《计算机专业英语》课件 Unit 6 The Future of the Computer

Lesson1ArtificialIntelligenceandVirtualRealityLesson2CloudComputingandBigDataLesson3WriteYourselfanEmailAbouttheFutureofComputingUnit6TheFutureoftheComputer453Lesson1ArtificialIntelligenceandVirtualRealityStartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask454StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4551.WhatarethecommoniconsofmainstreamAItools?Usethewordsfromtheboxandcompletethefollowingblanks.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask456StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4572.HowareAIandVRintegratedintoourdailylife?Readthefollowingarticleanddiscusswithyourpartner.Youcanusethefollowingwordsifnecessary.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask458AIandVR:TwinTechnologiesShapingtheFutureAIenablesmachinestomimichumanintelligence,allowingthemtolearn,reason,andsolveproblems.Commonapplicationsincludevoiceassistants,self-drivingcars,andsmartrecommendationsystems.VirtualReality(VR),ontheotherhand,usesheadsetstocreateimmersivedigitalworlds.Itiswidelyusedingaming,education,healthcare,andmore,lettingusersexperiencesimulatedenvironments—fromsurgicaltrainingtovirtualtravel.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask459Whencombined,AIandVRunlockevengreaterpotential:AIenhancesVRinteractivitybyintelligentlygeneratingvirtualscenesoradjustingcontentinrealtime,whileVRprovidesAIwithtrainingenvironments.Inshort,AIisthe“smartbrain”andVRisthe“virtualwindow”—together,theyaretransformingourworld.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4603.Fillintheblanks.1)AIstandsfor

.2)VRheadsetsallowuserstoexperience

environments.3)AIandVRtogetheraretransformingindustriessuchas

(nameone).StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4614.Choosethebestanswerfromthefouroptions.1)WhatistheprimaryfunctionofAI?A.Creatingimmersivedigitalworlds.B.Mimickinghumanintelligencetolearnandsolveproblems.C.Generatingvirtualrealitysimulations.D.Designinghardwareforcomputers.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4622)WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofAIindailylife?A.Smartrecommendationsystems.B.VRgamingheadsets.C.3Dmovietheaters.D.Traditionalcalculators.3)HowdoesVRtypicallywork?A.Byanalyzinglargedatasetstomakepredictions.B.Byautomatingphysicaltasksinfactories.C.Usingsatellitestotracklocations.D.Throughheadsetsthatcreateimmersivedigitalenvironments.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4631.HaveyoutriedAItoolstohelpwithyourworkorlearning?Youcanusethefollowingwordsifnecessary.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4642.Fillintheblankswiththegivensentencesandpracticethedialoguewithyourpartner.Astheexamisapproaching,LiHuahasbeenunderpressureinhisstudiesrecently.Hefeelsthathehasn’trevisedwell.SoheturnstoAIforsomemethodstoimprovehislearningefficiency.(L=LiHua,DS=DeepSeek)StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask465L:Hello,DeepSeek!I’vebeenunderabitofpressurerecentlyandfeelthatI’mnotstudyingefficiently.I’veheardthatAIcanassistwitheducation.1)DS:Hello!Sure.AIiswidelyappliedineducationandcanhelpyouimproveyourefficiency.First,AIcancustomizeapersonalizedlearningplanbasedonyourlearningprogressandweaknesses.Forexample,2)

AIcansuggesttailoredpracticequestionsandinstructionalvideos.L:Thatsoundsgood!ButhowdoIoperatespecifically?StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask466DS:YoucanusesomeAIlearningplatforms,3)

Theywillanalyzeyouransweringperformance,identifyyourknowledgegaps,trackyourprogress,andrecommendsuitablelearningcontent.Secondly,throughnaturallanguageprocessingtechnology,AIcanalsoansweryourquestions.Forinstance,youcandirectlyaskme,“HowcanIunderstandtheconceptoflimitsincalculus?”4)L:Whataboutwritingandlanguagelearning?CanAIalsohelpwiththat?StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask467DS:Ofcourse!AIwritingtoolscanhelpyoupolishyourarticles,checkforgrammarerrors,andevenprovidewritinginspiration.Forlanguagelearning,AIvoiceassistantscanprovidepronunciationfeedbackandsimulatereal-lifedialoguestohelpyouquicklyimproveyourspokenEnglishskills.L:5)DS:Yes,thegoalofAIistomakelearningmoreefficientandinteresting.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetocometome!Cheerup!StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4683.IsthedevelopmentofAIgoodorbadforhumanity?Stateyouropinionandprovideexamplestoillustrate.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4694.Learnaboutthelanguage.1)SoheturnstoAIforsomemethodstoimprovehislearningefficiency.所以他向AI求助找寻一些提升学习效率的方法。turnto：向……求助。StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4702)First,AIcancustomizeapersonalizedlearningplanbasedonyourlearningprogressandweaknesses.首先，AI能根据你的学习进展和弱点定制一个个性化的学习计划。本句是“主谓宾状”结构，其主要成分如下：主语（AI）+谓语（cancustomize）+宾语（apersonalizedlearningplan）+状语（basedon...），表示某人/某物（主语）做某事（谓语）作用于某对象（宾语）以某种方式/在某种条件下（状语）。StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4713)ThegoalofAIistomakelearningmoreefficientandinteresting.AI的目标是让学习更有效率和有趣。本句带有不定式短语，“tomakelearningmoreefficientandinteresting”充当表语，用于说明主语“ThegoalofAI”的内容（即AI的目标是什么）。StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4721.WhichAItoolsdoyouusemostoften?Youcanusethefollowingwordsifnecessary.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4732.Readthefollowingarticleandtalkwithyourpartner.ThePerfectCageImagineasupersmarthelperthatknowsyouverywellandapairofglassesthatcancreateanyworldyouwant.Theyknowwhatyouliketowatch,canalwaysmakeyoulaugh,andcantakeyouonadventuresanywhere.Itsoundslikeaperfectdream,right?StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask474Butbecareful—thiscouldbea“perfectcage”madejustforyou.Theygiveyouexactlywhatyouwant,makingithardtoputdown.It’slikebeingfedyourfavoritesnacksallthetime,soyounolongerwanttotasteotherthingsthatmightneedefforttoget.Webecomelostinthiscomfortablehappiness,slowlyforgettingtothinkandlosingthecouragetoexploretherealworld.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask475Intheend,itseemslikewechoosethisfun,butweareactuallygivingupourpowertochoose.Ourattentionandtimebecomethefuelthatfeedsthis“digitalcage”.Whenwewillinglystayinside,welosethemostpreciousthing:aheartthatlongstoexploreandisn’tafraidofchallenges.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4763.Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordswelearned.Findthesewordstocompletethesentences.1)Thenewvideogameissofunthatitfeelslikeanexciting

.(anexcitingexperiencewhereyoudonewthings)2)Mylittlebrotherneedsa

totiehisshoesbecausehehasn’tlearnedhowyet.(apersonthathelpsyoutomakethingseasier)StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4773)WhenIfeelsad,mydogalwaysfindsawayto

melaugh.(dosomething)4)Weshouldnever

ourdreams,evenwhenit’sdifficulttoachievethem.(tostoptryingtodosomethingbecauseitistoodifficult)5)The

thinginlifeisn’tmoney—it’sspendingtimewithpeopleyoulove.(themostvaluableandimportantthing)StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4781.IfyouhadanAIboss,howwoulditbe?Readthefollowingarticleanddiscusswithyourpartner.WouldHavinganAIBossBeBetterthanYourCurrentHumanOne?WhilebusinesseslikeUPS,Dell,andothershaveannouncedsignificantjobcutstheseyears,withtheintentionofreplacingmanyroleswithAI,expertswarnthatreplacinghumanmanagerscompletelywithAImaybeabadidea.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask479Undoubtedly,AIcanliberatemanagersfromendlessremindingandcheckingin,tofocusonmoreinnovativewaysofworking.AImanagerscanalsohelppeoplewhohavebecome“accidentalmanagers”—peoplewhoexcelintheirrolesandendupmanagingpeopleasaresult,despitemanagementnotbeinganaturalskillforthem.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask480YetperhapsthebiggestconcernaboutAImanagersisnotfromapeopleperspective,butfromacybersecurityone.Accordingtoanexpert’sremarks,ifyouhaveanAImanager,andyou’vegiventhemallofthecompany’sprocesses,procedures,andpropertythatissuddenlyallinthesoftware,itcanbestolenbysomeonewhowantstocloneit,anditcouldalsobeheldforransom.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask481RatherthancompaniesbecomingmoreefficientthroughextensiveuseofAI,therecouldbeanunintendedconsequencebeyondbecomingdependentonsystemsthatcouldfail.Allinall,AIcanhelpwithdailytasks,buthumanmanagersshouldstillleadteamswithcareandcreativity.StartingUpDialoguePracticeReadingExtendedTask4822.Insmallgroups,discussthesequestions.1)WhichcompanieshavetheintentionofreplacingmanyroleswithAI?2)WhatarethepotentialrisksbroughtaboutbyAI?3)WhatisyouropiniononAIreplacinghumanjobs?Lesson2CloudComputingandBigDataStartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask483StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4841.Whatarethekeytermsincloudcomputingandbigdata?Usethewordsfromtheboxandcompletethefollowingblanks.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4852.Doyouhaveabasicunderstandingofcloudcomputingandbigdata?Whatistheconnectionbetweencloudcomputingandbigdata?Readthefollowingarticleandtalkaboutcloudcomputingandbigdatawithyourpartner.Youcanusethefollowingwordsifnecessary.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask486TheCombinationofCloudComputingandBigDataThecombinationofcloudcomputingandbigdataischangingmanyindustries.Cloudcomputingprovidestheinfrastructureforstoringandprocessinghugeamountsofdata,whilebigdataanalysishelpsfindusefulinformationfromthisdata.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask487CloudplatformslikeAWSandMicrosoftAzureofferflexiblesolutionsforbusinessestomanageandanalyzetheirdata.TheseplatformsallowcompaniestodeployadvancedtoolssuchasHadoopandSparkfordataprocessing,aswellasmachinelearningmodelsforpredictiveanalytics.Thistechnologycombinationisespeciallyimpactfulinhealthcareandbanking.Hospitalsusecloud-basedbigdataanalyticstostudypatientdatainreal-timeandoptimizetreatmentplans,whilebanksusecloud-storedbigdatatodetectfraudulenttransactions.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask488However,challengesremain,includingdatasecurityandprivacyconcerns.Asorganizationsincreasinglyrelyoncloudservicestostoreandprocesssensitivedata,ensuringrobustprotectionofthisinformationbecomescriticallyimportant.Insummary,thecombinationofcloudcomputingandbigdatadrivesinnovationandoperationalimprovementsacrossindustrieslikehealthcareandbanking.Astechnologykeepsadvancing,cloudcomputingandbigdatawillcontinuetoshapehowbusinessesandsocietyworkinthefuture.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4893.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectwords.Thefirstlettershavebeengiven.1)Thec

ofhardworkandsmartplanningleadstosuccess.2)Thecompanyplanstod

newsoftwarenextmonthtoimproveefficiencyacrossalldepartments.3)Thebankimplementedstrictermeasurestodetectandpreventftransactions.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4904)Manybusinessesr

cloudcomputingtostoreandmanagetheirdatasecurely.5)Healthcareprovidersmusthandles

patientinformationwiththeutmostcareandconfidentiality.6)Technologyiss

ourfutureinamazingways.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4911.HaveyouheardofWorldSkills?HowmanyskillswerecompetedinWorldSkillsLyon2024?Youcanusethefollowingwordsifnecessary.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4922.Listentothedialogueandfillintheblankswiththegivensentences.LiHuawasexcitedtolearnthatChina’scloudcomputingteamhadwonthegoldmedalagainatthe47thWorldSkillsCompetitioninFrance,followingtheirvictoryatWorldSkillsCompetition2022SpecialEdition.Asheisalsotrainingincloudcomputing,hetalkedwithhisfriendTomaboutthecompetitionandhisowndreams.(L=LiHua,T=Tom)StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask493L:HeyTom,1)

TheChineseteamwonthegoldmedalinCloudComputingatWorldSkillsLyon2024!It’sabsolutelyamazing.I’vebeentraininghardrecently,hopingtorepresentChinainthenextWorldSkillsCompetition.2)

T:Really?That’ssocool!I’malsoquiteinterestedincloudcomputing,butI’mnotentirelyclearonthespecificplatformsandtechnologiesusedinthecompetition.Couldyoutellmemoreaboutit?StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask494L:Sure!ThecompetitionprimarilyadoptsmainstreamcloudcomputingserviceslikeAWS,MicrosoftAzure,andAlibabaCloud.Thetechnologiesinvolvedincludevirtualization,containerization(suchasDockerandKubernetes),automatedoperations,andbigdataprocessingtoolslikeApacheHadoopandApacheSpark.Thecompetitionnotonlyteststechnicalskills,butalsothespeedofproblem-solvingandinnovativethinkingabilities.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask495T:3)

I’vebeentakingcoursesrelatedtobigdatarecently,anditseemslikecloudcomputingandbigdataarecloselyintertwined.Whatdoyouthinkaboutpursuingacareerasacloudarchitectorabigdataengineerinthefuture?L:Bothdirectionsareverypromising!Acloudarchitectneedstodesignandmanagecloudplatforms,ensuringsystemefficiencyandsecurity,whereasabigdataengineerfocusesondatacollection,storage,andanalysis.Bothrequireasolidfoundationinprogrammingandknowledgeofdistributedsystems.Ifyou’reinterestedindata,4)StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask496T:Hmm,Ithinktheroleofabigdataengineersuitsmebetter.However,Ialsowanttolearnmoreaboutcloudcomputing,asthetwofieldscomplementeachother.5)L:YoucouldstartwiththeofficialdocumentationfromAWSorAlibabaCloud,andthencombinethatwithsomepracticalprojects.Additionally,participatinginopen-sourcecommunitiesoronlinecompetitionscanalsobeveryhelpful.Let’sworkhardtogether,andmaybewe’llbothbeonthestageatWorldSkillsCompetition2026!T:Great!Let’sdoourbest!StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4973.Learnaboutthelanguage.Acloudarchitectneedstodesignandmanagecloudplatforms,ensuringsystemefficiencyandsecurity,whereasabigdataengineerfocusesondatacollection,storage,andanalysis.云架构师需要设计和管理云平台，确保系统效率与安全性，而大数据工程师专注于数据的收集、存储与分析。现在分词“ensuring”作伴随状语，逻辑主语为前半句主语“Acloudarchitect”。“whereas”引导对比状语从句，用于连接两个对比的句子或从句，表示两者之间的对比关系。StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4981.Canlearningnewskillschangeyourlife?Youcanusethefollowingwordsifnecessary.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask4992.Readthefollowingarticleandsharethekeyinformationwithyourpartner.HuangJiajie’sGoldenJourneytotheWorldSkillsCompetitioninCloudComputingTheWorldSkillsCompetitionisliketheOlympicsforvocationalskills.Heldeverytwoyears,itbringstogetherthebestyoungprofessionalsfromaroundtheworld.In2024,the47theventtookplaceinLyon,France,featuring59skills.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask500OneofthemostexcitingcompetitionswasCloudComputing—theonlyfullyonlineevent.Competitors’scoreswereupdatedinreal-time,testingboththeirtechnicalskillsandmentalstrength.HuangJiajie,a22-year-oldfromChina,wonthegoldmedal.HeimpressedthejudgeswithhisskillsinthenewQuestingmoduleandastrongEnglishpresentation.ForHuang,cloudcomputingismorethanjustwork—it’sfun.“Theintensetrainingneverfeltboring.Cloudcomputingistrulyexciting!”hesaid.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask501HuangstudiedatShenzhenInstituteofTechnologyandjoinedtheschool’sWorldSkillstrainingteamin2019.HeearnedtopITcertifications,includingtheAWSCertifiedSolutionsArchitectandtheRedHatCertifiedEngineer(RHCE),provinghisexpertise.Whatwashissecrettosuccess?“Mindsetmattersasmuchasskill.”Huanghopestokeepimprovingandinspirefuturetalentsincloudcomputing.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask5023.Choosethebestanswerfromthefouroptions.1)WhatistheWorldSkillsCompetitionknownas?A.TheWorldTechnologyOlympics.B.TheInternationalSkillsFestival.C.TheGlobalVocationalChallenge.D.TheOlympicsofSkills.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask5032)Wherewasthe47thWorldSkillsCompetitionheld?A.Tokyo,Japan.B.Lyon,France.C.Leipzig,Germany.D.AbuDhabi,UAE.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask5043)WhatisuniqueabouttheCloudComputingCompetitionatWorldSkills?A.Itistheonlycompetitionthatrequiresphysicalstrength.B.Itistheonlycompetitionwithnotimelimit.C.Itistheonlycompetitionconductedentirelyonline.D.Itistheonlycompetitionthatallowsteamparticipation.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask5054)WhatdoesHuangJiajiethinkabouthigh-intensitytraining?A.Itisenjoyableandfascinating.B.Itistediousandexhausting.C.Itistoodifficulttocomplete.D.Itisunnecessaryforsuccess.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask5065)WhichcertificationsdidHuangJiajieobtainduringhisstudies?A.MicrosoftCertifiedSolutionsExpert(MCSE)andCiscoCertifiedNetworkAssociate(CCNA).B.AWSCertifiedSolutionsArchitectandRedHatCertifiedEngineer(RHCE).C.GoogleCloudProfessionalDataEngineerandIBMCertifiedSolutionArchitect.D.OracleCertifiedMasterandCompTIASecurity+.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask5071.Readthefollowingarticle.CloudComputingandBigData:TheTransformativeForcesoftheModernWorldTechnologyistransformingourworldinexcitingways.Cloudcomputingandbigdataaredrivingmajorchangesinourdailylivesandwork.CloudcomputingletspeopleusecomputerpowerandstoragethroughtheInternet.Thismeanspeopledon’tneedexpensiveequipment,andbusinessescangrowmoreeasily,whilesmallcompanieshavethechancetocompetewithbigones.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask508Bigdata,ontheotherhand,meansstudyinghugeamountsofinformationfromsocialmedia,onlineshoppingandsmartdevices.Companiesusethisdatatounderstandcustomersbetter.Retailersusebigdatatopersonalizeshoppingexperiences,whilehealthcareprovidersuseittoimprovepatientcare.Together,cloudcomputingandbigdatahavemadetechnologymoreaccessibleandpowerful.Theyhaveenabledinnovationslikesmartcities,wheredatafromsensorsanddevicesisusedtooptimizetraffic,reduceenergyconsumption,andimprovepublicsafety.Additionally,thesetechnologieshavetransformededucation,allowingstudentstoaccessonlineresourcesandcollaborateglobally.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask509However,therapidgrowthoftechnologyalsobringschallenges.Issueslikedataprivacy,cybersecurity,andthedigitaldivideneedtobeaddressedtoensurethateveryonecanbenefitfromtheseadvancements.Inconclusion,cloudcomputingandbigdataareattheheartofthetechnologicalrevolution.Theyhavemadetheworldmoreconnected,efficient,andinnovative.Astechnologycontinuestoevolve,itspotentialtoenhancethequalityoflifeandsolveglobalproblemswillonlygrow.StartingUpListeningandSpeakingReadingExtendedTask5102.Decidewhetherthesestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1)Cloudcomputingrequiresuserstoinvestinexpensivehardwaretoaccesscomputingresources.()2)Bigdataisonlygeneratedfromsocialmediaplatforms.()3)Smallstartupscanusecloud-basedtoolstocompetewithlargecorporations.()4)Smartcitiesusedatafromsensorsanddevicestoimprovepublicsafetyandreduceenergyconsumption.()5)Dataprivacyandcybersecurityarenotconcernsintheageofcloudcomputingandbigdata.()Lesson3WriteYourselfanEmailAbouttheFutureofComputingStartingUpPracticeExtendedTask511512StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask1.Doyouknowcomputerscience?Whattermshaveyouheardbefore?Usethewordsfromtheboxandcompletethefollowingblanks.513StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask2.ReadthefollowingfourissuesraisedbystudentsonWeiboregardingthefuturedevelopmentofcomputersandtalkwithyourpartner.Youcanusethefollowingwordsifnecessary.514StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask1)LiHua:#CanComputersTrulyUnderstandHumanEmotions?#WillfutureAIbeabletoperceiveemotionslikehappinessandsorrowjustashumansdo?Ifcomputerscancomprehendfeelings,couldthisrevolutionizefieldsliketherapy,education,andevensocialinteractions?Orwillitalwaysbejustasimulation?Asstudents,we’rebothafraidandexcitedabouthowthistechnologymightreshapesociety...515StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask2)Tom:#WillQuantumComputersBreakAllEncryption?#Quantumcomputingissaidtorendercurrentencryptionobsolete—sowhathappenstocybersecurity?Couldbankingandsocialmediaaccountsbecomevulnerableovernight?Shouldcomputersciencestudentspivottheirresearchfocusnow?516StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask3)Ludwig:#WillAIReplaceTraditionalEducation?#NowlearningpartlyreliesonAI-poweredpersonalizedtutoring.Couldhumanteachersbereplacedbyvirtualinstructors?Ifknowledgecanbedirectly“uploaded”tothebrain,doweevenneedexamsanymore?Asstudents,shouldwebeexcitedorworried?517StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask4)Miyako:#HowMuchSmallerCanFutureComputersGet?#Fromroom-sizedmainframestopocket-sizedsmartphones,computingkeepsshrinking—butwhere’sthephysicallimit?Willnanochips,biologicalcomputers,orevenholographicdisplaysbecomereality?Howmuchroomforinnovationisleftforhardwareengineers?518StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask3.Choosethecorrectanswers.1)LiHuaisworriedabout

.A.educationB.emotionsC.therapy2)WhatisTom’sconcernregardingtheencryption?A.QuantumComputers.

B.AI.C.Simulation.3)HastraditionaleducationbeencompletelyreplacedbyAI?A.Yes.

B.No.

C.Notmentioned.4)Miyakoiscuriousaboutthe

ofthefuturecomputer.A.function

B.model

C.size519StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask4.Completethedialoguebelowwiththewordsfromthebox,changetheirformsifnecessary.A:Hey,doyouthinkcomputerswillevertrulyunderstandhuman1)

likehappinessorsadness?B:I’mnotsure.Eveniftheyachieve2)

offeelings,willitberealunderstanding?Itmightchange3)

andtherapythough.520StartingUpPracticeExtendedTaskA:True!Butwhatworriesmemoreis4)

.Iftheybreakall5)

,howwillwestaysafeonline?B:That’sscary.Maybeweshouldstudyquantum-resistant6)

!A:Bytheway,doyouthinkAIteacherswillreplacerealones?B:Hmm...AImighthelpwithpersonalizedtutoring,buthumanteachersunderstandusbetter.A:Goodpoint.Ijusthopefuturetechnologymakeslifeeasierwithoutcontrollingus.5211.Ascomputersgrowsmarterandmorepowerful,whatroledoyouwantthemtoplayinyourlife?Readtheemailbelowandfillintheblankswiththeletterofthecorrectphrases.To:FutureMeFrom:LiHuaSubject:MasteringTechnology,InsteadofBeingMasteredDearFutureMe,Ihopeyou’rethrivinginaworldwheretechnologytrulyservesyou,notcontrolsyou.Here’smyvision.StartingUpPracticeExtendedTask5221)

:Asmartsystemthatanticipatesmyneeds—scheduling,learning,evensuggestingcreativeideas.Nomoreendlessscrollingordistractions.2)

:Wearableandhomesensorsthatmonitormyhealthinreal-time,alertingmetopotentialissuesbeforetheybecomeserious,whilekeepingmydataprivate.3)

:Brain-computerinterfacesthathelpmelearn