Module 4 Music 单元测试题 2 外研高二选修6.docx

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Module4Music单元测试题2外研高二选修6

Module4Music

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

BEPARTOFANEWAPP!

TheTranslatedMenu

$200-$400permenu

      IhavedesignedanappthatisforrestaurantswhereItaketheirmenuandtranslateitinto15differentlanguagessotheirinternationalguestscanenjoythediningexperiencewithouthavingtotranslatethemenuthemselves.Theysimplydownload（下载）theappfromtherestaurant’swebsitewhichhasthemenutranslatedfortheminallthe15languages.

      Youdon’thavetobefluentinanyofthelanguages.JustbegoodattranslatingEnglishintootherlanguageswithgoodgrammarbywhatevertranslationprogramyouuse.

      IhavealargedatabaseinthelanguagesIamusingofcookingterms,fruit,vegetablesetc.Iwillpresentitforyoutouseandaswegoalongitwillonlygetlargerandmakeyourjobmucheasier.There’llbealotofcuttingandpasting（粘贴）andthenaddinggrammar.Itjusthastobewrittennicelyforarestaurantwiththedescriptionstheyprovideforthedishes.

      Therestaurantswillhavethesamedatabasesotheycancutandpastetochangetheirownmenuitems（项目）whenevertheywant.

      Ihopetoget200plusrestaurantsthisyear,soifyouneedsomemoneyandarereliable,honestandgoodatwhatIneed,thenIneedyou.Agoodsenseofhumourandattitudegoesalongwayaswell.

      Comeandbepartofthenewappandtheexperience.

      PaterCoyle

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21.Whatcanwelearnaboutthisapp?

A.Ittranslatesmenusforguests.  

B.Itoffersaprivateeatingexperience.

C.Itaimstodevelopservers’languageskills. 

D.Itimprovescommunicationbetweeninternationalguests. 

22.Whatisrequiredbytheauthorofthetranslationprogram?

A.PeoplewhocanspeakfluentEnglish.

B.Peoplewhocancreatealargedatabase.

C.Peoplewhocantranslatethedishes’descriptions.

D.PeoplewhocantranslateotherlanguagesintoEnglish.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Toadvertiseanapp.

B.Toofferajobopportunity.

C.Tointroducearestaurant.

D.Todescribeatranslatedmenu.

B

      TomDreesen’slifehasequallycontributedtocomedyandphilanthropy（慈善）.Heisexcellentatboth,andhasachievedgreatsuccessinbothareas.

Dreesenhasmadeover500appearancesonnationaltelevisionasastand-upcomedian,includingmorethan60appearancesonTheTonightShow.HeisafavoriteguestofDavidLetterman,andfrequentlyhoststheshowinLetterman’sabsence.For13yearshetouredacrossthecountry,andhasappearedcountlesstimesinLasVegas,RenoandAtlanticCity.Tomhasactedinmanytelevisionshows—fromColumbotoMurder,SheWrote—andappearedinmoviesincludingManontheMoonandSpaceballs.HehasstarredinhisownTVcomedyspecial,DreesenStreet,andhostedalatenighttalkshowinChicago,NightTimeStarringTomDreesen.

      Dreesen’scomicstyleiswarm.DailyVarietycalledhim“aprofessionalcomedianandoneofthemostrespectedfamilycomediansofourtime.”LarryWilde,authorofTheGreatComedianssaidaboutTom’sperformances,“Excellentmaterial,perfecttiming,TomDreesenisthegreatestcomedian.”FrankSinatra,whocalledhimselfa“pubsinger,”describedDreesenasa“pub（酒吧）comedian.”“We’reacoupleofneighborhoodkindofguys,”saidSinatra.

Dreesenhasalsomadeanunbelievablemarkwithhisphilanthropicactivities.For30yearshehaslenthistalenttoover100charities,andfoundeda“DayforDarlene”tobenefitMultipleSclerosis（多发性硬化症）Research.Heran26milesonthreeoccasionsfortheevent,whichisnamedforhislatesisterwhowassufferingfrommultiplesclerosis.

Andhe’sstillgoingstrong.Aproudveteran（老兵）oftheUnitedStatesNavy,hecontinuestoperformforUStroops（军队）allovertheworld.TomDreesen’shometownofHarvey,Illinoisnamedastreetafterhim.HereceivedtheEllisIslandMedalofHonorin2005.

24.InwhatwaydidDreesenhelpLetterman?

A.HetriedtoinviteLetterman’sfavoriteguests.

B.Heappeared500timesonLetterman’sshows.

C.HetalkedhighlyofLetterman’sshowsinpublic.

D.HetookLetterman’splacewhenhewasaway.

25.WhatdoesLarryWildethinkofDreesen?

A.Heisapubcomedian. 

B.Heisquitewarm-hearted.

C.Heisgoodatcreatingexcellentideas.

D.Heisthemostrespectedfamilycomedian.

26.Whatcanbelearnedabout“DayforDarlene”?

A.Ithasahistoryof30years.

B.Itwasnamedafteraperson.

C.Itisacharityforvariousdiseases.

D.ItwasfoundedbyDreesenandhissister.

27.WhatdoesDreesendoforUStroops?

A.Hefightsinbattles.

B.Hehelpssomeveterans.

C.HevisitstheUSNavyoften.

D.Hebringsthementertainment.

C

      Deepfunding（资金）cutstopublicschoolprogramsareforcingdistrictsaroundtheUStoreduceartseducation.ThePhiladelphiaschoolsystemisnoexception.Itsoncegreatmusicprogramhasbeenstrugglingbecausealargenumberoftheinstrumentsaredamaged,withnofundstorepairthem.Now,thanksto“SymphonyforaBrokenOrchestra,”aprojectheadedbyTempleContemporary,someofthewoundedinstrumentsarebeingbroughtbacktolife.

      Theideacameaboutin2013whenTempleContemporaryDirectorRichardBlacksonwastouringoneofthe23Philadelphiaschoolsthathadbeenclosedthatyear.Amongtheitemsbeingcombinedfromalltheschoolswasaroomfullofbrokeninstruments.ThenBlacksoncarefullyexaminedeachwoundedinstrumentandfoundthat1,000ofthemwererepairable.

      Tohelpraisefundsfortheproject,hereachedouttoPulitzer-andGrammy-winningcomposerDavidLang.“I’mcompletelyaproductofpublicschools.SowhenBlacksontoldmehehadwaystofixthese1,000instruments,myfirstthoughtwasthateachoneoftheseinstrumentswasanopportunitytochangethelifeofastudent,”saidLang.Themusiciancameupwiththesmartideaofwritingasymphonyspecificallyforthedamagedinstruments.

      “SymphonyforaBrokenOrchestra”tookplaceinPhiladelphiaonDecember3,2017.Performedby400musicians,themelodiesprovedwhatbrokeninstrumentscoulddo.Theperformance,whichraisedmuch-neededfunds,didnotend.The“SymphonyforaBrokenOrchestra”projectcontinuesonlinewithadescriptionofallthebrokeninstruments.Peoplecansupporttheprogrambycontributingbetween$50and$200tohelpgettheinstrumentsrepaired.

      Thankstothisproject,whichhasthusfarraisedover$237,000,Philadelphiastudentswillfindworkinginstrumentswhentheyreturntoschoolthisfall.Hopefully,thesuccessofthisunusualattemptwillencouragepublicschooldistrictsaroundthecountrytocomeupwithcreativewaystokeeptheirrapidly-disappearingartsprogramsalive.

28.WhatmadeBlacksoncreatetheproject?

A. Anumberofdamagedinstrumentsatschool. 

B. Thebigbenefitsofrepairinginstruments.

C.Thestrongwishtostartanorchestra. 

D.Acoupleofclosedschools.  

29.HowdidLanglookatBlackson’sproject?

A.Hewassurprisedbyit. 

B.Hehaddoubtsaboutit.

C.Hestronglysupportedit.

D.Hepaidnoattentiontoit.

30.Howdidtheprojectraisefunds?

A.Byasking400musicianstosingtogether.

B.Bysellingthedamagedinstrumentsonline.

C.Byholdingaconcertforbrokeninstruments.

D.Byinvitingprize-winningcomposerstowritemusic.

31.Whatistheachievementoftheproject?

A.Itstressestheimportanceoflearningarts.

B.Itbringshopetoartsprogramsatschool.

C.ItprovidesmoneyforPhiladelphiastudents.

D.Itallowspoorstudentstoperforminventively.

D

      Alexaisaformofartificial（人工的）intelligence,orAIforshort.ManypeoplestarttheirmorningsbyaskingAlexafortheweatherforecastorthelatestnews.Adevice（设备）thathousesAlexacanalsoplaymusicfromyourfavoriteplaylists,keepashoppinglist,ordertakeoutfood,answerquestions,sendvoicemessagesandevenrun“smart”homecontrols.

      TrainingAIsystemstorespondtoproblemswithhuman-likeintelligence—andlearnfromtheirmistakes—cantakemonths,orevenyears.ConsiderAlexaandsimilarsoftware,suchasApple’sSiri.Todothetasksitshumanownersask,thesesystemsmustmakesenseofandthenrespondtosentencessuchas,“Alexa,playmyEdSheeranplaylist”or“Siri,whatisthecapitalofIndia?

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      Computerscan’tunderstandlanguageasitisspokenbypeople.SoAIresearchersmustfindawaytohelphumanscommunicatewithcomputers.Thetechnologyusedtogetcomputersto“understand”humanspeechortextisknownasnaturallanguageprocessing.Bynaturallanguage,computerscientistsrefertothewaypeoplenaturallytalkorwrite.ToteachanAIsystematasklikecomprehendingasentenceorrespondingtoaperson’slastmoveinaboardgame,scientistsneedtofeeditlotsofexamples.

     AlphaGoisanAIsystemdesignedbyGooglethathasbeatenahumanchampion,LeeSedol,atthestrategy（策略）boardgameGo.TotrainAlphaGo,Googlehadtoshowit30millionGomovesthatpeoplehadmadewhileplayingthegame.ThenAlphaGousedwhatitlearnedtoanalyzethoseplaysasitplayedagainstdifferentversions（版本）ofitself.Duringthispractice,theprogramcameupwithnovelmoves—onesneverseeningamesbetweenpeople.

      Computers,softwareanddevicesthatarepoweredbyAIcandomuchmore,however,thanjustplayboardgamesandmusic.Andonedaytheycouldmakeourlifemucheasierandmuchmoreinteresting.

32.WhatdoestheexampleofAlexashow?

A.AImayreplacehumansoneday.

B.AIisplayingaroleinourmodernlife.

C.AIhasbeenwidelyusedaroundtheworld.

D.AIhastotallychangedpeople’sbadhabits.

33.