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必修第一册 Unit 3 Sports and Fitness
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
The days of staring at the computer screen pretending to be interested in an assignment even
though you are bored out of your mind may soon be coming to an end.That’s because if Dr Harry
Witchel，Discipline Leader in Physiology at England’s Brighton and Sussex Medical School，
has his way，computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time.
But before you get concerned，the machine is not reading your mind.It is just keeping track of
the constant involuntary(无意识的)movements that people exhibit when in front of a computer or
even a television.These are not the bigger instrumental actions like moving a mouse or using the
remote，but barely noticeable movements like scratching，fidgeting，or stretching.Witchel says
the level of movement is directly linked to how absorbed the person is in what he or she is reading
or watching.The higher the interest level，the less the movement!
To test the theory，Witchel and his team invited 27 people and exposed them to a variety of
digital contents for three minutes at a time.The activities ranged from playing online games to
reading documents like the banking regulations that most people would find boring.
A video motion tracker monitored their movements as they powered through each
assignment.Just as the researchers had expected，the involuntary actions decreased dramatically，
by as much as 42%，when the participants were totally absorbed in what they were reading or
seeing.
Fortunately，the scientists are not planning to use the findings to create machines that report
students who are not focusing at school.Instead，they believe that combining the motion-detecting
technology with future computers will help enhance the digital learning experience.
The scientists say that being able to measure the students’ interest level will enable educators
to adjust the materials real-time and re-engage the students.Witchel also believes that the
technology can provide filmmakers with honest audience opinions.
1．According to Dr Harry，what will future computers be able to do?
A．Keep a learner from distraction.
B．Help a learner with his assignments.
C．Read a learner’s mind exactly real-time.
D．Identify dullness of a learner and respond to it.
2．How does an absorbed learner tend to behave?
A．Laugh and shout excitedly.
B．Use less energy in an assignment.C．Perform fewer involuntary actions.
D．Show noticeable movements constantly.
3．What is the value of this technology for educators?
A．Bettering their digital learning experience.
B．Introducing more computers into class.
C．Finding the absent-minded students in class.
D．Detecting what interests the students most.
4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To introduce an upcoming technology.
B．To update educators’teaching concept.
C．To show what learning will be like in the future.
D．To explain how life will be shaped by technology.
B
A NASA-funded study used satellite to search for penguin poops(粪便) in Antarctica：funny
at first sight though，it resulted in unique insights on the Adelie penguin’s diet and its future as
the climate changes.The findings published recently unlocked the secrets about the species that can
provide an early-warning of threats to Antarctica’s delicate ecosystem.
Researchers from Stony Brook University used satellite images to see if the Adelie penguin’s
diet has been changing in response to Antarctica’s changing climate.Adelie penguin population
has dropped greatly in some areas even as the global population increases.The satellite images
cannot show the penguins individually，but their presence can be detected by the stain(污渍) left
on the ice by their waste，called guano.
Male and female penguins take turns incubating(孵化) in the nest.The guano builds up in the
same areas occupied by the nests.Heather Lynch，associate professor at Stony Brook，along with
his team，used the area of the colony as defined by the guano stain to work back to the number of
pairs.A global survey for Adelie penguins turned up 3.8 million breeding pairs.Also，the satellite
data can detect the color of the penguin guano，ranging from white to pink to dark red.White
guano is from eating mostly fish；pink and red would be from eating mostly krill(磷虾)．The
team found that while the Adelie penguin’s diet did show changes from year to year，no
consistent pattern was obvious.
“This was a big surprise，since the abundance and distribution of Adelie penguins has
changed dramatically over the last 40 years and scientists had assumed that a change in diet might
have played a role，” said Casey Youngflesh，a graduate student from the university.However，
continued changes in the physical environment and a growing krill fishery in the region are likely
to have an influence on penguin prey(猎物) and penguin population itself.“Tools like these will be
important for the management of the Antarctic ecosystem，which is often considered among the
most primitive areas in the world，”said Youngflesh.5．What concerned scientists most according to paragraph 1?
A．The climate change.
B．The Adelie penguin’s diet.
C．The Antarctica’s ecosystem.
D．The secret of penguin poops.
6．How did scientists carry out the study?
A．By doing experiments.
B．By conducting surveys.
C．By making observations.
D．By collecting documents.
7．Which of the following would Lynch agree with?
A．The Adelie penguin population was 3.8 million worldwide.
B．Guano colors reflected the health condition of the penguin.
C．The Adelie penguin’s diet stayed the same most of the time.
D．Adelie penguin waste helped estimate the penguin population.
8．What did Youngflesh’s words suggest?
A．More Adelie penguins have appeared over the last 40 years.
B．There was not an obvious changing pattern of penguin’s diet.
C．Diet changes didn’t actually affect penguin population as assumed.
D．Fishery was important for the management of the Antarctic ecosystem.
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2023·湖南长沙期中)
Mary was always dreaming of graduating from college in cap and gown， 1 her diploma
and ready to start a career.Since Mary came from a low-income family，her dream seemed out of
2 .There would never be enough money to send Mary to college. 3 ，no member of her
family had ever gone to college.But Mary 4 that thought.In secondary school she studied
hard，and spoke freely of her dream to teachers and friends.When her 5 day at school
came，her principal called her into his office.
“I have a(n) 6 for you，” he said.
It contained a scholarship to a nearby college.The power of a thought had 7 its first
bonus.But the scholarship could 8 only part of her college 9 .Mary looked for every
part-time job she could find.
Mary’s dream came true when she graduated from college.Then she took a course in
insurance.When she 10 herself to a local insurance company for a job，she was 11 .She
applied again，but in vain.She kept going back 12 the manager accepted her.
Twenty-five years later Mary Crowe’s associates in that company 13 at a special dinnerin her honor，recognizing her for her outstanding achievements as an insurance saleswoman.
“Each of us is constantly in a state of becoming，”she said，giving her formula for
success.“ 14 enthusiasm and faith you can become what you think.Not that your life will be
without problems，but along the way problems will be 15 .Ask and believe；dream and
believe；work and believe.”
1．A.embracing B．rejecting
C．occupying D．eliminating
2．A.control B．question
C．sight D．curiosity
3．A.Nevertheless B．Regardless
C．Ultimately D．Additionally
4．A.held on to B．came across
C．made up for D．came up with
5．A.first B．formal
C．final D．unique
6．A.gown B．envelope
C．souvenir D．book
7．A.concluded B．seized
C．consumed D．generated
8．A.donate B．cover
C．relieve D．ensure
9．A.expenses B．secrets
C．incomes D．ambitions
10．A.dedicated B．related
C．accustomed D．presented
11．A.turned out B．put aside
C．turned down D．taken in
12．A.unless B．though
C．until D．if
13．A.gathered B．declared
C．resigned D．parted
14．A.Without B．Despite
C．Upon D．Through
15．A.strengthened B．overcome
C．omitted D．collected
Ⅲ.语法填空The art of sugar painting in China may date back 1. the Ming Dynasty，when
sugar figures 2. (make) in molds(模具) as part of a sacrifice in religion.In the Qing
Dynasty，sugar painting gained more 3. (popular)．The molds were also replaced
with a small bronze spoon.
As time passed by，the contemporary form of sugar painting has gradually evolved,4.
_______ (range) from animals to cartoon characters.The sugar painter,5. melts the
sugar，concentrates on drawing with a spoon.In a few seconds ，all kinds of images 6.
(vivid) appear on the board.After the sugar becomes solid，you can use 7. bamboo
stick to hold it.With a piece of sugar painting 8. (appreciate) and consumed as well，
it’s particularly popular with young children in China.
9． the number of sugar painters has decreased，this special folk art of sugar
painting，due to 10. (it) unique charm，has drawn more and more attention from
people in China.Hopefully，the art of sugar painting will continue to last for many generations.
