高三英语培优外刊阅读学案软件话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜苹果自带软件又添新成员：为什么是一款日记APP？你是否有过这样的体验：在日记本上事无巨细地写下最近的经历、此刻的心情。若干年后，回看潦草的字迹和随意的涂鸦，都能感受到自己当时的喜悦或悲伤，并且感悟这一路以来的成长。日前，苹果iOS系统在一次版本更新中，推出了一款全新日记APP——Journal（手记）。作为引领未来风向的科技巨头，苹果把日记APP变成了系统内置的应用程序，这一新动向似乎表明，日记写作从线下转到线上，已是大势所趋。那么，日记究竟为何让人如此迷恋？记录媒介的改变又引发怎样的思考？AnAnalogLibraryofAlltheLivesI'veLivedPhotographsandTextbyJosephineSittenfeldAfteraroutineiPhoneupdate,anewJournalapprecentlyappeared.Intrigued,Itappedit,whichledtotheinstruction"Enablejournalingsuggestions."IfIagreed,myphonepromisedtogivepromptslike"Takeamomenttowriteaboutsomethingspecialinyourlifeyou'vebeentakingforgranted."Thisisn'tthefirsttimeoutsideforceshavesuggestedIreflectonmylife.WhenIwas9,afamilymembergavemea"RamonaQuimbyDiary."Thespiralboundbookcontainedapageofstickersthatsaid"Private!Keepout!"aswellasleadingpromptslike"Thenicestpersoninmyclassis…."I'vekeptajournaleversince.IhaveanoversizeTupperwarebincontainingdozensofmustydiaries.Eachisfilledwithanecdotesfrommylife,scrawledinsloppyhandwriting,riddledwithmisspellings.Theycontainmyshamesandterrors,mycrushes,mydreams,myworriesandmundaneaccountsofmorethan30yearsofmylife.TheyremindmeofwhoIwas,whoI'vealwaysbeenand,tosomeextent,whoIstillam.Pagingthroughanolddiaryisanemotional,timetravelexperience.IfateenagertodayusestheJournalapp,whatwillherexperiencebedecadesfromnow?Assumingthetechnologyexiststoretrieveherwriting,willrevisitinganonlinejournalhavethesamepowertotransportherbackintime?【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.analogadj.______________________________2.routine英[ruːˈtiːn]美[ruːˈtiːn]adj.______________________________3.journal英[ˈdʒɜːnl]美[ˈdʒɜrːnəl]n.______________________________4.intrigued英[ɪnˈtriːɡd]美[ɪnˈtriːɡd]adj.______________________________5.tap英[tæp]美[tæp]v.______________________________6.journal英[ˈdʒɜːnl]美[ˈdʒɜːnl]v.______________________________7.prompt英[prɒmpt]美[prɑːmpt]n.______________________________8.oversize英[ˈəʊvəsaɪz]美[ˈoʊvərsaɪz]adj.______________________________9.bin英[bɪn]美[bɪn]n.______________________________10.musty英[ˈmʌsti]美[ˈmʌsti]adj.______________________________11.scrawlv.______________________________12.riddlev.______________________________；n.______________________________13.crush英[krʌʃ]美[krʌʃ]n.______________________________14.mundane英[mʌnˈdeɪn]美[mʌnˈdeɪn]adj.______________________________15.spiralbound英[ˌspaɪrəlˈbaʊnd]美[ˌspaɪrəlˈbaʊnd]adj.___________________16.pagen.______________________________17.retrieve英[rɪˈtriːv]美[rɪˈtriːv]v.______________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.______________________________一座实体的图书馆2.______________________________有实体胶卷的老式相机3.______________________________数码相机4.______________________________有表盘和指针的钟表5.______________________________数字时钟6.______________________________《华尔街日报》7.______________________________某件事将来会发生8.______________________________花时间来做某事9.______________________________把某物视作理所当然的10.______________________________认为被爱是理所当然的11.______________________________认为和平是理所当然的12.______________________________某件事不是第一次发生了13.______________________________对进行反思14______________________________反思自己的过去15______________________________反思自己的行为16.______________________________记日记17.______________________________好几十个；许多18.______________________________字迹潦草19.______________________________潦草的笔记20.______________________________充满了21.______________________________对某人动心22.______________________________翻阅23.______________________________大致浏览今天的报纸24.______________________________快速翻看杂志25.______________________________金毛犬26.______________________________把某人送回过去拓展练习阅读理解Ifsomeonecreatedaflyingmachinecapableoftrackingyoudownbylisteningforyourvoice,youmightbeterrified.Butwhatifyouweretrappedinruinsafteranaturaldisasterandfirstresponderscouldn’tlocateyou?Maybethenahumanseekingdronewouldn’tbesuchaterribleidea.ThatconceptisthefocusforengineersatGermany’sFraunhoferFKIEInstitute,who’vebuiltadronetofindpeoplebydetectinghumanscreams.“Thehumanseekingdronewouldbeidealforpostdisastersituations,suchasearthquakes,hurricanesandwildfires,”saidMacarenaVarela,oneoftheleadengineers.“Theycouldhoveroveranareathatrescuecrewshavedifficultygettingtoandlocateexactlywherepeoplemaybetrapped.”Locatingpeoplebysoundpresentsitsshareofchallenges.Anauditory(听觉的)systemwouldneedtodistinguishhumancriesfromsoundsthatoftenhappeninnature,suchasanimalcallsandwind.Itmightalsoneedtorecognizepatternsassociatedwithkicking,clappingorotherwayspeopletrytogettheattentionofrescueteams.Engineerstookthosesituationsintoaccountwhenbuildingouttheirconceptdrone.Theyrecordedthemselvesscreaming,tappingandcreatingothernoisesthatmightbeasignofpeopleintrouble.Then,theyanalyzedeachsoundfrequencytofindmonsignaturesandusedthosetotrainartificialintelligencesoftware.Theyalsoworkedtoremovethenoisecreatedbythedroneandotherenvironmentalsounds.Oncethesoftwarepartwasplete,theteamplacedtinydigitalmicrophonesunderthedroneandusedsignalprocessingtechniquesthatenabledthemtotrackwherehumannoisesareingfrom.Themicrophonesalsoenhancedthevolumeandclarityofthespeech.Sofar,theyhaveconductedsuccessfulopenfieldexperiments,findingthatthedronecanestimateavictim’slocationwithinafewsecondsofpickingupsound.Next,theywouldliketoaddahigherfrequencymicrophonetoadronetoacquiremoreaudiosoundsignals.“Theideaistopickupnoisesfromhundredsofmetersaway,”Varelasaid.Intherealworld,victim’slocationdatamightonedaybesentwirelesslytoemergencycrewscarryingatablet.18.Whatistheadvantageofthehumanseekingdroneoverrescuers?A.Itshighspeedofflying. B.Itslongworkinghours.C.Itseasyaccesstodisasterscene. D.Itsquickestimationofdata.19.Whatcantheauditorysystemdo?A.Recognizehumancries. B.Pickupsoundsfromfaraway.C.Sendvictim’slocationdatatoatablet. D.Improvethequalityofhumanscreams.20.Whydidengineersanalyzeeachsoundfrequency?A.Toremovethenoise. B.Torecordthescreams.C.Tofindsharedfeatures. D.Toenhancethevolume.21.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Flyingmachinescantrackrescuers.B.Rescuersusedronestolocatedisastersurvivors.C.Humanseekingdroneswillreplacerescuecrews.D.Engineersensuredronestogivebetterrescueperformance.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.analogadj.实体的（notdigital）；模拟的2.routine英[ruːˈtiːn]美[ruːˈtiːn]adj.常规的3.journal英[ˈdʒɜːnl]美[ˈdʒɜrːnəl]n.手记；日记；日报4.intrigued英[ɪnˈtriːɡd]美[ɪnˈtriːɡd]adj.好奇的，感兴趣的5.tap英[tæp]美[tæp]v.点开6.journal英[ˈdʒɜːnl]美[ˈdʒɜːnl]v.记日记7.prompt英[prɒmpt]美[prɑːmpt]n.提示8.oversize英[ˈəʊvəsaɪz]美[ˈoʊvərsaɪz]adj.超大号的9.bin英[bɪn]美[bɪn]n.储物箱；垃圾桶10.musty英[ˈmʌsti]美[ˈmʌsti]adj.发霉的11.scrawlv.潦草地写12.riddlev.布满；n.谜题13.crush英[krʌʃ]美[krʌʃ]n.暗恋14.mundane英[mʌnˈdeɪn]美[mʌnˈdeɪn]adj.平凡的，单调的15.spiralbound英[ˌspaɪrəlˈbaʊnd]美[ˌspaɪrəlˈbaʊnd]adj.螺旋装订的16.pagen.一页纸；翻书页17.retrieve英[rɪˈtriːv]美[rɪˈtriːv]v.检索，读取；找回【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.ananaloglibrary一座实体的图书馆2.analogcamera有实体胶卷的老式相机3.digitalcamera数码相机4.analogclock有表盘和指针的钟表5.digitalclock数字时钟6.TheWallStreetJournal《华尔街日报》7.promisetodo某件事将来会发生8.takeamomenttodosomething花时间来做某事9.takesomethingforgranted把某物视作理所当然的10.takeloveforgranted认为被爱是理所当然的11.takepeaceforgranted认为和平是理所当然的12.Thisisn'tthefirsttime+完整句子某件事不是第一次发生了13.reflecton对进行反思14.reflectonone'spast反思自己的过去15.reflectonone'sbehavior反思自己的行为16.keep