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必修第二册 UNIT 4 INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY(二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll，I was
amazed.I grabbed my camera and carefully positioned myself to take this wildlife encounter.The
second time：same thing.The third time：I picked up my phone and took a snapshot.By the fourth
or fifth time，I didn’t even look when I felt something bump into me.I knew what it was.
I was there to shoot a story about island restoration in the Seychelles，far off the east coast of
Africa in the Indian Ocean.Until roughly the middle of the past century，the small island nation
showed signs of real environmental killing—local vegetation(植被) cleared to make way for
coconut plantations，foreign rats and mice running uncontrolled，native sea turtles and giant
tortoises being exploited.Biodiversity seemed destroyed.But then the country experienced a shift in
conservation awareness—and the giant Aldabra tortoises are among its most visible signs.
Every morning when I woke up and walked outside the hut，I had to remind myself that I
hadn’t traveled back in time.I could see flightless Aldabra rails，coconut crabs the size of dinner
plates ， and giant tortoises—roughly four feet long and weighing up to 550 pounds—just
wandering around.The number of sharks in the bay was crazy.Frigate birds and boobies (鲣鸟)
nested in the mangroves(a kind of tree)．When we left our hut doors open，which we often did to
let in air，the tortoises would walk right through.
In the late afternoon or early evening，whenever they’d finished eating，the tortoises would
drop themselves down and fall asleep with their heads outstretched.That made night-time trips to
the outhouse dangerous.To get there，we’d have to go 200 feet into the mangroves，negotiating
what I called the tortoise slalom trail.It was a track without a pattern，because of course they
picked different places to sleep every night.Avoiding them was important：Falling headfirst over a
tortoise onto the sharp coral rock could lead to serious injury on an island far from medical
facilities.
Nothing was easy on Aldabra，and much of it was insanely difficult.Yet living among the
tortoises in this primordial place，in one of the last spots where reptiles still rule，was one of the
happiest times of my life.
1．How did the author feel about his final meeting with the tortoise in his room?
A．Calm. B．Excited. C．Concerned. D．Disturbed.
2．What made the wildlife on the island suffer during the last century?A．Introducing foreign species. B．Killing too many rats and mice.
C．Planting lots of coconut trees. D．Repairing the building on the island.
3．What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3?
A．To stress the importance of their work.
B．To introduce how large the tortoises are.
C．To present his daily routine on the island.
D．To show how the wildlife is diverse on the island.
4．What might be the suitable title for this passage?
A．Island Fills with Curious Tourists
B．Aldabra Calls for Wildlife Protection
C．Tortoises Rule on This Isolated Island Again
D．Efforts Are Made to Protect the Environment
B(★)
(2023·浙江1月，C)
A machine can now not only beat you at chess，it can also outperform you in debate.Last
week，in a public debate in San Francisco，a software program called Project Debater beat its
human opponents，including Noa Ovadia，Israel’s former national debating champion.
Brilliant though it is，Project Debater has some weaknesses.It takes sentences from its library
of documents and prebuilt arguments and strings them together.This can lead to the kinds of errors
no human would make.Such wrinkles will no doubt be ironed out，yet they also point to a
fundamental problem.As Kristian Hammond，professor of electrical engineering and computer
science at Northwestern University，put it：“There’s never a stage at which the system knows
what it’s talking about.”
What Hammond is referring to is the question of meaning，and meaning is central to what
distinguishes the least intelligent of humans from the most intelligent of machines.A computer
works with symbols.Its program specifies a set of rules to transform one string of symbols into
another.But it does not specify what those symbols mean.Indeed，to a computer，meaning is
irrelevant.Humans，in thinking，talking，reading and writing，also work with symbols.But for
humans，meaning is everything.When we communicate，we communicate meaning.What matters
is not just the outside of a string of symbols，but the inside too，not just how they are arranged
but what they mean.
Meaning emerges through a process of social interaction，not of computation，interaction
that shapes the content of the symbols in our heads.The rules that assign meaning lie not just inside
our heads，but also outside，in society，in social memory，social conventions and social
relations.It is this that distinguishes humans from machines.And that’s why ， however
astonishing Project Debater may seem，the tradition that began with Socrates and Confucius will
not end with artificial intelligence.5．Why does the author mention Noa Ovadia in the first paragraph?
A．To explain the use of a software program.
B．To show the cleverness of Project Debater.
C．To introduce the designer of Project Debater.
D．To emphasize the fairness of the competition.
6．What does the underlined word “wrinkles” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Arguments. B．Doubts. C．Errors. D．Differences.
7．What is Project Debater unable to do according to Hammond?
A．Create rules. B．Comprehend meaning.
C．Talk fluently. D．Identify difficult words.
8．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Social interaction is key to understanding symbols.
B．The human brain has potential yet to be developed.
C．Ancient philosophers set good examples for debaters.
D．Artificial intelligence ensures humans a bright future.
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2024·广东联考)
After a dolphin was found swimming alone in a creek in Florida，marine biologists formed a
human chain to save it.
Dolphins typically travel in 1 called a “school(群)”，although solitary(独自的)
dolphins are becoming more common.This can be a cause for concern because dolphins are
naturally sociable creatures，so if they are 2 ，they may turn their attention to human
interaction.This in turn can be 3 ，both for dolphins and humans.
Dolphins can become 4 rather than feed on their own. 5 ，dolphins that are used to
human contact spend more time in shallow waters，which can 6 boat crashes.Meanwhile，
humans who get too close to dolphins can find themselves 7 .
After 8 that the dolphin had been alone in the creek for a few days，and was near a
residential area with 9 for human disturbance，NOAA Fisheries Service decided to 10
.Twenty-eight biologists from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium，NOAA and FWC came together
to form a human chain，creating a barrier that could 11 the dolphin out of the creek.
Rescue biologist Brittany Baldrica said，“The 12 was just to be a barrier that was novel
to the animal.We wanted to create a physical barrier as well as a barrier of hearing，so we had
somebody behind us that was 13 a boat，revving(使快速运转) its engine and then we were
splashing(泼) water and moving forward towards the animal，so we were giving the animal the
14 to swim through the bridge on its own.”
The 15 was successful，with the dolphin making its way out of the creek.1．A.series B．lines C．groups D．sessions
2．A.separated B．discovered C．defended D．distinguished
3．A.rewarding B．dangerous C．attractive D．annoying
4．A.sensitive B．hesitant C．dependent D．exceptional
5．A.Strangely B．Initially C．Fortunately D．Additionally
6．A.turn on B．lead to C．take in D．knock at
7．A.injured B．addicted C．refreshed D．fixed
8．A.declaring B．explaining C．admitting D．realizing
9．A.concern B．purpose C．potential D．desire
10．A.withdraw B．act C．search D．attack
11．A.confirm B．restrict C．keep D．guide
12．A.risk B．advantage C．goal D．path
13．A.lifting B．repairing C．checking D．striking
14．A.courage B．option C．right D．skill
15．A.rescue B．experiment C．competition D．training
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2024·浙江温州联考)
Horses，SpongeBob and the Monkey King from Chinese legend—you probably wouldn’t
expect to see this collection of animals ，pop cultural icons and mythological creatures 1.
(fly) together in the sky，but this event happens every year in Weifang，the World Kite Capital in
Shandong Province.
Kites，which were invented over 2,000 years ago in China,2. (believe) to be the
earliest flying objects created by humans.After centuries of development，kites have become one
of the country’s 3. (represent) handicrafts，and kite-making technique was
included in 4. list of China’s national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
The city of Weifang is known as a global center of kite culture 5. it is widely
regarded as the birthplace of these popular flying toys.Today in Weifang，the themes of kites are 6.
(incredible) diverse ， encompassing( 包 含 ) animals ， cultural relics ， myths ， and
legends.Besides，there are virtually no limitations on the shapes or sizes of kites，which can be
made 7. (show) people’s ideals and ambitions.This 8. (diverse) can
be observed at the annual Weifang International Kite Festival,9. has been held on the
third Saturday of every April since 1984.More than 10,000 participants from over 30 countries and
regions around the world compete 10. the festival every year.
