PAGE1-Module2FantasyLiteratureSectionⅠeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)閱讀理解AWritingandcreativitymaybetraditionallythoughtofastheabilitiesofhumans，butartificialintelligence(AI)systemsaremakingprogressinthisarea.Now，there’sanAInamedShelleywhocanwriteprettyincrediblehorrorstories.ShelleyisadeeplearningAIsystemthatwasdevelopedbyresearchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)andnamedafterVictoriannovelistMaryShelleywhopennedFrankenstein.LikemostAIrobots,Shelleygainsits“intelligence”bydatafedtoit，which，inthiscase，isawebsitededicated(致力于)tosharingoriginalhorrortales.TheteamfromthelabusedthestoriestoteachtheAIhowtotellahorrorstorythatahumanwouldfindunderstandableandscary.Shelleycannowcreateshortparagraphsofhorrorstoriesbyitself.ShelleystartsnewstorieseveryhouronherTwitteraccount，andanytimeafollowercontinueswithanewsentence,itusesthatcontributiontodeterminealogicalnextsentence,steadilybuildingastoryconnectedwithherfollower’s.Userscanreplywithuptothreetweetsandendtheiradditionstothestorywithyourturn.Shelleywillthenpickupwheretheyleftoff.It’simportanttonotethatShelleywon’tcontinueeverystorythat’stweetedbyher.Programmers,filmmakers,moviewritersandnovelistshavelongbeenfacingthecreativechallengebythepopularityofhorrorshows,moviesandgames,andhavejudgedhowmuchpeople,lovebeingscaredwhileknowingtheyarenotinarealdanger.Shelleyisjustaproductofthecreativechallenge.“Creatinganemotionsuchasfearremainsoneofthecornerstonesofhumancreativity.Wewonderwhatthelimitsofartificialintelligenceare：Canmachineslearntoscareus？”saidoneresearcher.WhilescientistsconsidertheAIcapable__ofcreatingitsownliteratureseemstohavealongwaytogo,it’saninterestingexampleofAIandhumansworkingtogethertocreatesomethingentirelynew.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。隨著人工智能在文藝領(lǐng)域的應(yīng)用漸漸廣泛，會寫恐怖小說的人工智能也走入人們的視線。1．Whatenable(s)Shelleytowork?A．Awebsitesetupbywritingteachers.B．Theideasprovidedbyhorrorwriters.C．Asystemcontrolledbyonlinereaders.D．Thedatacollectedfromhorrorstories.D解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段的LikemostAIrobots，Shelleygainsits“intelligence”bydata...dedicated(致力于)tosharingoriginalhorrortales.可知，Shelley通過收集恐怖故事作為數(shù)據(jù)來創(chuàng)作小說。2．HowdoesShelleycontinueherstory?A．Relyingonusers’responses.B．Followingherownstoryline.C．Guidedbycertainkeywords.D．Inspiredbyusers’questions.A解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段的anytimeafollowercontinueswithanewsentence,itusesthatcontributiontodeterminealogicalnextsentence...pickupwheretheyleftoff.可推斷，Shelley通過用戶的回應(yīng)來接著編寫小說。3．AccordingtoParagraph4,Shelleyisproducedto________．A．savehumanwriters’timeB．improvepeople’sreadingskillsC．studyhumanemotionsthroughAID．bringinspirationstohumanwritersC解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段的Creatinganemotionsuchasfear...Canmachineslearntoscareus？可知，科學(xué)家們獨(dú)創(chuàng)Shelley是為了用AI來探討人類的心情。4．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsShelley?A．Objective. B．Worried.C．Doubtful. D．Positive.D解析：觀點(diǎn)看法題。依據(jù)文章最終一段的it’saninterestingexampleofAIandhumansworkingtogethertocreatesomethingentirelynew.可推斷，作者對Shelley這一人工智能持確定看法。BTheAmericanliteratureisfromtheRomanticismtotheRealism.TheAmericanRomanticismbeganfromtheendof18thcenturytotheoutbreakoftheCivilWar,whichisalsocalledtheAmericanRenaissance.TheperiodisaswellasthetimeofAmericanWestwardExpansion.Duringtheperiod,therewerelotsofworkforcescrowdingtothecities，whichpromotedtheindustry.Thepeoplefoundthattheyneededtheirownliteraturetorecordtheirexperiences.SotheRomanticismflourished(旺盛)．TheRomanticisminAmericanliteraturefocusesonimaginationandemotionalfactors.TheAmericanwriterspaidmoreattentiontothefreeexpressionoffeelingsandthecharacters’innerworld.Duringtheromanticperiod，thereweremanywriters：PhilipFreneau，WilliamCullenBryantandsoon.TheRealisminAmericanliteraturewasfrom1865to1914，andit__takesontheAmericanspirit，especiallyinAmericanstories.TheRealismagainsttheRomanticism，advocatesthepeopletocomedowntotheearthandgetridofdaydreams.Duringthe50yearsfromtheCivilWartotheWWⅠ，Americahadexperiencedagreatchangeinmanyaspects，suchasthepolitics，economy，cultureandreligion.IthadchangedthenatureandtheideaoftheAmericansociety.Thewritersofnewagedidn’tagreewiththeRomanticismoftheoldage.Theywereinterestedinreallifeandwantedtoexplaineverythingrelatedtothereallife，whichistoclaimtheobjectivereality，togetridofidealismandRomanticism.Therewerethreemainwritersatthattime：WilliamPeanoweils,HenryJamesandMarkTwain.TheirwritingsrepresentedtheAmericannativecustomswiththeirdeepruralstyles,whichuncoveredthepeople’sinnerlife.【解題導(dǎo)語】文章主要講解并描述了從浪漫主義到現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的美國文學(xué)。5．Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?A．TheAmericanRomanticism.B．ThehistoryofAmerica.C．TheCivilWarofAmerica.D．TheAmericanliterature.D解析：主旨大意題。第一段“TheAmericanliteratureisfromtheRomanticismtotheRealism.”即美國文學(xué)是從浪漫主義到現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)變過程，這是文章的主旨句。故選D。6．Whatdoes“it”inPara.4referto?A．TheRealisminAmericanliterature.B．TheAmericanliterature.C．Theperiodfrom1865to1914.D．TheAmericanspirit.A解析：代詞指代題。依據(jù)前半句“TheRealisminAmericanliteraturewasfrom1865to1914”可知，it指代主語TheRealisminAmericanliterature，即美國文學(xué)中的現(xiàn)實(shí)主義文學(xué)。故選A。7．TherepresentativesofRealismarethefollowingEXCEPT________．A．WilliamCullenBryant B．WilliamPeanoweilsC．HenryJames D．MarkTwainA解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段列舉的人名：WilliamPeanoweils，HenryJames和MarkTwain可以解除A。故選A。8．Fromthetext,wecanlearnthat________．A．thetwostylesofAmericanliteraturehavethesamethemeB．theRomanticismfocusesmoreonpeople’sinnerfeelingsC．theRealismencouragespeopletodaydreamD．theRealismflourishedearlierthantheRomanticismB解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章第三段中的“TheAmericanwriterspaidmoreattentiontothefreeexpressionoffeelingsandthecharacters’innerworld.”可知，浪漫主義文學(xué)更多地關(guān)注人物內(nèi)心情感的表達(dá)。故選B。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完形填空Eventhoughmygrandfatherwasafarmer,mygrandmotherwouldiron(熨燙)hisworkclotheseveryday.Shewouldsprinkle(噴灑)Grandpa’s__1__withsomething,hangthemoverachairsotheycoulddryabit,andthenironthem.I__2__herdothisthroughmychildhood.Ithoughtevery__3__womanintheworlddidit.Butastheyearspassed,Ibeganto__4__thispractice.WhydidGrandfatherneedhisworkclothes__5__？Mostdays,henever__6__anyonebutmeandafewotherfarmers.OnedayIaskedGrandmaaboutit.ShetoldmethatGrandpawasthemost__7__manintheworld,andhewasthe__8__ofherlife.Laterthatday,Ilooked__9__atGrandpa.Hesuredidn’tlookallthathandsometome.Hewasashortandskinnyman.Hishairwas__10__ontop,andhisfalseteethdidn’tlineupverywellwhenhesmiled.SoI__11__Grandmaaboutitagain.IinformedherIhadobservedGrandpa.She__12__andsaid,“Youjustaren’tviewingthingsfromthe__13__perspective(角度)．Thoseeyewrinkleshaven’talwaysbeenthere.Hehadbeautifulblueeyes.”She__14__，“Iwanthimtofeelbeautiful.Iironhisclotheseveryday__15__hehasmademefeelbeautifulforalltheseyears.Heisamanworthyof__16__．”Iheardwhatshesaidandwasstill__17__．Howcouldthisoldwomanthinkthatanoldmanwithfalse__18__wasbeautiful?Theyearswenton,andIwatchedGrandmaandGrandpagrowoldtogether.I__19__knewwhatbeautyreallywas—itwasGrandmaironingGrandpa’spants.Iwasashamedanddecidedto__20__thequestionIhadasked.【解題導(dǎo)語】作者小時(shí)候常?？吹阶婺笧樽娓胳贍C衣服，盡管祖父只是一個(gè)農(nóng)夫。作者起先對此很不理解，后來隨著作者不斷長大，才漸漸明白他們之間的愛以及什么才是真正的美。1．A.suits B．scarvesC．pants D．shirtsC解析：依據(jù)第一句中的“farmer”和“workclothes”以及最終一段中ironingGrandpa’spants可知答案。2．A.helped B．watchedC．heard D．madeB解析：依據(jù)空前描述可知，因?yàn)椤拔摇眱簳r(shí)始終看著祖母這樣做，所以始終認(rèn)為世界上全部的老婦人都是這樣做的。3．A.clean B．oldC．working D．a(chǎn)ttractiveB解析：參考上題解析。且后文多次提到old。4．A.miss B．a(chǎn)dmireC．question D．a(chǎn)ppreciateC解析：依據(jù)空后句子的疑問可知，幾年后，“我”起先質(zhì)疑這種做法。5．A.ironed B．washedC．dried D．changedA解析：依據(jù)上文可知，此處是指熨燙。祖父是一個(gè)農(nóng)夫，所以“我”不知道為什么祖父的衣服須要熨燙，大多數(shù)時(shí)候，他只見“我”或其他一些農(nóng)夫。6．A.invited B．pleasedC．greeted D．metD解析：參考上題解析。7．A.honest B．handsomeC．energetic D．intelligentB解析：第三段其次句中的“handsome”有提示。祖母告知“我”說，祖父是世界上最英俊的男人。8．A.love B．mirrorC．future D．exampleA解析：依據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，祖母很愛祖父。9．A.closely B．doubtfullyC．patiently D．secretlyA解析：依據(jù)本空后對祖父的描述可推知，那天晚些時(shí)候，“我”細(xì)致視察了祖父。在“我”看來他的確沒有那么帥。10．A.black B．curlyC．th