1、B5U4 Living with technology Language pointsBy zyhImagine waking up one morning with the option of staying in bed and pressing a button to send a robot to do all the work for you.How cool that would be!It may seem like building castles in the air,but given the rate at which artificial intelligence,or
2、 Al,is being developed,in the future such dreams may actually come true.想象一下，某天早上你醒来，可以选择继续躺在床上，按下一个按钮，就能召来一台机器人为你处理所有的工作。那该有多酷啊!这听起来可能像是在建空中楼阁，但鉴于人工智能(AI)目前的发展速度，这样的梦想在将来也许真的可以实现。prep.考虑到考虑到引导定语从句引导定语从句主句主句Given their experienceBy zyhAt the basic level,artificial intelligence is a branch of compute
3、r science that aims to create intelligent machines.One of the essential aims of Al is to develop computer intelligence capable of learning from experience,adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.从基础层面上讲，人工智能是计算机科学的一个分支学科，其目标是研发智能机器。AI的基本目标之一，是开发能够学习过往经验、适应新的输入内容并且能够像人类一样执行任务的计算机智能。o
4、f后三个并列后三个并列v.-ing做宾语。做宾语。capabilitycapable of passing exams ,adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.e.g.For example,the moment you get on the airplane,start adjusting your biological clock to the destinations time.It took her a while to adjust to living alone.We should adjust ourse
5、lves to the changing world.The manager has made a few adjustments to the design.adjust vi.&vt.调整；（使）适合 【搭配】adjust sth.to sth.调整以适应.adjust to sth./doing sth.适应（做）某事adjust oneself to 使自己适应于make an adjustment 做出调整1.你将很快适应学生生活。2.他很快地适应了陌生的环境。3.公司对我的薪金作了调整。Youll quickly adjust yourself to student life.He
6、 quickly adjusted to the unfamiliar environment.The company made an adjustment in my salary.By zyhTo achieve this aim,many approaches to creating true Al have been put forward,including“deep learning,which enables a machine to improve its own performance by learning from the results of its previous
7、actions.Deep-learning Al has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of data through multiple layers,imitating the complex networks of the human brain.为了实现这个目标，人们提出过许多创造真正的AI的方法，其中包括“深度学习”-这种方法可以让机器通过学习自己先前的行为结果，来提升自身性能。深度学习AI拥有从多个层次分析海量信息的能力，它模拟的是人脑的复杂网络结构。analyse vt _ n分析分析;分解分解 (pl.analyses)analy
8、sisTo achieve this aim,many approaches to creating true AI have been put forward.e.g.As Chinese New Year is approaching,our class decided to hold a party to celebrate the important day.I have an analytical approach to every survey.Many kinds of birds fly south at the approach of winter.approach vt.接
9、近；靠近；商洽 n.接近；方法；途径【搭配】(an)approach to (doing)sth.(做）某事的方法（途径）at the approach of 临近的时候1.当他们走近时，那个小男孩跑开了并藏了起来。2.我们应该采用另一种方法来解决这一问题。3.春天来临，雪融化了。When they approached,the little boy ran away and hid.We need to take a different approach to the problem.The snow melted away at the approach of spring.Deep-le
10、arning AI has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of data through multiple layers,e.g.Many of the elderly people have a great capacity for hard work.I appreciate your capacity to learn foreign language so quickly.capacity n.领悟（或理解，办事）能力；容量；容积；职位；职责；生产量【搭配】a capacity for(doing)sth.（做）某事的能力a capac
11、ity to do sth.做某事的能力By zyhThe dream of Al has been around for centuries,and the development of computers since the 1940s has finally made it a reality.Years before the term artificial intelligence“was coined in the mid-1950s,the theory had been explored by Alan Turing,one of the pioneers in the fiel
12、d of computer science.However,for a long time,Al technology developed very slowly.AI 的梦想已经存在了几个世纪，而 20 世纪 40 年代以来计算机的发展，终于让这个梦想成为现实。“人工智能”这个术语是在 20 世纪 50 年代中期被创造出来的，而在好几年前，这一理论就被计算机科学领域的先驱之一艾伦图灵探索过。然而在很长一段时间里，AI技术发展得相当缓慢。A major breakthrough in AI came in 1997,when Deep Blue,a chess playing computer
13、,beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov Then in 2017,a computer program named AlphaGo defeated Ke Jie,arguably the best human Go player,which demonstrated a significant advance in deep-learning Al systems.1997年，AI发展有了一个重大突破，当时一台名叫深蓝的国际象棋计算机打败了国际象棋世界冠军加里卡斯帕罗夫。之后在 2017 年，一个叫阿尔法围棋的计算机程序下赢了可谓人类最强的
14、围棋棋手柯洁，这说明了深度学习 AI 系统的一大显著进展。which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰前面整个主句。引导非限制性定语从句，修饰前面整个主句。Nowadays,Al is already being applied in many fields:finance,health care,machine translation and art,to name but a few.From autonomous vehicles to domestic robots,from recommendation systems to computers writing novels,Al has a
15、n unlimited number of applications.Ordinary people are now using AI to get instant translations of text in foreign languages,and machines can recognize fingerprints and even faces.如今，AI已经应用于许多领域，如金融、医疗保健、机器翻译和艺术等，不一而足。从自动驾驶车辆到家用机器人，从推荐系统到撰写小说的电脑，AI有着不计其数的应用。普通人现在能够使用 AI获取外语文本的即时翻译，机器也已经能够识别人们的指纹甚至面容
16、。By zyhin short,this technology is transforming the way we live.lt is clear that we are at a turning point in history.With machines like AlphaGo now capable of thinking and learning from their mistakes,we are getting closer to the dividing line between humans and machines.The question is,where will
17、all this lead?While Al enthusiasts promise us a bright future where intelligent robots will be working to our advantage,these undoubted benefits also bring concerns and fears.简而言之，这项技术正在改变我们的生活方式。显然，我们正处于历史的转折点。有了阿尔法围棋这种能够思考并从自身错误中学习的机器，我们正在向人类与机器的界限越靠越近。问题在于，这一切将会导致什么?AI的热烈支持者向我们承诺未来会是美好的，到那时智能机器人将
18、为人类谋利;但这些毋庸置疑的好处也带来了忧虑和恐惧。引导让步状语从句。引导让步状语从句。引导定语从句，修饰引导定语从句，修饰future。By zyhCould machines really develop human-like intelligence?And what would happen if they did?Would thinking machines work alongside humans or threaten the existence of humans?How would they be punished if they committed crimes or
19、even murdered humans?As we become more and more dependent on computers,some scientists are urging us to think about the dangers posed by the advances in Al.Stephen Hawking,for example,warned,“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.机器真的能够发展出像人类一样的智能吗?如果真
20、的可以，又会发生什么?能够思考的机器是会与人类并肩工作，还是会威胁人类的生存?如果它们犯了罪甚至谋杀了人类，又该如何惩罚?随着我们对电脑的依赖越来越深，些科学家正敦促我们思考 AI的进步所带来的危险。例如，斯蒂芬霍金就曾警告说:“完全人工智能的发展可能意味着人类的终结。”commit vt.承诺；保证；犯（罪）承诺；保证；犯（罪）vi.忠于；全心全意投入忠于；全心全意投入 _adj.尽心尽力的；坚定的尽心尽力的；坚定的commitment n.承诺,许诺;献身;投入;花费committed在学习上取得进步的秘密是要把你自己投入进去。（secret）_The secret to making p
21、rogress in study is to commit/devote/apply yourself to mit an error/a crime/suicide 做错事/犯罪/自杀commit oneself to(doing)sth专心致志于;承诺/保证(做)某事be committed to(doing)sth承诺/全身心地投入(做)某事make a commitment作出承诺urgency n.紧迫，急迫；急事；紧要urgentlyto learn pose v.造成造成(威胁威胁,问题等问题等);pose a threat/challenge/danger/risk 引起引起;
22、产生产生 pose a question提问提问,质询质询 pose for sb./sth.(为画像、摄影为画像、摄影)摆好姿势摆好姿势spell v.have sth.,usually sth.bad,as a result;to mean sth.,usually sth.bad 招致招致,意味着意味着(通常指坏事通常指坏事)By zyhApparently,such warnings demand our attention.We need to make sure that we will not fall victim to Al.We may still think it wou
23、ld be fantastic to relax all day and allow autonomous machines to do all the work for us-but perhaps we should not be too greedy and rather be careful what we wish for!显然，这样的警告需要得到我们的重视。我们需要确保自己不会沦为 AI的受害者。我们可能还是会认为，可以整天放松，让自动化机器为我们完成所有工作这样的生活很美妙-但也许我门不该太过贪婪，而应对我们的期待保持谨慎!to be told(should)increase b
24、udgetincreasing demand for The passage below is about facial recognition technology.Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.apparently urge warning fall victim toanalyse pose network to name but a fewTechnology is changing the face of the world,and now f
25、aces are changing technology too.Facial recognition technology,with its capacity to _ a huge amount of data,has come into widespread use.analyseIt works by comparing the facial features of given images with those in a database.It offers a quick and cool alternative to traditional passwords,and you c
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27、but a fewThis technology is especially useful for security checks in public places:airports and railway stations,_.However,facial recognition technology has also started to _ some difficult questions.Experts have been giving _ about this technology,saying it may not be as good as we think.to name bu
28、t a fewapparently urge warning fall victim toanalyse pose network to name but a fewwarningsposeFacial expressions often vary,which makes facial recognition less effective.Moreover,there is growing concern that we might _ this technology,as there are cases in which hackers have broken into facial rec
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36、the future such dreams may actually come true.3.One of the essential aims of AI is _(develop)computer intelligence capable _ learning from experience,_(adjust)to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.wakingText Reviewgivento develop ofadjustingat4._(achieve)this aim,many approaches to creating
37、 true AI have been put forward.5.Years before the term“artificial intelligence”_(coin)in the mid-1950s,the theory _(explore)by Alan Turing,one of the pioneers in the field of computer science.6.A major breakthrough in AI came in 1997,_ Deep Blue,a chess-playing computer,beat the world chess champion
38、 Garry Kasparov.To achieveText Reviewwas coinedhad been exploredwhen 7.From recommendation systems _ computers writing novels,AI has an unlimited number of _(apply).8._ AI enthusiasts promise us a bright future _intelligent robots will be working _ our advantage,these undoubted benefits also bring c
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40、ke a robot doing all the work for you may 1._(realize).2._a branch of computer science that aims to develop intelligent machines,AI is designed for better work and higher efficiency,and people have been in pursuit of the dream of AI for many years.Especially in 2017,a computer program named AlphaGo
41、beat Ke Jie,3._(show)a large leap in AI systems.post readingpost readingToday,AI has been used in quite a few fields,such as looking after patients,4._(perform)surgeries,writing novels,driving,translating,to name 5._ a few.People feel their life is becoming more and more 6._(convenience).This techno
42、logy is changing our lifestyle for the better.However,7._ machines taking the place of humans,here 8._(be)concerns and fears.People will become more 9._(rely)on AI machines and they may pose a great threat to the existence of humans,spelling the end of the human race.To conclude,we should sincerely welcome the 10._(arrive)of AI,but meanwhile,we should be careful of the hidden danger of it.Thank you
