课时提升作业6

课时提升作业(六)(UNIT2UsingLanguage&Writing)(建议用时：45分钟总分：106.5分)Ⅰ．品句填词(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)1．Soontheymaybeableto________(预报)theweatherformorethantwoweeksormoreahead．2．Atfirsthewas_______(反对)totheidea，butlaterhecamearound．3．Thereport_________(提倡)thatallbuildingsshouldbefittedwithsmokedetectors．4．Heplacedgreat________(强调，重视)ontheimportanceoffamilylifeandties．5．Sheisnowconcentratingona______(职业)asafashiondesigner．Ⅱ．词性转换(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)1．You'lloftengettostayinacentrallocationwith________(secure)andcomfort．2．Theroomwasdecoratedina___________(combine)ofgreensandblues．3．Hewasunwillingtomakea__________(predict)aboutwhichbookswouldsellinthecomingyear．4．Wedidnotreceiveanynewsduringhislong_______(absent)．5．Historical________(accurate)isimportantbutsoisentertainment．Ⅲ．短语填空(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)keepintouchwith，careabout，ratherthan，provide...with，benefit...from1．Inreturn，weshouldunderstandand__________them．2．Inmyopinion，studentscan_______alot____doingsomehousework．3．Don'tforgetto__________________yourteachersandclassmatesafteryougraduate．4．Mexicansmayusesilence___________berudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher．5．Chineseparentsalwaystrytheirbestto_______theirkids____agoodeducationenvironment．Ⅳ．完成句子(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)1．一方面，手机让人们生活更便利；但另一方面，手机也对人们的生活造成了很多问题。_______________，mobilephonesmakepeople'slifemoreconvenient；_________________，mobilephonesalsocausealotofproblemstopeople'slife．2．人们普遍认为，沉迷于智能手机会对青少年的身心健康造成极大的危害。_______________________________beingaddictedtosmartphoneswilldogreatharmtoteenagers'mentalandphysicalhealth．3．(读后续写之情绪描写)焦虑如浪潮般涌上他的心头，让他难以集中精力做其他事情。Anxietywashedoverhimlikeatidalwave，_____________________________________________anythingelse．4．(读后续写之情绪描写)尽管他努力控制，他的声音仍在颤抖。Hisvoicewastrembling__________________________________controlit．5．由于担心天气太热，他把它放在桌子上，旁边开着窗户。______________________itwouldbetoohot，helaiditoutonthetablenearanopenwindow．Ⅴ．补全短文(共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分)Insomeessays，someexperts1．______________(提倡使用)artificialintelligenceto2．_______________________(确保城市的安全)andpreventcrime．Theyeven3．_______(预测)thatAIcanbewidelyusedinmanyoccupations．Hence，theythinkthatAIwill4．____________________(有好的前景)．However，somepeople5．_______________(重视)thesafetyofAI．TheythinkthatAIalsohassomedisadvantages．They6．______________(反对)developingmoreadvancedAI7．_________________(缺乏)effectivemeasurestodealwithpotentialproblems．Ⅰ．阅读理解(共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分)AJasonM．Allenwasalmosttoonervoustoenterhisfirstartcompetition．Now，hisaward-winningimageisstirringdebatesaboutwhetherartcanbegeneratedbyacomputer，andwhat，exactly，itmeanstobeanartist．InAugust2022，Allen，a39-year-oldgamedesignerwholivesinPuebloWest，Colorado，tookfirstplaceinthe“digitalarts/digitallymanipulatedphotography”categoryattheColoradoStateFairFineArtsCompetition．Hiswinningimage，titledThéâtreD'opéraSpatial，wasmadewithMidjourney—anartificialintelligencesystemthatcanproducedetailedimageswhenfedwrittenprompts(提示)．Allen'swinningimagelookslikeabrightcrossbetweenaclassicalandmodernpainting．It'soneofthreesuchimageshesubmittedinthecompetition．AllenexcitedlypostedhiswinonAugust25，alongwithpicturesofhisthreeentries．Itspreadquicklyonline，withmanyartistsfeelingangryaboutAllen'swinbecauseofhisuseofAItocreatetheimages．“Hejustpressedafewbuttonstomakeadigitalartpiece，”oneonlineuserwrote．“We'rewatchingthedeathofartunfoldbeforeoureyes．”However，togetthefinalthreeimages，Allentookover80hours．First，heplayedaroundwithphrasingthatledMidjourneytogenerateimagesofwomeninnicedressesandspacehelmets．Overtime，withslightadjustmentstohiswrittenprompts，hecreated900repetitiveprocessesofwhatledtohisfinalthreeimages．HegavethefinaltouchestothosethreeimagesinPhotoshop．ThenherantheimagesthroughanothersoftwareprogramcalledGigapixelAIthatcanimproveresolution(分辨率)andhadtheimagesprintedatalocalprintshop．AllenisgladthatthedebateoverwhetherAIcanbeusedtomakeartisgettingsomuchattention．“Ratherthanhatingthetechnologyorthepeoplebehindit，weneedtorecogniseit'sapowerfultoolanduseitforgoodsowecanallmoveforward，”Allensaid．1．WhatdoweknowaboutThéâtreD'opéraSpatial?A．Itsbeautyiswidelyappreciated．B．Itscreationisaneasyprocess．C．Itshowsthedeathoftraditionalart．D．Ithascausedalotofarguments．2．WhatdidAllendotocreatehisentries?A．Hesearchedforsmartwrittenprompts．B．HeeditedhisfinalimagesinPhotoshopC．HefedfamouspaintingstoMidjourney．D．HedevelopedthesoftwarenamedGigapixelAI．3．WhatisAllen'sattitudetotheAI-createdart?A．Worried． B．Indifferent．C．Positive． D．Annoyed．4．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．AIbeatshumanartistsintheartfield．B．TheartistfromPuebloWestisdefendinghisworks．C．AnartistwontheStateFairArtContestandlaughed．D．AnAI-createdimagewonanartcontestandsparkedheateddebates．BNASA'sfirsthumanoid(像人的)robot，Valkyrie，isgoingthroughafewofitsfinaltestingstagesatNASA'sJohnsonSpaceCenter(JSC)inHouston，Texas．Thehumanoidrobot，muchlikeIronManbutconstructedfrommetalandelectronics，copieshumanwalkingandappearance．NASAisexploringifsuchmachinescanfurtherspaceexploration，startingwiththeArtemismission，accordingtoReuters．Standingat6feet2inches(188centimeters)andweighing300pounds(136kilograms)，Valkyrieisanelectrichumanoidrobotabletooperateindegradedordamagedhuman-engineeredenvironments，likeareashitbynaturaldisasters．JSCdesignedandconstructedNASA'sValkyriespecificallyforparticipationinthe2013DARPARoboticsChallengeTrials．DrawingontheknowledgegainedfromthecreationofRobonaut2，theValkyrieteamatJSCcreatedthisrobotinfifteenmonths．Theyintegratedenhancedelectronics，actuatorsandsensingcapabilitiesbasedontheadvancementsmadeinearliergenerationsofhumanoidrobotsatJSC．InJuly，thehumanoidrobotwentthroughtestinginAustraliatoassessitssoftware，generatingvaluabledataandfeedbackforNASA．Thesetestsaimedtoadvanceremotemobiledexterousmanipulation(灵活操控)capabilitiestoenabletheremotemaintenanceofunmannedandoffshoreenergyfacilities．NASAhascooperatedwithroboticsfirms，includingApptronikbasedinAustin，Texas，toexploretheinsightsgainedfromhumanoidrobotsdesignedforEarthlyapplications．ThiscooperationaimstolearnhowhumanoidrobotsdevelopedforpurposesonEarthcouldhelpthedevelopmentoffuturehumanoidrobotsmeantforspace．Humanoidrobotstobearrangedinspaceholdthepotentialtoperformdangeroustaskssuchascleaningsolarpanelsorinspectingmalfunctioningequipmentoutsidespacecraft．Thiscapabilityallowsastronautstoprioritizeexplorationanddiscoverywithoutputtingtheirsafetyatrisk．“We'renottryingtoreplacehumancrews；we'rejusttryingtotakethedull，dirtyanddangerousworkofftheirplatestoallowthemtofocusonthosehigher-levelactivities，”toldShaunAzimi，NASADexterousRoboticsTeamLeader，toReuters．5．WhatdoweknowaboutValkyrie?A．Itisabletowalklikeahumanbeing．B．Itwascreatedwithinfivemonths．C．Ithaspassedthefinaltestssuccessfully．D．ItlooksverydifferentfromIronMan．6．Whydoestheauthormention“naturaldisasters”inparagraph2?A．Topredictsalesofrobotsindisaster-hitareas．B．Toexplainthecauseofextremeweatherevents．C．ToshowtherobotValkyrie'sabilitytoworkinhardenvironments．D．Tostresstheimpactofenvironmentalchangeonhumans．7．WhyisNASAdevelopingrobotswithApptronik?A．Tomonitorastronauts'well-being．B．Todeliverheavyobjects．C．Topursuetechnologicalinnovations．D．Toapplyfurtherinspace．8．WhatcanbeinferredaboutValkyriefromShaunAzimi'swords?A．Ithasdisadvantagesincomparisontohumans．B．Itcouldeasilybreaktheplatesusedbyhumans．C．Itmaybeagoodhelperforastronautsinthefuture．D．Itwillreplacehumanstofinishhigher-levelactivities．Ⅱ．应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华，向英国杂志TheLifeInTheFuture投稿，畅想未来高科技(high-tech)机器人是如何服务于人类的。内容包括：1．在生活方面；2．在工作方面。注意：1．词数80个左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。RobotsintheFuture___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ⅲ．读后续写(满分25分)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。Itwasaregulardayatthesmartphonestore．Theusualcrowdofcustomerscamein，eachwiththeirownuniqueissues．Myjobwastohelpthem．Peoplecameinstressedabouttheirphonesallthetime，butIknewhowtohandleit．AndIlikedthework．Therewassomethingsatisfyingaboutsolvingcustomers'problems．Oneday，amannamedJoeappeared．Helookedtobeinhislate40s，hisfacered，eyeswidewithpanic．“Youneedtogivemeanewphone！”Joealmostshouted．“Thisoneyousoldmeafewdaysagoisbroken!Myphone'scameraistotallymessedup，andIneedagoodphotorightnow！”Itriedtostaycalm．SomethingaboutJoe'surgencymademepaycloserattention．“Let'stakealookatwhat'sgoingon．”Isaid．Iopenedthephotogallery，andsureenough，theselfieshe'dtakenwere...well，strange．Hiseyeswereoddlywide．Hemusthavetakendozens，allwiththesamedistorted(扭曲的)result．“Hmm，”Isaid．“Itlookslikethere'safilter(滤镜)turnedon，sir．”Joe'sfrustrationgrewvisibly，hisfacefilledwithdisbelief．“Ididn'tmesswithanything!MyphotoswerefinewhenItookthem，”hisvoicehadsoftened．Istartedcheckingthesettings．IcouldfeelJoe'seyesonmetheentiretime．Isaiditwasactuallyafilterthat'scausingtheissue．Hisphonewasn'tbroken．Icouldseehowmuchthisreallymeanttohim．Then，headmittedheneededthesephotosforajob-huntingwebsite．Suddenly，itallmadesense．Thiswasn'tjustanyphoto．Thiswashisshotatfindingwork．Hehadbeentryingtogettheperfectpicture，butthefiltermesseditup．“Let'sresetthecamerasettings，”Isuggested．“We'lltakesomenewphotos．”Joenodded，buthestilllookedtense，likehewasn'tsurethiswouldwork．TherewasanervoussmileonJoe'sfaceatfirst．Itookafewshotsandshowedhimtheresults．Hisexpressionsoftenedabitwhenhesawthefirstpictures．Theywerenormal，buthisforeheadwasn'tstretched．注意：续写词数应为150个左右。Isuggestedtakingafewmoreshotsandmadesurehehadoptions．_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Then，oneafternoon，Joe'swifeapproachedmycounter．_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________课时提升作业(六)基础过关Ⅰ．1．forecast2．opposed3．advocated4．emphasis5．careerⅡ．1．security2．combination3．prediction4．absence5．accuracyⅢ．1．careabout2．benefit；from3．keepintouchwith4．ratherthan5．provide；withⅣ．1．Ontheonehand；ontheotherhand2．Itisgenerallyrecognisedthat3．makingitdifficultforhimtoconcentrateon4．evenifhemadeallhiseffortsto5．AshewasworriedthatⅤ．1．advocateusing2．ensurecity'ssecurity3．predict4．haveagoodprospect5．putemphasison6．areopposedto7．intheabsenceof能力提升Ⅰ．12345678DBCDACDCⅡ．【参考范文】RobotsintheFutureAsweembarkonthejourneytowardsamoreadvancedera，it'sfascinatingtoenvisionhowfuturehightechrobotswillrevolutionizeourlivesandworkspaces．Inourdailylives，theserobotswillactaspersonalassistants，anticipatingourneedswithunparalleledprecision．They'llpreparenutritiousmealstailoredtoourdietarypreferencesandhealthrequirements，ensuringabalanceddietwithoutthehassleofcooking．Workplaceswillbetransformedbythesehightechmarvels．Infactoriesandindustries，robotswillcollaboratewithhumans，performingintricatetaskswithprecisionandspeed，enhancingproductivityandsafety．Inconclusion，thefutureofhightechrobotsholdsimmensepromiseforhumanity．Ⅲ．【参考范文】Isuggestedtakingafewmoreshotsandmadesurehehadoptions．Joeagreed，andasIcontinuedtoclick，hegraduallyrelaxed．Hisposturebecamemorenatural，andtheworrylinesonhisfacestartedtosmoothout．Finally，wegotsomephotosthathewassatisfiedwith．Hethankedmeprofuselyandleftwithasmileonhisface．IfeltasenseofaccomplishmentknowingthatIhadhelpedhiminsuchanimportantmatter．Then，oneafternoon，Joe'swifeapproachedmycounter．Withagratefullookonherface，shetoldmethatJoehadlandedajob．She