2021版新高考英語一輪復習Module5NewspapersandMagazines課后達標檢測外研版必修2

PAGEPAGE7Module5NewspapersandMagazines(建議用時：35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2020·新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)適應性檢測)Technologyisforeverchangingthewaywegetournews.Mostpeoplenowgetalotoftheirnewsonelectronicdevices,insteadoftraditionalmedia,suchasnewspapers,televisionorradio.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplealsoreportturningtosocialmediaforinformation.Now,thereisanewtechnologythatcouldgreatlychangethewaywegetthenews:computer－creatednewsreaders.Chinahaslaunchedwhatitcalledtheworld’sfirstartificialintelligence,orAInewspresenters.Thenewsreaders,supportedbymachinelearningtechnology,arebasedontworeallifeChinesenewsmen.OneisabletopresentnewsbroadcastinEnglish;theother,inMandarinChinese.Areportsaidmachinelearningwasusedtoexaminevideoimagesandsoundsofthetwonewsmen.Similartechnologyhasbeenusedtocreatevideoproductsknownas“deepfakevideos”.Adeepfakevideoisavideothatlooksreal,butiselectronicallychanged.Suchvideoscanmakepeopleappeartosaythingstheyneversaid.It’ssaidthattheAIpresenterswillbeagreatimprovementtothenewsteambecausethey“canwork24hoursaday”onitswebsiteandonsocialmedia.Oneofthepresentersevenpromisedto“worktirelessly”tokeeppeopleinformed.SomemachinelearningexpertssaidthesystemshowedoffChina’slatestprogressinvoicerecognition,texttospeechtechnologyanddataanalysis.Otherswonderedabouttheeffectsrobotsmighthaveonemploymentandworkers.Somepeoplearguedthatonlylowleveljobsrequiringheavylaborwillbeeasilyreplacedbyrobots.Otherspraisedthetechnologyasawayforcompaniestomakemoneyfromlowcostlabormachines.Anyway,foritsgreatpotential,somebusinesseshaveexperimentedwithsimilartechnologyforpossibleuseinnewsoperations.【解題導語】本文主要介紹了人工智能新聞主播的相關內容。1．Peoplenowgetinformationmainlyfrom________．A．electronicdevices B．traditionalmediaC．socialmedia D．AInewspresentersA解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句中的“Mostpeoplenowgetalotoftheirnewsonelectronicdevices”可知，人們現(xiàn)在主要從電子設備上獲得信息。2．Theauthormentioned“deepfake”inParagraph3because________．A．itwasalsoartificialB．itwasalsodevelopedbyChinaC．italsousedmachinelearningtechnologyD．italsogainedpopularityandrecognitionC解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第三、四句“Areportsaidmachinelearningwasused...knownas‘deepfakevideos’．”可推知，作者提到deepfake是因為它也用了機器學習技術。3．WhatcanweknowaboutAInewspresenters?A．AInewspresenterscanonly“speak”onelanguage.B．NotallthepeopleareinfavorofAInewspresenters.C．AInewspresenterswillsoonreplacehumannewsreaders.D．AInewspresenterscanreflecttheimprovementinrobotmaking.B解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的內容，尤其是“Otherswonderedabouttheeffectsrobotsmighthaveonemploymentandworkers.”可知，并不是所有人都支持人工智能新聞主播。4．Whatwillprobablybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A．Furtherresearchonthetechnology.B．Otheradvantagesofthetechnology.C．Principlesthetechnologyisbasedon.D．Examplesthetechnologyisappliedto.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段中的“somebusinesseshaveexperimentedwithsimilartechnologyforpossibleuseinnewsoperations”可知，接下來的一段很可能討論這種技術所應用的例子。B(2020·大連一模)RichasaKingWilliamⅠ，whoconqueredEnglandsome950yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet(抽水馬桶),papertowels,oraridinglawnmower(割草機).Howdidheget__by?Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbecontent.Thetroubleisthat,likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingpersons:neighbors,schoolclassmates,andfamousTVpeople.ThegreedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactthatnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors.Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeelsadabout.You’dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butno,wewantahotbathtoo.Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday’sstandardsthethingsIownareprettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthatmywifeandIcankeepclean.Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers’fancycountertopsandmyownwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby.Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.【解題導語】本文主要通過同富有的古人對比啟迪讀者：生活沒有必要攀比，要知足常樂。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Succeedasaking.B．Dealwithcomplaints.C．Liveinasatisfactoryway.D．Getsomeextramoney.C解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbecontent.”，并結合對第一段第二句的理解：沒有現(xiàn)代這些便利的生活設備，富有的威廉一世如何才能生活得稱心如意呢？由此可推知，畫線短語表示“以一種令人滿意的方式生活”，故選C。6．Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.B解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)對第一段和第二段的理解可知，古今生活對比中作者列舉了四個歷史人物，他們分別是：WilliamⅠ，Croesus,AlexandertheGreat和CzarNicholas。7．Accordingtothepassage,theauthorintendsto________．A．tellustobecontentwithlifeB．warnustoliveinasimplewayC．teachustolearnlessonsfromlifeD．encourageustostruggleforwealthA解析：寫作意圖題。根據(jù)文章的標題RichasaKing，并結合對全文的整體理解可推知，作者通過古今生活對比，告訴我們要知足常樂。8．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic.C．Uncaring. D．Cautious.B解析：觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后兩段，尤其是最后一段最后兩句“Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.”可推知，作者對生活持樂觀的態(tài)度。Ⅱ.完形填空(2020·貴陽普通高中監(jiān)測)Thehappynewmotheraskedeagerlytoseeherbaby.However,whenshelookedathistinyface,shewas__1__.Thebabyhadbeenbornwithout__2__．Fortunately,time__3__thatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisruinedappearance.Hegrewup,__4__iftherewerenothismisfortune.Asafavoritewithhisclassmates,hemighthavebeenclasspresident,__5__themisfortune.Hedevelopedatalentforliteratureandmusic.Hisparents__6__hopedthathehadaperfectlife.Oneday,hisfatherspokewiththedoctor,“Could__7__bedone？”“IbelieveIcould__8__apairofouterears__9__theycouldbeaccessible.”Thedoctordecided.Thereforethe__10__beganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrifice.Twoyearswentby.Oneday,hisfathersaidtotheson,“You’regoingtothe__11__，son.Wehavesomeonewhowill__12__theearsyouneed.Buttheidentityofthedonorisasecret.”Theoperationwasabrilliant__13__，andanewpersonturnedup.Histalentsblossomedintogenius.Later,hemarriedandenteredtheDiplomaticService.Oneday,heaskedhisfather,“Whogavemetheears?Whogavemesomuch?Icouldneverdo__14__forhimorher.”“Idonotbelieveyoucould，”saidthefather,“buttheagreementwasthatyouarenot__15__．..notyet.”Thesecretwas__16__foryears,butthedaydidcome.Hestoodwithhisfatherbesidehismother’scasket(棺材).Slowly,__17__，thefatherreachedouthishandandraisedthethick,reddish-brown__18__tofindthatthemotherhadnoouterears.“Mothersaidshewas__19__sheneverhadherhaircut，”hisfatherwhispered,“andnobodyeverthoughtMotherless__20__，didthey？”【解題導語】本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了一位母親給有生理缺陷的兒子捐獻外耳的感人故事。1．A.angry B．embarrassedC．shocked D．curiousC解析：根據(jù)下文中的“Fortunately,time______thatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisruinedappearance.”可推知，這個嬰兒出生時沒有耳朵(ears)，初為人母的幸福的媽媽看到有缺陷的孩子時很震驚(shocked)。2．A.eyes B．feetC．fingers D．earsD解析：參見上題解析。3．A.proved B．lastedC．flew D．ignoredA解析：根據(jù)該句中的“Fortunately”可推知，時間證明(proved)這個容貌有缺陷的嬰兒聽力是完好的，故選A。4．A.tall B．handsomeC．short D．bad-lookingB解析：根據(jù)上文中的“hisruinedappearance”，并結合空后的“iftherewerenothismisfortune”可推知，孩子要不是容貌上的缺陷應該是很帥氣的(handsome)，故選B。5．A.with B．inspiteofC．for D．butforD解析：與上文中的“iftherewerenothismisfortune”呼應可推知，此處表示惋惜，故選D。butfor“要不是”。6．A.still B．hardlyC．almost D．everA解析：根據(jù)上文可知，容貌上有缺陷的孩子很有才華，也為同學們所喜歡，在文學和音樂方面很有天賦，但是他的父母還是(still)希望他有一個完美的人生，故選A。7．A.somebody B．everythingC．nobody D．nothingD解析：根據(jù)上文中的“Hisparents______hopedthathehadaperfectlife.”可推知，此處表示他的父親問醫(yī)生難道就沒有補救方法了嗎？故選D。8．A.operate B．destroyC．transplant D．repairC解析：根據(jù)上文并結合語境可知，男孩的父親詢問醫(yī)生有沒有補救方法，醫(yī)生決定給他移植(transplant)一對耳朵。與下文中的“Theoperationwasabrilliant______，andanewpersonturnedup.”呼應，故選C。9．A.if B．whileC．although D．sinceA解析：根據(jù)語境可推知，此處表示如果有可用的耳朵，醫(yī)生可以給男孩移植一對耳朵，故選A。10．A.experiment B．searchC．analysis D．operationB解析：根據(jù)語境可推知，他們開始尋找能夠捐獻耳朵的人。故選B。11．A.school B．libraryC．hospital D．bedroomC解析：根據(jù)下文中的“Buttheidentityofthedonorisasecret.”可推知，耳