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英语 选择性必修 第三册 WY
Ⅰ.重点词汇
1.assistant n. 助手,助理→assist vt.& vi. 帮助,协助→assistance n. 帮助
come to one's assistance 来帮助某人
with the assistance of ... 在……的帮助下
assist sb in/with sth=assist sb to__do/in__doing sth 帮助某人做某事
2.victim n. 受害者
fall victim to 成为……的受害者
a victim of ……的受害者
3.potentially adv. 潜在地→potential n. 潜力;可能性;潜在性 adj. 潜在的
the potential for__doing/to__do ... 做……的潜力
have the potential to__do sth 有潜力做某事
4.capacity n. 能力,才能
a capacity for__doing sth/to do sth 做某事的能力
a capacity of ……的能力;容量为……
5.analyse v. 分析→analysis n. 分析
analyse the data/cause__and__effect 分析数据/因果关系
carry__out/do/make/give an analysis of ... 进行……分析
6.assess v. 评价,评定→assessment n. 评价;估计
be assessed at 估定/核定某物值……(钱)
assess ... as ... 评定……为……
7.bound adj. 可能的
be bound for 开往,以……为目的地
be bound up in 热心于;忙于
8.demand n. 需要,需求→demanding adj. 要求高的
in demand 非常需要;急需
meet/satisfy one's demand满足某人需要
demand that ... (should)__do sth 要求……做某事(从句用虚拟语气)
9.desperate adj. 拼命的,绝望的→desperation n. 绝望,拼命;铤而走险→desperately adv. 绝望地;不顾一切地
be desperate for sth 渴望某物
be desperate to__do sth 渴望做某事
in desperate need (of) 迫切需要
10.faulty adj. 有故障的,有缺陷的→fault n. 过错;缺点;故障;责任
find fault with ... 对……不满;挑剔
be at fault 有过错;有责任
11.consistent adj. 一贯的,一致的→consistently adv. 一贯地,始终不变地→consistency n. 一致性,连贯性
be consistent with ... 与……(观点、行为等)一致
be consistent in ... 在……(做法、态度等)上始终如一
12.artificial__intelligence 人工智能
13.bank__on 依靠,指望
14.on__the__horizon 将要发生
15.be__bound__to 很有可能,肯定会
Ⅱ.教材原句
1.In the words of Professor Stephen Hawking, artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”. (教材P50)
用斯蒂芬·霍金教授的话说,人工智能将是“人类有史以来最好或最坏的事情”。
2.I've__been__taking__driving__lessons for over a year, and still haven't got my licence.(教材P51)
我已经上驾驶课一年多了,但仍然没有拿到驾照。
3.Self-driving cars can learn to drive in__the__same__way that we do, and can make judgements based on information.(教材P51)
自动驾驶汽车可以学习与我们相同的驾驶模式,并且可以根据信息做出判断。
4.As__it__is,__almost 50 per cent of US jobs are at risk from automation in the next 20 years.(教材P52)
实际上,在未来20年中,美国有将近50%的工作会受到自动化的威胁。
5.I haven't really seen one since__I__left__Earth__15__years__ago.(教材P58)
自从15年前我离开地球后,就从没见过真正的狗了。
6.The outer side of the crater sloped southward and the Earth, which was low in the southern sky, was nearly full, so__that the entire crater-slope was brightly lit.(教材P58)
环形山外侧向南倾斜,南面天空下方的地球全部显现出来,因此整个环形山山坡明亮了起来。
7.Jimmy, expert__though__he__was,__couldn't outrace Robutt, who didn't need a spacesuit, and had four legs and tendons of steel.(教材P59)
论速度,吉米虽然是个能手,但他比不过罗布特,因为它有四条腿和钢铁做的肌腱,还不用穿太空服。
8.He seemed__to__be__waiting__for Jimmy to say something ... (教材P59)
他好像在等吉米说点什么……
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound to__cause (cause) trouble?
2.He found he could no longer cope with his demanding (demand) job.
3.On discovering the error, I went back and tried to tell the checkout assistant (assist) about it.
4.If you've fallen victim to this trap, you might consider unsubscribing to accounts that frequently post irresistible images.
5.She's potentially (potential) our best player, but she needs to practice much harder.
6.Now, the policeman is__analysing (analyse) the chief reasons why some cyclists and pedestrians will get caught in traffic accidents and what they should do to prevent them.
7.These days, it's expected that more efforts will be made to ban the illegal (legal) sales of elephants' tusks in the coming months.
8.Either my father or my elder brother is (be) going to Beijing because one of them has to look after my sick mother at home.
9.Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately (desperate) and after several attempts finally made it.
10.Faulty (fault) thinking is another feature of social anxiety.
Ⅳ.开放型任务
班级正在举行题为“科技改变我们未来的生活”的征文活动,要求同学们想象科技将如何改变我们的生活环境、工作和休闲方式。请根据你的畅想用本单元的词汇和句式写一篇短文,和同学一起分享你的观点。
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