人工智能给糟糕的会议画上句号？等2则外刊阅读训练-2023届高考英语复习备考

外刊精读与练习

人工智能给糟糕的会议画上句号？

导读：

会议是许多企业和公司的常规组成部分。但很多人认为会议是耗时、

枯燥和无效的。有理论证实，人工智能可能是帮助人们组织更好、更高效

的会议的答案。人工智能是怎么办到的？本集《外刊精读》讨论人工智能

是否能给商务会议注入新活力。

一、语篇泛读

Vocabulary:businessmeetings词汇：商务会议

Businessmeetingsare,arguably,anecessarypartofanyorganization

wherepeopleworkcollectivelytoaccomplishagoal.Butbadlymanaged,

meetingscanbeunproductive,boringandfeellikeacompletewasteof

time.InarecentsurveyconductedbygovernancetechnologyfirmeShare,it

wasfoundthattheaverageUKemployeespendsover10hoursweekly

preparingforandattendingmeetings-approximately50%ofwhichthey

considerunnecessary.However,therearetheoriesthattechnologycould

improvethings.

It's"veryfeasible"foranAltobeabletorecognizewhenoneperson

ishijackingameeting,orifacirculardiscussionkeepsreturningtoasingle

issue,saysJamesCampanini,fromvideoconferencingcompany,BlueJeans.

"Ifnonewpointsaremadeafterawhile,theAlcouldsuggesttowrapup,"

saysCynthiaRudin,acomputerscienceprofessorattheMassachusetts

InstituteofTechnology.ButAlisn'tquitethereyet.

"IfAlcandomostofthemundaneanddrudgeryworkduringbusiness

meetings,thatleavesmorespaceforhumanstothink

aboutstrategyandvision,"believesNikilliadisattheBigInnovationcenter,

London,aninnovationhubinAl.Thisseemstobetrue.Theprefectureof

OsakainJapanstartedusinganAlasaminute

takertotranscribeandsummariesthe450annualcabinetmeetings.Ithas

halvedthetimeneededtoproducesummariesandcutstaffovertime,claims

theprefecture.

Alcanalsohelpwiththematterofattendance.Ifameetingwith

irrelevantsubjectmatteriscalled,orifit'sananinconvenienttime,anAl

couldbeusedtodecidewhoshouldattendthemeetingandwhenitshould

be,saysEliseKeithfromLucidMeetings,aUS-basedmeetingmanagement

platform.

Finally,oneStockholmstart-up,Mentimeter,allows

meetingattendeestogiveanonymousfeedbackaboutadiscussion.Using

thesoftware,participantscanmakeopen-endedresponses,submit

commentsorvoteinmultiple-choicequizzes.Thishas"fundamentally

changedthedynamicsofapresentation,"saysAustinBroadfromfinancial

servicesfirmAFHWealthManagement.

Whiletoolsthatcancreateagendas,sendmeetinginvitations,

distributetheminutes,andkeeptrackofactionitemsshouldimprove

effectiveness,theyarestillindevelopment.Let'shopethatiforwhenthey

doarrive,theywillmeetourexpectations.

二、词汇表

badlymanaged管理糟糕的，无序的

unproductive无效的，收益很小的

acompletewasteoftime完全浪费时间

attend参加

hijack控制，把持（不属于其本人的东西）

circulardiscussion巡回无效的讨论

videoconference可视会议

wrapup结束，画上句号

strategy策略

vision（企业）愿景

minutetaker会议记录员

transcribe记录下

summarise总结，概述

attendee参加者

presentation报告,演讲

agenda会议议程

meetinginvitation会议邀请

theminutes会议记录

actionitem彳亍动方案

三、测试与练习

阅读课文并回答问题。

1.HowmuchtimedoestheaverageUKemployeespendpreparingfor

andattendingmeetings?

2.Trueorfalse:UKemployeesbelievethatallmeetingsare

unnecessary.

3.IfAlcandothemundanework,whatwillitallowmorespacefor

humanstodo?

4.HowmuchofadifferencehasanAlmadetotheprefectureofOsaka?

5.WhatthreethingsdoestheMentimetersoftwareallowparticipants

todo?

请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填

入句子的空格处。

1.John'sveryloudanddirect,sohetendstomeetings.Keepan

eyeonhim.

attendhijack

actionitemvision

2.OKeveryone,ifthere'snoAOBthenweshouldthismeeting.

Thanks.

transcribevote

wrapupagenda

3.Wehadameetingthismorningwithnooutcome.Itwasso.

unproductivevisionary

strategicattended

4.IwillactaschairpersonandMrJohnsonwillbe.Item1onthe

agendais...

acompletewasteoftime

videoconference

attendee

minute-taker

5.Wehavetwogoodideassolet'sputittoa.Allthoseinfavour

ofidea1?

votepresentation

actionitemvision

【参考答案】

阅读课文并回答问题。

1.HowmuchtimedoestheaverageUKemployeespendpreparingfor

andattendingmeetings?

TheaverageUKemployeespendsover10hoursweeklypreparingforand

attendingmeetings.

2.Trueorfalse:SurveyedUKemployeesbelievethatallmeetingsare

unnecessary.

False.SurveyedUKemployeesbelievethatapproximately50%ofmeetings

areunnecessary.

3.IfAlcandothemundanework,whatwillitallowmorespacefor

humanstodo?

Itwillleavemorespaceforhumanstothinkaboutstrategyandvision.

4.HowmuchofadifferencehasanAlmadetotheprefectureofOsaka?

Ithashalvedthetimeneededtoproducesummariesandcutstaffovertime,

claimstheprefecture.

5.WhatthreethingsdoestheMentimetersoftwareallowparticipants

todo?

Participantscanmakeopen-endedresponses,submitcommentsorvotein

multiple-choicequizzes.

请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填

入句子的空格处。

1.John'sveryloudanddirect,sohetendstohijackmeetings.Keepan

eyeonhim.

2.OKeveryone,ifthere'snoAOBthenweshouldwrapupthismeeting.

Thanks.

3.Wehadameetingthismorningwithnooutcome.Itwas

sounproductive.

4.IwillactaschairpersonandMr.Johnsonwillbeminutetaker.Item1

ontheagendais...

5.Wehavetwogoodideassolet'sputittoavote.Allthoseinfavour

ofidea1?

从玩游戏上瘾得出的一点思考

导读：

有人说，爱玩是人类的天性。随着科技的发展，电子游戏已成为现代

人用来丰富生活、寻求挑战的一项娱乐活动。从模拟、冒险、动作到角色

扮演，再到近年来非常流行的VR虚拟现实游戏，电子游戏的类别多种多

样，玩法千变万化。虽然玩游戏可以放松身心，但有些人却沉迷在幻想的

世界中，无法自拔。玩游戏上瘾这一趋势是否愈演愈烈？这种消遣方式有

哪些积极作用？本集《外刊精读》谈谈〃电游瘾〃。

一、语篇泛读

Vocabulary:gamingaddiction词汇：游戏瘾

It'shumannaturetowanttoplay.Fromboardgamestosports,games

havebeenanintegralpartofhumanculturesincetimeimmemorial.Since

theirinventioninthemid-20thcentury,videogameshavebeenamongthe

mostpopularpastimes.Infact,in2018UKgamersspentonaverageover

sevenhoursaweekplaying,accordingtomarketresearchconductedby

globalnetworkproviderLimelight.Buthowmuchistoomuch?When

doesentertainmentbecomeanaddiction?Arewehookedonvideogames?

'Theurgetoplaynevergoesaway,'saidSean-nothisrealname-on

theBBC'sVictoriaDerbyshireprogramme.Hisfixationwithgamingonce

involvedplayingfor48hoursstraight.Itconsumedhimtothepointhe

wouldignorehisfamilyandchildrenandendeduplosingthemalongwithhis

jobandhome.Sincethenhehascheckedintorehab,anddespitefallingoff

thewagononceortwice,hehasbeenontrackforthelast14months.

‘Sean'isnotalone.TheUKAddictionTreatmentgroupshavenoticedan

increaseinthenumberofpeopleseekingtreatmentforgamingaddiction

fromfourin2014to22in2018,theytoldtheBBC.Andin2018theWorld

HealthOrganizationclassifiedgamingaddictionasadisorder.IntheUK,an

enquiryintotechnologyaddictionheldbytheDigital,Culture,Mediaand

SportSelectCommitteeincludedtestimonyfromself-professedgaming

addicts.One,MatusMikus,said"gamesbytheirverynatureareaddictive."

However,theassociationforUKInteractiveEntertainmentinformedthe

committeethattherewasa'lackofevidence*aroundtheaddiction.They

statedthatgamingcouldbea'forceforgood,encouraging,amongother

things,criticalthinkingskills'.Indeed,ina2018BBCarticle,registrarinan

aestheticandintensivecareatSheffieldTeachingHospital,RajinChowdhury

seemstoagree.Gaming,hesays,madehimmoredexterous,

improvedhand-eyecoordinationandaidedproceduresthatwereperformed

remotelythroughlookingatascreen,especiallywhere

thesurgerycontrolswerenotintuitive.

Arevideogamesaddictive?It'sunclear.Likeanything,moderationis

key.Thegamesthemselvesmaynotbetheproblem,butlettingthem

negativelyimpactourlivescertainlyis.Withthatinmind,playwell,have

funanddon'tforgettotakeregularbreaks.

二、词汇表

pastime消遣

gamer游戏玩家

entertainment娱乐

addiction成瘾

hookedon被…迷住的

urge强烈的欲望，冲动

fixation执迷

straight连续地

consume吞噬

rehab康复治疗

falloffthewagon旧瘾复发

ontrack在正轨上

treatment治疗

addictive使人上瘾的

criticalthinking批判性思维

dextrous灵巧的,敏捷的

hand-eyecoordination手眼协调

surgerycontrols手术操作杆

intuitive凭直觉的

moderation适度、合理

三、测试与练习

阅读课文并回答问题。

1.Trueorfalse:Peoplehavealwaysplayedgames.

2.Sincehequitplayingvideogames,has'Sean*everplayedagain?

3.WhatdidtheWorldHealthOrganisationdoin2018?

4.WhatbenefitsdidplayingvideogamesbringtoRajinChowdhury?

5.Whichwordinthetextmeans'existingorhappeningforaverylong

time'?

请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填

入句子的空格处。

1.Hehasn'tplayedcardsinages.Nowhe'sondoingorigami!

pastimeaddicted

fixationhooked

2.Ithoughshewasn'tdrinkingalcoholbutitseemsshe's.

consumedextrous

moderationfallenoffthewagon

3.Theadvantageoftouch-screentechnologyisthatitscontrolsare

intuitivedextrous

criticaladdictive

4.Aworld-classtennischampionneedsexcellent

controls

criticalthinking

hand-eyecoordination

moderation

5.Whenangry,trytoresistthetoshout.Takeadeepbreath

andcalmdown.

fixationurge

skilladdiction

【参考答案】

阅读课文并回答问题。

1.Trueorfalse:Peoplehavealwaysplayedgames.

True.Fromboardgamestosports,gameshavebeenanintegralpart