模塊二•Unit 1

1、模塊二·Unit 1一、完形填空Of the several definitions(定義) of the term “champion”， I like this one best: “one who fights”. I'm _1_ to say that after four years of _2_， I'm able to call myself a champion. Rising to the physical challenges of the _3_ and fighting against those who labeled me _4_ as “

2、the coach's daughter”， I've _5_ not only as a volleyball player but as a person. I _6_ as a freshman on my father's team. Although I did have lots of _7_ in the sport, I was never fully confident in my new place on the team. I was voted co­captain by my _8_. However, I felt it was b

3、ased more on my _9_ as “the coach's daughter” than on my own _10_. The next year I was selected for the team which represented our school and the following two seasons were very _11_. On the one hand, I was _12_ to play different positions and felt _13_ among my older teammates. On the other han

4、d, I was physically tested when practising and mentally tested with the coach's tough criticisms(批評). This _14_ me to work harder. I came to _15_ every day and tried to be a(n) _16_ on the court. I became a good leader and I believe I _17_ the team's overall success during the season. After

5、this long journey of frustration(挫折), I reached the _18_ that defined my volleyball career: the OIA Division II Championship Game. It was a(n) _19_ game, but our team finally won. After years of fighting and pushing, I _20_ the title and no one will ever be able to take that away from me.() Bwise Cl

6、ucky Dproud() BobservingCstruggling Dlearning() BtaskCcareer Dperformance() Bsimply Ccarelessly Dfinally () Bbehaved Cworked Dappeared () down Bstarted outClooked on Dgave up ()7.A.chances BpositionsCadvice Dexperience()8.A.coaches BfansCfriends Dteammates()9.A.rank Bduty Clabel Ddream ()10.A.talent

7、 Bview Ctaste Didea() BinspiringCembarrassing Dboring () BforbiddenCforced Dwarned() BdiscouragedCtired Dfrightened () BdroveCbegged Dconvinced() BlistenCwait Dpractise() BplayerCleader Dsupporter() off Brelied on Ccared about Dcontributed to()18.A.moment BsituationCstage Dplace ( BdifficultCspecial

8、 Dattractive () BfoundCwon Ddefended二、閱讀理解Could a writing robot take the place of novelists?It might not happen anytime soon, but then again, it might. In Japan, a short novel co­written by an artificial(人工的) intelligence(AI) program and a human author passed the first stage of a literary award

9、.The Nikkei Hoshi Shinichi Literary Award is named after Hoshi Shinichi, a Japanese science­fiction author whose books include The Whimsical Robot and Greetings from Outer Space. Judges weren't told which novels were written by humans and which were penned by human­computer teams.The a

10、ward was unique in that it accepted works from applicants who were not human beings. Novels co­written by humans and computers were submitted(提交) to the prize committee and one in four passed the first stage of the contest.Teams of writers worked with an AI program to create novels. “The level

11、of human involvement in the novels was about 80%，” one of the professors who worked on the project said. However, the computers did the hard workactually writing the text.Humans decided the plot and character details of the novel and then entered words and phrases from an existing novel into a compu

12、ter, which was able to construct a new book using the information.The Japan News reported that one of the submitted books was titled The Day a Computer Writes a Novel, which ended with the sentences “I was filled with joy, which I experienced for the first time, and kept writing with excitement. The

13、 day a computer wrote a novel. The computer, thinking its own joy is the most important, stopped working for humans.” Novelists probably shouldn't worry about losing their jobs just yet. Although the novel passed the first stage, it didn't win the award.Still, the book impressed science­

14、;fiction novelist Satoshi Hase, who said, “I am surprised at the work because it is a well­organized novel. But there are still some problems to overcome to win the prize, such as character descriptions.”()1.The award is special because _ Ait is about science fiction Bits winners are great writ

15、ers Cits applicants are not only humans Dits applicants face strong competition()2.From the ending of The Day a Computer Writes a Novel, we can conclude that _ Athe computer isn't glad to work with humans Bthe computer is really proud to serve humans Cthe computer may not obey humans in the futu

16、re Dthe computer will write better without humans' help()3.What is Satoshi Hase's attitude towards the co­written work? ADoubtful. BOptimistic. CCritical. DObjective.三、任務(wù)型閱讀(2019屆江蘇蘇州期末調(diào)研)Your Should Read Every DayWhen was the last time you read a book or a magazine article? Do your eve

17、ryday reading habits centre around updates on the Internet? In case you are one of innumerable individuals who don't make a habit of reading consistently you may be passing up a great opportunity: Reading has a noteworthy number of advantages and only a couple of advantages of reading are record

18、ed below.Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information and you never know when it might be useful to you. The more knowledge you have, the better­equipped you are to overcome any challenge you'll ever face. Additionally, here's a bit of food for thought：Should you eve

19、r find yourself in terrible circumstances, remember that although you might lose everything elseyour job, your possessions, your money, even your healthknowledge can never be taken from you.At the same time, the more you read, the more words you gain exposure to, and they'll surely make their wa

20、y into your everyday vocabulary. Being able to express your ideas clearly in words is of great help in any profession and knowing that you can speak to higher­ranking people with self­confidence can be a great encouragement to your self­esteem(自尊). It could even aid in your career as

21、those who are well­read, well­spoken, and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tend to get promotions more quickly (and more often) than those with smaller vocabularies and lack of awareness of literature, scientific breakthroughs, and global events. Reading books is also vital for learnin

22、g new languages, as non­native speakers gain exposure to words used in context, which will improve their own speaking and writing fluency.When you read a book, you have to remember a lot of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history as well as the various plots that weave their way throu

23、gh every story. That's a fair bit to remember, but brains are wonderful things and can remember these things with relative ease. Amazingly enough, whenever you remember something new, new synapses are formed and existing ones are strengthened. How cool that is!No matter how much stress you have

24、at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other issues faced in daily life, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. A well­written novel can transport you to other realms(領(lǐng)域) while an interesting article will distract you and keep you in the present moment, letting tensions drain away and allowing you to relax.You Should Read Every DayKno