PAGE課時提能練(三十五)選修7Unit1LivingwithtechnologyA：學問層面Ⅰ.語境語法填空AWithmobilephoneswecankeep1.intouchwithotherswhereverweare.Buttherearealsosome2.obvious(obviously)disadvantagesofmobilephones.Forexample，nomatterwhatthe3.circumstances(circumstance)，whenthephonerings，everythingstops4.sothatthecallcanbeanswered.Asaresult，somepeoplerejectmobilephones.Idon'toppose5.using(use)mobilephones.What'smore，Ithinkitisconvenienttosendtextmessagesbymobilephones.BThefirstpublicTVbroadcastsweremadeintheUSAin1925.Manydifferentpeoplecontributed1.tothedevelopmentofTV.MostearlyTVbroadcastsweremade2.using(use)asystemdevelopedbyJohnLogieBairdintheUK.3.However，hissystemwasveryprimitiveandhadmanydrawbacks.PhiloFarnsworthmadeimportant4.breakthroughs(breakthrough)inthedevelopmentofTVin5.thelate1920sandearly1930s.JohnLogieBaird6.constructed(construct)thefirstcolourTVin1928.Butitwasnotuntil19517.thatregularcolourTVbroadcastsbeganintheUSA.RegularcolourTVbroadcasts8.were_delayed(delay)intheUKuntil1967.SatelliteswereusedtobroadcastTVbeginningin1962.SatellitesallowTVtobebroadcastliveovervastdistances.TheyalsomakeTV9.accessible(access)topeoplelivingfarawayfromcities，andsatellitedishescanoftenbeseen10.distributed(distribute)throughoutthecountrysideandremoteareas.Ⅱ.語境短文改錯依據課文內容，對下面材料進行修改。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。IntheUSA，theAmish—aChristiangroup—arefamousbecausetheydrivecarriagesinsteadcars，donotuseTVsandrefrigerators，anddonothavepersonaltelephones.ManypeopleassumetheAmishmusthavereligiousreasonfortheirmanyrules，butthisisnottruly.Intruth，wheneveranewtechnologywasintroduced，theAmishmeetanddiscussitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Theythenvoteonthattheywillacceptit.TheAmishrejectcarsbecausetheylikehavingtightcommunitieswhicheveryonelivescloselytogether.TheyhavenoTVsorrefrigeratorsbecauseoftheirhomesdonothaveelectricity—theydonotthinkitisnecessaryanddislikedealwithstrangers，suchasthepeoplewhoworkattheelectriccompany.[答案]IntheUSA，theAmish—aChristiangroup—arefamousbecausetheydrivecarriagesinsteadeq\o(\s\up7(∧),\s\do5(of))cars，donotuseTVseq\f(and,or)refrigerators，anddonothavepersonaltelephones.ManypeopleassumetheAmishmusthavereligiouseq\f(reason,reasons)fortheirmanyrules，butthisisnoteq\f(truly,true).Intruth，wheneveranewtechnologyeq\f(was,is)introduced，theAmishmeetanddiscussitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Theythenvoteoneq\f(that,whether)theywillacceptit.TheAmishrejectcarsbecausetheylikehavingtightcommunitieseq\f(which,where)everyoneliveseq\f(closely,close)together.TheyhavenoTVsorrefrigeratorsbecauseeq\o(of,＼)theirhomesdonothaveelectricity—theydonotthinkitisnecessaryanddislikeeq\f(deal,dealing)withstrangers，suchasthepeoplewhoworkattheelectriccompany.Ⅲ.依據提示補全句子1．盡管這些天埋頭書中，我還是加入了幾個學生俱樂部來提高自己。(連詞＋過去分詞結構)Though_buried_in_booksthesedays，Ihavestilljoinedseveralstudentclubsinordertoimprovemyself.2．請你抽空看一下我附上的材料好嗎？(so＋adj.＋asto)Wouldyoubeso_kind_as_tospareaglanceatthematerialsattached?3．他說他將反對變更這項法規。(oppose)Hesaidhewould_oppose_changingthelaw.4．我沒有立刻把消息告知他，等有了適當的時機再說。(delay)Idelayed_telling_him_the_news，waitingfortherightmoment.B：實力層面Ⅰ.閱讀理解(2024·福建省質量檢查測試)AtEngland'sUniversityofPlymouth，ProfessorEduardoMirandahasbeenprogrammingpairsofrobotstocomposemusic.Miranda'srobotshavesimple“vocalcords”(聲帶)andareprogrammedtosingandlistentoeachother.Therobots'uniquewarblingsounds(顫音)donotperfectlymatchthehumanvoice，buteachmachineisexactlysharingmusicwiththeotherinanewanduniqueway.Eachrobotisequippedwithspeakers，softwarethatmimicsthehumanvoice，amouththatopensasit“sings”，amicrophoneforears，andacameraforeyes.Therobotsalsomove.Mirandahopesthatbystudyinghisrobotvocalists，hecandiscoversomethingabouthowandwhyhumanscreate，perform，andlistentomusic.Whentherobotssing，thefirstrobotmakessixrandomsounds.Itspartnerrespondswithmoresounds.Thefirstrobotanalyzesthesoundstoseeiftheirsequences(依次)aresimilar.Iftheyare，itnodsitsheadandcommitsthesoundstomemory，andthesecondrobotnoticesand“memorizes”themusicalsequence，too.Ifthefirstrobotthinksthesoundsaretoodifferent，itshakesitsheadandbothrobotsignorethesounds.Thentheprocesscontinues.Mirandasetupanexperimentinwhichheleftthetworobotsaloneinhisstudyfortwoweeks.Whenhereturned，hislittlewarblershad，byimitatingeachother，notonlysharednotesbutcombinedthem.Theproductoftheircooperationwasfarfromsymphonic，buttherobotshadbeguntocombinethenotesintotheirownself-developed“songs”．Withthehelpofhiswarblingrobots，oneofMiranda'sgoalsistocreatemusicthatnohumanwouldevercompose.Mirandabelievestherobotsareidealforthispurposebecausetheywouldnotbeinfluencedbyanyexistingmusicalstylesorrules.【語篇解讀】普利茅斯高校的教授EduardoMiranda通過編寫程序讓一對機器人創作音樂。本文介紹了Miranda的試驗過程以及他的目標等。1．Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“mimics”inParagraph2?A．Substitutes. B．Interrupts.C．Controls. D．Copies.D[詞義揣測題。依據畫線詞所在句中的“amouththatopensasit‘sings’，amicrophoneforears，andacameraforeyes”可知，“唱歌”時嘴張開、麥克風用作耳朵、攝像頭用作眼睛。由此可推知，此處表示用來仿照人聲的軟件，故D項正確。A項意為“代替，取代”。]2．WhatdidthetworobotsdoduringMiranda'sexperiment?A．Theyinteractedwitheachother.B．Theyignoredtheuniquesound.C．Theylearnedtosingbetterthanhumans.D．Theycommittedrandomsoundstomemory.A[細微環節理解題。依據第三段第一、二句“Whentherobotssing，thefirstrobotmakessixrandomsounds.Itspartnerrespondswithmoresounds”可知，當機器人唱歌時，第一個機器人發出六個隨機的聲音；它的同伴會發出更多的聲音來回應。并結合該段其他內容可知，在唱歌時，機器人之間會互動，故A項正確。]3．WhatdoesMirandawanthisrobotstodo?A．Singaswellashumansdo.B．Createnewstylesofmusic.C．Memorizeavarietyofmusic.D．Promotetraditionalmusicalforms.B[細微環節理解題。依據尾段第一句“Withthehelpofhiswarblingrobots，oneofMiranda'sgoalsistocreatemusicthatnohumanwouldevercompose”可知，Miranda的目標之一就是憑借機器人的幫助創作出人類恒久無法創作出的音樂，即創建出新風格的音樂，故B項正確。]4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Futurerobots.B．Specialsongs.C．Musicbyrobots.D．ExperimentsbyMiranda.C[主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，依據第一段第一句“AtEngland'sUniversityofPlymouth，ProfessorEduardoMirandahasbeenprogrammingpairsofrobotstocomposemusic”為全文的主題句，結合下文內容可知，本文主要介紹了EduardoMiranda教授用機器人創作音樂的試驗過程。故C項正確。]Ⅱ.完形填空(2024·石家莊市重點中學摸底考試)OnmywaybackhomeIwasstoppedattrafficlightsbysomepeoplewhoaskedforhelp.Awoman—inherattempttogive__1__toanambulance—haddrivenhercaroverstonyobstaclesthatseparatedthebikelinefromthestreet，and，asaresult，hadgottenhercar__2__.Shecouldn'tmovethecarinany__3__withoutdamagingit.Acoupleofpeopletriedto__4__thecarbackbuttheobstaclesweretoohigh.Seeingthattheycouldn'tdomuchaboutit，theyleft.Thewomaninthecartriedto__5__someservice，andwastoldthatitwouldtakeabout45minutesforsomeonetogetthere.Whilewatchingtheotherpeople__6__，IrealizedthewomanwouldbeonherownandIimaginedhow__7__thatwouldbeifIwereinhershoes.Aftersometalking，she__8__metositinsidehercar.Iwasn'tinahurry，soI__9__myfamilythatIwouldbelaterandthentriedto__10__thewomanwhoseemedtofeelstressedaboutcausingothers__11__.Butactuallyitwasn'ttoomuchtrouble__12__theycouldstillpass，andalsotherewasn'tanythingshecoulddoaboutit__13__.Welaughedand__14__thatallweneededwassometeaforourpicnic.Finally__15__cameandhelpedherbackonthestreet.She__16__meandaskedformyphonenumbersoshecouldreturnthe__17__，butItoldheritwasokay.Sheseemedtofeelmuch__18__whenwesaidourgoodbyes.Ibelievethatnothavingtofaceadifficultsituation__19__canmakealotof__20__.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文，主要講解并描述了作者勸慰并幫助一位在公路上因為給救援車讓行而陷入逆境的女士的故事。1．A.signal B．wayC．time D．helpB[一位女士試圖給一輛救援車讓行。givewayto...“讓行”，為固定搭配。故選B。]2．A.stuck B．brokenC．dirty D．abandonedA[依據下文“Shecouldn'tmovethecar”可推知，因為給救援車讓行，這位女士的車卡(stuck)在那里不能動彈。]3．A.sense B．minuteC．direction D．lineC[在不損壞車的狀況下，無論往哪個方向(direction)都無法移動。]4．A.lift B．holdC．pull D．driveA[依據上文“Shecouldn'tmovethecar”以及下文“buttheobstaclesweretoohigh”可推知，車子卡在那里，障礙物太高，不能被抬(lift)回來。]5．A.offer B．seekC．refuse D．takeB[那位女士在車里試圖尋求(seek)一些服務。]6．A.shout B．discussC．stand D．leaveD[依據上文中的“Seeingthattheycouldn'tdomuchaboutit，theyleft”可知，當時其他人因為幫不了什么忙，都走開(leave)了。]7．A.amazing B．pleasantC．uneasy D．incredibleC[依據上文可知，那位女士的車被卡在障礙物上，其他人又幫不上忙，作者將心比心，覺得此情此景，那位女士肯定不舒適(uneasy)，與下文“thewomanwhoseemedtofeelstressedaboutcausingothers_______”呼應。]8．A.forced B．invitedC．ordered D．allowedB[依據語境可推知，那位女士邀請(invited)作者坐進她的車里。]9．A.consulted B．warnedC．advised D．informedD[依據語境及下文“Iwouldbelater”可推知，作者告知(informed)家人一些狀況。]10．A.persuade B．comfortC．frighten D．satisfyB[依據空后的“thewomanwhoseemedtofeelstressedaboutcausingothers________”可推知，那位女士好像感到焦慮擔心，作者試圖寬慰(comfort)她，這與下文“Welaughedand________thatallweneededwassometeaforourpicnic”呼應。]11．A.troub