高中英语外研版Module2TheRenaissance 一等奖

SectionⅢIntegratingSkills课时训练Ⅲ基础夯实一、单词拼写atothecrowdnottopanic.

swerearrestedinconnectionwiththerobbery.

thewar,thousandsofpeoplefthecountry.

oftenaskformoneyfrom(过路人).

me(寻求)someonetosupplywhenyouhaveaholiday.

woundedsoldierwasunconsciousfromhis(丢失;失去)ofblood.

wasnotlongbeforethenewswaswidely(传播).

toldmesome(趣闻)aboutourEnglishteacher.

(代表)ofmycompany,Iwouldliketowelcomeyouhere.

never(责备,抱怨)failures—therearetoomanycomplicatedsituationsinlife.

答案二、完成句子1.警察怀疑钱是他偷的。Thepolicethemoney.

2.你对去国外工作感兴趣吗?Doestheideaofworkingabroadyou?

3.毕业后,他到南方去闯世界了。Aftergraduation,hewenttothesouthto.

4.我们准备对所发生的事承担责任。Wewerereadytowhathadhappened.

5.我完全不知道怎样才能及时弄到这笔钱。Iwascompletelyastohowtogetthemoneyintime.

答案himofhavingstolentohisfortunetheblameforaloss三、用下列短语的适当形式填空dependoninhistoryleaveforleavebehindonbehalfofgettiredofatlibertyforthiskindofmatter,youcanhim.

wasadoor-to-doorsalesmanforabit,buthesoonhavingthedoorslammed.

wastheworstairlinedisaster.

amafraidthatIamnottodiscussthismatter.

legalguardianmustactthechildren.

youaskthefastrunnertosetthepace,thenmostofotherrunnerswillbe.

’mLondontakecareofmydog.

答案ontiredofhistorylibertybehalfofbehindfor能力提升四、阅读理解AThemysteryofLeonardodaVinci’sfamousMonaLisapaintinghasbeencrackedwiththehelpofemotion-recognitionsoftwarebyscientiststothefindingspublishedintheNewScientist,aBritishjournal,MonaLisa’sexactemotionswere83percenthappy,9percentdisgusted,6percentfearful,and2percentangry.Sebe,aprofessorattheUniversityofAmsterdamintheNetherlands,usedemotion-recognitionsoftwaretocomeupwiththeexactanalysisofMonaLisa’semotionalsoftwareratedfeaturessuchasthecurvature(曲度)ofthelipsandcrinklesaroundtheeyes.Theprogrammedrawsonadatabaseofyoungfemalefacestogetanaverage“neutral”softwareusesthisaverageexpressionasthestandardforapplicationsofemotion-recognitionsoftwaremightbetodetectterrorsuspects(嫌疑犯)onthebasisoftheiremotionsaswellastheirphysicalcharacteristics.Possiblythemostfamousportraitofalltime,MonaLisa’smysticexpressionhaspuzzledartloversforfive2023,ascientistfromHarvardUniversitysaidthewaythehumaneyeprocessesvisualinformationmeanthersmilewasonlyapparentwhentheviewerlookedatotherpartsofthepainting.Thepainting,whichisonpublicdisplayintheLouvreinParis,waspaintedbetweenwasthoughttobenamedafterthesitter(被画像的人),mostlikelythewifeofFrancescodelGiocondo,anItalianlivinginFlorence.MonaLisafeaturesintheopeningofDanBrown’shitnovelThedaVinciCodewhenthecurator(图书馆馆长)attheLouvreisfounddeadnearthepainting.besttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

Lisa“Happy”,ComputerFindsMonaLisa,ComputerCopiesApplicationofSoftwaretoPaintingPuzzledbyMonaLisa’sSmile答案A解析本文从两个方面来说明一件事,一是名画蒙娜丽莎的微笑很迷人这个事实;二是人们利用电脑技术对蒙娜丽莎的面部表情进行分析。从这两方面我们得出本文主旨大意就是用电脑分析蒙娜丽莎微笑的秘密。underlinedword“cracked”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“”.

答案D解析从第一段第二句话我们看出,用这种方法我们知道了蒙娜丽莎微笑表情的成分,所以这个词的意思应该是“分析”;经过分析之后我们才能知道微笑的秘密。tothepassage,thesoftwarejudgedMonaLisa’semotionby.

certainfacialfeaturessmilepaintonthepaintingthepartsofthepainting答案A解析从文章第二段第二句话我们看出,使用这个软件分析了蒙娜丽莎的嘴唇的曲度,眼睛的弯度等数据。practicaluseofemotion-recognitionsoftwaremightbeto.

livelypaintingsthepainterofanancientpaintingthepolicedetectacriminalthevalueofapainting答案C解析从文章第三段最后一句“Otherapplicationsofemotion-recognitionsoftwaremightbetodetectterrorsuspects(嫌疑犯)onthebasisoftheiremotionsaswellastheirphysicalcharacteristics.”我们看出这款软件还可以用来对罪犯进行面部表情分析,从而帮助警察侦破案件。所以选择C项。BAreportfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences’Commissionrevealsthat,duetoajobmarketwhichdisproportionatelyrewardsgraduatesinSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics)fields,moreandmorestudentsareseekingdegreesinbusinessandhard-sciencesubjects.Someinstitutionshaverespondedbycuttingbudgetsintheartsandhumanitiesanddirectingthosefunds’sthewrongthingtohumanities—thestudyoflanguages,literature,history,philosophy,religion,ethics,etc.—andtheartsarevitaltoourshouldbeinvestingmorefunds,moretimeandmoreexpertise,notless,intotheseendeavors.Whatdetractors(诋毁者)ofthe“soft”subjectsmissisthattheartsandhumanitiesprovideanessentialframeworkandcontextforunderstandingthewiderthehumanitiesstrengthenstheabilitytocommunicateandworkwithallowsstudentstodevelopbroadintellectualandculturalunderstanding;itnurturescreativityanddeepensparticipationinpublicdiscourseandmoderndemocracy.Thecommission’sreportpointsoutthat“attheverymomentwhenChinaisseekingtoadoptourmodelofbroadeducationinthehumanities,socialsciencesandnaturalsciencesasastimulustoinvention,theUnitedStatesisinsteadnarrowingourfocusandabandoningoursenseofwhateducationhasbeenandshouldcontinuetobeoursenseofwhatmakesAmericagreat.”Thesearethetellingstatistics:First,federalfundingforhelpingAmericanstudentsincludeinternationaltrainingintheireducationhasbeencut41percentinfour,theNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgresstestshowsthatonlylessthanaquarterof8th-gradeand12th-gradeUSstudentsareproficientinreading,writingandcivics.HowcanwepossiblyequiptheUSforitsleadershiproleinanincreasinglyconnectedworldifwearenotadequatelyteachingstudentstocommunicateandhelpingthemunderstandandencounterdiverseperspectives?Ifwefailtoinvestintheartsandhumanities,ourcountry’sfutureleaderswillnothavetheabilitytoconnectonanemotionallevelwithabilityisdevelopedbystudyingthehumanities,andintheglobalcommunitythisskillisnotoptional—it’sessential.Inaword,wemustenthusiasticallysupportandfundthestudyoftheartsandanyoneconcernedwithhowthistranslatesintoasoundeconomyandasoundfinancialfuture,simplyrecallwhatSteveJobstoldgraduatesofStandfordUniversityin2023:OneofthemostinfluentialexperiencesinhisbrieftimeatReedCollegewashisexposuretothefineartofcalligraphy(书法).Ittaughthimtheimportantlessonoftherelationshipbetweendisciplineandcreativity.canbeinferredfromthepassage?andhard-sciencesubjectsarebasedupontheartsandhumanities.presenttoomuchemphasisandinvestmentareputonscienceinAmerica.studentswilllearntheartsandhumanitiesinsteadofscienceintheUSA.hasspentmoremoneyinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesthantheU