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Unit 1 Will computers be used more than books in the future?
Module 9 Great inventions
九年级·上册
第二课时
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一、词汇运用
A.用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。每个单词或短语限用一次。
wait for, proper, see, fix, main
1.You're too thin. You're not eating _______________.
2.The officers are _______________ the results of the opinion polls
(民意调查) before deciding their next move.
3.The beautiful sunset can____________ from the top of the mountain.
properly
waiting for
be seen
4.Don't worry! Those workers ___________ the machine last night.
5.The number of visitors here almost doubled last summer, __________ because of the Music Festival.
fixed
mainly
B.阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
With the development of science and 6._____________(技术), the popularity of 7._______________(电子的) books or e-books is growing very fast. Even some schools are using e-books as 8.___________(教科书) in class. Compared with paper books, e-books are 9._____________(强大的), and they are easier to carry around. You can visit all the reading 10.___________(网站) to download(下载) what you
technology
electronic
textbooks
powerful
websites
want to read on your mobile devices(设备). They can hold hundreds of books in their 11.____________(存储器). As a result, you can enjoy your favourite books 12.______________(任何地方) and anytime.
13._________________(然而), for me, I prefer to read paper books. When you hold a real book in your hands, you're building a connection(连接) with the book by turning the 14._____________(页). It's quite 15.______________(令人愉快的;有乐趣的).
memories
anywhere
However
pages
enjoyable
二、完形填空
My parents usually celebrate a special day by enjoying a special kind of wine called Canadian ice wine.
My mother once told me the __1__ of ice wine. To be made into ice wine, grapes must be frozen(冻结) on the vine(葡萄藤). You might think this is strange, __2__ it is true. Sometimes, a great new product is invented by accident. And that's exactly __3__ we got ice wine.
In the 1700s in Germany, a man was __4__ his farm in autumn. The
weather suddenly turned__5__ and his grapes froze when he came back. How terrible! __6__, the man tasted the grapes. To his surprise, the grapes __7__ so sweet. Then, he decided to make some wine using these grapes. Guess what? People really __8__ his wine and the rest is history. For two centuries, __9__ was the only place making ice wine.
Then, a Canadian got the idea that this kind of wine could be __10__ in Canada. After all, the __11__ are cold in Canada, and that's the main requirement(条件) for making ice wine. After hard work, some grape farmers __12__ the best process, and soon Canadian ice wine began to be
sold all over the world.
The story of ice wine got me thinking. What other __13__ came about by accident? I think of penicillin(青霉素) and the microwave(微波炉). Penicillin has saved millions of lives. And the microwave has changed the way we __14__.
Life is sometimes like that. When we are looking for one thing, something even __15__ comes along if we keep our eyes and minds open.
( )1.A.story B.advantage C.price D.future
( )2.A.and B.but C.if D.so
( )3.A.why B.when C.how D.where
( )4.A.away from B.across from C.close to D.next to
( )5.A.hot B.wet C.dry D.cold
( )6.A.Maybe B.Anyway C.Recently D.Instead
( )7.A.sounded B.felt C.tasted D.smelt
( )8.A.liked B.missed C.hated D.trusted
A
B
C
A
D
B
C
A
( )9.A.Canada B.Britain C.France D.Germany
( )10.A.found B.produced C.sold D.ordered
( )11.A.springs B.summers C.autumns D.winters
( )12.A.gave off B.made up C.cared about D.found out
( )13.A.accidents B.changes C.inventions D.operations
( )14.A.cook B.sleep C.rest D.exercise
( )15.A.cheaper B.better C.more difficult D.more boring
D
B
D
D
C
A
B
三、阅读理解
Sophia is a most famous robot. She comes from Hanson Robotics, and David Hanson, head of Hanson Robotics, is her creator. He has been developing robots in the past 25 years. He believes realistic looking robots will be able to connect with people and help industries such as healthcare and education.
Sophia has many abilities. She can copy human facial expressions, hold conversations and recognise people by their looks or voices. She can also
speak, joke, sing and even make music. Now, the next step is to make her an artist. Hanson is so excited about this idea. He imagines Sophia as a creative artwork and she herself can create art as well.
In March, a digital(数字的) artwork Sophia created with an Italian artist, Andrea Bonaceto, was sold for $688.888. The digital work is titled “Sophia Instantiation”. It's a 12-second video which shows Bonaceto's portrait(肖像) changing into Sophia's digital painting. Along with it is the physical artwork painted by Sophia.
The buyer, a digital artwork collector and artist, later sent Sophia a photo of his painted arm. The robot then added that photo to her knowledge and painted more on top of her artwork. Sophia described the work as the first digital artwork cooperated(合作) between AI and an artwork collector.
Sophia's artwork is part of a growing trend(趋势). More and more digital artworks are on sale now. For example, a digital artwork by an artist, Beeple, was sold for nearly $70 million, becoming the most expensive digital artwork ever sold.
( )1.What do we know about Hanson?
A.He is interested in painting.
B.He makes little money from Sophia.
C.He created the robot Sophia.
D.He spent 25 years developing Sophia.
C
( )2.What does the underlined word “recognise” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Punish. B.Meet. C.Comfort. D.Know.
( )3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Sophia's artwork costs the most.
B.Beeple is an artist.
C.No one can afford digital artworks.
D.Digital artworks are all made by robots.
D
B
4.Why do people call Sophia a robot artist?(请用约40词回答)
_____________________________________________________________
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Because Sophia is a famous robot and she can create art-work.
She created a digital artwork with an Italian artist. Sophia finished
the first digital artwork cooperated between AI and an artwork
collector.(答案不唯一,言之有理即可)
本课结束!
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