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选择性必修第三册 UNIT 1 ART
Ⅰ.阅读理解
The artifacts (文物) are silent witnesses of bygone eras.It is only in a museum that
you can reconnect with the past.If you are visiting museums in Sydney ， the
following will offer you the best experiences that reflect on the diverse history of
Australia and its people.
Powerhouse Museum
In case you are visiting Sydney with your family，this museum offers one of the most
exciting experiences in this city.The museum’s exhibits are devoted to displaying
technologies that have transformed our world.Detailing innovations in space travel，
nuclear science and the workings of light，electricity and gravity，they will surely
interest your entire family，especially the young ones.
Australian National Maritime Museum
Australia is surrounded by water.Getting some insights into how this huge land relates
to its surrounding waters is quite helpful as it is exciting.Learn how Australia and its
people have been affected by the waters.Go back in history and learn about the
experiences of the first people brought to Australia as prisoners.The Sea Journeys
exhibit takes care of this.
Australian Museum
Imagine coming face to face with ten complete dinosaur skeletons in the Dinosaur
exhibit！As you walk through the museum，you will come across the Exploring
Australia exhibit which will take you through stuffed recreations of some of
Australia’s most dangerous animals including the now-extinct Tasmanian Tiger，ten
most poisonous snakes and a number of crocodiles.Certainly，this is a museum you
will not want to miss out on.
Museum of Sydney
Here you will learn everything about the rich and diverse history of this city.Thedigital presentations will interest you.Get the opportunity to view a huge range of
artifacts from Sydney’s history.The gift shop in the museum gives you a wide range of
special gifts to choose for your loved ones.
1.What is special about Powerhouse Museum?
A.It’s especially kid-friendly.
B.Its exhibits are the latest.
C.It tells Australia’s early history.
D.It reflects Sydney’s life near the sea.
2.Where does the Exploring Australia exhibit take place?
A.Powerhouse Museum.
B.Museum of Sydney.
C.Australian Museum.
D.Australian National Maritime Museum.
3.Who are the intended readers of this text?
A.Students. B.Tourists.
C.Historians. D.Journalists.
Tod Morgan was born blind，mentally challenged，and autistic.So he couldn’t see；
he could not learn like other children ，and he didn’t interact with people very
much. He did not seem to have much of a chance .Then，when he was two years
old，he began to play little songs on his tiny toy piano.He could play perfectly some
of the children’s tunes he had heard.
Today，Tod works as a professional pianist.He plays jazz，Broadway songs，and
classical pieces.After hearing a tune，he can imitate it almost perfectly the first time
he plays it.Tod doesn’t only imitate；he is creative too.He can change a classical
piece to a jazz piece，a jazz piece to a polka，and a polka to a waltz.In addition to
the piano，Tod can play 13 other instruments and also can sing.Tod’s list of musical
heroes includes Louis Daniel Armstrong，Mozart，and Beethoven.How can this
be？How can such a severely challenged person be so musically talented?
Tod has what is called “savant syndrome”—a condition in which a mentallychallenged person has a highly developed talent of a specific kind.Savant syndrome is
a mystery to medical researchers.One person who is studying savant syndrome is
Dr.David Brighton.He says that he has never seen a musical savant like Tod.Most
musical savants are limited to simply repeating tunes they hear.Dr.Brighton points out
that Tod’ s ability to come up with his own tunes is a giant step beyond
memorization.
As for Tod，after studying jazz piano at the Rivers School in Massachusetts，he
attended and graduated from the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston.Tod is
encouraged by his parents as he performs all over the world appearing on TV and
radio shows.
4.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Tod was not likely to be completely cured.
B.Tod’s chances of success in life were small.
C.Tod’s ability to learn music was very limited.
D.Tod would have few opportunities to meet others.
5.A person with savant syndrome is ________.
A.mentally disabled but specially gifted
B.socially inactive but musically talented
C.physically disabled but highly intelligent
D.psychologically challenged but physically gifted
6.What distinguishes Tod from most musical savants?
A.His memory.
B.His creativity.
C.His sociability.
D.His learning speed.
7.What can be concluded from the text?
A.Tod is a typical case of a serious disease.
B.Family support is vital to Tod’s recovery.
C.Music connects Tod to the world around him.
D.Music education is a cure to the mentally disabled.Though there are filters which can change digital photographs to make them similar to
a painting，obvious differences still exist.
A brand-new painting AI has been made public recently.Much like the pupils of the
old masters，the new AI studies the works of great painters like Vermeer and Van
Gogh and learns to reproduce their works.
The AI，named “PaintBot”，is the creation of a team of researchers from the
University of Maryland，the Bytedance AI Lab and Adobe Research.
PaintBot can not only reproduce the works of different artists but create new works
based on photographs in the chosen painter’s characteristic style.
To train the AI to imitate a given artist’s technique，the researchers would present it
with between 3 and 10 reference paintings.With each reference painting it studies，
the AI gradually learns to recognize the various characteristics of the given artist’s
technique，including the stroke colour，position and size—along with the order in
which each brushstroke should be made.
PaintBot uses a technique known as reinforcement learning.During the learning
process，the AI would practice reproducing reference paintings，which it would then
compare with the original work to see how similar the two were and if it was
improving its imitation of the artist’s style.It takes around six hours for the AI to learn
to imitate a given painter.
Once the AI has mastered a particular artist’s technique ， the researchers could
present it with a new image to reproduce in the same style.The AI then uses what it
has learnt to produce a new painting，putting down each brushstroke one at a time.
After being trained in a given style，PaintBot takes only around five minutes to
produce each of its digital masterpieces.
The way that PaintBot’s compositions are built up from thousands of individual
brushstrokes makes the AI’s works more realistic than those online filters.
8.What do we know about filters used to change digital photos?
A.They are well received.
B.They are not good enough.
C.They are really fantastic.D.They are disliked by people.
9.How does PaintBot create works?
A.It mixes techniques of different artists.
B.It learns from the artist on the spot.
C.It just imitates the color of the given paintings.
D.It follows the given style of the paintings.
10.Which of the following words can the author use to describe PaintBot’s paintings?
A.Lifelike. B.Valuable.
C.Advanced. D.Original.
11.What is a suitable title for the passage?
A.The Most Intelligent AI Painter PaintBot
B.A Brand-new Painting Reproduced By AI
C.PaintBot Creates More Realistic Paintings
D.How PaintBot Imitates Artists’ Techniques
Ⅱ.七选五
(2024·沈阳等地三模)
The Benefits of After-school Activities
Your kid is asking for piano lessons, joining a soccer team or taking ballet classes, but
you’re not so sure that your money will be well spent.__1__， read these next
benefits of participating in hobbies outside the home.It might just convince you to
book the first class.
Build confidence through creative hobbies
From arts and poem writing to music and crafts, there are lots of creative after-school
activities available out there for kids of all ages.Not only do these classes stimulate
your little one’s imagination, but they also encourage curiosity.__2__.Interacting with
others, sharing, cooperating and solving conflicts are all added bonuses and they are
all extremely helpful tools in building self-confidence.
__3__
These days, the fast-paced world we live in causes stress to us all, including children
—and providing fun environments and spaces where they can feel safe and creative isan excellent idea to help your child reduce the stress.__4__.You have to aim to
eliminate the stressors in your child’s life, regardless of the type of stress your child is
dealing with, be it the case of shyness, social anxiety or pressure from school or home
life.
Gain physical and psychological strength with sports
Avoiding childhood obesity has become a real issue in a world where kids spend more
and more time indoors, glued to screens.But if your child shows any interest in a sport
(even if just by watching it on their iPad), grab the opportunity and introduce after-
school activities that focus on said physical activity.In these activities, your kids can
also learn important lessons like respecting others and teamwork.__5__.
A.Reduce stress with after-school activities
B.Boost children’s enthusiasm and participation in class
C.When your kids spend 80 percent of their hours at school
D.Besides, they make your child more confident in the process
E.If you can’t decide about sending your kids to after-school activities
F.Choosing activities that don’t put extra pressure on your kids is also essential
G.Most importantly, your children can develop their mental strength while doing
sports
选择性必修第三册 UNIT 1
Ⅰ.【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。文章介绍了悉尼几个值得参观的博物馆。
1.A [细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，Powerhouse Museum“动力博物
馆”尤其会引起年轻人的兴趣，即受小孩子喜欢。]
2.C [细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“As you walk through the museum...ten
most poisonous snakes and a number of crocodiles.”可知，Australian Museum“澳大利亚博物馆”里有“探索澳大利亚”展览。]
3.B [读者对象题。根据第一段最后一句“If you are visiting museums in
Sydney...on the diverse history of Australia and its people.”可知，这篇文章是写给
去悉尼旅行的人的。]
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了Tod Morgan生来双目失明，智
力有缺陷，患有自闭症，但是他极有音乐天赋，已成为专业的钢琴家。
4.B [句意理解题。根据第一段第二句“So he couldn’t...people very much”可知，
他看不见东西，不能像其他孩子那样学习，也不怎么与人交流。再结合下文叙
述的他成了一名专业钢琴家可知，画线句说明他似乎没有成功的可能性。]
5.A [细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Tod has what...a specific kind”可知，患
有学者综合征的人智力有缺陷，但具有高度发达的某种特殊才能。]
6.B [细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句“Most musical savants...step beyond
memorization”可知，大多数音乐专家都局限于简单地重复他们听到的曲调，而
Tod能够想出自己的曲调，这是他在记忆之外迈出的一大步。据此可知，创造
力使他有别于大多数音乐专家。]
7.C [推理判断题。通读尾部可知，Tod在马萨诸塞州里弗斯学校学习爵士钢琴，之后在波士顿著名的伯克利音乐学院上学和毕业，其后在世界各地的电视和广
播节目上表演。再结合前文叙述的他生来双目失明，智力有缺陷，患有自闭症，
似乎没有成功的可能性可推知，音乐把Tod和他周围的世界联系起来。]
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章主要说明了人工智能 PaintBot不仅可以复
制不同艺术家的作品，还可以根据所选画家的特点风格，根据照片创作出新的
作品。还介绍了其创作画作的过程和特点。
8.B [细节理解题。根据第一段可知，用来改变数码照片的滤镜不够好。]
9.D [细节理解题。根据第四段以及第五段第一句可知，PaintBot遵循给定的绘
画风格创建作品。]
10.A [推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，PaintBot的画很生动。]
11.C [标题归纳题。根据第二段并结合全文可知，文章主要说明了人工智能
PaintBot不仅可以复制不同艺术家的作品，还可以根据所选画家的特点风格，
根据照片创作出新的作品。还介绍了其创作画作的过程和特点。 C 选项
“PaintBot创造更逼真的绘画”最符合文章标题。]
Ⅱ.【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了课外活动的各种好处。
1.E [根据空前“你的孩子要求上钢琴课，参加足球队或上芭蕾舞课，但你不确定你的钱是否花得值。”可知，作者是在引出课外活动这一主题。而根据空
后的逗号，以及主句“阅读下面这些参与家庭以外兴趣爱好的好处”可知，空
处为从句。选项E“如果你不能决定是否送你的孩子去参加课外活动”形式上
为状语从句，内容上与空后的“参与户外兴趣爱好的好处”保持一致。]
2.D [根据上文“从艺术和诗歌写作到音乐和手工艺，有很多创造性的课外活
动可供所有年龄段的孩子们选择。这些课程不仅能激发孩子的想象力，还能激
发他们的好奇心。”以及下文“与他人互动、分享、合作和解决冲突都是额外
的收获，它们都是建立自信的非常有用的工具。”可知，上下文讲述的都是创
造性爱好给孩子带来的好处。选项 D“此外，它们会让你的孩子在这个过程中
更自信”讲述的是创造性爱好让孩子有自信心，内容上与下文保持一致。]
3.A [空处为小标题，为本段主要内容。根据下文“如今，我们生活的快节奏
的世界给我们所有人带来了压力，包括孩子们——提供有趣的环境和空间，让
他们感到安全和有创造力，这是一个帮助你的孩子减轻压力的好主意。”可知，
课外活动可以帮助孩子减压。选项 A“通过课外活动减轻压力”与下文内容一
致。]4.F [根据下文“你必须致力于消除孩子生活中的压力源，不管你的孩子正在
处理的是哪种类型的压力，无论是害羞、社交焦虑还是来自学校或家庭生活的
压力。”可知，下文指的是要消除孩子生活中的压力源。选项 F“选择不会给
孩子带来额外压力的活动也很重要”与下文内容一致，建议家长不要选择会给
孩子带来压力的课外活动。]
5.G [根据空前内容“在一个孩子们花越来越多的时间待在室内、盯着屏幕的
世界里，避免儿童肥胖已经成为一个真正的问题。但是，如果你的孩子对某项
运动表现出任何兴趣(即使只是在 iPad 上看)，抓住机会，向他们介绍一些以上
述体育活动为重点的课外活动。在这些活动中，你的孩子也可以学到重要的课
程，如尊重他人和团队合作。”可知，空前讲述的是运动可以帮助孩子学会尊
重他人和团队合作。选项 G“最重要的是，你的孩子可以在运动中发展他们的
心理素质”与上文内容一致，介绍的是运动还可以发展孩子的心理素质。]
