1、选择性必修四 Unit1 Science Fiction Learning About Languagepage4Build up your vocabulary1. Replace the underlined parts with words of similar meanings from the text. Rewrite the sentences if necessary.1. We believe he is a man of absolute honesty, and trust his words completely. 2. Henry told me that he wa
2、s in a hurry as he had arranged to see the dentist at 10:00 a.m. 3. Rumours are like sharp knives, cutting ones self- respect into pieces. We should be aware of this and not spread unkind news around. adj.绝对的 integrityhad an appointment withn. 谣言dignityBuild up your vocabulary1. Replace the underlin
3、ed parts with words of similar meanings from the text. Rewrite the sentences if necessary.4. Because of the holiday, the students were allowed to go home early.5. Whoever is charged with a crime should be presumed innocent until prove otherwise.were dismissednot guiltyv. 假定，假设2. Match each word with
4、 the proper definition below.1 income A money that someone is paid regularly, usually monthly, by the organisation he or she is working for2fee B money given for work done, goods received, etc.3fare C money paid for work or services, typically on a daily or weekly basis4payment D extra amount of mon
5、ey added to somebodys wages as a reward for hard work or good performance5salary E money received from work, investments and so on6bonus F money paid to a professional person or organisation for advice or services7saving G money paid for a journey on public transport, such as the bus, train, or the
6、taxi8 wage H money saved for a special purposeEFGBADHC3. Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Then in pairs share your opinion on AI development.fascinating test out dismiss science fiction more like dignity intelligentIt would not be surprising if we found it diffic
7、ult to distinguish between reality and _ in the future. For example, robots first appeared in sci-fi novels, but now robot soldiers have already been _ in war. Robot experts have also built robots that can see, talk, and do other things like humans. Although a robot that looks _ a human than a machi
8、ne could make many people a bit uncomfortable, we have to admit that it is a _ possibility.science fictiontested outmore likefascinating3. Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Then in pairs share your opinion on AI development.fascinating test out dismiss science fic
9、tion more like dignity intelligentSophia, currently said to be the most advanced AI robot in the world, is a great example. She has been interviewed many times, appeared on the covers of magazines, and become the first non-human in the world to be given citizenship by a country. When it comes to gam
10、es, 2017 became a year in which AI defeated humans in so many games that AI researchers say that it will not be long before AI can win at almost everything. So have we lost the _ of being the most intelligent dignity3. Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Then in pai
11、rs share your opinion on AI development.fascinating test out dismiss science fiction more like dignity intelligentcreature? Maybe in the future, as AI becomes even more _, it will become a major threat to humans. However, some people _ this fear. They believe if AI can handle tasks like calculating
12、and driving for us, we will have more time for creating, thinking, and “being human”. intelligentdismissReview useful structures2. Complete sentences with appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets. Then try to translate these sentences into Chinese.1. What is done cannot _ (undo).2. Janet _ chairwo
13、men of the student union last month. (elect)3. Two hundred grammes of flour should _ to the cake mix. (add)4. A 3000-seat venue _ for the circus performance in November. (build)v. 撤销be undonewas electedbe addedwill be builtn. 克 n. 面粉n. 活动场地n. 马戏团Review useful structures2. Complete sentences with app
14、ropriate forms of the verbs in brackets. Then try to translate these sentences into Chinese.5. Working efficiency _ since this new software was adopted. (improve) 6. Only one piece of carry-on luggage _ for each economy class passenger. (allow)7.Its a great honour for me to _ to address this interna
15、tional AI conference. (invite)n. 效率has been improvedis allowedbe invitedv. 采用；采纳；收养n. 行李n. 荣誉v. 致词Review useful structures2. Complete sentences with appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets. Then try to translate these sentences into Chinese.8. When I entered the room, I found that the salesmans s
16、alary _ at the meeting. (discuss)9.With exams being adapted into Braille, a blind senior high school student scored 630 points out of 650 in the College Entrance Examination. He is expected to _ to a top university. (admit)was being discussedbe admitted布莱叶盲文3. Read the introduction to a science fict
17、ion novel and complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box.explore translate discover regard represent set up recruit write get caught up connectScience fiction _ by many people as a mirror through which our future can be freely imagined and _. The Three-Body Problem, _ by Ch
18、inese writer Liu Cixin, is one of those astonishing predictions about the future. The work was first published in a Chinese sci-fi magazine in 2006 and printed as a three-volume book in 2008. When the first volume_ into English by Chinese-American author Ken Liu,it attracted attention around the wor
19、ld, becoming the first Asian winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel. The book _ many themes such as space exploration, alien contact, AI, and the future of humans.is regardedexploredwrittenwas translatedrepresents3. Read the introduction to a science fiction novel and complete the passage using the
20、 correct forms of the words in the box.explore translate discover regard represent set up recruit write get caught up connectfuture of humans. The Three-Body Problem begins with the stories of two unrelated people, Ye Wenjie and Wang Miao. Ye _ to join a secrect project in a remote area of China, wh
21、ich _ to contact alien life forms. In the other story, set 20 years later, Wang Miao _ in a popular online game called “Three Body”, in which people live on an unknow planet with three suns. But Wang is recruitedhas been set upgets caught up3. Read the introduction to a science fiction novel and com
22、plete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box.explore translate discover regard represent set up recruit write get caught up connectdiscovers it is more than a game it uncovers a great danger threatening human existence. How are these two peoples stories _ ? And how will their behaviour change Earths future and the civilisations of other planets? Answers to all these questions are waiting to _ when you go on reading.connectedbe discovered
