UNIT 4 WRITING WORKSHOP~READING CLUB 2（课件PPT+同步练习）

课时把关练

Period Ⅴ　WRITING WORKSHOP ~ READING CLUBS

第一部分　基础知识练

Ⅰ. 单词拼写

1. She didn’t know the exact __________ (位置) of her new office.
2. The story is a magical mix of __________ (幻想) and reality.
3. We first build up a detailed __________ (人物简介) of our customers.
4. The students have put forward a __________ (系列) of questions.
5. The __________ (作者) has tried to deal with a very difficult subject.
6. This announcement signalled a clear change of __________ (政策).
7. Life on the sea, as a __________ (水手) could tell you, is hard and dangerous.
8. Wearing a __________ (腕带) is a way to prevent your hand from getting injured in the game.

Ⅱ. 单句语法填空

1. This small village __________ (locate) at the foot of the mountain.
2. I find it exciting to go __________ (sail) on windy days.
3. All the characters in the book are __________ (imagine).
4. The small island is only __________ (access) by boat.
5. The most __________ (amaze) thing about nature is its infinite variety.
6. The new law is designed to protect people’s __________ (private).
7. Such system is used __________ (digitise) high-speed signal.
8. English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are __________ (option).

Ⅲ. 完成句子

1. There is _________________________ we can take against smoking in public.

我们可以采取一系列措施反对在公共场所吸烟。

2. Buy yourself a notebook to _________________________ your daily progress.

给自己买个笔记本，记录你每天的进步。

3. These documents _________________________ the public.

公众无法看到这些文件。

4. He believes these two characters he has played _________________________.

他认为自己扮演的这两个角色有一些共同之处。

5. She _________________________ with tales from her own memories.

她用自己记忆中的往事使历史变得生动有趣起来。

6. From the window we could _________________________ in the yard.

从窗口看去，我们可以看见孩子们在院子里玩耍。

第二部分　能力提升练

Ⅰ. 语法填空

主题：人与社会（历史、社会与文化）　话题：盲人徒步一带一路　体裁：记叙文　建议用时：8＇

（2022·全国甲卷）A visually-challenged man from Beijing recently hiked（徒步）40 days to Xi’an, as a first step 1._________ (journey) the Belt and Road route(路线) by foot.

On the 1,100-kilometer journey, the man Cao Shengkang, 2._________ lost his eyesight at the age of eight in a car accident, crossed 40 cities and counties in three provinces. Inspired by the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation 3._________ (hold) in Beijing, Cao decided to cover the route by hiking as a tribute(致敬) to the ancient Silk Road. 4._________ friend of his, Wu Fan, volunteered to be his companion during the trip.

Cao and Wu also collected garbage along the road, in order to promote environmental 5._________ (protect). Cao believes this will make the hiking trip even more 6._________ (meaning). The two of them collected more than 1,000 plastic bottles along the 40-day journey.

In the last five years, Cao 7._________ (walk) through 34 countries in six continents, and in 2016, he reached the top of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s 8._________ (high) mountain.

Now, Cao has started the second part of his dream to walk along the Belt and Road route. He flew 4, 700 kilometers 9._________ Xi’an to Kashgar on Sept. 20, 10._________ (plan) to hike back to Xi’an in five months.

Ⅱ. 阅读理解

主题：人与社会（科学与技术）　话题：基于人工智能创作的画像　体裁：说明文　建议用时：6＇

Three French students, using the name “Obvious”, have produced the first artwork created mainly by a computer program to be sold at auction(拍卖). Using artificial intelligence(AI), Obvious created 11 portraits(肖像画) of an imaginary family they called Belamy.

Obvious used 15,000 real portraits to train an AI program which has two parts. One part tries to create pictures that look real. The other part judges the work. If the portrait doesn’t look real enough, the first part goes back and changes its decisions until it comes up with a better picture. These decisions are controlled by an algorithm(计算程序). The students made many choices, helping guide the AI’s decisions. But, even so, the painting is “signed” by the algorithm, instead of the students.

On October 25, Obvious’s picture, Edmond de Belamy, was sold at auction at Christie’s in New York. The final price for Edmond de Belamy was $432,500—about ten times more than Christie’s expected.

This is not the first AI artwork, just the first one sold at auction. In fact, many people are not impressed with the portrait. “The work isn’t interesting, or original,” says 19-year-old Robbie Barrat. He should know. He wrote much of the program that created the picture.

But he doesn’t like the idea of Obvious selling the picture. He thinks it’s too simple and gives a bad idea of what real AI artists are doing. He points out that he created many pictures like these over a year ago.

Obvious doesn’t hide the fact that it used Mr. Barrat’s work, or even that its portrait is not the best AI artwork ever. Pierre Fautrel of Obvious said, “...the goal of our project was to do something that was simple enough for... my mother or brother to understand.”

Obvious got the attention of Christie’s by selling another work, Le Comte de Belamy, for over $11,000 in February. One reason why Christie’s chose to auction Obvious’s work is that AI art is unusual now. In the future it will be much more common.

1. What does Paragraph 2 mainly explain?

A. How Obvious made its decisions.  B. How Obvious named its AI artwork.

C. How Obvious’s AI program did paintings.  D. How Obvious got the idea to become AI artists.

2. What can we learn about Edmond de Belamy?

A. It’s Obvious’s first AI artwork.  B. It’s Obvious’s best AI artwork ever.

C. It’s the first AI artwork highly praised.  D. It’s the first AI artwork sold at auction.

3. What does Robbie Barrat think of the AI artwork sold at auction?

A. It is of little artistic value.  B. It is worth more than the price.

C. It is a good example of a real AI artwork.  D. It is hard for common people to understand.

4. How does Christie’s feel about AI art now?

A. Worrying. B. Enjoyable.  C. Meaningless. D. Money-making.

第三部分　写作练

Ⅰ. 应用文写作

假定你是李华，你从网上看到一个名叫Williams的澳大利亚男孩想交一个中国的网友。请你给他写封信，内容包括：

1. 很乐意和他交朋友；

    2. 介绍自己；

    3. 希望得到回复。

注意：

    1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Williams,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

Ⅱ. 读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE

The twins were filled with excitement as they thought of the surprise they were planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and proud Mother would be when they brought her breakfast in bed. They planned to make French toast and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen. There was nothing to it. Jenna and Jeff knew exactly what to do.

The big day came at last. The alarm rang at 6 a. m. The pair went down the stairs quietly to the kitchen. They decided to boil the porridge first. They put some rice into a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the sink and put in the other slice of bread. This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked nicely.

Then Jeff noticed steam shooting out of the pot and the lid starting to shake. The next minute, the porridge boiled over and put out the fire. Jenna panicked. Thankfully, Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the stove was a mess now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue to cook the rest of the porridge. But Jeff’s hand touched the hot burner and he gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she caught the smell of burning. Oh dear! The piece of bread in the pan had turned black as well.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared. ___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up. __________________________________

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Period Ⅴ　WRITING WORKSHOP ~ READING CLUBS

第一部分　基础知识练

Ⅰ. 1. location　2. fantasy　3. profile　4. series　5. author　6. policy　7. sailor　8. wristband　

Ⅱ. 1. is located　2. sailing　3. imaginary　4. accessible　5. amazing　6. privacy　7. to digitize　8. optional

Ⅲ. 1. a series of measures　2. keep track of　3. are not accessible to　4. have something in common

5. made history come alive　6. see the children playing

第二部分　能力提升练

Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了盲人曹晟康徒步穿越古丝绸之路并在沿途做环保工作的经历。

1. to journey　考查非谓语动词。step是抽象名词，并且前面有序数词first修饰，因此应用不定式作它的后置定语。

2. who　考查定语从句引导词。根据句子结构可知，空白处引导的非限制性定语从句对the man Cao Shengkang进行补充说明，应用关系代词who。

3. held　考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构可知，the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation与hold之间是被动关系，因此该空应填hold的过去分词形式，构成过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation。

4. A　考查冠词。根据空后内容可知，只提到了一位朋友Wu Fan，且泛指“一位朋友”，因此应填不定冠词A修饰friend。

5. protection　考查词性转换。根据空前内容可知，environmental为形容词，形容词修饰名词，因此该空应填protect的名词形式。

6. meaningful　考查词性转换。“make sb./sth. + adj.”为固定搭配，表示“使得某人或某物……”，因此该空应该填meaning的形容词形式。

7. has walked　考查现在完成时。根据空前In the last five years可知，该空应用现在完成时态。

8. highest　考查形容词最高级。根据空前内容可知该处说的是乞力马扎罗山，它是非洲最高的山脉，因此该空应填high的最高级形式。

9. from　考查介词。from...to...表示“从……到……”，此处表示“从西安到喀什”。

10. planning　考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构可知，此处为动词-ing形式作伴随状语，主语he和plan之间是主动关系，因此该空应填planning。

Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一幅由人工智能创作的画像在纽约佳士得拍卖行以43.25万美元的价格被卖出。

1. C　主旨大意题。根据文章第二段的描述可知，本段是对Obvious所设计的人工智能程序是如何创作绘画的进行介绍——该程序由生成和鉴别两部分组成，整个系统以1.5万幅真实的肖像画作创作训练，鉴别部分则会分析这些创作出的画作。

2. D　细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句“This is not the first AI artwork，just the first one sold at auction.”可知，Edmond de Belamy是第一幅运用人工智能技术创作而被拍卖的画作。

3. A　推理判断题。根据文章第四段第三句中的The work isn’t interesting，or original和第五段第二句“He thinks it’s too simple and gives a bad idea of what real AI artists are doing.”可知，早就用人工智能技术创作过画作的Robbie Barrat认为这幅作品既不新颖，又过于简单，不能代表真正的人工智能艺术家的作品，因而几乎没有艺术价值。

4. D　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的描述可知，现阶段佳士得拍卖行认为拍卖人工智能艺术品是有利润的，故选D项。

第三部分　写作练

Ⅰ. One possible version:

Dear Williams,

I am very glad to learn from the Internet that you are looking for a friend from China. I have never been to your country, but I would be very happy to be your friend.

First, let me introduce myself. I’m 15 years old. I’m a freshman in senior high school. My favorite subject is biology. I want to go to college and finally become a doctor. I like to play football and basketball. My other hobbies are singing and dancing.

    It can’t be happier to receive your e-mail talking about yourself. I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Ⅱ. One possible version:

As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father appeared. Father’s appearing was like a savior to the two children. Under the guidance of their father, they took positive action and started all over again. They made the bread and then went on cooking porridge. Father helped them adjust the fire, which was the key to success. It was all right this time. A delicious breakfast was ready. How happy they were!

The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up. When their mother saw the delicious and perfect breakfast in front of her, she was very surprised. It was not only the gift, but the love of the children for her that moved her very much. The two children could finish cooking a delicious breakfast, which she didn’t expect. The children said loudly, “Happy Mother’s Day!” Mother hugged them tightly and kissed them again and again.