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutetotellthebeeswherethenectar(花蜜)was,Voxreported.1.WhatisKarenBakker’snewbookmainlyabout?A.HowAIhelpstranslateanimals’sounds.B.WhyAIcanhelppeopleresearchanimals.C.HowAIhelpspeopledotranslationsbetter.D.Whyanimalsneedhelpfromhumanbeings.2.Whatdoweknowaboutthesoundsmadebyanimals?A.Nosoundsbyanimalscanbeheardbyhumans.B.Thesoundsguaranteeanimalssaferareastolive.C.Coralshaveearstosendandreceivesoundwaves.D.Elephants’soundwavesarebeyondhumanhearingrange.3.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Theargumentsofbats.B.Therecordingofanimalsounds.C.Thecontentsofthenewswebsite.D.ThefindingsofAItranslation.4.Howcouldscientiststellbeeswherethenectarwas?A.Bylearningthebeelanguage.B.BycreatingaroutewithAIsystem.C.Byemployingarobotbeeastheirguide.D.Byaskingarobotbeetoteachthemdance.BWithafullcareerinbothpoliticsandbusiness,HiramFongneversetouttodeveloponeofOahu’smostimpressivehorticulture(園藝)attractions.Fong,whosepoliticalcareerlastedoverthirtyyears,wasoneofthefirsttwosenators(參議員)fromHawaiiwhenitbecameastatein1959andthefirstAsianAmericantoserveintheUSSenate.Beforeworkinginpolitics,FongpaidhisownwaythroughHarvardLawSchooland,upongraduatinghelpedfoundandrunalawfirm.Fongeventuallyledseveralcompanies,allthewhile,gardeningwashisescape.In1950,Fongpurchasedmorethan700acresoflandonOahu,aboveKaneoheBay.Wantingtoexperimentwithgrowingfruit,heplantedbanana,thenpapaya,lemon,jackfruit,andavocado.Byalsochoosingtoplantcropssuchasbamboo,coconut,betelnut,andturmeric,hebroadenedthetypesofplantsinhisgardenanddevelopedalandscaperemindingpeopleofHawaiihundredsofyearsago.Afterheretiredfrompoliticsin1977,Fongcontinuedtobeinchargeofhiscompanies,buthefocusedongardening,personallyimportingandplantingcountlessspeciesofplants.Eventually,hedividedhislandintofivegardens,eachonenamedafteraUSpresidentwhohadservedwhileFongwasasenator.TheEisenhowerPlateauisdedicatedtonativeChineseplants,suchastheHongKongorchidtreeandtheJavaplum.TheJohnsonPlateaufeaturesforeignfruits.KennedyValleysupportsgingerandpalmsfromallovertheworld.NixonValleyaboundswithflowerswhiletheFordPlateauhighlightshillsidesofpiligrasses.ThepreserveisnownamedSenatorFong’sPlantationandGardens,completewithavisitors’centerandguidedtours.Untilhisdeathin2004atninety-seven,Fongspenteveryweekendtendingtohisflowersandtreesandassociatingwithvisitors.Heconsideredgardeningacontributingreasonforhislongandhealthylife.5.WhatmadeFongstartgardening?A.HislifeexperiencesinHawaii.B.Hisbigambitionforbusiness.C.Hispoliticalcareerasasenator.D.Histemporaryreleasefromreality.6.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Fong’sfurtherdevotiontogardening.B.Fong’smanagementofcompanies.C.Fong’sresearchonplantspecies.D.Fong’snamingofhisgardens.7.WhatcanbelearntaboutFongfromthelastparagraph?A.Helivedquiteabusybutregularlifeinhisoldage.B.Hecreditedgardeningforhislongandhealthylife.C.Hekepttakingcareofflowersashisdailyroutine.D.Hespenthislateryearsestablishingavisitors’centre.8.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveythroughthispassage?A.Itiscareanddiligencethatbringluck.B.Ittakesthreegenerationstomakeagentleman.C.Nothinggreatiseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm.D.Patienceisaflowerthatgrowsnotineveryone’sgarden.Ⅱ.七選五OneofthebestwaystopracticeforgivenessiswiththeREACHmethod.REACHstandsforRecall,Empathize(移情),Altruistic(利他的)gift,CommitandHold.1

Recall.Thefirststepistorecallthewrongdoinginanobjectiveway.Thegoalisnottothinkofthepersoninanegativelight,buttocometoaclearunderstandingofthewrongthatwasdone.2Don’tpushasideanything,especiallyifitmakesyoufeelangryorupset.

Empathize.Trytounderstandtheotherperson’spointofviewregardingwhyheorshehurtyou,butdon’tminimizethewrongthatwasdone.Sometimesthewrongdoingwasnotpersonal,butduetosomethingtheotherpersonwasdealingwith.3Theyoftendon’tthinkclearlywhentheyhurtothers,andtheyjustlosecontrol.

Altruisticgift.Thisstepisaboutaddressingyourownshortcomings.Recallatimewhenyoutreatedsomeoneunkindlyandwereforgiven.4Recognizingthishelpsyourealizethatforgivenessisanaltruisticgiftthatyoucangivetoothers.

Commit.Commityourselftoforgiveness.Forinstance,writeaboutyourforgivenessinajournaloraletterthatyoudon’tsendortellafriend.Hold.Finally,holdontoyourforgiveness.Thisstepistoughbecausememoriesoftheeventwilloftenhappenagain.Forgivenessisnoterasure(消退).5Whenbadfeelingsarise,remindyourselfthatyouhaveforgivenandfinallyyouwantgoodfortheoffender.

A.Howdiditmakeyoufeel?B.Hereisalookateachstep.C.Forgivenessisacharacterofthestrongandwise.D.Howcanyouacquirethehabitofshowingkindnesstoothers?E.Rather,it’saboutchangingyourreactiontothoseawfulmemories.F.Visualizethepersonandsituationandallthefeelingsthatcomewithit.G.Peoplewhoattackothersaresometimesthemselvesinastateoffearandworry.Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空Thankstoabundantrainfallandthepatienteffortofthelocalgovernment,Jinan,1.provincialcapitalofShandongthat2.(title)asthe“cityofsprings”,hasseenayearofremarkableachievement.

TheBaotuSpring,afamousscenicspotinthecity’sLixiadistrict,sawitswatertablebeyond30metersonOct.11toreachthe3.(high)levelforthattimeofyearsinceitstartedgushing(噴涌)againin2003.Sinceearlythisyear,thespring’swatertable4.(be)ontherise,thewateraffairsbureausays.Thereare1,209artesian(自然流淌的)springsinJinan,accordingtoalist5.(publish)inSeptemberlastyear.

Thesouthernhillyarea,6.alsocollectsandgeneratesthespringwater,ishigherthantheriverplaintothenorth.Thegroundwaterflowsdownwardandgushesoutatthefootofthehills.Insomesprings,bubblesareseenrisingfromthebedrock.Thewaterissoclearineveryspringthat7.(tourist)canseethebottomofthesprings.TheBlackTigerSpringoriginates8.a3-meter-deep,1.7-meter-wide9.(nature)cave.Itsnamecomesfromtheroaringsounditmakes10.watergushesoutoftigerhead-shapedstones.

ThespringsinJinanareawayoflife.Ⅳ.應(yīng)用文寫(xiě)作假定你是李華,你的新西蘭筆友Johnson將要到北京旅行,想請(qǐng)你幫他做一日旅游攻略。請(qǐng)你給他寫(xiě)一封電子郵件,內(nèi)容包括:1.旅行支配;2.交通、飲食等支配。留意:1.詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右;2.請(qǐng)?jiān)谙鄳?yīng)位置作答。DearJohnson,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua答案：Ⅰ.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了能聽(tīng)懂動(dòng)物語(yǔ)言的人工智能技術(shù)。1.A微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段內(nèi)容可知,KarenBakker的新書(shū)主要講的是人工智能如何幫助翻譯動(dòng)物的聲音。故選A項(xiàng)。2.D微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Allaroundtheanimalkingdom,therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupandunderstand.Elephants,forexample,talkwitheachotherusinginfrasound—farbelowourhumanhearingrange.”可知,大象的聲波是人類(lèi)聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)的。故選D項(xiàng)。3.D段落大意題。依據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知,第四段主要講的是人工智能翻譯的發(fā)覺(jué)。故選D項(xiàng)。4.C微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“AresearchteaminGermany,therefore,putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutetotellthebeeswherethenectarwas,Voxreported.”可知,科學(xué)家通過(guò)用一只機(jī)器蜜蜂做向?qū)?lái)告知蜜蜂花蜜在哪里。故選C項(xiàng)。【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了海勒姆·方如何打造了瓦胡島最令人印象深刻的園藝景點(diǎn)之一。5.D微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的“Beforeworkinginpolitics,FongpaidhisownwaythroughHarvardLawSchooland,upongraduatinghelpedfoundandrunalawfirm.Fongeventuallyledseveralcompanies,allthewhile,gardeningwashisescape.”可知,為了短暫脫離現(xiàn)實(shí),方起先從事園藝。故選D項(xiàng)。6.A段落大意題。依據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知,第三段主要講解并描述了方對(duì)園藝的進(jìn)一步投入。故選A項(xiàng)。7.B微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“Untilhisdeathin2004atninety-seven,Fongspenteveryweekendtendingtohisflowersandtreesandassociatingwithvisitors.Heconsideredgardeningacontributingreasonforhislongandhealthylife.”可知,方認(rèn)為園藝是他健康長(zhǎng)壽的一個(gè)重要緣由。故選B項(xiàng)。8.C推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段內(nèi)容以及第三段中的“Afterheretiredfrompoliticsin1977,Fongcontinuedtobeinchargeofhiscompanies,buthefocusedongardening,personallyimportingandplantingcountlessspeciesofplants.”和最終一段中的“Untilhisdeathin2004atninety-seven,Fongspenteveryweekendtendingtohisflowersandtreesandassociatingwithvisitors.”可知,作者通過(guò)講解并描述海勒姆·方打造自己花園的經(jīng)過(guò),無(wú)論什么時(shí)候,不管是從政還是經(jīng)商的時(shí)候,方先生都會(huì)抽出時(shí)間來(lái)經(jīng)營(yíng)自己的花園。由此推知,作者想要表述沒(méi)有熱忱成就不了任何宏大的事業(yè)。故選C項(xiàng)。Ⅱ.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了練習(xí)寬恕的最好方法之一是運(yùn)用REACH法——回憶、共情、利他、承諾和堅(jiān)持。1.B依據(jù)上文“OneofthebestwaystopracticeforgivenessiswiththeREACHmethod.REACHstandsforRecall,Empathize,Altruisticgift,CommitandHold.”可知,本文話題為REACH法,依據(jù)下文五個(gè)小標(biāo)題可知,B項(xiàng)起到承上啟下作用,統(tǒng)領(lǐng)下文。2.F本段小標(biāo)題為Recall,依據(jù)上文“Thefirststepistorecallthewrongdoing...ofthewrongthatwasdone.”可知,通過(guò)回顧過(guò)失可以幫助了解這人錯(cuò)在哪里,復(fù)現(xiàn)詞為theperson;F項(xiàng)“Visualizethepersonandsituationandallthefeelingsthatcomewithit.”詳細(xì)表述怎么回顧,下文“Don’tpushasideanything,especiallyifitmakesyoufeelangryorupset.”中的feelangryorupset呼應(yīng)F項(xiàng)中的allthefeelingsthatcomewithit,上下文連接連貫。3.G依據(jù)下文“Theyoftendon’tthinkclearlywhentheyhurtothers,andtheyjustlosecontrol.”可知當(dāng)他們損害別人的時(shí)候,他們往往沒(méi)有想清晰,他們只是失去了限制;They指代G項(xiàng)中的Peoplewhoattackothers,攻擊他人的人有時(shí)因處于恐驚和擔(dān)憂的狀態(tài)而失控傷人,上下文連接連貫順暢。4.A依據(jù)上文“Recallatimewhenyoutreatedsomeoneunkindlyandwereforgiven.”可知回憶一下你對(duì)別人不友好而被寬恕的閱歷。上文與A項(xiàng)為順接關(guān)系,下文“Recognizingthishelpsyourealizethatforgivenessisanaltruisticgiftthatyoucangivetoothers.”中的this指代A項(xiàng)內(nèi)容,上下文連接連貫。5.E本段小標(biāo)題為Hold,作為練習(xí)寬恕的最終一個(gè)環(huán)節(jié),依據(jù)上文“Forgivenessisnoterasure.”可知寬恕不是抹去,上文與E項(xiàng)為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系;下文“Whenbadfeelingsarise,remindyourselfthatyouhaveforgivenandfinallyyouwantgoodfortheoffender.”承接E項(xiàng)內(nèi)容,表達(dá)了面對(duì)不好的記憶、感覺(jué),不是抹去,而是變更自己的看法、反應(yīng),上下文連接連貫。Ⅲ.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了山東省省會(huì)濟(jì)南的幾處聞名的泉水。1.the考查冠詞。句意:在足夠的降雨和當(dāng)?shù)卣哪托耘ο?被稱為“泉城”的山東省省會(huì)濟(jì)南取得了令人矚目的成就。表示特指,故填the。2.istitled考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語(yǔ)態(tài)。關(guān)系代詞that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句,從句修飾先行詞Jinan,該空是從句謂語(yǔ),that指代先行詞作從句的主語(yǔ),和title是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,所以用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。