选择性必修第一册 Unit 2　Looking into the Future

选择性必修第一册Unit2LookingintotheFutureⅠ.阅读理解AFormanypeople，goingafewhourswithoutyoursmartphonecanfeellikealifetime.Now，oneexpertclaimsthathumansarebecomingsodependentontechnologythatwe’reactuallymerging(融合)intoit.SpeakingattheFastCompanyEuropeanInnovationFestival，ProfessorYuvalNoahHarari，ahistorianattheHebrewUniversityclaimedthatit’sbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttotellwherehumansendandmachinesbegin.Hesaid，“It’sincreasinglyhardtotellwhereIendandwherethecomputerbegins.Inthefuture，itislikelythatthesmartphonewillnotbeseparatedfromyouatall.Itmaybeembeddedinyourbodyorbrain，constantlyscanningyourbiometricdataandyouremotions.”Duringhisspeech，ProfessorHararihighlightedhowhumanshaveaffectedourenvironmentovertime，andsuggestedthatnowmaybethetimetoaffectourselves.Hesaid，“Humanityhasalwaysremainedconstant.IfwetoldourancestorsintheStoneAgeaboutourlivestoday，theywouldthinkwearealreadytheCreator.Butthetruthisthateventhoughwehavedevelopedmorewonderfultools，wearethesameanimals.Wehavethesameemotions，thesameminds.Thecomingrevolutionwillchangethat.Itwillchangenotjustourtools；itwillchangethehumanbeingitself.”Ifwedomanagetomergewithmachines，ProfessorHararisuggestsitcouldopenthedoortosettingupcivilizationsbeyondEarth.Headded，“LifewillbeabletobreakoutofplanetEarthandnolongerbeconfinedtothisflyingrock.”WhileProfessorHarari’sclaimsmaysoundfarfetched(牵强的)，heisn’taloneinhisvisionofamachine­humanworld.Backin2017，ElonMuskclaimedthathumansshouldmergewithmachines，orriskbecomingirrelevant.Hesaid，“OvertimeIthinkwewillprobablyseeaclosermergerofbiologicalintelligenceanddigitalintelligence.”1．Whydoestheauthormentionsmartphoneinparagraph1?A．Tocollectdataforhisspeech.B．Tohaveagoodlead­inofthetopic.C．Tosayitisharmfultotheenvironment.D．Tocatchupwiththedevelopmentofscience.2．WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorHarari?A．Hisopinionsgainedmuchsupport.B．Heisthefirstexperttoputforwardtheidea.C．Hethinkstechnologywillchangeourselvesaswell.D．HissuggestionofusstayingonplanetEarthisconsiderate.3．What’sprobablyElonMusk’sattitudetoProfessorHarari’sspeech?A．Neutral.B．Favourable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HumansAreNeartoCombiningwithMachinesB．CallonPeopletoDevelopAdvancedMachinesC．ASpeechCausedPeople’sConcernsonMachinesD．FindingNewWaystoBreakAwayfromAppsIsVitalBWe’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280­charactertweet，theFacebookreply，oraparagraphs­longemail.Surelythereason，logic，andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeverdisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder，assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia，Berkeley，andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people，participantswereaskedtowatch，listen，andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵触的)oftheirclaimsthanwhentheyreadthatcommunicator’ssameargument.Theideaforherstudycamefromanewspaperarticleaboutapolitician.Oneofhercolleaguesreadaspeechthatwasprintedinanewspaperfromapoliticianwithwhomhestronglydisagreed.Thenextweek，heheardtheexactsamespeechplayingonaradiostation.Hewasshockedbyhowdifferenthisreactionwastowardthepoliticianwhenhereadthespeechcomparedtowhenheheardit.Whenhereadthestatement，thepoliticianseemedidiotic，butwhenhehearditspoken，thepoliticianactuallysoundedreasonable.Sointheworkplace，speakingtosomeoneinpersonofteninvolvesnothingmorethanwalkingafewdoorsdowntotheiroffice.Andthat’sexactlywhatyoushoulddoifyouneedtoconvincethatbossorcolleagueofwhyyourblueprintforthecompanyorprojectistherightone.Onlyasalastwayshouldyoutrytocommunicatewithsomeonewhoyoudisagreewithoversocialmedia.Twitter’slimitedtextallowanceandsocialmediausers’shortattentionmakearguingyourpointanuphillbattle.5．What’stheresultoftheresearch?A．Writtenwordsaremorelogicalandreasonable.B．Peopleprefertocommunicatewithkeyboard.C．Whenreadinganargument，theparticipantswerelessdismissivethanhearingit.D．Oral，notwritten，communicationworksbetter.6．Whyisthepoliticianmentionedinparagraph3?A．Tointroducethetopicfordiscussion.B．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.C．ToexplainwhySchroederconductedtheresearch.D．Tointroducethepolitician’sspeech.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“idiotic”inparagraph3mean?A．Wise.B．Practical.C．Silly.D．Special.8．Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Topersuadeyourboss，youneedtowalktohisofficeandleaveamessage.B．It’sdifficulttofullyexplainyourpointsduetosocialmedia’slimitation.C．Arguingoversocialmediaismoreconvenientthanspeakinginperson.D．Communicatingwithothersoversocialmediaisencouraged.Ⅱ.完形填空Mostyoungpeoplearealwaysontheirphones，whichmayupsetmanypeople.1，agroupcalledGirlScoutsarereceiving2forsettinguptheirfirstwalk­inclinicforelderlypeople，whohavedifficultyunderstandinghowto3thesecretsoftheirsmartphones.Eachteenspentatleastanhourofone­on­onetimewiththeiroldsters