内容正文:
高考原句
句式分析
汉语试译
1.(2024·新课标Ⅱ卷)You'll compete with fewer tourists, save money, experience a different side of a popular place, and boost the economy when tourism is traditionally slower.
本句是一个主从复合句。本句的主体结构是You'll compete ..., save..., experience..., and boost...,其中when引导时间状语从句。
你将与更少的游客竞争,节省开支,体验热门景点的另一面,并在传统的旅游淡季促进经济发展。
2.(2024·新课标Ⅱ卷)Whatever disadvantages life in Italy might have, the problems are forgotten once you sit down to a big meal with friends and family.
本句是一个主从复合句。主句为...the problems are forgotten...,里面包含一个once引导的条件状语从句;Whatever引导让步状语从句。
无论意大利的生活有什么缺点,只要你坐下来与亲朋好友大吃一顿,这些问题都会被忘得一干二净。
[Part 1 巧记·课标单词]
写作单词|悉其识
1. frontier n. 国界,边界
2. billion num. 十亿
3. obviously adv. 显然,明显地
4. extent n. 程度,限度
5. military adj. 军事的,军队的
6. affair n. 公共事务,事件
7. goods n. 商品,货品
8. commerce n. 商务,商业
9. boat n. 小船
10. cash n. 现金,金钱
11. establish vt. 建立
12. comment n. 议论,评论
vi.&vt. 表达意见
13. guideline n. 准则,指导方针
14. belong vi. 应在……地方;能适
应
15. request vt. 要求,请求
n. 要求;要求的事
16. mobile adj. 可移动的;流动的
17. device n. 设备;手段
18. quit vt.&vi. 停止,戒掉;离开
19. somehow adv. 不知怎么地
20. reveal vt. 展示,显示;揭示
21. badminton n. 羽毛球
22. instant adj. 立即的,立刻的
n. 瞬间,片刻
23. remove vt. 删除,移走
24. scary adj. 恐怖的,吓人的
拓
展
单
词
|通其
用
1. access n.通道;机会→ accessible adj.可进入的;可到达的;易使用的
2. majority n.大部分;大多数→ major vi.&n.主修;专业→ minority n.少数;小部分
3. deliver vt.& vi.递送;传达 vt.发表→ delivery n.传递;交付
4. arrangement n.安排;筹备→ arrange v.安排,布置
5. aware adj.知道;发觉;有……意识的→ awareness n.意识;认知;明白
6. technical adj.技术的,技能的→ technology n.科技
7. upload vt.上载,上传→ download vt.下载
8. entertainment n.娱乐;招待;娱乐活动;文娱节目→ entertain vt.使快乐;招待;给……娱乐
9. addicted adj.有瘾的;上瘾的;入迷的→ addict n.对……入迷的人;吸毒成瘾的人→ addiction n.沉溺;嗜好→ addictive adj.使人上瘾的
10. appreciate vt.欣赏;重视;感激;领会vi.增值→ appreciation n.欣赏;鉴赏;感激;货币增值
阅读单词|明其义
1.comic n. 连环;漫画
adj. 喜剧的
2.click n. 点击,单击;咔哒声
v. 点击,单击
3.button n. 按键;纽扣
4.recipe n. 食谱;秘诀
5.software n. 软件
6.file n. 文件;文件夹
7.battery n. 电池
8.journal n. 日记;报纸
9.opera n. 歌剧,歌剧院
1.软件和硬件
2.计算机操作
①keyboard n.键盘
②modem n.调制解调器
③monitor n.显示器
④mouse (复mice) n.鼠标
⑤printer n.打印机
⑥screen n.幕;荧光屏
⑦software n.软件
⑧microcomputer n.微机
⑨hardware n.硬件
⑩system n.体系;系统
⑪data n.数据;资料
⑫browser n.浏览器
①search n.&v.搜索
②copy v.复制;拷贝
③surf v.浏览
④click v.点击(计算机用语)
⑤insert vt.插入
⑥delete v.删去
⑦boot v.启动
⑧upload vt.上传
⑨log v.登录
⑩scroll v.上下滚动
[Part 2 妙记·核心短语]
1. take_off 突然大受欢迎,迅速流行
2. to_a_certain_extent 在一定程度上
3. at_one's_fingertips 掌握,熟悉,精通
4. bring_up 调出;提出
5. above_all_else 最重要的是,尤其是
6.belong to 属于,归……所有
7.set up 创建,建立
8.be glued to sth. 全神贯注看着某物;离某物很近
9.shoot past 飞驰而过
10.knock sb. off one's feet 撞倒某人,使某人双脚离地
1.“v.+off”短语速记
2.“动词+up”短语集锦
①move off离开;启程;出发
②pay off 还清;取得好结果
③put off 推迟 ④give off 发出(光、热、气味等) ⑤take off 起飞;脱掉
①set up 创建,建立 ②pick up 拾起,收到③sit up 坐起来 ④cut up 切碎,砍伤
⑤build up 逐步建立 ⑥lock up 锁住
[Part 3 速记·经典句式]
典型句式
教材原句
1.with 的复合结构
The Internet has also made our lives unbelievably convenient, with_all_sorts_of_goods_and_services_provided_by_electronic_commerce (通过电子商务来提供各种商品和服务), more commonly known as ecommerce.
2.have + 宾语+宾语补足语
You can have_food_delivered_to_you (让人将食品送到你手上) using food delivery apps and sites.
3.“only + 状语”位于句首的倒装
Only in this way can_the_Internet_be (互联网才能成为) a place of discovery, wonder and inspiration for everyone.
4.现在分词(短语)的完成式作状语
Having_achieved_such_success (在取得了这样的成功之后), Fiona hopes to attract more users through other forms of new media.
5.“否定词+比较级”结构
We had never_felt_closer_to_each_other (从未感到彼此如此亲密).
[核心单词]
1.access n.通道;(使用、查阅、接近或面见的)机会vt. 进入;使用;获取
►[教材对接]
We can achieve almost anything online — with access to the Internet come some truly lifechanging advantages.
在网上我们几乎什么都能做到——接入互联网(给我们) 带来了,真正改变我们的生活的优势。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①(2024·新课标Ⅱ卷)Emmanuel Chappard, an experienced guide, has a passion for making the great outdoors accessible (access) to all.
②(2023·新课标Ⅱ卷)As cities balloon with growth, access to nature for people living in urban areas is becoming harder to find.
[考点归纳]——知识生成
(1)have access to...有利用/进入……的权利/机会
(2)accessible adj.可以接近的;可以进入的;可以使用的
be accessible to... 可以到达……;可以接近……;可以使用……
[链接写作]——完成句子
③(全国Ⅰ卷) Many_stations_have_wheelchair_access from the car park or entrance to the station platforms.
许多车站从停车场或车站平台入口处都有轮椅通道。
►[教材对接]
No wonder the Internet has now become the first place that the majority of people turn to for information.
难怪,互联网现在已经成为大多数人查找信息的首选途径。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空/补全句子
①The majority of students are (be) hardworking.
②The majority of the damage is (be) easy to repair.
③ The majority of people voted for him in the election.
④At the meeting, young people were in a/the majority.
⑤This year the government calls on a great many graduates who major_in_English to devote themselves to the construction of the country.
今年,政府呼吁大量英语专业的毕业生投身于国家建设。
[考点归纳]——知识生成
1the majority of...大多数的……
be in a/the majority 占多数;过半数
2major adj.较大的;较多的;主要的vi.主修,n.主修课 major in 主修
3minority n.少数
[名师点津]
(1)the majority单独作主语时,谓语动词用单复数均可。
(2)“the majority of+可数名词复数”作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
(3)“the majority of+不可数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。
[巧学助记]
[链接写作]——完成句子
⑥The first time I proposed my plan at the meeting, the_majority_objected_to_it .
我第一次在会上提出我的计划的时候,大多数人反对它。
►[教材对接]
When you wish to go on holiday, you can make all your travel arrangements just in front of the computer.
当你想去度假的时候,你可以在电脑前把你所有的旅行安排都做好。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①Parents arrange everything for their children and spare no effort to pave the way for their success.
②(2024·新课标Ⅰ卷)Groups of five or more require special arrangements (arrange) and must be confirmed in advance.
③I have arranged for Tom to pick up the experts at the airport.
④(2023·新课标Ⅱ卷)Artworks are selected and arranged (arrange) in a way that emphasizes these connections between different eras and cultures.
[考点归纳]——知识生成
1arrangement n.安排;筹备;布置;整理
make arrangements for 为……做好安排
2arrange sth.for sb. 为某人安排某事
arrange to do sth. 安排做某事
arrange for...to do sth. 安排……做某事
arrange that... 商定……;安排……
[名师点津]
(1)表示“安排某人做某事”用arrange for sb.to do sth.而不用arrange sb.to do sth.。
(2)make arrangements (for sth./for sb.to do sth.)中的arrangement常用复数形式。
[链接写作]——完成句子
⑤I'd like to tell you that my classmates and I have_arranged_to_visit_the_nearby
_nursing_home next Saturday for the Double Ninth Festival.
我想告诉你,我和我的同学已安排好下周六重阳节去访问附近的敬老院。
► [教材对接]
One wrong click may damage your computer and remove all your computer files!
错误的点击,可能损坏你的电脑和除去你电脑的所有的资料!
[语境练悟]——写出下列句中remove的含义
①He removed his hand from her shoulder. 拿开
②The elections removed the government from power. 解除
③Our office has been removed to Shanghai from Beijing. 搬迁
④(2023·全国乙卷)They also remove some harmful chemicals from paints or cooking.
去除
⑤He removed his hat and gloves. 摘掉
[考点归纳]——知识生成
remove...from...把……从……移开/撤掉
remove sb.from one's post 撤职;开除某人
remove sb.from school 开除某人;勒令某人退学
remove one's doubt 消除某人的疑虑)
[链接写作]——完成句子
⑥Of the three columns concerning health,entertainment and culture,my suggestion is that the column of entertainment (should)_be_removed_from_the_newspaper .
在涉及健康、娱乐和文化的三个栏目中,我的建议是娱乐栏目应该从报纸上去掉。
► [教材对接]
For example, she has requested a technical team to develop an app so as to satisfy different users' needs.
比如,她已经要求一个技术团队开发一个应用程序,以便满足不同用户的需求。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①What's your opinion of Mr. Li's request that we (should)_spend (spend) half an hour reading English aloud every morning?
②It is_requested (request) that all the visitors should not take pictures of the exhibitions.
[考点归纳]——知识生成
1make a request for sth./that ...请求;要求……
at one's request 应某人的要求
2request sb.to do sth. 请求某人做某事
request that ...should do sth. 请求……
It is requested that ...should do sth., 据要求……应该做某事
[名师点津] 动词request后的宾语从句以及名词request后的表语从句、同位语从句都要用虚拟语气,即谓语动词用“(should+)动词原形”, should可省略。
[链接写作]——完成句子
③The visitors are_requested_not_to_smoke_or_talk_loudly in the museum.
在博物馆里要求参观者不要吸烟或大声谈话。
►[教材对接]
I was a smartphone addict.
我是个智能手机成瘾者。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①The problem of phone addiction (addict) has been observed since a few years ago.
②You see,during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes.
③He addicted himself to drinking (drink).
④I took up skiing a couple of years ago and I found it quite addictive (addict).
[考点归纳]——知识生成
1be/get addicted to doing sth.沉溺于做某事
2addict oneself to doing sth. 沉溺于做某事
3addiction n.上瘾;沉溺;嗜好
addiction to 对……上瘾
4addictive adj.使人上瘾的
[链接写作]——完成句子
⑤ The_student_is_addicted_to_computer_games ,which makes his parents very anxious.
这个学生对电脑游戏上瘾,这让他父母很担心。
[间考单词]
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①(2023·北京卷)The historian Francis Cole argues that the West has entered a period where “only the present exists, a present characterised at once by the cruelty of the instant and by the boredom of an unending now”.
②He paused for an instant and went on with his work.
③ In an instant,he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
④ Instantly (instant) he comes back,call me please.
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①There were six teachers quitting (quit) the job before her.
②His uncle hasn't been able to quit smoking (smoke),but at least he has cut down.
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空/补全句子
①I'd appreciate it if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.
②None of us appreciate being_made (make) fun of in our daily life.
③(2023·1月浙江卷)I also gained a greater appreciation (appreciate) for the role that plants play in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem.
④(全国Ⅱ卷)I had needed someone else to show me what_I_appreciated_in_my_dad .
我需要有其他人向我展示我欣赏父亲的地方。
►[教材对接]
Just Dance is a website belonging to all dance lovers.
跳舞吧是一个属于所有舞蹈爱好者的网站。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①He was identified only by this uniform and personal belongings (belong).
②The house belonging (belong) to my grandfather was sold yesterday.
③(2022·新高考Ⅰ卷)If you plan on working out in a gym, that person must belong to the same gym.
[考点归纳]——知识生成
1belong to表示“属于”,不能用于进行时态和被动语态,作后置定语时,常用现在分词。
2belong vi.“适合待在某处,放在某处”,无被动语态。
3belongings n.财产;所有物;相关事物
[链接写作]——完成句子
④The students feel that they belong_to_a_particular_group .
学生感觉他们属于一个特殊群体。
►[教材对接]
Fiona wanted to introduce more people to dance, so she set up Just Dance.
菲奥娜想介绍更多的人跳舞,所以她建立了跳舞吧。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①My ambition is to set up a business in China after graduation.
②He asked me how he should set about learning the German language.
③Let's set aside our personal feelings.
④They set out to perform the operation.
[考点归纳]——知识生成
set down记下;写下
set aside 把……放在一边;省出;留出
set off 出发;动身;使爆炸
set out 出发;动身;着手做
set about doing sth.=set out to do sth.开始做某事
[链接写作]——完成句子
⑤The government has_set_up_a_working_party to look into the cause of the big fire.
政府已成立工作组调查这次大火的起因。
►[教材对接]
You can have food delivered to you using food delivery apps and sites.
你可以利用食品派送应用程序和网站让人将食品送到你手上。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①(2024·新课标Ⅱ卷)That means you have tons of lessvisited options _to_choose (choose) from.
②The patient is going to have his temperature taken (take).
③The boss often has them working (work) for 14 hours a day.
④Don't have the dog barking (bark) much, Tom.
[考点归纳]——知识生成
have+宾语+to do(作定语) “有……要做”。在该结构中, 不定式作定语修饰其前的名词。
have+sth.+过去分词(宾语补足语)主要有两种含义,在该结构中,宾语与宾补的动词之间是逻辑上动宾关系,故用过去分词作宾语补足语。
(1)表示“让别人去做某事”
(2)(主语)遭受到(意外的损失或不幸)
have+sb.+动词原形“让/叫/使某人做某事”。其中have 是使役动词,不带to 的动词不定式作宾语补足语。
have+sb.+动词ing形式“叫/让/使某人一直做某事”。其中宾语与宾补的动词之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故用动词ing形式作宾语补足语。
[链接写作]——完成句子
⑤They always need to have_things_explained .
他们总是让别人把东西解释给他们听。
►[教材对接]
Only in this way can the Internet be a place of discovery, wonder and inspiration for everyone.
只有这样,互联网才能成为一个对每个人而言充满发展奇迹和灵感的地方。
[语境练悟]——单句语法填空
①Only if a teacher gives permission is (be) a student allowed to enter the room.
②Only by working hard can we succeed.
③Only then did I realize the mistakes I had made.
[考点归纳]——知识生成
1“only+状语adv./介词短语/状语从句”位于句首时,主句要部分倒装。
2“only+主语”位于句首时,主句不用倒装语序。
[链接写作]——完成句子
④Only when Lily walked into the office did_she_realize_that_she_had_left_the_contract
_at_home .
当莉莉走进办公室时,她才意识到她把合同落在家里了。
[全练透]
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The frontier (边界) town boomed when gold was discovered nearby.
2.When the elevator broke down, keep calm and press the emergency button (按钮), and then someone will come to your help.
3.He can be relied on to provide comic (滑稽的) relief at a boring party.
4.The school has established (建立) a successful relationship with the local community.
5.The figures are a useful guideline (参考) when buying a house.
6.She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair (事情).
7.I drove out to give him a hand because the battery (电池) in his car was dead.
8.She likes watching scary (恐怖的) movies, which makes me surprised.
9.The report reveals (显示) the company made a loss of $20 million last year.
10.If it's a legal matter, you need to seek professional (专业的) advice.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.It was really annoying:I couldn't get access to the data bank you had recommended.
2.I accidentally got the goods delivered (deliver) to the wrong address.
3.The local newspaper made _arrangements (arrange) for an interview with Professor Stan.
4.With the level of haze (霾) rising greatly, many people work to raise public awareness (aware) of environmental protection.
5.Only when he left home did he sense the love from parents.
6.Laura was away in Paris for over a week. When she got home, there was a pile of mails waiting (wait) for her.
7. Addicted (addict) to watching TV all day long, the girl has lost interest in her study.
8.The bus stopped at the station, picked up several people and drove off.
9.I would really appreciate it if you could turn the music down.
10.With the final exam drawing near, she felt stressed (stress).
Ⅲ.选词填空
take off, to a certain extent, at one's fingertips, bring up, above all else, belong to, set up, be glued to sth.
1.It is well known that science has brought_up many changes in our lives.
2.Computer technology puts all the information in the world at_our_fingertips .
3.He was so absorbed in the games that his eyes were_glued_to the screen.
4.Many businesses started up by college students have taken_off thanks to the comfortable climate for business creation.
5.A modern city has been set_up in what was a wasteland ten years ago.
6.We are forbidden to play on the lawn belonging_to him.
7. To_a_certain_extent , our price depends on how large your order is.
8.But I know, above_all_else , that we must start to take these steps now.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.只有这样你的付出最终才能有回报。(pay)
Only in this way can_your_efforts_pay_off at last.
2.我的电脑出了点儿问题,我想请人修理一下。
There is something wrong with my computer. I'd like to have_it_repaired .
3.随着房价的快速上涨,越来越多的人买不起房了。
With the housing prices going_up so fast, more and more people can't afford to buy one.
4.喜欢它的同学认为课文配的图片很吸引人,这极大地唤起了他们的学习兴趣。
Students who liked it said the pictures with the texts were very attractive, which_greatly_aroused_their_interests in learning.
5.然而,不喜欢这本书的同学却抱怨新单词和难句太多,使文章很难理解。
However, students who disliked it complained there were too many new words and difficult sentences, making_the_texts_difficult_to_understand .
[重落实]
Ⅰ.单元巩固练
短文中黑体部分为本单元核心知识点,按要求补全短文,并背诵体会黑体部分用法。
The Internet is a technological wonder, 1. bringing (bring) about farreaching changes in all aspects of our lives. 2. It connects people across the world to single shared community and has brought us some lifechanging advantages. With 3. the help of the Internet, people can have quick and easy access to a huge amount of information, ranging from the weather to military affairs. Besides, it has also made our lives 4. unbelievably (unbelievable) convenient. People can do a lot of work through the Internet, including having food 5. delivered (deliver) to your home, calling a taxi, making 6. arrangements (arrangement) for your travel, and so on. Above all else, the Internet helps us maintain social ties. With all sorts of communication software, physical distance no longer gets 7. in the way. No matter where we are, there are endless ways 8. to_share_ (share) our views on matters or lets someone know we care about them. 9. However , only when the Internet 10. is_used (use) safely can it be a place of discovery, wonder and inspiration for everyone.
Ⅱ.话题微写作(演讲稿)
假定你是李华,你校将举办一次主题为“Robots replacing teachers is a good thing-yes or no?”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿,陈述你的观点。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.尽可能用本单元知识点;
3.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Good morning, everyone!
It is my honor to share my opinions on whether robots replacing teachers is a good thing.
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Thank you.
[参考范文]
Good_morning,_everyone!
It_is_my_honor_to_share_my_opinions_on_whether_robots_replacing_teachers_is_a_good_thing.
In my opinion, robots can never be as good as teachers. Firstly, a teacher's role is not just to teach, he also looks after the students in the class. Secondly, people are social animals. We like to learn in groups and learn from other people. Thirdly, teachers' ability to inspire is likely to be irreplaceable. Last but not least, while teaching facts and theories is one thing, relating the things you teach to everyday life is quite another. Therefore, it's better to use robots in classrooms as learning tools, not as teachers.
Thank_you.
Ⅲ.读后续写微技能(11)——“有关说的表达”
●[多样表达]
1.回答道:answer,reply,respond
2.喊道:shout,scream,yell,cry
3.各种“说”:
whisper悄悄说 gossip说闲话
criticize批评 comfort安慰
command命令 apologize道歉
add补充说 continue继续说道
remind提醒 promise许诺
warn警告 admit承认
announce宣布 complain抱怨
4.say in her sharp voice她尖声说
5.say in a gentle way温柔地说
6.talk to oneself自言自语
7.say through tears边哭边说
8.whisper into one's ears对某人耳语
9.speak in a serious voice严肃地说
10.can't help asking情不自禁地问
11.ask with curiosity好奇地问
12.murmur under one's breath低声说
13.reply with a sigh叹口气回答
14.He murmured a thankyou and ran home all the way.
他喃喃地说了声谢谢,一路跑回家。
15.“Here,Mum!Here!”he exclaimed as he ran to her side.
“这里,妈妈!在这里!”他一边跑向她那边一边喊。
●[佳句观摩]
1.“着火啦!着火啦!”惊呼声划破了寂静的夜空,火灾报警声随后鸣叫起来。
“Fire!Fire!”The cry crept out on the peaceful night air,and the fire bells began to ring.
2.“是巴顿先生的房子着火了,妈妈。让我去帮忙吧!”他用急切而又激动的语气说道。
“It is Mr.Barton's house,mother.Do let me go!”he said in eager,excited tones.
3.“我很想跟你们一起去。”苏珊叹了一口气,回答道:“可是我还没完成奶奶交给我的任务。”
“I should like to go with you very much,” replied Susan,with a sigh,“but I can not finish the task grandmother set me to do.”
●[好句仿写]
1.当我冲向终点线时,我的队友们都在尖叫。
My teammates were_all_screaming as I dashed toward the finishing line.
2.他们发出了出人意料的响亮声音。
They let_out_a_surprisingly_loud_voice .
3.她接着说:“我紧紧地拥抱着他们,感觉到自己内心突然有了一种力量”。
She_continued ,“I hugged them tightly,feeling a sudden strength inside me.”
4.他打破了沉寂,宣布:“参加艺术比赛的截止日期是明天。”
He interrupted the silence announcing/with_an_announcement :“The deadline to enter for the Art Competition is tomorrow.”
[培优1] 单元知识链高考
一、熟词生义
1.I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important,but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative longterm costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money. v.考虑
2.The president was visiting China in a private capacity. n.身份
3.She hanged herself in her cell on 19 February. n.牢房
二、一词多义——根据语境选出cell的含义
1.Over twenty prisoners were put into a small dark cell. __C__
2.All living things are composed of cells. ___A__
3.He spent all of his free time in his cell. ___B___
[培优2] 高考语篇培素养——Topic:探讨ALife是否也在进化
◆真题文本
◆真题再做
(2023·北京卷)What is life? Like most great questions this one is easy to ask but difficult to answer. The reason is simple: we know of just one type of life and it's challenging to do science with a sample size of one. The field of artificial life-called ALife for short — is the systematic attempt to spell out life's fundamental principles. Many of these practitioners, socalled ALifers, think that somehow making life is the surest way to really understand what life is.
So far no one has convincingly made artificial life. This track record makes ALife a ripe target for criticism, such as declarations of the field's doubtful scientific value. Alan Smith, a complexity scientist, is tired of such complaints. Asking about “the point” of ALife might be, well, missing the point entirely, he says. “The existence of a living system is not about the use of anything.” Alan says. “Some people ask me, ‘So what's the worth of artificial life?’ Do you ever think, ‘What is the worth of your grandmother?’”
As much as many ALifers hate emphasizing their research's applications, the attempts to create artificial life could have practical payoffs. Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife's cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamored by a concept called openended evolution (演化). This is the capacity for a system to create essentially endless complexity, to be a sort of “novelty generator”. The only system known to exhibit this is Earth's biosphere. If the field of ALife manages to reproduce life's endless “creativity” in some virtual model, those same principles could give rise to truly inventive machines.
Compared with the developments of AI, advances in ALife are harder to recognize. One reason is that ALife is a field in which the central concept — life itself — is undefined. The lack of agreement among ALifers doesn't help either. The result is a diverse line of projects that each advance along their unique paths. For better or worse, ALife mirrors the very subject it studies. Its muddled (混乱的) progression is a striking parallel (平行线) to the evolutionary struggles that have shaped Earth biosphere.
Undefined and uncontrolled, ALife drives its followers to repurpose old ideas and generated novelty. It may be, of course, that these characteristics aren't in any way surprising or singular. They may apply universally to all acts of evolution. Ultimately ALife may be nothing special. But even this dismissal suggests something:perhaps, just like life itself throughout the universe, the rise of ALife will prove unavoidable.
1.Regarding Alan Smith's defence of ALife, the author is ______ .
A.supportive B.puzzled
C.unconcerned D.doubtful
2.What does the word “enamored” underlined in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.Shocked. B.Protected.
C.Attracted. D.Challenged.
3.What can we learn from this passage?
A.ALife holds the key to human future.
B.ALife and AI share a common feature.
C.AI mirrors the developments of ALife.
D.AI speeds up the process of human evolution.
4.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A.Life Is Undefined. Can AI Be a Way Out?
B.Life Evolves. Can AI Help ALife Evolve, Too?
C.Life Is Undefined. Can ALife Be Defined One Day?
D.Life Evolves. Can Attempts to Create ALife Evolve, Too?
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨了ALife是否也在不断地进化的问题。
1.A [推理判断题。根据第三段“As much as many ALifers hate emphasizing their research's applications, the attempts to create artificial life could have practical payoffs. (尽管许多ALifer讨厌强调他们研究的应用,但创造人工生命的尝试可能会有实际的回报。)”可知,作者认为创造人工生命的尝试是会有回报的;再结合第二段“So far no one has convincingly made artificial life. This track record makes ALife a ripe target for criticism, such as declarations of the field's doubtful scientific value. Alan Smith, a complexity scientist, is tired of such complaints. Asking about ‘the point’ of ALife might be, well, missing the point entirely, he says. ‘The existence of a living system is not about the use of anything.’ Alan says. “Some people ask me, ‘So what's the worth of artificial life?’ Do you ever think, ‘What is the worth of your grandmother?’”(到目前为止,还没有人能令人信服地制造出人工生命。这一记录使生命科学成为批评的成熟目标,比如对该领域可疑科学价值的声明。复杂性科学家艾伦·史密斯厌倦了这样的抱怨。他说,询问ALife的‘意义’可能完全没有抓住要点。‘一个生命系统的存在与任何东西的使用无关。’Alan说。“有人问我,‘那么人工生命的价值是什么?’你有没有想过,‘你祖母的价值是什么?’”)可推知,因为还没有人能令人信服地制造出人工生命,才导致使生命科学成为批评(认为其没有科学价值)的成熟目标,作者认为这是不合理的,所以后文引用了Alan Smith的话语对这种观点进行反驳,即关于Alan Smith对ALife的辩护,作者表示支持。]
2.C [词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife's cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamored by a concept called openended evolution (演化).(人工智能可能被认为是ALife的表亲,因为这两个领域的研究人员都被一个叫开放进化的概念 enamored 。)”可知,人工智能可能被认为是ALife的表亲,说明人工智能和ALife二者间有共同之处,可推测是因为这两个领域的研究人员都被一个叫做开放进化的概念所吸引,所以才有了这种观点。故划线词意为“吸引”。]
3.B [推理判断题。根据第三段“Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife's cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamored by a concept called openended evolution (演化).(人工智能可能被认为是ALife的表亲,因为这两个领域的研究人员都被一个叫做开放进化的概念所吸引。)”可知,ALife和AI有一个共同的特点。]
4.D [主旨大意题。根据最后一段“They may apply universally to all acts of evolution. Ultimately ALife may be nothing special. But even this dismissal suggests something: perhaps, just like life itself throughout the universe, the rise of ALife will prove unavoidable.(它们可能普遍适用于所有进化行为。最终,ALife可能没有什么特别的。但即使是这种否定也表明了一些事情:也许,就像整个宇宙中的生命本身一样,ALife的崛起将被证明是不可避免的。)”结合文章主要探讨了ALife是否也在不断地进化。D选项“生命在进化。创造ALife的尝试也能进化吗?”是最合适的标题。]
◆素材积累
(一)由文本积累主题词块
1.the field of artificial life 人工生命领域
2.for short 简称;缩写
3.the field's doubtful scientific value _该领域值得怀疑的科学价值
4.be tired of such complaints 厌倦了这样的抱怨
5.the existence of a living system 生命系统的存在
6.a concept called openended evolution 一个叫做开放式进化的概念
7.give rise to truly inventive machines 产生真正有创造力的机器
8.apply universally to all acts of evolution 普遍适用于所有进化行为
(二)由文本积累阅读词汇
1.challenging adj. 具有挑战性的
2.systematic adj. 有系统的,体系的
3.convincingly adv. 令人信服地;_有说服力地
4.emphasize v. 强调,着重
5.capacity n. 容量;才能;能力
6.complexity n. 复杂性
7.reproduce v. 繁殖;_复制
8.universe n. 宇宙;_领域,体系
(三)由文本辨熟词生义(将词义对应的字母填到横线上)
1.sample
①Sample the colourful fruits and veggies at a farmers' market. __C__
②Thousands of people have written in to us for a free sample. __A__
2.mirror
①These novels mirror life in today's Japan from various angles. __D___
②The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror. __A__
◆长句缩写
Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife's cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamored by a concept called openended evolution.
请将句中的“枝叶”(名词短语、介词短语、非谓语动词短语、形容词、副词、连词、从句)去掉,留下“主干”(主谓宾或主系表)。
Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife's cousin [ researchers (in both fields) are enamored by a concept (called openended evolution)].
Artificial_intelligence_may_be_considered_ALife's_cousin. (不超过10个单词)
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