备考2025届高考英语一轮复习讲义第一部分过透教材Unit4Aglimpseofthefuture外研版选择性必修第三册

Unit4AglimpseofthefutureIsartificialintelligence（AI）thebiggestthreattohumanity？Millenniumbutterflyhasgothisownsuper-smartpersonalassistantbuiltintohisphone.MostofthetimewhenheisdesperateforsolutionstosomeproblemsthePAisboundtogivehimproperrecommendations.Andspeakingofhangingout，hethinksself-drivingcarsarealotsafer，sincetheywon’tbesusceptibletohumanerror.IntheeyesofPopkid，thetruthisthatnoneofusispreparedtogothroughthechallengespresentedbyAI.IfAIthinkswe’renotvaluable，itmightwipeusallout！Thoughself-drivingcarsbringconvenience，weshouldthinkaboutthedemandofthetaxidriverswhomaylosetheirjobs.Pink_hazebelievesmostofthevalueofAIliesinitscapacitytoanalyseandinterpretvastamountsofdata，butsuper-intelligentAIcouldalsobethemostdangerousifitgoeswrongorfallsintothewronghands.However，noonecanstopthetrend.WehavenochoicebuttoembraceAIandregulateit.1capacityn.实力；容量1.[译林选必②－4]Facialrecognitiontechnology，withitscapacitytoanalyse（analyse）ahugeamountofdata，hascomeintowidespreaduse.点拨capacity"实力"是抽象名词，其后常用不定式作后置定语。有类似用法的抽象名词还有：ability，desire，ambition，attempt，chance，determination，eagerness等。2.我能说一口流利的英语，与外国游客沟通没有困难。（自荐信）→①Withthecapacitytospeak/forspeakingfluentEnglish，Ihavenodifficultycommunicatingwithforeignvisitors.（with复合结构）→②CapableofspeakingfluentEnglish，Ihavenodifficultycommunicatingwithforeignvisitors.（形容词短语作状语）★haveacapacitytodosth./for（doing）sth.有做某事的实力（＝beabletodosth.＝havetheabilitytodosth.）★capableadj.有实力的becapableof有……的实力2demandn.须要，需求；要求vt.猛烈要求；须要1.[译林选必③－2]Theroutinetasksthatoccupymostofthedayaredemanding（demand），buttheycanalsobeextremelyrewarding.2.Thegovernmentisunlikelytoagreetotherebels’demandsforindependence.3.Myfathercamedownstairsanddemandedtoknow（know）whatwasgoingon.点拨demand不能用于demandsb.todosth.结构；"向某人要某物"不能用demandsb.sth.结构，要用demandsth.of/fromsb.结构。4.Asnewmembersareingreatdemandinourbasketballclub，I’mwritingtoinviteyoutojoinit.（邀请信）5.因为摘苹果须要爬树，农夫们要求我们当心谨慎一些。 （活动报道）Becausepickingapplesinvolvedclimbingtrees，thefarmersdemandedthatwe（should）becarefulandcautious.6.据说像这样的中文培训课程将会满意你的需求。ItissaidthatsuchaChinesetrainingcoursewillmeet/satisfyyourdemand.★bein（great）demand需求量（很）大meet/satisfyone’sdemand（s）（forsth.）满意某人（对某物）的需求/要求★猛烈要求做某事：demandtodosth.demandthat...（should）dosth.（从句用虚拟语气）★demandingadj.要求高的；难满意的3desperateadj.舍命的；无望的，孤注一掷的；特别须要1.[北师选必①－1]Myfriendstrytodragmeawayfrommyphone，butassoonasI’maloneagain，I’mdesperatetoget（get）backtotheonlineworldandtheintenseactivitythatitprovides.2.Havingwalkedforhalfanhourinsuchhotweather，Iwasdesperateforacolddrink.3.Facedwiththisseriousproblem，Davidtookadeepbreath，desperately（desperate）tryingtokeepcalm.（读后续写之心情描写）4.我们从小就被教化要向那些迫切须要帮助的人伸出救济之手。We’vebeeneducatedtoofferahelpinghandtothosewhoareindesperateneedofhelp/whoaredesperatelyinneedofhelpsinceweareveryyoung.（needn.）5.我渴望尽快找到解决这个问题的方法。Iamdesperatetofindasolutiontotheproblemasquicklyaspossible.点拨表示"渴望某物/做某事"的短语还有：beeagerforsth./beeagertodosth.，beanxiousforsth./beanxioustodosth.，longforsth./longtodosth.，bedyingforsth./bedyingtodosth.等。★bedesperateforsth.迫切须要某物bedesperatetodosth.渴望做某事★desperatelyadv.无望地；舍命地；特别★indesperation无望4hangout闲荡，常去某处1.Betternothangout/aroundwithSamthen.Heisworkingonhisarticleoncriticalthinking.2.Itisoftenthecasethatanythingispossibleforthosewhohangontohope.3.I’msorryIhavetohangupnow.Someoneisknockingatthedoor.4.Ithinkthey’relyingbecausepartsoftheirstoryjustdon’thangtogether.5.间或和挚友出去玩可以帮助释放学习或工作中的压力。（v-ing作主语）（建议信）Occasionallyhangingoutwithfriendscanhelpreleasethepressurefromstudyorwork.点拨补充学问：hang有两组动词变更，hang表示"悬挂；垂下"时，它的动词变更为hang—hung—hung；但是，表示"（被）绞死，施以绞刑"时，它的动词变更为hang—hanged—hanged。★hangup挂断电话；终止运用hangon稍等一会；抓紧；（在逆境中）坚持，不放弃hangontosth.抓紧某物；保留；不卖掉；不放弃hangaround闲荡，逗留hangtogether同心同德；形成一样、连贯的整体5gothrough细致察看，检查，审查；阅历，遭遇（苦难等）；阅读，批阅结合语境写出下列句子中画线部分的含义1.Gothroughthosethingsthatseemimpossible，andachievewhatweneverbelievedwecould.阅历2.Youhadbettergothroughyourhomeworkagaintomakesurethatnothingimportanthasbeenleftout. 检查3.Goingthroughthenewspaperinthemorningismygrandpa’shabit. 阅读4.ThebiologistwentthroughalotofdifficultieswhileshestayedinAfricastudyingwildanimalsfor20years. 遭遇（苦难等）6though引导的让步状语从句1.虽然那天我很累，但他们的笑容让我感觉全部努力都是值得的。（读后续写之心理描写）ThoughIwasverytiredthatday/VerytiredthoughIwasthatday，theirsmilesmademefeelalltheeffortswererewarding.2.Thoughtheactivityischallenging，Iamconvinc