高考英语一轮复习Module5Newsp课后达标检测外研版必修2

高考英语一轮复习Module5Newsp课后达标检测外研版必修2

Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines ‎ (建议用时：35分钟)‎ Ⅰ.阅读理解 A ‎(2020· 新疆维吾尔自治区适应性检测)Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Most people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number of people also report turning to social media for information.‎ Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computer－created news readers. China has launched what it called the world’s first artificial intelligence, or AI news presenters.‎ The news readers, supported by machine learning technology, are based on two real life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present news broadcast in English; the other, in Mandarin Chinese. A report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen. Similar technology has been used to create video products known as “deepfake videos”. A deepfake video is a video that looks real, but is electronically changed. Such videos can make people appear to say things they never said.‎ It’s said that the AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they “can work 24 hours a day” on its website and on social media. One of the presenters even promised to “work tirelessly” to keep people informed. Some machine learning experts said the system showed off China’s latest progress in voice recognition, text to speech technology and data analysis.‎ Others wondered about the effects robots might have on employment and workers. Some people argued that only low level jobs requiring heavy labor will be easily replaced by robots. Others praised the technology as a way for companies to make money from lowcost labor machines.‎ Anyway, for its great potential, some businesses have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations.‎ ‎【解题导语】　本文主要介绍了人工智能新闻主播的相关内容。‎ ‎1．People now get information mainly from ________．‎ A．electronic devices B．traditional media 7‎ C．social media D．AI news presenters A　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Most people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices”可知，人们现在主要从电子设备上获得信息。‎ ‎2．The author mentioned “deepfake” in Paragraph 3 because ________．‎ A．it was also artificial B．it was also developed by China C．it also used machine learning technology D．it also gained popularity and recognition C　解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第三、四句“A report said machine learning was used...known as ‘deepfake videos’．”可推知，作者提到deepfake是因为它也用了机器学习技术。‎ ‎3．What can we know about AI news presenters?‎ A．AI news presenters can only “speak” one language.‎ B．Not all the people are in favor of AI news presenters.‎ C．AI news presenters will soon replace human news readers.‎ D．AI news presenters can reflect the improvement in robot making.‎ B　解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的内容，尤其是“Others wondered about the effects robots might have on employment and workers.”可知，并不是所有人都支持人工智能新闻主播。‎ ‎4．What will probably be discussed in the following paragraph?‎ A．Further research on the technology.‎ B．Other advantages of the technology.‎ C．Principles the technology is based on.‎ D．Examples the technology is applied to.‎ D　解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中的“some businesses have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations”可知，接下来的一段很可能讨论这种技术所应用的例子。‎ B ‎(2020·大连一模)‎ Rich as a King WilliamⅠ， who conquered England some 950 years ago, had wealth, power and an army. Yet although William was very rich by the standard of his time, he had nothing like a flush toilet(抽水马桶), paper towels, or a riding lawn mower(割草机). How did ‎ 7‎ he get__by?‎ History books are filled with wealthy people who were poor compared to me. I have storm windows, Croesus did not. Entire nations trembled before Alexander the Great, but he couldn’t buy cat food. Czar Nicholas lacked an electric saw.‎ Given how much better off I am than so many famous dead people, you’d think I’d be content. The trouble is that, like most people, I compare my wealth with that of living persons: neighbors, school classmates, and famous TV people. The greed I feel toward my friend Howard’s new kitchen is not reduced by the fact that no kings ever had a refrigerator with glass doors.‎ There is really no rising or falling standard of living. Over the centuries people simply find different things to feel sad about. You’d think that simply not having disease would put us in a good mood, but no, we want a hot bath too.‎ Of course, one way to achieve happiness would be to realize that even by today’s standards the things I own are pretty nice. My house is smaller than the houses of many investment bankers, but even so it has a lot more rooms that my wife and I can keep clean.‎ Besides, to people looking back at our era from a century or two in the future, these bankers’ fancy counter tops and my own worn Formica will seem equally shabby. I can’t keep up with my neighbors right now. But just wait.‎ ‎【解题导语】　本文主要通过同富有的古人对比启迪读者：生活没有必要攀比，要知足常乐。‎ ‎5．What does the underlined phrase “get by” in the first paragraph mean?‎ A．Succeed as a king.‎ B．Deal with complaints.‎ C．Live in a satisfactory way.‎ D．Get some extra money.‎ C　解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句“Given how much better off I am than so many famous dead people, you’d think I’d be content.”，并结合对第一段第二句的理解：没有现代这些便利的生活设备，富有的威廉一世如何才能生活得称心如意呢？由此可推知，画线短语表示“以一种令人满意的方式生活”，故选C。‎ ‎6．How many historical figures are mentioned to compare lives in the past and present?‎ A．3.　　　　B．4. C．5.　　　　D．6.‎ B　解析：细节理解题。根据对第一段和第二段的理解可知，古今生活对比中作者列 7‎ 举了四个历史人物，他们分别是：William Ⅰ， Croesus, Alexander the Great和Czar Nicholas。‎ ‎7．According to the passage, the author intends to ________．‎ A．tell us to be content with life B．warn us to live in a simple way C．teach us to learn lessons from life D．encourage us to struggle for wealth A　解析：写作意图题。根据文章的标题Rich as a King，并结合对全文的整体理解可推知，作者通过古今生活对比，告诉我们要知足常乐。‎ ‎8．What’s the author’s attitude towards life?‎ A．Doubtful.　　　 B．Optimistic.‎ C．Uncaring. D．Cautious.‎ B　解析：观点态度题。根据最后两段，尤其是最后一段最后两句“I can’t keep up with my neighbors right now. But just wait.”可推知，作者对生活持乐观的态度。‎ Ⅱ.完形填空 ‎(2020·贵阳普通高中监测)The happy new mother asked eagerly to see her baby. However, when she looked at his tiny face, she was __1__. The baby had been born without __2__．‎ Fortunately, time __3__ that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his ruined appearance. He grew up, __4__ if there were not his misfortune. As a favorite with his classmates, he might have been class president, __5__ the misfortune. He developed a talent for literature and music. His parents __6__hoped that he had a perfect life.‎ One day, his father spoke with the doctor, “Could __7__ be done？” “I believe I could __8__ a pair of outer ears __9__ they could be accessible.” The doctor decided. Therefore the __10__ began for a person who would make such a sacrifice.‎ Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’re going to the __11__， son. We have someone who will __12__ the ears you need. But the identity of the donor is a secret.”‎ The operation was a brilliant __13__， and a new person turned up. His talents blossomed into genius. Later, he married and entered the Diplomatic Service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do __14__ for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not __15__．..not yet.”‎ 7‎ The secret was __16__ for years, but the day did come. He stood with his father beside his mother’s casket(棺材). Slowly, __17__， the father reached out his hand and raised the thick, reddishbrown __18__ to find that the mother had no outer ears.‎ ‎“Mother said she was __19__ she never had her hair cut，” his father whispered, “and nobody ever thought Mother less __20__， did they？”‎ ‎【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一位母亲给有生理缺陷的儿子捐献外耳的感人故事。‎ ‎1．A.angry　　　　　　　　 B．embarrassed C．shocked D．curious C　解析：根据下文中的“Fortunately, time ______ that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his ruined appearance.”可推知，这个婴儿出生时没有耳朵(ears)，初为人母的幸福的妈妈看到有缺陷的孩子时很震惊(shocked)。‎ ‎2．A.eyes B．feet C．fingers D．ears D　解析：参见上题解析。‎ ‎3．A.proved B．lasted C．flew D．ignored A　解析：根据该句中的“Fortunately”可推知，时间证明(proved)这个容貌有缺陷的婴儿听力是完好的，故选A。‎ ‎4．A.tall B．handsome C．short D．badlooking B　解析：根据上文中的“his ruined appearance”，并结合空后的“if there were not his misfortune”可推知，孩子要不是容貌上的缺陷应该是很帅气的(handsome)，故选B。‎ ‎5．A.with B．in spite of C．for D．but for D　解析：与上文中的“if there were not his misfortune”呼应可推知，此处表示惋惜，故选D。but for “要不是”。‎ ‎6．A.still B．hardly C．almost D．ever A　解析：根据上文可知，容貌上有缺陷的孩子很有才华，也为同学们所喜欢，在文学和音乐方面很有天赋，但是他的父母还是(still)希望他有一个完美的人生，故选A。‎ ‎7．A.somebody B．everything C．nobody D．nothing D　解析：根据上文中的“His parents ______hoped that he had a perfect 7‎ ‎ life.”可推知，此处表示他的父亲问医生难道就没有补救方法了吗？故选D。‎ ‎8．A.operate B．destroy C．transplant D．repair C　解析：根据上文并结合语境可知，男孩的父亲询问医生有没有补救方法，医生决定给他移植(transplant)一对耳朵。与下文中的“The operation was a brilliant ______， and a new person turned up.”呼应，故选C。‎ ‎9．A.if B．while C．although D．since A　解析：根据语境可推知，此处表示如果有可用的耳朵，医生可以给男孩移植一对耳朵，故选A。‎ ‎10．A.experiment B．search C．analysis D．operation B　解析：根据语境可推知，他们开始寻找能够捐献耳朵的人。故选B。‎ ‎11．A.school B．library C．hospital D．bedroom C　解析：根据下文中的“But the identity of the donor is a secret.”可推知，耳朵捐献(donate)者找到了，父亲告诉儿子可以去医院(hospital)进行移植手术了。‎ ‎12．A.donate B．repair C．make D．sell A　解析：参见上题解析。‎ ‎13．A.failure B．success C．honor D．damage B　解析：根据空前的“brilliant”以及空后的“a new person turned up”可推知，手术非常成功。‎ ‎14．A.harm B．enough C．bad D．good B　解析：根据上文男孩问父亲的话可推知，男孩觉得自己为对方做得不够(enough)，故选B。‎ ‎15．A.signed B．realized C．understood D．allowed D　解析：根据上文中的“But the identity of the donor is a secret.”可知，捐献人的身份是保密的；并结合下文可推知，男孩并不被允许知道是谁捐献的耳朵，故选D。‎ ‎16．A.changed B．discussed C．spread D．kept 7‎ D　解析：根据该句中的“but”，并结合下文可推知，捐献者的身份多年来一直保密，但最终揭晓的这一天到来了。‎ ‎17．A.carelessly B．gently C．excitedly D．gradually B　解析：与“Slowly”呼应，并结合上文中的“his mother’s casket(棺材)”可推知，他的父亲慢慢地、轻轻地伸出手，故选B。‎ ‎18．A.skirt B．hand C．hair D．quilt C　解析：根据空后的“find that the mother had no outer ears”，并结合下文中的“Mother said she was ______ she never had her hair cut”可推知，男孩的父亲伸手去把男孩母亲的头发(hair)拢起来。‎ ‎19．A.depressed B．worried C．glad D．regretful C　解析：根据语境可推知，母亲乐意(glad)为儿子牺牲，甘愿不剪头发，故选C。‎ ‎20．A.beautiful B．ugly C．respectable D．fashionable A　解析：根据语境可推知，此处表示没有人说男孩的母亲不漂亮，故选A。‎ 7‎