1、Section Starting out he gladly accepted it as he had finished his work. 约翰收到了吃饭的邀请，他很高兴地接受了，因为他已经完 成了工作。 I felt very glad，for I caught sight of my old friend in the crowd. 我感到非常高兴，因为在人群中我看见了我的老朋友。 Now that it benefits us so much，why not have a try？既然它 对我们有如此多的好处，为什么不试一试呢？ 即学即练 完成句子 既然你对中国传统文化感兴趣，我认为
2、这个节日对你而言 将是个有价值的经历。(now that) _ ，I thought this festival would be a worthwhile experience for you. 很难搞懂她，因为她总是与每个人保持一定距离。 (because) It was difficult to get to know her _ at a distance. Now that you are interested in traditional Chinese culture because she always kept everyone 玛丽感到与外界隔绝了，因为她没有互联网连接，也
3、无法 收到任何电子邮件。(since) Mary felt cut off from the outside world, _ and couldnt receive any e- mail. 我非常紧张，因为我不知道我所期望的是什么。(as) I was very nervous _ to expect. since she lacked an Internet connection as I didnt know what 联想拓展： 表示条件：如果 If it doesnt ranin tomorrow, we will go to the beach. 如果明天不下雨，我们就去海滩。
4、相关短语： if not for 如果没有 if so 如果是的话 if not 如果不是的话 2.(教材P39)As it is, almost 50 percent of US jobs are at risk from automation in the next 20 years.事实上，在未来20年里，美 国近50%的工作都面临着自动化带来的危险。 该句是主从复合句。“As it is”是方式状语从句，意为“事 实上”。 (1)表示对目前的情况所作出的判断，尤其强调目前的情况与 原来料想的不一样。通常译为“事实上，实际情况是”。 They hoped to finish the ki
5、tchen by Friday, but as it is theyll probably have to come next week.他们希望周五厨房完工，但事实 上，他们很可能下周还得来。 (2)照原来的样子(位于被修饰词之后)。可根据情况变换为as they are/were。 Leave it as it is.听其自然。 Leave the things as they are.别动这些东西。 即学即练 结合as的用法完成句子 The scene of the traffic accident was kept _ (保持原样) until the police arrived.
6、All the things in the room remain _ (像原来的样子) twenty years ago. He seems to be around fifty, but _ (事实上), he is over sixty. as it was as they were as it is 佳句写作： Were late as it is. We are alreatly late. 我们迟到了。 The demand for new home is very hith. As it is, the housing prices are going up every week
7、.对新房子的需求非常大。按照目前的 情况，房子的价格每周都在上涨。 .单词拼写 1Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of _ (人造的，人工的) Intelligence. 2Many organizations sent money to help the _ (受害者) of the flooded area. 3The airport to be completed next year will have the _ (能力) to handle 50,000 passengers. Artificial victims
8、capacity 4As is generally agreed, it is _ (不道德的) behaviour to steal others intellectual products (精神产品) 5Mr Smith had to let one of his _ (助手) take charge of the routine work while he was on a business trip to Europe. 6Nowadays, with intelligent computers _ (分析) large amounts of data, humans can wor
9、k more efficiently. immoral assistants analysing .用方框内短语的适当形式填空(有两项为多余选项) 1In spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet while most American students _ with their friends. 2Its hard for the victims to _ the shadows of that terrible earthquake from their hearts. 3His skill _ his abi
10、lity to explain quite complex ideas very simply. hang out wipe out lies in 4_ travelling, I think it is well worthwhile to make a journey along the ancient Silk Road. 5His aunts letters call up his beautiful days when they _ live together in his hometown. 6. The welcome party was, _， a success, thou
11、gh not satisfactory in some details. Speaking of used to on the whole .课文语法填空 There is a heated discussion about whether Artificial Intelligence is the best or the worst thing ever 1._ (happen) to humans. Here are three posts of them. Millenniumbutterfly: Thanks to AI, Ive got a super- smart persona
12、l assistant 2._ (build) into my phone, who can give 3._ immediate answer for any question put to her and make judgements about my preferences from my answers. Besides, Im hoping for a self- driving car to hang out. Self- driving cars will be a lot 4._ (safe) than traditional ones, because they are n
13、ot susceptible to human error. In a word, I believe AI will 5._ the whole make doing daily routines a lot easier. to happen built an safer on Popkid: I think a 6._ (true) independent form of AI will put us at risk. First, it would make us lose jobs. Whats worse, we might 7._ (wipe) out by it, as it
14、could see us as a “small” 8._ _ (convenience) thats in the way. Pink_haze: While super- intelligent AI could solve problems 9._ are too challenging for human experts, it could also be the most dangerous if it 10._ (go) wrong or falls into the wrong hands. Nevertheless, as AI is not going to go away, we have no choice but to embrace it and regulate it. truly be wiped inconvenience which/that goes
