大學(xué)實(shí)用英語(yǔ)2（本科）Age of Robots

Unit6

AgeofRobotsLearningTasksYouAreAbleto:Knowsomethingabouthigh-techBefamiliarwiththedevelopmentofrobotsTranslatesimplesentencesfromEnglishintoChineseTranslatesimplesentencesfromChineseintoEnglishCommentonthedevelopmentofscienceWriteanessayaccordingtoapicturegivenYouAreSuggestedto:ComprehendlongconversationsandpassagesReadmorearticlesonthedevelopmentofrobotsPartⅠListeningandSpeakingWarm-upTask1Directions:Thereare6picturesbelow.TrytotalkaboutwhattherobotsaredoinginEnglish.YoucanturntotheInternetoryourclassmatesforhelpifyouhavedifficulty.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)Task2Directions:

Thereare10technicaltermsthatareusedinrobotindustry.TrytomatcheachofthemgiveninChinesewithitsequivalentinEnglish.娛樂(lè)機(jī)器人1☆點(diǎn)位控制型機(jī)器人2☆競(jìng)賽機(jī)器人3☆水下機(jī)器人4☆位置計(jì)算5☆環(huán)境分析6☆行為控制7☆軍事機(jī)器人8☆排險(xiǎn)救災(zāi)機(jī)器人9☆PartⅠListeningandSpeaking★A.Competitionrobot★B.Militaryrobot★C.Positioncalculation★D.Entertainmentrobot★E.Behaviorcontrol★F.Riskreliefrobot★G.Environmentalanalysis★H.Pointcontrolrobot★I.UnderwaterrobotOralPracticeDirections:

Readthefollowingdialogueswithyourpartner,withparticularattentiontothetoneandstressofyourreading.Dialogue1W:Whatsortofhoursdoyouwork,Steve?M:Well,Ihavetoworkverylonghours,aboutelevenhoursaday.W:Whattimedoyoustart?M:Iwork9to3,thenIstartagainat5:30andworkuntil11,sixdaysaweek.W:Anddoyouhavetoworkattheweekend?M:Oh,yes,that’sourbusiesttime.IgetWednesdaysoff.W:What’shardaboutthejob?M:Standingupallthetime.Whenwearebusy,peoplegetangryandsharp,butthat’snormal.W:Howdidyoulearntheprofession?PartⅠListeningandSpeakingM:Well,Ididatwo-yearcourseatcollege.Inthefirstyearwehadtolearnthebasics,andthenwehadtotakeexams.W:Wasiteasytofindajob?M:Iwrotetoaboutsixhotelsandoneofthemgavememyfirstjob,soIdidn’thavetowaittoolong.W:Andwhatareyourplansforthefuture?M:Iwanttohavemyownplacewhenthetimeisright.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingDialogue2W:SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don’tyou?M:Yes.We’vesharedasalesjobatABCCompanyforabouttwoyearsnow.W:Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?M:Youknowwearebothsalesrepresentatives,andwetakeordersoverthephone.Whenwestartedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becausewebothworkedalldayMonday.IworkedTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworkedWednesdayandFriday.TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasintheofficeonTuesday.Iwouldtalktopeople,thentheywouldcallbackonWednesdaywithaquestion.ButArthurcouldn’tanswerthequestionandhecouldn’taskmeaboutitbecauseIwasn’tintheoffice.Sohehadtoaskthepeopletocallmebackthenextday,Thursday.Ofcourse,theydidn’tliketowaituntilthenextdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingW:Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem.M:So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsandIwouldworkintheafternoons.Nowifsomeonecallswiththequestionformeinthemorning,Arthurtellsthemtocallmeintheafternoon.Thisway,peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday.W:Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?M:Well,thecompanygivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationtofull-timeemployees,ItakeaweekandArthurtakesaweek.W:Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou.M:Yes,ithas.Wearebothhappywithit.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingListeningPracticeSectionADirections:

Inthissectionyouwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,3questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillberead2times.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswer.Conversation11.A.France. B.Scandinavia.C.Russia. D.EastEurope.2.A.Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.B.Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.C.Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.D.Morewomenwillovercometheirshyness.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingBB3.A.Tryhardtoprotectwomen’sright.B.Educatementoprotectwomenmore.C.Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.D.Spendmoretimechangingwomen’sattitudes.Conversation24.A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotellobby.C.Attheman’soffice.D.Atthewoman’splace.5.A.Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.B.Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.C.HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.D.HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.6.A.Toselecttherightmodel.B.Togetagoodimportagent.C.Toconvincetheboardmembers.D.Tocutdownproductioncosts.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingDACBSectionBDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillberead2times.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswer.Passage17.A.Timespentonleisureactivities. B.Timespentworking.C.Timespentexercising. D.Timespentwithfriendsandfamily.8.A.Eatingout. B.SurfingtheWeb.C.Reading. D.WatchingTV.9.A.Goingtothepub. B.Gardening.C.Driving. D.Visitingfriends.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingACAPassage210.A.Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.B.ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.C.Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.D.Itisaninexpensivewayofspendingaholiday.11.A.Ithasasolidplasticframe.B.Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.C.Itisveryconvenienttosetup.D.ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.12.A.Agroundsheet. B.Agasstove.C.Akitchenextension. D.Asparetent.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingDBCSectionCDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassage3times.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Ibelieveweagreedthatcreativityisamysteriousidea.Itwasthosethingsweall(13)__________whenweseeit,butwedon’treallyunderstandwhatitis.Weseemtofeelthatsomepeopleare(14)__________creative,butwedon’tknowhowtheygotthatway.Iscreativityanaturalgiftlikegoodlooks,orisitsomethingthatcanbeacquiredlike(15)__________?Perhapsifweanalyzethecreativeprocesscarefully,wemightgetsomeinsightintowhatitisandhowitmightworkinourlives.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingrecognizenaturallyknowledgeThecreativeprocesshasalwaysbeen(16)__________asthesourceofallimportantworkinthearts,butweshouldnotthinkthecreativity(17)__________onlyinthearts.Everymajorscientificdiscoverybeganwithsomeoneimaginingtheworldtolook(18)__________fromthewayotherssawit.Andthisiswhatcreativityisallabout—imaginingtheworldinanewway.And(19)__________whatyoumaybelieveaboutthelimitsofyourowncreativeimaginations,weallhavethe(20)__________toimaginetheworldinanabsolutelynewway.Infact,youarebornwithit.Itisyourbirthrightasahumanbeing.And(21)__________,youuseiteveryday,almosteverymomentofyourlife.Yourcreativeimaginationiswhatyouuseto(22)__________yourexperiences.It’syourcreativemindthatgetsmeaningfromchaosofexperiencesandbringsordertoyourworld.PartⅠListeningandSpeakingacceptedplaysaroledifferentlydespitepotentialwhat'smoremakesenseofQuestionsfordiscussion:1.Doyouknowthelatestnewsaboutthedevelopmentofrobots?Whatcantheydonow?2.Doyouwanttohavearobotservingyouinyourhouse?Whyorwhynot?3.Doyoubelievethatonedayrobotswillcontrolthisworld?Whyorwhynot?PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Therobotsarecomingandtheirpresencewilleventuallybridgethedigital-physicaldivide,dramaticallyimpactinghumanlife,expertssay.Whilealotofattentionhasfocusedonhowrobotscouldhurtemploymentbyreplacingsomehumanjobs,thereareanumberofpositivewaysrobotsmayimpacthumanlife.Herearesomewaysrobotsmaychangeyourlifeinthefuture.Atfirst,humanswillincreasinglyencounterrobotsmoreviatelecommunic-ationsanditwillbecomeharderforthemtodistinguishrobotsfromhumans.Andeventually,robotswillbegintoreplacemoreservicejobs—likewaitingattables.PartⅡReadingComprehensionHowRobotsWillChangeOurLivesPassage1Therearealreadynoveltyrobotsinsomeplaces,includingJapanwhererobotsactasservers,takinganddeliveringorders.However,unlikeahumanwaiter,arobotserverwillhaveallkindsofinformationaboutyoubeforeyoueventellitwhatyouwant.BecauserobotswillbeconnectedtotheInternet,theywillbeabletoaccessalloftheinformationthatisavailableaboutyouonlinetopredictwhatyoumayliketoorder.Robotsusedformedicalpurposeswillalsodramaticallychangethewaywetreatdiseases.Researchersarenowexperimentingwithusingrobotsthatarejustmillimetersinsizetoperformheartsurgery.Engineersarealsoworkingwithmedicalresearcherstohelpthemdevelopnano-robotsthatcouldbeinjectedintocancerpatientstoselectivelykillcancercells.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1ResearchersatColumbiaUniversityarestudyinghowroboticexoskeletonscanbeusedtohelppatientswalkagain.Basically,researchershavefoundthattheroboticexoskeletoncanhelppartiallyparaplegicpatientsretrainbraincellssothattheycanlearntowalkagain,oratleastimprovetheirabilitytowalk.Robotshaveplayedaroleinthemilitaryforsometime.Butinthefuturewewillseeagrowingpresenceofrobotsusedinthelawenforcement,aswell.TherobotmakerRobotexhasproducedtheAVATARrobotswhichhelplawenforcementquicklyassessdangeroussituationsandtakequickactions.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Robotexalsomakesrobotsforpeopletouseattheirhomesotheycanseewhatisgoingonwhiletheyarenotthere.Butpeoplewon’tjustusetelepresencerobotstochecksecurityattheirhouse,theywillalsousethetechnologyforworkandforentertainment.Ifyouthinkhumansaredistractedbytheirsmartphonesnow,waituntiltheyhavearemoterobotthattheycantapintoandcontrolfromanywhereatanytimefromtheirhandhelddevice.AccordingtoGoogle,weareonlyaboutthreetofiveyearsawayfromanautonomouscarthatisroadworthy.Butbeforedriverlesscarsareabletofreelychauffeurhumansaround,thereisstillsomeworktodo.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Oncetherightstructuresareinplace,thereisthepotentialtosignificantlyreducetrafficaccidents,pollutionandenergyconsumption.AnumberofschoolsintheU.S.arealreadyadoptingrobotsintotheclassroom,notasreplacementsforteachers,butasteachingassistants.Anditwon’tbelongbeforerobotsplayabiggerroleintheeducationalsystem.(501words)PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsPartⅡReadingComprehensionbridge/br?d?/

n.

v.橋；橋牌；起聯(lián)系作用的東西在……上架橋；通過(guò)橋橫跨via/?va??/

prep.經(jīng)過(guò)；通過(guò)telecommunication/?tel?k??mju:n?'ke??n/

n.電信；電訊distinguish/d??st??gw??/

v.區(qū)分，辨別，分清novelty/?n?vlti/

n.

adj.新奇；新奇的事物新奇的；風(fēng)格獨(dú)特的predict/pr??d?kt/

v.預(yù)言，預(yù)測(cè)；預(yù)示，預(yù)告millimeter/'m?l??mi:t?/

n.毫米surgery/?s?:d??ri/

n.外科學(xué)，外科手術(shù)；手術(shù)室nano-robot/'n?n???r??b?t/

n.納米機(jī)器人inject/?n?d?ekt/

v.注射(藥物等)robotic/r???b?t?k/

adj.機(jī)器人的；自動(dòng)的；像機(jī)器人似的NewWordsPartⅡReadingComprehensionexoskeleton/?eks??skel?tn/

n.外骨骼paraplegic/?p?r??pli:d??k/

adj.(患)截癱的retrain/?ri:?tre?n/

v.(接受)重新培養(yǎng)，再教育military/?m?l?tri/

adj.軍事的；軍用的enforcement/?n'f?:sm?nt/

n.強(qiáng)制，實(shí)施，執(zhí)行assess/??ses/

v.評(píng)定；估價(jià)telepresence/?tel?prezns/

n.遠(yuǎn)程監(jiān)控entertainment/?ent??te?nm?nt/

n.娛樂(lè)，消遣；娛樂(lè)節(jié)目distract/d??str?kt/

v.使分心；使混亂smartphone/'smɑ:tf??n/

n.智能手機(jī)tap/t?p/

v.

n.輕敲；輕拍；輕叩龍頭，閥門(mén)；塞子；電話(huà)竊聽(tīng)NewWordsPartⅡReadingComprehensionhandheld/'h?ndheld/

adj.手持的autonomous/?:?t?n?m?s/

adj.自治的；有自主權(quán)的roadworthy/?r??dw?:ei/

adj.適合道路上使用的chauffeur/????f?(r)/

n.受雇于人的汽車(chē)司機(jī)adopt/??d?pt/

v.采用，采取，采納；收養(yǎng)replacement/r??ple?sm?nt/

n.代替；替代者PhrasesandExpressionsPartⅡReadingComprehensiondistinguish...from...辨別；識(shí)別；顯示出特性；將……與……區(qū)別開(kāi)aswell也，還有tapinto利用，開(kāi)發(fā)inplace在正確位置；準(zhǔn)備妥當(dāng)ProperNamesColumbiaUniversity哥倫比亞大學(xué)RobotexRobotex公司AVATAR/??v?tɑ:(r)/阿凡達(dá)公司Google/'ɡu:ɡl/谷歌(搜索引擎名)ExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:

Thereare5questionsorunfinishedstatementsinthissection.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceaccordingtopassage1andmarkthecorrespondingletter.1.Whenitcomestorobots,manypeoplethinkabouttheir______.A.replacementofhumanbeingsinmanyprofessionsB.potentialabilitytomakepeoplepoorandunemployedC.abilitytoprovidemoreentertainmentsD.abilitytoprovidevariousqualitydomesticservices2.Arobotserverknowsyouwellbeforeyoutellitanythingbecause______.A.itismoreintelligentthanacommonpersonB.itcangetaccesstotheInternetC.itisconnectedtotheInternetandcapableofgettingyourinformationonlineD.alltheinformationaboutyouhasbeenstoredinitPartⅡReadingComprehensionAC3.Howdoesarobothelpapartiallyparaplegicpatient?A.Itguidesthepatientlikeaguidedog.B.Itpushesthepatientfrombehind.C.Itretrainsthepatient’sbraincell.D.Ithelpsthepatienttokeepbalance.4.Accordingtothepassage,robotswilloneday______.A.replacesmartphonesB.bemembersofeveryfamilyC.distractourattentionfromlearningandworkD.bemorepopularwithpeoplethanmobiles5.Comparedwiththecarweusetoday,driverlesscars______.A.willbecheaperandmorepowerfulB.willbemoredangeroustodriveonstreetsC.willuselessenergy,makelesspollution,andcausefewertrafficaccidentsD.willbesaferandconsumelesssolarenergyPartⅡReadingComprehensionCDCⅡ.IdentifyingPicturesDirections:

MatchtheproductsinthepictureswiththeirEnglishnames.IfyouhavedifficultyinunderstandingtheEnglishwordsgiven,youcanturntoyourclassmatesortheInternet.PartⅡReadingComprehension(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)A.medicalnanobot B.serverrobot C.driverlesscar D.unmannedaerialvehicleE.chess-playingrobot F.intelligentsweepingmachineG.highspeedtrain H.weldingrobotFGCHDBEAⅢ.BlankFillingDirections:

FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsorphrasesfromtheWordBank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordorphraseinthebankmorethanonce.We’renowwitnessingtheemergenceofanadvancedeconomybasedoninformationandknowledge.Physical(1)______,rawmaterials,andcapitalarenolongerthekeyingredientsinthe(2)______ofwealth.Now,thevitalrawmaterialinoureconomyisknowledge.Tomorrow’swealth(3)______thedevelopmentandexchangeofknowledge.Andindividualsenteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledge,nottheir(4)______.Knowledgeworkersgetpaidfortheireducationandtheirabilitytolearn.Knowledgeworkersengageinmindwork.Theydealwith(5)______:words,figuresanddata.PartⅡReadingComprehensionA.responsibilityB.symbolsC.expectD.qualityE.dealwithF.sharplyG.natureH.investmentI.dependsonJ.predictableK.keepupwithL.creationM.musclesN.laborNLIMBWhatdoesallthismeanforyou?Asafutureknowledgeworker,youcan(6)______tobegenerating,processing,aswellasexchanginginformation.Currently,threeoutoffourjobsinvolvesomeformofmindwork,andthatnumberwillincrease(7)______inthefuture.Managementandemployeesalikewillbemakingdecisionsinsuchareasasproductdevelopment,(8)______control,andcustomersatisfaction.Inthenewworldofwork,youcanlookforwardtobeinginconstanttrainingtoacquirenewskillsthatwillhelpyou(9)______improvedtechnologies.Youcanalsoexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolofyourcareer.Gonearethenine-fivejobs,lifetimesecurity,(10)______promotions,andeventheconventionalworkplace,asyouarefamiliarwith.Don’texpectthecompanieswillprovideyouwithaclearlydefinedcareerpath,anddon’twaitforsomeoneto“empower”you.Youhavetoempoweryourself.PartⅡReadingComprehensionCFDKJⅣ.TranslationTask1Directions:

PutthefollowingEnglishsentencesintoChinese.1.?Weareonlyaboutthreetofiveyearsawayfromanautonomouscarthatisroadworthy.2.?Itwon’tbelongbeforerobotsplayabiggerroleintheeducationalsystem.3.?Humanswillincreasinglyencounterrobotsmoreviatelecommunications.4.?Itwillbecomeharderforpeopletodistinguishrobotsfromhumans.5.?Therearealreadynoveltyrobotsinsomeplaces,includingJapanwhererobotsactasservers,takinganddeliveringorders.PartⅡReadingComprehension1.我們離適合公路行駛的自動(dòng)駕駛汽車(chē)的出現(xiàn)只有三五年的時(shí)間。2.不久，機(jī)器人將在教育系統(tǒng)中發(fā)揮更大的作用。3.人類(lèi)將越來(lái)越多地通過(guò)電信接觸機(jī)器人。4.人們將很難區(qū)分機(jī)器人和人類(lèi)。5.有些地方已經(jīng)有了新奇的機(jī)器人，包括日本，那里的機(jī)器人當(dāng)服務(wù)員，接受點(diǎn)餐和上菜。Task2Directions:

UsethewordsorphrasesintheboxtotranslatetheChinesegiveninthebrackets.Changetheformofthewordwherenecessary.Specialattentionshouldbepaidtothestructureofthesentencewhenyoutranslate.PartⅡReadingComprehension1.?Allcolourfades—especially_______________________________.(在陽(yáng)光直曬的影響下)2.?AllMemberStateswill________________________________________.(采取措施應(yīng)對(duì)危機(jī))3.?Theentiremanufacturingprocess__________________________.(已經(jīng)自動(dòng)化)4.?_________________________________________causedbyherhusband’sdeath?(我們做什么才能讓她從悲傷中分散心思)5.?Atwhatagearechildrenableto____________________________________?(明辨是非)impact distinguish predict perform militarytakeaction distract polluteautomate adopt1.undertheimpactofdirectsunlight2.takeactiontodealwiththecrisis3.hasbeenautomated4.Whatcanwedotodistracthermindfromthesorrow5.distinguishbetweenrightandwrongPartⅡReadingComprehension6.?Theweatherforecast______________________________.(預(yù)報(bào)明天天晴)7.?Thepolicehavewarnedthecity’sinhabitants________________________.(不要到遭受污染的河里洗澡)8.?Theyemphasizedthattheirequipmentwas_______________________________.(為了和平而非軍事目的)9.?__________________________________attheRedCrossHospital.(他做了兩臺(tái)手術(shù))10.?ThemajorityofBritishwomen_________________________whentheymarry.?(隨丈夫的姓)6.predictssunshinefortomorrow7.nottobatheinthepollutedriver8.orpeacefulandnotmilitarypurposes9.Heperformedtwosurgicaloperations10.adopttheirhusband’ssurnamePassage2Fordecades,agesbeforepersonalcomputers,learnedobserverswroteabouthowmachinesweregoingtoreplacehumans.Someworriedthatthemassesoftheunemployedwouldformarevolutionarymob;otherssuggestedintroducingpeopletoupliftinghobbies,sincewewouldhavesomuchmoreleisuretimeonourhands.Butthemassjobshrinkagetheyexpecteddidnotcome.Hasitfinallycomenow?PartⅡReadingComprehensionCanYouCompetewithAIfortheNextJob?Passage2DemandofaNewEconomyThebiggestoccupationaldisplacementinAmericanhistorywasthevirtualendoffarming.AroundthetimeoftheRevolution,about90percentofAmericanswereinvolvedinfarming;theywerefarmowners,farmwives,farmkids,farmhands,farmslaves.Butastheagriculturalindustrygrew,itneededfewerandfewerworkers.Thenumberofpeoplewhoworkedatfarmingandranchinghititspeakabout1910—ataround12million—andthenthenumberdroppedoffrapidly.Today,agricultureprovidesfewerthantwomillionjobs.Whathappened?Ingreatpart,automationhappened—betterplows,plantingandsowingmachines,harvesters,andthelike.ThepercentageofAmericanworkerswhowerefarmersdroppedfromthatearly90percentorsoin1800,toabout40percentofthelaborforcein1900andthentonumbertwopercentin2000.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2YetAmericansasawholewerenotautomatedoutofwork;farmers—ormoretypically,thefarmers’sonsanddaughters—foundnewkindsofjobsinagrowingeconomy.Alotofthosejobswereinmanufacturing.Thosejobsbothpaidbetterandusuallyprovidedbetterworkingconditionsthandidfarming.MachinesthatRunMachinesThenumberoffactoryjobsincreasedaboutsix-foldbetween1860and1920(whilethepopulationgrewonlyaboutthree-fold).ThepercentageofAmericanworkersinmanufacturingrosefrom15to25percent.Then,thefactoryjobsgothardertofind,inpartbecauseofautomation.ThenumberofmanufacturingjobsintheUSpeakedin1979at19million.Thatnumberdroppedto13millionin2008.PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2Millionsofmanufacturingjobshavegoneaway,asmillionsoffarmandcraftjobswentawaybefore.Yet,morenewjobsappeared.Between1960and2010,thepopulationoftheUSgrew1.7times;butthenumberofemployedAmericansgrewabout2.4times.Howcanthatbe?Answer:Themagicofgrowingproductivity(combinedwithmothersandimmigrantsjoiningthelaborforcetofillthosejobs).PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2SavingLeadstoSpendingTheautomationoffarming,craftwork,andmanufacturingmadeproductsincrediblycheaper.Forexample,around1900apoundofbreadcostanAmericanabouthalfanhourofhardfactorywork;around2000,apoundoffresher,morenutritiousbreadcostaboutfiveminutesofmucheasierwork.Thesavingsfromcheaperfood,shoes,andthelikewentintobuyingallsortsofnewgoodslikecarsandrefrigeratorsandespeciallyintopayingservice-providers:entertainers,doctors,waiters,teachers,softwarecreators,policeofficers,yogainstructors,etc.Manyofthedisplacedfarmers,craftsmen,andfactoryworkersendedupinpink-collar,white-collar,andprofessionaljobs.ThisstorysummarizestheworkexperienceinAmericaforcenturies.Willitcontinue?Willthecomputerizationeliminatejobstodaybutcreatenewer,perhapsbetterjobstomorrow?(535words)PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsPartⅡReadingComprehensionlearned/?l?:n?d/

adj.有學(xué)問(wèn)的；博學(xué)的；學(xué)術(shù)上的mob/m?b/

n.暴徒；犯罪團(tuán)伙；〈美俚〉匪幫，一群罪犯shrinkage/??r??k?d?/

n.收縮，皺縮，縮水；跌價(jià)；抽縮demand/d??mɑ:nd/

v.要求，請(qǐng)求；需要；[法]召喚；詢(xún)問(wèn)occupational/??kju?pe???nl/

adj.職業(yè)的displacement/d?s?ple?sm?nt/

n.取代，替代；免職，停職virtual/?v?:t?u?l/

adj.實(shí)質(zhì)上的，事實(shí)上的；[計(jì)算機(jī)]虛擬的ranching/?rɑ:nt???/

n.牧場(chǎng)經(jīng)營(yíng)；農(nóng)場(chǎng)經(jīng)營(yíng)automation/??:t??me??n/

n.自動(dòng)化(技術(shù))，自動(dòng)操作plow/pla?/v.犁sow/s??/

v.播(種)NewWordsPartⅡReadingComprehensionharvester/?hɑ:v?st?(r)/

n.收割莊稼的人，收割機(jī)typically/?t?p?kli/

adv.典型地；代表性地；通常fold/f??ld/

v.

n.折疊；合攏褶；褶層；折疊部分productivity/?pr?d?k?t?v?ti/

n.生產(chǎn)率，生產(chǎn)力spending/?spend??/

n.開(kāi)銷(xiāo)，花費(fèi)incredibly/?n?kred?bli/

adv.難以置信地savings/'se?v??z/

n.儲(chǔ)蓄；節(jié)儉；儲(chǔ)蓄金yoga/?j??g?/

n.瑜伽instructor/?n?str?kt?(r)/

n.指導(dǎo)者，教師craftsman/'krɑ:ftm?n/

n.工匠；手藝人；技術(shù)pink-collar/?p?nk?k?l?/

adj.粉領(lǐng)的，職業(yè)婦女的NewWordsPartⅡReadingComprehensionwhite-collar/wa?t?k?l?/

adj.白領(lǐng)階級(jí)的，腦力勞動(dòng)的summarize/?s?m?ra?z/

v.總結(jié)，概述computerization/k?m?pju:t?ra?'ze??n/n.計(jì)算機(jī)化eliminate/??l?m?ne?t/

v.排除，消除；淘汰；除掉PhrasesandExpressionsandthelike等等；諸如此類(lèi)；以此類(lèi)推asawhole整體來(lái)看；普遍說(shuō)來(lái)，一般地說(shuō)AI(ArtificialIntelligence)人工智能ProperNamesExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:

Tellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothetextyouhavelearned.WriteTifthestatementistrueandFifitisfalse.______1.Formanyyears,peoplehaveimaginedtheworldinwhichwelivewithrobots.______2.Around1910,thenumberofAmericanfarmersreacheditspeak.______3.ItisautomationthatmadeAmericanfarmersleavefarmsandcountryside.______4.ThenumberofAmericanworkersinmanufacturinggrowsyearbyyear.______5.Accordingtothisarticle,peoplethroughouttheworldwillhavenothingtodointhefuture.PartⅡReadingComprehensionTTTFFⅡ.VocabularyandStructureDirections:

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