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必修第三册 Unit 3 The world of science
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(★)
STEM Summer Programs for High School Students
STEM is a term that stands for science，technology，engineering，and mathematics.Here is
a list of some of the best STEM summer camps for high school students.
Future Matters Program
It is an 8-week paid summer research experience for high school students.This is a hands-on
program for students interested in going after a career in medical research.Students will attend
seminars led by faculty and participate in discussions with peers.
Simons Summer Research
It is a seven-week program located at Stony Brook University.Students will have the
opportunity to participate in special workshops ， tours and events free of charge.They will
conclude the program by producing a written research abstract and research poster.
Research Science Institute
It is the first cost-free summer program of its kind.During this six-week program，students
will dive deeper into the world of science and engineering by experiencing the entire research
cycle.In this program students attend classes conducted by famous professors and prepare written
and oral presentations to present their research.
Program in Math for Young Scientists
This program is a six-week intensive mathematics program designed for students across the
globe.Unlike common programs，it offers a great deal of independence for students to choose their
own schedules and decide what they want to study.Besides learning，there is also “mandatory(强
制的) fun time” built into the weekly schedule so that students are able to have non-math related
activities.
1．Which program best suits students who want to be doctors?
A．Future Matters Program. B．Simons Summer Research.
C．Research Science Institute. D．Program in Math for Young Scientists.
2．What do Simons Summer Research and Research Science Institute have in common?
A．Expense. B．Theme. C．Duration. D．Content.
3．What’s special in Program in Math for Young Scientists?
A．Cultivating independent skills. B．Attending non-math activities.
C．Tailoring personal schedules. D．Enrolling international students.B(★)
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Booking your next vacation to space with out-of-this-world views could soon be a
reality.Orbital Assembly Corporation announced two new station concepts designed with space
tourism accommodations.One of the stations，called Pioneer，could orbit Earth as early as 2025.
The Gateway Foundation circulated ideas for a space hotel in 2019.The goal of the stations is
to run a space business park that can serve as a home away from home with room for offices and
tourists.Orbital Assembly was founded by the Gateway Foundation team as a way to help make
these dreams come true.
The proposed Pioneer Station can accommodate 28 people.The second station，Voyager，
scheduled to open in 2027，can hold up to 400 people.“The goal has always been to make it
possible for large numbers of people to live，work and thrive in space，” says Orbital
Assembly’s COO Tim Alatorre.
Both stations look like a wheel and will feature artificial gravity that allows guests to move
comfortably on each station.Pioneer features five modules built around the rotating “Gravity
Ring” architecture design.Tourists may still feel some weightlessness but will also be able to drink
out of a cup and won’t have to be tied to a bed to sleep.The gravity works similar to how a
spinning bucket pushes the water out to the sides of the bucket and stays in place，Alatorre
explains.Near the middle of the station，there will be no artificial gravity，but gravity gradually
increases further away from the center.
While the Pioneer Station will be smaller than Voyager，guests can still shower，eat and
drink sitting down in areas with gravity.Each station is furnished like luxury hotels on
Earth.Voyager will feature a restaurant and suites with views of Earth.
A significant barrier to space travel is the cost.However，Orbital Assembly expects tourists to
seek a trek into space as space travel eventually becomes less expensive.“We envision our Pioneer
and Voyager space stations as the ultimate ecotourism destinations.Once people get to space，it
will change their perspective about Earth，” Alatorre says.“Space travel is still at its early
stage，and we’re excited to do our part to push it forward to help improve life on Earth.”
4．What is the goal of the Pioneer and Voyager space stations?
A．To revolutionize space travel.
B．To serve as luxury hotels in space.
C．To offer a unique and immersive experience.
D．To enable large-scale living and working in space.
5．What do the Pioneer and Voyager stations have in common?
A．Open time. B．Artificial gravity.
C．Suites with views. D．Passenger capacity.
6．What can we learn from paragraph 4?A．The “Gravity Ring” rotates around the station.
B．The gravity is weak in the central point of the station.
C．The “Gravity Ring” on Pioneer is identical with that on Voyager.
D．The gravity operates like a spinning bucket keeping water inside.
7．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Overcoming the Barrier：Space Tourism Becomes Affordable
B．Space Hotels on the Horizon：Pioneer and Voyager Stations
C．The Future of Space Travel：Pioneer and Voyager Stations
D．Orbital Assembly：Space Tourism Dream Comes True
C(★)
ChatGPT—a conversational language model which was launched in November and is free and
simple to use—can swiftly produce poems，math equations or essays on topics，bringing concern
that students will misuse the technology.And because it doesn’t copy an existing text，there is no
easy way to be certain whether a human or a bot wrote the answer.
As many educators began to worry about whether students may use ChatGPT to generate
papers，Edward Tian had an idea.The 22-year-old student，who studies computer science and
journalism，decided to build an app to detect whether a text was human-written or AI-written.
Over a few days in a Toronto coffee shop during winter break，he got to work.On Jan.2，he
launched GPTZero.It analyzes different properties of a text for its “perplexity”，which is the
randomness of the text，and the “burstiness”，which is the variation of the text over time.So，
a human-written text would have high perplexity，something very unfamiliar to an AI model，and
exhibit properties of burstiness，which are non-common items that appear in random clusters(集
群)，rather than being uniformly distributed.
Tian said he expected a few dozen people to ever try it.But he woke up the next morning
stunned by the response.He has even heard from people all over the world—many of them are
teachers or college admissions officers.Many people have subscribed for updates from Tian as he
works to improve the technology.
The quick response to Tian’s effort highlighted the breakneck pace at which technology is
changing classrooms，teaching，and the ways that people define and understand learning.Tian
believed everyone deserved to reap the benefits of AI，but safeguards were needed to make sure
new technologies were not abused.
Tian said it would be sad if，years from now，people mostly relied on AI and writing became
far more uniform.“There’s something implicitly(含蓄地) beautiful in human prose，” he
said，“that computers can never copy.”
8．Why did Edward Tian create GPTZero?
A．To predict abuse of ChatGPT. B．To analyse properties of texts.
C．To relieve educators of anxiety. D．To recognize AI-generated texts.9．What features do human-written texts share?
A．They are random and varied. B．They are plain and unfamiliar.
C．They are common and diverse. D．They are uniform and complex.
10．What does the public think of Tian’s invention?
A．It is safely guarded. B．It is highly anticipated.
C．It is quickly updated. D．It is thoroughly developed.
11．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Humans will win the competition against AI.
B．Most people will benefit from AI in the future.
C．Writing will become more common than before.
D．There is incomparable charm in human writings.
Ⅱ.七选五(★)
5G mobile technology has officially begun rolling out across the globe，which indicates a
dynamic acceleration(加速) in our world of connectivity.It promotes operational cooperation
tourism hasn’t experienced before. 1 This is perceived from both the way the industry
operates and the side of the traveler.
2 It’s expected to offer organizations a wireless network that transforms the way
people and machines use data.Unlike previous network generations,5G is now being seen as not
just a consumer platform，but a primary communications platform that can also provide cloud
connectivity and edge processing that can offer real-time business insights and automated
responses，and eventually integrate the billions of Internet of Things(物联网) devices and data
that are available.
As travel companies have transformed their operations with new digital systems，their focus
has moved from the technology itself to the improved business outcomes and enhanced guest and
passenger experiences driven by the technology. 3 With advanced connectivity speeds and
low latency(延时)，guests can share their personal data to receive custom recommendations from
travel companies in real time that should provide meaningful experiences. 4 For example，
guests can involve themselves in viewing rooms and hotel facilities，or preview local attractions as
they plan their trips.
To prepare to roll out this new technology，travel companies should ensure they have a
thorough understanding of their guests’ expectations on what makes a first-rank travel experience.
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A．It also transforms the travel experience.
B．5G’s capabilities can support that change.
C．5G offers significant security guarantee definitely.
D．However，people haven’t got well prepared for the 5G era.
E．Virtual experiences give guests an early taste of the destination.F．Then they should find ways to adapt their processes and services to meet them.
G．5G opens up a new way of accessing information and delivering business value.
