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课时作业(七)Unit1 Cultural Heritage
I.阅读理解
beautiful art garden and a sculpture terrace
A★
)all waiting to be explored.Inside the gallery,
(2025·湖南联考)With such a strong artistic
you can view an exciting programme of ever-
heritage,it's no surprise that England knocks it
changing exhibitions.
out of the park when it comes to world-class art
1.What is special about the Royal Academy of
galleries.These are the galleries you need to add to
Arts?
your must-visit list.
A.It offers interactive experiences.
Royal Academy of Arts (RA),London
B.It displays works by senior artists.
Not your standard gallery,the Royal
C.It occupies a vast space in the museum.
Academy of Arts is led by artists to promote not
D.It stages exhibitions in a traditional way.
just the appreciation of art,but its practice.It is
2.What do Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Whitworth
world-famous for hosting some exhibitions that get
have in common?
everyone talking.Besides,what sets the RA apart
A.They are small in scale.
is its engagement with the public through
B.They offer outdoor settings.
participatory experiences,allowing visitors to not
C.They feature long-standing works.
only view art but become part of it in innovative
D.They host exhibitions on an annual basis.
ways.
3.Where is the text probably taken from?
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts,Norwich
A.An art textbook.
Sitting on the edge of the University of East
B.An art student's paper.
Anglia's campus,the Sainsbury Centre holds a
C.A personal travel blog.
collection of remarkable works of art spanning
D.A travel guidebook.
over 2,000 years.Inside the seminal Norman
B★
Foster building,you'll find artworks from around
(2025·岳阳模拟)There comes a time when
the world,including some stunning pieces of
the old must give way to the new,and it is not
European modern art by Degas,Francis Bacon,
possible to preserve everything from our past as
and Alberto Giacometti.
we move towards the future.Finding and keeping
Yorkshire Sculpture Park,West Yorkshire
the right balance between progress and the
Tearing up the rulebook when it comes to
protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
how we traditionally view art,the Yorkshire
Big challenges,however,can sometimes lead
Sculpture Park strives to break down barriers by
to great solutions.In the 1950s,the Egyptian
showing works from British and international
government wanted to build a new dam across the
artists in the open air.Set in hundreds of acres of
Nile in order to control floods,produce electricity,
West Yorkshire parkland,you'll see sculptures by
and supply water to more farmers in the area.But
some of the leading artists of the 20th century.
the proposal led to protests.Water from the dam
Whitworth,Manchester
would likely damage a number of temples and
After a sky-high f15 million development,
destroy cultural relics that were an important part
the Whitworth is becoming one of the premier
of Egypt's cultural heritage.After listening to
galleries in the north of England.Making full use
different voices,the government turned to the
of its picturesque park setting,the gallery has a
United Nations for help in 1959.
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A committee was established to limit damage
6.Which of the following best describes the Aswan
to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of
Dam project?
cultural relics.The group asked for contributions
A.International cooperation is not necessary for
from different departments and raised funds within
large-scale projects.
the international community.Experts investigated
B.It is possible to achieve progress without
the issue,conducted several tests,and then made
sacrificing cultural heritage.
C.The opinions of experts should be ignored in
a proposal for how the buildings could be saved.
favor of popular opinion.
Finally,a document was signed,and the work
D.Countries should always prioritize their own
began in 1960.
interests over global concerns.
The project brought together governments
7.What is the key to the success of the Aswan
and environmentalists from around the world.
Dam project?
Temples and other cultural sites were taken down
A.Trial and error.
piece by piece,and then moved and put back
B.Adequate investment.
together again in a place where they were safe
C.Global cooperation.
from the water.In 1961,German engineers moved
D.Careful investigation.
the first temple.Over the next 20 years,thousands
C
of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and
(2025·保定模拟)Every day,people share
countless cultural relics.Fifty countries donated
more than 2 billion photos on the Internet.While
nearly $80 million to the project.When the
visual content provides a fun and expressive way
for people to communicate online,consuming and
project ended in 1980,it was considered a great
creating it poses challenges for people who are
success.Not only had the countries found a path to
blind or severely visually impaired(受损的).With
the future that did not run over the relics of the
more than 39 million people who are blind,and
past,but they had also learnt that it was possible
over 246 million who have a severe visual impairment,
for countries to work together to build a better
many people may feel excluded from the conversation
tomorrow.
around photos on the Internet.The researchers
The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still
from Harvard University want to build technology
alive today.If a problem seems too difficult for a
that helps the blind community appreciate photos
single nation,the global community can sometimes
in the same way others enjoy them.
provide a solution.
Automatic alternative text is a new development
4.What was the major concern regarding the
that generates a description of a photo using
construction of the new dam?
advancements in object recognition technology.
A.The damage to local farms.
People using screen readers on digital devices will
hear a list of items a photo may contain as they
B.The high cost of the construction.
click photos on the Internet.Before today,people
C.The disapproval of local communities.
using screen readers would only hear the name of
D.The potential harm to cultural remains.
the person who shared the photo,followed by the
5.How were the cultural sites rescued?
term“photo”when they came upon an image,Now
A.By rebuilding similar cultural sites.
they can offer a richer description of what's in a
B.By building fences around them.
photo thanks to automatic alternative text.For
C.By taking them down into pieces.
instance,someone could now hear "an image
D.By removing and piecing them together again.
containing three people,smiling,outdoors".
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This is possible because of Harvard University's
Ⅱ,七选五★
object recognition technology,which is based on a
What is heritage?The word can be difficult to
network that has billions of parameters and is
define.Heritage is always something that is passed
trained with millions of examples.Each advancement
down by families or other groups for many years.
in object recognition technology means that the
1 It can also be the customs,traditions,and
researchers will be able to make technology even
values shared by groups of people.One way to
more accessible to more people.When people are
think about heritage is to break it down into three
connected,they can achieve extraordinary things
groups.These are the tangible(有形的),the
as individuals and as a community,and when
natural,and the intangible.
everyone is connected,we all benefit from it.
2 It can include many human-made
They are launching automatic alternative text
objects that hold cultural value.Some examples are
first on cellphone screen readers set to English,
national monuments and works of art.Many
but they plan to add this functionality for other
ancient sites are also part of this group.On a
languages and platforms soon.While this
smaller scale,a family home can be part of an
individual's heritage.
technology is still nascent,using its current
Many parts of the natural world are also
capabilities to describe photos is an important step
important to cultural heritage.This can include
toward providing our visually impaired community
bodies of water,plant life,landforms and more.
with the same benefits and enjoyment that
One example is the Nile River.3 Efforts to
everyone else gets from photos.
protect natural heritage are key in many cultures.
8.Why is the technology launched?
The intangible group includes any part of
A.There are so many photos on the Internet.
cultural heritage that you can't feel through touch.
B There are many people suffering from blindness.
Maybe you've read about forms of dance,like
C.Some digital devices are in need of the
Flamenco dancing.You might know about the
technology.
music of Mariachi Bands.These are all examples of
D.People with vision problems fail to enjoy
intangible heritage.4
photos online.
Exploring your own heritage can be fun.It can
9.What is the advantage of the technology over the
help you learn about yourself,your family,and
previous one?
your ancestors.But it's also important to learn
A.It can offer more photos to blind people.
about the heritage of others.5 It can also lead
B.It can describe more about online photos.
you to find things you may have in common with
C.It can recognize the person who shares
others!
photos.
A.They are treasures that can be touched.
D.It can satisfy the common needs of blind
B.What tangible items can be part of heritage?
people.
C.However,heritage isn't limited to concrete
10.What is the key to promoting the technology?
objects.
A.The photos on the Internet.
D.Languages,holidays and customs also make the
B.People's care for blind people.
list.
C.People's connections to each other.
E.Therefore,it's difficult to protect them from
D.The object recognition technology.
fading away.
11.Which can best explain the underlined word
F.Doing so can help you build a stronger
“nascent'”in the last paragraph?
understanding of other cultures.
A.Emerging.
B.Reliable.
G.It has been part of cultural heritage in many
C.Powerful.
D.Conventional.
African nations for centuries.
5177,C推理判断题。根据例数第二段“Not only had the countries
课时作业(七)Unit1 Cultural Heritage
found a path to the future that did not run over the relies of the
1.阅读理解
past,but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to
Λ★
work together to build a better tomorrow,(这些国家不仅找到了
【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个游客必看的
一条通往未来的道路,而不会越过过去的遭途,而且还认识到,
莫国艺术画廊。
各国有可能共同务力建设一个更美好的明天)”以及倒数第一段
1.A知节理解题。根据Royal Academy of Arts(RA),Lnon邮
"The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.If a
"It is world famous for hosting some exhibitions that get
everyone talking.Besides.what sets the RA apart is its
problem seems too difficult for a single nation,the global
engagement with the public through participatory experiences.
community can sometimes provide a solution.(阿新旺大坝工程
allowing visitors to not only view art but become part of it in
的精神今天仍然存在。如果一个问题对一个国家来说太难了,
innovative ways,(它以举办一些让每个人都在谈论的展览而闻
国际社会有时可以提供一个解决方案)”可知,碎阿斯旺大坝的
名于世。此外,RA的独特之处在于它通过参与式体验与公众互
成功在于各国共月努力的结果。故选C,
动,让参观者不仅可以观看艺术,还可以以创新的方式成为艺术
C
的一部分)”可知,皇家艺术学院的特别之处在于它提供的是一
【语篇解读】本文是说明文,主要介绍了一项新技术,该技术可以
种互动体验。故选A项。
帮助有视力障碍的人欣宜网上的图片。
2.B细节理解题。根据Yorkshire Sculpture Park,West Yorkshire
8.D细节理解题。根据第一段“While visual content provides a
部分中"Tearing up the rulebook when it comes to how we
traditionally view art.the Yorkshire Sculpture Park strives to
fun and expressive way for people to communicate online.
break down barriers by showing works from British and
consuming and creating it poses challenges for people who are
international artists in the open air,(当谈到我们传统上知何看待
blind or severely visually impaired(受视的).(量然视觉内客为
艺术时,约克那雕塑公园打破了规则,通过在露天展示英国和国
人们提供了一种有趣而富有表现力的在线文流方式,但对盲人
际艺术家的作品,努力打破障碍)”和Whitworth,Manchester部
或严重视力受频的人来说,消货和创造视觉内客是一种挑战。)”
分中“Making full use of its picturesque park setting,the gallery
"With more than 39 million people who are blind.and over 246
has a beautiful art garden and a sculpture terrace(露台),all
million who have a severe visual impairment.many people may
waiting to be explored,(画廊充分利用其风景如画的公园环境,
feel excluded from the conversation around photos on the
拥有一个美丽的艺术花园和一个雕塑露台,所有这些都有待探
Internet..(世界上有超过3900万人是盲人,超过2.46亿人有严
索)”可知,约克那雕塑公园和惠特沃斯画廊的共同之处在于它
重的视力障碍,许多人可能会觉得自己被排除在互联网上关于
们都提供户外环境。故选B项。
3.D推理判断题。通读全文,并根据第一段“With such a strong
片的讨论之外。)”可知,对有视力障碍的人而言,欣實网上的
artistic heritage.it's no surprise that England knocks it out of the
图片是一种挑战。故选D。
park when it comes to world-class art galleries.These are the
9,B理判断题。根据第二段“Before today,people using screen
galleries you need to add to your must-visit list,.(铜有如此强大
readers would only hear the name of the person who shared the
的艺术遗产,英国在世界一流的艺术画廊中脱颗而出也就不足
photo,followed by the term 'photo'when they came upon an
为奇了,这些是你需要添加到你的必游列表的画廊)”可知,这
image.Now they can offer a richer deseription of what's in a
段文本很可能摘自一本猿行指南。故选D项。
photo thanks to automatic alternative text.For instance.someone
B★
could now hear an image containing three people,smiling.
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了埃及政府在建造阿新
outdoors',(在今天之前,人们使用屏幕阅读器只能听到分享照
正大坝过程中,文化遗产保护所面临的问题和解决过程,并总结了
片的人的名字,当他们看到图片时,后面跟着·照片”这个词。现
其对全世界产生的飘极影响。
4.D细节理解题。根据第二段中“Water from the dam would
在,由于自动替代文本,它们可以提供更丰富的照片内客描述。
likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that
例如,有人现在可以听到·一个包合三个人的图像,微笑着,在户
were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage,(大坝的水可
外”。)”可知,该科技的优势在于它可以对照片中的内容进行更
能会损坏一些寺庙,并摧毁作为埃及文化遗产重要组成部分的
丰富地描述。故选B。
文物)”可知,大坝的水可能会摄坏一些寺庙,并摧毁作为埃及文
10.D推理判断题。根据第三段“This is possible because of
化道产重要组成部分的文物即新大坝的建设可能对文物有潜在
Harvard University's object recognition technology.which is
破坏。故迭D。
based on a network that has billions of parameters and is trained
5,D轴节理解题,根据第四段中“Temples and other cultural
with millions of examples.Each advancement in object
sites were taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put
recognition technology means that the researchers will be able to
back together again in a place where they were safe from the
water,.(寺庙和其他文化道址被一块一块地拆除,然后移动并重
make technology even more accessible to more people,(这是可
斯组装在一个安全地方)”可知,通过把文化遗址拆下来再拼起
能的,因为哈佛大学的目标识别技术,它是基于一个网铬,有数
来的方式来拯教文化遗址。故选D。
十亿的参数和数以百万计的例子近行训练。物体识别技术的
6.B推理判断题。根据第一段和第二段中“Finding and keepig
每一次进步都意味着研究人员将能够让更多的人更容易接触
the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural
到这项技术。)”可知,推广这项技术的关健是物体识别技术
sites can be a big challenge.Big challenges,however,can
故选D。
5 ometimes lead to great solutions.(在文化遗址的保护和进步之
1l.A词句猜测题。根据第二段“Automatic alternative text is益
间找到并保持适当的平衡可能是一个巨大的挑战。然而,巨大
new development that generates a description of a photo using
的挑战有时会带来伟大的解决方案)”和倒数第二段的“Not only
advancements in objeet recognition technology.(自动替代文本
had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over
是一项新的发展,它利用物体识别技术的进步来生成照片的描
the relics of the past,but they had also learnt that it was possible
for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.
述。)”可知,划线词所在句子表示“最然这项技术仍处于萌芽阶
国家不仅找到了一条通往未来的道路,而不会越过过去的道迹,
段,但利用其目前的能力来描述服片,是向我们的视?群体提
而且还认识到,各国有可能共同努力建设一个更美好的明天)”
供与其他人从部片中获得的同样好处和享受的重要一步”,划
可以推出在不栖牲文化遗产的情况下实现进步是可能的。故
线词nascent意为“萌芽的,新生的",和emerging意思相近。故
选B。
选A
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Ⅱ。七选五★
L.B主旨大意题。根据文章文章第二段“Tw0 teams of
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,道严是由家庭或其他群体传承
scientists-one in Denmark led by Dr Kristine Bohmann and one
多年的东西。然而,遗产并不局很于具体的物品,它也是一群人共
in the UK led by Dr Elizabeth Clare-came up with the same
有的习俗、传统和价值见。
question at about the same time:Could they identify the animals
l.C根据下文“It can also be the customs,traditions,and values
in an area from DNA that was simply floating in the air?DNA in
hared by groups of people.”可知,此处应指填产不局限于实物,
the air is usually so small that it would take a microscope to see
C项符合题意。故选C
2.B报据上文“These are the tangible(有形的),the natural,nd
北,(两虹科学家一一组由丹麦的克里斯汀·伯受博士领导,另
the intangible.."及空后“It can include many human made objects
一组由英国的伊丽莎白·克策尔博士领导一见乎在同一时间
that hold cultural value.”,再结合下文中列举的人造物品的例子
提出了同样的问题:他们能从漂浮在空气中的DNA中识别出某
可知,本段主要讲述哪些是有形的遗产,B项将合题意,故选B。
个地区的动物吗?空气中的DNA通常很小,要用显微镜才能看
3.G本段主要介绍自然遗产。根据空前“(One example is the Nile
到)”及下文内容可知,本文主要介绍了丹麦,英国两组科学家利
Rivr,”可知,空处应孩会雏续讲述与尼罗河有关的内客。G项
用动物国空气中的DNA帮助识别某地区的动物,最后成功了,
(几个世纪以来,它一直是许多非洲国家文化遗产的一部分)承
这可以常助追踪和保护野生动物。B选项“空气中的DNA有助
接上文,符合题意。故选G。
于识别动物”适合作为最佳标题。故选B。
4,D本段主要介绍无形的遗严。上文提到了舞路、音乐等无形的
B★
遗产,D项(语言、节日、习俗等也格上有名)永接上文,介绍了其
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。新研究表明,为了解决偷猎问
他的无形遗产,将合题意。故选D
题而切掉黑犀牛的角会影响黑犀牛的领地面积和它们之间的社
5.F根据上下文可知,空处应孩是介绍了解他人的遗产的好处,F
交。而对于这种猎施是否有利于动物保护,产生了不同的看法。
项(这样做可以带助你更深入地了解其他文化)承上启下,符合
题意。故选F。
5.B细节理解题。根据第一段“New research shows that
removing black rhinos'horns(犀牛角)to make them less
课时作业(八)Unit2 Wildlife Protection
attractive to illegal hunters is reducing their territory()sizes
1,阅读理解
and making them less sociable with each other.(新的研究表明,
A★
去徐黑犀牛的角以降低它们对非法猎人的吸引力,会缩小它们
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文幸主要介绍了丹麦和英国的
的领地面积,减少它们之间的社交能力。)”可知,切除黑犀牛的
两个科学家小组几乎同时提出同样的问题:能否通过漂浮在空气
角是为了降低它们对非法猎人的吸引力,保护它们不被非法猎
中的DNA来识别该地区的动物?通过实验,他们给出肯定的答
杀。故选B。
案,这可以帮助科学家追踪难以发现的动物,保护潮危动物。
6,A短语猜测题。根据刻线短语invasive procedure前的this可
L.A知节理解题,根据文幸第二段中“I thought the chances of
知,这里提到的invasive procedure(侵入性手术)指代作者上文
collecting animal DNA from air would be slim though much time
中刚提到的事物,结合上一段中的“Indeed,a University of
had been spent on it,but we moved on.said Bohmann who was
Bristol study published last year showed that dehorning
trying to think of a crazy research idea for a Danish foundation
does not negatively affect populations overall,(事实上,布里斯托
that funds far out science,.(·我认为从空气中收集动物DNA的
可能性很小,尽管已经花了很多时间,但我们熊续前进,”
大学去年发表的一项研究表明,去角不会对黑犀牛总体数量产
Bohmann说,他正在为一家资助标新立异科学的丹麦基金会想
生负面影响。)”可知,这里invasive procedure指的是去掉黑犀牛
出一个狼狂的研究想法。)”可推知,Bohmann一开始认为从空气
的角。故进A。
中收集动物DNA的可能性很小,由此推知,他一开始认为这个
7,D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“·h's incredibly
实验可能会失败。故运A。
complicated,'says Lucy Chimes,a member of the Bristol team.
2.D推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“1 n fact,both the zoos in
There are so many other factors involved.You have to consider
the UK and Denmark were almost like the zoos that were custom
what other security measures are being carried out-fencing,
built for the experiments:The animals in the zoos were non
patrols.staff numbers-and poverty levels surrounding parks.
native,so they really stuck out in DNA analyses.'If we detect a
their nearness to national borders and whether there is
flamingo.we're sure it's not coming from anywhere else but the
community engngement,'(这非常复杂,’布里斯托团队的成员
zoo,’Bohmann says.(率实上,英国和丹麦的动物园几乎就像为
Lucy Chimes说。·还包括很多其他园素。你必须考虑正在采取
实验定制的动物园:动物园里的动物都不是本地的,所以它们在
的其他安全措施一国栏、延逻、工作人员数量一以及公国周
DNA分析中真的很突出。·如果我们发现一只火烈鸟,我们肯定
它不是来自动物国以外的任何地方,'Bohmann说)”可知,科学
围的贫困程度,公国与国家边界的提近度以及是否有社区参
家在动物园寻找DNA是因为动物园里的动物不是本地动物,这
与,')”可知,Lucy Chimes没有正面回应切除黑犀牛的角这个问
样,如果科学家根据空气中的DNA识别出某种动物如火烈乌,
题,而是说偷猎诚少这个现象很复杂,除了切除黑犀牛角这个因
它们就能确认该动物来自动物园。因此·他们能自信地识别动
意外,需要考虑到许多因素,由此可推测,她对切徐黑犀牛角的
物。故选D
态度不确定。故选D。
3.C端节理解题。根据文章例数第二段“Neither team knew that
8,B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“There are so many other
the other team was working on a similar experiment.The two
factors involved.You have to consider what other security
were nearing submission to a scientific journal when they
measures are being carried out-fencing,patrols,staff
discovered about the other experiment.Rather than compete to
numbers-and poverty levels surrounding parks.their nearness
rush out a publication first,they got in touch and decided to
to national borders and whether there is community engagement.
publish their findings as a pair.'We both thought the papers are
(还包括很多其他因素。你必须考虑正在采取的其他安全措施
stronger together,’says Clare.,(两个因队都不知道另一个圆队
一围栏、巡逻、工作人员数量一以及公园周围的贫困程度、
也在微类似的实验。当他们发现另一项实验时,两人正准备向
一份科学杂志投稿。他们没有争先恐后地先发表一篇论文,而
公园与国家边养的接近度以及是否有社区参与。)”可知,在该到
是联系了一下,决定一起发表他们的发现。克莱尔说:‘我们都
偷猜减少这个问题时,徐了切除黑犀牛角这个因素外,雪要考虑
认为论文放在一起会更有说服力。)”可推知,当两个团队知道
到国栏、越逻、工作人员数量以及公国周国的贫国程度、公园与
了彼此的研究工作后,决定两个围队合作,共同发表这一发现:
国家边界的接近度以及是否有社区参与等许多因素,由此可推
由此可知,两个国队是合作美系。故逸C。
测出,多种不同的因素导致非法偷猎减少。故选B。
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