2019_2020学年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元测试新人教版选修8.docx

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1、Unit3　Inventorsandinventions第一部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分35分)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。　　　　　　　　　　AHere'sagooddeedyoucandowithoutpartingwithasinglething.Synthetic(合成的)voicesforpeoplewhohavelosttheabilitytospeakonlycomeingeneric(一般的)types—thinkofStephenHawking'svoice

2、—butoneamazingprojectwantstobuildcustomvoicesforeachperson.Todothattheyneedyourhelp：specifically,arecordingofyourvoice.VocalIDisthebrainchildoftwospeechscientists,whoareturningtheirresearchintoamuchlargerproject.Voiceisverypersonaland,likeaprosthetic(假体的)legorarm,itmakessenseitshouldb

3、ecustomizedtoeachperson.Here'showitworks—anddon'tworry,thisdoesnotmeansomeonewillbewalkingaroundwiththesamevoiceasyououtthere：Afterrecordingacoupleofhoursofaudioin,say,aquietroomwithaniPhone,yousendittoVocalID,whereaprogramcalledModelTalkercutsitupintothebasicunitsofspeechthatcanberec

4、ombinedasnewwordsandsentences.Inthatsamestep,characteristicsofthepatient'svoice—basedonwhatlimitedsoundstheycanmake—aremixedwiththedonor'stocreateawholenewone.VocalIDisstillinitsbeginningstages,andthey'relookingforhelpfromeveryoneincludingvoicedonors,financialsupport,andprogrammers.Ap

5、riority(优先的事物)ismakingvoicedonationeveneasier,cuttingdownrecordingtime,especiallyforkids.Butasitstandsalready,yourvoiceisjustabouttheeasiestthingtodonate.(　　)1.StephenHawking'svoice________.A．hasnopersonalcharacteristicsB．wasdonatedbyavolunteerC．wascreatedbyVocalIDD．soundedamazing(　　)

6、2.WecaninferthatVocalIDaimsto________.A．doresearchonvoicesB．teachsomepeopletospeakC．produceprostheticlegsorarmsD．helpsomepeoplehavetheir“own”voice(　　)3.Tocreateanewvoice,whichofthefollowingis/areneeded?A．Soundsmadebythepatient.B．Afewdaysofaudiorecording.C．Thevoiceofatleasttwodonors.D．

7、ModelTalkerthatcancombinewords.(　　)4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．TointroducesomejobsinVocalID.B．Toencouragereaderstodonatetheirvoice.C．ToadvertiseaprogramcalledModelTalker.D．Tocollectmoneyforpeoplewhocannotspeak.【语篇解读】本文是说明文，介绍了如何给不会说话的人捐献声音。1．A　推理判断题。由第一段中的“Synthetic(合成的)voicesfo

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