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Unit 4 Artificial intelligence:
friendly or frightening
Reading
Language Points
Read and underline the following key words or expressions.
1. option 2. build castles in the air 3. put forward
4. capacity 5. massive 6. coin
7. arguably 8. to name but a few 9. domestic
mit 11. urge 12. spell
13. pose 14. fall victim to
1. ... with the option of staying in bed ... (line 1)
n. something that you can choose to have or do 可选择的事物；选择的自由
have no option/choice/alternative but to do sth
have the option of doing.../to do...
optional adj.
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I had no option but ____________(ask) him to leave.
Students have the option _____________(study) abroad in their second year.
Some courses are compulsory while others are ________ (option).
Our schools provide a wide variety of optional classes ___________(cater) to students of different levels.
Practice makes perfect.
to ask
to study
optional
to cater
2. ... may seem like building castles in the air, ... (line 3)
v. to have plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true 建空中楼阁
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3. ... AI have been put forward ... (line 10)
v. to suggest that it should be considered for a particular purpose or job 提出（计划、建议、名称）
put off 推迟
put aside 把...放在一边，暂不考虑
put away 把...收好，储存
put down 记下， 镇压
put up with 忍受
put out 扑灭
put up 张贴，搭起， 提高价格
1. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to ________ signs asking his “guest” not to step on them.
A. put down B. put out C. put up D. put off
2. When they had finished playing, the children were made ___________ all the toys they had taken out.
A. put off B. to put up C. put away D. to put away
Practice makes perfect.
C
D
3. All the medical workers in the region spared no effort to ___________ the influenza epidemic.
A. put up B. put out C. put down D. put off
4. The meeting has been ___________ as a result of the bad weather.
A. put away B. putting off C. put aside D. put off
Practice makes perfect.
C
D
4. Deep-learning AI has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of data ... (line 12)
n. the number of things or people that a container or space can hold 容量；容纳能力
n. the ability to understand or to do sth 领悟能力
n. the official position or function that sb has职位；职责
capacity for (doing) sth/to do sth 做某事的能力
in one’s capacity as sth 作为...; 以...资格、身份或职位
beyond one’s capacity 超出某人的能力范围
In his capacity ________ captain, he’s got the right to tell us what to do.
This maths problem is ___________ the capacity of most school children.
She has an enormous capacity _________ challenging work.
Limited resources are restricting our capacity _________ (develop) new products.
Practice makes perfect.
as
beyond
for
to develop
5. Deep-learning AI has the capacity to analyse massive amounts of data ... (line 12)
adj. very large, heavy and solid 巨大的；结实的
adj. extremely serious 非常严重的
mass-massive-massively
the masses 群众
a mass of/masses of + un/cn(pl.)许多...
If we are to succeed, we must rely on the _________(mass).
Club members can get a _________(mass) discount of 50%.
He died six weeks later _________ a massive heart attack.
试译第三句话
Practice makes perfect.
masses
massive
六周后他死于一次严重的心脏病发作。
of
6. Years before the term “artificial intelligence” was coined ... (line 16)
v. If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it. 创造（新词语）
Every coin has two sides. 万物都有两面性。
On the other side of the coin. 另一方面
to coin a phrase 套用一句老话；用老话来说
Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.
7. ..., arguably the best human Go player ... (line 22)
adv. you can use arguably when you are stating your opinion or belief, as a way of giving more authority to it
arguable adj.
that you can give good reasons for...可论证的；有论据的
not certain; that you do not accept without question 可疑的；无把握的
argue-argument-arguable-arguably
It is ___________(argue) that the majority of university students fall into this category.
We had an __________(argue) with the waiter about the bill.
He is _________(argue) the best actor of his generation.
Practice makes perfect.
arguable
argument
arguably
8. ... machine translation and art, to name but a few. (line 25)
to name but a few 不一而足，仅举几例
They operate in all the major European countries and also in Australia, India, Turkey, South Africa, to name but a few.
Tenet Healthcare, HCA Holdings, Universal Health Services, Community Health Systems, Health Management Associates, to name but a few, are all publicly traded hospital companies.
9. From autonomous vehicles to domestic robots, ... (line 26)
adj. of or inside a particular country; not foreign or international 本国的；国内的
adj. used in the home; connected with the home or family 家用的；家庭的；家务的
adj. liking home life;喜爱家庭生活的
domestic-domestically
We are supposed__________(make) a plan for sharing domestic plans.
This is one of the best domestic _____________(appliance) I have used.
I am proud that our school is ______________(domestic) and internationally famous.
Practice makes perfect.
to make
appliances
domestically
10. How would they be punished if they committed crimes or even murdered humans (lines 41-42)
v. to do sth wrong or illegal 做出/犯（罪或错等）
v. to promise sincerely that you will definitely do sth, keep to an agreement or arrangement, etc. 承诺，保证
to be completely loyal to one person, organization, etc. or give all your time and effort to your work, an activity, etc. 忠于（某人、机构等）；全心全意投入（工作、活动等）
commit murder/suicide 谋杀/自杀
commit sb/yourself (to sth/to doing sth)承诺，保证
be committed to sb/(doing) sth 忠于；投入
commit-committed-commitment
Most crimes _____________(commit) by young men.
The President is committed ______________(reform) health care.
Borrowers should think carefully before committing ___________ to taking out a loan.
They are _________(commit) socialists.
Practice makes perfect.
themselves
to reforming
are committed
committed
11. ... some scientists are urging us to think about the dangers posed by the advances in AI. (line 43)
v. to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth 敦促，力劝
n. a strong desire to do sth 冲动
urge sb to do sth 催促/力劝某人做某事
have an urge to do sth 有做某事的冲动
urge sb on为某人加油；激励某人
urge +that从句（从句谓语用should do，should可省略）
urge-urgent-urgency
The winter vacation is approaching and I have an urge ____________(travel).
The report urged that all children _______________(teach) to swim.
She could hear him ________(urge) her on as she ran past.
There is an _______(urge) need for food and water.
Practice makes perfect.
urging
(should) be taught
to travel
urgent
12. ... some scientists are urging us to think about the dangers posed by the advances in AI. (line 43)
v. If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. 造成（问题或危险）
v. to ask a question 提出（问题）
v. to pretend to be someone in order to deceive people假扮
n. a particular way that you stand, sit or lie. 姿势
pose a threat to sb/sth 给...造成威胁
pose as sb 假扮某人
pose for sb/sth 为...摆好姿势
Global warming has posed a threat ____ the survival of animals such as polar bears.
The students posed _____ a group photograph.
The thief entered the building __________(pose) as a deliveryman.
Practice makes perfect.
posing
for
to
13. ... could spell the end of the human race. (lines 45-46)
v. to have sth, usually sth bad, as a result; to mean sth, usually sth bad 招致； 意味着（通常指坏事）
spell-spelled-spelled(spell-spelt-spelt)
试译：The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.
完全人工智能的发展可能意味着人类的终结。
14. ... we will not fall victim to AI. (line 48)
v. to be injured, damaged or killed by sth 成为...的牺牲品/受害者
She knew she must not fall prey to his charm.
He had fallen asleep on the sofa.
The book fell open at a page of illustrations.
The room had fallen silent.
She fell ill soon after and did not recover.
Further Consolidation on the text.
Imagine __________(wake) up one morning with the option of staying in bed pressing a button to send a robot to do all the work for you.
It may seem like building castles in the air, but ________ the rate at ___________ artificial intelligence, or AI, is being developed, in the future such dreams may actually come true.
One of the essential aims of AI is ___________(develop) computer intelligence capable _______ learning from experience, __________(adjust) to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.
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given
which
to develop
of
adjusting
To achieve this aim, many approaches ___ creating true AI have been put forward.
Years before the term “artificial intelligence” _________ (coin) in the mid-1950s, the theory ________________(explore) by Alan Turing, one of the pioneers in the field of computer science.
A major breakthrough _____ AI came in 1997, ________ Deep Blue, a chess-playing computer, beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
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was coined
had been explored
in
when
7. Nowadays, AI is already being applied in many fields: finance, health care, machine translation and art, ________________(不一而足).
8. ______ recommendation systems to computers writing novels, AI has an _________(limit) number of applications.
9. It is clear that we are ___ a turning point in history.
10. While AI __________(enthusiastic) promise us a bright future ______intelligent robots will be working ______ our advantage, these undoubted benefits also bring concerns and fears.
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at
enthusiasts
to
where
11. How would they be punished if they _________ (commit) crimes
12. As we become more and more dependent ________ computers, some scientists are urging us __________(think) about the dangers __________(pose) by the advances in AI.
13. We need to make sure that we will not fall victim ______AI.
14. We may still think it would be fantastic to relax all day and allow ______________(autonomy) machines to do all the work for us.
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to think
posed
to
autonomous
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analyse
networks
to name but a few
pose
warnings
fall victim to
are urged/have been urged
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