选择性必修第二册 课时冲关26 Unit 2 Improving yourself（教用版）-【创新教程】2027年高考英语总复习大一轮课时作业（外研版）

高考总复习英语（外研版） 课时冲关26Unit2 学生用书 阅读理解 体裁：说明文 话 In 1835,William Talbot finally succeeded in producing a photograph of his country house.He declared that his was the first house ever known to have drawn its own picture.The drawing was formed "by the action of light upon sensitive pa- per.”Photography offered nature a“pencil”to paint herself through optical(光学的)and chemi- cal means alone. By the mid-nineteenth century,people no longer needed to hire a draftsman to draw de- tailed images because the process could be com- pleted instantly with a camera.Advocates for the technology stated that not only was it more pre- cise than the human hand-it was faster and cheaper. The removal of human fallibility in the crea ting process was one of photography's biggest selling points,but this also started debates about the new medium's implications for visual culture. Could images made largely by a machine be con- sidered art?If so,where did human creativity fit in this process？? As the twenty-first century becomes increas- ingly automated,more and more people attempt to identify where human agency exists in the technologically driven world.Images generated with artificial intelligence by companies like OpenAI are stimulating questions like those that emerged with the coming of the photograph.By typing a sentence,users can generate "new"ima- ges composed from images collected across the Internet.The result has been a flood of AI-gen- erated images in places that are previously unique to human authors.Painting competitions,com- mercial graphic design and the fashion of portrai- ture(肖像)have all since collided(碰撞)with the technology in troubling ways. The fine arts were thought to be a final hold- out of human creativity,but the surprisingly high quality of Al-generated images is producing deeper questions about the nature of originality. If the history of photography tells us anything, it's that the debate won't be settled quickly, straightforwardly,or by the institutions we typi- cally associate with cultural gate keeping. [语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍 了摄影术自诞生以来对视觉文化和艺术创作的影 响，以及这一影响如何在人工智能生成图像的当 代背景下重演。 ·46 Improving yourself P374 题：摄影术对视觉文化和艺术创作的影响 1.Why did Talbot declare that his house had drawn its own picture？ A.To downplay human factors in the creation. B.To investigate a supernatural phenomenon. C.To show his advanced knowledge in science. D.To demonstrate the beauty of his country house. 解析：A[推理判断题。根据文章第一段“He declared that his was the first house...herself through optical and chemical means alone. 宣称他的房子是已知的第一个自己画房子的房 子。这幅画是‘光在感光纸上的作用’形成的。 摄影为大自然提供了一支‘铅笔’，仅通过光学 和化学手段为自己作画。)”可知，William Tal- bot在强调摄影作为一种新技术，能够通过非人 为直接操作的方式捕捉图像，从而降低了人在 创作过程中的介入程度。由此推知，William Talbot宣称他的房子画了自己的画是为了淡化 创作中的人为因素。] 2.What does the underlined word "fallibility" mean in Paragraph 3? A.Expecting a high price. B.Detailing the images. C.Being likely to make errors. D.Becoming sensitive to light. 解析：C[词义猜测题。根据文章第三段空前 “The removal of human(消除人类的)”及空后 “in the creating process(在创造过程中)”可推 知，摄影最大的卖点之一是它可以减少在创作 过程中人为错误的可能性。由此可知，划线词 与C项“很可能犯错误”意义相近。] 3.What do OpenAl and cameras have in common? A.They improve the taste of beauty. B.They advocate fashion designs. C.They challenge human agency. D.They produce original images. 解析：C[细节理解题。根据文章第四段“As the twenty-first century becomes...with the coming of the photograph.(随着21世纪自动 化程度的不断提高，越来越多的人试图在技术 驱动的世界中确定人类能动性的存在位置。 OpenAI等公司利用人工智能生成的图像，正如 摄影术出现时一样，引发了诸多问题。)”可知， OpenAI和相机的共同之处在于都挑战了人类 的能动性。] 4.What did the author indicate by referring to the history of photography? A.Cultural gatekeepers will solve the issue as they did. B.AI-generated images will go through a simi- lar debate. C.The nature of originality will be held in hu- man hands. D.The fine arts will include photography and AI images. Ⅱ.完形填空 体裁：说明文 Theophilus Tetteh is an African contempora- ry artist from Ghana.He 1 himself in the study of graphic design and painting at school while experimenting with 2 themes,ranging from politics to entertainment. Now we hear about African painters step- ping into the spotlight,but it might be 3 for Ghanaian artists to bring their careers to 4 success and critical recognition.The art market as such is not yet 5 in Ghana.The country doesn't even have a national gallery to 6 and promote Ghanaian art works.It can be a 7 for young painters who cannot afford to move to Europe or the US to 8 their art works.Be- sides,many young artists can even have trouble getting painting materials. Things changed for Tetteh when he got 9 in BE OPEN Art,an online gallery of con- temporary art.It was founded by philanthropist Elena Baturina with a desire to provide 10 artists worldwide with an opportunity to show- case their talents.The platform 11 welcomes artists who don't have resources or promotional opportunities. In December 2020,Tetteh was 12 the Artist of the Month by the visitors of the BE OPEN Art.The award brought him favorable publicity,so he was noticed by the art 13, the media,collectors,etc.All these things let the prices of the artist's work 14 upwards. Tetteh says,"The world can be a better place if young artists are guided on their way without any form of disregard,but with 15 of the senior.” [语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了在线 画廊BE OPEN Art为没有机会推广自己艺术作 品的艺术家提供一个向世界艺术专业人士展示他 们作品的机会。 1.A.competed B.resulted C.permitted D.buried 解析：D[考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在学校 里专心于学习平面设计和绘画，同时尝试从政 治到娱乐等各种主题。A.competed竞争； B.resulted产生，造成；C.permitted允许； ·46 基础必备选择性必修第二册 解析：B[推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“If the history of photography tells us anything, it's that the debate won't be settled quickly, straightforwardly,or by the institutions we typically associate with cultural gate keeping. (如果说摄影的历史告诉了我们什么，那就是这 场争论不会很快、直截了当地得到解决，也不会 由我们通常与文化把关联系在一起的机构来解 决。)”可推知，作者提到摄影的历史是想说明人 工智能生成的图像将经历类似的辩论。] 话题：在线画廊BE OPEN Art推广艺术作品 D.buried专心于。根据语境和后文“himself in the study of graphic design and painting at school'”可知，此处是指他在学校里专心于学习 平面设计和绘画。] 2.A.fictional B.sensitive C.diverse D.distant 解析：C[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他在学 校里专心于学习平面设计和绘画，同时尝试从 政治到娱乐等各种主题。A,fictional虚构的； B.sensitive敏感的；C.diverse不同的，各种各 样的；D.distant遥远的。根据语境和后文“ran- ging from politics to entertainment”可知，从政 治到娱乐等主题，由此推知，此处是指尝试各种 各样的主题。] 3.A.challenging B.interesting C.thrilling D.threatening 解析：A[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我 们听说非洲画家进入了聚光灯下，但对加纳艺 术家来说，将他们的事业推向商业成功和评论 界的认可可能是一个挑战。A.challenging有 挑战性的；B.interesting有趣的；C.thrilling激 动人心的；D.threatening威胁的。语境和后文 "The country doesn't even have a national gal- lery to_6_and promote Ghanaian art works.”可 知，加纳没有可以用来推广加纳的艺术作品的 国家美术馆，由此可知，对加纳艺术家来说，他 们事业取得成功和认可可能会面临巨大的 挑战。] 4.A.economical B.commercial C.casual D.reliable 解析：B[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我 们听说非洲画家进入了聚光灯下，但对加纳艺 术家来说，将他们的事业推向商业成功和评论 界的认可可能是一个挑战。A.economical经济 的，实惠的；B.commercial商业的；C.casual随 便的；D.reliable可靠的。根据语境和后文“The art market'”可知，可推测出艺术家们作品是要 创造商业价值，让他们获得商业成功的。] 5.A.established B.estimated C.expanded D.engaged 解析：A[考查动词词义辨析。句意：加纳的艺 术市场还没有建立起来。A.established建立； B.estimated估计，评价；C.expanded扩展； D.engaged.参加，从事。根据语境和后文“The country doesn't even have a national gallery to 6 and promote Ghanaian art works.”可知， 高考总复习英语（外研版） 加纳没有可以用来推广加纳的艺术作品的国家美 术馆，由此可知加纳的艺术市场还没有建立起来。] 6.A.remove B.digest C.preserve D.declare 解析：C[考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个国家 甚至没有一个国家美术馆来保护和推广加纳的 艺术作品。A.remove移动；B.digest消化，理 解；C.preserve保存，保护；D.declare宣布。根 据常识和后文“and promote Ghanaian art works'”可知，此处是指国家美术馆是为了保护 和推广艺术作品。] 7.A.factor B.excuse C.effort D.problem 解析：D[考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于那些 负担不起前往欧洲或美国推销自己艺术作品的 年轻画家来说，这可能是个问题。A.factor因 素；B.excuse借口；C.effort努力；D.problem 问题。根据语境和前文“The art market as such is not yet 5 in Ghana.The country doesn't even have a national gallery to 6 and promote Ghanaian art works.”可知，加纳 的艺术市场还没有建立起来，加纳甚至没有一 个国家美术馆来保护和推广加纳的艺术作品， 由此推知，对于那些负担不起前往欧洲或美国 推销自己艺术作品的年轻画家来说，这可能是 个问题。] 8.A.pursue B.market C.identify D.purchase 解析：B[考查动词词义辨析。句意：对于那些 负担不起前往欧洲或美国推销自己艺术作品的 年轻画家来说，这可能是个问题。A.pursue追 求；B.market推销；C.identify确认；D.pur chase购买。根据语境和前文“The art market as such is not yet5 in Ghana.”以及前文 “move to Europe or the US to”可知，加纳的艺 术市场还没有建立起来，因此他们去欧洲或美 国为了推销自己的艺术作品。] 9.A.satisfied B.featured C.trapped D.missed 解析：B[考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Tetteh 出现在当代艺术在线画廊BE OPEN Art时，情 况发生了变化。A.satisfied使满意；B.featured 是（展览、杂志等）的重要内容，以…为特色； C.trapped使陷于；D.missed想念，错过。根据 语境和后文“in BE OPEN Art,an online gal- lery of contemporary art'”可知，此处考查固定 搭配get featured in“出现在”，此处是指当 Tetteh出现在当代艺术在线画廊BE OPEN Art时。] 10.A.convincing B.remaining C.emerging D.frustrating 解析：C[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它由 慈善家Elena Baturina创立，她希望为全球新 兴艺术家提供一个展示他们才华的机会。 A.convincing有说服力的；B.remaining剩下 的；C.emerging新兴的；D.frustrating令人沮 丧的。根据语境和后文“artists worldwide with an opportunity to showcase their tal- ·46 ents”以及“artists who don't have resources or promotional opportunities'”可知，Elena Baturi- na创立在线画廊BE OPEN Art并希望为全 球新兴艺术家提供一个展示他们才华的 机会。] 11.A.occasionally B.rarely C.slightly D.especially 解析：D[考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个平 台特别欢迎那些没有资源和推广机会的艺人。 A.occasionally偶尔；B.rarely罕有，很少； C.slightly稍微；D.especially尤其，特别。根 据语境和后文“artists who don't have re sources or promotional opportunities'”可知，这 个平台特别欢迎那些没有资源和推广机会的 艺人。] 12.A.voted B.acted C.called D.shaped 解析：A[考查动词词义辨析。句意：2020年 12月，Tetteh被BE(OPEN Art的参观者评选 为本月艺术家。A.voted评选；B.acted担任； C.called命名，称呼；D.shaped塑造。根据语 境和后文“the Artist of the Month by the visi tors of the BE(OPEN Art”可知，Tetteh被BE OPEN Art的参观者评选为本月艺术家。] 13.A.community B.university C.occupation D.criterion 解析：A[考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个奖 项给他带来了良好的宣传，因此他被艺术界、 媒体、收藏家等注意到。A.community群体， 界；B.university大学；C.occupation职业； D.criterion标准。根据语境和前文“the Artist of the Month by the visitors of the BE OPEN Art.The award brought him favorable pub- licity,so he was noticed by the art”可知， Tetteh被评为本月艺术家，这个奖项给他带来 了良好的宣传，由此可知是这个奖项使得他被 艺术界、媒体、收藏家等注意到，art community 指艺术社区，艺术界。] 14.A.pile B.inch C.increase D.roll 解析：B[考查动词词义辨析。句意：所有这 些都使得这位艺术家作品的价格逐渐上涨。 A.pile堆放；堆满；B.inch逐渐增加（或减少）； C.increase增加；D.roll翻滚，滚动。根据语境 和前文“The award brought him favorable publicity,so he was noticed by the art 13, the media,collectors,etc.All these things let the prices of the artist's work”可知，因为一个奖 项Tetteh得到认可，由此可知他的作品的价 格会逐渐上涨。] 15.A.exchange B.qualification C.support D.distinction 解析：C[考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果年 轻艺术家的道路上没有任何形式的漠视，而是 在长辈的支持下，世界会变得更美好。A.ex change交换；B.qualification资格；C.support 支持；D.distinction区别。根据语境可知，C项 符合句意。] 2 Ⅲ.语法填空 体裁：说明文 话是 Chinese calligraphy,honored as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2009,is no longer limited to paper and ink.1. AI and virtual reality,this 3,000-year-old art form is now reaching global audiences in groundbreak- ing ways. In2024,the“Digital Dunhuang”project in troduced an AI system that can analyze ancient scripts from the Tang Dynasty 2. gen- erate new works in classical styles.Once 3. (fade)due to time,historical documents are being 4. (digit)restored,allowing re- searchers to study brushstrokes more clearly than before. The integration goes beyond 5. preserve).VR installations at the Louvre in Paris let visitors "write"calligraphy mid-air using motion sensors,which 6. (spark)huge interest in Chinese culture to date among Europe- an youth.Meanwhile,Chinese tech companies have developed AR apps that project famous po- ems onto modern cityscapes since 2022. Traditional masters also embrace innova- tion.Wang Wei,7. works combine AI- generated patterns with hand-painted characters, recently collaborated with MIT 8. (cre- ate)calligraphy-inspired coding fonts ) "Technology isn't replacing tradition,"he says, "it's giving the oldest art 9. new lan- guage to speak to the world. From bamboo slips to block chain,China's calligraphy revolution proves that 10. (respect)cultural roots while exploring futuristic tools can build bridges across civilizations. [语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述 了中国书法借助AI和虚拟现实等新技术走向全 球，实现传统与创新的融合。 1.With[考查介词。句意：借助人工智能和虚拟 现实技术，这种有着3000年历史的艺术形式正 以开创性的方式走向全球观众。此处表示“借 助，使用”人工智能和虚拟现实技术，应用介词 with,置于句首，首字母大写。故填With。] 2.and[考查连词。句意：2024年，“数字敦煌”项 目推出了一套人工智能系统，可以分析唐代的 古代文字，并创作出古典风格的新作品。ana lyze ancient scripts from the Tang Dynasty generate new works in classical styles为并列 关系，应用连词and连接。故填and。] 3.faded[考查状语从句的省略。句意：曾经因时 间流逝而褪色的历史文献，如今正在进行数字 化修复，使研究人员能够比以前更清晰地研究 ·46 基础必备选择性必修第二册 迈：中国书法借助AI和虚拟现实等新技术走向全球 笔触。当状语从句的主语与主句的主语一致时 或从句主语为t时，可以省略状语从句的主语和 be动词。本句中Once引导的时间状语从句省 略了主语historical documents和be动词，完整 形式为Once historical documents were3 (fade)due to time,fade“使褪色”与逻辑主语 historical documents为被动关系，本空应用过 去分词。故填faded。 4.digitally[考查副词。句意同上。此处修饰动 词restored,用digit的副词digitally“数字化 地”，作状语。故填digitally。] 5.preservation[考查名词。句意：这种融合不仅 仅局限于保护。本空作介词beyond的宾语，用 preserve的名词preservation“保护”。故填 preservation。] 6.has sparked[考查动词的时态。句意：巴黎卢 浮宫的虚拟现实装置让游客可以使用运动传感 器在空中“书写”书法，这至今在欧洲年轻人中 引发了对中国文化的巨大兴趣。此处为定语从 句的谓语，根据时间状语to date可知，spark“引 发”这一动作开始于过去，持续到现在，句子时 态应用现在完成时，又因主语是第三人称单数， 所以助动词用has。故填has sparked。] 7.whose[考查定语从句。句意：王伟的作品将 人工智能生成的图案与手绘字符相结合，最近 他与麻省理工学院合作创作了受书法启发的编 码字体。本空引导非限制性定语从句，先行词 为Wang Wei,指人，关系词代替先行词在从句 中作定语，修饰woks,所以使用关系代词 whose引导。故填whose。] 8.to create[考查非谓语动词。句意同上。本句 谓语为collaborated,此处为非谓语动词，作目 的状语，所以用create“?创作”的不定式形式。故 填to create。] 9.a[考查冠词。句意：“技术并没有取代传统，” 他说，“它给了最古老的艺术一种与世界对话的 新语言。”此处表示泛指“一种新语言”，应用不 定冠词，new是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，应 用不定冠词a。故填a。] l0.respecting[考查非谓语动词。句意：从竹简 到区块链，中国的书法革命证明，在尊重文化根 源的同时探索未来工具可以架起文明之间的桥 梁。that引导的宾语从句谓语为can build,此 处为非谓语动词，作主语，所以用respect'“尊重” 的动名词形式。故填respecting。] [日积月累]阅读理解 1.declare v. 宣布 2.photography n. 摄影 3.instantly adv. 马上 4.implication n. 暗示 5.stimulate v. 刺激