Unit5單元主題語(yǔ)篇訓(xùn)練AIn1957,MaxVernonMathewswrotethefirstcomputerprogramcalledMusic,whichenabledacomputertocreatesoundandplayitback.HewasthenworkingasanengineeratBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.ItenabledalargeIBMcomputertoplayaseventeen-secondpieceofmusichehadwritten.Thecomputerwassoslowthatittookanhourtoplaytheseventeen-secondpieceofmusic.SoMathewsmovedtheworktoatapeplayertoplaythemusicatanormalspeed.Helatersaidthatthesoundqualityofthemusicalnoteswasnotgreat,butthetechnicalimportanceofthemusicwashuge.Thescience-fictionwriterArthurC.ClarkevisitedBellLaboratoriesinthe1960s.Heheardacomputer“sing”thesongDaisyBellondevices（設(shè)備）andlearnedabouttheprogramsdevelopedbyMathewsandotherengineers.Clarkenotedthistechnologyinhisbook2001:ASpaceOdyssey,whichwaslatermadeintoamovie.MathewscontinuedcreatingotherversionsoftheMusicprogram.Hebecameinterestedinhowcomputerscouldhelpmusiciansoutsiderecordingstudios.TheGrooveprogramhedevelopedwasthefirstcomputerprogrammadeforliveperformances.HealsodevelopedanelectronicdevicehecalledtheRadioBaton,whichlooksliketwodrumsticks.Itenablestheusertocontrolthespeedandsoundlevelsoforchestralmusic（管弦樂(lè)）playedonacomputerbymovingthetwosticksonaspecialelectronicsurface.Mathewssaidhebelievedmodernmusicianswerenotmakingfulluseofthepowerofcomputermusic.Hesaidaviolinalwayssoundslikeaviolin.ButwithhisMusic,thewayaviolinsoundsisunlimited.Hedidnotwantcomputersoundstoreplacelivemusic,buthehopedcomputerswouldonedaybeconsideredseriousinstruments.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了MaxVernonMathews把音樂(lè)與計(jì)算機(jī)結(jié)合起來(lái)，創(chuàng)造了魅力無(wú)窮的計(jì)算機(jī)音樂(lè)。WhydidClarkevisitBellLaboratories?Tomakehisbookintoamovie.TohelpMathewsdevelopMusic.Tosatisfyhisowncuriosityaboutmusic.Togathermaterialsforhisliterarycreation.

解析：選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，Clarke之后在他的一本書(shū)里涉及了Mathews的計(jì)算機(jī)音樂(lè)技術(shù)。由此可推知，Clarke主要是為獲取文學(xué)創(chuàng)作素材才去BellLaboratories的。WhatelectronicmusictoolsdidMathewscreate?A.Somethingusedtorecordlivemusic.B.Somethingusedtocreatespecialsound.C.Somethingusedtoimprovecomputermusic.D.Somethingusedtocreatecomputermusic.B.Somethingusedtocreatespecialsound.C.Somethingusedtoimprovecomputermusic.D.Somethingusedtocreatecomputermusic.解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的內(nèi)容可知，制作計(jì)算機(jī)音樂(lè)時(shí)，RadioBaton可以用來(lái)控制管弦樂(lè)的速度、聲級(jí)等，從而改進(jìn)計(jì)算機(jī)音樂(lè)。WhatdoesMathewsthinkofhisMusic?Itismorepleasanttotheear.Itcanhelpmakemoresounds.Itwillfinallyreplacetheviolin.Itismorepopularthanlivemusic.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，一般小提琴只能發(fā)出一種聲音，用Mathews的Music可以讓小提琴發(fā)出多種聲音。WhatcanwelearnaboutMathews?Heisthefatherofcomputermusic.Hiscreationsucceededonthefirsttry.HewroteMusictoreplaceinstruments.Hechangedthefunctionsofcomputers.解析：選A推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，是Mathews首先創(chuàng)造了計(jì)算機(jī)音樂(lè)，進(jìn)而發(fā)展出一系列與音樂(lè)相關(guān)的電子產(chǎn)品，在音樂(lè)界掀起了一場(chǎng)革命，故他是計(jì)算機(jī)音樂(lè)之父。Musichasagreateffectoneveryone.Butdoesmusicaffectplants,too?Peoplehavebeenexperimentingwithmusicforalmostthreedecades.Fromschool-levelprojectstohigher-levelscientificexperiments,theeffectofmusiconplantshasbeenaconfusinganddebatabletopic.Weknowmusicissoundandsoundisnothingmorethanawave.Plantgrowthisaresultofthecelldivisionthattakesplacewithinthecells.Butwhyismusicassociatedwithplantgrowth?Inhumans,musichasastrongeffectonourhealthandmood,andovertheyears,peoplehaveclaimedthatthesameeffecthasbeenobservedonplants,too.Plantsaresensitivebynature,andmanypeopleclaimthattheyhavefeelingsjustashumansdo.Therearestoriesaboutplantssheddingtears.Althoughscientistsdonotsupporttheseasfacts,thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants.Variousstudieshaveprovedthatplantsrespondtoacoustic（音響的）energy.Itincreasestheirrateofgrowthandtheirsize,andinfluencestheiroverallhealth.DanCarlson,afterathoroughstudyoveraspanofmanyyears,hasreachedaconclusionthatmusichelpsplantsabsorbnutrientsmoreefficiently.IttookDanaboutfifteenyearstodevelopafoliagespray（葉面噴齊ll）thatisusedbeneficiallywiththesoundfrequencies.Carlsoncallsthisspray“SonicBloom”.Hisfindingshaveprovedtobebeneficialforcountlessfarmersandhaveresultedin一accordingtoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords一thelargestindoorplantonrecord.ThePurplePassionwastreatedwiththeSonicBloomprocess.Itgrewtobe1,300feettallandwasaliveevenafter25years.Itsnormallifespan,however,is18monthsanditgrowsnotmorethan18feettall.Thebook,SecretoftheSoi1,writesaboutSonicBloomanditsresults.SonicBloomisalsosoldinthemarket.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了音樂(lè)不僅對(duì)人類(lèi)有影響，而且對(duì)植物也有很大的影響。Whatinspiredscientiststoexperimentwithplants?Theeffectsofmusiconhumans.Plantsaresensitivebynature.Thecelldivisiontakingplacewithinthecells.People，sunscientificdescriptionofplants.解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的"thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants”可知，激發(fā)科學(xué)家們對(duì)植物進(jìn)行實(shí)驗(yàn)的是這些神話(huà)傳說(shuō),也就是人們對(duì)于植物的不科學(xué)的描述。WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?Nutrientsareimportanttoplants.Musiccanhavesomegoodeffectsonplants.Howtherateofgrowthofplantscanbeimproved.Whatkindsofmusiccancontributetothegrowthofplants.解析：選B段落大意題。通讀第三段可知，本段主要講的是植物對(duì)于聲能的反響，聲能對(duì)于植物是有好處的，也就是音樂(lè)對(duì)植物有著好的影響。WhatdidDanCarlsondevelop?Aspraycalled“SonicBloom”.Amethodtogrowlargerplants.Aspecialplantthatgrowsveryfast.Acousticenergythatplantsrespondto.解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句可知，DanCarlson花費(fèi)了十五年的時(shí)間研制出了一種名為SonicBloom的葉面噴劑。WhyisthePurplePassionincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?Itistheoldestindoorplant.Itisthelargestindoorplant.Itgivesoffthemostpleasantsmell.Itcangrowinthetoughestconditions.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第三句以及最后一段對(duì)ThePuplePassion的描述可知，ThePurplePassion是作為世界上最大的室內(nèi)植物而被載入吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄的。CClaudeMonet,PabloPicassoandLeonardodaVinci...theartworldhasneverlackedtalent.Andnow,anewpainterisreadytojointhelist,althoughthisoneisn，tevenhuman.Nextmonth,auctionhouse(拍賣(mài)行)Christie，sPrintsandMultipleswillmakehistorybyofferingthefirstpieceofartcreatedbyartificialintelligenceforsale.ThepaintingisaportraitofamancalledEdmondDeBelamy,andisexpectedtobesoldforupto$10,000(69,000yuan).Thework,whichfeaturesamanwithamysteriouslookonhisface,wascreatedbysoftwaredevelopedbytheFrenchartgroupObvious.Laugero-Lasserre,anartcollectorfromFrance,calledthework^ridiculousandamazingatthesametime”.Thisisn，tthefirstexampleofAI-producedartwork,asAIhasalreadybeenusedtowritepoemsandcomposesongs.However,manypeopledoubtwhetheritshouldbecalledartatall.AccordingtoRussianwriterLeoTolstoy(1828—1910),artisaboutcreatingemotion.It's“ameansof...joiningpeopletogetherinthesamefeelingsv,heoncesaid.So,iftheemotionbehindartiswhatmakestheart,theabilitytocreateandusetoolsiswhatmakeshumanbeingsdifferentfromotherspecies.Andasatoolitself,theAItechnologyusedtocreatetheportraitistheresultofalotofeffortmadebyseveraldesigners.Together,they“fed”theAIahugecollectionofpaintingsfromthe14thtothe18thcenturies,untilitwasabletoworkouthowtomakesimilarpaintingsofitsown.TheintroductionofAIartcouldbethebeginningofanewartisticmovement.However,noteveryoneisreadytowelcomethesehigh-techartistsjustyet.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了第一幅由人工智能繪制的畫(huà)作將在下個(gè)月公開(kāi)拍賣(mài)。WhyareMonet,PicassoanddaVincimentionedatthebeginningofthepassage?Tolistworldfamoustalentedartists.Tointroduceanewpainterasgreatasthem.Toshowtheprosperityoftheartworld.Tohighlighttheinhumanpainterbycontrast.解析：選D推理判斷題。由第一段第二句可知，作者提到這些著名的畫(huà)家是為了通過(guò)比照強(qiáng)調(diào)這個(gè)非人類(lèi)的畫(huà)家。WhydoesthepaintingmentionedinParagraph2gainspecialconcern?It'sthefirstAI-producedartworkforsale.It'11beauctionedinafamousauctionhouse.It'stheportraitofamanwithmysterio