Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
Ⅰ.匹配词义
( )1.artificial A．adj.不道德的，道德败坏的
( )2.victim B．adj.人造的，人工的
( )3.capacity C．n.受害者
( )4.immoral D．n.能力，才能
[答案] 1－4 BCDA
Ⅱ.默写单词
1．assistant n. 助手，助理
2．potentially adv. 潜在地
3．analyse v. 分析
4．illegal adj. 非法的，违法的
artificial，assistants，victims，potentially，immoral，analyse，illegal，capacity
1．The shop assistants sell goods from door to door for the convenience of the masses.
2．The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.
3．It's believed the affair was potentially harmful to the film industry.
4．Most of the victims were shot in the back while trying to run away.
5．Bread factories are working at full capacity．
6．The coach tried to analyse the cause of our defeat.
7．The doctor was struck off because of his immoral behaviour.
8．It was an illegal act and will lead to your arrest.
Ⅱ.语法填空之派生词
1．I'll ask my personal assistant(assist)to deal with this problem.
2．Potentially(potential)high financial rewards are attached to senior hospital posts.
3．Motivation to learn must come from the child; it cannot be artificially(artificial)imposed.
4．A victimless(victim)crime is one in which nobody seems to suffer or be harmed.
5．He never does anything that is illegal(legal).
6．It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral(moral).
1．In the words of Professor Stephen Hawking，artificial intelligence will be “either the best，or the worst thing，ever to happen to humanity”．
2．It used to feel like 50 per cent of my time was spent researching new restaurants.
我过去常常感觉好像自己有50%的时间都花在了寻新餐馆上。
3．The only thing is that there might be a few machinelearning problems when the first cars hit the market，so perhaps I'd better learn to drive first.
4．We could be seen as a“small”inconvenience that's in the way of a solution to a bigger problem.
我们可能被看作是一个“小小的”不便，它妨碍了更大问题的解决。
5．As it is，almost 50 per cent of US jobs are at risk from automation in the next 20 years.
名师圈点
①Artificial Intelligence人工智能
②humanity n．人类
③thoughts on有关……的想法
④so far迄今为止
⑤thanks to多亏，由于
⑥supersmart personal assistant超级智能个人助理
⑦learn more about my preferences更多地了解我的偏好
⑧used 过去常常做某事
⑨in contrast相比之下
⑩speak of hanging out说到闲逛
⑪take driving lessons
学习驾驶
⑫make judgements based
on根据……做出判断
⑬be susceptible to易受……的影响
⑭human error人为失误
⑮hit the market上市
⑯on the whole
总体而言
⑰think independently
独立思考
⑱without programming没有编程
⑲a more advanced form of AI一种更高级的人工智能形式
⑳(be)capable of
能够做某事
think about the risks考虑这些风险
after all毕竟
be seen as被看作
a solution to a bigger problem解决更大问题的方法
keep around留下来
if not如果不这样的话
wipe us all out把我们都消灭
what about……怎么样
among the first victims
在第一批受害者中
be potentially at risk存在潜在的风险
in the long run从长远来看
be replaced with
被……所取代
as it is事实上
automation n. 自动化
be prepared for
为……做好准备
lie in在于
capacity n．能力
analyse and interpret vast amounts of data
分析和解释大量的数据
be challenging for
对……有挑战
leap n．跳跃
go wrong出错
fall into the wrong hands落入坏人之手
go away离开
have no choice but 别无选择只有做某事
regulate v．控制，管理
agree on就……达成一致
illegal or immoral
behaviour违法或不道德行为
原文呈现
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