高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册Unit 4 Period 4　Developing ideas-Reading comprehension

Period4Developingideas—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)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.选词填空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细节把握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深层理解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课文语法填空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长难句理解1．VisitorstooneofherartworksinVancouvercouldnotonlyenjoylookingatit，theycouldalsointeractwithit—literally.[句式分析]此句是一个并列句。notonly...(but)also...意为“不仅……而且……”，是并列连词，此处连接两个并列分句。[自主翻译]其中在温哥华展出的那一件，人们不仅可以欣赏，甚至可以与之互动。2．Theseadvancesareperhapsbringingusclosertoatimewhencomputersratherthanhumanscreateart.[句式分析]此句是一个复合句，句中when引导定语从句，修饰atime。[自主翻译]也许，这些先进的技术正带领我们走进一个由电脑而非人类创造艺术的时代。3．Wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyone’sguess.[句式分析]此句是一个复合句，where引导主语从句，willtake是从句的谓语。[自主翻译]科技将会推动艺术发展至何种地步，我们不得而知。Ⅰ.阅读理解AYou’velikelyheardoftheGroupofSeven,artistswhotravelledtheremotelandscapesofOntariotocapturetheirroughbeautybybrush.Buttheyweren’ttheonlyartistswhotravelledroughandpaintedwhattheysaw!FiftyyearsbeforetheGroupofSeven，FrancesAnneHopkinswasroughingitinavoyageur(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.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了通过艺术记录独木舟船夫生活的英国女画家弗朗西斯·安妮·霍普金斯的故事。1．WhydidtheauthormentionGroupofSeven?A．Toshowtheirachievementsinart.B．Toattracttheattentionofartlovers.C．Tointroducetheheroineofthisarticle.D．Toprovetheirinfluenceonotherartists.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可知，作者提到GroupofSeven是为了引出文章的女主人公。故选C项。2．WhatmadeFrancesAnneHopkinsjoinvoyageursontheirjourneys?A．Herhusband’spromotion.B．Herlovefortravelling.C．Hermovingtonewhome.D．Herinterestindrawing.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段首句可知，她丈夫的升职才使得弗朗西斯·安妮·霍普金斯乘坐船夫的独木舟旅行。故选A项。3．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．FrancesAnneHopkins’life.B．FrancesAnneHopkins’works.C．FrancesAnneHopkins’education.D．FrancesAnneHopkins’marriage.答案B解析段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知，她用她的素描记录了船夫的生活，就像我们拍照片一样。她的许多作品在她的职业生涯中曾在英国皇家学院展览会展出，因此第四段主要是在介绍她的作品。故选B项。4．WhatwasFrancesAnneHopkins’maincontribution?A．Influencingthelivesofvoyageurs.B．Changingthetrendsoftravelmethods.C．DisplayingherworksattheRoyalAcademy.D．Documentingthelivesofvoyageursthroughart.答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，当弗朗西斯·安妮·霍普金斯开始记录这些船夫的生活的时候，人们对他们的需求正在下降；所以她开始乘独木舟旅行的时候刚好赶上了那些船夫们的还没有真正消失的最后几年，记录下了他们那几年的生活。因此她的主要贡献是通过艺术记录船夫们的生活。故选D项。BBeethoven，oneoftheworld’smost-lovedmusicians，isfamousforhisninesymphonies(交响乐)．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.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家和音乐家用人工智能完成贝多芬第十交响曲。5．WhatcanbeinferredaboutBeethovenfromparagraph1?A．The10thSymphonyishislastwork.B．Hewantedartificialintelligencetoworkforhim.C．HisworksarewidelyusedinfilmsandTVprograms.D．His10thSymphonyisthebestknownamonghisworks.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第一段中“Hismelodies(旋律)areoftenusedinmovies，TVshows，andevencartoons.”可推断，贝多芬的作品被广泛应用于电影和电视节目。故选C。6．Forwhatpurposewastheteamorganized?A．TostudydeeplearningwiththeBeethoven’smusicpatterns.B．ToplayBeethoven’ssymphoniestomakethemworld-famous.C．TolearnthedifferentstylesofBeethoven’ssymphonies.D．TofinishBeethoven’s10thSymphonyincelebrationofhis250thbirthday.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中“In2019，aspecialteamofmusicians，computerscientists，andhistorianswasformed.TheirgoalwastotrytocompleteBeethoven’s10thSymphonytocelebratehis250thbirthday.”可知，组织团队的目的是为庆祝贝多芬250周年诞辰，完成贝多芬第十交响曲。故选D。7．Whatisthelastchallengefortheteamaccordingtothetext?A．Toadddifferentnotestothesymphony.B．TofindthemissingBeethoven’snotesandsketches.C．Tocombinepiecesofwrittenmusicintoasymphony.D．TotellthedifferencebetweenBeethoven’sworksandothers’．答案C解析推理判断题。根据第四段中“Finally，theAIhadthechallengeoftryingtoconnectthelittlemusicalbitsintoasymphony.”可推断，团队的最后一个挑战是把写好的音乐组合成交响乐。故选C。8．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ImagineAIWritesandSingsSongsB．Beethoven’sSymphoniesHitGermanyAgainC．LanguageModelsHelpBeethovenSingD．MusiciansUseAItoHelpFinishBeethoven’s10thSymphony答案D解析标题归纳题。根据第一段中“Computerscientistsandmusicianshavenowusedartificialintelligencetofinishhis10thsymphony.”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了科学家和音乐家用人工智能完成贝多芬第十交响曲。所以D项作为文章标题最合适。故选D。CThefirstsetofChinesestoriespresentedinEnglishscripts(剧本)，titledStoriesofChina:PerformedinEnglish，wasofficiallypublishedbyForeignLanguagesPress.PlannedbytheNewChannelInternationalEducationGroupwiththeparticipationofplaywrightsfromChina，theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates，thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(继承)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.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一本新书，此书为中国传统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解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(继承)andspreadingChineseculture”可知，这本书既是文化的传承又是英语学习的新方式。故选D。10．Whatdoweknowaboutthebook?A．It’sbeenpopularinvariousschools.B．ItintroducesclassicChinesestories.C．It’sbeenpublishedbyaforeignpress.D．Itstandsoutforitsuniquewritingstyle.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“thosescriptspresentedinthisbookareuniqueforbeingbasedonclassicChinesestories，readaptedandwritteninEnglish”可知，这本书是讲述了中国的经典故事。故选B。11．What’sHuMin’sattitudetowardsthecoursestobeoffered?A．Doubtful. B．Expectant.C．Objective. D．Conservative.答案B解析观点态度题。根据最后一段末句“Hubelievesthecourseswillsetoffanewwaveofenthusiasticlearningamongyoungpeople.”可推断，胡敏对这门课程很期待。故选B。12．Inwhichsectionofamagazinemightthetextappear?A．Business. B．Lifestyle.C．Culture. D．Politics.答案C解析文章出处题。根据全文可知，文章主要介绍了一本书，这本书旨在介绍中国传统文化，同时又能帮助青年学习英文。所以这样的文章应该和文化相关。故选C。Ⅱ.七选五Herearefivethingsthatyoushouldgiveup.Startingtoday，wewillgiveuponallthosethingsthatnolongerserveus，andwewillembracechange.Ready?Herewego!1Giveuponyourneedtoblameothersforwhatyouhaveordon’thave，forwhatyoufeelordon’tfeel.Stopgivingyourpowersawayandstarttakingresponsibilityforyourlife.Giveupyourlimitingbeliefs.Giveupyo