2021_2021学年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions作业含解析新人教版选修.doc
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1、Unit 3Inventors and inventions第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分35分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AHeres a good deed you can do without parting with a single thing.Synthetic (合成的) voices for people who have lost the ability to speak only come in generic (一般的) types think of Stephen Hawking
2、s voice but one amazing project wants to build custom voices for each person.To do that they need your help:specifically, a recording of your voice.VocalID is the brainchild of two speech scientists, who are turning their research into a much larger project.Voice is very personal and, like a prosthe
3、tic (假体的) leg or arm, it makes sense it should be customized to each person.Heres how it works and dont worry, this does not mean someone will be walking around with the same voice as you out there:After recording a couple of hours of audio in, say, a quiet room with an iPhone, you send it to VocalI
4、D, where a program called ModelTalker cuts it up into the basic units of speech that can be recombined as new words and sentences.In that same step, characteristics of the patients voice based on what limited sounds they can make are mixed with the donors to create a whole new one.VocalID is still i
5、n its beginning stages, and theyre looking for help from everyone including voice donors, financial support, and programmers.A priority (优先的事物) is making voice donation even easier, cutting down recording time, especially for kids.But as it stands already, your voice is just about the easiest thing
6、to donate.()1.Stephen Hawkings voice _.Ahas no personal characteristicsBwas donated by a volunteerCwas created by VocalIDDsounded amazing()2.We can infer that VocalID aims to _.Ado research on voicesBteach some people to speakCproduce prosthetic legs or armsDhelp some people have their “own” voice()
7、3.To create a new voice, which of the following is/are needed?ASounds made by the patient.BA few days of audio recording.CThe voice of at least two donors.DModelTalker that can combine words.()4.What is the main purpose of the text?ATo introduce some jobs in VocalID.BTo encourage readers to donate t
8、heir voice.CTo advertise a program called ModelTalker.DTo collect money for people who cannot speak.【语篇解读】本文是说明文,介绍了如何给不会说话的人捐献声音。1A推理判断题。由第一段中的“Synthetic(合成的) voices for people custom voices for each person.”可知,史蒂芬霍金那样的合成语音是一般的类型,而一个新的项目想要为不能讲话的人制作个性化的声音。据此可推断,史蒂芬霍金的合成语音没有个性特征。2D推理判断题。由第一段中的“one am
9、azing project wants to build custom voices for each person”及第二段中的“Voice is very personal andit makes sense it should be customized to each person.”可知,VocalID旨在帮助人们拥有有个性特征的声音。3A细节理解题。由第四段中的“characteristics of the patients voice based on what limited sounds they can make are mixed”可知,要在捐献的声音的基础上制作一个新的
10、声音,需要患者自己发出的声音。4B写作意图题。由文章开头的“Heres a good deed you can do”及文章末的“your voice is just about the easiest thing to donate”可推断,文章主要是鼓励读者为不能讲话的人捐献自己的声音。BWaterpebble: saving water one drop at a timeIntroduction:With Waterpebble, you can know how much water is being used while you are showering and decrease
11、 that amount so gradually that its practically impossible to see.Aims:Waterpebble not only encourages people to use less water but also helps people realize the importance of protecting the earth.Background:Paul Priestman invented Waterpebble and was originally inspired by a hotel bathroom sign that
12、 read, “Please Save Water.”Usage:Waterpebble is a small round device that has three light indications of red, orange and green.They indicate “too much”,“just enough” and “Well done! Youre saving the planet”Simply place Waterpebble under the shower and it will record the length of your showers.From t
13、hat point on it starts gradually encouraging you to reduce your shower time by flashing the appropriate light.During your next shower it will flash green, orange or red.If you have let it go all the way to red, then you have overused the amount of time of your last shower.If you stop showering at gr
14、een, you have beaten your record.The idea is to limit each shower to six minutes or less.Effects: Families who use Waterpebble can look forward to their future water bills.It is a clever and environmentally conscious way to make the process of saving water a more instinctive (本能的) character.Families
15、 report that their kids love the idea of playing a role in protecting the planet without being constantly reminded.For more information, please visit Waterpebble online.()5.Waterpebble is designed to_.Aencourage people to shower every dayBhelp people save water while showeringChelp people take a sho
16、wer more happilyDrecord peoples shower time accurately()6.What inspired Paul Priestman to invent Waterpebble?AHis love for invention.BThe fact of lacking water.CAn experience of staying in a hotel.DThe importance of taking showers.()7.When you take a shower, you should_.Aturn on the three lights of
17、Waterpebble firstBset a time limit on Waterpebble ahead of timeCpay attention to the flashing light of WaterpebbleDkeep Waterpebbles red light flashing all the time【语篇解读】本文是应用文,话题是科技发明类。本文介绍了Paul Priestman发明的旨在帮助人们在淋浴时节约用水的Waterpebble。5B细节理解题。根据第二段可知,Waterpebble主要用来鼓励人们在淋浴时做到节约用水。6C细节理解题。根据第三段可知,Pau
18、l是因为自己在酒店的经历产生了发明Waterpebble的想法。7C细节理解题。根据第五段可知,Waterpebble的指示灯如果是红色,则说明使用者在浪费水,绿色则表明节约用水,所以你在淋浴的时候,要注意Waterpebble指示灯的颜色。CMickey Mouse wants to help kids kick the junk food habit.The Walt Disney Company announced that it plans to advertise only healthier food to kids.By 2015, all food and drink prod
19、ucts that are advertised on its TV channels, radio stations and websites will have to meet the companys nutrition standard for limiting calories and reducing fat, sodium and sugar.Many food, such as fruit drinks, candy and snack cakes, wont meet the standard.First Lady Michelle Obama called it a “ga
20、me changer”“Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the US and what I hope every company will do in the future.”“This is a landmark (里程碑), because a major media company is taking responsibility for what food they advertise to children,” says Margo Wootan, director of nutr
21、ition policy for the Center for Science in the Public Interest.“This should be a real wakeup call to Nickelodeon (an American childrens channel) and the Cartoon Network to do the same.”But the company will still be able to advertise “betterforyou versions (种类) of products that are not perfectly nutr
22、itious.” Under the new standards, breakfast cereals that are advertised will have to contain fewer than 10 grams of sugar in a serving, Wootan says.“Thats a good step forward, but its not perfectly nutritious.”Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, says Disney is making this move “
23、at perhaps some risk of affecting their incomes, so thats why we should praise them.”“Food marketing is really important because it shapes the way kids are fed,” Wootan says.“If we dont deal with food marketing to kids, we dont have any chance of addressing childhood obesity.”Currently, a third of c
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