Unit4AGlimpseoftheFutureUnderstandingideas課件高二下學(xué)期英語選擇性

Understandingideas—ReadingcomprehensionArtificialIntelligence:AREALTHREAT?Unit4

AglimpseofthefutureBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.readforthemainideaofthepassage;2.readfordetailsandlearnabouttheviewsofthreeposters;3.workoutthestructureofthetextbycreatingthemindmap;4.developtheabilityofcriticalthinkingwhendiscussingacontroversialissue.CONTENTSPre-readingIWhile-readingIIPost-readingIIISentencesanalysisIVhouseholdAIeducationtransportationentertainmentLookatsomepicturesofAIapplicationinourdailylife.Pre-readingWhat’syouropinionofAI(artificialintelligence)?economy19551972200120152017Mathematicianandlogician,AlanTuringdevised(發(fā)明)theTuringTest,atestontheabilityofmachinestoshowhuman-likeintelligence.Computerscientist,JohnMcCarthycoinedtheterm“artificialintelligence”.Shakey,thefirstmobilerobotabletomakedecisions,accordingtoreason,wascompleted.TheElectroluxTrilobite,thefirstroboticvacuum(清掃)cleanerdesignedforhomeuse,wentonsale.AlphaGobecamethefirstcomputerprogramtobeatahumanprofessionalGoplayer.AlphaGoZerobeatthepreviousversionofAlphaGoby100gamestonil.1950MilestonesinArtificialIntelligence(AI)ReadthefactsaboutAIandanswerthequestions.1.Whatcanyoulearnfromthetimeline?Fromthetimeline,wecanlearnthatAItechnologyhasdevelopedgreatly,andcannowoutperformhumansinsomeaspects.2.AreyouconcernedaboutdevelopmentsinAI?Whyorwhynot?3.HowdoyouthinkAIwilldevelopinthefuture?ReadthepassagetoseeifitchangesyouropiniononthefutureofAI.Ifso,inwhatways?1.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThreeviewsonAI.B．Thegreatesthumanachievement.C．Thebiggestthreat.D．Self-drivingcars.While-reading√Activity1:Fast-readingformainideas2．Skimthetextandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1

A．Jobsarepotentiallyatrisk.Para.2

B．AIwillmakedailythingseasier.Para.3

C．Super-smartpersonalassistantsarehelpful.Para.4

D．Wehumansareatrisk.Para.5

E．ThevalueofAI.Para.6

F．WecanonlyembraceandregulateAI.Para.7

G．WearenotpreparedforthechallengesofAI.Para.1Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Para.7Para.2PartIMillenniumbutterfly’sattitudetoAIPartIIPopkid’sopinionaboutAIPartIIIPink_haze’sopinionaboutAI3.Readforthemainstructure.InthewordsofProfessorStephenHawking,artificialintelligencewillbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”.TechnologyofTomorrowForumwantstohearyourthoughtsonAI.Isitourgreatesthumanachievementsofar?Orisitthebiggestthreattoourexistence?What’sthefunctionofthewordsofStephenHawking?A．Togivethebackground.B．Toputforwardthequestion.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．Toexpressthepurpose.√WhatdidStephenHawkingmeanwhenhesaidtheabovewords?Let’sgoonourreadingwiththisquestion.Activity2:Careful-readingfordetailsReadtheopeningofthepassagecarefullyanddothefollowingexercise.AnEnglishtheoreticalphysicist,cosmologistandauthor.HisbookABriefHistoryofTimeisaninternationalbestseller.Attheageof21,hewasdiagnosedwithALS,aformofMotorNeuroneDiseasethatcausesparalysisgradually.Despitethis,hecontinuedhisresearchintoblackholesandquantumgravity,conveyingittoawideaudience.BackgroundinformationaboutStephenHawking

1.FinddetailsaboutMillenniumbutterfly’sviews：

ReadParas.1-2anddothefollowingexercises.?gettingmyown__________________________?Whenresearchingnewrestaurants:super-smartpersonalassistantbefore:_______________________now:_____________________50%ofmytimewasspentafewsecondsAIcan_________savetime?hopingthatself-drivingcarsareavailablesoon.

Why?①Self-drivingcarscanlearntodriveinthesamewaythathumando,andcanmakejudgementsbasedoninformation.②Theywon’tbesusceptibletohumanerror.AIcanmakedriving______saferAIcanmake_______________________easierdoingday-to-daythingsachievement2.“She”refersto“______________________________”．3.Whatrhetoricaldevice(修辭手法)doestheauthoruseinthissentence?A．Metaphor(隱喻)．B．Personification(擬人)．C．Hyperbole(夸張)．D．Antithesis(對(duì)比)．super-smartpersonalassistantEveryrecommendationshegivesmeisgreatsinceshecanpredictifIwilllikeaparticularrestaurant.√4.FindthesentencesusingcomparisoninPara.1.(找出使用對(duì)比手法的句子)Itusedtofeellike50percentofmytimewasspentresearchingnewrestaurants.Incontrast,myPAonlyneedsafewsecondstofindtherightplace.5.Whatdoestheword“hit”inPara.2mean?A．Touchsomeoneorsomethingquicklyandhard.B．Pressapartinamachine，car，etc.tomakeitwork.C．Experiencesomethingdifficult.D．Becomeavailabletobuy.6.What’sMillenniumbutterfly’sattitudetoAI?A．Negative. B．Critical.C．Objective. D．Positive.√√ReadParas.3-5anddothefollowingexercises.1.FinddetailsaboutPopkid’sviews：

?Itmight________________________.wipeallhumanbeingsout?

Nearlyeveryjob________________________.isatriskinthelongruntaxidrivers;journalists?Conclusion:___________________________________________.We’renotpreparedforthechallengesofAIthreat2.What’sPopkid’sattitudetoAI?A．Negative. B．Critical.C．Objective. D．Positive.√3.Whatdoes“it”refertointhesentence“Ifnot,itmightwipeusallout!”inPara.3?A.AlessadvancedformofAI.B.Human’sthought.C.AI.D.TheuseofAI.“Ifnot,itmightwipeusallout！”

√4.WhichoneisRIGHTaccordingtoPopkid’sopiniononAI?A．PeoplehavebeenpreparedfortherisksAIwillbring.B．AIwilloffermorejobstopeople.C．PeopleshouldnotignoretherisksbroughtbyAI.D．RisksoutweighbenefitsofAI.√ReadParas.6-7anddothefollowingexercises.1.FinddetailsaboutPink-haze’sviews：

?Advantage:AIcan________________________________________________.?Disadvantage:AIcouldbe_________________________________________.?Solution:________________________________.solveproblemsthataretoochallengingforhumanexpertsthemostdangerousifitfallsintothewronghandsWeshouldembraceandregulateit2.TheopinionofPink_hazeis________.A．subjective B．objectiveC．indifferent D．negative√fallintothewronghands:落入不當(dāng)之人手中

3.Whatdoestheword“it”meaninthesentence“MyAIdidit！”inthelastparagraph?A．Theillegalorimmoralbehaviour.B．Thebiggestleapforward.C．ThebreakdownofAI.D．ThebenefitbroughtbyAI.√4.ForAI,whatdoesPinkhazeagreewith?A．Itiseasytofallintothewronghands.B．Weshouldcontrolitwhilemakinggooduseofit.C．Inmodernsociety,mankindcanneglectAI’sdisadvantages.D．PeoplecanuseotherhightechnologiestoreplaceAI.√Technologyoftomorrowforum(論壇)__________1.StructureDiscussiontopic:Is___ourgreatesthuman__________sofar?Orisitthebiggest______toour________?_________andattitudesfromthepostsbythreenetizensMillenniumbutterflyOptimisticattitude:time-saving,safeand___________PopkidNegativeattitude:____andthreatsPink

hazeObjectiveattitude:benefit:problem-solvingthreat:dangerous________andregulatediscussionAIachievementthreatexistenceOpinionsconvenientriskembraceReadthewholepassageagainanddothefollowingexercises.2.Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.

?AIcanhelpussavetime.

?1______________________

?2_____________________________________________

?3________________________includingthosetoochallengingforhumanexperts.AIcanmakedrivingsafer.

AIcanmakedoingAIcansolveproblemsday-to-daythingsaloteasier.AIisarealachievement.?AImightwipeouthumanbeings.?4______________________?5____________________ifitfallsintothewronghands.AIcouldbedangerousJobsareatriskduetoAI.AIisarealthreat.3.Readtheopinionsandmatchthemtothepersons.Talkabouttheopinionyouagreewith.WeallneedtolearntolivewithAItechnologywhetherwelikeitorareconcernedaboutit.Wecannotstopthemarchofprogress.IadmitthatmoreadvancedAIcouldbehelpfulinsolvingtheworld’sproblems,butthereisahighlevelofriskinvolved.Ican’tunderstandwhysomepeopleworrysomuch.IhopemorebreakthroughsinAIwillbemadesoon,sothatwecanenjoymoreandmoreconvenience.Post-reading1.WhatdidStephenHawkingmeanwhenhesaidthatAIwillbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”?(Criticalthinking)HemeantthatAIcouldbringusincrediblebenefits,butonlyifthetechnologyismanagedproperly.Ifwedonotmanagethetechnologyproperly,itcouldresultinhumanextinction.Activity1:Discussion2．WhatshouldwedotoAI？(Creativethinking)CreateabetterworldwithArtificialIntelligence.(1)ControlthedevelopmentdirectionofAI.Makelawsandregulationstocreatorsandproducers.(government)(2)DirectorguideitproperlytoputalimittoAI.(scientists)(3)BuildaproperattitudetowardsAI.Embraceitandmakefulluseofitsachievements.EnjoyitsbenefitsandconveniencetocoexistwithAI.(ordinarypeople)AIisa

double-edged

sword(雙刃劍).Ontheonehand,AIisourgreatesthumanachievementsofarandweembraceit.

Ontheotherhand,itisthebiggestthreatordangertoourhumanexistence.Regulateandgovernitinascientificwayanditwillserveandbenefitourhumanbeingsbetter.Isartificialintelligencethegreatesthumanachievementorthebiggestthreattoour1._________(exist)?PeopleintheTechnologyofTomorrowForumhavedifferentviews.Millenniumbutterflythinksthathisdailylifeismore2.__________(convenience)withtheadvanceofartificialintelligence.Forexample，hehasgothissuper-smartpersonalassistant3._____(build)intohisphone.Theassistantanswersanyquestionheputstoher4.___________(immediate)andevenuseshisanswerstolearnmoreabouthispreferences．HehopesthatmorebreakthroughsinAIwillbemadesoon，5.____thatpeoplecanenjoymoreandmorebenefits.PopkidadmitsthatmoreadvancedAIcouldbehelpfulin6._______(solve)theworld’sproblems,7.___thereisahighlevelofriskinvolved.Actuallynoneofus8.___________(prepare)forthechallengesofAI.InPink_haze’sopinion，ifsuper-intelligentAIgoeswrongorfalls9.____thewronghands，itcouldalsobethemostdangerous.Wehavenochoicebut10.__________(embrace)itandregulateit.existenceconvenientbuiltimmediatelysolvingbutispreparedintotoembraceActivity2:SummarysoSentencesAnalysis:EveryrecommendationshegivesmeisgreatsinceshecanpredictifIwilllikeaparticularrestaurant.[句式分析]

此句是一個(gè)__________句；shegivesme是一個(gè)省略了關(guān)系代詞的______從句，修飾Every

recommendation；since引導(dǎo)____________從句；if引導(dǎo)_______從句。[自主翻譯]

主從復(fù)合原因狀語賓語因?yàn)樗梢灶A(yù)測(cè)我是否會(huì)喜歡某一個(gè)餐廳，所以她給我定語的每一個(gè)建議都很棒。2.Theonlythingisthattheremightbeafewmachine--learningproblemswhenthefirstcarshitthemarket,soperhapsI’dbetterlearntodrivefirst.[句式分析]

此句為so連接的_________句。在第一個(gè)分句中，that引導(dǎo)______從句；when引導(dǎo)__________從句。在第二個(gè)分句中，todrive為動(dòng)詞不定式作_______。[自主翻譯]

并列表語賓語唯一的問題是，當(dāng)?shù)谝慌嚿鲜袝r(shí)，可能會(huì)有一些時(shí)間狀語機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)問題，所以也許我最好先學(xué)會(huì)駕駛。3.Thetechnologyyou’reusingandenjoyingtodayisabasicformofAIwhichcan’tthinkindependentlywithoutprogramming.[句式分析]

此句為__________句；句子主干為_________結(jié)構(gòu)；you’reusinganden