專題07科學與技術（原卷版）

【材料來源：TheNewYorkTimesMar29,2024]

ShouldWeFeartheWokeA.L?

Imagineashortstoryfromthegoldenageofsciencefiction,somethingthatwouldappearinapulpmagazine

in1956.Ourtitleis“TheTruthEngine,9,andthestoryenvisionsafuturewherecomputers,thosehulking,

floor-to-ceilingthings,becomepotentenoughtoguidehumanbeingstoanswerstoanyquestiontheymightask,

fromthecapitalofBoliviatothebestwaytomarinadeasteak.

Howwouldsuchastoryend?Withsomekindofreveal,nodoubt,ofasecretagendalurkingbehindthe

promiseofall-encompassingknowledge.Forinstance,maybethere9saTruthEngine2.0,smarterandmore

creative,thateveryonecan'twaittogettheirhandson.Andthenabandofdissidentsdiscoverthatversion2.0is

fanaticalandmad,thattheEnginehasjustbeenpreparinghumansfortotalitarianbrainwashingorinvoluntary

extinction.

Thisflightoffancyisinspiredbyoursociety'sownversionoftheTruthEngine,theoracleofGoogle,which

recentlydebutedGemini,thelatestentrantinthegreatartificialintelligencerace.Itdidn'ttakelongforusersto

noticecertain...odditieswithGemini.ThemostnotablewasitsstruggletorenderaccuratedepictionsofVikings,

ancientRomans,Americanfoundingfathers,randomcouplesin1820sGermanyandvariousotherdemographics

usuallycharacterizedbyapalerhueofskin.

PerhapstheproblemwasjustthattheA.I.wasprogrammedforracialdiversityinstockimagery,andits

historicalrenderingshadsomehow(asacompanystatementputit)“missedthemark”-delivering,forinstance,

AfricanandAsianfecesinWehrmachtuniformsinresponsetoarequesttoseeaGermansoldiercirca1943.

ButthewayinwhichGeminiansweredquestionsmadeitsnonwhitedefaultsseemmorelikeaweird

emanationoftheA.I/sunderlyingworldview.Usersreportedbeinglecturedon"'harmfulstereotypes^^whenthey

askedtoseeaNormanRockwellimage,beingtoldtheycouldseepicturesofVladimirLeninbutnotAdolfHitler,

andturneddownwhentheyrequestedimagesdepictinggroupsspecifiedaswhite(butnototherraces).Describing

thesekindsofresultsas"wokeA.I."isn'taninsult.Ifsatechnicaldescriptionofwhattheworld'sdominantsearch

enginedecidedtorelease.

【譯文欣賞】

我們應該害怕覺醒的人工智能嗎？

想象一下科幻小說黃金時代的一個短篇故事，它出現在1956年的一本通俗雜志上。我們的標題是《真

理引擎》，這個故事設想了一個未來，那些龐大、從地板到天花板的計算機變得足夠強大，能夠引導人類

找到他們可能提出的任何問題的答案，從玻利維亞的首都到牛排的最佳腌制方法。

這種奇思妙想的靈感來自我們社會自己的“真理引擎”，即谷歌的預言者，它最近推出了Gemini,這

是人工智能競賽中的最新參與者。用戶很快就注意到了Gemini的一些……異常。最引人注目的是，它這樣

的故事會如何結束呢？毫無疑問，在全知全能的知識承諾背后隱藏著一個秘密議程。例如，也許存在一個

真理引擎2.0更智能、更有創意，每個人都迫不及待地想要擁有。然后一群持不同政見者發現2.0版本是狂

熱和瘋狂的，這臺引擎只是在為人類準備全面的洗腦或非自愿的滅絕。

這種奇思妙想的靈感來自我們社會自己的“真理引擎”，即谷歌的預言者，它最近推出了Gemini,這

是人工智能競賽中的最新參與者。用戶很快就注意到了Gemini的一些……異常。最引人注目的是，它在渲

染維京人、古羅馬人、美國開國元勛、1820年代德國的隨機情侶以及其他通常被描述為膚色較淺的群體時

遇到了困難。

也許問題只是人工智能被編程用于庫存圖像中的種族多樣性，而它的歷史渲染在某種程度上（正如公

司聲明中所說）“偏離了目標”一一例如，在回應要求看到大約1943年的德國士兵的請求時，它展示了非

洲和亞洲面孔的穿著德國國防軍制服的人。

但Gemini回答問題的方式使得它的非白人默認設置看起來更像是人工智能潛在世界觀的奇怪體現。用

戶報告說，當他們要求看到諾曼?洛克威爾的圖像時，他們被“有害的刻板印象”所教導；當他們要求看

到弗拉基米爾?列寧的圖片時，他們被告知可以看到，但不能看到阿道夫?希特勒的圖片；當他們要求展

示指定為白人的群體（但不是其他種族）的圖像時，他們被拒絕了。將這些結果描述為“覺醒的人工智能”

并不是一種侮辱。這是一種技術描述，描述了世界主導的搜索引擎決定發布的內容。

【詞匯積累】

1.pulp/pAlp/n.漿狀物;紙漿

2.envision/m'vijan/v.想象

3.hulking/'hAlkiq/adj.笨重的

4.potent/'pootnt/adj.強大的

5.agendum/o'dsendam/n.議程

6.all-encompassing/,o:lin'kAmpssig/adj.包羅萬象的

7.involuntary/in'vadan^Eri/adj.無意識的

8.demographic/.demagreefik/adj.人口的

9.hue/hju:/n.顏色

10.diversity/dai'v3：rsiti/n,多樣性

11.emanation/,emsnei|bn/n.發出

12.weird/wird/adj.奇怪的

【長難句分析】

原句

Thisflightoffancyisinspiredbyoursociety'sownversionoftheTruthEngine,theoracleofGoogle,which

recentlydebutedGemini,thelatestentrantinthegreatartificialintelligencerace.

譯文

這種奇思妙想的靈感來自我們社會自己的“真理引擎”，即谷歌的預言者，它最近推出了Gemini,這是人工

智能競賽中的最新參與者。

分析

+一[主句：Thisflightoffancyisinspiredbyoursociety?sownversionoftheTruthEngine,theoracleofGoogle]

II

+一[定語從句：whichrecentlydebutedGemini,thelatestentrantinthegreatartificialintelligencerace]

II

+--[賓語：Gemini,thelatestentrantinthegreatartificialintelligencerace]

II

+一[同位語：thelatestentrantinthegreatartificialintelligencerace]

（一）

Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,lifeismademucheasierwhenyoutravelaround.Herearesometop

travelappsforyoutouse.

YelpWhenyouareinanewlocationandneeda

ZomatolnChina,thereisagoodchanceyou

quickrecommendation,Yelpcomesinhandy.Itgives

haveneverheardofZomato.Insomecountries,

insightsintothequalityofbusinessesandservices,from

however,itismorepopularthanYelp,anditcoversthe

restaurantstothewayinwhichtheywork,basedonuser

sameground.Zomatoisaremarkablecrowd-sourced

reviews.Theuserscancertainlymakeunfair

reviewwebsite,mostlyforrestaurants.Insomeregions,

judgementsforpersonalreasonsattimes,butYelpoften

youcanorderdeliveryfoodthroughZomato,too.

atleastletsyougetasenseofwhattoexpect.

HappyCowlfyouareapersonwhodoesn'teatTripadvisorYoucanreaddifferentreviewsof

meatorfish,orevendoesn'tuseanimalproductssuchhotels,restaurantsandevenactivities,writtenby

asmeat,milkoreggsorifyouareonlylookingforamembersoftheTripadvisorcommunity,aswellassee

healthymealoptionaftereatingnot-so-healthymealsphotostheyhaveuploadedsoyouknowwhattoexpect

forseveraldaysinarow,youaresuretoappreciatebeforeyouarrive.Tripadvisorhasrelationshipswith

HappyCow.Theappandweb-sitehelpyoufindvariousbookingsites,too,whichmeansonceyoufinish

restaurants,cafes,healthfoodstores,andotherplacestoresearchinghotelsorrestaurants,youcanusually

getameat-freemeal.reservethemwithjustafewextraclicks.

1.WhatdoYelpandZomatohaveincommon?

A.Theyprovidedeliveryservicesquickly.

B.Theyexpectuserstopromotetheirservices.

C.Theyonlyrecommendhotelsandrestaurants.

D.Theybasetheirrecommendationsonuserreviews.

2.Whichappsuitsthepersonwhodoesn'teatmeat?

A.Yelp.B.HappyCow.C.Tripadvisor.D.Zomato.

3.WhatsetsTripadvisorapartfromothertravelapps?

A.Itisofferedfreeofcharge.B.Itislinkedtobookingplatforms.

C.Itrecommendsnearbyattractions.D.Itgivescorrecthotelratinginformation.

原句

Ifyouareapersonwhodoesn'teatmeatorfish,orevendoesn'tuseanimalproductssuchasmeat,milkor

eggsorifyouareonlylookingforahealthymealoptionaftereatingnot-so-healthymealsforseveraldaysina

row,youaresuretoappreciateHappyCow.

譯文

如果你是一個不吃肉或魚的人，甚至不使用動物產品，如肉，牛奶或雞蛋，或者如果你只是在連續幾天

吃不太健康的食物后尋找健康的膳食選擇，你一定會喜歡“開心牛，

分析

+一[主句：youaresuretoappreciateHappyCow]

I

+--[條件狀語從句：Ifyouareaperson]

I

十一[定語從句：whodoesn'teatmeatorfish,orevendoesn'tuseanimalproductssuchasmeat,

milkoreggs]

I

十一[條件狀語從句：ifyouareonlylookingforahealthymealoption]

+一[時間狀語從句：aftereatingnot-so-healthymealsforseveraldaysinarow]

聞忙原］稟

1.handyadj.便利的2.insightn.洞察力

3.recommendationn.推薦4.unfairadj.不公平的

5.judgementn.判斷6.deliveryn.送貨

7.appreciatev.欣賞8.optionn.選項

9.reservev.預訂lO.uploadv.上傳

（二）

Withtheoceancoveringmorethan70%oftheEarth9ssurface,theNationalOceanicandAtmospheric

Administration(NOAA)saidscientistsandresearchershaddependedonsonar(聲口內)technologiestounderstand

andmaptheseafloorwhichhadchartedonlyabout10%oftheworld'socean.Fortheoceanandcoastalwatersin

theUS,thenumberisjustaround35%.

Weknowlessaboutourplanet?soceanthanwhatweknowaboutthefarsideofthemoonorthesurfaceof

Mars.Partofthereasonforthelackofobservationisthechallengeofpoweringanunderwatercamera.Researchers

haveusedshipstorechargecamerasorobservedwithacameratiedtoashiptosolvetheissue,whichisexpensive

andunsuitableforlong-termobservations.

Recently,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenamajorsteptoironout

thisproblembydevelopingabattery-free,wirelessunderwatercamerathatcouldharvestenergyunderwateronits

ownforlongperiods.

Tokeeppowerconsumptionaslowaspossible,theresearchersusedoff-the-shelf,ultra-low-powerimaging

sensors.Thedevicetakescolorphotos,evenindarkunderwaterenvironments,andsendsimagedatawirelessly

throughthewater.

Thecameraispoweredbysound.Itchangesmechanicalenergyfromsoundwavestravelingthroughwater

intoelectricalenergythatpowersitsimagingandcommunicationsequipment.Aftergettingandencodingimage

data,thecameraalsousessoundwavestosendthedatatoareceiverthatreconstructstheimage.Thosesound

wavescouldcomefromanysource,likeapassingshipormarinelife.Asitdoesn'tneedapowersource,the

cameracouldrunforweeksonendbeforegettingitback,enablingscientiststosearchremotepartsoftheoceanfor

newspecies.

Nowthatresearchershavedemonstratedaworkingprototype(原型)，theyplantoenhancethedevicesoitis

practicalinreal-worldsettings.Forfutureapplication,thesecamerasmaybeusedtotakeimagesofoceanpollution

andcreatemoreaccuratemodelstomonitorclimatechangetobetterunderstandhowclimatechangeimpactsthe

underwaterworld,andadvancevariousunderseascientificfields.

4.Whatdothedatainparagraph1mainlyshow?

A.UnderseaexplorationispoorintheUS.

B.Muchoftheplanet5soceanremainsunexplored.

C.Themappingoftheseaflooristime-consuming.

D.Technologydevelopmentmattersalottoseaobservation.

5.Whatlimitstheresearchers5underseaexplorationaccordingtothetext?

A.Thecomplexityoftheseaenvironment.

B.Theconcernaboutpotentialseapollution.

C.Theshortageofinvestmentinoceanexploration.

D.Theinabilitytoeffectivelypowerunderwatercameras.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ironouf,inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Overcome.B.Face.

C.Analyze.D.Illustrate.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheMITunderwatercamera?

A.Secureandstable.B.Expensivebuteffective.

C.Impracticalbutadvanced.D.Self-sufficientandenergy-saving.

??;0。?，

原句

Itchangesmechanicalenergyfromsoundwavestravelingthroughwaterintoelectricalenergythatpowersits

imagingandcommunicationsequipment.

譯文

它將聲波在水中傳播的機械能轉化為電能，為成像和通信設備提供動力。

分析

+--[主句：Itchangesmechanicalenergy]

I

十一[介詞短語：fromsoundwavestravelingthroughwater]

I

+--[介詞短語：intoelectricalenergy]

I

十一[定語從句：thatpowersitsimagingandcommunicationsequipment]

1.sonarn.聲吶2.chartv.繪制

3.surfacen.表面4.observationn.觀察

5.unsuitableadj.不適合的6.mechanicaladj.機械的

7.communicationsn.通訊8.receivern.接收器

9.prototypen.原型10.enhancev.增強

（三）

Busystreets,loudnoises,andgreybuildingscanmakecitylifeexhaustingandboring.Findingasolutionto

theseissuesmightbepossiblebyturningtonature,whichcanhelpusfeelcalmandrefreshed.

Addingvegetationorcolorfuldesignsmaymakecitiesmoreenjoyabletolivein.However,growingplants

orcoveringbuildingsinpainttotesttheseapproachesiscostlyandinconvenient.Moreover,studyingthese

phenomenaoutdoorscanbetricky,asmanyfactorscanaffectthefinalresults."'Measuringpleasureandmotivation

innaturalsettingsisextremelyhard,^^explainedProf.YvonneDelevoye."Humanreactionsaresensitiveto

environmentalchanges,suchasweatherortraffic.Consequently,weusedvirtualrealitytomeasurereactionsto

thesefactorsinavirtualurbanspace.^^

Thegroupusedvirtualrealitytomakeacitysettingthatfeltreal.Theymadetwoversions:onewithno

vegetation,andanotherwithsomegreenvegetation.Theyalsointroducedcolorfulpatternsontoapath.Thenthey

invitedstudentstoparticipateinthestudy.WearingaVRheadsetandwalkingonthespot,thestudentsspenttime

exploringthevirtualenvironment.Tofindoutwherethevolunteerswerelookingandforhowlong,eachheadset

includedaneyetracker.

Theresearchersfoundthatthestudentswalkedmoreslowlywhentherewasgreenvegetationpresentinthe

experiment,andtheirheartrateincreased.Theywouldspendlesstimelookingatthegroundandmoretime

observingtheirsurroundings.Theseresultsindicateapleasurableexperience.Brightcolorpatternsalonedidnot

havequitethesameupliftingeffectasthegreenvegetation,buttheyinspiredinterestandpassionofthestudents

andattractedtheirstarewhileincreasingtheirheartrate.

Virtualrealitymightbeausefulresourceforurbanplanners,allowingthemtoexperimentwithdifferent

elementsinavirtualenvironment.Inthefuture,theresearchersaimtoimprovetheVRexperiencetogeteven

betterandmorepreciseoutcomes.

8.Whatwastheprimaryreasonforusingvirtualrealityinthestudy?

A.Tocreateanentertaininggameforstudents.

B.Todemonstratetheinconvenienceofurbanlife.

C.Toprovethesuperiorityoftechnologyovernature.

D.Tomeasurereactionswithoutenvironmentalinfluence.

9.Howdidtheparticipantsinteractwiththevirtualenvironmentinthestudy?

A.Bywalkingaroundarealcity.

B.Bymakinguseofaneyetracker.

C-Bywearingaheadsetandwalkingonsite.

D.Byobservingthroughascreenwithoutmoving.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uplifting“mostprobablymean?

A.Powerful.B.Cheerful.C.Encouraging.D.Healing.

11.Whatpotentialbenefitofvirtualrealityismentionedforurbanplanning?

A.Reducingthecostsofurbandevelopmentsignificantly.

B.Providingaplatformfortestingvariousurbanelements.

C.Predictingfutureurbanchallengeswithpreciseresults.

D.Helpingcitiesavoidusingrealvegetationinurbanspace.

??10。

原句

WearingaVRheadsetandwalkingonthespot,thestudentsspenttimeexploringthevirtualenvironment.

譯文

學生們戴著VR頭盔并且在原地走動，花時間探索虛擬環境。

分析

+--[主句：thestudentsspenttimeexploringthevirtualenvironment]

+--[方式狀語：WearingaVRheadsetandwalkingonthespot]

1.vegetationn.植被2.approachn.方法

3.inconvenientadj.不方便的4.phenomenan.現象

5.reactionn.反應6.virtualrealityn.虛擬現實

7.trackern.追蹤器8.patternn.圖案

9.urbanplannern.城市規劃者lO.outcomen.結果

（四）

Theintroductionofartificialintelligence(AI)isasignificantpartofthedigitaltransformationbringing

challengesandchangestothejobdescriptionsamongmanagement.AstudyshowsthatintegratingAIsystemsinto

serviceteamsincreasesdemandsonmiddlemanagementinthefinancialservicesfield.

Interviewedinthestudywere25experiencedmanagersemployedbyaleadingScandinavianfinancial

servicescompany.AIsystemshavebeenintenselyintegratedintothetasksandprocessesofthecompanyinrecent

years.

TheresultsshowedthattheintegrationofAIsystemsintoserviceteamsisacomplexphenomenon,putting

newdemandsontheworkofmiddlemanagementandrequiringabalancedactinthefaceofnewchallenges.

“TheproductivityofworkgrowswhenroutinetasksarepassedontoALOntheotherhand,thefastpaceof

changemakesworkmoredemanding,andtheintegrationofAImakesitnecessarytolearnnewthingsconstantly.

Surprisingly,newkindsofroutineworkalsoincrease,becausetheoperationsofAIneedtobemonitoredand

checked,9,saysAssistantProfessorJonnaKoponen.

Accordingtotheresultsoftheresearch,thesocialfeaturesofmiddlemanagementalsochanged,becausethe

AIsystemsusedatworkwereseeneitherastechnicaltoolsorcolleagues,dependingonthetypeofAIthatwas

used.EspeciallywhenmoredevelopedtypesofAI,suchaschattingrobots,wereincludedintheAIsystems,they

wereseenascolleagues.

IntegratingAIalsoposesethical(道德上的)challenges,andmanagersdevotedmoreoftheirtimetoethical

considerations.Forexample,theywereconcernedaboutthefairnessofdecisionsmadebyALAspectsobservedin

thestudyshowedthatmanagingserviceteamswithintegratedAIrequiresnewskillsandknowledgeofmiddle

management,suchastechnologicalunderstandingandskills,interactiveskillsandemotionalintelligence,

problem-solvingskills,andtheabilitytomanageandadapttocontinuouschange.

“AIsystemscannotyettakeoverallhumanmanagementinareassuchasthemotivationandinspirationof

teammembers.Thisiswhyskillsininteractionandempathy（同理心）shouldbeemphasizedwhenselectingnew

employeesformanagerialpositionswhichemphasizethemanagementofteamsintegratedwithAI,“Koponensays.

12.Whatdoesthestudyfind?

A.AIbecomeslesspopularintheservicefield.B.AImakesdecisionsmorefairlythanhumans.

C.AIproveshumanmanagementisunnecessary.D.AImakesmiddlemanagementmoredemanding.

13.WhafsJonnaKoponen'sattitudetointegratingAIsystemsintoserviceteams?

A.Unmentioned.B.Opposed.C.Objective.D.Indifferent.

14.WhichofthefollowingshowsJonnaKoponen'sopinion?

A.AIcan'treplacehumanmangerscompletely.B.Fewmanagersintheservicefieldareneeded.

C.EmployeesformanagerialpositionsdislikeALD.AIdevotesmoretimetoethicalconsiderations.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.TheintegrationofAIintoserviceteamsishard.

B.AItakesoverhumanmanagementinmanyfields.

C.AIandhumanmanagersareaperfectcombination.

D.TheapplicationofAIinfluencesmiddlemanagement.

??;@。

原句

AstudyshowsthatintegratingAIsystemsintoserviceteamsincreasesdemandsonmiddlemanagementinthe

financialservicesfield.

譯文

一項研究表明，將人工智能系統集成到服務團隊中增加了金融服務領域對中層管理的需求。

分析

+--[主句：Astudyshows]

I

+一[賓語從句：thatintegratingAIsystemsintoserviceteamsincreasesdemandsonmiddlemanagement

inthefinancialservicesfield]

I

十一[主語：integratingAIsystemsintoserviceteams]

I

+—[ilia：increases]

I

+-[賓語：demands]

+一[賓語補足語：onmiddlemanagementinthefinancialservicesfield]

1.productivityn.生產力2.routinen.日常

3.monitorv.監控4.socialfeaturen.社會特征

5.ethicaladj.道德上的6.considerationn.考慮

7.faimessn,公平8.technologicaladj.技術的

9.emotionalintelligencen.情緒智力10.combinationn.結合

（五）

Atfirstglance,itseemstobeDutchpainterJohannesVermeer'smasterpieceGirlwithaPearlEarring.

16Wearingtwoglowingearrings,there'saslightlyinhumanshadeofredonthegirl'sface.

Lookstrange?17Chosenfrom3,482submittedimagesbasedontheVermeermasterpiece,the

Al-generatedworkwasdisplayedattheMauritshuisMuseumintheNetherlandsinMarch.Thedesignerlookedon

theexperienceofliterallyreplacingthefamouspaintingbyoneofhisAIimagescrazyandcompletelysurreal.

18ThoughMauritshuispressofficerBorisdeMunnickinsistedthatitwasanicepictureanda

creativeprocess,manypeoplequestionedwhetheritcouldbecalledartandifitwasqualifiedtobeshowninthe

museumgallery.19ItwasregardedasadisrespectforthemasterpieceofVermeerandalsoforany

workingartist.

Infact,thisisnotthefirsttimethatpeoplehavedebatedAFsroleincreativity.20Butthetechnologyhas

nowbecomewidelyavailableforregulareverydayuseandthepracticeofusingAIimagegeneratorstomakeart

hasbecomemorecommon.

A.Comingfromamuseum,it'sreallyembarrassing.

B.However,theAIimageraisedafierceargument.

C.Butlookmorecloselyandyoumayfindsomethingdifferentaboutit.

D.OnecommonconcerniswhetherAi-generatedworksbreakcopyrightlaws.

E.DutchartistIrisCompietdescribedtheimageondisplayasalmostFrankenstein-ish.

F.IfsactuallyanimagemadebyBerlin-baseddesignerJulianvanDiekenusingartificialintelligence.

G.TheemergenceofsuchAIworksisbelievedbymanytoweakentheenthusiasmofartistswithcreativeskills.

oooo?

原句

ThoughMauritshuispressofficerBorisdeMunnickinsistedthatitwasanicepictureandacreativeprocess,

manypeoplequestionedwhetheritcouldbecalledartandifitwasqualifiedtobeshowninthemuseum

gallery.

譯文

盡管Mauritshuis新聞官BorisdeMunnick堅稱這是一幅很好的畫，也是一個創作過程，但許多人質疑它

是否可以被稱為藝術，以及它是否有資格在博物館畫廊展出。

分析

+--[主句：manypeoplequestioned]

I

+--[讓步狀語從句：ThoughMauritshuispressofficerBorisdeMunnickinsisted]

II

+--[賓語從句：thatitwasanicepictureandacreativeprocess]

I

+--[賓語從句：whetheritcouldbecalledartandifitwasqualifiedtobeshowninthemuseumgallery]

HE??

1.masterpiecen.杰作2.glowingadj.發光的

3.submitv.提交4.surrealadj.超現實的

5.qualifiedadj.有資格的6.galleryn.畫廊

7.creativityn.倉U造力8.availableadj.可用的

9.practicen.實踐lO.generatorn.生成器

（六）

AlexanderGrahamBellhatedspendingsummertimeinWashington,DC.Heusually21tohis

farminNovaScotia,butoneyearhehadtostayinthecapital.

“Whyhumanshave22howtowarmahousebutnothowtocoolone-untilnow,^^hewondered,

andin1872,he23acold-air-producingdeviceandbroughtthetemperatureinhisroomdownto21℃.

When69-year-oldBelltoldthat24inaspeechtothe1917graduatingclassofMcKinleyManual

TrainingSchool,thestudentswent25.Theclappinglastedsolongthathewas26tosay

somethingmoresurprising.

“Couldpostagestampsbeusedin27ofpersons?95askedBell,whohadthoughtof28a

lowpriceforpublictransport,butthecostofbuildingadditionalroadswastoohigh."Perhaps,theflyingmachine

willbethe29

Inthespeech,Bellalso30onacenturyofprogressandlookedaheadwithremarkableforesight.In

thereflection,hewasamazedbythe31madeinthepastcentury:Gaslightinghadevolvedintoelectric

bulbsandautomobiles32horse-drawnvehicles.Hethenwentonto33thecommercialairplane,

solarpanels,andthe34forrenewableresources.

GilbertGrosvenor,theeditorofNationalGeographicmagazine,askedforthe35andpublisheda

revisedversionintheFebruaryissue.Now,morethanonehundredyearslater,BelFspredictionsstillremain

prescient（預見性的）.

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23.A.designedB.boughtC.sawD.borrowed

24.A.accidentB.lossC.problemD.story

25.A.wildB.hungryC.disappointedD.silent

26.A.allowedB.forcedC.paidD.chosen

27.A.favorB.memoryC.transportationD.case

28.A.cuttingB.raisingC.avoidingD.charging

29.A.pollutionB.solutionC.discoveryD.issue

30.A.reliedB.switchedC.reflectedD.called

31.A.profitsB.advancesC.materialsD.failures

32.A.replacedB.destroyedC.attackedD.missed

33.A.sellB.rentC.inventD.predict

34.A.deadlineB.competitionC.needD.balance

35.A.textB.bookC.contractD.interview

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3.progressn.進步4.foresightn.預見

5.evolvev.進化6.commercialadj.商業的

7.renewableadj.可再生的8.resourcesn.資源

9.prescientadj.預見性的lO.issuen.期刊，問題

（2024?新課標II卷）Weallknowfreshisbestwhenitcomestofood.However,mostproduceatthestore

wentthroughweeksoftravelandcoveredhundredsofmilesbeforereachingthetable.Whilefarmer9smarketsare

asolidchoicetoreducethejourney,BabylonMicro-Farm（BMF）shortensitevenmore.

BMFisanindoorgardensystem.Itcanbesetupforafamily.Additionally,itcouldservealargeraudience

suchasahospital,restaurantorschool.Theinnovativedesignrequireslittleefforttoachieveareliableweekly

supplyoffreshgreens.

Specifically,ifsaformthatreliesonnewtechnology.ByconnectingthroughtheCloud,BMFis