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Unit 3 Getting along with others Section 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading
Ⅰ. 话题拓展阅读。
Hollywood may have warned about the risks of building up relationships with artificial intelligence(AI), but one computer scientist says we may be missing a trick if we do not accept the positives that humanmachine relationships have to offer.①
Tony Prescott, professor of robotics at the University of Sheffield, argues that AI has an important role to play in preventing human loneliness. “Just as we develop meaningful relationships with pets, and have no doubt about children playing with dolls, so should we be open to the value of AI to adults,”② he says.
“Human loneliness is often described as a cycle in which loneliness leads to lower selfworth, which discourages further communication with people,”③ Prescott writes in a new book The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence. “There may be ways in which AI companionship could help break it by strengthening feelings of selfworth and helping maintain or improve social skills. If so, relationships with AIs could support people to find companionship with human and artificial others.”
With more than a third of Americans reporting “serious loneliness”, the loneliness problem has become clear in recent years. Whether AI can, or should, be part of the solution is not a new debate. Sherry Turkle, professor of social science at MIT, has warned that forming relationships with machines could backfire(事与愿违), and lead people to have fewer secure and satisfying human relationships.
Murali Doraiswamy, professor of medicine at Duke University, said, “Right now, all the evidence points to having a close human friend as the best solution to loneliness. But unless society puts social connectedness on top of the list, robots are a solution for the millions of people who have no friends.”
Researchers may soon know whether people turn to AI for company. Tech firms are building chatbots to be ever more responsive to emotions. In 2024, OpenAI asked Scarlett Johansson to be the voice of their chatbot, GPT4o, to “help consumers to feel comfortable”.④ Johansson refused, but the chatbot came onto the market with a voice that friends and family thought was hers. OpenAI has since suspended(中止) the voice option “out of respect for Ms Johansson”.
一、 阅读短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
( ) 1. Why are the pets and dolls mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To show the meaningful relationship between AI and children.
B. To stress the limitations of humanAI relationships in daily life.
C. To display the potential for AI to provide similar companionship.
D. To suggest the possibility for AI to replace traditional companions.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The continued failure of human relationships with AI.
B. The repeated use of AI and others for companionship.
C. The process of developing human selfworth and social skills.
D. The pattern of loneliness, lower selfworth and further loneliness.
( ) 3. Who expressed concern that AI companionship could weaken human connections?
A. Tony Prescott. B. Sherry Turkle.
C. Murali Doraiswamy. D. Scarlett Johansson.
( ) 4. Which question does the passage mainly focus on?
A. Could AI contribute to increased loneliness?
B. Will AI companionship replace human interaction?
C. Can AI be used as an effective solution to loneliness?
D. Is AI companionship better than traditional relationships?
二、 分析文中加序号句子的结构,在原句上标出基本成分,然后试着在下面横线上写出译文。
①译文:_________________________________________________________
②译文:__________________________________________________________
③译文:__________________________________________________________
④译文:__________________________________________________________
Ⅱ. 七选五。
Travelling together offers friends the chance to enjoy quality time filled with injokes, funny chats and unforgettable experiences. Sound like extreme happiness? It can be. __1__
Whether you're about to set out on your first adventure with your mates following closely or are looking to improve on past experiences, here are several tips for having a pleasant trip with friends.
Choose the right people to go with
__2__ This option should help ensure a relatively smooth journey, though there is no definite.
Set expectations
It's easy to make assumptions about your friends' expectation for a trip based on their usual behaviour. __3__ Express your needs: a simple conversation about what each of you wants to get out of the holiday—and what you don't want to do—should do the trick.
Discuss your budget
Chat about what you intend to spend on food and activities before you go. Manage money wisely—some people are happy to divide the bill every time, while others prefer to take turns paying the bill. __4__ After all, no one likes a pennypincher(吝啬鬼).
Forgive and apologize quickly
Sometimes challenging experiences mean small problems are almost unavoidable. Unsolved tension may lead to an unpleasant trip, so be honest about the way you're feeling. __5__ And always apologize if you're kind of badtempered.
So, keep communication open, be flexible, and enjoy the journey. Happy travels with your friends!
A. Travel, however, can bring with it a totally different side of people.
B. Trust is important when travelling with others.
C. If anyone gets annoyed, forgive and forget immediately.
D. But be careful: even the best friendships can be tested on the road.
E. It's important to take into account their personal tastes and interests.
F. Write down how much you have spent if you like, but don't care about the small stuff.
G. Choose someone you can bear for a long period, ideally three days.
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
Ⅲ. 完形填空。
When I was 15, I joined an exchange student program. I was sent to Germany alone and lived with a host family. Many people might think how __1__ this girl was! Actually, it was my curiosity that drove me to say yes to this adventure. At first, I thought it would be a very nice and __2__ trip, but my lack of knowing about the possible difficulty of the trip made it more __3__ than expected.
The first day I went to the local high school was a huge __4__ for me. I thought that my special background would __5__ many people who would come over to talk to me or even just to greet me. However, the __6__ was that no one came, and I remained alone for a very long time. I felt especially __7__, and I wondered why I had come to this country.
Fortunately, with the help of my host family, I soon __8__ from the bad mood I had found myself in. As soon as my host family figured out that I had no __9__ in school, my host mom came and talked to me. She gave me some suggestions on how to make friends, such as __10__ a sports club and inviting my classmates to watch a movie.
Surprisingly, all of the tips she gave me worked! __11__, after three weeks, I made some good friends. She also told me that I could __12__ my culture to my classmates. Then, I started to prepare a PowerPoint and a __13__ for my classmates.
My teacher gave me an hour to present it. To my great joy, they all loved Chinese culture and had a good __14__ listening to my introduction. After those experiences, I've learned that everything may be __15__ at first, but when I face a problem and try to solve it, I'm halfway to success.
( ) 1. A. beautiful B. brave C. careful D. calm
( ) 2. A. smooth B. secure C. shallow D. similar
( ) 3. A. boring B. challenging C. disappointing D. enjoyable
( ) 4. A. step B. success C. failure D. chance
( ) 5. A. require B. force C. encourage D. attract
( ) 6. A. opportunity B. reality C. facility D. memory
( ) 7. A. sad B. tired C. proud D. amazed
( ) 8. A. suffered B. struggled C. recovered D. recognized
( ) 9. A. relatives B. targets C. experts D. friends
( )10. A. attending B. joining C. running D. focusing
( )11. A. Strangely B. Equally C. Originally D. Finally
( )12. A. produce B. compare C. introduce D. improve
( )13. A. speech B. forum C. conversation D. discussion
( )14. A. treatment B. thought C. time D. talent
( )15. A. natural B. beneficial C. different D. tough
参考答案
Ⅰ.一、 1—4 CDBC
二、 ①好莱坞或许已经警示过与人工智能(AI)建立关系所存在的风险,但一位计算机科学家表示,如果我们不接受人机关系所能带来的积极影响,那我们可能就错失了一个良机。
②就像我们与宠物建立起有意义的关系,并且毫不怀疑孩子们会与玩偶玩耍一样,我们也应该接纳人工智能对成年人的价值。
③人类的孤独感常常被描述为一个循环,在这个循环中,孤独会导致自我价值感降低,进而使人不愿再与他人进一步交流。
④2024年,OpenAI 邀请斯嘉丽·约翰逊为其聊天机器人 GPT4o 配音,以 “让消费者感到自在”。
Ⅱ. 1—5 DGAFC
Ⅲ. 1—5 BABCD 6—10 BACDB 11—15 DCACD
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