1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 What is happiness to you 一、阅读理解。 A business school in Paris will soon begin using artificial intelligence and facial analysis to determine whether students are paying attention in class. The software, called Nestor, is used in two online classes at the ESG business school beginn
2、ing in September. The idea, according to LCA founder Marcel Saucet, is to use the data that Nestor collects to improve the performance of both students and professors. The software uses students webcams（网络摄像机） to analyze eye movements and facial expressions and determine whether students are paying
3、attention to a video lecture. It then formulates quizzes based on the content covered during moments of inattentiveness. Professors would also be able to identify moments when students attention declined, which could help to improve their teaching, Saucet says. Advocates for AI in education say that
4、 the software is actually unable to teach a course, but the technology could be used as a digital tutor that would adapt to a students in dividual needs, and help develop more effective studying habits. Such software could also help teachers by providing feedback on the effectiveness of their teachi
5、ng, advocates say. Saucet says Nestor wont store any of the video footage it gets and that hi s company has no plans to sell any other data the software collects. In addition to facial recognition and analysis, the software can integrate（合并） with students calendars to suggest possible study times, a
6、nd track their online behavior to pick up on patterns. Rose Luckin, a professor at the University College London Knowledge Lab, says AI could unlock the “black box of learning” by providing information on how and when learning happens. Luckin says a program like Nestor could be useful for students w
7、ho take classes remotely, since “there isnt a human there watching them.” And while some are concerned that AI may one day replace teachers, Luckin sees the technology more as an assistant, rather than a replacement. Saucet agrees. “Human contact is not going to go away,” he says. “There will always
8、 be professors.” 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1.How does Nestor work to find out when students arent paying attention? A. By collecting the data of students performance in different classes. B. By collecting the students grades in the quizzes . C. By shooting and analyzing students eye movements and facial express
9、ions. D. By identifying moments when students attention declined. 2.Which is the benefit of AI education? A. It could be used exactly to replace a tutor. B. It helps student to develop more effective studying habits. C. The software is able to satisfy the requirement of a course. D. It could help te
10、achers to give feedback on students performance. 3.How does Nestor deal with the information collected from students? A. Nestor will use it to suggest possible study time to students schedule. B. It wont store any video footage but facial expression. C. The company hasnt expected to make profits by
11、selling the data to other corporations. D. Nestor will use it to keep track online of students behavior and punish them. 4.What is Rose Luckins attitude towards the replacement of teachers with AI? A. Objective. B. Approving. C. Indifferent. D. Opposed. 【文章大意】本文介绍新的软件 Nestor。它通过对学生眼球运动和面部表情的拍摄和分析来判断
12、学生是否注意力集中。这种软件只对教学其辅助作用并不能替代老师。 2.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 Advocates for AI in education say that the software is actually unable to teach a course, but the technology could be used as a digital tutor that would adapt to a students individual needs, and help develop more effective studying habits.可知 AI
13、education 帮助学生养成更有效的学习习惯。故选 B。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 4.D 【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中 And while some are concerned that AI may one day replace teachers, Luckin sees the technology more as an assistant, rather than a replacement. Saucet agrees.可知 Rose Luckin 对 AI 成为老师的替代品持反对意见。故选 D。 二、单项填空 1.While experts _ delaying th
14、e retirement age, some citizens doubt whether they can _ easily to the new age of workforce. A. accomplish, adopt B. attain, allocate C. adore, adapt D. advocate, adjust 【答案】 D 【解析】 accomplish 完成； adopt 采取， 收养； attain 获得； allocate 分配； adore 崇拜； adapt 使适应； advocate 提倡； adjust 调整。句意：尽管专家提倡推迟退休年龄，有些人怀疑
15、他们是否能适应新时代的工 作。 2.Some high school teachers strongly _ the reform of the current education system to make students develop in an all round way. A. advocate B. Establish C. dominate D. complain 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：一些中学教师强烈主张对当今的教育体系进行改革，以使学生得到全面的发展。 advocate “提倡，主张，拥护” ，符合句意。 establish 建立； dominate 控制，支配；
16、complain 抱怨。 3.The examinations are around the corner. Some fans in our class are persuaded to 【 精品教育资源文库 】 _ playing football to focus on their studies. A. neglected B. escaped C. quit D. denied 【答案】 C 【解析】 neglected 疏忽；忽略； escaped 溜走；逃脱； quit 放弃，离开，停止，摆脱；denied 否定，否认； 句意：考试就在眼前，我们班的一些球迷被说服放弃踢足球，集
17、中精力学习。 quit (doing) sth.“停 止 /放弃 (做 )某事” 。 4.To ensure that children from poor areas can receive fair education, the government has planned to _ more money to improve the miserable conditions of local schools. A. announce B. allocate C. advocate D. accumulate 【答案】 B 【解析】 announce 宣布； allocate 分配； ad
18、vocate 提倡； accumulate 累积。句意：为了确保贫困地区的孩 子能接受公平 的教育 ,政府计划分配更多的资金来改善当地学校的贫穷的教学条件，故选 B 项。 5.A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there s _ protection for relief convoys(车队 ). A. abrupt B. typical C. adequate D. considerate 【答案】 C 【解析】 abrupt 突然的； typical 典型的； adequate 足够的； considerate
19、 体贴 的。句意：一名联合国官员说将 会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。 6._ by adjustments to financial systems and safety nets, some of those reforms fail to ensure that the poor are not harmed. A. Having not accompanied B. Not having been accompanied 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. Having not been accompanying D. Not having accompanied 【
20、答案】 B 【解析】句子主语 some of those reforms 和 accompany 之间是一种被动关系， accompany 这一动作在谓语动 词之前发生，可知用现在分词完成式的被动式，根据句意可知选 B。句意：其中的一些改革如果 不伴随着金融制度和网络安全的调整，就不能确保穷人不受到伤害。 7.The young nurse was very nervous when she _ in her first operation. A. resisted B. insisted C. accepted D. assisted 【答案】 D 【解析】 assist 协助，帮助。句意：
21、当第一次辅助 (assist)做手术时，那位年轻护士很紧张。 8.We knew that there were no _ or easy solutions to overcome the problems that we faced. A. instant B. suitable C. free D. open 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：我 们知道对于面临的问题我们没有立竿见影的解决方法。根据句意用 instant。 9.As he began his U. S. job hunt, Morales considered buying a car in order to be able
22、to _ the best available job. A. go through B. go after C. . go away with D. go over 【答案】 B 【解析】 go after 追逐 , 追求，符合语境。当他开始在美国找工作 时，莫拉莱斯考虑购买一辆汽车，以便能 够追求最好的工作。 10.His essay, having been polished up many times, was brief and _, and therefore won the first prize in the writing competition. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. at this point B. off the point C. on the point D. to the point 【答案】 D 【解析】 to the point 切题的 ，中肯的。句意：他的文章，经多次修改后，简洁而又切题，因此在作文比赛 中赢得了一等奖。 11.Most living creatures are capable of _ when compelled to do so. A. application B. adaptat
