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高中基础(2259期20150526) | 1版 Artificial Intelligence Makes People Nervous Pre-reading • Have you watched the new movie Avengers: Age of Ultron? What is it about? Do you like it? • Do you think artificial intelligence will do us more good than harm or more harm than good? 2 Pre-reading LOOK AND SPEAK Artificial intelligence is entering our life. Do you know what the following are? robot dog (as a companion or a toy) Apple Siri Google‘s self-driving car 3 Pre-reading SCAN AND ANSWER Scan the article and decide in which paragraph (1-6) you can find the following information? 1. Different opinions on the future of artificial intelligence 2. What is artificial intelligence? 3. Artificial intelligence may make people jobless. 4. A new movie makes people nervous about the future. 4 While reading Word bank: The computer, Ultron, is eventually defeated, but the movie is making people nervous about what the future will be like when machines become programmed with artificial intelligence. eventually adv. 终于,最终 defeat v. 击败,战胜 program v. 编写程序 * programmer n. 编程人员 artificial adj. 人工的,人造的 intelligence n. 智能,才智 * intelligent adj. 智能的 5 While reading Word bank: Gray Scott, an American philosopher … is optimistic about artificially intelligent machines … However, Elon Musk, the inventor of the Tesla electric car, says these machines are “potentially more dangerous than nukes …” philosopher n. 哲学家 optimistic adj. 乐观的 inventor n. 发明者 potentially adv. 潜在地 6 While reading Word bank: … with artificially intelligent machines, even highly educated and highly skilled workers may be out of work. Scientists, doctors, engineers and even lawyers may find themselves jobless. be out of work 失业 jobless adj. 失业的 While reading VOCABULARY EXERCISES Choose an appropriate word for each sentence and fill in the blank with its proper form. intelligence electric philosopher potentially inventor response potential 1. Many children do not achieve their ___________. intelligent and well educated. 2. She seemed ___________ 3. Professor Lawrence gave an interesting lecture on philosophy Eastern ___________. responded positively to the plan. 4. Both sides have ___________ 5. The computer is one of the most important ___________ inventions in human history. electricity to charge up its batteries. 6. The car requires ___________ 8 While reading VOCABULARY EXERCISES Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 遵照厂家的说明很重要。(follow, instructions) It is important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions. 2. 卡车在结了冰的路上失去了控制。(out of control) The truck went out of control on the icy road. 3. 他考试不及格并不奇怪。他根本就没学习。(not … at all) It’s no wonder that he failed the exam. He didn’t study at all. 4. 他们很快就适应了在大城市的生活。(adapt) They soon adapted to life in the big city. 9 While reading COMPREHENSION Choose the best answer. 1. According to the article, Ultron is ______. A. a researcher C. an inventor B. a robot √ D. a computer 2. The Luddites’ jobs had been replaced by ______. A. computers C. robots √ B. machines D. highly-educated workers 10 While reading COMPREHENSION Choose the best answer. 3. With artificially intelligent machines, ______ will be out of work in the future. ① people with little education and few skills ② highly-educated workers ③ Tesla employees ④ optimistic philosophers ⑤ scientists, doctors and engineers ⑥ Americans √ A. ①③⑤ B. ②④⑥ C. ①②⑤ D. ③④⑥ 11 While reading COMPREHENSION Choose the best answer. 4. How many of the following statements might the author agree with? ① People can live in harmony with artificially intelligent machines. ② It will waste our time and energy to think of destroying artificially intelligent machines. ③ Human beings are more intelligent than artificially intelligent machines. ④ In general, artificially intelligent machines will do us more harm than good even if we make efforts to bring them under control. A. One. B. Two. √ C. Three. D. Four. 12 While reading COMPREHENSION Answer the following question. 1. According to the article, what can future new computers do? They can think and create like the human brain, and not just follow the instructions of a human programmer. 13 While reading Answer the following question. 2. Who are the Luddites? What did they do? Luddites are a group of textile workers whose jobs had been replaced by machines. They wanted to destroy the machines and get their jobs back. 14 GRAMMAR TIP Language study ..., we will have to use our “real” intelligence to make sure a machine’s “artificial” intelligence doesn’t … ☞ When we say that it is necessary to do something, we use “must” or “have to.” “Have to” suggests that someone else or some outside circumstances or authority makes something necessary. “Must” suggests that the speaker himself/herself decides it is necessary. “Must” has no other forms than the present tense. In past tense sentences, we use “had to,” and in future tense sentences, we use “will have to.” 15 YOUR TURN Language study Fill in the blanks with “must” or “have to.” It is likely that in some cases, both of them make sense. 1. North America doesn’t have a gaokao, but China does. It’s a reality that students and parents, even “lion moms,” have to _________________ face. 2. While some say the show is calling for a “closer relationship between animals and humans,” we have to _________________ ask if this is a sound message. must 3. Translators _________________ be familiar with both the language and the culture of the two languages they are dealing with. 4. The new street signs in Hangzhou also raise another Does have to question: _________________ everything _________________ be translated? 16 After reading Question for further discussion: The computers we use are not as intelligent as Ultron, but they are already doing more and more for us. Talk about what benefits and trouble computers have brought to you? Hints: Computers can bring us benefits. For example, the spelling checker in Microsoft Word can help us check our spelling. However, it doesn’t mean we can depend on computers for everything. For example, the spelling checker won’t tell us that phrases like “prime minster” and “cheery blossoms” do not make sense and are probably misspelled. 17