Unit5 Intothewild阅读·提速练Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2021·江苏镇江八校联考)AnsweringtheCommunityNeedsofOurCityTheSilverCityCouncilrecognizesthatcitizenshavecertainneeds.Tobettermeetyourneeds，wehavemadeseveralchangestocommunityfacilitiesin2014.Thefollowingshowhowwehavetriedtomakeyourlifebetter.Transport☆Threestationsforthesuburbshavebeenaddedtothewesterntrainservice.☆20newbusesforthesouthernlinewerepurchasedinJanuary.☆50percentofcitybus-stopshavebeenupgraded.Communication☆Broadbandcableisnowavailabletoallpartsofthecity.☆AllofthenewGovernmentbuildingsaresmart-wiredforbettercomputerservice!MedicalFacilities☆Thenewstate-of-the-artNightingaleHospitalwasopenedinJune.☆ToovercomeashortageoftrainedmedicalstaffatDoverHospital,10doctorshavebeenemployedfromoverseas.☆SomefacilitiesatStationStreetHospitalhavebeenupgraded.Education☆Textbookswillbefreetoallprimarystudentsin2014!☆Rentalforprivateschoolshasbeenreduced.ProtectionandSecurity☆Extrapolicenowpatrol(巡逻)thetouristareas.☆50newpoliceofficersgraduatedinJulyandhavetakenupdutiesinthecityarea.Entertainment/Recreation☆ThenewCentralCommunityBuildingopenedinMay.☆5,000newfictionbookswereboughtfortheSilverCityLibrary.语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了银城议会为了满足市民的需求所做的一些改进措施，主要涉及交通、通信、医疗、教育、安全保障和娱乐等方面。
1．What’sthenoticemainlyabout?A．TheworkcarriedoutbythepeopleofSilverCity.B．ThefacilitiesavailableinSilverCity.C．SomeimprovementsinSilverCity.D．Informationforinterestedtourists.答案 C解析 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，通告主要是银城议会为了满足市民的需求所做的一些改进措施，主要涉及交通、通信、医疗、教育、安全保障和娱乐等方面。故选C。2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Travelbooksareprovidedinthenewlibrary.B．MorebuslinesandstopsareboughtinSilverCity.C．FreemedicaltreatmentisavailableatStationStreetHospital.D．Therearemorepoliceofficersondutynow.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据ProtectionandSecurity中的“Extrapolicenowpatrol(巡逻)thetouristareas.”和“50newpoliceofficersgraduatedinJulyandhavetakenupdutiesinthecityarea.”可知，现在有更多的警察值勤。故选D。3．Thepublicnoticeisfrom.A．thecommunityB．thelocalgovernmentC．theSilverCityLibraryD．atravelagency答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本通告主要是银城议会为了满足市民的需求所做的一些改进措施，主要涉及交通、通信、医疗、教育、安全保障和娱乐等方面。这些措施只有当地的政府才能保障实施。故选B。B(2021·百师联盟联考)Cultureshockisabroadtermfortheseriesofpersonaldifficultiesthatpeoplegothroughinnewplaces.It’susuallymostextremeforthosewhocan’tspeakthelanguageoftheplacetheyhavemovedto，orforthosewhoaren’tfamiliarwiththesocialrules.BothofthesethingsappliedtomeinChinawhenImovedtherein2011.So，naturally，Iwentthroughthefourwell-knownstagesofcultureshock：honeymoon，distress(痛苦)，re-integration(重新融入)andautonomy(独立自主)．
WhenIarrived，Iwasexcitedandoptimistic，butIquicklybecameirritated(恼火的)byculturaldifferences，missinghowthingsworkedbackhome.Bytheendofmyfirstyear，Ihadtotallylostmyself-confidence;Iwasabitter，clumsyandsensitiveperson，andIblamedChinaformakingmethatway.Then，inmysecondyear，Istartedtopickupsomelanguageskills，andIfoundfunactivitiestodoinmysparetime.ImadegreatforeignandChinesefriends，andIdevelopedaninterestinChinesehistoryandculture.Ilearnedtoconsidermyselfaconfidentandhappylaowai.TodayI’mbackintheUS，whereI’mpursuingaPhDatauniversityinmyhometown.It’sbeenalittletoughtoreadjusttolifeinmyhomecountry.Isufferedatfirstfrom“reverse”cultureshock，experiencingthefourstagesintheoppositeorder.Istartedoutfeelingindependentandself-confident，beforeslowlyrealizingthatIknewmycountrymuchlesswellthanIusedto.I’dcomplainloudlyaboutlittlethings，likehowIcouldnolongershout“fuwuyuan！”togetawaiter’sattentioninarestaurant.Buteventually，IcametorealizethatwhatIhadthoughtwasthatmy“home”hadbecomeanentirelynewplacewhileI’dbeenaway.That，byitself，wasexciting.语篇解读 本文是夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者在中国期间经历的文化冲击的四个阶段：蜜月、痛苦、重新融入和独立自主。回到美国后，作者又经历了“反向”文化冲击。4．WhichofthefollowingleasthelpedtheauthoreasehiscultureshockinChina?A．BylearningtheChineselanguage.B．Bymakinglocalfriends.C．Byjoininginfunactivities.D．Byattendinghistorycourses.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第五段中的内容可知，学习汉语、结交当地的朋友、参加有趣的活动，能帮助作者缓解他在中国的文化冲击，让他渐渐对中国历史和文化产生兴趣。文章中没有提到上历史课。故选D项。5．WhichstageofcultureshockdoesParagraph4mainlydescribe?A．Distress.B．Honeymoon.C．Re-integration.D．Autonomy.答案 A解析
推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，作者已经完全失去了自信，觉得自己是一个尖刻、笨拙、敏感的人，并且责怪是中国使他变成那个样子。由此可见，该段描述的是作者处于文化冲击四个阶段中的“distress(痛苦)”这一阶段。故选A项。6．Whatdoestheword“reverse”meaninParagraph7?A．Exchangetheposition.B．Stophavingaparticularposition.C．Changetheorderofsomethingaround.D．Changethepreviousdecision.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。画线词后面提到“experiencingthefourstagesintheoppositeorder(以相反的顺序经历这四个阶段)”由此可以猜测，reverse意思为“反向的，逆向的”。故选A项。7．WhentheauthorwentbacktotheUS，whatdidhedo?A．Hemovedtoanewplacewithhisfamily.B．Hefeltrelaxedinamorefamiliarculture.C．HemissedhislifeinChinaverymuch.D．Hefounditdifficulttoadapttolifethere.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“It’sbeenalittletoughtoreadjusttolifeinmyhomecountry.”可知，当作者回到美国时，他发现很难重新适应那里的生活。故选D项。C(2021·江苏苏州八校联考)TheIntelligentTransportteamatNewcastleUniversityhaveturnedanelectriccarintoamobilelaboratorynamed“DriveLAB”inordertounderstandthechallengesfacedbyolderdriversandtodiscoverwherethekeystresspointsare.Researchshowsthatgivingupdrivingisoneofthekeyreasonsforafallinhealthandwell-beingamongolderpeople，leadingtothembecomingmoreisolated(隔绝)andinactive.LedbyProfessorPhilBlythe，theNewcastleteamaredevelopingin-vehicletechnologiesforolderdriverswhichtheyhopecouldhelpthemtocontinuedrivingintolaterlife.Theseincludecustom-madenavigation(导航)tools，nightvisionsystemsandintelligentspeedadaptations.PhilBlytheexplains，“Formanyolderpeople，particularlythoselivingaloneorinthecountry，drivingisimportantforpreservingtheirindependence，givingthemthefreedomtogetoutandaboutwithouthavingtorelyonothers.”“Butweallhavetoacceptthataswegetolder，ourreactionsslowdownandthisoftenresultsinpeopleavoidinganypotentiallychallengingdrivingconditionsandlosingconfidenceintheirdrivingskills.Theresultisthatpeoplestopdrivingbeforetheyreallyneedto.”DrAmyGuo，theleadingresearcherontheolderdriverstudy，explains，“TheDriveLABishelpingustounderstandwhatthekeypointsanddifficultiesareforolderdriversandhowwemightusetechnologyto
addresstheseproblems.”“Forexample，mostofuswouldexpectolderdriversalwaysgoslowerthaneveryoneelsebutsurprisingly，wefoundthatin30mphzonestheystruggledtokeepataconstantspeedandsoweremorelikelytobreakthespeedlimitandbeatriskofgettingfined.We’relookingatthebenefitsofsystemswhichcontroltheirspeedasawayofpreventingthat.”“Wehopethatourworkwillhelpwithtechnologicalsolutions(解决方案)toensurethatolderdriversstaysaferbehindthewheel.”语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了老年司机在需要停止开车的年龄之前就不得不停止开车，所以一些研究人员就开始了解老年司机存在的问题，想要利用技术去解决这些问题，比如开发订制的导航工具、夜视系统和智能速度适应等。8．WhatisthepurposeoftheDriveLAB?A．Toexplorenewmeansoftransport.B．Todesignnewtypesofcars.C．Tofindoutolderdriver’sproblems.D．Toteachpeopletrafficrules.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，DriveLAB是用来了解老年司机所面对的挑战，发现关键点在哪里。即发现老年司机的问题。故选C。9．WhyisdrivingimportantforolderpeopleaccordingtoPhilBlythe?A．Itkeepsthemindependent.B．Ithelpsthemsavetime.C．Itbuildsuptheirstrength.D．Itcurestheirmentalillnesses.答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“drivingisimportantforpreservingtheirindependence”可知，开车对于保持老年司机的独立性很重要。故选A。10．Whatdoresearchershopetodoforolderdrivers?A．Improvetheirdrivingskills.B．Developdriver-assisttechnologies.C．Providetipsonrepairingtheircars.D．Organizeregularphysicalcheckups.答案 B解析
推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句及最后一段可知，研究人员想要利用技术解决老年司机的关键难题，即开发驾驶员辅助技术，故选B。11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ANewModelElectricCarB．ASolutiontoTrafficProblemC．DrivingServiceforEldersD．KeepingOlderDriversontheRoad答案 D解析 标题归纳题。通读全文的内容可知，本文主要讲述一些研究人员想要利用技术解决老年司机驾驶存在的问题，其目的是帮助老年司机能够一直开车直到应该停止的年龄，故选项D最适合作本文的标题。D(2021·湖北三校联考)Machinesmightonedayreplacehumanlaborersinanumberofprofessions，butsurelytheywon’teverreplacehumanartists.Right?Thinkagain.Notevenwillourartistsbesafefromtheinevitablemachinetakeover，ifanewdevelopmentinartificialintelligence(AI)byateamofresearchersfromRutgersUniversityandFacebook’sAIlaboffersaclueofwhat’stocome.TheyhavedesignedanAIcapableofnotonlyproducingart，butactuallyinventingwholenewaesthetic(美学的)stylessimilartomovementslikeimpressionismorabstractexpressionism.Theidea，accordingtoresearcherMarianMazzone，istomakeartthatis“novel，butnottoonovel”．Themodelusedinthisprojectinvolvesageneratornetwork，whichproducestheimages，andadiscriminatornetwork，which“judges”whetherit’sart.Oncethegeneratorlearnshowtoproduceworkthatthedistributorrecognizesasart，it’sgivenanadditionalinstruction：toproduceartthatdoesn’tmatchanyknownaestheticstyles.“Youwanttohavesomethingreallycreativeandstriking—butatthesametimenottogotoofarandmakesomethingthatisn’taestheticallypleasing，”explainedAhmedElgammal.Theartthatwasgeneratedbythesystemwasthenpresentedtohumanjudgesalongsidehuman-producedartwithoutshowingwhichwaswhich.Totheresearchers’surprise，themachine-madeartscoredslightlyhigheroverallthanthehuman-producedart.Ofcourse，machinescan’tyetreplacethemeaningconveyedinworksbyhumanartists，butthisprojectshowsthatartistskillsetscertainlyseemreproduciblebymachines.Whatwillittakeformachinestoproducecontentwithmeaning?ThatmightbethelastAIfrontier.Humanartistscanatleasthangtheirhatsinthatfieldfornow.“Imaginehavingpeopleoverforadinnerpartyandtheyask，‘Whoisthatby？’Andyousay，‘Well，it’samachineactually.’Thatwouldbeaninterestingconversationstarter，”said
KevinWalker.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，主要讲了人工智能不仅可以复制艺术家的绘画技巧，而且能创造新的艺术风格。12．Whatisimpliedinthesecondparagraph?A．Artistswon’tbereplacedbyAI.B．AIcanproducenewstylesofart.C．AIistotallyatalossaboutimpressionism.D．AIfailstoreflectabstractexpressionism.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“TheyhavedesignedanAIcapableofnotonlyproducingart，butactuallyinventingwholenewaesthetic(美学的)stylessimilartomovementslikeimpressionismorabstractexpressionism.”可知，第二段暗含的意思是人工智能能够创造新的艺术风格。13．WhatdidMarianfindinhisstudy?A．AIcanpleasehumanjudgeswithitsart.B．AIcancombinecontentwithmeaning.C．AIcanmakeartaestheticallyunpleasant.D．AIcancreatehighqualityarts.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第五段的内容可知，Marian发现人工智能可以创造高水平的艺术品，所以选D。14．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hangtheirhats”mean?A．Discover.B．Hold.C．Struggle.D．Appear.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，对于机器来说，还需要什么才能生产出有内涵的东西呢？那可能是人工智能最后的未涉及的地方。人类画家至少能够现在待在那里。hangone’shat意为“住在”，引申为“坚守，坚持”，所以和hold意思吻合。15．WhatKevinsaidinthelastparagraphtellsusthat.A．sheusesmachinestocookforapartyB．shelikestojoininadinnerpartyC．sheexpectsthearrivalofAID．shecaresaboutthestarterofachat
答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可推知，她期待人工智能的到来。Ⅱ.七选五(2021·广东调研)TakingITandAItothePeoplePuttingasideemploymentprospects(就业前景)andtheexpectationsofmyparents，themajorI’dmostliketostudyiscomputerscience.1First，IhavebeeninterestedincomputerssinceIwasachild.Ilikeplayinggamesanddrawingandeditingpicturesusingcomputersoftware，soIthinkthatacomputersciencemajorwouldallowmetobuildonthisinterest.Second，IhavefoundthatIturntotheInternetwhenIhaveaproblemthatpeoplearoundmecan’thelpwith.It’sagoldmine(宝库)ofanswers.2Weusethenettoshop，chatwithfriendswholivefaraway，andbookticketsandhotelroomswhenwetravel.ThenetissowonderfullyconvenientthatIdoubtwhethermodernlifewouldbepossiblewithoutit.IfIdostudycomputerscienceandInternettechnologyasmymajor，aftercollegeIwanttodevelopartificialintelligenceproducts.Theywouldaddconveniencetolife.3Theycanfacilitateourcommunicationsothatsocietycanmeetpeople’sdemandsforhigherlivingstandards.IfIcould，I’devenliketodevelopmyowngames.4However，it’snoteasytoqualifyfortheworldofIT.5Nevertheless，Iamgoingtoputineveryefforttoachievethehighstandardthatisrequired.Ifirmlybelievethatonedaymydreamwillbefulfilled.A．Therearealotofreasons.B．TheInternethasitsdisadvantages.C．Iwouldwanttoimprovethevarioussocialplatforms.D．What’smore，nowadaystheInternetenterseveryaspectoflife.E．Thisiswhysomepeoplearoundmethinkthatmydreamisunrealistic.F．That’ssomethingthatwouldmakemereallyproudandwouldaddrealvaluetomylife.G．WiththeInternet，everystudentisprovidedwithaccesstothesameeducationalmaterials.语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。抛开就业前景和父母的期望不谈，作者最喜欢的专业是计算机科学，作者说明了喜欢计算机科学的理由以及对自己从事这个专业的设想。1．答案 A解析 上文提到了作者最喜欢计算机专业，本段则主要说明了作者喜欢计算机专业的理由。故A选项“有很多原因”符合语境，故选A。
2．答案 D解析 本句为本段主旨句，结合后文主要列举了网络在生活各方面的作用，体现了互联网进入了生活的各个方面。故D选项“更重要的是，现在互联网进入了生活的每个方面”符合语境，故选D。3．答案 C解析 本段主要讲作者在设想自己从事计算机科学专业后会做的事情，结合后文谈到的促进交流，可推知作者是想要完善社交平台，后文中的They可对应到C选项中socialplatforms。故C选项“我想完善各种社交平台”符合语境，故选C。4．答案 F解析 本句承接上文，说明作者开发自己的游戏带来的结果是让自己非常自豪，为人生增添价值。故F选项“那让我感到非常自豪，也会为我的人生增添真正的价值”符合语境，故选F。5．答案 E解析 本句承接上文进一步说明，成为IT界的一员并不容易，故作者身边的人会认为作者的梦想并不现实。故E选项“这就是为什么我周围的一些人认为我的梦想是不现实的”符合语境，故选E。
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