UNIT1SCIENCEFICTIONⅠ.閱讀理解AFantasyisoneofthemostwell-known—andwell-loved—bookgenres.Weroundedupdozensofbookrecommendationsforincrediblefantasyserieswiththehopethatmagicwillfinditswayintoyourheartandontoyourbookshelves.EarthseaCyclebyUrsulaK.LeGuinWhatyou’reinfor:Character-drivenfantasyTheseriesstartertellsthestoryofSparrowhawk,ayoungandconfidentboywhogrowsintothegreatwizard(術士)Ged.Butbetweenthefirstandlastpagesofthiscoming-of-agestory,thereareadventureswithadragonandthatwholebusinessofreleasingashadowcreatureintotheworld.ShadesofMagicbyV.E.SchwabWhatyou’reinfor:ParallelworldsanddynamiccharactersKellhasbeenraisedalongsidetheroyalfamilyofRedLondon,andheservesasanambassador.HepossessesthemagicalabilitytotravelthroughparallelLondons,whichheusestohisbenefitasasmuggler(走私者).InmagiclessGreyLondon,hecollideswiththiefDelilahBard,whoserequestforhelpinsavingalltheworldkicksoffanadventurefullofrichlycraftedcharactersandfascinatingsettings.DiscworldbyTerryPratchettWhatyou’reinfor:LotsoflaughsandavastimaginationDiveintoTheColorofMagictomeetRincewind,awizard.HeliveswithintheDiscworld.AndyethereisTwoflower,Discworld’sfirstvisitor,who’sdeterminedtoseeeverythingandwhohasarrivedwithhisownmulti-leggedluggage.AlotoffantasyseriesbooksareasimaginativeasPratchett’s,butfewareasgenuinelyfunnyashis.1.Whatdoesthetextintendtodo?A.Showfantasymagic.B.Attractmorereaders.C.Promotebookshelves.D.Introducethreeauthors.2.WhatismentionedinbothEarthseaCycleandShadesofMagic?A.Havingadventurousexperiences.B.Launchingillegalbusiness.C.Fightingwithaviolentcreature.D.Leadingamiserablechildhood.3.WhatmakesDiscworlddifferentfrommanyotherfantasybooks?A.Vastimaginations. B.Geniuscharacters.C.Lotsoflaughs. D.Specialabilities.BOnFebruary20th,thesciencefictionmagazineClarkesworldwasforcedtostopacceptinganynewarticlesfromwritersafteritwasfloodedwithAI-writtenstories.“Bythetimeweclosedonthe20th,wehadreceived500human-writtenstoriesand700AI-writtenones,”saideditor-in-chiefNeilClarke.“Itwasincreasingatsuchaspeedthatwefiguredthatbytheendofthemonth,wewouldhavedoubledthenumberofarticleswenormallyhave.Theratehadbeengrowingfrompreviousmonths,andwewereconcernedthatwehadtodosomethingtostopit.”WorriesaboutAImisusehavefrequentlyappearedinheadlinesrecently,particularlysincethelaunchofChatGPTinNovember,2022,whichcannotonlyanswerabroadrangeofquestions,butalsocreateoriginalpoemsandstories.Clarkesaidmagazineslikehis,whichpaycontributorsfortheirwork,werebeingtargetedbypeopletryingtomakequickmoney.HesaidhehadalreadyspokentoeditorsofothermagazinesandthatallofthemhadagreedtostopacceptingAI-writtenarticles.Healsoadmittedthatthehumorofhissci-fimagazinebeingtargetedbyAIrobotsisnotlostonhim.“Youknow,ourmascot(吉祥物)isarobot.Soweseetheirony,”hesaid.“Butthethingisthatsciencefictionisoftenintendedtogiveawarningtopeople.Wedon’tcelebratetechnologyjustbecauseitexists.Wewanttomakesurethatwe’reusingitright.Andtherearesomesignificantlegalandmoralissuesaroundthistechnologythatwe’renotreadytoaccept.”Clarkesaidthemagazinedidn’tknowhowtodealwiththeissue,andpartofthemotivationtospeakoutwasinthehopeoffindingsomesolutions.HealsosaidthequalityoftheAI-writtenstorieswasverypoor.4.What’sthematterwiththemagazineClarkesworld?A.Itwillclosedownforever.B.ItwastargetedbyAIwriters.C.Itstoppedpayingcontributors.D.Ithaslostmanygoodauthors.5.Whatcanweinferaboutothermagazines’attitudetotheAI-writtenstories?A.Disapproving. B.Favorable.C.Unknown. D.Tolerant.6.WhatdoesNeilClarkesayaboutsciencefiction?A.Itoftenintendstofindsomesolutions.B.Itwelcomestheexistingnewtechnologies.C.ItwillacceptAI-writtenstoriesinthenearfuture.D.Itoftentriestowarnofthedarksideoftechnologies.7.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Anotice. B.Asciencefiction.C.Anewsreport. D.Abookreview.Ⅱ.完形填空OfficerDallasBaldwinwasondutyinFranklinCountyoffice.Whenanolderresident1demandingtospeakwithDeputyKevinLovett,hehadalittle2.

Asitturnedout,96-year-oldMaryTrentwasnotcallingto3.Instead,DeputyKevinLovetthadgoneallouttohelpheroutoftrouble,andshewasdeterminedtoshinealightof4onhisgooddeed!

“Iwasrecently5whenIgotaflattire,”MarytoldtheofficerthatKevinsparednoeffortto6herontheroadside.“Helayflatonthegroundtolookundermycarfor7!”sheexplained.“Whatareyougoingtodoforhim?”

Dallasmusthavebeen8byherinsistence,becauseheandDeputyKevinLovett9byvisitingMaryatherresidencetopresentherwithaSheriff’sCoin.

Whentheyarrived,Maryevenhadagiftbasketreadyto10her“angel”.Theofficerswere11thatMarynotonlynoticedtheirsmallactsofservicethatoftengounnoticedbutthatshewentbeyondtoacknowledgeit12.TheythankedMaryfor13themwithhergratitudeandspirit.Whatagreatreminderofhowourheroeswork14tokeepthingsrunningsmoothlyeveryday—andofhowmuchitmeanstoshow15fortheirefforts!Alittlesuregoesalongway!

1.A.droppedin B.rangupC.settleddown D.lookedaround2.A.fun B.curiosityC.fear D.embarrassment3.A.complain B.entertainC.inspect D.bargain4.A.declaration B.observationC.recognition D.reservation5.A.walking B.ridingC.playing D.driving6.A.satisfy B.pickC.assist D.defend7.A.damage B.safetyC.shelter D.relief8.A.tricked B.inspiredC.amused D.disturbed9.A.responded B.releasedC.changed D.agreed10.A.name B.getC.respect D.give11.A.hopeful B.gratefulC.careful D.regretful12.A.publicly B.casuallyC.quietly D.naturally13.A.comforting B.forgivingC.blessing D.encouraging14.A.behindthescenes B.onthestageC.inthebackrow D.onthespot15.A.consideration B.appreciationC.anxiety D.sympathyⅢ.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文?！癘h,no!”JackshoutedwhilelookingatthelikesandcommentsonhisrecentTikTokvideo.“Whyaren’tpeoplereactingtomycontentastheyusedto?”Jackwasa19-year-oldstrongandmuscularmanaddictedtothegym.HelovedrecordingexercisevideosandpostingthemonhisTikTokaccount.Initially,hisvideologs(vlogs)werepopular,buthisposts’reachsoondecreased.Jackwonderedwhypeoplehadstoppedsharingandlikinghisvideos,“Maybemyaudienceistiredofwatchingmeworkoutinthegym,”hethought,determinedtochangethelocationofhisvideos.Thefollowingday,Jackwenttotheneighborhoodparkandbeganfilmingwhilewalkingonthetrack.“Hi,guys!Howaboutshakingthingsupalittle?I’mtoworkoutintheparktoday!”hesaidexcitedly,lookingintothecameralens(鏡頭).“Let’slookforagoodspottowarmup,”hesaidashewalkedtowardsabench(長椅),onwhichsatanelderlylady.Jackthoughtthebenchwastheperfectplacetofilmhisvideobecauseofthelight.Heputhistripodstand(三腳架)onthebenchandsetthecamera,buthefeltlikeheneededthefullbench.Hewantedtoplacehiscamerawheretheladysat,sohegesturedtohertomove,butthewomandidn’tseemtounderstand.“Getoutofmyway!”heyelled.“Can’tyouseeI’mfilmingavideo?Youoldfool!”Lookinghimupanddowninsurprise,theoldladydidn’targueoverhisdisrespectfulattitudeandquietlywalkedtowardsanotherbench.Jacksethiscameraup,pressedtherecordbuttonandwavedathisfollowers,readytodemonstrateexercises.Suddenly,hetrippedonaloosestone,lostbalanceandfelldown,hisheadstrikingthebenchandbleedingheavily.Cryinginpain,Jacktriedtogetup,buthedidn’thavethestrengthtorise.Hecollapsedontheground,screamingdesperatelyforhelp.注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150個左右;2.請按如下格式作答。Therewasnobodyaroundbuttheelderlylady.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ToJack’sjoy,anetfriendsentamessagesayingwheretheladylived._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：Ⅰ.【語篇解讀】本文是一則廣告。文章推薦了幾本暢銷的科幻小說。1.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Weroundedupdozensofbookrecommendationsforincrediblefantasyserieswiththehopethatmagicwillfinditswayintoyourheartandontoyourbookshelves.”可以推斷,寫本文的目的是為了吸引讀者。2.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)EarthseaCycle一書的介紹中的“thereareadventureswithadragon”和ShadesofMagic一書的介紹中的“whoserequestforhelpinsavingalltheworldkicksoffanadventure”可知,兩本書的共同點是主角都有歷險經(jīng)歷。故選A項。3.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三本書中的介紹“AlotoffantasyseriesbooksareasimaginativeasPratchett’s,butfewareasgenuinelyfunnyashis.”可知,這本書更加有趣味性,使得其與其他奇幻書籍不同?！菊Z篇解讀】本文是一篇新聞報道。報道介紹了享譽全球的科幻雜志Clarkesworld最近受AI作品的影響,不得不暫停接受新稿件。4.B細節(jié)理解題。第一段提到“OnFebruary20th,thesciencefictionmagazineClarkesworldwasforcedtostopacceptinganynewarticlesfromwritersafteritwasfloodedwithAI-writtenstories.”,由此判斷,雜志Clarkesworld是被AI寫手逼得不得不暫停接受新稿件。5.A推理判斷題。第四段提到“HesaidhehadalreadyspokentoeditorsofothermagazinesandthatallofthemhadagreedtostopacceptingAI-writtenarticles.”,由此判斷,其他雜志對AI生成的作品持否定態(tài)度。故選A項。6.D細節(jié)理解題。第五段提到“‘Butthethingisthatsciencefictionisoftenintendedtogivea...thatwe’renotreadytoaccept.’”,由此判斷,NeilClarke認為科幻雜志經(jīng)常試圖向人們警告科技的黑暗面。故選D項。7.C推理判斷題。文章第一段交代了事情發(fā)生的時間,由此判斷,這是一篇新聞報道。故選C項。Ⅱ.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述Mary對警察DallasBaldwin的幫助表示感謝的故事,及其帶來的影響與思考。1.B根據(jù)“speakwithDeputyKevinLovett”可知,居民打電話來找副警長KevinLovett。2.C根據(jù)下文“Asitturnedout,96-year-oldMaryTrentwasnotcallingto.”可知,警官DallasBaldwin接到居民電話,害怕是投訴電話。

3.A根據(jù)下文“DeputyKevinLovetthadgoneallouttohelpheroutoftrouble”可知,警官KevinLovett全力幫助96歲的MaryTrent脫離困境,因此她打電話來不是投訴。4.C根據(jù)“onhisgooddeed”可知,MaryTrent打電話來是對KevinLovett的善行表示贊賞。5.D根據(jù)“whenIgotaflattire”可知,Mary開著車時,輪胎沒氣了。6.C根據(jù)“sparednoeffort”可知,Kevin不遺余力地幫助Mary修車。7.A根據(jù)“gotaflattire”可知,Kevin平躺在地上查看車底受損情況。8.B根據(jù)下文“becauseheandDeputyKevinLovettbyvisitingMaryatherresidence”可知,受到Mary堅持不懈的激勵,Dallas和KevinLovett去了她的住處。

9.A根據(jù)上文“Whatareyougoingtodoforhim?”可知,他們做出的回應是兩人一起去了Mary的住處。10.D根據(jù)句意可知,Mary甚至給她心目中的“天使”準備了一個禮品籃。11.B根據(jù)下文“TheythankedMaryforthemwithhergratitudeandspirit.”可知,警官們非常感激。

12.A根據(jù)下文“howmuchitmeanstoshowfortheirefforts”可知,Mary將警官們的善行公之于眾。

13.D根據(jù)下文“hergratitudeandspirit”可知,警官們感謝Mary用自己的感恩之心和精神對他們進行鼓勵。14.A根據(jù)上文“theirsmallactsofservicethatoftengounnoticed”可知,警官們是幕后英雄,他們每天默默無聞地工作,讓一切順利進行。15.B根據(jù)全文敘述可知,警察付出的努力需要得到人們的認可和感激,此事意義非凡。Ⅲ.Therewasnobody