2020-2021学年新教材新高二下学期达标检测卷选择性必修第四册 Unit1 Science Fiction英 语 （B）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。AThe Wilderness by McKay Coppins (Little Brown, non-fiction, on sale now) .The explosive story of the Republican Partys painstaking efforts to find its way back to unity and national dominance. After the 2012 election, the GOP(大佬党) was in the wilderness. McKay Coppins has had unique access to Republican presidential candidates, power brokers, lawmakers, and Tea Party leaders.Blood, Salt, Water by Denise Mina (Little Brown, fiction, on sale now) In the latest Alex Morrow story, a wealthy businesswoman disappears from her Glasgow home without a trace. Salt water lifts blood. Only salt water. Loch Lomond is a mile deep but the womans body surfaced anyway. “Set in Glasgow, still midnight falls within this umbrella of Tartan Noir with the flawed detective hero, Alex Morrow.”Time and Time Again by Ben Elton (Thomas Dunne, fiction, on sale Jan. 29) In this time-traveling adventure which begins in 1914, ex-soldier Hugh Stanton goes attempts to prevent World War I. “A fun, smart, adventurous book, a work of science-fiction as big on ideas as action,” says The Sydney Morning Herald.A Gift From Bob by James Bowen (Thomas Dunne, non-fiction, on sale now) London street musician James Bowen tells the story of how his cat Bob helped him overcome bad childhood memories of Christmas. Bowen and the real Bob are acting in the 2016 film version of Bowens best seller A Street Cat Named Bob, which stars Joanne Froggatt of Downton Abbey fame.Beatrice and Benedick by Marina Fiorato (St. Martins Press, fiction, on sale now) A fresh take on the lovers from Shakespeares comedy Much Ado About Nothing imagines Beatrice and Benedicks back story. “Full of passion, myth, and wita delight,” says Booklist.1Which of the books is not available for the time being?AThe Wilderness.BBlood, Salt, Water.CTime and Time Again.DA Gift From Bob.2Who wrote a book based on a real story?ADenise Mina.BBen Elton.CMarina Fiorato.DJames Bowen.3It can be known from the passage that _.AMcKay Coppins used to be a political figureBAlex Morrow also appeared in other detective storiesCBowen and the real Bob are the most popular charactersDMarina Fiorato interprets Shakespeares comedy differently【答案】1-3 CDB【解析】这是一篇介绍说明类文章。文章介绍了四本书相关的信息内容。1细节理解题。由Time and Time Again中的“on sale Jan. 29”， 而其他几本书均是“on sale now”，可知，Time and Time Again这本书1月29日才会销售，其余几本书现在均在销售。故目前买不着的书是Time and Time again。C选项正确。2细节理解题。由A Gift from Bob中的“London street musician James Bowen tells the story of how his cat Bob helped him overcome bad childhood memories of Christmas. Bowen and the real Bob are acting”可知，A Gift from Bob讲述了名为Bob的猫帮助他的主人（James Bowen）克服童年糟糕的圣诞节记忆的故事。Bob是一只真实存在的猫。故可知，该书是以真实的故事为基础的。故D选项正确。3推理判断题。由Blood, Salt, Water部分中的“Set in Glasgow, still midnight falls within this umbrella of Tartan Noir with the flawed detective hero, Alex Morrow”可知，Still Midnight以Glasgow为背景，也属于Tartan Noir小说，书中的主要人物有侦探Alex Morrow。由此可以推知，侦探Alex Morrow既是Blood, Salt, Water中的人物，也是Still Midnight中的人物，故B选项正确。BYou use her as a shoulder to cry on. She texts you back with casual jokes. But she, Xiaoice, is only a virtual chatbot.Xiaoice, Microsofts latest artificial intelligence robot, was briefly released in 2014, and returned to WeChat in 2015, where she became a big hit. Millions young Chinese now exchange with her daily, The New York Times reported. On WeChat, Xiaoice is an official account. After following it, users can start text-based conversations with Xiaoice.“People loved to talk with Xiaoice for her incredible learning ability,” Liu Jinchang, a researcher at High-tech Research and Development Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology, told China Daily. Apart from her ability to identify photos and send emojis in conversations, Xiaoice gains 45 percent of her knowledge from interacting with users, China Daily reported.Chatbot programs first appeared in the mid-1960s in the US. Driven by top tech companies, they are becoming smarter and more common. For instance, IBMs latest artificial intelligence program serves as an academic consultant at Australias Deakin University, answering students questions about course schedules and financial aid. Apples Siri and Amazons Alexa have been used as voice assistants who can read news, play music and even make jokes for their users.These programs are expected to move beyond smartphones, into televisions, cars and living rooms, The New York Times pointed out. However, it may take decades before scientists develop a “Samantha”, the advanced chatbot seen in the fiction film. In the film, Samantha sparks a romantic relationship with her user played by US actor Joaquin Phoenix. Many viewers are enthusiastic about this fantasy of virtual soul mate.4What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?AShe became a best-seller.BShe becam