高中英語外研版Module2TheRenaissance 一等獎

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答案二、完成句子1.警察懷疑錢是他偷的。Thepolicethemoney.

2.你對去國外工作感興趣嗎?Doestheideaofworkingabroadyou?

3.畢業后,他到南方去闖世界了。Aftergraduation,hewenttothesouthto.

4.我們準備對所發生的事承擔責任。Wewerereadytowhathadhappened.

5.我完全不知道怎樣才能及時弄到這筆錢。Iwascompletelyastohowtogetthemoneyintime.

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答案ontiredofhistorylibertybehalfofbehindfor能力提升四、閱讀理解AThemysteryofLeonardodaVinci’sfamousMonaLisapaintinghasbeencrackedwiththehelpofemotion-recognitionsoftwarebyscientiststothefindingspublishedintheNewScientist,aBritishjournal,MonaLisa’sexactemotionswere83percenthappy,9percentdisgusted,6percentfearful,and2percentangry.Sebe,aprofessorattheUniversityofAmsterdamintheNetherlands,usedemotion-recognitionsoftwaretocomeupwiththeexactanalysisofMonaLisa’semotionalsoftwareratedfeaturessuchasthecurvature(曲度)ofthelipsandcrinklesaroundtheeyes.Theprogrammedrawsonadatabaseofyoungfemalefacestogetanaverage“neutral”softwareusesthisaverageexpressionasthestandardforapplicationsofemotion-recognitionsoftwaremightbetodetectterrorsuspects(嫌疑犯)onthebasisoftheiremotionsaswellastheirphysicalcharacteristics.Possiblythemostfamousportraitofalltime,MonaLisa’smysticexpressionhaspuzzledartloversforfive2023,ascientistfromHarvardUniversitysaidthewaythehumaneyeprocessesvisualinformationmeanthersmilewasonlyapparentwhentheviewerlookedatotherpartsofthepainting.Thepainting,whichisonpublicdisplayintheLouvreinParis,waspaintedbetweenwasthoughttobenamedafterthesitter(被畫像的人),mostlikelythewifeofFrancescodelGiocondo,anItalianlivinginFlorence.MonaLisafeaturesintheopeningofDanBrown’shitnovelThedaVinciCodewhenthecurator(圖書館館長)attheLouvreisfounddeadnearthepainting.besttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

Lisa“Happy”,ComputerFindsMonaLisa,ComputerCopiesApplicationofSoftwaretoPaintingPuzzledbyMonaLisa’sSmile答案A解析本文從兩個方面來說明一件事,一是名畫蒙娜麗莎的微笑很迷人這個事實;二是人們利用電腦技術對蒙娜麗莎的面部表情進行分析。從這兩方面我們得出本文主旨大意就是用電腦分析蒙娜麗莎微笑的秘密。underlinedword“cracked”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“”.

答案D解析從第一段第二句話我們看出,用這種方法我們知道了蒙娜麗莎微笑表情的成分,所以這個詞的意思應該是“分析”;經過分析之后我們才能知道微笑的秘密。tothepassage,thesoftwarejudgedMonaLisa’semotionby.

certainfacialfeaturessmilepaintonthepaintingthepartsofthepainting答案A解析從文章第二段第二句話我們看出,使用這個軟件分析了蒙娜麗莎的嘴唇的曲度,眼睛的彎度等數據。practicaluseofemotion-recognitionsoftwaremightbeto.

livelypaintingsthepainterofanancientpaintingthepolicedetectacriminalthevalueofapainting答案C解析從文章第三段最后一句“Otherapplicationsofemotion-recognitionsoftwaremightbetodetectterrorsuspects(嫌疑犯)onthebasisoftheiremotionsaswellastheirphysicalcharacteristics.”我們看出這款軟件還可以用來對罪犯進行面部表情分析,從而幫助警察偵破案件。所以選擇C項。BAreportfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences’Commissionrevealsthat,duetoajobmarketwhichdisproportionatelyrewardsgraduatesinSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics)fields,moreandmorestudentsareseekingdegreesinbusinessandhard-sciencesubjects.Someinstitutionshaverespondedbycuttingbudgetsintheartsandhumanitiesanddirectingthosefunds’sthewrongthingtohumanities—thestudyoflanguages,literature,history,philosophy,religion,ethics,etc.—andtheartsarevitaltoourshouldbeinvestingmorefunds,moretimeandmoreexpertise,notless,intotheseendeavors.Whatdetractors(詆毀者)ofthe“soft”subjectsmissisthattheartsandhumanitiesprovideanessentialframeworkandcontextforunderstandingthewiderthehumanitiesstrengthenstheabilitytocommunicateandworkwithallowsstudentstodevelopbroadintellectualandculturalunderstanding;itnurturescreativityanddeepensparticipationinpublicdiscourseandmoderndemocracy.Thecommission’sreportpointsoutthat“attheverymomentwhenChinaisseekingtoadoptourmodelofbroadeducationinthehumanities,socialsciencesandnaturalsciencesasastimulustoinvention,theUnitedStatesisinsteadnarrowingourfocusandabandoningoursenseofwhateducationhasbeenandshouldcontinuetobeoursenseofwhatmakesAmericagreat.”Thesearethetellingstatistics:First,federalfundingforhelpingAmericanstudentsincludeinternationaltrainingintheireducationhasbeencut41percentinfour,theNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgresstestshowsthatonlylessthanaquarterof8th-gradeand12th-gradeUSstudentsareproficientinreading,writingandcivics.HowcanwepossiblyequiptheUSforitsleadershiproleinanincreasinglyconnectedworldifwearenotadequatelyteachingstudentstocommunicateandhelpingthemunderstandandencounterdiverseperspectives?Ifwefailtoinvestintheartsandhumanities,ourcountry’sfutureleaderswillnothavetheabilitytoconnectonanemotionallevelwithabilityisdevelopedbystudyingthehumanities,andintheglobalcommunitythisskillisnotoptional—it’sessential.Inaword,wemustenthusiasticallysupportandfundthestudyoftheartsandanyoneconcernedwithhowthistranslatesintoasoundeconomyandasoundfinancialfuture,simplyrecallwhatSteveJobstoldgraduatesofStandfordUniversityin2023:OneofthemostinfluentialexperiencesinhisbrieftimeatReedCollegewashisexposuretothefineartofcalligraphy(書法).Ittaughthimtheimportantlessonoftherelationshipbetweendisciplineandcreativity.canbeinferredfromthepassage?andhard-sciencesubjectsarebasedupontheartsandhumanities.presenttoomuchemphasisandinvestmentareputonscienceinAmerica.studentswilllearntheartsandhumanitiesinsteadofscienceintheUSA.hasspentmoremoneyinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesthantheU