高中英語外研版選擇性必修第一冊Unit 4 Period 4　Developing ideas-Reading comprehension

Period4Developingideas—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配單詞(請把單詞和其對應的英語解釋連線)1．technician A．easilyorclearlyheard，seen，felt，etc.2．animation B．theintroductionofnewthings，ideas，orwaysofdoingsth4．literally D．apersonwhoisskilledatthetechnicalaspectsofanart，asport，etc.5．innovation E．inaliteralway答案1.D2.C3.A4.E5.BⅡ.選詞填空eq\x(beunfamiliarwith，lightup，cometoone’smind，avarietyof，takein)1．Theprincess’sfacelitupwithexcitementwhenhermotherbeganafolktale.2．Allofasudden，itcametohismindthathecouldturntohisteammatesforhelp.3.Beyondourexpectations，ourschooldesignedacourseforusstudentswhowereunfamiliarwithcomputers.4．Don’tbetakeninbyproductsclaimingtohelpyouloseweightinaweek.5．Avarietyofinvestmentscanloweryourriskssothereisnoneedtoputallyoureggsintoonebasket.Ⅰ.Fast-readingformainideas1．MatchthemainideaaccordingtothepassageART&TECHNOLOGY.Part1Paras.1－2 A．Wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisunexpected.Part2Para.3 B．Thepositiveeffectsofthecombinationofartandtechnology.Part3Paras.4－5 C．Thepossibleproblemsofthecombinationofartandtechnology.Part4Paras.6－7 D．Artisdifferentfromtechnology.Part5Para.8 E.What’sart？答案Part1EPart2DPart3BPart4CPart5A2．What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Technologicaladvancesmakeartmoreaccessible.B．Arthasgreatlychangedtechnology.C．Artandtechnologyareseparatethings.D．Ourconceptaboutarthasbeenchanged.答案AⅡ.Careful-readingfordetailsActivity1細節(jié)把握1．WhatisspecialaboutoneofJanetEchelman’sartworksinVancouver?A．Itcanbelitupatnight.B．Itcanfloatinthesky.C．Visitorscanchangeitscoloursandpatterns.D．Visitorscantalkandplaywithit.答案C2．“Michelangelo”referredtointhethirdparagraphistoshow.A．hewasafamousartistB．hewasanartistratherthanatechnicianC．artisdifferentfromtechnologyD．peopleexpresstheirthoughtsthroughartandtechnology答案C3．Theappearanceofnewtechnologytoolsleadsto.A．excitingnewartformsB．quickdevelopmentofeconomyC．highqualityofartworksD．theappearanceofrealart答案A4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Itiseasytojudgewhetherapaintingisartortechnology.B．Wearegettingclosertoatimewhencomputerscreateart.C．Digitalpaintingsandvideosarenewartforms.D．Thelinebetweenartandtechnologyislessdistinct.答案A5．Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat.A．wearesurewheretechnologywilltakeartnextB．alotofartistshavestoppedexploringnewpossibilitiesC．somethingunexpectedislikelytocomeupinthefutureD．apersonfamiliarwithtraditionalartists’toolsmustbeanartist答案CActivity2深層理解1．Wheremayyouprobablyreadthepassage?A．Anartcolumn.B．Asciencecolumn.C．Atravelbrochure.D．Amuseumprofile.答案A2．What’sthefunctionofparagraphone?A．Toexplaintheart.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Togivethebackground.D．Togiveadefinition.答案B3．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsartcombinedwithtechnology?A．Indifferent.B．Optimistic.C．Pessimistic.D．Neutral.答案B4．Completethestructureofthepassage.Activity1課文語法填空Peoplehavebeenexpressingtheirthoughtsandideasthroughartforthousandsofyears.1.Todo(do)this，theyhaveused2.avarietyoftoolsandtechnologies.Artandtechnologyhavealwaysbeenseenastwoseparatethings.However，technologicaladvanceshaveledtoa3.combination(combine)ofartandtechnology.Artismore4.accessible(access)tousthaneverbefore.Thanks5.totechnology，millionsmorepeoplehavebeenabletoexperienceadigitalversionofAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Theart-techcombinationallowsusnotonlyinteractwithart，butalsotakepartinitscreation.However，theincreaseintheamountandvarietyofart6.produced(produce)hasalsoraisedquestionsoveritsoverallquality.7.Similarly(similar)，suchdevelopmentsaremakingthelinebetweenartandtechnologylessdistinct.Theadvancesoftechnologyareperhapsbringingusclosertoatime8.whencomputersratherthanhumanscreateart.Wheretechnologywilltakeartnext9.is(be)anyone’sguess.Butonethingisforsure—withsomanyartists10.exploring(explore)newpossibilities，wecandefinitelyexpecttheunexpected.Activity2長難句理解1．VisitorstooneofherartworksinVancouvercouldnotonlyenjoylookingatit，theycouldalsointeractwithit—literally.[句式分析]此句是一個并列句。notonly...(but)also...意為“不僅……而且……”，是并列連詞，此處連接兩個并列分句。[自主翻譯]其中在溫哥華展出的那一件，人們不僅可以欣賞，甚至可以與之互動。2．Theseadvancesareperhapsbringingusclosertoatimewhencomputersratherthanhumanscreateart.[句式分析]此句是一個復合句，句中when引導定語從句，修飾atime。[自主翻譯]也許，這些先進的技術正帶領我們走進一個由電腦而非人類創(chuàng)造藝術的時代。3．Wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyone’sguess.[句式分析]此句是一個復合句，where引導主語從句，willtake是從句的謂語。[自主翻譯]科技將會推動藝術發(fā)展至何種地步，我們不得而知。Ⅰ.閱讀理解AYou’velikelyheardoftheGroupofSeven,artistswhotravelledtheremotelandscapesofOntariotocapturetheirroughbeautybybrush.Buttheyweren’ttheonlyartistswhotravelledroughandpaintedwhattheysaw!FiftyyearsbeforetheGroupofSeven，F(xiàn)rancesAnneHopkinswasroughingitinavoyageur(船夫)canoebetweenLachine(Montreal)andFortWilliam(ThunderBay)．ShewasborninEnglandin1838.ShemarriedEdwardHopkins,whoworkedfortheHudson’sBayCompany,andmovedtoLachine,Canada.In1860,herhusbandwaspromotedtoChiefFactorofMontreal,whichledtothecoupleoccasionallyjoiningvoyageursontheirjourneysuptheriver,sometimestravellingallthewaytoFortWilliambycanoe.Thesetripswouldtakeweeksofroughlivingwiththemenwhopaddledthecanoe.ThecoupletravelledalongtheshoresoftheMattawaRiver,whereSamueldeChamplainProvincialParkislocatedtoday.Whilethevoyageurspaddledthecanoeorsetupcamp,Hopkinswouldsketch(素描)whatshesaw.Shedocumentedthelivesofvoyageursinhersketchesinthesamewaywemighttakeaphotograph.MostofherpaintingsdescribingvoyageurswerecompletedaftershereturnedtoLondonin1870.Manyofherworks，suchasCanoesinaFogandRunningaRapidontheMattawaRiverweredisplayedattheRoyalAcademyexhibitioninEnglandduringhercareer.BythetimeFrancesAnneHopkinsbegandocumentingthevoyageurs’lives,theneedforthemwasdeclining.Fastertravelmethodssuchastrainsandsteamboatswerebecomingpopular,andthedemandforcanoeswasdecreasing.However,onecouldarguethatshearrivedinthecanoejustintimetocapturethefinalyearsofthevoyageursbeforetheycouldtrulyfadeaway.語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了通過藝術記錄獨木舟船夫生活的英國女畫家弗朗西斯·安妮·霍普金斯的故事。1．WhydidtheauthormentionGroupofSeven?A．Toshowtheirachievementsinart.B．Toattracttheattentionofartlovers.C．Tointroducetheheroineofthisarticle.D．Toprovetheirinfluenceonotherartists.答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可知，作者提到GroupofSeven是為了引出文章的女主人公。故選C項。2．WhatmadeFrancesAnneHopkinsjoinvoyageursontheirjourneys?A．Herhusband’spromotion.B．Herlovefortravelling.C．Hermovingtonewhome.D．Herinterestindrawing.答案A解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段首句可知，她丈夫的升職才使得弗朗西斯·安妮·霍普金斯乘坐船夫的獨木舟旅行。故選A項。3．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．FrancesAnneHopkins’life.B．FrancesAnneHopkins’works.C．FrancesAnneHopkins’education.D．FrancesAnneHopkins’marriage.答案B解析段落大意題。根據(jù)第四段內容可知，她用她的素描記錄了船夫的生活，就像我們拍照片一樣。她的許多作品在她的職業(yè)生涯中曾在英國皇家學院展覽會展出，因此第四段主要是在介紹她的作品。故選B項。4．WhatwasFrancesAnneHopkins’maincontribution?A．Influencingthelivesofvoyageurs.B．Changingthetrendsoftravelmethods.C．DisplayingherworksattheRoyalAcademy.D．Documentingthelivesofvoyageursthroughart.答案D解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，當弗朗西斯·安妮·霍普金斯開始記錄這些船夫的生活的時候，人們對他們的需求正在下降；所以她開始乘獨木舟旅行的時候剛好趕上了那些船夫們的還沒有真正消失的最后幾年，記錄下了他們那幾年的生活。因此她的主要貢獻是通過藝術記錄船夫們的生活。故選D項。BBeethoven，oneoftheworld’smost-lovedmusicians，isfamousforhisninesymphonies(交響樂)．Hismelodies(旋律)areoftenusedinmovies，TVshows，andevencartoons.WhenBeethovendiedin1827，hehadsomeideasfora10thsymphony.Butallthatheleftbehindweresomenotesaboutthepieceandafew“sketches”(草稿)—shortbitsofwrittenmusic.Computerscientistsandmusicianshavenowusedartificialintelligencetofinishhis10thsymphony.In2019，aspecialteamofmusicians，computerscientists，andhistorianswasformed.TheirgoalwastotrytocompleteBeethoven’s10thSymphonytocelebratehis250thbirthday.Theteamdidn’tjustwanttocompletethesymphony，buttheywantedtocomeascloseaspossibletoproducingthesymphonythatBeethovenmeanttowrite.That’swheredeeplearningcamein.TotrainanAItohelpwiththesymphony，theteamturnedeverypieceofmusicthatBeethoveneverwroteintoaformthecomputercouldunderstand.ByfeedingtheprogramallofBeethoven’smusic，theAIcouldlookforpatternsinthewayBeethovenwrote.OthermembersoftheteamstudiedBeethoven’snotesandsketches，andworkedtofigureoutwhatBeethovenwasplanningtodo.Oneearlytesttoldtheteamtheywereontherighttrack.TheytookafewminutesofmusiccreatedbytheAIbasedonBeethoven’ssketches，andplayeditforBeethovenexperts，musicians，andreporters.NoonecouldtellwhichpartshadbeenwrittenbyBeethovenandwhichpartstheAImadeup.Finally，theAIhadthechallengeoftryingtoconnectthelittlemusicalbitsintoasymphony.Ittookovertwoyears，buttheteamwasabletocompleteBeethoven’s10thSymphony.Itisnotsimplyamelody，but40minutesofmusicforafullorchestra—alargegroupofmusiciansplayingeverythingfromstringinstruments，likeviolins，totrumpets，drums，andpianos.LastSaturdaynight，thepiecewasperformedforthefirsttimeeverbytheBeethovenOrchestrainBonn，Germany.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了科學家和音樂家用人工智能完成貝多芬第十交響曲。5．WhatcanbeinferredaboutBeethovenfromparagraph1?A．The10thSymphonyishislastwork.B．Hewantedartificialintelligencetoworkforhim.C．HisworksarewidelyusedinfilmsandTVprograms.D．His10thSymphonyisthebestknownamonghisworks.答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Hismelodies(旋律)areoftenusedinmovies，TVshows，andevencartoons.”可推斷，貝多芬的作品被廣泛應用于電影和電視節(jié)目。故選C。6．Forwhatpurposewastheteamorganized?A．TostudydeeplearningwiththeBeethoven’smusicpatterns.B．ToplayBeethoven’ssymphoniestomakethemworld-famous.C．TolearnthedifferentstylesofBeethoven’ssymphonies.D．TofinishBeethoven’s10thSymphonyincelebrationofhis250thbirthday.答案D解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“In2019，aspecialteamofmusicians，computerscientists，andhistorianswasformed.TheirgoalwastotrytocompleteBeethoven’s10thSymphonytocelebratehis250thbirthday.”可知，組織團隊的目的是為慶祝貝多芬250周年誕辰，完成貝多芬第十交響曲。故選D。7．Whatisthelastchallengefortheteamaccordingtothetext?A．Toadddifferentnotestothesymphony.B．TofindthemissingBeethoven’snotesandsketches.C．Tocombinepiecesofwrittenmusicintoasymphony.D．TotellthedifferencebetweenBeethoven’sworksandothers’．答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“Finally，theAIhadthechallengeoftryingtoconnectthelittlemusicalbitsintoasymphony.”可推斷，團隊的最后一個挑戰(zhàn)是把寫好的音樂組合成交響樂。故選C。8．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ImagineAIWritesandSingsSongsB．Beethoven’sSymphoniesHitGermanyAgainC．LanguageModelsHelpBeethovenSingD．MusiciansUseAItoHelpFinishBeethoven’s10thSymphony答案D解析標題歸納題。根據(jù)第一段中“Computerscientistsandmusicianshavenowusedartificialintelligencetofinishhis10thsymphony.”及全文可知，文章主要介紹了科學家和音樂家用人工智能完成貝多芬第十交響曲。所以D項作為文章標題最合適。故選D。CThefirstsetofChinesestoriespresentedinEnglishscripts(劇本)，titledStoriesofChina:PerformedinEnglish，wasofficiallypublishedbyForeignLanguagesPress.PlannedbytheNewChannelInternationalEducationGroupwiththeparticipationofplaywrightsfromChina，theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates，thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(繼承)andspreadingChineseculture.Thebookcontains20Englishscriptsinnovelformatscoveringawiderangeofsubjects.UnlikethemostcommonEnglishscriptsforyoungreadersonthemarketwhicharebasedonadaptationsofEuropeanandAmericanstories，thosescriptspresentedinthisbookareuniqueforbeingbasedonclassicChinesestories，readaptedandwritteninEnglish.Thebookisdividedintothreegradesintermsofgrammarandvocabularydifficulty，makingitsuitableforyoungEnglishlearnersfromprimaryschoolstojuniorandhighschools.Allthescriptsinthebookarewrittenbytopplaywrightswithelegant，pureandvividlanguage.ThescriptsareprovidedwithasummaryofthestoryinbothChineseandEnglish，sothatreaderscanfullyunderstandtheplotaswellasthehistoryandculturebehindit.ReaderscannotonlyimprovetheirEnglishskillsthroughimmersive(沉浸式的)readingandperformancebutalsoappreciateChineseculture.HuMin，EnglisheducationexpertandfounderoftheNewChannel，saidthecombinationoftraditionalChinesecultureandEnglishteachinghasbecomeatrend，guidingyoungpeopletotellChinesestoriestotheworldwiththeirownwisdomanddeepChineseculturalheritage.TheNewChannelwillofferspecialcoursesonStoriesofChina:PerformedinEnglishinitsmanyschoolsacrossthecountry，andcooperatewithprimaryandsecondaryschoolsinBeijing，ShanghaitoofferEnglishdramacoursesonatrialbasis.Hubelievesthecourseswillsetoffanewwaveofenthusiasticlearningamongyoungpeople.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一本新書，此書為中國傳統(tǒng)文化以及故事的英文版本。9．WhywasStoriesofChina:PerformedinEnglishpublished?A．ToofferEnglishdramacoursesonatrialbasis.B．TomakeforeignstudentsenjoyChineseculture.C．ToadvertisesomeofthetopplaywrightsinChina.D．ToimproveEnglishlearningandinheritChineseculture.答案D解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(繼承)andspreadingChineseculture”可知，這本書既是文化的傳承又是英語學習的新方式。故選D。10．Whatdoweknowaboutthebook?A．It’sbeenpopularinvariousschools.B．ItintroducesclassicChinesestories.C．It’sbeenpublishedbyaforeignpress.D．Itstandsoutforitsuniquewritingstyle.答案B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“thosescriptspresentedinthisbookareuniqueforbeingbasedonclassicChinesestories，readaptedandwritteninEnglish”可知，這本書是講述了中國的經典故事。故選B。11．What’sHuMin’sattitudetowardsthecoursestobeoffered?A．Doubtful. B．Expectant.C．Objective. D．Conservative.答案B解析觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一段末句“Hubelievesthecourseswillsetoffanewwaveofenthusiasticlearningamongyoungpeople.”可推斷，胡敏對這門課程很期待。故選B。12．Inwhichsectionofamagazinemightthetextappear?A．Business. B．Lifestyle.C．Culture. D．Politics.答案C解析文章出處題。根據(jù)全文可知，文章主要介紹了一本書，這本書旨在介紹中國傳統(tǒng)文化，同時又能幫助青年學習英文。所以這樣的文章應該和文化相關。故選C。Ⅱ.七選五Herearefivethingsthatyoushouldgiveup.Startingtoday，wewillgiveuponallthosethingsthatnolongerserveus，andwewillembracechange.Ready?Herewego!1Giveuponyourneedtoblameothersforwhatyouhaveordon’thave，forwhatyoufeelordon’tfeel.Stopgivingyourpowersawayandstarttakingresponsibilityforyourlife.Giveupyourlimitingbeliefs.Giveupyo