Unit+4+Living+with+technology+Welcome+to+the+unit高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

Unit4

LivingwithtechnologyLead-inTheadvanceoftechnologyisbasedonmakingitfitinsothatyoudon’treallyevennoticeit,soit’spartofeverydaylife.—BillGates技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活，这样你甚至不会真正注意到它，如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。--比尔·盖茨Theadvanceoftechnologyisbasedonmakingitfitinsothatyoudon'treallyevennoticeit,soit'spartofeverydaylife.—BillGates

技术的进步是基于让它融入你的生活，这样你甚至不会真正注意到它，如此一来它就成为了日常生活的一部分。——比尔·盖茨比尔·盖茨，美国企业家、软件工程师、慈善家、微软公司创始人，曾任微软董事长、CEO和首席软件设计师。本句旨在说明技术会进入千家万户，成为人们生活中不可或缺的一部分。Haveyoureadorwatchedanyofthesciencefictionworks?Lead-inTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea:travellingdeepundertheocean2001:ASpaceOdyssey:travellingto_________TheMatrix:connectingthehumanbrainwith_________andenteringthevirtualworldVideotimeWatchthevideoandfillintheblanks.VideotimeTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea:travellingdeepundertheocean2001:ASpaceOdyssey:travellingto_________TheMatrix:connectingthehumanbrainwith_________andenteringthevirtualworldVideotimeWatchthevideoandfillintheblanks.theMooncomputersWhatothersci-fiideashavebecomereal?Pre-readingDoyouagreewithJulesVerne:“Anythingpeoplecanimaginecanbemadereal”?ArtificialIntelligenceDoyouthinklifeinthevideocanbecomeareality?WhenwetalkaboutAI,whatadjectivescometoyourmind?usefulhelpfulamazingadvanceddubious(靠不住的)terrifyingdangerousthreateningdouble-edgedswordHowistheauthorlikelytoorganizetheinformationonAI?ArtificialIntelligence:friendlyorfrightening?maintopictwoaspectsBeforeyoureadthearticle,thinkaboutthefollowingquestionquestions:AIcanbringboth_______and__________forus.benefitsthreatsAIisbeing

invariousfields,____________thewaywelive.ThedevelopmentofAIhasalsobrought________.IntroductionPara.1:AIcanmakeyourdreams__________.Para.3:SupportingdetailsPara.4:Para.5:completethechartbelowwiththemainideaofeachparagraph.cometruebranchimitatingtransformingapplieddevelopedPara.2:AIisa________ofcomputersciencethataimstocreateintelligentmachines,________thecomplexnetworksofthehumanbrain.AIhas_____________overalongtimeandhadsomemajor_____________.breakthroughsconcernsConclusionPara.6:Weneedtomakesurethatwewillnotfall________toAI.victimByposingachallengingquestionBydescribinganimaginarysceneBygivingareal-lifeexampleByprovidingahelpfultipQ:Howdoestheauthorstartthearticle?Listenandchoosethecorrectanswer.(Para.1)Writingtip:Animaginaryscenecanarousereaders’imaginationandtheirinterestinthetopic.ReadPara.2andcompletetheflowchart.abranchofcomputersciencethataimstocreateintelligencemachinesoneessentialaim:1._____________________________todevelopcomputerintelligencelearningadjustingperformingoneapproachtotheaim:2._______________________Deep-learninganalyzingimitatingListenandcompletethetable.(Para.3)In20173._____________________________________.In1997AmajorbreakthroughinAIwasmade.Inthemid-1950s2.__________________________________.Yearsbeforethemid-1950s1.__________________________________.Sincethe1940sThedevelopmentofcomputershasfinallymadethedreamofAIareality.AlanTuringhadexploredthetheoryofAI.Theterm“artificialintelligence”wascoined.AcomputerprogramdefeatedarguablythebesthumanGoplayer.Q:Whatmighthappeninthefuture?ReadPara.4andlisttheexamples.TheapplicationsofAIfinancehealthcaremachinetranslationartShareyourlifeexperience.Q:HaveyoueverexperiencedanyapplicationsofAI?Canyoushareyourexperienceandfeelings?study?socialmedia?…?entertainment?“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace.”Q:Whatdoestheword“spell”meaninLine46?Listenandanswerthequestion.(Para.5)ToformawordwithlettersinthecorrectorderTodosomethingthatsomeoneelsewouldusuallybedoingTocausesomethingbadtohappeninthefutureReadPara.6andanswerthequestions.Q1:WhatisthefunctionofthefollowingsentenceinPara.6?Q2:Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsAIandwhydoyouthinkso?“Wemaystillthinkitwouldbefantastictorelaxalldayandallowautonomousmachinestodoalltheworkforus—...”BringingthetopicbacktotheimaginarysceneinPara.1critical/objective/cautious(谨慎的)Q3:WhatisyourownattitudetowardsAIandwhy?Readtheabbreviationsofthepassageandfillintheblankswithoneappropriatewordorthecorrectformofthewordinbrackets.Withtherapiddevelopmentofartificialintelligence,manysweetdreams1.________arobotdoingalltheworkforyoumaycometrue.AIisabranchofcomputersciencethataimstodevelopintelligentmachines,2.________(design)forbetterworkandhigherefficiency,andpeoplehavebeeninpursuitofthedreamofAIformanyyears.Especiallyin2017,acomputerprogramnamedAlphaGobeatKeJie,3.________(show)alargeleapinAIsystems.Nowadays,AI4.______________(use)inquiteafewfields,suchaslookingafterpatients,5.____________(perform)surgeries,writingnovels,driving,translating,toname6.______afew.Peoplefeeltheirlifeisbecomingmoreandmore7.____________(convenience).Thistechnologyischangingourlifestyleforthebetter.likedesignedshowinghasbeenusedperformingbutconvenient8.____________，withmachinestakingtheplaceofhumans,herecomeconcernsandfears.Peoplewillbecomemore9.________(rely)onAImachinesandtheymayposeagreatthreattotheexistenceofhumans,spellingtheendofthehumanrace.Toconclude,weshouldsincerelywelcomethe10.________(arrive)ofAI,butatthesametime,weshouldbecarefuloftheapplicationofit.reliantarrivalHoweverv.relyadj.reliable可靠的，可信赖的reliant依赖的，依靠的

常与介词on搭配,“依赖于”B1(P47B1)Thepassagebelowisaboutfacialrecognitiontechnology.Completethepassagewiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphrasesintheboxbelow.apparentlyurgewarningfallvictimtoanalyseposenetworktonamebutafewTechnologyischangingthefaceoftheworld,andnowfacesarechangingtechnologytoo.Facialrecognitiontechnology,withitscapacityto(1)_______ahugeamountofdata,hascomeintowidespreaduse.analyseItworksbycomparingthefacialfeaturesofgivenimageswiththoseinadatabase.Itoffersaquickandcoolalternativetotraditionalpasswords,andyoucannotforgetyourownface!Intheory,(2)_________whichuseourownbodyaspasswordsshouldalsobesaferfromhackersandbetterprotectusfromidentitytheftthanthosethatusetraditionalpasswords,mainlybecauseeveryindividualisunique.Thistechnologyisespeciallyusefulinpublicplaces:airportsandrailwaystations,(3)________________.networksapparentlyurgewarningfallvictimtoanalyseposenetworktonamebutafewtonamebutafewHowever,facialrecognitiontechnologyhasalsostartedto(4)_____somedifficultquestions.Expertshavebeengiving(5)___________aboutthistechnology,sayingitmaynotbeasgoodaswethink.Facialexpressionsoftenvary,whichmakesfacialrec