学年高中英语Unit23ConflictSectionⅠWarmup.docx

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学年高中英语Unit23ConflictSectionⅠWarmup

SectionⅠWarmup&Lesson1—Comprehending

A卷

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A

“Canwegonow,Momma？

”littleSusieasked,pullingonhermom’sarm.Hermotherdidnotanswer,onlystaredblanklyatthescenebelow.Crowdsofpeoplemarchedaboutwithwhatlookedlikepicket（警戒队）signs.Otherpeoplegatheredaroundthem,shoutingangrywordsthatshecouldn’tmakeoutfromthisdistance.ThisrelativelysmalltowninMissourihadneverseensomuchaction.SheandSusiewerestandingatthetopoftheonlyhighrisebuildingintownforSusielovedtotrytofindtheirhouseamongtherowsandrowsoflittleboxes.

“Momma?

”Susiesaidinafrightenedvoice,twosecondsbeforeagunshotwentoff,makingherscreamatthetopofherlungs.Hermomgrabbedherandheldheroverhershoulderasthetearsstartedpouring.“Whatwasthat?

I’mscared,Momma！

！

”

“ShShSh，”hermommawhisperedinasoothingtone,rubbingherdaughter’shair.“It’sjustabaddream,baby.”ShesaidbothtoherselfandSusie.

Susielookedatherwithconfusedeyesatthesametimeafightbrokeoutamongsomemembersofeachgroup.Thelittlegirlgaspedinsurprise.“Whyarethoseantsfighting,Momma？

”

“Thosearen’tants,sweetie;they’repeople,or,atleastthey’resupposedtobe.”

“Idon’tunderstandwhat’sgoingon!

I’mscared！

！

”thefouryearoldchildclungtohermomma.“Itlookslikethey’redancing,momma.”

“Yeah,itsortofdoes,doesn’tit？

”hermothersaidwithanairofdisbelief.Howcouldtheexpressionofheatedangerbesobeautiful?

Itwassowondrouslyunexpectedthatitbroughtsofttearstohereyes.

“Whyareyouscared,Momma?

It’sjustbugsdancing，”Susiesaidwithaninnocentsmile,wipingawayhermother’stears.

【解题导语】　作者在本文中告诫大家要尽量避免战争，因为大家都应该热爱和平。

1．Whatcouldbehappeningbelowthetallbuilding?

A．Alargenumberofbugshavegathereddancing.

B．Therewasafightingbetweendifferentgroupsofpeople.

C．Agroupofantswerefightingoutthere.

D．Acrowdofpeopleweregivingperformances.

B　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第一段中的Crowdsofpeoplemarchedaboutwithwhatlookedlikepicket（警戒队）signs.Otherpeoplegatheredaroundthem,shoutingangrywordsthatshecouldn’tmakeoutfromthisdistance.可知，有一个不同群体的人之间的战斗。

故选B项。

2．WhydidSusieandhermumcometothetopofthehighbuilding?

A．Becausetheycouldseebeautifulsightsthere.

B．BecausetherewereplentyofboxesforSusietochoose.

C．BecauseSusielikedtopickouttheirownhouseamongotherhouses.

D．BecauseSusielovedtowatchpeoplegatheringbelowthebuilding.

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句SheandSusiewerestandingatthetopoftheonlyhighrisebuildingintownforSusielovedtotrytofindtheirhouseamongtherowsandrowsoflittleboxes.可知，她和Susie喜欢在成排的房子中找到自己的家。

故选C项。

3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat．

A．Susie’smumcriedbecauseofscare

B．Susie’smumalwayslikedlyingtoSusie

C．Susiereallybelievedtherewerebugsdownthere

D．Susiehadapoorsightsothatshecouldn’tseethingsclearly

C　解析：

推理判断题。

根据最后一段“Whyareyouscared,Momma?

It’sjustbugsdancing，”可知，Susie真的以为下面有虫子。

故选C项。

4．Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus．

A．ashumans,weshouldlovepeaceandavoidfightingasmuchaswecan

B．alittlegirliseasytomakemisjudgmentsoncommonthings

C．it’shardforamothertoexplaintoasmallchildwhypeoplefightsometimes

D．afightingmayhavelastingharmfuleffectonasmallchild

A　解析：

写作意图题。

通过全文Susie和她妈妈从楼上看到的下面发生的事情，“不同的群体在打架”，告诉人们应该热爱和平，避免战争。

故选A项。

B

Fromanearlyage，mydaughterwasanaturaltraveler.IrememberbeingconcernedabouthowshewouldhandlethetimedifferencewhenwetraveledtoEuropethesummerafterherkindergarten（幼儿园）year，butshehitthegroundrunning.ShewokeearlyenoughtocatchthefirsttraintoBrussels.Shewasn’tafraidtotrynewfoodinBelgiumorGreece.

My10yearoldson，however，isnotatraveler.Hefeelscomfortableinfamiliarplaces，andheisapickyeater.

Thispastsummer，mykidsandIspentthreeweeksinCentralAmerica.Mydaughter’seyeslitupwhenItoldheraboutthetrip;myson’sfilledwithtrepidation．

Ispentthemonthmakingpreparationforourtrip，findingwaystoconvincemysonthathewouldhavefun，andthatwe’dbeabletofindhimfoodthathewouldeat.Mysonlovesanimals，soIleftmagazineslyingaroundourhousethatwereconvenientlyopenedtostoriesonanimalsfoundinCentralAmerica.

Onourfirstday，wetookabusacrossBelizetothezoo，whichmysonloved.Itseemedlikeasuccessfuldayuntilhecriedthroughpartofdinner.Exhaustionhadgottenthebestofhim.Muchlikethatfirstday，thetriphadhighsandlows.

IlearnedthatmakingsuremysonhadenoughsleepwasthebestwayIcouldsetusupforsuccess.Imadesurebothkidshadactivitiestheywereexcitedabout.Ididn’tplanaschedule.Thisallowedustoplanourdaysbasedonhowwewerefeeling.

Thereweredaysthatwerenoteasy，butwhenIlookthroughourpicturesandfindtheoneofushavingjusthikedupthePacayavolcano，Iknowitwasworthit.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文。

作者的女儿天生爱旅行，而儿子却天生抵触旅行。

为了减轻儿子旅途中的焦虑，作者想尽了一切办法。

虽然旅行中充满了波折与坎坷，但是当作者回想起这段旅程时，依然认为一切都是值得的。

5．Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheauthor’sdaughter？

A.Shehatesgettingupearlyinthemorning.

B．Shefeelsnervousinunfamiliarplaces.

C．Sheisapickyeater.

D．Shelovestraveling.

D　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段中mydaughterwasanaturaltraveler可知，作者的女儿天生爱旅行。

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trepidation”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Worry.　　　　　　　B．Surprise.

C．Curiosity.D．Excitement.

A　解析：

词义猜测题。

根据第二段中My10yearoldson，however，isnotatraveler.可知，作者的儿子不爱旅行，因此当提到旅行，他眼神中充满了忧虑。

7．What’sthepreferenceoftheauthor’sson?

A．Animals.B．Traveling.

C．Magazines.D．Variousfoods.

A　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第四段中Mysonlovesanimals可知，作者的儿子喜欢动物。

8．Howweretheauthorandhersonduringtheirsummertrip?

A．Theyweresleepless.

B．Theywereinahurry.

C．Theyfellbehindtheirschedule.

D．Theyexperiencedsufferingsandhappiness.

D　解析：

推理判断题。

根据倒数第三段中thetriphadhighsandlows可知，作者和孩子在旅途中既经历了磨难，也经历了快乐。

C

Greatadvancehasbeenmadeinmachinetranslationusingartificialintelligence（AI），whichisabletoprovidetheaverageEnglishskilllevelofauniversitygraduateinsomefieldsnow.Howmuchmightmachinesbeabletoachieveinthefuture？

Untilnow，machinetranslationhasbeenusedinplaceofadictionarywhenreadingandwritingEnglish，butithasn’tbeenusabletounderstandortranslatelargertexts.

MachinetranslationusingAImadeitsfirstappearanceinautumnin2016，andfromthepointofviewofatranslator，it’snotuncommonforEnglisharticlesproducedbysuchmachinetranslationtobebetterthanthoseproducedbystudentswithouthelp.However，italsohassomeblemishes．Itcan’tcheckformistranslations，mistakesorlanguagesitdoesn’tunderstand.

TheaccuracyofAItranslationishighforrelativelyformaltexts，butitcan’tbeusedforthingslikemorecasualtexts，conversationaltextswithinnovels，andsonglyrics.Further，itdoesnottranslatewithafirmgraspofthemeaningofthetextthatitistranslating.Forexample，translationssuchas“Iwasbornin2001，andmyyoungersisterwasbornin2000”canoccur.

Ascanbeseenfrommistranslationexamplessuchasthis，theabilitytodiscriminate（区分）correctlywhentranslatingsuchthingsaswordswithonemoremeaningincontextisnotfullydevelopedyet.However，asmachinetranslationcontinuestoimprove，Ithinkitisjustamatteroftimebeforesuchproblemsaresolved.

Anyway，researchhasmadequickprogresssincethebirthofstatisticaltranslationusingdatafromlargetranslatedtextsinthe1990s.SincethesuccessfulapplicationofAItranslation，theaccuracyandfluencyoftranslationshaveimproveddramatically.Althoughitisabitchallengingforustofurtherimprovemachinetranslation，wecansurelymakeitthroughourcontinuousefforts.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了使用人工智能后的机器翻译的一些优点和缺点。

9．WecanknowfromParagraph1thatmachinetranslation．

A．willhelpimprovedictionaries

B．hasbeenusedtotranslatebooks

C．hasachievedalotthroughtheapplicationofAI

D．cantranslatebetterthanauniversitygraduate

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段第一句Greatadvancehasbeenmadeinmachinetranslationusingartificialintelligence...可知使用人工智能后机器翻译取得了很大的进步。

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blemishes”inParagraph2mean?

A．Shortcomings.B．Changes.

C．Characteristics.D．Differences.

A　解析：

词义猜测题。

根据第二段最后一句Itcan’tcheckformistranslations，mistakesorlanguagesitdoesn’tunderstand.可知人工智能翻译有一些缺点。

11．Whatdoweknowaboutmachinetranslationnowadays?

A．Ithelpstounderstandsonglyrics.

B．Itcanserveasaninterpretercompletely.

C．Itcanteachauniversitystudentperfectly.

D．Itperformsbetterwhentranslatingwrittenpapers.

D　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第三段第一句TheaccuracyofAItranslationishighforrelativelyformaltexts...可知，人工智能（机器）翻译对于相对正式的文本来说，翻译的准确性较好。

12．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardmachinetranslation?

A．Doubtful.B．Positive.

C．Worried.D．Indifferent.

B　解析：

观点态度题。

根据第四段最后一句However，asmachinetranslationcontinuestoimprove，Ithinkitisjustamatteroftimebeforesuchproblemsaresolved.以及最后一段可知，作者对机器翻译持积极态度。

七选五

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