Unit 4 Living with Technology 分层跟踪检测(一) 2026-2027学年高中英语译林版选择性必修第二册

Unit 4　Living with Technology 分层跟踪检测(一) Ⅰ.阅读理解(共11小题;每小题2.5分,满分27.5分) A Museum VR Creates New Ways The National Museum of Natural History, Paris Since 2018,visitors to the National Museum of Natural History have been able to enjoy a fascinating VR experience. De Réalité Virtuelle was the first permanent museum room in the country dedicated to VR technology. Once they enter the room, guests enjoy a specially designed programme: Journey into the Heart of Evolution. Here they will discover the links between species and can zoom in on different creatures to learn more. The Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. Using a free app, visitors to this museum can use their own devices to view the full views of the gallery, alongside video interviews with the curator(馆长) and some of the artists. Thanks to VR technology, the works by nine leading artists are available to experience in a new way even though the physical exhibition at the museum has ended. Peterson Automotive Museum, Los Angeles Peterson Automotive Museum worked with Microsoft HoloLens to create a new VR exhibition. Visitors were able to interact with a classic American sports car, the Ford GT40.The HoloLens allowed visitors to see the car up close. Visitors were further drawn into the experience by the addition of surround sound. While learning about the history of cars, they could also hear the roar of the engines. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London Fans of the Lewis Carroll classic will be able to “travel down the rabbit hole” into a virtual space. People can join a “trip” into Wonderland without having to leave the sofa. The opening of the Alice exhibition has been postponed. But the museum said an at-home, virtual reality event, ahead of the opening, will transport “visitors into the world of Wonderland”. 1.For visitors who are interested in biology, which museum can they choose? A.The Renwick Gallery. B.The National Museum of Natural History. C.Peterson Automotive Museum. D.The Victoria and Albert Museum. 2.What similarity is between the Renwick Gallery and Peterson Automotive Museum? A.They offer face-to-face interviews with the artists. B.They allow visitors to drive the car for themselves. C.They offer a free app. D.Both of them are in America. 3.Where is this text most probably taken from? A.A lecture. B.A news report. C.A film review. D.A science magazine. B As a young girl I grew up on books. My fifth-grade teacher, Jody Delay, facilitated(促进) that love of books. Every day during fifth grade I walked into a room with one wall completely lined with books. Mrs Delay had over one thousand books in her classroom. She started the year off saying that she might give a book to any of us who showed such great interest in it. She had given a book to a student a few years before and I wanted to be presented with a book very much. So I checked out The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke frequently. She never gave me the book, but I developed a deep love for Ms Cornelia’s stories. I refused to watch the movie on principle. My mum had requirements about what I was allowed to do according to what we believed. With Mrs Delay, I wouldn’t have to read anything that made my mum uncomfortable. I would pick up a book, look at it and consider it, and if it didn’t fit, she would gently take it away from my hands, explain to me that it wasn’t suitable and then point me in the direction of a better book. What really made the difference in how I saw Mrs Delay was a spring break. I borrowed a book from her a day during schooldays, so I didn’t know what I would do if I was left without any new books for a week. Mrs Delay sent me home with a pile of books bigger than I was. It seemed to go on forever. I think I only managed to read about half, but I lied and told her that I read every one. The last thing I wanted to do was let her down. Every time I think about what made me into the book-lover that I am, I think back to that spring break, and I laugh. 4.What does the author mean when she wrote “I grew up on books”? A.She had many books of her own. B.She had a great interest in reading. C.There were many books in her family. D.She was born into a bookseller’s family. 5.After reading The Thief Lord, the author 　　　　.  A.became interested in its writer’s works B.had a better understanding of Mrs Delay C.was presented with the book by Mrs Delay D.went to watch the movie with the same name 6.How might the author’s mother feel when the author was together with Mrs Delay? A.Disappointed. B.Embarrassed. C.Relieved. D.Worried. 7.Why did the author lie about how many books she had read during a spring break? A.She was unable to finish all those books at all. B.She didn’t want to make Mrs Delay feel unhappy. C.She wanted to escape punishment from Mrs Delay. D.She was afraid Mrs Delay wouldn’t lend books to her. C A 2018 Guardian article predicted a hopeless future for Icelandic as a language: “fighting the threat of ‘digital extinction’”.In that report, it was explained how the mother tongue and the cultural identity of Iceland are getting stuck on the Internet that is almost entirely in English.The Icelandic government also warned a few years ago that in a few generations, if it could not continue to be the country’s default language in the face of rapid digitization, it would disappear completely. To protect it, the country coins Icelandic terms for new concepts rather than borrowing words from other languages.Computer, for example, becomes “tlva”.The goal is for the language to remain linguistically “pure” and maintain the essence of its Old Norse roots. Despite this, Icelandic is only used today by about 340,000 people.And at a time when Netflix, YouTube, and voice assistants have become the norm in the globalized world, Icelandic is sinking into an ocean of English. Then the government had an idea: GPT-4. A few months ago, OpenAI released the long-awaited GPT-4 model, an upgrade to the technology behind its popular ChatGPT.The company claims that GPT-4 is its “most advanced system”.It declares that GPT-4 goes beyond ChatGPT in its advanced reasoning abilities and can create more complicated and capable language models.And in this new release Iceland has seen a solution to its problems.The country’s president has partnered with OpenAI to use GPT-4 to protect Icelandic. However, as OpenAI’s GPT models are largely trained by text on the Internet, most of the technical knowledge and training are in English.That means GPT doesn’t have the same comprehension abilities in smaller languages like Icelandic.It would have some grammar and cultural errors and doesn’t always produce correct Icelandic translations.To address this, the Icelandic language technology company Miðeind ehf has asked a team of 40 volunteers to train GPT-4 in proper Icelandic grammar and cultural knowledge so that the model can use more complex and creative applications in Icelandic, instead of using English by default. 8.What does the first paragraph intend to show? A.The development of digitization. B.The difficult situation of Icelandic. C.The connection between English and Icelandic. D.The government’s efforts to protect Icelandic 9.What does OpenAI say about its GPT-4 model? A.It needs to be upgraded. B.It aims to protect Icelandic. C.It can take over ChatGPT in the future. D.It performs better than ChatGPT in some aspects. 10.How does Miðeind ehf improve GPT-4’s performance? A.By letting some people train GPT-4. B.By creating Icelandic terms for new concepts. C.By adding the most advanced system to GPT-4. D.By removing incorrect translations from its database. 11.What can be a suitable title for the text? A.GPT-4: A Tool to Protect Icelandic B.Icelandic: A Language Protected by OpenAI C.Iceland Fails to Protect Its Mother Tongue D.OpenAI Creates the Most Advanced Language Model Ⅱ.七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) Is Society Too Dependent On Technology? Just think: what would happen if your computer,iPad,or laptop crashed today?What if someone took away your phone for some days or perhaps you lost it?If thinking about these incidents makes you stressed, you are not alone.　12　  Most of us cannot go for a minute without looking at our phones, and the fear of the battery dying is huge.If you happen to work in an office, you may be familiar with this trend.　13　 Anyway, it’s true.How can work continue if it’s hard to send an email to a colleague or customer?This is common in almost all offices.  　14　 Those evening games after school are over; watching cartoons on a Sunday or playing with friends are no longer there.Today, most kids remain indoors playing computer games or with a smartphone.Technology has taken all their time.  Society may have gone too far in technology dependence.It has become so huge that doctors have recommended a “technology detox”.　15　 If not,according to Oxford Dictionary, Technology Detox is a period during which an individual avoids using any electronic devices, including computers,smartphones,etc., as a chance to reduce stress and focus on social interaction in the outside world.  Well, the choice remains in our hands.We must agree that society is being carried away by the increased inventions being introduced in our lives today.　16　 Meanwhile,we should have the discipline to turn it off when we are supposed to experience life in reality.  A.Perhaps you may have heard of it. B.We appreciate technology since it has its benefits. C.If the Internet is down,all the tasks are over for the day. D.Technology addiction is sure to cause social problems. E.Today, most people are becoming dependent on technology. F.Here are some signs that our generation depends too much on technology. G.Kids used to spend a lot of time with each other or their parents playing or just sharing stories. Ⅲ.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) (2024·九省联考) Whenever you have to write a paper,a letter,or any other document for work or school,you probably head towards the computer.Now,most people reach for 17.　　　　　　(keyboard) faster than they pick up pens.In a Scottish primary school,however,Mr Norman Lewis is taking a different approach.He feels that neat handwriting 18.　　　　　　(be) still an important skill,so he has his students write not only by hand but also 19.　　　　　　 old-fashioned fountain pens.  Fountain pens 20.　　　　　　(use) in schools long ago and have been regaining popularity lately because they were refillable.Today,a writer 21.(simple) throws an empty pen away and gets 22.　　　　　　 new one.  So far,Mr Lewis is pleased with the results of his experiment.He reports that his students are taking more care with their work,and their self-confidence has improved as well.He is happy with the 23.　　　　　　(improve) he sees in his students’ writing 24.　　　　　　 in his own writing.He knows that computers are here 25.(stay) and that they will not disappear.However,he believes that the practice with fountain pens helps students to focus,to write faster,and they can feel proud of 26.　　　　　　(they).  参考答案 Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个使用VR技术的博物馆。 1.B　推理判断题。根据第一段倒数第二句“Once they enter...Heart of Evolution.”可知,在国家自然历史博物馆,人们可以了解物种及不同物种之间的关系,可推测喜欢生物的可以前往这个博物馆。 2.D　细节理解题。根据The Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.和Peterson Automotive Museum, Los Angeles可知,这两个博物馆分别在华盛顿特区和洛杉矶,共同点都在美国。 3.D　推理判断题。根据本文着重突出的博物馆内新科技VR的运用可知,这跟科学相关,因此本文可能出自科学杂志。 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者上五年级时,她的老师Jody Delay引导她对读书产生了浓厚的兴趣。每当回忆起此事,作者的脸上都会绽放出笑容。 4.B　推理判断题。根据第一段内容中的“that love of books”和下文作者回忆的情节可知,作者还是个小女孩的时候就很爱书,对读书很感兴趣。由此可推知,I grew up on books旨在指出作者喜欢读书,读了很多书。 5.A　细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知,一遍遍地读了这本书之后,作者对Cornelia Funke的作品产生了浓厚的兴趣。 6.C　推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知,作者的母亲对作者的要求很高,Delay老师不会让她读任何使她母亲感觉不舒服以及不适合作者的书籍。由此可推知,作者跟Delay老师在一起时,她母亲应当感到放心。 7.B　细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知,作者对Delay老师撒谎是因为她不想让Delay老师感到失望。 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了冰岛语面临的“数字灭绝”危机及其利用AI技术(GPT-4)进行保护的尝试。 8.B　推理判断题。通读第一段可知,2018年《卫报》的一篇文章指出冰岛语的前景堪忧,冰岛语面临着数字化的威胁;几年前,冰岛政府也警告说,如果未来几代人不把冰岛语作为这个国家默认的语言,冰岛语将在快速的数字化中彻底消失。由此可知,本段主要展示了冰岛语所面临的困境。 9.D　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第三句可知,OpenAI宣称GPT-4在高级推理能力方面超越了ChatGPT,它可以创建更复杂、更强大的语言模型,故D项符合题意。 10.A　细节理解题。根据最后一段前三句可知,OpenAI的GPT模型主要是基于互联网上的文本进行训练的,大多数技术知识和训练使用英语,这意味着GPT在像冰岛语这样的小语种中没有相同的理解能力。它会有一些语法和文化上的错误,并不总是能产生正确的冰岛语翻译。再根据本段最后一句可知,为了解决这个问题,Miðeind ehf让40名志愿者对GPT-4进行训练,来帮助提升GPT-4的表现。 11.A　主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文第一段介绍了冰岛语濒临消亡的现状,接下来主要介绍了冰岛为保护冰岛语所作的努力,其中,重点介绍了冰岛政府用OpenAI开发的模型GPT-4保护冰岛语的举措,故A项“GPT-4:保护冰岛语的工具”最适合作文章标题。 Ⅱ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要阐述了现代人对科技的依赖。科技确实重要,但我们也要保持生活的真实性,体验真正的生活。 12.E　此处承接上文,可以描述如今很多人对科技的依赖。E选项符合题意。 13.C　下文提到了要给同事或顾客发邮件发不出去,就会使办公室工作难以进行下去。所以此处可以论述造成这种事情发生的一个情况。C选项符合题意。 14.G　根据下文可知,此处可能谈论之前孩子们的情况。G选项与文意相符。 15.A　上文提出了“科技排毒”的名称,下文给出了词典上对“科技排毒”的解释,所以此处说明这个名称我们可能听说过。A选项中的it对应上一句的technology detox。 16.B　空处承接上文,讲述我们对技术在生活中的应用。要肯定它们带来的好处。B选项符合题意。 Ⅲ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了苏格兰一位老师倡导让学生练习钢笔字,他认为写钢笔字好处多多。 17.keyboards　考查名词。keyboard是可数名词,故用复数形式泛指“键盘”,下文的pens有提示作用。 18.is　考查动词的时态和主谓一致。由feels可知,此处be动词应用一般现在时;handwriting是不可数名词,故谓语动词应用is。 19.with　考查介词。by hand 指“用手”,而fountain pens是文具,故用介词with表示使用的工具。 20.were used　考查动词的时态、语态及主谓一致。fountain pens和use之间是被动关系;由long ago可知,谓语动词应用一般过去时,且主语是复数,故填were used。 21.simply　考查副词。此处修饰谓语动词throws,故填副词simply。 22.a　考查冠词。此处的“一支新笔”是泛指,故用不定冠词 a。 23.improvement　考查名词。由空前的定冠词the可知,空处需要一个名词,故填improvement。 24.and　考查连词。in his students’ writing和in his own writing是并列关系,故填and。 25.to stay　考查非谓语动词。be here to stay是固定短语,意为“被普遍接受”。 26.themselves　考查代词。本句表达的是“他们为自己感到自豪”,故应用反身代词themselves。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $