全高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)拓展閱讀訓(xùn)練篇

高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)拓展閱讀訓(xùn)練篇Youarenotforeveryone,andthat'sokay語篇導(dǎo)讀：

"我"努力讓每個(gè)人都喜歡"我"，但一個(gè)朋友的離開讓"我"認(rèn)識(shí)到了問題所在。Igrewupapeoplepleaser.BeforeImadeanydecision,Iusedtocarefullyweighuphowitwouldaffectothersandtheirthoughtsofme.Asakid,itworkedoutprettywell.Asanadult...notsomuch.Theconstantneedtohaveeveryonelikemewasn'tanswered,againandagain.ItstartedoutthroughmiddleandhighschoolwhenIwasfiguringoutmyinterests.Inmyheart,Ifeltoneway.Inperson,IobviouslytendedtodowhateverIthoughtwas"cool."Beforelongitgottothepointwhereeverydecisioninmylifeinvolvedmeheavilyweighingwhatotherpeoplewouldthink.Ihadmanydifferentversionsofmereadytopleaseeveryoneandanyone.Thejourneytomyownself-discoverycameinsomethingunexpectedinthelastfewmonths—whenafriendpulledawayfromme.Knowingthattherewassomeonewhodidnotlikemereallyupsetme.Itwasn'tuntilIwastalkingtoanotherfriend,andshepointedoutthatthereweremostlikelyagreatnumberofpeoplewhodidn'tlikeme,thatIrealizedsomething.I'dspentsomuchtimetryingtogeteveryonetolikemethatIneverfiguredoutwhat'sactuallybestforme.Surprisingly,Ifiguredoutthatit'sagoodthingtodrivepeopleaway!Thatmaysoundstrange,butletmeexplain:Theworldisfullofpeoplewho,nomatterwhatyoudo,willnotlikeyou.Butitisalsofilledwithpeoplewhowillloveyoufiercely.Youarenotforeveryone,andthat'sokay.Asyoudrivepeopleaway,youonlygetclosertoyourpeople.Thosewholoveyou,whowanttobeclosetoyou,whotrulyvalueyou,areonestepcloser.Youarenotforeveryone,andthat'snotjustokay,that'samazing.ManyBritssignuptolearnHighValyrian語篇導(dǎo)讀

電視劇《權(quán)利的游戲》中的人工語言風(fēng)靡英倫，學(xué)習(xí)者的數(shù)量甚至超過了懂蘇格蘭蓋爾語的人數(shù)。Whenwatching

GameofThrones,noteveryfanwillneedtolookatthesubtitles(字幕)asQueenDaenerysTargaryenaddressesherarmy.Nearly100,000peopleintheUKhavesigneduptolearnthe

GameofThrones

languageHighValyrianonDuolingo,thelanguagelearningapp—morethanthenumberwhounderstandScottishGaelic,whichstandsat87,056.Thosefanswillnowbeabletoexpandtheirlearningwithanewversionofthecoursethatclaimstohaveenoughwordsforthemtobeabletoconductafullconversation.DavidPeterson,thecreatorofthe

GameofThrones

language,wroteandvoicedthecoursewhichhasmorethan2,000words.Thelinguist(語言學(xué)家)hasbeencreatinglanguagesforTVformorethanadecade.Toteachthecast,herecordedhimselfsayingtheirlinesinthelanguagesonhisphoneandsentittothemsotheycouldperfectthepronunciation.Afewwordsofthelanguagewerewrittenin

ASongofIceandFire

bookseriesbyGeorgeR.R.Martin,butPetersonhashadtoexpanditfrom56words.Thestartingpointwas"valarmorghulis",aphrasethatcropsupfrequentlyandmeans"allmenmustdie".Fromthere,Petersonbuiltphonology(語音體系)andgrammar,goingasfarascreatingwordsfromHighValyrianintoDothraki.Petersonsayshehasnoplanstocreateastandardtodecideifawordisvalid.HepreferstheexampleofJohannesAavik,whocreatedadictionaryof2,000Estonianwordsin1919."Thesewerejustbrandnewwordsthathemadeupoutofthinair.Peoplestartedusingsomeandnowthey'repartofthelanguage."Made-uplanguagesgobackmuchfurtherthanAavik,accordingtoDrDimitraFimi,alecturerinfantasyandchildren'sliteratureattheUniversityofGlasgow."Theproblemwastheselanguageswereunusable.Theytriedtodefine(給下定義)theuniverse,"Fimisaid.NewlydiscoveredThomasJeffersonletter語篇導(dǎo)讀：美國(guó)開國(guó)元?jiǎng)字弧旭R斯·杰斐遜的一封親筆信出現(xiàn)在世人面前，一段塵封的歷史被揭開。AletterwrittenbyFoundingFatherThomasJeffersonthathadbeenlosttohistoriansforoveracenturyhassurfaced.Theletter,whichispricedat$80,000,isupforsaleatthehistoricaldocumentdealerRaabCollection.WritteninthefinalyearofJefferson'slife,thelettershowshisviewonhowAmericawouldchangehumanhistory.Partofalong-timecorrespondencewithpoliticianEdwardEverett,JeffersonwrotetheletteronJuly21,1825.Specifically,Jefferson,thethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,highlightstheimportanceoftheBattleofBunkerHill,whichwasfoughtonJune17,1775,duringtheearlystagesoftheRevolutionaryWar."IamverythankfultotheBunkerHillMonumentAssociationforthehonortheyhavedonemeinelectingmeanhonorarymemberofthatinstitution.Theoccasion(thefirstgreatbattleoftheRevolution)formsanepoch(時(shí)代)inthehistoryofmankind,wellworthyofthesplendidceremonieswithwhichitsfirststonewaslatelylaid,"Jeffersonwrites."Thecoincidenceofcircumstancestoowastrulyfortunate,whichpermittedittobelaidbythehandofonesowell-known(theMarquisdeLafayette)forhisparticipationofthetoil(苦活)anddangerswhichfollowedtheeventitsignalizes."Morethan100Americantroopswerekilledand300woundedinthebattle,whichendedinaBritishvictory.However,over1,000Britishtroopswereeitherkilledorwounded.TheMarquisdeLafayette,aFrenchman,wasacelebratedcommanderofAmericanforcesduringtheRevolutionaryWar.Inablog(博客)post,theRaabCollectionexplainsthattheletterwasgivenbyEveretttoGeorgeWashingtonWarren.FromWarren,theletterpassedtohistorianandcollectorRichardFrothinghamandthentoaprivatecollector,whosoldittotheRaabCollection.Theletterwaspublishedinthe1880s,buttheoriginalhasbeen"losttotime"untilnow."ThisisaremarkableletterofJeffersonontheimportanceofindependencenotonlytotheUnitedStatesbutallpeoplearoundtheworld,"saidNathanRaabfromtheRaabCollection.NotreDamefireringsalarmforEuropeanmonuments語篇導(dǎo)讀：巴黎圣母院的大火凸顯了歐洲在文物保護(hù)方面存在的問題。愿警鐘長(zhǎng)鳴，不再有人類文明的瑰寶毀于烈焰。InthewakeofthefirethatdestroyedtheinsideofNotreDame,questionsarebeingraisedaboutthestateofthousandsofotherchurchesandpalacesthathaveturnedFrance—aswellasItaly,BritainandSpain—intoopen-airmuseumsofWesterncivilization.IfevensuchasymbolofFrancecouldnotbeprotectedfromdamage,itisclearthatacultureofindifference(漠不關(guān)心)isthreateningasharedhistoryaswellasthemultibillion-dollartourismindustryuponwhichmuchofEuropedepends."Wearesousedtoouroutstandingculturalheritage(遺產(chǎn))inEuropethatwetendtoforgetthatitneedsconstantcareandattention,"TiborNavracsics,theEuropeanUnion'stopcultureofficial,said.Thewake-upcall—notjustforEuropebutthewholeworld—ranginParis.BeforeNotreDame,thelastglobalwarningcamewhentheNationalMuseumofBrazil,oneofthemostimportantculturalinstitutionsinSouthAmerica,burneddowninSeptember.A2015studybytheGermanengineeringcompanySiemensshowedthatScotlandhadabout10damagingfiresayear,whileEnglandlostatleastadozenlistedbuildingsayear.Germanyhasseen70suchbuildingsdestroyedsince2000.Everyyear,there'slightningorsomethingelsethatdestroysatoweroraroof.Andalltoooften,fireshappenduringrestoration(修復(fù))work.Expertssaywhat'slackingistheconstantattentionandregularmaintenance(維護(hù))thatcouldhelpavoidtheneedformajorrestorationwork.Officialsshouldchangetheirfocustopreventioninsteadofonlyreactingtobuildingdisasters."Restorationshouldbeseenasthefailureofconservation,"JuanAntonioHerráez,whoisinchargeofpreventiveconservationattheSpanishCulturalHeritageInstitute,said."Weshouldbespendingmoremoneyonmaintenance."SneskaQuaedvlieg-Mihailovicis,headoftheEuropaNostraheritagefoundation,agrees."Culturalheritageisagoldmine.Youcannotdevelopitandthenjustleavethemineandgotoanotherone.Itissomethingyoureallyhavetocarefor,"saidQuaedvlieg-Mihailovicis.MilkhaSingh語篇導(dǎo)讀：文章介紹了印度著名田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)員米哈?辛格。ForanumberofIndianswhoforoverhalfacenturyhavereplayedaraceagainandagainintheirmindhopingitwouldsomedaythrowupadifferentresult,MilkhaSingh's400metresfinalrunattheRomeOlympicsshouldbeamongthegreatestheartbreaksinglobalsportinghistory.However,continuedadulation(稱贊)forthemandecadeslaterisduetotheeffortbyIndia'sgreatesttrackathleteonthatSeptemberdayintheItaliancapital,thoughhestillmissedoutonbecomingIndia'sfirstOlympictrackmedallist.Ashewasgrowingup,heusedtorunbarefootdailyonhotsandtoschool,whichwassituated20kilometresfromhishouse.Hethinksthiswasgoodtrainingbutknowsitisnotpossibletoaskchildrentodothistoday.However,hedoesfeelthattheearlyidentificationoftalentedathletesisalsoimportantforIndia'sathleticteamstoshine.Indiahasinthelastfewyearsjudgedsuccesspurelyintermsofmedals,butlookingintothepastreveals(顯示)howamoregenerousgenerationsalutedMilkhaasapioneer.MilkhaisIndia'sfinesttrackathleteofalltime.HeremainstheonlyIndianmaletowinanindividual(個(gè)人的)CommonwealthGamesathleticsgold—hewonthe400metresatCardiffin1958,thefirstathletefromindependentIndiatodoso.Sinceretiringfromathletics,theformerchampionathletehassetuptheMilkhaSinghCharitableTrust,whichhelpspoorerfamiliessurviveifanathleteintheirfamilyhasdied.Apercentageoftheprofitsfromthefilm

BhaagMilkhaBhaag

aregoingtohistrust.Finally,let'sreadaquotefromMilkhahimself:"Thereisnoshortcut(捷徑)tosuccess.AsceneinthefilmshowsMilkhaSinghrunningwithinjuredfeet—thisactuallyhappened.Ihaven'tfoundanalternativetohardwork.Youneedtobepatient,dedicatedandtruetoyourselfandyourwork."Computertounderstandthebodyposes(姿勢(shì))andmovements語篇導(dǎo)讀：美國(guó)科學(xué)家研發(fā)了一種新的人工智能技術(shù)，可以讓計(jì)算機(jī)讀懂人類的身體語言。ResearchersatCarnegieMellonUniversity'sRoboticsInstitutehaveenabledacomputertounderstandthebodyposesandmovementsofmultiplepeoplefromvideoinrealtime.ThisnewmethodwasdevelopedwiththehelpofthePanopticStudio,atwo-storybuildingequippedwith500videocameras.Detectingthedifferencesofnonverbalcommunication(非言語交際)betweendifferentpeoplewillmakeitpossibleforrobotstoserveinsocialspaces,allowingthemtoknowwhatpeoplearoundthemaredoing,whatmoods(心情)theyareinandwhethertheycanbeinterrupted.Aself-drivingcarcouldgetanearlywarningthatapedestrianisabouttostepintothestreetbymonitoringbodylanguage."Wecommunicatealmostasmuchwiththemovementofourbodiesaswedowithourvoice,"saidYaserSheikh,associateprofessorofrobotics."Butcomputersaremoreorlessblindtoit."Insportsanalytics,real-timeposedetectionwillmakeitpossibleforcomputersnotonlytotrackthepositionofeachplayeronthefieldofplay,asisnowthecase,buttoalsoknowwhatplayersaredoingwiththeirarms,legsandheadsateachpointintime.Themethodscanbeusedforliveeventsorappliedtoexistingvideos.Trackingmultiplepeopleinrealtime,particularlyinsocialsituationswheretheymaybecommunicatingwitheachother,presentsanumberofchallenges.Thechallengesforhanddetectionareevengreater.Sheikhandhiscolleaguesmanagedtorecordeverythingfromhandgesturestothemovementofthemouth,creatinghugeimage(影像)datasets,particularlyonthehand.Themethodcaneventrackmultiplepeopleatonce."Asingleshotgivesyou500viewsofaperson'shand,"saidHanbyulJoo,aPhDstudentinrobotics."Byusinghigh-definitioncameras,wewereabletobuildamassivedataset."Toencouragemoreresearchandapplications,theresearchershavesharedtheircomputercode(代碼)forbothmultipersonandhand-posedetection.Italreadyisbeingusedbyalotofresearchgroups,andmorethan20commercialgroups,includingautomotivecompanies,haveexpressedinterestinlicensingthetechnology,Sheikhsaid.Bottlethathelpssavetheocean語篇導(dǎo)讀

JamesLongcroft發(fā)明了一種可在海水中降解的瓶子，這對(duì)保護(hù)海洋有很重要的意義。AnEdinburgh-basedinventorhascreatedafullybiodegradable(可由生物降解的)bottlethatismadefrompaperandasecretcombinationofplant-basedmaterialsanditcouldhelpsavetheplanet'soceansfromplasticpollution.The27-year-oldinventorclaimsthatthebottlecanalsobeeatenbyseacreatures.Edinburgh-basedDurhamUniversitychemistrygraduateJamesLongcroftstartedanon-profitbottledwatercompanytwoyearsago.HewantedtoputallhisprofitsintoacharitythatprovidedcleandrinkingwatertocountriesinAfrica.However,afterconcernsabouttheenvironmentalimpact(巨大影響)ofplasticbottlesMrLongcroftdecidedtheEdinburghandLondon-basedcompany,ChooseWater,s