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Unit 4 Aglimpse of the future
Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
Section I Starting out
8.insights into the unknown
基础巩固
三、句子英汉互译
一、词性转化
1.未来拥有无限可能性。
L.prediction(n.)预测→
(.)预测
2.unlimited(ad.)无限的→
(ad.)
2.你认为未来世界会是什么样子?
有限的→
(n..)限制
3.correct(ad.)正确的→
(ad.)
3.What predictions about the future were made?
不正确的
二、短语英汉互译
4.What stories do they tell about the future of
1.做出预测
our world?
2.无限可能
3.成真,成为现实
四、小练笔
4.科幻小说
What do you think the world will be like
5.a glimpse of_
in the future?你对未来世界有哪些奇思妙想
6.spirit of investigation
呢?请你写到小练笔本上。
7.turn out
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SectionⅡ
Understanding ideas
7.John is susceptible
基础巩固
the present si-
tuation,and
the long run,he will
一、词性转化
be a victim.
L.assistant(n.)助手→
(u.)帮
8.If you want to deal with the traffic accident
助→
(n.)帮助
quickly,there are several
(solve)
2.potentially(ad.)潜在地→
for you to choose from.
(a山.m.)潜在的/潜能
9
it is,super-intelligent AI could be
3.capacity(n.)能力,才能→
of great help to people,if used properly.
(ad.)有能力的
10.Human beings are blessed with the capaci-
4.analyse(u.)分析→
(n.)分
ty of dealing with whatever happens
析→
[pl.](n.)分析
them.
5.illegal(ad.)非法的→
(ad.):
三、短语英汉互译
合法的
1.发生在某人身上
6.immoral(ad.)不道德的→
2.到目前为止
(ad.)道德的
3.相对来说
7.regulate(u.)控制,管理→
(n.)4.在于
规定
5.就某事达成一致意见
二、单句语法填空
6.担忧,担心
1.He has the potential
(become)a:7.大体上,整体上
world-class musician.
8.能够
2.I'm perfectly capable of
(do)it
9.有风险
myself.
10.…的解决方案
3.
the whole,all the animals in that
11.hang out
area are
risk.
12.be susceptible to.
4.During the war,Bob was arrested and his
13.wipe out
assistant was wiped
14.coin the term
5.It is illegal.
(regulate)the normal
15.go on sale」
people like that.
16.hit the market
6.Their enemy had no choice but
17.in the long run
(agree)on what they offered.
18.go wrong.
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19.fall into the wrong hands
20.have no choice but to
五、句式转换
四、句子英汉互译
想想看,教材中是怎样表达相同意思
1.用斯蒂芬.霍金教授的话来说,人工智能:
的?都使用了什么句子结构或表达方式?
将是“人类有史以来最好的或是最坏的事:1.Because my super-smart personal assistant
情”。(in the words of;happen to)
can calculate whether I would like a certain
restaurant,I like all the recommendations
2.感觉过去有50%的时间花在研究新餐厅
she gives me.
上。(used to do)
2.Even so,I'm sure that developments in AI
3.实际上,在未来20年中,美国有将近
will generally make doing everyday tasks
50%的工作会受到自动化的威胁。(asit
much easier.
is;be at risk from)
3.It is my opinion that AI is valuable mostly
4.因为它们不会受到人为错误的影响,肯定
because it can analyse and interpret very
会安全得多。(be susceptible to)
large amounts of data.This capability
allows it to solve problems that are too di-
5.这种新装置的优点在于它结构简单。(Iie
fficult for human experts.
in)
4.Although a very clever form of AI could be
6.以前我常和我的好朋友在周末出去闲逛。
the greatest form of progress made in hu-
man history,if it goes wrong or is misused,
7.We could be seen as a“small'”inconve-
it could be the most dangerous instead.
nience that's in the way of a solution to a
bigger problem.
六、小练笔
文章介绍了不同人对人工智能的看法。
8.If we're lucky,AI might think we're va-
你在生活中有用到AI的时候吗?它在你的
luable enough to keep around.If not,it might
生活中起到什么作用?简单谈谈你的看法,
wipe us all out.
写到小练笔本上。
9.One thing I think we all agree on,though,
is that saying“My AI did it'”won't be any
excuse for illegal or immoral behaviour!
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ned,I didn't bother taking a look,as I had as-
拓展训练
sumed that it would be stuffed full of cheesy
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love stories.Then I noticed folk conducting
A(2024年1月浙江)
spring cleans dropping boxes of voluminous
When was the last time you used a tele-
books on various subjects there.And these
phone box?I mean to make an actual phone books were free.This unbeatable price-point
call-not to shelter from the rain.Ages ago,:encouraged me to experiment with dozens of
right?The last time I used a phone box for its titles that I would never normally consider
intended purpose was...2006.I was conducting buying.And I've discovered some great books!
auditions(试演)for my play in my tiny old
If I ever get trapped outside my house
shared house in London.Hoping to impress again,my local telephone box will,sadly,no
some talented actors to come and work for me longer be able to connect me with my keys.
for nothing,I spread some throws over the so-But it can certainly keep me entertained while
fas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more I wait for my wife to rescue me.
“young professional'”.
()l.What does the word“it”under-
As I rushed outdoors to empty the waste-
lined in the first paragraph refer to?
paper baskets,the door swung shut behind me.
A.The play.
Suddenly I was locked outside.My mobile
B.The shared house.
phone was inside,but luckily there was a tele-
C.The sofa.
phone box across the street.So,I called Di-
D.The telephone box.
rectory Assistance,got put through to our
()2.Why did the author use the tele-
landlady's managing agent,and had a spare
phone box in 2006?
key sent to me with just enough time to get
A.To place an urgent call.
back in before the actors arrived.
B.To put up a notice.
As it has been many years since I last
C.To shelter from the rain.
used one,I should hardly be surprised that
D.To hold an audition.
there are no longer any public telephones near
)3.What do we know about the“mini
my house.The last one standing has just been
community library”?
turned into a“mini community library”:any
A.It provides phone service for
passer-by can“borrow”a book from its shelv-
free.
es,and return it later,or replace it with anoth-
B.Anyone can contribute to its col-
er title from their own collection.
lection.
For a few months after the“library”ope-
C.It is popular among young read-
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ers.
going into the oceans-people can recycle
D.Books must be returned within a more.Currently only about 14 per cent of
month
plastics are recycled.Research in Europe
()4.Why did the author start to use the
shows as much as 53 per cent of plastic could
“library”?
be recycled using available technology.The
A.He wanted to borrow some love report says that another solution is using less
stories.
plastic for packaging products.But that is not
B.He was encouraged by a close
likely to happen.
neighbour.
"Given plastic packaging's many benefits,
C.He found there were excellent both the possibility and desirability of an
free books.
across-the-board dramatic reduction in the
D.He thought it was an ideal place volume of plastic packaging used is clearly
for reading.
low,"the report said.But the authors note re-
B
ducing the use of plastics should be tried
There will be more plastic than fish in "where possible".For decades,scientists warned
the world's oceans by 2050.That is what a that plastics are killing fish.Research shows
new report from the World Economic Forum that fish are dying from choking after eating
and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns.If the plastics.Another cause of death is that plastics
current trend continues,the report said,oceans cause "intestinal blockage and starvation,"the
will contain one ton of plastic for every three environmental group said.
tons of fish in 2025.By 2050,plastics will()1.Why is the garbage truck mentioned
weigh more than fish.The problem is that
in Paragraph 1?
each year at least 8 million tons of plastics
A.To explain how plastics end up
end up in oceans around the world.This is the
in the ocean.
same as dumping the contents of one garbage
B.To warn people against the
truck into the ocean every minute.
ocean pollution.
Not all plastic ends up in the ocean be-
C.To clarify the seriousness of the
cause someone throws a plastic bottle into the
problem.
water.Plastic containers and other trash
D.To point out some details of the
thrown onto streets and sidewalks often are
report.
swept into oceans.Unlike other types of trash ()2.Why is plastic more dangerous than
in the ocean,the plastic never biodegrades.
other types of trash?
There is a way to slow the amount of plastics
A.There is too much of it.
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B.It poisons the ocean water.
that,"from your shoes.They read the tiny
C.It is from different sources.
electronic code on the cereal box to find out
D.It is hard to break down.
the nutrition details.You decide to listen to
()3.What is the author's attitude to the
your shoes."Kitchen,what can I have for
suggested solutions?
breakfast?"A list of possible foods appears
A.Pessimistic.
B.Curious.
on the counter as the kitchen checks its food
C.Unconcerned.D.Terrified.
supplies.
()4.What can we infer from the text?
“Ready for your trip to space,”you ask
A.People are not aware of the pro-
your son and daughter.In 2005 only specially-
blem
trained astronauts went into space-and very
B.Recycling is limited by lack of few of them.Today anyone can go to space
technology.
for day trips or longer vacations.Your best
C.Plastic packaging has become friend even works in space.Handing your chil-
part of our life.
dren three strawberries each,you add,"The
D.Fish in the ocean will be re-
doctor said you need these for space travel."
placed by plastics.
Thanks to medical advances,vaccination shots
c
(防疫针)are a thing of the past.Ordinary
It's 2035.You have a job,a family and
foods contain specific vaccines(疫苗).With
you're about 40 years old.Welcome to our fu-:the strawberries in their mouths,the kids head
ture life.
for the front door.
Getting ready for work,you pause in
It's time for you to go to work.Your car
front of the mirror."Turn red,"you say.Your checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors.
shirt changes from sky blue to deep red.Tiny
7“My office,,autopilot,.”you command..Your
preprogrammed electronics(智能电子元件):car drives itself down the road and move
are rearranged in your shirt to change its co-smoothly into traffic on the highway.You sit
lour.Looking into the mirror,you find it hard back and unroll your e-newspaper.The latest
to believe you're 40.You look much younger.news downloads and fills the viewer.Looking
With amazing advances in medicine,people in through the pages,you watch the news as
your generation may live to be 150 years old.:video film rather than read it.
You're not even middle aged!
()1.What changes the colour of your
As you go into the kitchen and prepare to
shirt?
pour your breakfast cereal(谷物)into a bowl,
A.The mirror.
you hear,"To lose weight,you shouldn't eat
B.The shirt itself.
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C.The counter.
)3.Why are the son and daughter asked
D.The medicine.
to eat three strawberries?
()2.How do the shoes know that you
A.To get enough nutrition.
shouldn't eat the breakfast cereal?
B.To prepare for space trip.
A.By pouring the breakfast into a
C.To prevent airsick.
bowl.
D.To get vaccination shots.
B.By listening to the doctor's ad-()4.How is the text organized?
vice.
A.In order of time.
C.By testing the food supplies in
B.In order of frequency.
the kitchen.
C.In order of preference
D.By checking the nutrition details
D.In order of importance.
of the food.
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as8.in the modern era9.巨大的挑战l0.一段漫长
而艰辛的旅程11.殃及,祸害12.压住,使固定
13.在交战状态中14.使命感15.至高无上的光荣
16.集体记忆
四、句子英汉互译
1.他所说的是另一个巨大的挑战。
2.她的工作是当一个看门人。
3.那些羊被塞人一辆卡车运走,不给吃也不给喝。
4.这家酒店的点睛之笔是那座令人惊叹的屋顶花园。
5.我们在找一个对这项工作真正负责的人。
6.他拿着字典把试卷压了下来,生怕试卷被风
吹走。
7.It is no wonder that they build a beautiful image in
other's heart.
8.What we are learning at school will lay the
foundation for the future.
9.They can also refer to pop culture and new cultural
trends.
10.But I think people want to see the kid's face light
up when they open their gift.
五、句式转换
1.Their bed was the dusty road and their roof was the
open sky,often lit up by exploding Japanese bombs.
2.They had to live in rough buildings,packed 40 to a
room,like sardines
3.A product of the war,Lianda is now physically
gone.But it has become the crowning glory of China's
modern universities,not only because of its prominent
professors and talented students,but also because of the
school's strong spirit of perseverance and dedication.
4.It has become part of the collective memory of the
Unit 4 A glimp
Section I Starting out
基础巩固
一、词性转化
1.predict 2.limited;limit 3.incorrect
二、短语英汉互译
1.make predictions 2.unlimited possibilities
3.come true/become reality 4.science fiction 5.
6.调查精神7.证明是,结果是8.对未知事情的了解
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Chinese nation,with its spirit as the blueprint for all
universities in China in the modern era.
拓展训练
I.阅读理解
A:1~4 ACDD B:1~3 CAB
Ⅱ.语法填空
1.yourself 2.which 3.recently 4.to experience
5.courageous 6.applying 7.and 8.a 9.of 10.
will continue
Section V Presenting ideas
基础巩固
一、词性转化
1.summarize;summary 2.irrelevant;relevance
3.critical;criticism;criticize 4.loyalty 5.fiercely
二、单句语法填空
1.irrelevant 2.loyalty 3.summarized 4.critical
5.into
三、短语英汉互译
1.lack of 2.a large sum of 3.fight against
4.break through5.track down6.turn into7.一位抗
日英雄8.中国共产党9.游击战10.一个沉重的打
击11.一阵,一大堆12.一粒米
四、句子英汉互译
1.这对日本汽车厂商是沉重的打击。
2.他们获胜时,帽子、纸杯、撕碎的纸片像一阵冰
雹似的落满了足球场。
3.She paid me a large sum of money for my services.
4.Scientists think they are beginning to break through
when fighting against cancer.
5.She was disappointed by his lack of responsibility
se of the future
三、句子英汉互译
1.The future has unlimited possibilities.
2.What do you think the world will be like in the
future?
3.曾经做过哪些关于未来的预测?
4.它们讲述了关于未来世界的什么故事?
H
Section ll Understanding
ideas
基础巩固
一、词性转化
1.assist;assistance 2.potential 3.capable
4.analysis;analyses 5.legal 6.moral 7.regulation
二、单句语法填空
1.to become 2.doing 3.On;at 4.out 5.to
regulate 6.to agree 7.to;in 8.solutions 9.As 10.to
三、短语英汉互译
1.happen to sb.2.so far 3.in contrast 4.lie in
5.agree on 6.be concerned about 7.on the whole
8.be capable of 9.be at risk 10.a solution to 11.
去玩,闲逛12.易受影响13.消灭14.创造这个词
15.出售,发售16.上市17.长远来看18.出错
19.落人坏人手中20.不得不,别无选择只能做
四、句子英汉互译
1.In the words of Professor Stephen Hawking,
Artificial Intelligence will be "either the best,or the worst
thing,ever to happen to humanity".
2.It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time was
spent researching new restaurants.
3.As it is,almost 50 per cent of US jobs are at risk
from automation in the next 20 years.
4.As they won't be susceptible to human error,they'll
certainly be a lot safer.
5.The advantage of this new device lies in its simple
structure.
6.I used to hang out with my friends at the weekends
in the past.
7.我们可能被视为解决更大问题道路上的一个
“小”麻烦。
8.如果幸运的话,人工智能可能会认为我们足够
有价值,可以留下来。否则,它可能会扫清我们所有人。
9.我想大家都认可的一点就是,“这是我的AI做
的”这句话不会成为非法行为或不道德行为的任何借口!
五、句式转换
1.Every recommendation she gives me is great since
she can predict if I will like a particular restaurant.
2.Still,I do think that developments in AI will on the
whole make doing day-to-day things a lot easier.
3.I believe most of the value of AI lies in its capacity
参考答案。
to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data,which means
it can even solve problems that are too challenging for
human experts.
4.But while super-intelligent AI could be the biggest
leap forward in human history,if it goes wrong of falls into
the wrong hands,it could also be the most dangerous.
拓展训练
阅读理解
A:1~4 BABC B:1~4 CDAC C:1~4 BDBA
Section lll Using language
基础巩固
一、词性转化
1.assessment 2.demanding 3.eagerness 4.rely
5.intention
二、单句语法填空
1.to be wiped;on 2.around 3.to realize 4.to
travel 5.on 6.or 7.has 8.is 9.carry 10.was
三、短语英汉互译
1.be eager to do sth.2.take turns to do sth.3.be
bound to do 4.be likely to do 5.bank on 6.get one's
hopes up7.any time soon8.是常态9.快要来临
10.迟早11.快要来临12.当提到13.时间旅行
14.按需服务
拓展训练
I.阅读理解
1~4 ADBC
Ⅱ.七选五
1~5 DCEBG
Ⅲ.完形填空
1~5 CBAAB 6~10 DACDC 11~15 DBBAB
Ⅳ.语法填空
1.to benefit 2.or 3.that/which 4.what 5.criticism
6.be offered 7.have started 8.designed 9.the
10.ones
Section IV Developing ideas
基础巩固
一、词性转化
1.imitate 2.tight 3.desperately;desperation
4.fault
二、单句语法填空
1.tightly 2.to 3.faulty 4.with 5.be returned
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