Unit 7 Careers 培优提能限时练(2)-【步步高】2023-2024学年高二英语选择性必修第三册（北师大版2019）

培优提能限时练(二) (限时：60分钟　满分：75分) Ⅰ.阅读理解(共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Like so many，my journey as an artist started at a very young age.I can see now as my youngest child is in his second year of primary school just how early it must have been within me.There are so many similarities.He is always so meticulous(一丝不苟的) about his work and integrating some kind of drawing.I remember doing this as a child，spending hours on a drawing for no other reason than being buried in the art.As a child，I remember being drawn by the smell and feel of a fresh packet of pencils.My creative nature stayed with me during school but not overly so，and as I was becoming an adult，I remember being told that I needed to “find something that I loved to do” when deciding on the next step.From there I became a graphic designer and shifted to web design back in the day when it was a very specialised field. Naturally I was spending lots of time on the Internet，so it was there that I looked and came across an online forum(论坛) of artists and within that I got to know a group of coloured pencil artists who had posted tutorials online of how to work with pencils.I took one look at a few of those well-known artists’ works and it was there that my love affair with pencils began. After a year or so I decided that I wanted to connect with other American coloured pencil artists，decided to put my web skills to the task and built a website sharing my coloured pencil findings.With that came the American Coloured Pencils Network(ACPN)．I am proud of the achievement and have made some excellent online American pencil friends.Involvement has dwindled slightly the past year with the arrival of other social media websites，but I am still passionate about making coloured pencil art grow into its next phase. 语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者自小就喜欢艺术，想当艺术家，后来却找了一份网络设计的工作。在工作中偶遇一些著名的彩色铅笔画艺术家，从此作者喜欢上了这门艺术并想把它发扬光大。 1．What sort of girl was the author in her early years of primary school? A．Cool. B．Outgoing. C．Curious. D．Painstaking. 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。根据第一段的“I remember doing this as a child，spending hours on a drawing for no other reason than being buried in the art.”可知，作者孩童时期，经常花几个小时画画，因此作者是一个勤勉努力的人。painstaking“(不辞)劳苦的，辛勤的”，故选D。 2．What made the author fascinated with the coloured pencil art? A．Her creative nature. B．Works of famous artists. C．A fashionable web design. D．An online forum of pencils. 答案　B 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段末句可知，作者看到了一些非常棒的艺术家的作品，受此启发，开始喜欢彩色铅笔画。故选B。 3．Why did the author create the ACPN? A．To show off her achievement. B．To compete with other websites. C．To find a like-minded artist friend. D．To display her remarkable web skills. 答案　C 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段的前两句可知，作者建立ACPN的目的之一是与其他彩色铅笔画艺术家建立联系，成为朋友。故选C。 4．What does the underlined word “dwindled” mean in the last paragraph? A．Declined. B．Started. C．Increased. D．Combined. 答案　A 解析　词义猜测题。根据文章最后“but I am still passionate about making coloured pencil art grow into its next phase”可知，这里使用转折连接作者对彩色铅笔艺术的高涨热情，因此but前句表明参与度是下降的，因此可以推断出画线单词的含义是“下降，减少”，故选A。 B (2023·山西长治高二期末) Jason M．Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition.Now，his award-winning image is stirring debates about whether art can be generated by a computer，and what，exactly，it means to be an artist. In August 2022，Allen，a 39-year-old game designer who lives in Pueblo West，Colorado，won first place in the “digital arts/digitally-operated photography” category at the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition.His winning image，titled Théatre D’opéra Spatial，was made with Midjourney—an artificial intelligence system that can produce detailed images when fed written prompts(提示)． Allen’s winning image looks like a bright cross between a classic and modern painting.It’s one of three such images he entered in the competition.Allen posted excitedly about his win on Midjourney’s Discord server on August 25，along with pictures of his three entries; it spread quickly on Twitter days later，with many artists feeling angry about Allen’s win because of his use of AI to create the image.“He just ‘pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece’，” one Twitter user wrote.“We’re watching the death of art unfold before our eyes.” However，to get the final three images he entered in the competition，Allen said，he took over 80 hours.First，he played around with phrasing that led Midjourney to generate images of women in nice dresses and space helmets.Over time，with slight adjustments to his written prompts，he created 900 repeating processes of what led to his final three images.He gave the final touch to those three images in Photoshop.Then he ran the images through another software program called Gigapixel AI that can improve resolution(分辨率) and had the images printed at a local print shop. Allen is glad that the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is getting so much attention.“Rather than hating the technology or the people behind it，we need to recognize it’s a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all move forward，” Allen said. 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国科罗拉多州博览会艺术比赛中，AI画作获得一等奖惹怒人类艺术家，并引发热议。 5．What do we know about Théatre D’opéra Spatial? A．Its beauty is widely accepted. B．Its creation is an easy process. C．It shows the death of traditional art. D．It has caused a lot of arguments. 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段最后三句可知，《太空歌剧院》这部AI作品令许多艺术家愤怒，引起了许多争论。故选D。 6．What did Allen do to create his entries? A．He searched for smart written prompts. B．He edited his final images in Photoshop. C．He fed Midjourney with famous paintings. D．He developed the software named Gigapixel. 答案　B 解析　细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句可知，艾伦创作他的参赛作品时，用图像处理软件编辑了他的最终图像。故选B。 7．What is Allen’s attitude to the debate over AI-created art? A．Worried. B．Uncaring. C．Positive. D．Annoyed. 答案　C 解析　观点态度题。根据最后一段可知，艾伦很高兴关于人工智能能否用于艺术创作的争论得到了如此多的关注。他认为，我们需要认识到它是一个强大的工具，将其好好使用，我们就可以向前迈进。由此可推断，艾伦对关于他创作艺术的争论持积极的态度。故选C。 8．What might be the best title for the text? A．AI Beats out Human Artists in the Art Field B．AI Won an Art Contest and Artists Are Angry C．An Artist Won State Fair Art Contest and Laughed D．The Artist from Pueblo West Is Defending His Work 答案　B 解析　标题归纳题。根据第二段可知，设计师艾伦在美术比赛中获得了第一名。结合第三段及全文可知，文章主要介绍了美国科罗拉多州博览会艺术比赛中，AI画作获得一等奖惹怒人类艺术家，并引发热议。所以“AI赢得了艺术比赛，惹怒人类艺术家”作为文章标题最合适。故选B。 Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Earlier this year the phone companies stopped supporting the software for my old 3G flip phone.So like the rest of the modern world I was 1 to buy a new smart phone.I didn’t use it much at first，only to get a 2 from my daughter or to play a game or two.Soon，however，I found it far 3 to surf the web on the smartphone than my computer.Even with my limited time I 4 found myself spending more and more of it on this phone.It happened almost without me 5 it. Yesterday I was on it 6 the sea of stories，posts，news，and videos.Then suddenly a long，white， 7 nose pushed its way between me and my 8 .I started to push it away but that only got me a lick(舔) from my chin to my glasses. 9 ，I put the phone down，took my glasses off and 10 my dog.Soon we were hugging，running around，and playing down the hallways of my home.And I 11 something too.There was a feeling in my heart：a 12 mixture of love，laughter，and joy.It was a feeling that I hadn’t gotten 13 during all that time I had spent on my phone. Technology is here to stay.But we shouldn’t let it 14 us.We should use it only when it 15 us to do the important things like loving each other，making this world a better place. 语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。作者买了智能手机后，很快迷上了上网。有一天自己家爱犬的举动让作者认识到，我们不能让手机控制自己的生活，要把它用在帮我们做重要的事情上。 1．A.annoyed B．upset C．forced D．surprised 答案　C 解析　联系文章首句的“the phone companies stopped supporting the software for my old 3G flip phone”可知，因为电话公司停止支持3G旧手机的软件，作者不得不买了智能手机。故选C。 2．A.call B．punishment C．score D．praise 答案　A 解析　从空前的“I didn’t use it much at first”可知，最初作者只是接女儿的电话，或者玩一两个游戏。故选A。 3．A.tougher B．easier C．dearer D．clearer 答案　B 解析　根据后文“found myself spending more and more of it on this phone”可知，作者发现在智能手机上上网比在电脑上更容易了。故选B。 4．A.hardly B．occasionally C．lately D．quickly 答案　D 解析　结合空前的“Even with my limited time”可知，作者即使时间有限，但还是很快发现自己花在手机上的时间越来越多。故选D。 5．A.admitting B．removing C．realizing D．valuing 答案　C 解析　由前文“Soon，however，I found it far to surf the web”以及“found myself spending more and more of it on this phone”可知，作者都没有意识到，就已经花费越来越多的时间上网了。故选C。 6．A.going through B．giving away C．sorting out D．making up 答案　A 解析　联系空后的“the sea of stories，posts，news，and videos”可知，作者在网上浏览一些内容。故选A。 7．A.bloody B．smart C．running D．furry 答案　D 解析　根据后文“I started to push it away but that only got me a lick(舔) from my chin to my glasses.”可知，此时作者的爱犬过来亲近自己，因此它用自己毛茸茸的鼻子在作者面前磨蹭。故选D。 8．A.computer B．phone C．seat D．room 答案　B 解析　根据“I put the phone down”可知，狗在作者和手机之间磨蹭。故选B。 9．A.Shouting B．Sweeping C．Waving D．Laughing 答案　D 解析　根据“Soon we were hugging，running around”可知，作者非常喜欢自己的狗，因此看到狗过来，他笑了。故选D。 10．A.petted B．drove C．walked D．cleaned 答案　A 解析　结合空前的“I put the phone down，took my glasses off”以及空后作者与自己的狗拥抱可知，此处是作者爱抚自己的狗。故选A。 11．A.forgot B．regretted C．noticed D．appreciated 答案　C 解析　根据“There was a feeling in my heart”可知，作者意识到了什么。故选C。 12．A.meaningless B．wonderful C．complete D．brief 答案　B 解析　结合空后的“mixture of love，laughter，and joy”可知，这是美妙的结合。故选B。 13．A.steadily B．nervously C．finally D．once 答案　D 解析　根据空后的“during all that time I had spent on my phone”可知，这样的感受是作者之前把心思花在手机上的时候不曾有过的。故选D。 14．A.control B．benefit C．reach D．leave 答案　A 解析　根据“we shouldn’t let it”以及下一句可知，作者认为我们不能被手机控制。故选A。 15．A.forbids B．hates C．helps D．trains 答案　C 解析　根据空后的“us to do the important things”可知，只有它能帮助我们做重要的事情时我们才去使用它。故选C。 Ⅲ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 (2023·河北沧州高二期末) In the village of Liuke in South China’s Hainan Province，houses 1. (build) with dark bricks and red windows stand quietly among tall，green coconut trees.The village’s name 2.__________(suggest) hospitality(好客) as its English translation is “guests stay”． Liuke is one of the ancient villages 3. (sit) on the plains in the lower reaches of the Wanquan River in Hainan.There is a classic Chinese folk song,4. sings in praise of the clear water of the river.Different from the rapid water currents and mountainous landscape upstream，the lower reaches of the river flows 5. (smooth)． For hundreds of years,6. (local) built villages and townships amid rainforests along the river.Liuke village is one of them.In recent years，in answer 7. the country’s rural revitalization drive(乡村振兴运动)，authorities 8. (make) efforts to attract tourists to the village with sightseeing and entertainment programs.For instance，villagers and tourists can admire the beauty of the Wanquan River along a 1.2-km-long “landscape belt”． To attract young people，village authorities have developed programs such as riverside camping and kayaking.“The 9. (transform) of the village not only attracted tourists,10.__________ helped retain(留住) villagers，” says local official Wang Kelu，adding that they can earn a salary by working in the village. 1．答案　built 解析　考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，谓语是stand，空格处为非谓语动词作后置定语，houses和build之间是被动关系，应用过去分词形式。故填built。 2．答案　suggests 解析　考查动词的时态。空格处作谓语，本句是对客观事实的描述，应用一般现在时，主语为单数名词，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填suggests。 3．答案　sitting 解析　考查非谓语动词。is是谓语动词，空格处应用非谓语动词作后置定语，villages和sit之间是主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故填sitting。 4．答案　which 解析　考查定语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词song，指物，在从句中作主语，应用which引导从句。故填which。 5．答案　smoothly 解析　考查副词。空格处修饰动词flows，作状语，应用副词形式。故填smoothly。 6．答案　locals 解析　考查名词复数。句意：几百年来，当地人在雨林中沿河修建了村镇。空格处在句中作主语，local为可数名词，根据句意此处应用复数形式。故填locals。 7．答案　to 解析　考查介词。 in answer to为固定搭配，意为“应……的要求”。故填to。 8．答案　have made 解析　考查动词的时态和主谓一致。空格处作谓语，根据时间状语 In recent years可知，应用现在完成时，主语为复数。故填have made。 9．答案　transformation 解析　考查名词。根据空格前的定冠词The可知，空格处应填名词作主语。故填transformation。 10．答案　but 解析　考查连词。not only...but (also)．..是固定搭配，意为“不但……而且……”。故填but。 Ⅳ.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。 Most people don’t remember how they learn to read and write because it happens to them naturally.Writing just means turning thoughts into words on a page.But it is a completely different story if you are born with Dyslexia，a learning disability which affects skills involved in reading，spelling and writing.Writing is a big challenge for these kids and unfortunately，I was one of them. When in kindergarten，I was always struggling with my writing.For example，I used to misspell beautiful.Never could I quite remember that the e went before the a．It annoyed my teacher very much for I happened to love using beautiful a lot.If I was going to use the word so much，she figured the least I could do was spelling it right.My mom complained that I just didn’t try hard.Every time I got my paper back，I dared not open it because I knew it must be full of red lines and a disappointing “C”． Two years later，I came to a primary school，still with far satisfying writing.But a new teacher，Mrs White，came to my life.In my eyes，she was very beautiful.She had bright blue eyes，short dark hair，red lips and fair skin，as beautiful as Snow White. Actually，I don’t remember much about what we learned in her class，but my mother once told me that we used to write articles a lot.And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many mistakes，both in grammar and spelling.But there were no red corrections，always a star and sometimes even a “Good”，which would make my heart cry with happiness.I always looked forward to the next writing class.It worried my mother，though，thinking Mrs White was an irresponsible teacher.So one day when she went in to meet Mrs White for one of those Parent-Teacher meetings，she asked her why she never corrected my mistakes and why she never red-pencilled in the wrong spellings of words or grammatical errors. 注意：续写词数应为150左右。 Mrs White smiled and said she didn’t focus on my mistakes. I went to her office，asking shyly whether I could attend the writing competition. 参考范文 Mrs White smiled and said she didn’t focus on my mistakes.Instead，she encouraged me to express my thoughts and ideas freely through writing.She believed that by focusing on the positive aspects of my writing，I would eventually gain the confidence to work on improving the areas where I needed help.Mrs White’s approach was revolutionary and effective.Under her guidance，I started to enjoy writing，and my skills improved significantly. I went to her office，asking shyly whether I could attend the writing competition.To my surprise，she not only agreed but also encouraged me to participate.She said that I had come a long way and that my writing skills were much better now.She believed that participating in a competition would give me an opportunity to showcase my talents and inspire others who might be struggling with similar challenges.Mrs White’s support and encouragement were instrumental in my success as a writer.I will always be grateful to her for her guidance and support. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$