04 Unit 4　Meeting the muse 【正文】作業(yè)手冊(cè)

Unit4Meetingthemuse(限時(shí):35分鐘)●Ⅰ閱讀理解A[2024·安徽馬鞍山高三三模]文體:記敘文主題:人與社會(huì)詞數(shù):329IstartedtoimaginehowI’dleadmyowntour.WorkingasaguardattheGuggenheim,Ifirstlikedreadingthewalltext—theparagraph-longexplanationonthewallbesidemanyoftheartworks.Occasionallyit’shelpful,andforyearsIthoughtitwasdownrightrudewhenmuseumsandgalleriesdidn’tlabeleachwork.Butnow,moreoftenthannot,Iwantedtotearallthelabelsdown.Thewalltextstaysjusttothesideofart,liketheanswerkeyatthebottomofawordsearch,itsdefinitivetonesendingthemessagethatthere’sonlyonerightanswertotheart.Irealizedthatarthistorianscouldbeunreliablenarrators(敘述者).TheRichardSerra’ssculptureTearingLead,consistingofwrinkledlead(鉛),tookonadifferentlookeverytimeitwasexhibited.Guardsweregivenaboardwiththeoriginalphotoofthesculptureandinstructions“Pleaseindicatewherethepiecewastouched”,soanassistantcouldrepositionthesculpturetomatchthepicture.ButanassistantItalkedwithtoldmethatthesculpturewasmeanttohavethemetalpiecesarrangedhaphazardly(雜亂地).Theworklooksdifferenteverytimeit’sshown—notthatyou’dknowitfromthewalltext.Therefore,Iinsistthatyoudon’tlookatthelittlelabelbesideeachartwork.WhenIguardedaBrancusi’ssculpture,Itriedtostandinfrontofthewalllabelsopeoplecouldn’tseeit,andIheardtheirinterpretationsgowild.Theysawafinger,awomangivingbirth,agraph,aKurosawacharacter,adolphin,anose,afish.IfIlearnedonethingasaguard,it’sthatsometimesbeingforcedtolookatanartwork,evenwhenyoudon’twantto,islife-changing.Fighttheurgetoseewhatyouexpecttobethere;focusinsteadonwhatisthere.I’mnotconcernedwithwhetheryouthinkit’sgood.Justwatchthethinginfrontofyou.()1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph1?A.Heisforminghisownjudgement.B.Helikestravellingwithhisfriends.C.Hewantstomakehisvoiceheard.D.Hewritesexplanationsforartworks.()2.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinmentioningTearingLead?A.Tointroduceaspecialassistant.B.Toprovethatwalltextscanbewrong.C.Tocallforprotectionofartworksonshow.D.Toshowhowarthistoriansdescribeworks.()3.Whydidtheauthorstandinfrontofthelabelonthewall?A.Topreventthevisitorsgettingclosertothesculpture.B.Tomakevisitorshaveabetterviewofthesculpture.C.Topushthevisitorstoappreciatethesculptureontheirown.D.Tointeractwiththevisitorsinafunway.()4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.HowIrosefromamuseumguardtoanartexpertB.WhatcategoriesofartworksmuseumslikeshowingC.HowworkinginamuseummakesmehavealifepurposeD.WhatbeingamuseumguardtaughtmeaboutlookingatartB[2024·河北雄安新區(qū)部分高中高三三模]文體:說(shuō)明文主題:人與社會(huì)詞數(shù):322In1835,WilliamTalbotfinallysucceededinproducingaphotographofhiscountryhouse.Hedeclaredthathiswasthefirsthouseeverknowntohavedrawnitsownpicture.Thedrawingwasformed“bytheactionoflightuponsensitivepaper”.Photographyofferednaturea“pencil”topaintherselfthroughoptical(光學(xué)的)andchemicalmeansalone.Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,peoplenolongerneededtohireadraftsmantodrawdetailedimagesbecausetheprocesscouldbecompletedinstantlywithacamera.Advocatesforthetechnologystatedthatnotonlywasitmoreprecisethanthehumanhand—itwasfasterandcheaper.Theremovalofhumanfallibilityinthecreatingprocesswasoneofphotography’sbiggestsellingpoints,butthisalsostarteddebatesaboutthenewmedium’simplicationsforvisualculture.Couldimagesmadelargelybyamachinebeconsideredart?Ifso,wheredidhumancreativityfitinthisprocess?Asthetwenty-firstcenturybecomesincreasinglyautomated,moreandmorepeopleattempttoidentifywherehumanagencyexistsinthetechnologicallydrivenworld.ImagesgeneratedwithartificialintelligencebycompanieslikeOpenAIarestimulatingquestionslikethosethatemergedwiththecomingofthephotograph.Bytypingasentence,userscangenerate“new”imagescomposedfromimagescollectedacrosstheInternet.TheresulthasbeenafloodofAI-generatedimagesinplacesthatarepreviouslyuniquetohumanauthors.Paintingcompetitions,commercialgraphicdesignandthefashionofportraiture(肖像)haveallsincecollided(碰撞)withthetechnologyintroublingways.Thefineartswerethoughttobeafinalholdoutofhumancreativity,butthesurprisinglyhighqualityofAI-generatedimagesisproducingdeeperquestionsaboutthenatureoforiginality.Ifthehistoryofphotographytellsusanything,it’sthatthedebatewon’tbesettledquickly,straightforwardly,orbytheinstitutionswetypicallyassociatewithculturalgatekeeping.()5.WhydidTalbotdeclarethathishousehaddrawnitsownpicture?A.Todownplayhumanfactorsinthecreation.B.Toinvestigateasupernaturalphenomenon.C.Toshowhisadvancedknowledgeinscience.D.Todemonstratethebeautyofhiscountryhouse.()6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fallibility”meaninParagraph3?A.Expectingahighprice.B.Detailingtheimages.C.Beinglikelytomakeerrors.D.Becomingsensitivetolight.()7.WhatdoOpenAIandcamerashaveincommon?A.Theyimprovethetasteofbeauty.B.Theyadvocatefashiondesigns.C.Theychallengehumanagency.D.Theyproduceoriginalimages.()8.Whatdidtheauthorindicatebyreferringtothehistoryofphotography?A.Culturalgatekeeperswillsolvetheissueastheydid.B.AI-generatedimageswillgothroughasimilardebate.C.Thenatureoforiginalitywillbeheldinhumanhands.D.ThefineartswillincludephotographyandAIimages.●Ⅱ閱讀七選五[2024·吉林長(zhǎng)春東北師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)高三五模]文體:說(shuō)明文主題:人與社會(huì)詞數(shù):234IfyousearchtheInternetthesedays,you’lllikelyrunacrosssomestrange-looking,yetcheerfulcartooncharacters.Thesecomputer-generatedpeoplehavesmallheadsandexaggeratedbodies.1.Thehappyfiguresareoftenmovingordoingsomethingcreative.

In2017Facebookpaidadesignteamtodevelopapositiveillustrationsystem.2.Sheworkedtoshowhumanconnection,motion,energyandjoyinherdrawings.Shewantedtoportraythatsenseofjoypeoplefeelwhenthey’resharingthingstogether.Thenamewhichwasgiventothenewartformwhenitwascompletedwasveryappropriate.TheynameditAlegria,whichmeansjoyinSpanish.

WhydidAlegriaartbecomepopularsoquickly?Therearemanyreasons.Aswebsitesdependedonillustrationstofillspace,Alegria-typeartbecameincreasinglyuseful.3.Bycomparison,moredetailedartdesignsrequireextratime,skillandmoneytoproduce.BusinessesalsolovethefactthatAlegria’scharacterscelebratediversitybyfeaturinginternationalculturalevents.Theillustrationsconveygoodfeelings.Thosefeelingshelppeoplebelievetheycantrustthecompaniesthatfeaturethemontheirpages.

4.ThesepeoplethinkcompanieslikeFacebookhavesimplypreparedovertheirproblemswithpositiveimages.They’vefailedtoaddresstheirrealproblemsormakelastingchanges.

Formany,however,Alegriaisanicevisuallanguagethatrepresentshappiness.Fromchildrenhuggingtocouplesdancing,theimagesareallaboutpositiveenergy.5.

A.Thestyleisflat,simpleandeasytocreate.B.Forsomeconsumers,though,that’saproblem.C.Oneofthedesignerstookthatmessagetoheart.D.Forthenetizens,Alegriahelpsbuildtrustonthebigcompanies.E.NowonderAlegriaisnowthemostpopularstyleofillustrationsforbooks.F.Allinall,itseemsthatAlegriaistheperfectnameforthisplayful,funartstyle.G.They’recreatedinboldcolourswitharmsandlegsthatresemblegiantwetnoodles.●Ⅲ完形填空[2024·江西部分重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三第二次聯(lián)考]文體:記敘文主題:人與社會(huì)詞數(shù):219Earlierthisweek,amothercalledMeemspostedavideoonlineaskinguserstohelpherwithatask.1fourlinesofahandwrittenmelody(旋律),Meemssaidinthevideo,“My10-year-olddaughter2this.Couldsomebody3this?Iwanttoknowifitmakessense.”

Thiswasthefirsttimethatherdaughterhad4writingmusic.AnditwasclearthatMeemswas5astowhatherchild’scompositionsoundedlike.Aftershepostedthe6,Meemsandherdaughter7alargenumberofresponsesfromvariousmusiciansfromaroundtheworld.Butperhapsthe8camewhenanentirestringorchestra(弦樂(lè)團(tuán))respondedtoMeems’calloutwithamulti-partarrangementofherdaughter’s9.

Lastweek,DrHanson,aconductorandassistantprofessorofmusicatSeattlePacificUniversity,invitedMeemsandherdaughtertoattendtheNationalAssociationforMusicEducation’sNorthwestDivisionConferencewherehe10aroomfulofstringeducatorsinaperformanceofMeems’daughter’scomposition.

Feeling11andmoved,Meems12everymusicianwhohelpedbringherdaughter’scompositionto13.“WhenIpostedthevideo,Ineverimaginedthis14.Thisiswhat15does.Itconnectsus.Thankyouforcreatingwithus.”

()1.A.Laughingat B.ThrowingawayC.Adaptingto D.Pointingto()2.A.wrote B.heardC.spread D.found()3.A.recognize B.teachC.play D.change()4.A.allowed B.triedC.suggested D.imagined()5.A.curious B.humbleC.honest D.conserv