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Unit 4 Artificial intelligence:
friendly or frightening?
Reading
Language Points
Read and underline the following key words or expressions.
1. option 2. build castles in the air 3. put forward
4. capacity 5. massive 6. coin
7. arguably 8. to name but a few 9. domestic
10. commit 11. urge 12. spell
13. pose 14. fall victim to
1. ... with the option of staying in bed ... (line 1)
n. something that you can choose to have or do 可选择的事物;选择的自由
have no option/choice/alternative but to do sth
have the option of doing.../to do...
optional adj.
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I had no option but ____________(ask) him to leave.
Students have the option _____________(study) abroad in their second year.
Some courses are compulsory while others are ________ (option).
Our schools provide a wide variety of optional classes ___________(cater) to students of different levels.
Practice makes perfect.
to ask
to study
optional
to cater
2. ... may seem like building castles in the air, ... (line 3)
v. to have plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true 建空中楼阁
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3. ... AI have been put forward ... (line 10)
v. to suggest that it should be considered for a particular purpose or job 提出(计划、建议、名称)
put off 推迟
put aside 把...放在一边,暂不考虑
put away 把...收好,储存
put down 记下, 镇压
put up with 忍受
put out 扑灭
put up 张贴,搭起, 提高价格
1. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to ________ signs asking his “guest” not to step on them.
A. put down B. put out C. put up D. put off
2. When they had finished playing, the children were made ___________ all the toys they had taken out.
A. put off B. to put up C. put away D. to put away
Practice makes perfect.
C
D
3. All the medical workers in the region spared no effort to ___________ the influenza epidemic.
A. put up B. put out C. put down D. put off
4. The meeting has been ___________ as a result of the bad weather.
A. put away B. putting off C. put aside D