Unit1Period3UsingLanguage1,AssessingYourProgress&VideotimeI.語(yǔ)境填詞：根據(jù)括號(hào)里的漢語(yǔ)提示寫(xiě)出單詞的正確形式。1.OntheMidautumnnight,themoon__________(撒下)abrightlightoverthegarden.2.Bloodcellslikeredbloodcellsfloatinthe__________(血漿).3.The__________(影子)figurethendisappearedintothedarknesswithoutanotherword.4.Thesecretarygeneralsaysthedeclarationmustnowbebackedupby__________(具體的)andeffectiveactions.5.Thegoalsareateachendofthe__________(彩虹),andthekeepersonlyareallowedtousetheirhands.6.Iusedto__________(投入)timeandenergyintoprojectsthatweredoomedfromthestart.7.Suchattitudesarevaluelessunlessthey__________(反映)innercognitionandcertainty.8.Respectandfriendshipprovidea__________(牢固的)foundationformarriage.9.Thisflexible__________(框架)allowsanyobjecttobetranslatedintoanothertype.10.Thesearchforanew__________(疫苗)willtakepriorityoverallothermedicalresearch.II.短語(yǔ)過(guò)關(guān)：1.__________(常指學(xué)生)野外考察；實(shí)地考察；戶外教學(xué)2.__________藍(lán)屏3.__________微小的亮光4.__________捉弄5.__________鏡子廳；鏡子之堂6.__________聽(tīng)起來(lái)像7.__________因?yàn)槟撤N原因8.____________________五彩繽紛I.單句語(yǔ)法填空1.Itrestsonthreethicklegswhichmakeitvery__________(steadily).2.Lookingbackovermy16yearsof__________(leader)experience,I’mproudthatI’vehelpeddisabledpeople.3.Shehadrecentlylostherjobasaphysician’s__________(assist),andmoneywastight.4.Itissaidthatthebreakdownwasduetoa__________(mechanic)failure.5.Thecharactersinthebookare__________(vivid)presented.6.Einsteinwasnotonlytheoutstandingscientist,butalsoa__________(gift)andenthusiasticmusician.7.Thetravellermayfireatawildbeast__________(defence)himselfincaseheisattacked.8.Ifyougetachancetoseetheshow,dogo—it’s__________(brilliance).Ⅱ.語(yǔ)法填空Chinesescientistshavecreatedtheworld’sfirstlight-basedquantum(量子)puter,calledJiuzhang.It’s1breakthroughinthefieldafterGooglepleteditsquantumputerin2019.2(pare)withtoday'sbestsuperputers,Jiuzhangcancalculate100,000billiontimesfaster.Usually,data3(handle)inbinarybits(二進(jìn)位)byclassicalputers,presentingitselfaseither0sor1s.However,quantumputersprocessdatausingqubits(量子位),4isidentifiedas0s,1soreverythinginbetween.Asaresult,asthenumberofqubits5(increase),theputingabilityofquantumputersrisestoo.AnotheradvantageofJiuzhangisthatit’s6(easy)tomakeandmaintain.Superconductingquantumputersmustbekeptatultracoldtemperatures7(ensure)theirmaterialscanconductelectricitywithoutanyresistance.ButmostpartsofJiuzhangcanoperateatroomtemperatureexceptitssensoryequipmentanditmustbekeptat－269.1℃.Withadvantages8traditionalputers,quantumputershaveawiderangeof9(apply).ThecalculationscarriedoutbyJiuzhangcan10(potential)beappliedtomachinelearning,quantumchemistryandgraphtheory.閱讀理解APicturethis.You’rewalkingdownthestreet,andyou’refeeling...watched.No,therearenomonitors,justcarswithroboticeyesonthem.TakeoIgarashi,theprofessorofputerscienceandhisteamofresearchersfromUniversityofTokyo,recentlypublishedtheirfindingsonautonomouscarswithroboticeyesinthejournalAssociationofputingMachinery.“Selfdrivingautonomouscarsarebasedonforecasts,algorithms(算法)orsensors.TheAIofthecarsystemdoesnothavemuchinteractionwithpedestrians(行人).Andthat’saproblem.Thatwasourstartingpoint,”Igarashisaysinaninterview.Intheresearch,autonomousvehiclesareequippedwithroboticeyesthatenablethemtointeractwithpedestriansinamorehumanlikemanner.Theseroboticeyes,poweredbyadvancedAIalgorithms,constantlyanalyzethesurroundingenvironment,especiallythepositionandmovementofpedestrians.Whenthesystemdetectsapedestrianapproachingorwithinthevehicle’spath,theroboticeyesmovelikehumaneyestoshowthatthecarhasseenthem.Moreover,theroboticeyeshaveadditionalinformationthroughdifferent“expressions”.Forinstance,ifapedestrianisattemptingtocrossthestreetwithoutnoticingtheapproachingautonomousvehicle,theroboticeyesmightsimulatethehumanblinkinggesture—rapidlyblink,usedtodrawattention.Ifthepedestrianstilldoesn’treact,theeyesmightwidenfurthertostronglyremindhimtostoporwait.Additionally,theroboticeyesystemcanworkwiththecar’svoicesystemtogivemandsuchas“PedestrianAlarm,VehicleApproaching”,sopedestriansknowthecaristherewithoutsiren(汽笛)warningandwhatit’splanningtodo.1.WhatisthekeyissueIgarashi’steamaimstoresolve?A.Lackofmonitoringsystems. B.Safetyconcernsforpassengers.C.Limitedcarpedestrianinteraction. D.Highcostofautonomoustechnology.2.Whatcantheroboticeyesdoaccordingtothetext?A.Planthevehicleroutes. B.Providelightingatnight.C.Increasethedrivingspeed. D.Makepedestriansawareofvehicles.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulate”meaninparagraph5?A.Notice. B.Copy. C.Stop. D.Analyze.4.Whatothersafetyfeatureismentionedtoworkwiththeroboticeyes?A.Asensortodetectcrashes. B.Adeviceofalarmingsiren.C.Asystemofvoicemands. D.Acameratoseebehindthecar.BInGaza,a15yearoldboynamedHussamAlAttarhasgainedrecognitionforhisdevicethatprovideselectricitytolightthetentheshareswithhisfamily.Usingtwofansfromaresalemarket,hecreatedsmallwindturbinestoproduceelectricity,earninghimthenickname“Newton”ofGaza.ThisparisoninvolvestheEnglishscientist,IsaacNewton,knownforhismajorscientificdiscoveriesinthefieldsofphysics,mathematicsandastronomy.“Weherearelivingindarknessandtragedy,androcketsarefallingonus,thereforeIthoughtofcreatinglight,anddidso,”saidAlAttar.Hisfamilyarestayinginatentthatispartlyattachedtoahouse.Hewasabletoclimbontotherooftosetuptwofans,oneabovetheother.Thewindcanturnthefans,whichproducesmallamountsofelectricity.Hethenconnectedthefanstowiresandbuiltachargingstation.AlAttaralsobuiltswitchestocontrolalightingsystemmadeoutofwood.Hesaidhisfirsttwoattemptsfailedandittookhimawhiletodevelopaworkingsystem.“Istarteddevelopingitfurther,bitbybit,untilIwasabletoextendthewiresthroughtheroomtothetentthatwearelivingin,sothatthetentwillhavelight.”AlAttaraddedhewashappytobeabletocreatesomethingtohelp“easethesuffering”ofhisfamilymembers.HesaidheislookingforwardtothefuturewhenconditionscanimproveinGaza.“IamveryhappythatpeopleinthiscampcallmeGaza’sNewton,”AlAttarsaid.Headded,“BecauseIhopetoachievemydreamofbeingascientistlikeNewtonandcreatinganinventionthatwillbenefitnotonlythepeopleoftheGazaStrip,butthewholeworld.”5.WhyisAlAttarcalled“Newton”ofGaza?A.Becausehisdiscoveriesaffectscientificfields. B.Becausehisinventionisconnectedwithphysics.C.Becausehebeesscientificabouttheissues. D.Becausehecreatesausefuldeviceforthetent.6.WhatcanweinferaboutAlAttarfromParagraphs2and3?A.Hisfirstattemptatcreatingthedevicewassuccessful.B.Hisdevicehasbeenadoptedforuseacrossthatregion.C.Heputgreateffortsintodevelopingafunctionalsystem.D.Hehadaprofessionalbackgroundinelectricalengineering.7.WhatmotivatesAlAttartokeepgoing?A.Hemakeshisdesirestobeascientist. B.Heiseagertogivepeopletherehopes.C.Hedreamsofbuildingachargingstation. D.Heisreadytoimprovehisworkingsystem.8.Whichissuitableforthetitle?A.Teenage‘Newton’BringsLighttoGaza’sDarknessB.Gaza’sTeenage‘Newton’ShinesBrightinScienceC.‘Newton’ofGaza:AlAttar’sJourneytoSuccessD.AlAttar:AYoungInventorMakingaDifferenceII.七選五Afewyearsago,thescientistsClaudiaTownsendattheUniversityofMiamiandSuzanneShuatUCLAAndersonSchoolofManagementconductedasimpleinvestigationintohowaesthetics(美學(xué))influenceourinvestmentdecisions.Theyrandomlyassigned255studentstoreceiveanannualcorporatereport.Oneofthesereportswasaestheticallypleasing—1.Theotherreportwasfarlessattractive.Afterleafingthroughthesetworeports—bothofwhichcontainedtheexactsamefactualinformation—thesubjectswereaskedtoestimatethelowestacceptablesellingpriceforsharesofthepany.2.Ifinvestorswererationalagents,thenthelookofthereportshouldn’thavemattered—theyshouldberespondingonlytoitscontent.3TownsendandShufoundthatsubjectsgiventheprettierdocumentinsistedonanaveragesellingpriceof$327.01pershare.Thoseshownlessprettydocument,meanwhile,concludedthatthepany’sshareswereworthonly$162.41.Thisresearchsuggeststhatthedesignoftheannualreportcansignificantlyinfluenceoursenseofvalue.4.Inrecentyears,scientistshavealsolookedathowaestheticsimpactsourperceptionsoftrust.DowefindprettierWebsitesmoretrustworthy?There’snologicalreasonwhythatwouldbethecase,ofcourse,butthehumanmindisfullofillogicalpeculiarity.Sofar,theevidencesuggeststhatthelookofasiteishighlycorrelatedwithourratingsoftrust,5.Inapaper,researchersshowedthatourfirstimpressionsofaWebsite—theyshowedsubjectsscreenshotsforfiftymilliseconds,whichistoofastforconsciousawareness—shapedoursubsequentsenseoftrustworthiness.A.Butitisnottrue.B.ithadhighqualityimagesandaclearlayout.C.Andthispatterndoesn’tapplytootheraspects.D.aphenomenonoftenreferredtoas“thehaloeffect”.(光環(huán)效應(yīng))E.Whenitestouserassessmentsofdesign,functionfollowsform.F.WhileTownsendandShulookedatpaperreports,thesamelogicappliestoWebsites.G.Actually,theyarerequiredtovaluethepanybasedontheinformationintheannualreportIII.完形填空StephenHawkingnotonlychangedthewaypeoplethoughtaboutscience,buthealsochangedthewaypeopleviewed1.Diagnosed(診斷)withmotorneuronediseaseinhistwenties,manyofhisscientificdiscoveriesweremadewhilehisbodywas2.WhenHawkingstudiedatOxfordUniversity,hehada3forbeinglively,humorousandpopular.4,duringhisfinalyearatOxford,hefelloverfornoparticularreason.Whennoticinghisspeech(說(shuō)話的能力)begantobe5,Hawkingsoughtmedicalhelp.Itwasthenthathewasdiagnosedwiththedisease.Doctorsatthetimegavehimlessthantwoyearsto6.Luckily,hesurvived.However,afterhisdiagnosis,his7failedquickly.Throughoutthe1960s,herequiredasticktowalk,8awheelchairformanyyears.Itwasonlybytheendofthe1960sthathe9acceptedhewouldneedafulltimemobilityaid(助動(dòng)器).DespiteHawking’spoorhealth,hemadesomeimportantscientific10.Itwasin1974thathediscoveredwh