Unit+4+A+glimpse+of+the+future+Starting+out+ +Understanding+ideas課后練習(xí)題 高中英語外研版選擇性必修第三冊

Startingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.單句填空1.Whenchoosingamajor,studentsareeasilysusceptibleemploymentandignoretheirowninterests.2.AccordingtothemajorityofAmericans,womenarejustascapablebeinggoodpoliticalleadersasmen.3.contrast,anumberofstudiesinEuropehavehadresultsverydifferentfromtheHarvardresearch.4.Thevirusisstillspreadingallovertheworld,puttingmillionsofpeoplerisk.5.Hisskilllieshisabilitytoexplainquitecomplexideasverysimply.Ⅱ.短語填空speakingof,onthewhole,wipeout,inthelongrun,hitthemarket1.It’shardforthevictimstotheshadowofthatterribleearthquakefromtheirhearts.2.,thevaccineisbeneficialtotheendoftheepidemic.3.Thewelcomepartywas,,asuccess,thoughnotsatisfactoryinsomedetails.4.eatingsomething,whydon’twehavelunchinthecafeteriatogether?5.Expectationsarehighastheseproductsbeginto.Ⅲ.單句寫作1.要么是你要么是你的一個學(xué)生要參加明天舉行的會議。toattendthemeetingthatwillbeheldtomorrow.2.最重要的是,老人是第一個品嘗美食的人,因?yàn)樵谥袊先耸艿阶鹬亍ostimportantly,theelderlyarebecausetheyarewellrespectedinChina.3.我不知道他今天是否回來。Idon’tknowtoday.Ⅳ.閱讀理解AMedhaGuptasometimesfeltworriedaboutmakingthe20-minutewalkfromthecornerwheretheschoolbusdroppedherofftoherhomeinHerndon,Va.—especiallyduringthecoldermonthsinwinter.Hermother,DivyaGuptahadasuggestion:writeanapp.Shewashalf-kidding,butMedhadidn’ttakethechallengelightly.Soshesetouttowork.TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmoresecurewhentheyaretravellingalone.UsingtheiPhone,apersoncanprogramittosendawarningtosomeoneheorshetrustsifheorshefailstoarriveatadestinationwithinacertaintime.ItwasthefirstiOSappthatMedhahadcreated.Whileshedidn’tthinkmuchwouldcomefromtheproject,hereffortcaughttheeyeofjudgesfortheannualCongressionalAppChallenge,whoselectedherasthewinnerforVirginia’s10thDistrict.TheAppChallengeisdesignedtoencouragestudentstoconsidercareersinscience,technology,engineering,andmathbyexperimentingwithcodingandcomputerscience.WinningstudentsareinvitedtoattendareceptiononCapitolHillinAprilandalsoreceived$250inAmazonWebServicecredits.Medhasaidittookherabout40hourstodesign,programandtesttheapp.Asforhernextapp?Medha’snotcertain.Shetemporarilyhasherapp-developmentambitionsonholdbecauseshe’sbusyteachingherselfartificialintelligencetohelpdealwithimproperwordsonsocialmediaplatforms.Yes,sheknowsthatthereareteamsofengineersprobablydoingthesamething.Butshefiguresitcan’thurtherownpart,too.

“Ifweseesomethingwrongwiththeworld,weshoulddosomethingaboutit,”shesaid.“Afterall,theonlyonestoppingusfromdoingsomethingisourselves.”1.WhydidMedhaGuptafeelworried?A.Ittookalongtimetowalkhome.B.Itwasdifficulttowriteanapp.C.Itwascolderthaneverinwinter.D.Itwasunsafetowalkhomealone.2.WhatisMedha’sattitudetothechallengeofwritinganapp?A.Serious.B.Casual.C.Uncertain. D.Indifferent.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“onhold”inparagraph6mean?A.Developed. B.Delayed.C.Achieved. D.Satisfied.BAcoupleofyearsago,AshokGoelwasoverwhelmedbythenumberofquestionshisstudentswereaskinginhiscourseonartificialintelligence.GoelteachescomputerscienceatGeorgiaTech,sometimestolargeclasses,wherestudentscanaskthousandsofquestionsonlineinadiscussionforum.ProfessorGoelalreadyhadeightteachingassistants,butthatwasn’tenoughtodealwiththeincreasingnumberofdailyquestionsfromstudents.Whenstudentsfeelconfusedandreachoutwithquestionsthatgounanswered,theirmotivationtocontinuebeginstofade.ProfessorGoeldecidedtodosomethingtoimprovethissituationandhissolutionwastocreateavirtualassistantnamedJillWatson,whichisbasedontheIBMWatsonplatform.GoelandhisteamdevelopedseveralversionsofJillWatsonbeforereleasinghertotheonlineforums.Atfirst,thevirtualassistantwasn’ttoogreat.ButGoelandhisteamsourcedtheonlinediscussionforumtofindallthe40,000questionsthathadeverbeenaskedsincetheclasswaslaunched.ThentheybegantofeedJillwiththequestionsandanswers.Aftersomeadjustmentsandenoughtime,Jillwasabletoanswerthestudents’questionscorrectly97%ofthetime.Thevirtualassistantbecamesoadvancedandrealisticthatthestudentsdidn’tknowshewasacomputer.Thestudents,whowerestudyingartificialintelligence,wereinteractingwiththevirtualassistantandcouldn’ttellitapartfromarealhumanbeing.Goeldidn’tinformthemaboutJill’strueidentityuntilApril26.Thestudentswereactuallyverypositiveabouttheexperience.ThegoalofProfessorGoel’svirtualassistantnextyearistotakeoveranswering40%ofallthequestionspresentedbystudentsontheonlineforum.ThenameJillWatsonwill,ofcourse,changetosomethingelsenextsemester.ProfessorGoelhasarosyoutlookonthefutureofartificialintelligence,believingitwillbewidelyapplied.4.WhatdidProfessorGoelfindintheonlinecourse?A.Thecoursewastoodifficultforstudents.B.Moststudentsdroppedoutofhiscourse.C.Students’questionsweretoomanytohandle.D.Assistants’capacitymadestudentsunsatisfied.5.WhatcanbeinferredaboutJillWatson?A.ShewaseasilyidentifiedasanAI.B.Sheturnedouttobeagreatsuccess.C.Shewasreleasedonlineasthefirstversion.D.Shecouldanswerallthequestionscorrectly.6.Whichistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“rosy”inparagraph4?A.Hopeful. B.Sensitive.C.Adventurous. D.Cautious.7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Anonlinecomputercoursebenefitsstudents.B.AnAIteamdevelopsonlinediscussionforums.C.AknowledgeableAIassistsinonlineeducation.D.AnewoutlookpromisesonlineAIdevelopment.參考答案Ⅰ.1.to2.of3.In4.at5.inⅡ.1.wipeout2.Inthelongrun3.onthewhole4.Speakingof5.hitthemarketⅢ.1.Eitheryouoroneofyourstudentsis2.thefirsttotastethedeliciousfood3.if/whetherhewillbebackⅣ.【語篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了MedhaGupta設(shè)計(jì)了一款名為“安全旅行”的應(yīng)用,它可以幫助行人在獨(dú)自旅行時感到更安全。1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段以及第三段中“TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmoresecurewhentheyaretravellingalone.”可知,MedhaGupta會感到擔(dān)心是因?yàn)楠?dú)自走回家不安全。故選D項(xiàng)。2.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知,Medha對待這個挑戰(zhàn)持嚴(yán)肅態(tài)度。故選A項(xiàng)。3.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞組后的“becauseshe’sbusyteachingherselfartificialintelligencetohelpdealwithimproperwordsonsocialmediaplatforms”可知,Medha因?yàn)檎χ詫W(xué)人工智能,幫助自己處理社交平臺上的不當(dāng)言論,所以讓開發(fā)應(yīng)用程序的雄心推遲了。畫線詞組意思是“推遲”。故選B項(xiàng)?！菊Z篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了為了應(yīng)對學(xué)生們?nèi)找嬖龆嗟娜粘栴},AshokGoel教授創(chuàng)建了一個名為JillWatson的虛擬助理,并且取得了成功,學(xué)生們對這次經(jīng)歷非常積極。Goel教授對人工智能的未來持樂觀態(tài)度,認(rèn)為它將被廣泛應(yīng)用。4.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“GoelteachescomputerscienceatGeorgiaTech,sometimestolargeclasses,wherestudentscanaskthousandsofquestionsonlineinadiscussionforum.ProfessorGoelalreadyhadeightteachingassistants,butthatwasn’tenoughtodealwiththeincreasingnumberofdailyquestionsfromstudents.”可知,Goel教授在網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程中發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生的問題太多了,難以應(yīng)對日益增多的日常問題。故選C項(xiàng)。5.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“Aftersomeadjustmentsandenoughtime,Jillwasabletoanswerthestudents’questionscorrectly97%ofthetime.Thevirtualassistantbecamesoadvancedandrealisticthatthestudentsd