Unit 3 The art of painting Extended reading 课后作业- 高二上学期英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第一册

Unit3TheartofpaintingⅠ.阅读理解AInabout1450，Europeanscholarsbecamemoreinterestedinstudyingtheworldaroundthem.Theirartbecametruertolife.Theybegantoexplorenewlands.ThenewageinEuropewaseventuallycalled“theRenaissance”.RenaissanceisaFrenchwordthatmeans“rebirth”.HistoriansconsidertheRenaissancetobethebeginningofmodernhistory.TheRenaissancebeganinnorthernItalyandthenspreadthroughEurope.ItaliancitiessuchasNaples，Genoa，andVenicebecamecentresoftradebetweenEuropeandtheMiddleEast.ArabscholarspreservedthewritingsoftheancientGreeksintheirlibraries.WhentheItaliancitiestradedwiththeArabs，ideaswereexchangedalongwithgoods.Theseideas，preservedfromtheancientpast，servedasthebasisoftheRenaissance.WhentheByzantineEmpirefelltoMuslimTurksin1453，manyChristianscholarsleftGreeceforItaly.TheRenaissancewasmuchmorethansimplystudyingtheworksofancientscholars.Itinfluencedpainting，sculptureandarchitecture.Paintingsbecamemorerealisticandfocusedlessoftenonreligioustopics.Richfamiliesbecamepatronsandcommissionedgreatart.ArtistsadvancedRenaissancestyleofshowingnatureanddepictingthefeelingsofpeople.InBritain，therewasafloweringinliteratureanddramathatincludedtheplaysofWilliamShakespeare.1.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.fromabout1450to1453B.beforeabout1450C.fromabout1450tonowD.fromthe15thcenturytothe16thcentury2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.TheRenaissancebeganinAsia.B.TheRenaissanceisoneofthebiggestcitiesinItaly.C.TheRenaissancebeganinItalyandwasdevelopedinBritain.D.TheRenaissancestartedinthenorthernpartofItalyandthenappearedinEurope.3.WhydidmanyChristianscholarsinGreecegotoItaly?A.BecauseItalywasthecentreoftrade.B.BecausetheByzantineEmpirefelltoMuslimTurksin1453.C.BecauseItalywasbetweenEuropeandtheMiddleEast.D.BecausetheywantedtotradewiththeItalians.BTheentiretechworldisdebatingtheconsequencesofartificialintelligenceandthepartAIisgoingtoplayinshapingourfuture.Whilewemightthinkthatartificialintelligenceisatleastafewyearsawayfromcausinganyconsiderableeffectsonourlives，thefactremainsthatitisalreadyhavingalargeimpactonus.Artificialintelligenceisaffectingourdecisionsandourlifestyleseveryday.Smartphoneshavebecomethemostindispensabletechproductthatweowntodayandweuseitalmostallthetime.Well，ifyouareusingasmartphone，youareinteractingwithAIwhetheryouknowitornot.AIisimpactingourliveseveryday.Infact，whenweareonlyusingafeaturesuchastheportraitmodeeffect(美颜)whileshootingapicture，weneverconsiderthatAImightbebehindthattoo.TalkingabouttheAI，thereisnobetterdisplayofthistechnologythanwhatsmartcarsaredoingwithit.Justafewyearsback，usingafullyautomaticcarwasadream，however，nowcompanieslikeTeslahavemadesomuchprogressthatwehaveautomaticcarsontheroad.TeslacarsareagoodexampleofhowtheAIisimpactingourdailylife.DoyouknowthatalltheTeslacarsareconnectedandthethingsthatyourcarlearnsaresharedacrossallthecars?Withautonomouscarsrunningonourroads，youwon'tbeabletodenytheimpactofAIonourlives.Ifyouarethinkingthatsmartcarsdon'tpersonallyaffectyouastheyarestillnotinyourcountryorcity，well，howaboutsomethingyouuseonadailybasis.Ifyouareusingsocialmedia，mostofyourdecisionsarebeingimpactedbyartificialintelligence.ThemusicandmediastreamingservicesthatweareusingonadailybasisarealsoanothergreatexampleofhowAIimpactsourlives.Actually，AIisplayingabigroleinourlives.4.Whatinfluencedoesartificialintelligencehaveondailylife?A.Itmakesadifferencetothewayofliving.B.Ithasincreasedthecostofliving.C.Ithasalreadyhelpedslowdownthelife.D.Itmakesnodifferenceatall.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indispensable”inParagraph2mean?A.Disappointing. B.Special.C.Sensitive. D.Necessary.6.WhicharegoodexamplesofhowAIimpactslives?A.Smartphonesandcameras.B.Smartcarsandsocialmedia.C.Automaticcarsandpublicservices.D.Socialmediaandmusicalinstruments.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ArtificialIntelligenceinTheoryB.ArtificialIntelligenceinDailyLifeC.ArtificialIntelligenceinTheFutureD.ArtificialIntelligenceinIndustrialDevelopmentⅡ.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Marywaitedanxiouslyforherturnintheemptydressingroom.Neverhadshebeensonervousbefore.Thiscompetitionwasofvitalimportancetohercomeback.“IfIcanwintoday，”shesaidtoherself，“Icandanceonthenationalstagenextmonth.”Threemonthsago，herleftarmwasseriouslyinjuredinacaraccident.Afterthemedicaltreatment，shebegantorecoverslowly.Shepracticedoverandoveragaininordertoregainherdancingskills.“Hi，Mary，”inrushedherfriendJessica.“Howisyourarm?Isitgoingtoinfluenceyourperformance？”“IguessitcanbetoleratedforIamtowinthematch.”saidMarywithadeterminedlook.“Admirable!ButIhearthatagirlcalledLindaisreallygiftedandstrong.Shecanbeyourrealwell­matchedcompetitor.Comeon！”AfterJessicaleft，Marydecidedtopracticehermostdifficultspin.“IfIdon'ttryharder，Iwon'tgraspthischance.”Shethought.Butherarmbegantohurt，makingherworried.“Mary，whatmakesyouthinkyouhaveachancetonight？”shesaidtoherself.Afterthepainwasgone，shecontinuedtowarmup.Aslimgirlhurriedinandputdownanequipmentbagonthechair.Then，shetookoutherdancedressquicklyandputitonskillfully.SeeingMary，shesmiledpolitelyandsaid“Hi，I'mLinda.Iamthenextone！”Marynoddedinreplybutfeltuncomfortable.“Thisisjustmycompetitor.Becauseofher，Imaylosethegametonight.”HermindwaswanderingwhenLindaletoutascream，“Oh，Ican'tfindmymusictape！”Lindasearchedherbagbutinvain.“Itmaybemissingontheway.”Withthesewords，shethenrushedout.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式作答。Suddenly，MarycaughtsightofablackboxunderthechairwhereLindaputherbag._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hearinghernamecalled，Marywalkedonthestagewithherheartbeatingfasterandfaster.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案Ⅰ.阅读理解A1-3DDBB4-7ADBBⅡ.读后续写Suddenly，MarycaughtsightofablackboxunderthechairwhereLindaputherbag.ShewentoverandthenopenedtheboxtofindLinda'stapewasjustinside.Atthattime，shewasinadilemma，“Thisismychancetodefea