2023届高考英语外刊阅读学案AI虚拟女主播亮相科威特媒体

主题语境：科技信息与发明创新体裁：新闻报道阅读建议时长：6min原文出处：TheTimes词数：252难度：★★★文章导读：近日，科威特首个人工智能生成的女主播亮相，吸引全球多家媒体关注和报道，也在社交媒体上引起较大反响。让我们一起看看吧！AINewsAnnouncerAppearsinKuwait①AI虚拟女主播亮相科威特媒体AKuwaitimediaorganizationhasrevealedavirtualnewsannouncergeneratedusingartificialintelligence

(AI),withplansforittoreadonlinenews.“Fedha”appearedontheTwitter②accountoftheKuwaitNewswebsitelastSaturdayasanimageofawoman.“I’mFedha,thefirstpresenterinKuwaitwhoworkswithartificialintelligenceatKuwaitNews.Whatkindofnewsdoyouprefer?Let’shearyouropinions,”shesaidinclassicalArabic.TheKuwaitNews

isaffiliatedwith

theKuwaitTimes,foundedin1961astheGulf③region’sfirstEnglish-languagedaily.AbdullahBoftainisdeputyeditor-in-chiefforbothmedia.HesaidthemoveisatestofAI’spotentialtooffer“newandinnovativecontent.”InthefutureFedhacouldadopttheKuwaitiaccent,hesaid.Boftainaddedthatitcouldsoonpresentnewsreportsonthesite’sTwitteraccount,whichhas1.2millionfollowers.“FedhaisapopularandoldKuwaitinamethatreferstosilver,themetal.Wealwaysimaginerobotstobesilverandmetallicincolor,sowecombinedthetwo,”hesaid.Thepresenter’sblondehairandlight-coloredeyesreflecttheoil-richcountry’sdiversepopulationofKuwaitisandforeigners,Boftainsaid.TheAIpresenter’sinitial13-secondvideogeneratedafloodofreactionsonsocialmedia,includingfromjournalists.ThequickriseofAIaroundtheworldhasraisedhopesthatthetechnologycancreatemanybenefits.ButtherearealsofearsthatAIcouldhelpspreadfalseinformation,threatensomekindsofjobsandhurtartisticintegrity.文化拓展①Kuwait科威特国，通称科威特，位于亚洲西部波斯湾西北岸。与沙特、伊拉克相邻，东濒波斯湾，同伊朗隔海相望。海岸线长290公里。有布比延、法拉卡等9个岛屿，水域面积5625平方公里。面积17818平方公里。2022年6月更新显示科威特人口万人，其中科威特籍人约占30%。②Twitter推特是一家美国社交网络及微博客服务的公司，致力于服务公众对话。③Gulf波斯湾，是阿拉伯海西北伸入亚洲大陆的一个海湾，位于伊朗高原和阿拉伯半岛之间，西北起阿拉伯河河口，东南至霍尔木兹海峡，长970多千米，宽56-338千米，面积万平方千米。平均水深约40米，最大深度104米。词汇积累核心词汇释义reveal/rɪˈviːl/v.揭示，揭露；显示；表明artificial/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l/adj.人工的；人造的；人为的artificiallyadv.人为地；人工地；不自然地potential/pəˈtenʃl/adj.潜在的；可能的n.可能性；潜力；潜质potentiallyadv.潜在地refer/rɪˈfɜː(r)/v.提到，谈及；查询，查阅（常与to连用）referencen.参考；涉及，提及；参考书目现在分词：referring

过去式/过去分词：referreddiverse/daɪˈvɜːs/adj.多种多样的；不同的；相异的diversityn.多样性；差异性diversifyv.（使）多样化，（使）不同拓展词汇释义Arabic/ˈærəbɪk/n.阿拉伯语deputy/ˈdepjuti/adj.副的metallic/məˈtælɪk/adj.（色彩）似金属的blonde/blɒnd/adj.金黄色的，浅棕色的金句赏析1.AKuwaitimediaorganizationhasrevealedavirtualnewsannouncergeneratedusingartificialintelligence

(AI),withplansforittoreadonlinenews.【句意】科威特一家媒体机构公布了一个使用人工智能生成的虚拟新闻播音员，并计划让它阅读在线新闻。【句式剖析】句子主干:AKuwaitimediaorganizationhasrevealedavirtualnewsannouncer...①generatedusingartificialintelligence

(AI)为v-ed短语作后置定语，修饰announcer；②usingartificialintelligence为v-ing短语作方式状语；③withplansforittoreadonlinenews为with的复合结构作伴随状语。2.Boftainaddedthatitcouldsoonpresentnewsreportsonthesite’sTwitteraccount,whichhas1.2millionfollowers.【句意】Boturat补充说，它可能很快会在该网站的Twitter账户上发布新闻报道，该账户拥有120万粉丝。【句式剖析】句子主干：Boftainaddedthat...①thatitcouldsoonpresentnewsreports...followers是that引导的宾语从句，作added的宾语；②whichhas1.2millionfollowers是which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Twitteraccount。配套练习一、单句语法填空(1)

Infact,itisthecultural________

(diverse)thatmakesourworldsorichandcolorful.(2)

Mountainclimbingisbecomingapopularsport,butitisalsoa________

(potential)dangerousone.(3)

Theyhavebeenkeepingthepriceofsugar________

(artificial)highforthebenefitofthecompany.(4)

AsurveyoftheAmericandietwaspublished,________

(reveal)thatagrowingnumberofpeopleareoverweight.(5)

Thescientist________

(refer)toglobalwarmingatleastthreetimesinhisspeechlastmonth.二、句子翻译这些专为英语初学者设计的词典在发售的第一天就销售一空。（v-ed短语作定语）___________________________________________________________________________你的技艺高超，令人钦佩，这给我留下了深刻的印象。（which引导的非限制性定语从句）___________________________________________________________________________三、其他(1)

Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.TorecommendaTwitteraccount.B.Topromoteartificialintelligence.C.TointroduceanewAIinvention.D.Todescribethefutureofthemedia.(2)

Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“isaffiliatedwith”

(Para.3)mean?A.Belongsto.B.Agreeswith.C.Opposesto.D.Breaksawayfrom.(3)

WhatdoesBoftainmainlytellusinthefifthparagraph?A.WherethenameFedhaoriginatesfrom.B.WhatthenameFedhareferstoinArabic.C.HowpopularthenameFedhaisinKuwait.D.WhytheAIpresenterisgiventhenameFedha.(4)

Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheriseofAIaroundtheworld?A.Opposed.B.Supportive.C.Objective.D.Unclear.参考答案外刊1配套练习一、单句语法填空【答案】【解析】

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略二、句子翻译【答案】1.ThedictionariesdesignedforEnglishbeginnersweresoldoutonthefirstdayofsale.2.Yourskillisexcellentandadmirable,whichleavesmeadeepimpression.【解析】

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略三、其他【答案】【解析】

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推理判断题。根据第一段提到的“科威特一家媒体机构透露了一个使用人工智能生成的虚拟新闻播音员……周六，Fedha作为一个女性形象出现在科威特新闻网的推特账户上。”可知，本段主要是为了介绍一个新的人工智能研发成果：虚拟新闻播音员，故选C。2.

词句猜测题。根据画线单词后面的一句话AbdullahBoftainisdeputyeditor-in-chiefforbothmedia.可知，AbdullahBoftain是两个新闻网站的副主编。由此