适用于新高考新教材备战2025届高考英语一轮总复习Unit5Intotheunknown外研版选择性必修第四册

Unit5IntotheunknownⅠ.阅读理解AHaveyoueverwonderedwhatanimalsaretalkingabout?WiththedevelopmentofAI,wemaybeabletounderstandtheirlanguages!InProfessorKarenBakker’snewbook,TheSoundsofLife:HowDigitalTechnologyIsBringingUsClosertotheWorldsofAnimalsandPlants,shetalksabouthowAIishelpingustomakeananimalversionofGoogleTranslate.Allaroundtheanimalkingdom,therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupandunderstand.Elephants,forexample,talkwitheachotherusinginfrasound(次声波)—farbelowourhumanhearingrange.Corals(珊瑚)intheoceanalsosendsoundwavestoattractbabycoralstosaferareastogrow.Thisissurprisingascoralsdon’thaveanyears!Scientistshaveplacedlisteningequipmentintotheseenvironmentstopickupthesoundshumanscannothear.Afterthesoundsarerecorded,AIcanstudytheirmeaning,accordingtothenewswebsiteVox.Forexample,someresearchersusedAItotranslatebats’15,000calls.Theyfoundthatmorethan60percentwereargumentsaboutfourthings:food,sleeppositions,occupationofpersonalspace,andunwantedadvances.Thistechnologycannotonlyunderstandtheanimalsbutcommunicatebacktothem.Forexample,beesusedancestocommunicate.AresearchteaminGermany,therefore,putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutetotellthebeeswherethenectar(花蜜)was,Voxreported.1.WhatisKarenBakker’snewbookmainlyabout?A.HowAIhelpstranslateanimals’sounds.B.WhyAIcanhelppeopleresearchanimals.C.HowAIhelpspeopledotranslationsbetter.D.Whyanimalsneedhelpfromhumanbeings.2.Whatdoweknowaboutthesoundsmadebyanimals?A.Nosoundsbyanimalscanbeheardbyhumans.B.Thesoundsguaranteeanimalssaferareastolive.C.Coralshaveearstosendandreceivesoundwaves.D.Elephants’soundwavesarebeyondhumanhearingrange.3.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Theargumentsofbats.B.Therecordingofanimalsounds.C.Thecontentsofthenewswebsite.D.ThefindingsofAItranslation.4.Howcouldscientiststellbeeswherethenectarwas?A.Bylearningthebeelanguage.B.BycreatingaroutewithAIsystem.C.Byemployingarobotbeeastheirguide.D.Byaskingarobotbeetoteachthemdance.B“MonaLisa’s”famoussmileisroutinelydescribedasambiguous.Butisitreallythathardtoread?Apparentlynot.Inanunusualtrial,closeto100percentofpeopledescribedherexpressionas“happy”.The“MonaLisa”isoftenheldupasasymbolofemotionalmystery.Kornmeier,theGermanscientist,andateamuseditinastudyoffactorsthatinfluencehowhumansjudgevisualcluessuchasfacialexpressions.UsingacopyofthemasterpiecebyLeonardodaVinci,theteammovedthemodel’smouthcornersslightlyupanddowntocreateeightalteredimages.Theycreatedfour“happier”andfour“sadder”“MonaLisas”.Ablockofnineimageswereshownto12trialparticipants30times.Ineveryshowingthepictureswererandomlyrearranged.Thenparticipantshadtodescribeeachofthenineimagesashappyorsad.“Giventhedescriptionsfromartandarthistory,wethoughtthattheoriginalwouldbethemostambiguous,”Kornmeiersaid.Instead,“wefoundthatDaVinci’soriginalwasperceivedashappyin97percentofcases.”Thesecondexperimentinvolvedtheoriginal“MonaLisa”witheight“sadder”versions.Theseweregivenevenmoresubtle(微妙的)differencesintheliptilt(倾斜).Inthistest,theoriginalwasstilldescribedashappy.However,participants’readingoftheotherimageschanged.“Theywereperceivedalittlesadderthaninthefirstexperiment,”saidKornmeier.Thefindingsconfirmthat“wedon’thaveanabsolutefixedscaleofhappinessandsadnessinourbrain”—andthatalotdependsoncontext,theresearcherexplained.Understandingthisprocessmaybeusefulinthestudyofpsychiatric(精神病学的)disorders.Asforthemasterpieceitself,theteambelievetheirworkhasfinallysettledacenturies-oldquestion.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ambiguous”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Strange.B.Happy.C.Sad. D.Unclear.6.WhatisthepurposeofthestudyledbyKornmeier?A.Tocreatecopiesofalteredimages.B.Toansweracenturies-oldquestion.C.Toanalyzewhataffectshumans’visualjudgement.D.Todescribetheambiguoussmileofthemasterpiece.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstexperiment?A.Theexperimentwasrandomlyarranged.B.Theresultprovedtheoriginalassumption.C.Thecopiesdifferedin“MonaLisa’s”mouthcorner.D.Altogether30differentimageswereshowntotheparticipants.8.WhatwillKornmeieragreewithaccordingtothefindings?A.Humans’visualjudgementwillchangewithcontext.B.Humansarebetteratrecognizinghappinessthansadness.C.“MonaLisa’s”smileisrelatedwithpsychiatricdisorders.D.Thestudyresultcanbeusedtotreatpatientswithmentaldisorders.Ⅱ.七选五Themeaningofhappinessis,toanextent,subjective.Butexpertswesurveyedemphasizethesamecocktailofingredients:asenseofcontrolandindependence,beingguidedbymeaningandpurpose,andconnectingwithothers.1

Spendingtimewithfamilyoutsideofthehouse,andwithfriendsinanon-professionalsetting,arestronglyrecommended.Themajoritydobothatleastonceaweek.2JohnZelenski,apsychologyprofessoratCarletonUniversity,describessocialrelationshipsasthechiefbuildingblocksofhappiness.“Weallbenefitfromclosefriendshipsandageneralsenseofrespectandbelonginginacommunity,”hesays.

Mentalwell-beinghaslongbeenlinkedtosufficientsleep,andourrespondentsprioritizegettingatleastsevenhoursanight.3Respondentssaytheyfititinthreetosixtimesweekly.

4Morethanhalfoftheexpertsreportdoingsoatleastthreetimesaweek.EmilianaSimon-Thomas,sciencedirectorattheUniversityofCalifornia,notesthatwhenshe’sstressed,shetakesawalkandmarvelsatflowers,plants,birds,insects.

Shealsocountsbreathingexercises,readingpoetry,andwatchingstand-upcomedyamonghergo-tocopingstrategiesonbaddays.Otherexpertsovercomeunhelpfulthoughts,anxieties,andstressorsbyrevisitingfavoritebooks,listeningtosongs,orjournaling.JennLimremindsherselftostaycuriousandbegentleonherself.“Ifit’swithinmycontrol,thenIcanactbetteronit,”shesays.5

Beinghappyis,afterall,auniversalandancientpursuit.Takecomfortintheknowledgethatevenexpertsfindittobeaconcepthardtodefineattimes.A.Andifit’swithout,sheknowstoletitgo.B.Someattachimportancetootherentertainments.C.Manygathersociallythreetofourtimesaweek.D.Exercisingorplayingsportsisanothersharedhabit.E.Mostrespondentssetspacefortheseintereststwiceaweek.F.Andtheylargelyagreehappinesscanbemeasuredandtaught.G.Anadditionalkeytounlockinghappinessmightbenearingnature.Ⅲ.语法填空ItisfamiliartousChinesethattheyearof2023istheYearoftheRabbit,1.remindsusofthe“rabbit”onthemoon,China’sYutu-2lunarrover(月球车).

TheYutu-2isnamed2.thepetrabbitoftheChinesemoongoddessChang’e.OnJanuary3,2019,theroverwasbroughttothefarsideofthemoonbyChina’sChang’e-4lunarprobe.Itwasthefirst-eversoftlandingonthe3.(previous)unchartedareaofthelunarsurface.

TheChang’e-4lunarprobeconsistsofalanderandtheYutu-2rover.Beforeitslaunch,arelaysatellite4.(send)intospaceinMay2018tofacilitateearth-mooncommunication.Sofar,theroverhascollected5.(value)dataonsolarwind,soil,gel-likerocksanddeadvolcanoes.ThedataandimagessentbackbytheYutu-2haveenhancedgeographyknowledgeofthelandingsite,6.(deepen)understandingoftheformationandevolutionofthemoon.

Ofthemanypicturesofthelunarlandscape7.(take)bytheYutu-2,onesquareobjectcausedgreatdebateamongpeopleonEarth.Whentheroverfinallyapproachedtheobject,itturnedouttobe8.rabbit-shapedrock.Whataninterestingcoincidence!

TheYutu-29.(travel)morethan1,400metersonthefarsideofthemoontillnow.Itwillcontinuetouncovermore10.(mystery)ofthemoon.

Ⅳ.应用文写作假定你是李华,学校英文报以“VoluntaryWorkReallyCounts”为主题于上周末在学校展开了一次问卷调查。请你根据下列饼状图的调查结果用英文写一份报告投稿,内容包括:1.调查的目的;2.调查的结果;3.你的看法。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请在相应位置作答。VoluntaryWorkReallyCounts______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Unit5IntotheunknownⅠ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了能听懂动物语言的人工智能技术。1.A细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知,KarenBakker的新书主要讲的是人工智能如何帮助翻译动物的声音。故选A项。2.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Allaroundtheanimalkingdom,therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupandunderstand.Elephants,forexample,talkwitheachotherusinginfrasound—farbelowourhumanhearingrange.”可知,大象的声波是人类听不见的。故选D项。3.D段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知,第四段主要讲的是人工智能翻译的发现。故选D项。4.C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“AresearchteaminGermany,therefore,putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutetotellthebeeswherethenectarwas,Voxreported.”可知,科学家通过用一只机器蜜蜂做向导来告诉蜜蜂花蜜在哪里。故选C项。【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲的是德国科学家Kornmeier和他的团队用《蒙娜丽莎》来研究影响人类如何判断面部表情等视觉线索的因素。5.D词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Butisitreallythathardtoread?”可知,很多人觉得蒙娜丽莎的微笑是难解读的,也就是搞不清楚蒙娜丽莎的微笑,因此画线词ambiguous的意思是“不明朗的”,和unclear意思相近。故选D项。6.C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Kornmeier,theGermanscientist,andateamuseditinastudyoffactorsthatinfluencehowhumansjudgevisualcluessuchasfacialexpressions.”可知,Kornmeier领导的这项研究的目的是分析影响人类视觉判断的因素。故选C项。7.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“UsingacopyofthemasterpiecebyLeonardodaVinci,theteammovedthemodel’smouthcornersslightlyupanddowntocreateeightalteredimages.Theycreatedfour‘happier’andfour‘sadder’‘MonaLisas’.”可知,我们能从第一个实验中了解到复制品的不同之处在于蒙娜丽莎的嘴角。故选C项。8.A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Thefindingsconfirmthat‘wedon’thaveanabsolutefixedscaleofhappinessandsadnessinourbrain’—andthatalotdependsoncontext,theresearcherexplained.”可知,Kornmeier会同意的是人类的视觉判断会随着环境的变化而变化。故选A项。Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些能让人们幸福的事情。1.F上文“Butexpertswesurveyedemphasizethesamecocktailofingredients:asenseofcontrolandindependence,beingguidedbymeaningandpurpose,andconnectingwithothers.”指出专家对幸福的看法,空处承接上文,继续描述专家对幸福的看法,F项“他们基本上同意幸福是可以衡量和教导的”符合,其中“they”代指上文提到的experts。2.C上文“Spendingtimewithfamilyoutsideofthehouse,andwithfriendsinanon-professionalsetting,arestronglyrecommended.Themajoritydobothatleastonceaweek.”提到我们要与家人待在屋外,与朋友在非专业的环境下相处,大多数人每周至少这样做一次,空处承接上文,C项“许多人一周聚会三到四次”符合,与上文“Themajoritydobothatleastonceaweek.”为并列关系,列举了人们这样做的次数。3.D上文“Mentalwell-beinghaslongbeenlinkedtosufficientsleep,andourrespondentsprioritizegettingatleastsevenhoursanight.”提到受访者都有一个共同的习惯就是充足的睡眠,D项“锻炼或运动是另一个共同的习惯”指出受访者其他的习惯,即锻炼或运动,下文“Respondentssaytheyfititinthreetosixtimesweekly.”进一步解释了他们锻炼或运动的频次,it代指选项中的“Exercisingorplayingsports”。4.G下文“Morethanhalfoftheexpertsreportdoingsoatleastthreetimesaweek.EmilianaSimon-Thomas,sciencedirectorattheUniversityofCalifornia,notesthatwhenshe’sstressed,shetakesawalkandmarvelsatflowers,plants,birds,insects.”指出接近自然能让人们感到幸福,G项“开启幸福的另一个关键可能是接近自然”能概括本段内容。5.A上文“JennLimremindsherselftostaycuriousandbegentleonherself.‘Ifit’swithinmycontrol,thenIcanactbetteronit,’shesays.”可知,珍林认为如果好奇心在自己的控制范围之内,那么她可以做得更好,