版新高考地区高考英语北师大通用版一轮复习课后达标检测Unit11TheMediaWord版含答案.docx

1、版新高考地区高考英语北师大通用版一轮复习课后达标检测Unit11TheMediaWord版含答案课时练12篇阅读1篇完形1篇应用文写作.阅读理解A(2020 合肥重点高中摸底)Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Most people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number o

2、f people also report turning to social media for information.Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computercreated news readers. China has launched what it called the worlds first artificial intelligence, or AI news presenters.The news readers, supported b

3、y machine learning technology, are based on two real life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present news broadcast in English; the other, in Mandarin Chinese. A report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen. Similar technology has been used to create video

4、 products known as “deepfake videos”. A deepfake video is a video that looks real, but is electronically changed. Such videos can make people appear to say things they never said.Its said that the AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they “can work 24 hours a day” on it

5、s website and on social media. One of the presenters even promised to “work tirelessly” to keep people informed. Some machine learning experts said the system showed off Chinas latest progress in voice recognition, text to speech technology and data analysis.Others wondered about the effects robots

6、might have on employment and workers. Some people argued that only low level jobs requiring heavy labor will be easily replaced by robots. Others praised the technology as a way for companies to make money from lowcost labor machines.Anyway, for its great potential, some businesses have experimented

7、 with similar technology for possible use in news operations.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了人工智能新闻主播的相关内容。1People now get information mainly from _Aelectronic devices Btraditional mediaCsocial media DAI news presentersA解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Most people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices”可知，人们现在主要从电子设备上获得

8、信息。2The author mentioned “deepfake” in Paragraph 3 because _Ait was also artificialBit was also developed by ChinaCit also used machine learning technologyDit also gained popularity and recognitionC解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第三、四句“A report said machine learning was used.known as deepfake videos”可推知，作者提到deepfake是

9、因为它也用了机器学习技术。3What can we know about AI news presenters?AAI news presenters can only “speak” one language.BNot all the people are in favor of AI news presenters.CAI news presenters will soon replace human news readers.DAI news presenters can reflect the improvement in robot making.B解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的内容

10、，尤其是“Others wondered about the effects robots might have on employment and workers.”可知，并不是所有人都支持人工智能新闻主播。4What will probably be discussed in the following paragraph?AFurther research on the technology.BOther advantages of the technology.CPrinciples the technology is based on.DExamples the technology

11、 is applied to.D解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中的“some businesses have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations”可知，接下来的一段很可能讨论这种技术所应用的例子。B(2020重庆质量抽测)Would a faster reading speed mean that we could learn more? Some people claim that its possible. In July last year, the sixtime speed r

12、eading champion Anne Jones sat down to read Harper Lees Go Set a Watchman. Just 25 minutes and 31 seconds later, she finished itwhich equals a reading rate of around 3，700 words per minute. Jones runs training courses teaching speed reading, recall and concentration techniques and there are numerous

13、 speed reading apps that have appeared on the market over the past few years. But do they actually work?First, we need to understand how we read. The human eye movement system is central to our reading ability. Read over that sentence again, and think about how your eyes scan across the words. They

14、dont move smoothly over them. Instead, they make a series of short, sharp jumps, skipping over a few characters before briefly landing on a word. The movements are known as saccades(扫视) and the pauses are called fixations.Reading isnt just about seeing the wordsyou need to comprehend them to build u

15、p a picture about what the text means. People are able to get through a block of text faster, but at the cost of accuracy and understanding. In other words, if you use a speed reading app, then youll probably get the gist(主旨) of a piece of text, but youll struggle to recall details about what youve

16、just read.So, does speed reading work? Well, yes and no. It really depends on what youre reading and why you need to read it. As yet, there isnt a trick that enables you to read a piece of text both quickly and accuratelytheres always going to be a tradeoff【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了快速阅读有一定作用。虽然快速阅读能掌握文章的主

17、旨，但是回忆细节还需要时间。5Whats the main idea of the passage?ASpeed reading is bad at times.BSpeed reading is a waste of time.CSpeed reading can work sometimes.DSpeed reading is always enjoyable.C解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段尾句“But do they actually work？”可知，本文第一段对快速阅读是否有用提出疑问；接着第二段介绍了阅读能力与眼睛运动系统有关，结合第三段尾句可知，使用速读应用程序你很可能掌握主旨大

18、意，但是文章细节不一定能掌握。据此可推知，快速阅读有时是有用的，故C项正确。6What can we know from the passage?AReading apps ensure us to read much faster.BFast reading makes us learn more knowledge.CReading is no more than seeing the text words.DReading ability is related to the eye movement system.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The human eye move

19、ment system is central to our reading ability.”可知，人的眼睛运动系统对我们的阅读能力很重要，故D项正确。7What does the underlined word “tradeoff” most probably mean in the last paragraph?ABalance. BChange.CBusiness. DBargain.A解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段尾句“As yet, there isnt a trick that enables you to read a piece of text both quickly and

20、 accuratelytheres always going to be a tradeoff”可知，到目前为止，还没有一种技巧可以让你既快速又准确地阅读一篇文章这总要一种平衡。据此可推知，画线词意为“平衡”，故A项正确。8What might the writer continue to talk about?AThe advantages of faster or slower reading.BThe reasons why to do faster or slower reading.CThe cases where to do faster and slower reading.DT

21、he methods for making use of faster or slower reading.C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段尾句“As yet, there isnt a trick that enables you to read a piece of text both quickly and accuratelytheres always going to be a tradeoff”可知，到目前为止，还没有一种技巧可以让你既快速又准确地阅读一篇文章这总要一种平衡；据此可推知，本文接下来可能阐述在什么情况下进行速读以及在什么情况下进行慢读，故C项正确。.完形填空(2020

22、合肥高三联考)My sevenyearold daughter always has her nose in a book. She even continued _1_ in the car on the long drive to summer camp, where she lost the book. This is the first lost _2_ book in my life. In my childhood, my parents had always expected me to be _3_， but we were poor, and I didnt _4_ book

23、s. I had to borrow books. My library books lived on a _5_ shelf while they were mine, and it _6_ me when I had to return them to the library on the due day.However, my daughter has _7_ books now than I owned during my whole childhood. So its probably my _8_ that she didnt cherish the books. “Sorry,

24、I cant find it，” my daughter said with a shrug. “We just pay $20 for the book. Whats the big _9_？” The missing library book just met with a cold _10_ from her, but it met with nailbiting _11_ from me. I walked into the library in a deep _12_ as if I had lost the book.Feeling the need to make her fee

25、l _13_ for the book, I asked her to do the household chores. She agreed to clean up all the pets houses _14_ my paying the library book. Id meant the chores to be a(n) _15_！Surprisingly, she was enjoying herself. I took a picture of her lovely back. So, did I win or lose at _16_？ Did I teach her the

26、 _17_ of keeping a library book if the picture I took shows she is working _18_？To my _19_， my little girl knew what _20_ in her life. She could devote herself to the chores as much as to the books.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述的是“我”教育女儿的经历：“我”在童年时期因为家庭经济状况不好但家人又期望“我”学业成绩优秀，所以“我”对从图书馆借来的书很珍惜；“我”的女儿现在拥有很多书，但却

27、对弄丢一本从图书馆借来的书毫不在乎，这让“我”意识到有必要让她接受惩罚1A.driving BthinkingCreading DviewingC解析：根据文章第一句“My sevenyearold daughter always has her nose in a book.”可推知，“我”的女儿甚至在去夏令营的长途中在车里继续看(reading)书。2A.school BreferenceCstory DlibraryD解析：根据下文中的“The missing library book”可知，此处是指“我”的女儿把从图书馆借来的书弄丢了。故选D。3A.powerful Bpractica

28、lCacademic DemployedC解析：根据本句中的“but we were poor”和下文中的“I had to borrow books.”可推知，在“我”的童年时期，父母一直希望“我”的学业成绩优秀。academic“学业(成绩)优秀的”符合语境，故选C。4A.write BownCorder DloveB解析：根据上文“we were poor”可知，在“我”的童年时期，“我们”家很穷，所以“我”没有(own)书。故选B。5A.wasted BdustyCpresent DspecificD解析：根据语境可知，因为买不起书，只能从图书馆借，所以“我”对从图书馆借来的书很珍惜，

29、把这些借来的书放在特定的(specific)架子上。6A.pained BcompaniedCabandoned DlostA解析：根据语境可知，当“我”不得不将借来的书在到期日归还给图书馆的时候，“我”感到很苦恼。it pains sb. to do sth.“某人因不得不做某事而感到苦恼”，为固定用法。故选A。7A.fewer BbetterCcheaper DmoreD解析：根据语境可知，“我”的女儿现在拥有的书比“我”整个童年时期拥有的都要多，故选D。8A.work BreasonCfault DdutyC解析：根据语境可推知，女儿拥有的书太多而不知道珍惜，这可能是“我”的过错(fau

30、lt)。9A.worry BquestionCcase DdealD解析：根据“my daughter said with a shrug. We just pay $20 for the book. Whats the big _？”可知，“我”的女儿认为弄丢一本从图书馆借来的书没有什么大不了的。big deal“没什么大不了”，是固定搭配，故选D。10A.shoulder BpowerCrefusal DexcuseA解析：根据上文内容可知，那本从图书馆借来的丢失的书遭到了女儿的冷遇(女儿根本就没把这件事放在心上)。meet with a cold shoulder“遭受冷遇”，符合语境。

31、11A.impression BeffortCeffect DconcernD解析：根据本句中的“but”可推知，与女儿的不在意相比，那本从图书馆借来的书的丢失却令“我”焦虑不安。concern“忧虑，担心”，符合语境。12A.respect BthoughtCshame DshockC解析：因为女儿把图书馆借来的书弄丢了，所以当“我”走进图书馆时，内心深感惭愧(shame)，好像这本书是“我”自己弄丢的。13A.eager BresponsibleCgood DsuitableB解析：根据语境可知，经过女儿弄丢从图书馆借来的书却对此不在乎这件事，“我”感到有必要让她意识到自己对弄丢这本书负有责任，所以“我”要求她做家务活。14A.in need of Bin trade forCin terms of Din favor ofB解析：句意：她同意把所有的宠物房间都打扫干净，作为对我偿还那本丢失的书的交换条件。in trade for“作为对的交换”，符合语境。in need of“需要”； in terms of“就而言”；in fav