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.應用文寫作假定你是李華,你的新西蘭筆友Johnson將要到北京旅行,想請你幫他做一日旅游攻略。請你給他寫一封電子郵件,內容包括:1.旅行支配;2.交通、飲食等支配。留意:1.詞數應為80左右;2.請在相應位置作答。DearJohnson,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua答案：Ⅰ.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了能聽懂動物語言的人工智能技術。1.A微小環節理解題。依據其次段內容可知,KarenBakker的新書主要講的是人工智能如何幫助翻譯動物的聲音。故選A項。2.D微小環節理解題。依據第三段中的“Allaroundtheanimalkingdom,therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupandunderstand.Elephants,forexample,talkwitheachotherusinginfrasound—farbelowourhumanhearingrange.”可知,大象的聲波是人類聽不見的。故選D項。3.D段落大意題。依據第四段內容可知,第四段主要講的是人工智能翻譯的發覺。故選D項。4.C微小環節理解題。依據最終一段中的“AresearchteaminGermany,therefore,putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutetotellthebeeswherethenectarwas,Voxreported.”可知,科學家通過用一只機器蜜蜂做向導來告知蜜蜂花蜜在哪里。故選C項。【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。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之一。5.D微小環節理解題。依據第一段中的“Beforeworkinginpolitics,FongpaidhisownwaythroughHarvardLawSchooland,upongraduatinghelpedfoundandrunalawfirm.Fongeventuallyledseveralcompanies,allthewhile,gardeningwashisescape.”可知,為了短暫脫離現實,方起先從事園藝。故選D項。6.A段落大意題。依據第三段內容可知,第三段主要講解并描述了方對園藝的進一步投入。故選A項。7.B微小環節理解題。依據最終一段中的“Untilhisdeathin2004atninety-seven,Fongspenteveryweekendtendingtohisflowersandtreesandassociatingwithvisitors.Heconsideredgardeningacontributingreasonforhislongandhealthylife.”可知,方認為園藝是他健康長壽的一個重要緣由。故選B項。8.C推理推斷題。依據其次段內容以及第三段中的“Afterheretiredfrompoliticsin1977,Fongcontinuedtobeinchargeofhiscompanies,buthefocusedongardening,personallyimportingandplantingcountlessspeciesofplants.”和最終一段中的“Untilhisdeathin2004atninety-seven,Fongspenteveryweekendtendingtohisflowersandtreesandassociatingwithvisitors.”可知,作者通過講解并描述海勒姆·方打造自己花園的經過,無論什么時候,不管是從政還是經商的時候,方先生都會抽出時間來經營自己的花園。由此推知,作者想要表述沒有熱忱成就不了任何宏大的事業。故選C項。Ⅱ.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了練習寬恕的最好方法之一是運用REACH法——回憶、共情、利他、承諾和堅持。1.B依據上文“OneofthebestwaystopracticeforgivenessiswiththeREACHmethod.REACHstandsforRecall,Empathize,Altruisticgift,CommitandHold.”可知,本文話題為REACH法,依據下文五個小標題可知,B項起到承上啟下作用,統領下文。2.F本段小標題為Recall,依據上文“Thefirststepistorecallthewrongdoing...ofthewrongthatwasdone.”可知,通過回顧過失可以幫助了解這人錯在哪里,復現詞為theperson;F項“Visualizethepersonandsituationandallthefeelingsthatcomewithit.”詳細表述怎么回顧,下文“Don’tpushasideanything,especiallyifitmakesyoufeelangryorupset.”中的feelangryorupset呼應F項中的allthefeelingsthatcomewithit,上下文連接連貫。3.G依據下文“Theyoftendon’tthinkclearlywhentheyhurtothers,andtheyjustlosecontrol.”可知當他們損害別人的時候,他們往往沒有想清晰,他們只是失去了限制;They指代G項中的Peoplewhoattackothers,攻擊他人的人有時因處于恐驚和擔憂的狀態而失控傷人,上下文連接連貫順暢。4.A依據上文“Recallatimewhenyoutreatedsomeoneunkindlyandwereforgiven.”可知回憶一下你對別人不友好而被寬恕的閱歷。上文與A項為順接關系,下文“Recognizingthishelpsyourealizethatforgivenessisanaltruisticgiftthatyoucangivetoothers.”中的this指代A項內容,上下文連接連貫。5.E本段小標題為Hold,作為練習寬恕的最終一個環節,依據上文“Forgivenessisnoterasure.”可知寬恕不是抹去,上文與E項為轉折關系;下文“Whenbadfeelingsarise,remindyourselfthatyouhaveforgivenandfinallyyouwantgoodfortheoffender.”承接E項內容,表達了面對不好的記憶、感覺,不是抹去,而是變更自己的看法、反應,上下文連接連貫。Ⅲ.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了山東省省會濟南的幾處聞名的泉水。1.the考查冠詞。句意:在足夠的降雨和當地政府的耐性努力下,被稱為“泉城”的山東省省會濟南取得了令人矚目的成就。表示特指,故填the。2.istitled考查動詞的時態和語態。關系代詞that引導定語從句,從句修飾先行詞Jinan,該空是從句謂語,that指代先行詞作從句的主語,和title是被動關系,所以用被動語態。