英语选择性必修第一册Unit2PeriodFourWriting课时作业.docx

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英语选择性必修第一册Unit2PeriodFourWriting课时作业

PeriodFour　Writing

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Theyear2114willbeaneventfuloneforart.InMayofthatyearinBerlin,thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats’“centurycameras”—cameraswitha100-year-longexposuretime—willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited.Sixmonthsafterthat,theFutureLibraryinOslo,Norway,willopenitsdoorsforthefirsttime,presenting100booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedinthedistantpastof2014.

AsKatiePaterson,thecreatoroftheFutureLibrary,putsit:

“FutureLibraryisanartworkforfuturegenerations.”Theseprojects,morethanacenturyinthemaking,arepartofanewwaveof“slowart”intendedtopushviewersandparticipantstothinkbeyondtheirownlifetimes.Theyaimtochallengetoday’sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredeliberately.Intheirway,too,theyarefightingagainstmodernculture—notjustregardingmoney,butalsothewayinwhichartisticworthismeasuredbyattention.

Inasimilarfashion,everyAprilonSlowArtDay,visitorsareencouragedtostareatfiveworksofartfor10minutesatatime—atoughtaskfortheaveragemuseumvisitor,whotypicallyspendslessthan30secondsoneachpieceofart.

LiketheFutureLibrary,thecenturycamerasareverymuchaprojectforcities,sinceit’sincitiesthattimerunsfastestandthepaceoflifeisfastest.“SinceIstartedlivinginacity,I’vesomehowbeenquitedisconnected,”AnneBeateHovind,theFutureLibraryprojectmanager,whodescribedhowworkingonthelibrarydrewherbacktothepaceoflifesheknewwhenshewasgrowinguponafarminheryouth,toldTheAtlanticmagazine.

（　　）1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwillNOThappenin2114?

A.Acamerawhichwasproduced100yearsagowillbeexhibited.

B.TheFutureLibrarywillbeopentothepublicforthefirsttime.

C.Photoswitha100-yearexposuretimewillbedevelopedandexhibited.

D.Booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedin2014willbedisplayed.

（　　）2.Whatcanwelearnabouttoday’speople’sattitudetowardsworksofart?

A.Theyconsiderworksdeliberately.

B.Theyspendlittletimeonworks.

C.Theyspendmuchmoneyonworks.

D.Theystareatworksfor10minutesatatime.

（　　）3.Whatisthepurposeofthewaveofslowart?

A.Toadvocatecreatingworksofartslowly.

B.Toprotectworksofartfrombeingdamaged.

C.Topromoteworksofartformodernculture.

D.Toencouragepeopletopaymoreattentiontoworksofart.

B

It’salwaysexcitingtothinkaboutthefutureandwhatkindoftechnologymightexistinyearstocome.Butwhatifthatfutureiscloserthanyouthink?

ThenameMagicLeapisstartingtospreadacrosstheInternet,andforagoodreason.TheMagicLeaptechnologycompanyintheUShasbeenworkingonsomethingnewandexciting,keepingitsosecretthateventhepeopleworkingontheprojecthavebeenhiddenfromthemedia.Butrecentlytheyhavestartedtoreleasemoreinformation,anditseemsthatthefutureofcomputingisabouttochangedramatically.

MagicLeap’spreviewshowsthepossibilityofaclassroomwhereyoucaninteractwithaminiature3-Dmanandwatchanimalsfloatinginfrontofyoureyes.Youcouldcomefacetofacewithfiercecreaturesliketigersandsharks,andmoremightbepossibleverysoon.

Thecompanyhopestocreatenewtechnologythatmixesrealityandvirtualrealitycomputing.Thismeansthatthewayweinteractwithcomputerscouldchangecompletely,andsocouldthegamingindustry.

Imagineagameinwhichyoucannotonlylookafteradragononascreen,butalsoseeitwalkingaroundyourhome,feeditandplaywithit.Thisisaworldwheremovieswillmakeyoujumpasthingscome,flyingatyou.RioCaraeff,thecompany’schiefcontentofficer,saidthatinsteadofstaringataphonescreen,“theworldbecomesyourscreen”.

AllofthiscouldbethenextstepforMagicLeap,andtheirnewly-releasedvideosuggestsso.Thevideoshowsasmallelephantfloatinginthehandsofitsuser,avirtualrealitypetthattheusercaninteractwith.Excitingtothinkabout,no?

Itseemsthattheexcitementhasinspiredothercompanieswhoarelininguptojoininonthisnewproject.Thetechnology,calledcinematicreality,isattractingtheattentionoflargecompanieslikeGoogle,whoarealreadyinvestinglargesumsofmoneyintheproject,hopingtoseeitbecomeareality.

（　　）4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMagicLeaptechnologycompany?

A.Thecompanyisworkingonnewtechnologythatcouldimprovethefutureofcomputing.

B.Thecompanykeepsupdatingthemediaonitsprogress.

C.Thecompanyhasjustdiscoveredawaytomixrealityandvirtualrealitycomputing.

D.Thecompany’snewlyreleasedvideoisabouttheinteractionbetweenadragonpetanditsuser.

（　　）5.Whatcouldaclassroominthefuturelooklike,accordingtoMagicLeap?

A.Aminiature3-Dmancouldtaketheplaceofteachers.

B.Studentscouldbeencouragedtoraiseavirtualrealitypetoncampus.

C.Thegamingindustrycouldbeinvitedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirstudies.

D.Studentscouldinteractwithvirtualrealityanimals.

（　　）6.HowcouldMagicLeap’stechnologychangetheworldaccordingtothearticle?

A.Itcoulddiscouragepeoplefromplayingalotofcomputergames.

B.Itcouldturnthewholeworldintoaninteractivescreenforitsusers.

C.Itcouldhelppeopleimprovetheirabilitytointeractwithothers.

D.Itcouldmakeithardforpeopletodistinguishbetweenvirtualrealityandreality.

（　　）7.WhatisGoogle’sattitudetowardsthetechnologynamed“cinematicreality”?

A.Unconcerned.B.Optimistic.

C.Worried.D.Negative.

Ⅱ.写作

第一节　应用文写作

假设你是李华,最近你校举办了一年一度的“校园文化周（CampusCultureWeek）”活动。

请给你的美国朋友Eric写一封邮件,介绍这次活动。

内容包括:

1.活动的时间、地点

;

2.活动的内容:

讲座、展览及其他;

3.你的感受。

注意:

1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

DearEric,

Howiseverythinggoingthesedays?

Yours,

LiHua

第二节　读后续写

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。

Myfatheraskedmetochatwithhimforawhile.Actually,Iwasunwillingtolistentohistalkingendlesslyashealwaysdid.Myfatherwasalawyer,butIneverwantedtogotolawschoolorfollowhispaththroughlife.

Aswasexpected,heclearedhisthroatandstartedtosay,“Er…What…Whatdoyoureallywanttodointhegorgeousfuture?

”

Iwassilentforamomentplayingwiththecellphone.Ikeptthinking,“ShouldItellhimmytruethoughts?

Whatifhegetsangry?

WhatifIlethimdown?

”LaterIreplied,“Well,Iwanttobeawriter.”

Iguessedthismightbenottheanswerhewouldexpect.Butsurprisingly,“Interestingidea!

”heanswered.Iwasshocked,speakinginalowvoicewithhesitation.

“Areyouserious,dad?

”

“Well,youneedconfidenceandgoodpreparations,andyoustillhaveplentyoftime.Youneedtofindoutwhatyoureallyenjoynow.Look,it’slate.Let’staketheboatouttomorrowmorning,justyouandme.Maybewecancatchsomecrabs（螃蟹）fordinner,andwecantalkmore.”

Earlynextmorningwepackeduptheequipmentandsetoffalongthecoast.Wedidn’ttalkmuch,butenjoyedthesoundoftheseabirdsandthesightofthecoastline.

Therewerenobigwavesandblindingsunlightatthattime.“Let’sseeifwegetlucky,”hesaid,pickingupawebbasketwitharopetiedandthrowingitintothesea.Wewaitedawhile,thenmyfatherstoodupandsaid,“Givemeahandwiththis”,andwepulledupthecrabcageontothedeck.

Toourjoy,thecagewasfilledwithdozensofsoftshellcrabs.Squatting（蹲）down,wewatchedthemforamoment.Atfirsttheyfoughtagainsteachothertoclimbouthard,tryingtoescape.Manywerepulledbackintothecage.Later,somegaveup,buttherewerestillsomecrabstryingtoescapeagainandagain.

Paragraph1:

Atthatmoment,myfatherpointedtothecage,“Lookatthatcrab,there!

” 

Paragraph2:

Fromthatdayon,Iwasdeterminedtomakemydreamcometrue. 

参考答案

Ⅰ.A

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了慢艺术的产生是为了鼓励人们更多地关注艺术品。

1.A　细节理解题。

根据第一段“…thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats’‘centurycameras’—cameraswitha100-year-longexposuretime—willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited…willopenitsdoorsforthefirsttime…booksprintedonthewoodoftrees…of2014.”可知,在2114年,“一架百年前生产的照相机会被展出”是不会发生的,故选A。

2.B　推理判断题。

根据第三段“…visitorsareencouragedtostareatfiveworksofartfor10minutesatatime—atoughtaskfortheaveragemuseumvisitor,whotypicallyspendslessthan30secondsoneachpieceofart.（参观者被鼓励每次盯着五件艺术品看10分钟,这对一般的博物馆参观者来说是一项艰巨的任务,他们通常在每件艺术品上花费不到30秒的时间）”可知我们能从今天人们对艺术品的态度上推测出“人们很少花时间在艺术品上”,故选B。

3.D　推理判断题。

根据第二段倒数第二句“Theyaimtochallengetoday’sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredeliberately.”可知慢艺术风潮的目的在于迫使人们更仔细地欣赏艺术品,鼓励人们多去注意艺术品,故选D。

B

【文章大意】本文是一篇科普类说明文。

文章主要讲了一家科技公司正在研究新技术将给人类未来生活带来的变化。

4.A　细节理解题。

由第二段最后一句“…anditseemsthatthefutureofcomputingisabouttochangedramatically.”可知,该公司正在研究可以改变信息处理技术的新技术,故选A。

5.D　推理判断题。

由第三段“MagicLeap’spreviewshowsthepossibilityofaclassroomwhereyoucaninteractwithaminiature3-Dmanandwatchanimalsfloatinginfrontofyoureyes.”可知,在未来的教室里,学生可以与虚拟现实动物互动,故选D。

6.B　细节理解题。

由第五段“RioCaraeff,thecompany’schiefcontentofficer,saidthatinsteadofstaringataphonescreen,‘theworldbecomesyourscreen’.”可知MagicLeap的技术可以为用户把整个世界变成一个互动屏幕,故选B。

7.B　推理判断题。

由最后一段“Thetechnology,calledcinematicreality,isattractingtheattentionoflargecompanieslikeGoogle,whoarealreadyinvestinglargesumsofmoneyintheproject,hopingtoseeitbecomeareality.”可知谷歌对“电影现实”技术已投资,故其对此技术持乐观态度。

unconcerned不关心的;optimistic乐观的;worried担心的;