初二2022-23學(xué)年第12期總第793期-2Talking to animals 課件

Talkingtoanimals(P6)第12/793期初二課件

Pre-readingHowcanpeopleunderstandwhatanimalsaretalkingabout?FreeTalkDoyouknowhowanimalscommunicatewitheachother?Pre-readingTalkingtoanimalsWhilereadingHaveyoueverwonderedwhatanimalsaretalkingabout?WiththedevelopmentofAI,wemaybeabletounderstandtheirlanguages!development[d??vel?pm?nt

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:n.發(fā)展，進(jìn)展develop:v.AI：artificialintelligence人工智能翻譯：隨著人工智能的發(fā)展，我們可能會聽懂它們的語言。練習(xí)：Highlevelsofleadcoulddamagetheintellectualdevelopmentofchildren.高含鉛量會損害兒童的智力發(fā)育。WhilereadingInProfessorKarenBakker’snewbook,TheSoundsofLife:HowDigitalTechnologyIsBringingUsClosertotheWorldsofAnimalsandPlants,shetalksabouthowAIishelpingustomakeananimalversion(版本)ofGoogleTfessor[

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]:n.教授digital[?d?d??t(?)l]adj.數(shù)字的，數(shù)碼的technology[tek?nɑ?l?d?i]n.科技翻譯：在KarenBakker教授的新書《生命的聲音：電子技術(shù)如何帶我們走近動(dòng)植物的世界》中，她談到人工智能正幫助我們制作谷歌的動(dòng)物版本。練習(xí)：技術(shù)日新月異。Technologyischangingfast.Whilereading1.WhatisKarenBakker’snewbookmainlyabout?A.WhyAIcanhelppeopleresearchanimals.B.Whyanimalsneedhelpfromhumanbeings.C.HowAIhelpspeoplebetterunderstandanimals.D.HowAIhelpspeopledotranslationsbetter.本題為細(xì)節(jié)信息題。由第二段shetalksabouthowAIishelpingustomakeananimalversionofGoogleTranslate.可知新書的主要內(nèi)容是人工智能幫助我們制作谷歌的動(dòng)物版本，結(jié)合書名《數(shù)字技術(shù)如何幫助走近動(dòng)植物世界》，可知正確選項(xiàng)為C。WhilereadingAllaroundtheanimalkingdom(王國),therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupanddecipher(破譯).Elephantsforexampletalkwitheachotherusinginfrasound(次聲波)–farbelowourhumanhearingrange.Coralintheoceanalsosendssoundwavestoattract(吸引)babycoraltosaferareastogrow.Thisissurprisingascoraldoesn’thaveanyears!Scientistshaveplacedlisteningequipment(設(shè)備)intotheseenvironmentstopickupthesoundshumanscannothear.hardly:adv.幾乎不range[re?nd?]n.范圍，界限coral:n.珊瑚Whilereading2.Whatdoweknowaboutthesoundsmadebyanimals?A.Theycanhelpanimalsgetusedtotheirenvironments.B.Allcommunicationsamongelephantsareinfrasound.C.Coralshaveearsthatcanhearallanimalsounds.D.Someofthesoundscannotbeheardbyhumans.本題為信息推斷題，題干關(guān)鍵詞為thesoundsmadebyanimals，由第三段最后一句可知，D為正確選項(xiàng)。A選項(xiàng)并未提及，B選項(xiàng)All過于絕對，文章第三第四句可知，珊瑚沒有耳朵，靠聲波吸引幼蟲，所以C是錯(cuò)誤的。WhilereadingAfterthesoundsarerecorded,AIcanstudytheirmeaning,accordingtothenewswebsiteVox.Forexample,IsraeliresearchersusedAItotranslatebats’15,000calls.Theyfoundthatmorethan60percentwerearguments(爭吵)aboutfourthings:food,sleeppositions(姿勢),invasion(侵犯)ofpersonalspace,andunwantedadvances(求愛).record:v.記錄personal:adj.私人的，私密的，隱私的翻譯：他們發(fā)現(xiàn)超過百分之六十都是爭吵：關(guān)于食物、睡姿、侵犯隱私空間和多余的求愛。練習(xí)：他從自己的親身經(jīng)歷中學(xué)習(xí)到很多。Helearnedalotfromhispersonalexperience.Whilereading3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.WhyAIcantranslatebats’sounds.B.Howbatsarguewitheachother.C.Anexampleofscientists’studyonanimals’sounds.D.Bats’livinghabitsandtheirwayofcommunication.本題為主旨大意題。第四段提到AIcanstudytheirmeaning,translatebats’15,000calls…Theyfoundthat…可知是科學(xué)家通過研究動(dòng)物的聲音，因此選C。WhilereadingThistechnologycannotonlyunderstandtheanimalsbutcommunicatebacktothem.Forexample,beesusedancestocommunicate.AresearchteaminGermany,therefore,putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutine(路線)totellthebeeswherethenectar(花蜜)was,Vmunicate:[

k??mju?n?ke?t]v.交流，溝通therefore:[?eerf??r]adv.因此，所以翻譯：例如，密封用舞蹈去交流。因此德國的交流團(tuán)隊(duì)把蜜蜂的語言人工智能系統(tǒng)放入一只機(jī)器蜂中。練習(xí)：他不擅長和其他球員交流。Hewasnotgoodatcommunicatingwiththeplayers.Whilereading4.Howdidscientiststellbeeswherethenectarwas?A.Bytrainingotherbeestoleadthemthere.B.Byaskingarobotbeetoteachthemanewlanguage.C.BycreatingacertainsoundwiththeAIsystem.D.Bymakingarobotbeetellthebeesabouttheroutebydancing.本題為信息推斷題。由第五段可知putthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee…therobotcreateadanceroutinetotellthebeeswherethenectarwas,科學(xué)界通過機(jī)器蜂設(shè)定的舞蹈路線幫助蜜蜂找到花蜜，因此選D。Post-readingDiscussitwithyourclassmatesorfriends.Whatproblemswouldtherebeifonedaywecoulduseanimalrobotsto“talk”torealanimals?Willhumansusethetechnologytocontroltheanimals?Willtherebemorecasesofanimalabuse(虐待)?Whatcanwedotoprevent(防止)this?TimetoThink:PracticeEveryonecangivetheir________opinionsatthemeeting.ItissodarkthatIcan______seeanysignsofthecanyon.Thearticlecovereda

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