UNIT2課時檢測(二)“ReadingandThinking”的課文習(xí)讀環(huán)節(jié)Ⅰ.閱讀理解ABegusisalinguistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hegotthechance,lastsummer,toobservespermwhalesintheirwildCaribbeanhabitat.Withhimweremarine(海洋的)biologistsandroboticists.Therewerealsocryptographersandexpertsinotherfields.Allhavebeenworkingtogethertolistentospermwhalesandfigureoutwhattheymightbesaying.TheycallthisProjectCETI.ProjectCETI'steamisnottheonlygroupturningtoAIforhelpdecodinganimaltalk.ResearchershavetrainedAImodelstosortthroughthesoundsofprairiedogs,dolphins,nakedmoleratsandmanyothercreatures.LongbeforeAIcameintothepicture,scientistsandothershaveworkedtowardunderstandinganimalcommunication.Somelearnedthatvervetmonkeyshavedifferentcallswhenwarningofleopards,eaglesorpythons.Othersdiscoveredthatelephantscommunicateinrumblestoolowforhumanearstohear.Batschatterinsqueakstoohighforourhearing.Stillothergroupshaveexploredhowbeescommunicatethroughdance.“Ittookusalongtimetomeasureallthesethings，”saysresearcherKarenBakker.AI,shenotes,hasthepotentialtogreatlyspeedupthistypeofresearch.Perhapsonedaywe'llbeabletouseAItobuildafuturisticchatboxthattranslatesanimalsoundsintohumanlanguage,orviceversa(反之亦然)．“AIcouldeventuallygetustothepointwhereweunderstandanimals，”saysBakker.What'sinterestingtoheriswhatwecanlearnfromhowbatsandothercreaturestalkamongeachother.Weshouldlistentoanimalsforbetterprotection,sheargues.Forexample,asystemsetuptorecordwhalesorelephantscanalsotracktheirlocations.Thiscanhelpusavoidwhaleswithourboatsorpreventelephantsfromillegalhunters.1．WhatisProjectCETIaimedat?A．ApplyingAItoanimalresearch.B．Improvingthelivingconditionsofspermwhales.C．Preventingallmarinelifefromextinction.D．Analyzingtalksofspermwhales.2．Howisthesecondparagraphdeveloped?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byanalyzingcauses.3．WhatisNOTtrueaccordingtoKarenBakker?A．Animalresearchesusedtobetime-consuming.B．Animalsmayonedayunderstandhumanlanguage.C．WecanalreadywellfigureoutanimaltalkwithAI.D．WeapplyAItoeventuallyassistusprotectanimals.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AI:APotentialThreattoHumanFutureB．AI:ATechnologyBeneficialtotheEarthC．AI:ATooltoUnderstandandProtectAnimalsD．AI:AFieldofFierceMajor-countryCompetitionBWhilefacialrecognitiontechnologycontinuestopromotemanyaspectsofhumanlife,it'snowbeingappliedtoaidtheprotectionofgiantpandas,XinhuaNewsAgencyreportedon6January.AnaturereservehasbuiltanAI-enabledvideomonitoringsystemtobetterprotectgiantpandas.Installedwith300infrared(紅外線)cameras,themonitoringsystemhelpsensurethehealthandsafetyof110wildgiantpandasthere.Itwasputintooperationtwoyearsago,andhascapturednumerousphotosandvideosofpandasengagedinactivitiessuchaseating,restingandfightingformates.Itprovidesscientificdatatohelpusgrasppandas'livingconditionsandestablishconservationstrategies.Moreimportantly,itachievesreal-timemonitoringofthereservesothatwecandiscernthethreatstothewildlifeasearlyaspossible.Arecentstudyfoundthefacialrecognitionsystemcanautomaticallyrecognizevariouswildanimalscaughtininfraredcameras,allowingresearcherstocollectdataongiantpandaswhilestayingindoors.It'sshownthatbyequippingtheAI-aidedsystemtoretainthefiledphotosofgiantpandas,weobtaina98%successrateforspeciesrecognition.Itssuccessrateofrecognizingotherwildanimalscantop80%.In2021alone,thismonitoringsystemcaptured2,896photosofgiantpandasandotherrareanimalsandfilmed3,218secondsoffootage,showcasingthereserve'ssoundecologicalenvironmentaswellasagradualriseinpandapopulationthere.Headofthereserve'sadministration,LiuXingming,saidresearchersusedthesystemnotonlytoobservethedynamicsandhealthofthegiantpandapopulationbutalsotolearnaboutchangesinthenaturalsurroundingsoftheirhabitat.“Themonitoringsystemhasenabledsystematic,scientific,andintelligentconservationofwildlife，”headded.“However,itisexpectedtobefurtherimprovedandoptimizedinthenearfuture.”5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discern”meaninparagraph2?A．Solve. B．Affect.C．Detect. D．Attach.6．Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewtechnologyfromthestudy?A．Itcontributestospeciesdatacollection.B．Itmakespandapopulationriserapidly.C．Itpreciselyrecognizesanyspecies.D．Itunderstandspandas'facialappearance.7．WhatisLiuXingming'sattitudetothefacialrecognitionmonitoringsystem?A．Critical.B．Ambiguous.C．Objective.D．Conservative.8．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PandaFacialRecognitionUsingDatabaseB．AITechnologyforBetterPandaProtectionC．FunctionsofFacialRecognitionTechnologyD．ABreakthroughinVideoMonitoringSystemⅡ.閱讀七選五WaystoHelptheTroubledMonarchButterfliesThemonarchbutterfly(帝王蝶)isconsideredanendangeredspecies.Scientistssaythedroppingnumberofmonarchsisduetoclimatechange,lossoflivingplacesandtheuseofpesticides—chemicalsthatkillinsects—andherbicides—chemicalsthatkillplants.__9__Oneofthequickestandbestwaystohelpistoplantmilkweedonyourland.Milkweedisakindofplantthathaswhitejuice.Monarchbutterflieseatmilkweedandlaytheireggsthere.__10__However,notallmilkweedisthesame.Itisimportanttochoosetherightkindofmilkweed.PlantingtropicalmilkweedintheUnitedStatesisaproblembecauseitisnotnativetothecountry.Itbloomsorflowersforlongerperiodsoftime.Thiscanmakeitharderformonarchstoknowwhenitistimetomigrate(遷徙)．Otherplants,especiallythosewithflowersthathavehoney,canbehelpfultoadultmonarchs.Theseplantscanbegood-qualityfoodforthebutterflies.__11__Invasiveplantscandomoreharmthangoodtomonarchs.Itisagoodideatoincludeplantsthatflowerlateinthegrowingseason.Theseplantscanhelpgivemonarchstheenergytheyneedfortheiryearlymigrationinautumn.__12__Chemicalscanharminsects,includingmonarchs.Theycanalsoharmbirds.Naturalororganicpoisonsmayalsobeharmful.Usethemafterdark,whenbutterfliesarenotasactive.Whenthemorningarrives,theproductwillbedryandnotaseffective.Thebutterflieswillbesafe.Anotherwaytohelpmonarchsistocreateabutterflywaterfeedingarea.Addwatertosandinasunnyarea.__13__Butterfliescanrestonthestone,takeinthesunanddrinkthewaterfromthepool.Andyoucansitandenjoythebeautifulmonarchs.A．Theyneedmilkweedtosurvive.B．Findanappropriateplaceformilkweed.C．Setaflatrockinthemiddleofthearea.D．Youcangrowyourownonesfromseeds.E．Besuretochooseplantsthatarenativetoyourarea.F．Next,thinkaboutthechemicalsyouuseinyourowngarden.G．Buttherearethingsthatpeoplecandotohelpthebelovedblack-and-orangeinsects.UNIT2課時檢測(二)Ⅰ.閱讀理解[A]語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了一個叫CETI的項目。它旨在通過人工智能分析動物之間的對話，從而可以更好地保護(hù)動物。1．選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Allhavebeenworkingtogethertolistentospermwhalesandfigureoutwhattheymightbesaying.TheycallthisProjectCETI.”可知，CETI計劃的目的是分析有關(guān)抹香鯨它們之間說的話，故選D項。2．選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Somelearned...howbeescommunicatethroughdance.”可推知，第二段是通過舉例展開的。故選B項。3．選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“AI,shenotes,hasthepotentialto...animalsoundsintohumanlanguage,orviceversa(反之亦然)．”可推知，在KarenBakker的觀點中，我們已經(jīng)可以用人工智能很好地理解動物的對話這項陳述是不正確的。故選C項。4．選C標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)文章大意以及最后一段中“Weshouldlistentoanimalsforbetterprotection,sheargues...Thiscanhelpusavoidwhaleswithourboatsorpreventelephantsfromillegalhunters.”可知，文章主要講的是一個叫CETI的項目。它旨在通過人工智能分析動物之間的對話，從而可以更好地保護(hù)動物。故文章最好的標(biāo)題是“人工智能：一個了解和保護(hù)動物的工具”，故選C項。[B]語篇解讀：本文是一篇新聞報道。文章介紹了一種新的面部識別監(jiān)控技術(shù)，這種技術(shù)可以應(yīng)用于野生動物數(shù)據(jù)收集，幫助更好地保護(hù)野生動物。5.選C詞義猜測題。畫線詞前面“itachievesreal-timemonitoringofthereserve”提到