一、导读  Key phrases and expressions

二、导思：

Go through Bill Gates’ words under the topic “Living with technology”. It reads “The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.” What does it mean?

What Gates says is about the relationship between technology and life. He emphasizes that technology sneaks into our lives and brings us benefits.

三、导学：

Step 1 Reading for the structure of the text 

1. complete the following chart with some phrases to conclude each paragraph..        

Step 2. Reading for the detailed information

1. What is deep-learning AI capable of doing?

2. What events were considered as major breakthroughs in AI?

3. What are ordinary people using AI to do?

4. What are we getting closer to according to the author?

Step 3 Reading for Inference

1. What is the author’s attitude to artificial intelligence?

The author is not only excited but also cautious about AI.

2. In lines 44-46, Stephen Hawking is quoted as saying, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

No.I don’t agree with Stephen Hawking. I think that scientists fully understand the concerns about AI, and they will surely be careful about developing it. Even if we are able to create true artificial intelligence, we will know how to control it.

Yes.I agree with Stephen Hawking. With the development of full artificial intelligence, machines may become so intelligent that human beings could no longer control them.

3. What do you think intelligent machines will be capable of doing in the future?

Intelligent machines will certainly have a lot of influence on our lives in the future.

Step 4  Language points

1. ..., but given the rate at which artificial intelligence, or AI, is being developed, in the future such dreams may actually come true. (L 3)

……, 但鉴于人工智能(AI)目前的发展速度，这样的梦想将来也许真的可以实现。 

此处为but连接的并列复合句。but后的分句句子主干为“such dreams may come true”, given构成的介词短语中含有 “介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句 “at which artificial intelligence, or AI, is being developed”修饰先行词rate。

(1) given:   prep. 鉴于；考虑到=considering/ in view of

                    adj. 规定的；指定的，所述的（常做前置定语）

常见搭配：given that从句 鉴于/考虑到......（常在句子做状语）

e.g.  Given their experience, they’ve done a good job.

考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们已经做的不错了。

They were to meet at a given time and place.他们要在规定的时间和地点会晤。

                (give)  her interest in children, teaching seems the right job for her.

考虑到她喜欢孩子，教书看来是很适合他的工作。

(2) rate  n. 速度（比）率；价格   vt.&vi. 评价，评估；划分等级

rating  n.等级；级别

常见搭配： at a/an...rate 以...速度 interest rates 利率

the birth/death rate 出生率/死亡率

at any rate (强调事情的真实性）无论如何，不管怎样

at this/that rate 照此情形，如此下去                 

1)  I may be away on business next week but                       （无论如何）will be back by Friday.

2)                       (照这样下去） we want get home until midnight.

3) This year, our school has been              (rate) as one of the most excellent schools in the local area.

2. One of the essential aims of AI is to develop computer intelligence capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and performing tasks like humans.

AI的基本目标之一,是开发能够学习过往经验、适应新的输入内容并且能够像人类一样执行任务的计算机智能。

此处不定式短语 “to develop... like humans”做表语。其中的形容词短语 “capable of... like humans做后置定语修饰 “computer intelligence”,介词of后跟了三个v-ing短语learning from experience, adjusting to input和performing tasks作介词宾语。

（1） capable     adj. 有能力；有才能

capability  n.能力；才能

capacity     n.(usually sing.) 领悟（或理解、办事）能力 (~ for/to do);容量

常见搭配：be capable of (doing) sth. 有能力做某事

1. 有限的资源正制约着我们开发新产品的能力。(capacity)

Limited resources are ____________________________________________new products. 

2. Nature has the capacity to ________ wastes and change them into new resources.

A. receive    B. recycle   C. reuse     D. repeat

3. Years before the term “artificial intelligence” was corned in a mid-1950s, the theory

had been explored by Alan Turing, one of the pioneers in the field of computer science.

早在 “人工智能”这个词在20世纪50年代中期被创造出来的许多年前，计算机科学领域的先驱之一艾伦•图灵就已探索了人工智能理论。

此处主句用了过去完成时 “had been exploded”。此处的“one of the pioneers in the field of computer science”做Alan Turing的同位语。

coin  vt. 创造  n. (c)(一枚）硬币，金属货币；（u)(统称）硬币

常用搭配     to coin a phrase  套用一句老话  be coining money   发大财；赚大钱

the other side of the coin 事情的另一面

4. As we become more and more dependent on computers, some scientist are urging us to think about the dangers posed by the advances in AI.

随着我们对电脑的依赖越来越深，一些科学家正敦促我们思考AI的进步所带来的危险。

urge     v.  敦促; 催促; 力劝  n.(c) 强烈的愿望；冲动

    urgency  n.紧迫，迫切   urgent  adj. 紧急的；急切的  urgently adv.迫切地；急切地

    常用搭配 urge sb. to do sth.；

  urge+that从句，从句谓语用should+动词原形, should可省略

a. He could no longer resist the _______ (强烈的冲动) to go and see Amanda.

b. The vacation is coming and I have an             to travel。假期快到了，我很想去游泳。

c. Though                                  (urge) to go to bed many times, the little boy kept on reading his book.尽管已经多次被催促上床睡觉了，那个小男孩还在继续看书。

5. Apparently, such warning demand our attention.显然，这样的警告需要得到我们的重视。

demand   vt. 强烈要求；需要                         

常见搭配： demand sth. of/from sb. 向某人要求某物

           demand to do sth.要求做某事

           demand that从句/ It is demanded that...

要求...（从句用虚拟语气，即从句谓语动词用“should+ 动词原形”，should 可省略）

demand   n. (坚决的）要求；需要

常见搭配： in demand 需求大，受欢迎的

           meet/satisfy one’s demands (for...) 满足某人（对......)的需求/要求

           demand that...    ......的要求（从句用虚拟语气）

1) I demand that ____________________________ (约翰马上去那儿).

2) This work __________________________ (需要你的耐心).

3) It is reported that _______________________________ (这个地区非常需要教师).

4) He gave in to __________________________________ (工人们要争取更多钱的要求).

四、达标导练：(15min)

（一）单句语法填空 (共15题：每小题1分，满分15分)

1.After________________(analyse)the conclusion, they had a new opinion on gene.

2. Faced with_______________( mass )goods in the super- market, we should have good discrimination without doubt.

3. They have made a great breakthrough _____________reducing harmful materials in tobaccos.

4. With the_____________( finance )situation becoming better, we can equip the army for the modern war.

5. The troops were threatened________________ (withdraw)from their new position.

6. The manager urged us__________________(wrestle )with the difficult problem.

7. The journalists posed many conventional questions about the relationships between the two countries___________________ the ambassador.

8.___________________(apparent), none of the citizens should disturb the public peace.

9. They have issued a warning _______________the infection in that small clinic.

10. The doctor demanded that the nurse___________(exam)the pulse of the patient immediately.

11. You should adjust your diet and shouldn’t be so_______________(greed)for the food full of fat for the sake of your health.

12. The fundamental ___________________(recognize )you have obtained is well deserved, because you have learned to adjust and to adapt to our new family arrangement.

13. We could take the train or_____________________(alternative )go by car because the factory of the weapon is far away.

14. A thinking being must commit himself __________________(work)for his faith.

15.The__________________( murder )was arrested for committing a crime and peddling drugs.

（二）短语积累 (共20题：每小题1分，满分20分

1. 以非常快的速度

2. 空中楼阁；白日梦  

3. 以……的速度

4. 对某人有利；有利于某人

5. 犯罪

6. 调节；调整以适应  

7. 敦促某人做某事

8. 有能力做某事

9. 成为…的牺牲品/受害者

10. 允许某人做某事

11. 接近；通往……的方法

12. 提出  

13. 人脸识别

14. 使某人能够做某事

15. 开始广泛使用

16.一种……替代品

17. 理论上

18. 在……领域

19. 略举数例

20. 许多的

五、课后巩固训练：(20min)  

（一）课文填空 (共10题：每小题1分，满分10分)

1. 这听起来可能像是在建空中楼阁，但鉴于人工智能目前的发展速度，这样的梦想在将来也许真的可以实现。

It may seem like _________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ____________, but ___________ the rate ___________ ___________ artificial intelligence, or AI, is being developed, in the future such dreams may actually ___________ ____________.

2.AI 的基本目标之一，是开发能够学习过往经验、适应新的输入内容并且能够像人类一样执行任务的计算机智能。

One of the _______________ aims of AI is ____________ _____________ computer intelligence ______________ ____________ learning from experience, ______________ __________ new ____________ and performing tasks like humans.

3. 为了实现这个目标，人们提出过许多创造真正的AI的方法，其中包括“深度学习”——这种方法可以让机器通过学习自己先前的行为结果，来提升资深性能。

To achieve this aim, many ______________ ____________ ___________ true AI ____________ ________ ______________ _______________,including ‘deep learning’, which ____________ a machine to improve its own performance by learning from the results of its previous actions.

4.深度学习AI拥有从多个层次分析海量信息的能力，它模拟的是人脑的复杂网络结构。

Deep-learning AI has the _____________ __________ _____________ ____________ amounts of data through multiple layers, ________________ the complex ___________________ of the human brain.

5. 如今，AI已经应用于许多领域，如金融、医疗保健、机器翻译和艺术等，不一而足。

Nowadays, AI is already ______________ _____________ in many fields: finance, health care, machine translation and art, ____________ _____________ ____________ ______________ ______________.

6. 显然，我们正处于历史的转折点。

It is clear that we are ________________ _______________ ________________ _______________ in history.

7. AI的热烈支持者向我们承诺未来会是美好的，到那时智能机器人将为人类谋利；但这些毋庸置疑的好处也带来了忧虑和恐惧。

While AI ________________ promise us a bright future ______________ intelligent robots will be working _________ our________________, these _______________ benefits also bring _______________ and _________________.

8. 能够思考的机器是会与人类并肩工作，还是会威胁人类的生存？如果它们犯了罪甚至谋杀了人类，又该如何惩罚？

Would _____________ machines work _______________ humans or __________ the ___________ of humans? How would they be ______________ if they _____________ ____________ or even ____________ humans?

9. 显然，这样的警告需要得到我们的重视。我们需要确保自己不会沦为AI的受害者。

___________________, such _______________ _____________ our attention. We need to ____________ ____________ that we will not _____________ ______________ ______________ AI.

10. 随着我们对电脑的依赖越来越深，一些科学家正敦促我们思考AI的进步所带来的危险。

___________we become more and more ______________ _______________ computers, some scientists are ________________us to think about the dangers _______________ by the _____________ in AI.

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