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Period Three
Lesson 2 Apps
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语言知识梳理
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1.favour n.恩惠;善意的行为;支持,赞同 vt.偏袒;较喜欢
(教材P102) Can you do me a favour and find out what's going on?
你能帮我个忙,看看是怎么回事吗?
(1)in sb's favour 有利于某人;有助于某人
do…a favour=do a favour for… 帮助……
ask sb a favour 请某人帮忙
in favour of 支持,赞同
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(2)favourable adj. 有利的;赞成的;给人好印象的
favourite adj. 特别受喜爱的
n. 最喜爱的人或物
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【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①No matter how ___________(favour) the conditions are, we'll
still rely on our own efforts.
②As for my _________(favour) figure in Chinese history, it must
be Wei Yuan, a great thinker in the late Qing Dynasty.
③This candidate has a lot ___ her favour, especially her
experience of teaching.
favourable
favourite
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(2)熟词生义
Elsewhere, people favour shaking hands, bowing from the waist,
or nodding the head when they meet someone else. ________
较喜欢
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(3)写作金句
①(应用文写作之求助信) I am writing in sincerity to
____________________________________ regarding a play we
adapted according to the textbook.
我写信真诚地请求您能在我们根据教科书改编的剧本方面帮我的忙。
ask you a favour/ask a favour of you
②(应用文写作之短文投稿) Therefore, I'm _____________________
that paper books are better choices for us compared with e-
books.
因此,我赞成这样一种观点,即与电子书相比,纸质书对我们来说是更好
的选择。
in favour of the idea
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2.confirm vt.确认;证实
(教材P102) Would you like me to confirm my account details?
你想让我确认我的账户详情吗?
(1)It is/has been confirmed that… 已确定/证实……
(2)confirmation n. 证实;确认书;证明书
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【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①During the past two weeks, six people_______________
(confirm) that they will attend the conference.
②The police are seeking independent _____________(confirm) of
certain details of the story.
have confirmed
confirmation
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(2)写作金句
(应用文写作话题之健康生活) __________________________ obesity
often results from lack of exercise and unhealthy diets.
已经证实,肥胖往往是由缺乏运动和不健康的饮食引起的。
It has been confirmed that
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3.deliver vi. & vt.递送;传送;助产;发表;分娩
(教材P102) …your order was delivered last week.
……上周您的订单开始运送。
(1)deliver sth (to sb) 投递/传送某物(给某人)
deliver a speech 发表演说
deliver a baby 接生孩子
(2)delivery n. 投递;传送;分娩
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【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①Bad news came that the snowstorm delayed the
________(deliver) of the mail.
②The shop owner will get all these goods delivered ____ the
customers today.
delivery
to
(2)写作金句
(应用文写作之邀请信) It's my honour to invite you to
________________ at the graduation ceremony.
我很荣幸邀请您在毕业典礼上发表演讲。
deliver a speech
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Ⅰ单词拼写(每小题1分,满分8分)
1.Nowadays, people are eager to get the ______(最新的)
information about the products they are interested in.
latest
2.If you __________(订阅) to this newspaper, you'll get an extra
magazine.
subscribe
3.Virtual Reality ________(设备) are becoming more and more
popular among young people.
devices
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4.The _________(材料) used to make this product is indeed of
high quality.
material
5.The ________(性别) of a person should not decide their
opportunities in education and employment.
gender
6.She quickly pressed the _______(按钮) on the remote control
to change the TV channel.
button
7.A variety of e_______ arose during the experiment,
making it difficult to draw accurate conclusions.
rrors
8.The selection of g_______ in this supermarket is very wide,
which can meet different customers' needs.
oods
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Ⅱ单句填空(每小题1.5分,满分12分)
1.The hotel offers comfortable ________________(accommodate)
with stunning views of the ocean from every room.
accommodation
2.We received _____________(confirm) from the hotel that our
reservation has been successfully made for next weekend.
confirmation
3.The _________(power) image in the advertisement really
caught my attention, making me want to explore more about
the product.
powerful
4.Nowadays, the growth of food ________(deliver) apps is
drowning the country with takeout containers and plastic bags.
delivery
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5.She seemed confident but in _______(real) she felt extremely
nervous.
reality
6.The teacher tries to _______(sure) that every student has the
opportunity to show their creativity in class.
ensure
7.The ___________(favour) conditions allowed the team to
complete the project ahead of schedule.
favourable
8.It is estimated that China accounts ____70 percent of global
silk production.
for
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Ⅲ短语填空(每小题2分,满分10分)
1.The term “AI” is often used __________(简称) when referring
to artificial intelligence.
for short
2.Learning that a volunteer is needed for an exhibition of
traditional Chinese painting, I am writing to __________(申请)
the post.
apply for
3.Our programme has attracted hundreds of regular listeners
ever since it ____________(被建立) two years ago.
was set up
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4.________________________________(考虑) the rapid
development of technology nowadays, more and more people
are relying on digital devices for work and daily life.
Taking into account/consideration
5.I am ____________(赞同) the new plan because it seems more
sensible and can have a positive impact on our project.
in favour of
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Ⅳ句型训练(每小题3分,满分9分)
1.如果你想尽快康复,务必听从医生的建议。
_____________________________ if you want to recover quickly.
(强调谓语)
Do follow the doctor's advice
2.是时候我们学习如何减少日常生活中的塑料垃圾了。
It is time that we learned ___________________________ in our
daily lives.
how to reduce plastic waste
3.学习新语言带来了与不同文化联系的机会。
_______________________ opens up opportunities to connect
with different cultures. (非谓语)
Learning new languages
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Ⅴ阅读理解(每小题2.5分,满分20分)
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AI generators (生成器) and the avatars they create are
developing rapidly. UK-based company Synthesia aims to move
this technology further. Recently, it announced Expressive Avatars,
which can show a lot of lifelike human feelings. These avatars
are part of what Synthesia calls its “digital actors”. They have
improved facial expressions and human-like voices—an upgrade
from other AI systems' robotic sounds.
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Synthesia offers more than 160 AI avatars, under the
agreement of real human actors. Users can produce videos in
more than 130 languages. CEO Victor Riparbelli said that they
are not coming for Hollywood; instead, they focus on companies
and B2B content, which need communication videos that are
easy-to-create and human-like, such as in areas like health care.
Synthesia's Expressive Avatars are powered by its Express-1
AI model. It was trained only on content produced in-house,
avoiding false data (数据). Riparbelli explained that the company
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hired thousands of actors to record videos for the model to
ensure exactness.
The show presented an avatar reacting to words like “I am
happy”. The avatars' speech style is more natural than previous
models. Riparbelli said,“Whether the conversation is cheerful or
serious, our avatars change their performance accordingly,
showing a level of care and understanding that was once the
special area of human actors.”
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The possible misuse of this technology is a concern,
especially considering the risks of deepfake (深度伪造)
technology. “We've taken additional steps to prevent the misuse
of our technology, including updating our policies to limit the
type of content people can make, working on the early finding
of dishonest actors, and increasing the teams that work on AI
safety,” the company said in an announcement.
Synthesia believes that Expressive Avatars will help
businesses produce videos that are not only informative but also
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caring. Riparbelli said,“I think we're looking at an important shift
in capabilities within the next six to nine months.”
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了Synthesia公司开发的
Expressive Avatars技术,该技术通过改进的面部表情和人类般的声
音,使虚拟形象更加逼真,并展示了其在商业应用中的潜力,同时
提到了公司为防止技术滥用所采取的措施。
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( )1.What is special about Expressive Avatars?
A.They show facial expressions.
B.They are more human-like.
C.They can update themselves.
D.They are good at language translation.
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[解析] 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“These avatars are part of
what Synthesia calls its ‘digital actors’. They have improved facial
expressions and human-like voices—an upgrade from other AI
systems' robotic sounds.”可知,Expressive Avatars拥有改进的面部
表情和人类般的声音,所以它们的特别之处在于它们更加逼真,更
像人类。故选B。
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( )2.What does Synthesia use to train its Express-1 AI
model?
A.Videos of real actors.
B.Data from the Internet.
C.Sounds of other AI robots.
D.Speeches from previous models.
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Riparbelli explained that the
company hired thousands of actors to record videos for the
model to ensure exactness.”可知,Synthesia使用真实演员的视频来
训练其Express-1 AI模型。故选A。
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( )3.Why is Synthesia's announcement mentioned in
Paragraph 5?
A.To list some examples of misuse.
B.To explain its advantages in technology.
C.To show its efforts to deal with the risks.
D.To encourage users to create more content.
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[解析] 推理判断题。根据第五段中Synthesia的公告“We've taken
additional steps to prevent the misuse of our technology,
including updating our policies to limit the type of content
people can make, working on the early finding of dishonest
actors, and increasing the teams that work on AI safety…”可推知,
第五段提到Synthesia的公告是为了展示其应对技术风险的努力。故
选C。
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( )4.What is the author's attitude towards the Expressive
Avatars technology?
A.Objective. B.Doubtful. C.Confident. D.Uncertain.
[解析] 推理判断题。根据全文内容,尤其是由第一段中的“These
avatars are part of what Synthesia calls its ‘digital actors’. They
have improved facial expressions and human-like voices—an
upgrade from other AI systems' robotic sounds.”和第五段内容可
知,作者既介绍了Expressive Avatars技术的优势,也提到了其潜在
的滥用风险,并客观地陈述了公司为防止滥用所采取的措施。因此,
作者的态度是客观的。故选A。
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B
Do you ever look at your dog, or cat, or a bird flying by
the window and wonder, “What on earth are you thinking?”
So many of us regard the animals around us as extensions
(延伸) of ourselves, having long and deep conversations with
our animal friends and supposing they can completely
understand everything we are saying to them.
The gap between human and non-human communication is
still huge. But will there ever be a time when we'll be able to
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talk to animals and they can reply in the same way? While it
seems to be fantastic, could AI and new technologies further
the development of animal translation?
Animals communicate by a wide variety of different means.
Most of this communication is message passing between the
same species, but between-species communication is also rich.
Think of an insect or fish changing colour to warn off attackers
or remind them of their toxicity (毒性). But can these happen
between humans and other animals?
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Any dog owner knows that if you shout at a dog for some
wrongdoing, the dog knows it is being told off and answers
accordingly. But there is a danger in thinking that animals can
fully understand human communication. We human beings have
our own awareness and specific human experience. The rest of
the animal kingdom experiences the world in a way quite
different from ours. So, even if we could understand what their
calls mean, would we be able to catch what they are trying to
say?
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So how can developing technologies help in our
understanding of animals? For many years, companies have
been saying they've created apps that can “translate animals”,
but many of these have been unbelievable or can only offer a
very basic level of communication. The development of AI
systems and deep learning algorithms (算法) has advanced the
idea of using big data to make some kind of dictionary of
animals' vocabulary.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了人类与动物沟通
的可能性及AI在动物语言翻译上的作用。
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( )5.What is the writer's main purpose in Paragraph 1?
A.To stress the importance of animals' behaviour.
B.To express curiosity about animals' thoughts.
C.To encourage people to communicate more with animals.
D.To show the close relationship between humans and animals.
[解析] 推理判断题。由文章第一段中“Do you ever look at your
dog, or cat, or a bird flying by the window and wonder, ‘What
on earth are you thinking?’”可知,作者询问读者是否曾经好奇过
动物的想法,因此作者的主要目的是表达对动物想法的好奇。故选B。
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( )6.Why does the writer mention fish changing colour in
Paragraph 4?
A.To warn people of the toxicity of some fish.
B.To suggest a new way of understanding animals.
C.To prove that animals can communicate with humans.
D.To show an example of communication between different
species.
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[解析] 推理判断题。由文章第四段“Animals communicate by a
wide variety of different means. Most of this communication is
message passing between the same species, but between-
species communication is also rich. Think of an insect or fish
changing colour to warn off attackers or remind them of their
toxicity (毒性). But can these happen between humans and
other animals?”可知,作者提到鱼变色是为了展示不同物种间的交
流示例。故选D。
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( )7.What does Paragraph 5 focus on?
A.The challenges of training animals.
B.The ways dogs reply to human shouting.
C.The doubt whether humans can understand animals.
D.The big importance of understanding animal language.
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[解析] 段落大意题。由文章第五段“Any dog owner knows that if
you shout at a dog for some wrongdoing, the dog knows it is
being told off and answers accordingly. But there is a danger in
thinking that animals can fully understand human communication.
We human beings have our own awareness and specific human
experience. The rest of the animal kingdom experiences the
world in a way quite different from ours. So, even if we could
understand what their calls mean, would we be able to catch
what they are trying to say?”可知,本段主要讨论的是人类是否能
够理解动物的问题,即对人类能否理解动物的怀疑。故选C。
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( )8.What does the author think of using AI for animal
translation?
A.It is hopeful but needs more development.
B.It is a waste of time and resources.
C.It is already very successful.
D.It is completely impossible.
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[解析] 推理判断题。由文章最后一段中“For many years,
companies have been saying they've created apps that can
‘translate animals’, but many of these have been unbelievable or
can only offer a very basic level of communication. The
development of AI systems and deep learning algorithms (算法)
has advanced the idea of using big data to make some kind of
dictionary of animals' vocabulary.”可知,作者认为使用人工智能进
行动物翻译是有希望的,但需要更多的发展。故选A。
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Ⅵ续写语段填空(每小题2分,满分12分)
1.______________________(看到亲密的关系) between Pony
(动画狗Pony) and her dad, Arlyn felt a relief. She was amazed
at Pony's heart-warming service and her dad's fondness for
Pony. Pony was 2.__________________________________
(不仅仅是一个虚拟伙伴); rather, he had become a member of
the family, a loyal friend 3.__________________________________
___________(已经帮助他们度过了艰难时期的;定语从句). With
4._______________(时间的流逝), Arlyn noticed the improvement
Seeing the close bond
more than just a virtual companion
who had helped them through the
tough times
time going by
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in her father's cognitive ability and mood, and he got more
engaged in conversations. Arlyn 5._______________(对……感激)
Pony. Knowing that Pony was not a substitute for human
interactions, she resolved 6.__________________________________
____(珍惜和她的爸爸在一起的每一刻), for the presence of loved
ones was crucial.
was grateful to
to cherish every moment with her
dad
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