外研版（2019）選修2《Unit 3 Times change！》2021年單元測試卷
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第一部分 聽力（略）第二部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)?。ü?小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
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1．The blooming of social media and interactive smartphonebased apps has proved that emarketing is an unchangeable trend.In the case of China，the latest battlefield is beauty camera apps，which have become an overnight hit in the West.
1．MeituPic
Developed by the Xiamenbased Meitu Inc，MeituPic is the company's flagship beauty camera app and was the first to become a big hit among Western users.The app has drawn some 456 million users，who use it to post more than 6 billion photos every month.
In addition to MeituPic，Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps such as Beauty Plus，Poster Labs and Meipai，each specializing in facial feature improvement，video editing and many other features.
2．Pitu
Tian Tian Pi Tu，is a beauty app developed by China's Internet giant Tencent.Similar to other photoediting apps，Pitu offers a number of beautifying filters，blemish（瑕疵） removing tools and virtual makeup choices for users to choose from.
Launched in 2014，Pitu has accumulated 106 million monthly active users （MAUs）．While the number is not as impressive as that of Meitu's apps，some argue that the user base of Tencent's gaming products and chat applications，such as QQ and WeChat，gives Pitu great potential for further growth.According to Chinese app watchers，Pitu's target audience is younger and more individualized than that of MeituPic.80 percent of Pitu's users are younger than 25，giving the app more room to try out more new features.
3．FaceU
In contrast with most other beauty apps，F(xiàn)aceU，focuses more on the social feature，encouraging users to video chat with friends and even strangers while playing with its fun stickers（貼紙）—and the strategy is undoubtedly working.Launched in 2016，the app，which mainly targets female users between 15 and 35，has twice made it onto the Apple store's Chart for top apps.
（1）Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps EXCEPT.
A．Meipai
B．MeituPic
C．Tian Tian Pi Tu
D．Beauty Plus
（2）What gives Tian Tian Pi Tu more room to grow potentially？
A．The amount of Meitu Apps' potential users.
B．Users of Tencent's gaming products and chat apps.
C．The various kinds of photoediting functions.
D．The room to try out more new features.
（3）According to the passage，what do the three apps have in common？
A．They mainly target young users.
B．They all launched in 2016.
C．They specialize in photo editing.
D．They are popular and hot.組卷：14引用：2難度：0.3 -
2．The idea of robot rulers，friends and lovers has been a topic of science fiction novels for years.
But according to one mathematical model of how our brains create consciousness，emotional machines will never exist.
"This is because computers can't handle any process that completely integrates（整合） information，so they cannot be conscious or feel，"one expert says.
A mathematical model for consciousness，developed by Giulio Tononi at the University of WisconsinMadison，says that the ability to integrate information is a key feature of consciousness.
He believes that integrated information can't be broken down into smaller pieces in conscious minds，because the brain contextualizes（將……置于背景中考慮） information.
For example，when we see a red circle our brains don't see the shape as a colourless circle plus a shapeless coloured area，New Scientist reported.Instead we see it as a whole—a red circle；we understand the "wider picture"．
It's easy enough for machines to edit a collection of individual images（圖像），but memories are made up of a bank of intertwined（相互交織的） images and experiences and cannot be changed in the same way.
Researchers have used mathematics to show that computers cannot handle the complex processes needed to fit pieces of information together perfectly.
Therefore，if consciousness is based on the integration of lots of pieces of information，computers can't be conscious and can't experience emotions like humans.
Professor Phil Maguire of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth says that consciousness cannot be created in a physical machine in limited time using limited memory.
"It doesn't necessarily mean that there is some magic going on in the brain that involves some forces that can't be explained physically.It is just so complex that it's beyond our abilities to change it，" he said.
His research may mean that lonely humans will not find love with a robot；they are unlikely to be made their slaves either.
（1）Why do experts think emotional machines won't exist？
A．Machines can't solve problems.
B．Machines can't handle information.
C．Machines can't integrate information.
D．Machines can't communicate with people.
（2）The example mentioned in Paragraph 6 is used to show that.
A．machines cannot feel
B．the brain has consciousness
C．the brain can contextualize information
D．machines can recognize shapes and colours
（3）It can be learned from the text that.
A．machines can edit intertwined images
B．the idea of robot lovers won't come true
C．robots can fit pieces of information together perfectly
D．computers can experience emotions like humans one day
（4）What would be the best title for the text？
A．How do Robots Work？
B．Robots Will Never Have Feelings
C．Will Robots Become People's Friends？
D．What Will Robots Be Like in the Future？組卷：12引用：2難度：0.5 -
3．My friend Tim was one of five children.His father was an alcoholic and died very young，and his mother was unable to support the family.Unfortunately，the children were separated and placed in foster homes（收養(yǎng)家庭）．
Tim dropped out of school and did nothing to further himself.He eventually went through a divorce.Tim's brother，although experiencing the same childhood，educated himself and got a good job.He has a happy family and a wonderful home.
Both brothers gave a similar answer when asked why their lives turned out the way they did.They said，"You'd turn out this way too if you had a childhood like mine." Neither of the brothers could change his past，but one of them adjusted（調(diào)整） his sail.
It doesn't take much to find an excuse whether that is our family background，our lack of education，or that we live in the wrong city，or do not know the right people.Each one of these excuses has a solution.However，if you believe that there is nothing you can do to turn your life around，then you won't be able to change your life for the better.
If you really desire to turn your life to a new course，to set your sail to a different port，it is a matter of choice.If you choose to move forward，the easiest way is to find a solution to your today's situation.Solutions are there if you want to go after them.Sure，it may take some hard work，or the willingness to take a risk.But if you do not，then you will never have a different or happy life.Do not limit yourself by finding an excuse；only limit yourself by refusing to have an excuse.
（1）Why does Tim's brother have a happy life？
A．He had a happy childhood.
B．He tried hard to change his life.
C．He had a wonderful foster home.
D．He was the smartest of his family.
（2）What did Tim think led to his unhappy life？
A．His laziness.
B．Not adjusting his sail.
C．His unhappy childhood.
D．Not having any opportunities.
（3）In the author's opinion，his friend Tim.
A．really had no chance to improve his life
B．failed because he lived in the wrong city
C．was the most unfortunate man in the world
D．could have changed his life if he had chosen to
（4）What is the best title for the text？
A．Adjust Your Sail
B．Say "No" to Excuses
C．Move Towards a Happy Family
D．How We Live Our Life is a Choice組卷：14引用：2難度：0.3
第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)?。M分15分）
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8．你們班將舉辦以"未來的生活"為主題的英語演講比賽．請根據(jù)下列要點和你的想象寫一篇演講稿．
1．工作；2．出行；3．環(huán)境．
注意：
1．詞數(shù)100左右；
2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
3．開頭和結(jié)束語已為你寫好，但不計入總詞數(shù)．
Good afternoon，boys and girls!
I'd like to share with you my opinion about future life．
That's all．Thank you for your listening．組卷：15引用：3難度：0.6
第二節(jié)?。M分25分）
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9．閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。
When a student cuts class，fails to prepare for class or do homework，or is unable to answer even simple questions about the topic being studied in class，it is clear that the student is not learning well，and teachers may wonder why.One of the causes might be language anxiety.Language anxiety is a fear occurring when a learner is expected to perform in the foreign language.That is，when a student is asked to perform in the target language in class，he is likely to become nervous and fail to do it.
The good news is that so far some research has suggested language anxiety can make students focused，get good grades and build up high selfconfidence.Despite these benefits，most research has also shown a negative relationship between language anxiety and performance.The negative kind of anxiety harms learners' performance in many ways.As time goes by，they will doubt themselves，refuse to join in discussions and try to avoid using the language.
Teachers and researchers might sometimes be able to judge language anxiety through measuring scales（評價標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）．There are a number of scales，the best known of which is called the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale or FLCAS.The FLCAS was developed to measure the specific anxiety reaction of a student to a foreign language situation.However，this is not recommended because researchers consider that language anxiety is observable in class.
To help students to deal more effectively with language anxiety，teachers are advised to allow students to perform differently according to their own abilities.More importantly，teachers ought to provide various opportunities for classroom success in the language.In this way，students can be freed from the pain of severe language anxiety.Gradually they will become more and more confident of their language abilities and eventually experience what it means to succeed in the language classroom.組卷：6引用：2難度：0.4