《英语中高职贯通》课件-lesson 13

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（1）Inthemovie,transformersarepowerfulrobots.Theycangatherenergy,destroyamountain,andruletheuniverse.Buttheseabilitiesarejusttheimaginationofthemoviemaker.Inthereallife,robotshavebeenamilddisappointment.Theydothingsthathumanscannotdobythemselves,likeexploringMars,andahostofthingspeopledonotmuchwanttodo,likedealingwithunexplodedbombsorvacuumingfloors.Today,therearearound10millionrobotvacuumcleanerswanderingthecarpetsoftheworld.Andtheyareusefulinindustry.Butreliablerobots—especiallytheonesthatcanworkbeyondthesafetycageofafactoryfloor—haveprovedhardtomake,androbotsarestillprettystupid.（2）（3）Therapidgrowthintechnologiesimprovesrobotsenormouslyinrecentyears.Inaddition,threeotherfactorsareatplay.OneisthatroboticsR&Disgettingeasier.Newideascanbepassedtodevelopersveryeasilyandquickly.Inventionsofnewtechnologiesmeanthatbuildingrobotsisgettingalotcheaper.Forexample,newflexiblearmsandeasyintuitivecommunicationwithcontrollerswerebarelythinkable10yearsago.Nowwecanbuyonefor$25,000.ahg（4）ThebiggestrobotnewssofaristhatGooglehasboughteightpromisingrobotcompanies.Googleisarichcompany,famousformanynewtechnologies.Oneofthem,whichiswellknowntousall,istheAndroidoperatingsysteminmillionsofcellphones.（5）Google’srobotprojectpromisessomethingspectacular—thoughnooneoutsidethecompanyknowswhatmightbe.Amazon,too,isbettingonrobotstoautomateitswarehousesandevenmakedeliveriesbydrone.InSouthKoreaandelsewhere,companiesaremovingrobottechnologytonewareasofmanufacturingandeyeingservices.Financialinvestorsseeamuchbetterchanceofprofitablegainsfromaroboticscompanythantheyusedto.（6）Inthepast,robotswereseenasmachineswithclumsyandmechanicalmovements.Butcleverpeoplehaveseenwaystoimprovethisfeaturewithimagination.Robotsaregoodatmakingprecisely-controlledmovements,quickreactions,andindependentactions.Thesefeaturescanbeusedwithothertechnologiesinawiderangeofbusiness.Eventually,somepeoplewillbuildmassmarkets.Aerialrobots(e.g.drones)maysoonfindnewusesinthemarket.Theywillletfarmerstendtheircropsinnewways,givecitizens,journalistsandbroadcastersnewperspectivesonevents,monitortrafficandfires,checkpowerorwaterlinesinneedofrepair,andmuchmorebesides.

（7）Itisclearthatmanynewopportunitieswillarise,andmanyjobswilldisappear.Ourlifewillbechangedtremendously.Justimagineyourlifeathomeinthefuturewhenarobotknocksatyourdoor,andasksforyoursignaturepolitelyforreceivingadelivery.*AdaptedfromNewRolesofTechnology:RiseofRobots.(March9,2014)TheEconomist.bced√FTTFTFTFPowerful，exploringMars，dealingwithunexplodedbombs,vacuumingfloors，useful，reliable,flexible,automateitswarehouses,goodatmakingpreciselycontrolledmovements,quickreactions,independentactions.destroyamountain，ruletheuniverse,stupid,clumsyCleaningtheclassroomGivingbirthtobabyNoeatingCopyingthehomeworkMakingfriendsMakingacarWorkingintherainDrivingacardealingwithchemicals...ExpressingfeelingsandemotionsdealingwithradioactivematerialsNobreathingDoingsomethingboringThinkinglikeahumanREPORTOpinion:

Evidence:

Conclusion:ListentotheconversationonanEnglishtalkshowseveraltimesandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.WhichofthetopicsareEmmaandShawntalkingabout?Emma:Shawn:A.Robotsareusefulandwedon’tneedtoworry.B.Robotswillthreatenhuman’ssafetyandmakepeoplelosejobs.C.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.D.ThefutureofhumanlifeBAListenagain.Fillintheblanksaccordingtotheconversation.Emma’sopinions：

SomesaytheyareusefulbutIthinkrobotsare（1）

（2）

useful.It’seasytofindthat（3）

isputtingpeopleoutofworkandmakehumans（4）

.Forexample,companiesemphasize（5）

,whichinbusinessmeansgettingmorewith（6）

people.Thatcanmakehumanslosetheirjobs.Robotswilldestroythepeacefullifeofhumanbeingsandmakepeople（7）

inwars,whichmaycometrueinthefuture.Shawn’sopinions：

Robotscan（8）

humansdoalotofthings.Theycandohardworkanddangerousworkforhumans,suchas（9）

thefloor,exploringtheuniverse，anddosomethingdangerous.Theycanalsodosomework（10）thanhumans,andtheynevereatordrink.Robotsarethehelperofhumanbeings.Wegive（11）tothero