高三英语第一轮能力提升题组训练 选修7 Unit 20(A) Word版含答案

Unit 20 New Frontiers

能力提升题组训练(A)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Most people associate virtual reality with the world of gaming or entertainment. What is all the fuss,you may wonder,about a futuristic device you wear on your head that makes you look like a creature from Star Wars?But this emerging technology has been spreading rapidly into many other areas and could fundamentally change your life in the future.

Virtual reality,or VR,is a computer-generated technology that creates a

three-dimensional digital world that you can not only see and observe,but explore and interact with it as if you were there.Once you put on the special equipment—a helmet or glasses with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors—you become immersed in the virtual world.

VR now has serious applications in fields as wide-ranging as business and medicine.VR has already proved effective as a training tool as it simulates (模拟) real experiences.One simulation program educates young drivers about the dangers of bad driving.Participants experience a dangerous car journey and a virtual accident.It is now being used to train surgeons.Connor Pierce,Samsung’s mobile and IT vice president for the U.K. and Ireland thinks it will affect all walks of life,such as

business,education,museums.Its benefits have been felt in the field of psychology and the treatment of mental health patients.Professor Daniel Freeman at the Warnford Hospital in Oxford uses it to treat vertigo(头晕) and other anxiety disorders.He explains that by exposing patients to what they fear most in a virtual environment and showing them that nothing bad happens,they can eventually overcome their panic.

In the world of work too,VR may change our life dramatically.Working individually at home,we can connect to our colleagues in a virtual space.We can be at home and at the office at the same time.

It is predicted that the impact of VR could be as significant as the Internet or mobile phones.Is a new age of virtual reality about to dawn?

1.What is needed to experience a virtual world according to the passage?

A.A virtual environment.

B.One simulation program.

C.A computer-generated technology.

D.A helmet or glasses or a pair of gloves with sensors.

2.How does virtual reality help people deal with anxiety?

A.By treating their vertigo.

B.By putting patients in a real scene.

C.By exposing patients to a frightening environment.

D.By showing them nothing bad happens to overcome their anxiety.

3.What benefits has VR brought to the world of work?

A.It affects all walks of life.

B.It brings convenience to work.

C.It treats vertigo and other anxiety disorders.

D.It makes it possible to work without colleagues.

4.What’s the author’s attitude toward the future of VR?

A.Positive.

B.Negative.

C.Neutral.

D.Doubtful.

语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。能让人感觉身临其境的虚拟现实(VR)技术已经从游戏娱乐产业慢慢渗透到我们的教育、医疗、社交等领域,使我们的生活更加丰富多彩。

答案及剖析:

1.D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的special equipment—a helmet or glasses with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors可知,体验虚拟世界需要戴上特殊的设备,如头盔或内置屏幕的眼镜或有传感器的手套。故选D项。

2.D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句...by exposing patients to what they fear most in a virtual environment and showing them that nothing bad happens,they can eventually overcome their panic.可知,医生是通过虚拟技术让病人置身于他们最害怕的场景中,告诉他们没有什么糟糕的事情会发生,从而克服他们焦虑的心情。故选D项。

3.B 推理判断题。根据第四段第二、三句Working individually at home,we can connect to our colleagues...We can be at home and at the office at the same time.可知,虚拟现实