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UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
学生用书 课时冲关18 P294
Ⅰ.阅读理解
主题:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:个性化AI代理
Imagine a nottoodistant future, where we each inhabit our own AIdriven digital filter bubble(数字滤泡), crafted for us alone and designed to serve commercial interests.This future is like 1998’s movie The Truman Show, where the main character unknowingly lived his life within a reality TV show designed by a studio.
Large language models (LLM), won't turn our lives into reality TV shows.Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections.Many companies are developing individualized LLM.The principle is that AI will learn about individual users and adapt accordingly.If you're a superfan of a football team, you'll be fed updates and ads tailored to your interests.
This may sound harmless.But the next step is to use LLM to create memes(模因,网络梗), or even fake articles.This is a miserable reality because there are neither computational methods nor moral guidelines in place to ensure that the information you receive is true.But just as frightening as the lack of regard for the truth is an even scarier element.You will no longer have such an accurate understanding of the football team as anyone else's.You will run on information generated only for yourself.This vision is unsettling, even in sports and entertainment.But what of education? Politics?
With the fall of the press and division of everything, conversations around holiday table have already become impossible for many extended families.Bad as the current situation might be, stranger times lie ahead that make us long for today's echo chambers(信息茧房).Soon, our bubbles will become smaller and smaller, until our digital worlds involve only ourselves.As a society, with no shared understanding of the world, we will be completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions.
What's the way out? Find your entertainment in spaces with actual people, exchanging thoughts and creations with each other.Even online, we must keep our understanding of the world grounded in humanauthored documents and artifacts.Valuing what humans create is not merely a matter of realness; it also ensures we focus on arguments that an author cared enough to make, on conversations that speakers cared enough to have.
1.Why is The Truman Show in Paragraph 1 mentioned?
A.To make a comparison.
B.To illustrate a situation.
C.To support an argument.
D.To propose a suggestion.
2.What may personalized AI agents do according to the text?
A.Cutting individuals off in false realities.
B.Confirming the credibility of the content.
C.Standing by the companies' moral values.
D.Improving user behavior by feeding targeted ads.
3.What can be inferred from the text?
A.AI has raised concerns over privacy.
B.LLMs are in need of faster tech upgrade.
C.Echo chambers weaken collective decisionmaking.
D.Technology development results in a divided society.
4.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.AI and the Future of Human Interaction
B.AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show
C.The Truman Show Predicts AI's Impact on Media
D.Digital Bubbles and the Value of Human Creations
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了个性化AI代理可能将人类生活变成虚假现实的问题。
1.B [推理判断题。根据第一段“Imagine a nottoodistant future, where we each...the main character unknowingly lived his life within a reality TV show designed by a studio.”可知,作者在第一段提到《楚门的世界》是为了说明一种可能出现的情况,即我们每个人都生活在自己的人工智能驱动的数字过滤泡沫中。]
2.A [细节理解题。根据第二段中“Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections.(相反,个性化的AI代理威胁着将我们每个人困在一个个性化和虚幻的不真实世界中,从我们的数字活动中获利,并将我们与真正的联系隔离开来。)”可知,个性化的AI代理可能会将个人隔离在虚假现实中。]
3.C [推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Bad as the current situation might be, stranger times lie...completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions.(尽管现状可能很糟糕,但更陌生的时代还在前方,让我们怀念今天的信息茧房。很快,我们的泡沫将越来越小,直到我们的数字世界只包含我们自己。作为一个社会,我们将完全无法做出富有成效的集体决策,因为我们将对世界没有共同的理解。)”可知,信息茧房会削弱集体决策能力,让我们没有对世界的共同理解。]
4.D [主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Imagine a nottoodistant future, where we each inhabit our own AIdriven digital filter bubble(数字滤泡), crafted for us alone and designed to serve commercial interests.”以及最后一段“Valuing what humans create is not merely a matter of realness; it also ensures we focus on arguments that an author cared enough to make, on conversations that speakers cared enough to have.”可知,本文主要讨论了人工智能驱动的数字“信息茧房”对人类互动的潜在影响,强调了陷入个性化虚假现实的风险,以及重视人类创作内容的重要性,故D项“Digital Bubbles and the Value of Human Creations(数字茧房与人类创作的价值)”符合本文标题。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
主题:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:我们都需要自我反省
Recently I read an article We All Need SelfReflection and it made me think that I need to selfreflect more and take a break from life.
__1__. For example, after I graduated from college, I took some time to selfreflect on the past four years of my college career. Drinking my favorite coffee, I looked back at each moment and thought about how I felt during those years. I had a mixture of emotions. Sometimes, I wish I did more in terms of extracurriculars(课外活动) or internships(实习期) or I wish I socialized and partied more. __2__. But I can't change the past. Selfreflecting on the past is a lesson for me to better prepare for the future.
Even though it can help me better prepare for the future, selfreflecting itself can be both good and bad for me. __3__. When I reflect on things that haven't been proud of from the past, I think about them a lot. However, as I mentioned above, I can't change the past. __4__, like getting my first internship or choreographing(编舞) my first dance by myself. I figure that I need to do that more.
Everyone needs to get away from the current reality for a bit, relax and selfreflect. __5__. Selfreflecting can bring peace of mind and make us proud.It did for me.
A.Life is too short and time passes quickly
B.I know I haven't done enough selfreflection
C.So I persuade myself to reflect on the good things in life
D.I reflect on what could have been if I made different decisions
E.I tend to overthink a lot, which is a habit I'm still trying to break
F.We all need to take some time to selfreflect on the good of our experiences
G.The only times that I selfreflect in my life are when big life events happen to me
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。最近作者读了一篇文章《我们都需要自我反省》,它让作者觉得自己需要更多地自我反省,从生活中休息一下。
1.G [根据下文“For example, after I graduated from college, I took some time to selfreflect on the past four years of my college career.(例如,在我大学毕业后,我花了一些时间来反思我过去四年的大学生涯。)”及常识可知,大学毕业属于人生中的一件大事件。由此可知,G.The only times that I selfreflect in my life are when big life events happen to me(在我的生活中,只有在发生重大事件的时候,我才会自我反省)能够衔接下文,符合语境。]
2.D [根据上文“Sometimes, I wish I did more in terms of extracurriculars (课外活动) or internships (实习期) or I wish I socialized and partied more.(有时,我希望我在课外活动或实习方面做得更多,或者我希望我参加更多的社交活动和聚会。)”可知,此处在思考如果在过去做出了不同的选择和决定,会怎么样。由此可知,D.I reflect on what could have been if I made different decisions(我思考如果我做出不同的决定会是什么样子)能够承接上文,同时与下文“But I can't change the past.(但我无法改变过去。)”形成转折关系,符合语境。]
3.E [根据下文“When I reflect on things that haven't been proud of from the past, I think about them a lot.(当我回想起过去那些不值得骄傲的事情时,我会想很多。)”可知,有时候,作者会过度反省。由此可知,E.I tend to overthink a lot, which is a habit I'm still trying to break(我倾向于过度思考,这是一个我仍在努力打破的习惯)能够衔接下文,符合语境。]
4.C [根据下文“like getting my first internship or choreographing (编舞) my first dance by myself.(比如我的第一次实习,或者自己编第一支舞。)”可知,此处在列举生活中美好的事情。由此可知,C.So I persuade myself to reflect on the good things in life(所以我说服自己去反思生活中的美好事物)能够衔接下文,符合语境。]
5.F [根据上文“Everyone needs to get away from the current reality for a bit, relax and selfreflect.(每个人都需要暂时离开当前的现实,放松和自我反省。)”及下文“Selfreflecting can bring peace of mind and make us proud.(自我反省可以带来内心的平静,让我们感到自豪。)”可知,每个人都需要放松和自我反省,而且自我反省能够带给我们很多好处。由此可知,F.We all need to take some time to selfreflect on the good of our experiences(我们都需要花一些时间来反思我们经历的好处)能够承上启下,符合语境。]
Ⅲ.完形填空
主题:人与社会
体裁:议论文
话题:自我肯定,掌控生活
In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is __1__ oneself that one has the least understanding of. When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your __2__. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a realist-aware of both one's __3__ and weaknesses. You may __4__ hopefully to the future but be sure not to __5__ too much, for ideals can never be fully realized.You may be __6__ to meet challenges but it should be clear to you __7__ to direct your efforts. That's to say, so long as you have a perfect __8__ of yourself, there won't be difficulties you can't overcome.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs selfappreciation. Whether you think you are a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of __9__. If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of selfappreciation, which will give you confidence. __10__ you gain full confidence in yourself, you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any difficulty.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it's needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving an outlet to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by __11__ it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some stimulant. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life. __12__ you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to __13__ the attack of illness. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that's vulnerable when __14__ to the elements. So if you fall ill, it's up to you to take good care of yourself.
In a word, to get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full __15__ of one's life. Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor.
1.A.permanently B.previously
C.precisely D.perfectly
2.A.reach B.budget
C.development D.brain
3.A.shortages B.disadvantages
C.strengths D.limitations
4.A.look up B.look back
C.look forward D.look down
5.A.expect B.analyze
C.inspect D.dream
6.A.honest B.comprehensive
C.courageous D.delicate
7.A.what B.which
C.how D.where
8.A.image B.knowledge
C.system D.memory
9.A.attack B.criticism
C.popularity D.existence
10.A.As much as B.As soon as
C.As far as D.As well as
11.A.quarreling B.arguing
C.sharing D.blaming
12.A.Unless B.Once
C.Since D.If
13.A.recall B.restore
C.restart D.resist
14.A.exchanged B.exposed
C.experienced D.exported
15.A.mark B.control
C.account D.recovery
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。文章告诉我们,不要妄自菲薄,也不用高估自己,要学会真正了解自己,自我肯定,学会排解情绪,掌控生活。
1.C [考查副词词义辨析。句意:但人最不了解的恰恰是自己。A.permanently永久地;B.previously先前地;C.precisely恰好、精确地;D.perfectly完美地。根据上文的but和下文“one has the least understanding of(一个人最不了解)”可知,此处是指人最不理解“恰恰”是自己。]
2.A [考查名词词义辨析。句意:似乎你想要的一切都触手可及。A.reach能及的范围;B.budget预算;C.development发展;D.brain大脑。分析句意再根据within可知,此处用within reach表示“伸手可及”。]
3.C [考查名词词义辨析。句意:彻悟自己,就是要正确认识自己,做一个现实主义者,既认清自己的长处,也清楚自己的短处。A.shortages短处;B.disadvantages劣势;C.strengths优势、长处;D.limitations局限。分析句意再根据下文的weaknesses可知,此处用strengths表示“优势、长处”与下文呼应。]
4.C [考查动词短语辨析。句意:你可以憧憬未来,但不要期望太高,因为理想永远不能完全实现。A.look up尊敬、查阅;B.look back回头看;C.look forward期望;D.look down向下看。分析句意再根据下文的future可知,此处指对未来的憧憬。]
5.A [考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A.expect期待;B.analyze分析;C.inspect审查;D.dream梦想。分析句意再根据上文的but可知,上下文是转折关系,所以此处指不要“期望”太多。]
6.C [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:你可以勇敢地迎接挑战,但你应该清楚自己努力的方向。A.honest诚实的;B.comprehensive综合性的;C.courageous勇敢的;D.delicate柔和的。分析句意再根据下文的“to meet challenges(迎接挑战)”可知,courageous符合语境。]
7.D [考查疑问词辨析。句意同上。A.what什么;B.which哪一个;C.how如何;D.where哪儿。分析句意再根据空格后的to direct可知,此处用where指努力的方向符合语境。]
8.B [考查名词词义辨析。句意:也就是说,只要你对自己有充分的认识,就没有克服不了的困难。A.image形象;B.knowledge认识、知识;C.system体系;D.memory记忆。根据下文“there won't be difficulties you can't overcome.(没有你克服不了的困难。)”可知,此处是指对自己有充分的“认识”符合语境。]
9.D [考查名词词义辨析。句意:无论你认为自己是一棵参天大树还是一棵小草,是一座高山还是一块小石头,你都代表着一种自然状态,都有自己存在的理由。A.attack袭击;B.criticism批评;C.popularity流行;D.existence存在。分析句意再根据空格前的reason of可知,此处指“存在”的理由。]
10.B [考查固定短语辨析。句意:如果你认真地欣赏自己,你就会有一种真正的自我欣赏,它会给你信心。一旦你对自己充满信心,你就能战胜任何困难。A.As much as多达;B.As soon as一……就;C.As far as至于;D.As well as也、和。根据下文“you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any difficulty.(你将能够对抗和克服任何困难。)”可知,此处指你一达到充满信心这一条件,就能克服任何困难。]
11.C [考查动词词义辨析。句意:在忧伤的时候,要善待自己,找朋友倾诉一下,让沮丧的心情振作起来。A.quarreling吵架;B.arguing争辩;C.sharing分享;D.blaming责备。根据下文“so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one(这样就可以把阴沉的心情变成愉快的心情)”可知,此处指通过和朋友倾诉即“分享”可以转变心情。]
12.A [考查连词辨析。句意:除非你非常清楚何时以及如何帮助自己,否则你不会有足够的信心和准备来抵抗疾病的攻击。A.Unless除非;B.Once曾经;C.Since自从、因为;D.If如果。根据下文“you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor,(你非常清楚何时以及如何帮助自己)”可知,此处是表必要条件,所以用unless表示“除非”符合语境。]
13.D [考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A.recall回想起;B.restore恢复;C.restart重新启动;D.resist抵抗。根据下文“the attack of illness(疾病的攻击)”可知,此处指“抵抗”疾病的攻击。]
14.B [考查动词词义辨析。句意:正如你所知道的,一个人的身体所拥有的只是一个暴露在自然环境中的脆弱的人体。A.exchanged交换;B.exposed暴露;C.experienced经历;D.exported出口。分析句意再根据to the elements可知,此处指“暴露”在自然环境中。]
15.B [考查名词词义辨析。句意:总之,彻底了解自己,才能掌握自己的人生。A.mark标记;B.control掌握、控制;C.account账户;D.recovery恢复。分析句意再根据空格后的life可知,此处指“掌握”自己的人生,符合语境。]
Ⅳ.语法填空
主题:人与社会
体裁:新闻报道
话题:未来人机共存的趋势
The world's first halfmarathon 1.__________(feature), both robotic and human participants, ended in Beijing on Saturday, April 19, 2025.2.________ total of 20 teams from robotics companies, research institutes, clubs and universities participated.These twolegged robots 3.________ different sizes and outfits all pursued the same goal — to prove their abilities in this groundbreaking trial.
While the participating robots encountered various problems and the final completion rate was only 30 percent, the marathon, 4.____________ (refer) to as a technical comingofage ceremony for humanoid robots, marked their transition “from laboratory to asphalt(柏油) road”.
“Running might be a small step for 5.____________ (human), but it is a big leap for robots,” Dr.Xiong Youjun, the general manager of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, said after Tian Gong Ultra claimed victory, “This marathon not only tests the 6.____________ (mature) of our technology, where finishing matters more than winning, 7.____________ boosts the advancement of the robotics industry.It 8.____________ (whole) transforms the landscape of China's industry.”
DroidUp's Kong Yichang firmly believes that the future will be a society of humanrobot coexistence, 9._________ robots will enter households and become part of human life as our friends and good helpers.“This is the significance of this marathon for the future,” he said.“Achieving this vision requires the 10.____________ (collect) efforts of all robot developers, engineers and tech companies.”
[语篇解读] 文章主要讲的是2025年4月19日在北京举行了世界首次机器人和人类共同参与的半程马拉松比赛,这场马拉松标志着机器人技术的发展,显示了未来人机共存的趋势。
1.featuring [考查非谓语动词。句意:世界上第一个半程马拉松 2025年4月19日,周六,机器人和人类的比赛在北京结束。空处应填非谓语动词,主语The world's first halfmarathon 与动词feature之间为主动关系,应用现在分词表示主动,作后置定语,故填featuring。]
2.A [考查冠词。句意:共有来自机器人公司、研究机构、俱乐部和大学的20支团队参加了比赛。a total of 意为“总共;总计”,固定搭配。位于句首,故填A。]
3.of [考查介词。句意:这些两条腿的机器人,大小不同,穿着不同,都追求着同一个目标——在这项开创性的试验中证明自己的能力。(be)of different sizes 意为“不同尺寸的”,是固定搭配,此处为介词短语作后置定语,故填of。]
4.referred [考查非谓语动词。句意:尽管参与测试的机器人遇到了各种各样的问题,最终的完成率仅为 30%,但这场马拉松式测试——被称作是仿人机器人技术成长的里程碑式活动——标志着它们从实验室走向了现实应用的道路。空处应填非谓语动词作定语,the marathon与refer 之间为被动关系,应用过去分词表示被动,(be)referred to...as...意为“被称为……”,故填referred。]
5.humans [考查名词复数。句意“跑步对人类来说可能是一小步,但对机器人来说是一大步,”北京人形机器人创新中心总经理熊友军博士在天工Ultra宣布获胜后表示,“这场马拉松不仅考验了我们技术的成熟度,其中完成比赛比赢得比赛更重要,而且推动了机器人行业的进步。它彻底改变了中国制造业的格局。”由句意此处应填human的复数形式humans,表泛指,作宾语,故填humans。]
6.maturity [考查名词。句意同上。由句意及空前的This marathon not only tests the可知应填名词形式maturity,作动词的宾语,故填maturity。]
7.but [考查连词。句意同上。由句意及上文的not only tests the可知此处应填并列连词but,表示tests与boosts的并列,not only...but also...意为 “不仅……而且……”,其中also可以省略,故填but。]
8.wholly [考查副词。句意:它彻底改变了中国制造业的格局。空处应填副词形式wholly,作状语,修饰动词transforms,故填wholly。]
9.where [考查非限制性定语从句。句意:DroidUp的孔宜昌坚信,未来将是一个人机共存的社会,机器人将进入家庭,成为人类生活的一部分,成为我们的朋友和好帮手。此处为非限制性定语从句,先行词为society,从句缺少地点状语,应用关系副词where,故填where。]
10.collective [考查形容词。句意:实现这一愿景需要所有机器人开发者、工程师和科技公司的共同努力。由句意此处应填形容词collective(共同的),作定语,修饰efforts,collective efforts意为“共同的努力”,故填collective。]
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