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学年北师大版英语选修7单元综合检测Unit20
单元综合检测
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Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
DearStudentBody,
Sincecanoeing(划独木舟)hasbecomemorepopularinrecentyears,theOutdoorClubhasdecidedtoofferanexcitingopportunityforstudentstoexploretheirsurroundings.Inthepast,theclubhasgonehiking,bicycling,andfishing.Thisyear,theOutdoorClubmemberswouldliketoinviteallinterestedstudentsatRedlandOaksJuniorHighSchooltogoalongonacanoeingnaturetourofCanyonLake.ThegroupwillleavethisSaturdayat9:
00amfromthemainentrancetoCanyonLakeStatePark.Studentsdon'tneedtobeamemberoftheclubtoenjoythejourney.
Themainfocusofthenaturetourwillbetoobservethevariousspeciesofbirdsfoundinthearea.TheCanyonLakeBirdwatchersClubreportsthatthevarietyofspeciesandnumberofbirdsintheareahaveincreasedgreatlyoverthepastfiveyears.Manybirdwatchershavefoundtheareatobeagreatplacetotakephotosoftheirfavoritelocalbirds.Tourguideswillbeonhandtoansweranyquestionsaboutthebirds.Besuretobringanotepadtowritedownanythingyoumayfindinteresting.
ThetourguideswillmeetusattheentrancetoCanyonLakeStatePark.Afterageneralintroduction,theguideswillgooverthesafetyrules,andthenthestudentswillbreakintopairs.Eachguidewillthentakeonepairofstudentsonatourofthelake.
TheOutdoorClubwillprovidecanoes,oars(桨)andlifejackets.Students,however,willneedtosupplytheirownsunscreen,sunglasses,andhats.Itisgoingtobeahotday,sopleasedonotforgetthisequipment.
TheOutdoorClublooksforwardtoseeingyouonthisexcitingtour.
Sincerely,
TyReidPresident,
RedlandOaksJuniorHighOutdoorClub
【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。
文章主要介绍了去CanyonLakeStatePark的自然之旅。
1.Whatdoweknowaboutthetour?
A.Schoolteacherswillgoonthetouraswell.
B.Itincludesfishing,bicyclingandcanoeing.
C.Nonmembersoftheclubcanalsojointhetour.
D.ItwasstartedbyRedlandOaksJuniorHigh
School.
C [细节理解题。
由第一段的最后一句可知,非俱乐部会员也可以参加这次旅行。
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2.Whatisthemainaimofthenaturetour?
A.Topracticecanoeing.
B.Totakepicturesofbirds.
C.Tofindsomethinginteresting.
D.Towatchmanykindsofbirds.
D [细节理解题。
由第二段中的“Themainfocusofthenaturetourwillbetoobservethevariousspeciesofbirdsfoundinthearea.”可知,这次旅行的主要目的是观察各种鸟类。
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3.Studentsareexpectedto.
A.bringlifejacketsandanotepad
B.preparesunprotectionequipment
C.learnthesafetyrulesbythemselves
D.askquestionsabouttheirfavoritebirds
B [细节理解题。
由倒数第二段中的“Students,however,willneedtosupply...donotforgetthisequipment.”可知,学生需要准备防晒用品。
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B
Fromselfdrivingcarstocarebots(care+robots)forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.
“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.
Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence.
Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,EuropeandNorthAmerica.ItshowsthatintheUStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates.
Butthereportstates:
“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs—justchangingwhatpeopledo.”Growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch.
“Thegrowthof20to40personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologicalknow—howwilldirectlychallengebigcompanies,”itstates.
A2014reportbyPewResearchfound52percentofexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticswereoptimisticaboutthefutureandbelievedtherewouldstillbeenoughjobsinthenextfewyears.Theoptimistspictured“afutureinwhichrobotsdonottaketheplaceofmorejobsthantheycreate”accordingtoAaronSmith,thereport'scoauthor.
“Technologywillcontinuetoaffectjobs,butmorejobsseemlikelytobecreated.Althoughtherehavealwaysbeenunemployedpeople,whenwereachedafewbillionpeopletherewerebillionsofjobs.Thereisnoshortageofthingsthatneedtobedoneandthatwillnotchange,”Microsoft'sJonathanGrudintoldresearchers.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了未来社会的人工智能大发展,大约50%的职业将消失,但失去职业并不等于丢掉工作,只是改变了人们所做的是什么——人们将从事更具有创造性的工作。
4.Accordingtothereport,.
A.peoplewon'tnecessarilylosejobs
B.bigcompanieswillfacefewerchallenges
C.smallcompanieswillwinagainstbigcompanies
D.mostpeoplewillbecomeinterestedintechnology
A [推理判断题。
根据第五段中的“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs—justchangingwhatpeopledo.”可知,失去职业并不等于丢掉工作,只是改变了人们所做的是什么。
故选A。
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5.Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthefuture.
A.peoplewillfacemanydifficulties
B.peoplewilltakeupmorecreativejobs
C.artificialintelligencewillthreatenpeople'slives
D.mostjobswillbedoneintraditionalworkplaces
B [推理判断题。
根据第三段“Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence.”可知,人们将会从事更具创造性的工作。
故选B。
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6.Whatistheattitudeofmostexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticstothefuture?
A.Mixed.B.Worried.
C.Hopeful.D.Doubtful.
C [推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段第一句可知,这些人工智能的专家们对未来充满了希望。
故选C。
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7.JonathanGrudin'swordsinthelastparagraphsuggestthat.
A.therewillbeenoughjobsforpeople
B.thingswillchangealotinafewyears
C.manypeoplewillbecomeunemployed
D.technologywilltotallychangefuturejobs
A [推理判断题。
根据最后一段可知,在未来社会,人们虽然会失业,但却会面临更多的需要创造性的工作。
故选A。
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C
Thelatesttechnologyinventionsin3Dprintingarerapidlychanginghowthingsarebeingmade.
AttheInternationalManufacturing(制造业)TechnologyShowinChicago,alittleknowncarmakerbecamepopularbymanufacturingacarattheshow.
Itwasafullyfunctionalcarthatwas3Dprintedin44hoursandassembled(装配)intwodays.Thecariscalleda“Strati”,Italianforlayers,sonamedbyitsdesignerMicheleAnoebecausetheentirestructureofthecarismadefromdifferentlayersofmaterials.
Theaveragecarhasmorethan20,000partsbutthislatesttechnologyreducesthenumberofpartsto40.“Thegoalhereistogetthenumberofpartsdownandtodropthetoolingcoststoalmostzero,”saidJohnB.RogersJr.,chiefmanagerofLocalMotors.“Carsareridiculouslycomplex,”headded,referringtothethousandsofbitsandpiecesthataresourced,assembledandconnectedtomakeavehicle.
Thistechnologycanuseavarietyofmaterialstomanufactureanythingincomplicateddetail.Imagineifyoucouldorderanewcaronlineaccordingtoyourneedsandpickituporhaveitdeliveredtoyouthenextdayatasmallpartofthecostofbuyingonefromashop?
Whatifyoucouldmakesmallpartsatalowercostratherthanbuyingthemfromapartssupplier?
Whatagreatchangewouldthatbefortheindustry?
It'salreadyhappening.
Oneofthechallengeswithcollectingantique(古老的)carsisreplacingparts.Youcan'tbuythembecausethey'renotinuseandit'sdifficulttofindthepartsthatfit.Butnowpeoplecanuse3Dprintingtechnologytomakepartsfortheircars.
JohnB.RogersJr.believesthatinthenearfutureacarwillbemadeinjust60minutes.Thecompanyisalreadyorganizingaworldwidenetworkof“Microfactories”whereyoucanorderandpickupyourpersonalizedcar.
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。
3D打印汽车的亮相改变了人们对传统汽车制造业的认识,将来人们能直接从网上订购满足个性化需求的汽车。
8.Whatimpressedpeopledeeplyattheshow?
A.Acarmaker.
B.A3Dprintedcar.
C.Thevarietyofcars.
D.Technologyinventions.
B [细节理解题。
由第一段中的“3Dprintingarerapidlychanginghowthingsarebeingmade”和第二段中的“alittleknowncarmakerbecamepopularbymanufacturingacarattheshow”可知,在本次展览会上最使人印象深刻的是一辆3D打印汽车。
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9.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Strati”car?
A.It'samodelcar.
B.ItwasmadeinItaly.
C.Ithasover2,000parts.
D.Itwasmadewithinfourdays.
D [细节理解题。
由第三段中的“Itwasafullyfunctionalcarthatwas3Dprintedin44hoursandassembled(装配)intwodays.”可知,这辆被称作Strati的汽车是一台真正的运转正常的汽车,在四天之内就完成了打印和装配。
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10.ThequestionsinParagraph5areraisedto.
A.analysethelatesttechnology
B.challengetraditionalcarmakers
C.explainhowthechangehappened
D.showtheadvantageofthetechnology
D [写作意图题。
由第五段中的第一句可知,本段提出的这几个问题都是为了说明用3D技术打印汽车的优势。
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11.WhatisJohnB.RogersJr.'sattitudetowardsthetechnology?
A.Positive.B.Doubtful.
C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.
A [推理判断题。
由最后一段可知,JohnB.RogersJr.对于这一技术的前景很有信心,故选A项。
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D
ChineserailwayexpertshavebeguntalksonbuildingarecordbreakinghighspeedrailthatwouldconnectInnerMongoliainthenorthtoHainaninthesouth.AccordingtotheShaanxiDevelopmentandReformCommission,theproposedlinewilloperateataspeedof350kilometersperhour(217mph).
BeginninginInnerMongolia'sBaotouandrunningthroughsouthernShaanxi,Hubei,Hunan,GuangxiandGuangdong,itsfinalstopwouldbeinHaikouonHainanIsland,China'ssouthernmostprovince.
TheproposedrailispartofChina'saimtocreateanother“SilkRoadofthe21stCentury”andimprovethecountry'stransportationnetworkwhiledrivinglanddevelopmentandurbanization(城市化)insomeprovincialareas.
Manyoftheprovincesthroughwhichthehighspeedtrainswilltravelarenearmajorbodiesofwater,suchastheYellowRiverinInnerMongoliaandShaanxi,theYangtzeRiverinHubeiandtheSouthChinaSea,wherethelinewouldend.ItwillalsotakepassengerstopopulartouristdestinationsincludingZhangjiajie,Xi'an,GuilinandminorityareasinwesternHunanandHubei.
“Thecountryisnowshiftingitsfoc