Unit4LivingwithtechnologyWelcometotheunit&Reading(II)徐正婷巢湖市教研員徐正婷巢湖市教研員，合肥市中學英語教學專業委員會常務理事主持的省級課題《初中英語寫作分層訓練的研究》結題；參與市級課題《高中英語分層閱讀教學實踐研究》

合肥市、巢湖市骨干教師，合肥市優秀教師；（請老師在此處放一張個人照片，不要選擇自拍照。工作場景照最佳，生活照也好。）Definitionsa.abilitytounderstandorlearnsth.b.abilitytoholdorcontainsth.c.powertoproducesth.e.abilitytoexperienceVocabularywebcapableincapablehaveacapacityfor;atfullcapacity;withinthecapacityof;beyondone’scapacity1.capacity

incapability

incapably

capability

capably

a.abilitytounderstandorlearnsth.b.abilitytoholdorcontainsth.c.powertoproducesth.e.abilitytoexperienceThisbookiswithinthecapacityofyoungerreaders.2)Somepeoplehaveagreatercapacityforhappinessthanothers.3)Thefactoryisworkingatfullcapacitytomakemachinesforfarmers.4)Hismentalcapacityneverreallygotbeyondthatofanadolescent.5)Acapacitycrowdof76,000peoplewasatWembleyfootballstadiumfortheevent.1)C2)a3)d4)e5)bDefinitionsa)n.managementof(esp.public)moneyb)n.moneyusedorneededtosupportanundertakingc)pl.financesmoneyavailabletoaperson,companyorcountryd)n.asubjecttostudymanagementofmoneye)v.providethemoneythatisneededtopayforthem.

2.financeVocabularywebfinancefinancecompanytheMinisterofFinanceanexpertinfinance2.finance

financial

financially

a)n.managementof(esp.public)moneyb)n.moneyusedorneededtosupportanundertakingc)pl.financesmoneyavailabletoaperson,companyorcountryd)n.asubjecttostudymanagementofmoneye)v.providethemoneythatisneededtopayforthem.1)Sherefusedtoanswerquestionsaboutherpersonalfinances.2)Financeforeducationmainlycomesfromtaxpayers.3)HemajoredinfinanceatClaremontMen’sCollegeinCalifornia.4)Thebandwasfinancedbyafamousfinancier.5)Regionalfinancesupportcan’tbeseparatedfromtheregionaleconomy.cedabDefinitionsa)offenceforwhichonemaybepunishedbylawb)averywrongorseriousmistakec)afoolishorimmoralactVocabularywebcrime

criminallaw

3.crime

criminal

criminally

a)offenceforwhichonemaybepunishedbylawb)averywrongorseriousmistakec)afoolishorimmoralact1)It’sacrimethewayhebullieshischildren.2)Mr.Steelehascommittednocrimeandposesnodangertothepublic.3)ItwouldbeacrimetotravelallthewaytoAustraliaandnotstopinSydney.cbaDefinitionsa)driveforciblyorhurry(ahorse,etc.)inacertaindirectionb)tryhardtopersuadesb.todoc)recommendsth.stronglywithd)strongdesireorimpulseVocabularyweburgesb.todosth.urgesb.onhaveanurgetodosth.resisttheurge

4.urgea)driveforciblyorhurry(ahorse,etc.)inacertaindirectionb)tryhardtopersuadesb.todoc)recommendsth.stronglywithd)strongdesireorimpulse1)HeurgedthatweshouldstartgoingtoHilton.2)Motoringorganizationsareurgingdriversnottotravelbyroadifpossible.3)Sheurgedherhorsetojumpthefencebutfailed.4)Sincethepre-historictimes,manhashadanurgetosatisfyhisneeds.bdacDefinitionsa)v.sitorstandinaparticularpositioninordertobepainted,drawnorphotographedb)v.pretendtobesb./sth.c)v.cause(sth.)toarise;createorpresentd)n.positioninwhichapersonposesorisposedVocabularyweb

poseasposeathreattoposeaquestion5.posea)v.sitorstandinaparticularpositioninordertobepainted,drawnorphotographedb)v.pretendtobesb./sth.c)v.cause(sth.)toarise;createorpresentd)n.positioninwhichapersonposesorisposed1)Headoptedarelaxedposeforthecamera.2)Winterposesparticulardifficultiesfortheelderly.3)Theartistaskedhertoposeforhimtodrawaprettypicture.4)Theprisonerposedasaprisonofficerinordertoescape.dbacDefinitionsa)n.command,orrequirementb)n.desireofcustomersforgoodsorserviceswhichtheywishtobuyorusec)v.require(sth);needVocabularywebdemandondemandindemand

6.demand

demanding

a)n.command,orrequirementb)n.desireofcustomersforgoodsorserviceswhichtheywishtobuyorusec)v.require(sth);need1)Theprojecthasdemandedconsiderableinvestmentoftimeandeffort.2)Demandforskilledworkersishigh;butthereisnodemandforunskilledones.3)Theworkers’demandsforhigherpaywererefusedbytheemployers.babDefinitionsa)adj.availableinplaceofsth.else;otherb)n.choiceoftwoormorepossibilities,oneoftwoormorepossibilitiesVocabularywebalter

7.alternative

alternatively

alternativea)adj.availableinplaceofsth.else;otherb)n.choiceoftwoormorepossibilities,oneoftwoormorepossibilities1)Youhavethealternativeofmarryingorremainingabachelor.2)Oneofthealternativesopentoyouistoresign.3)Therewasnocartorent,sowefoundanalternativemeansoftransport.bab“Deep-learningAIhasthecapacitytoanalysemassiveamountsofdatathroughmultiplelayers,imitatingthecomplexnetworksofthehumanbrain.”(LastsentenceinPara.2.)abilitytodosth.2.Nowadays,AIisalreadybeingappliedinmanyfields:finance,healthcare,naturallanguageprocessingandart,tonamebutafew.(FirstsentenceinPara.4)afieldofmoneymanagement3.Howwouldtheybepunishediftheycommittedcrimesorevenmurderedhumans?(Lines41-42Para5)illegalactions,forwhichonemaybepunishedbylaw4.Aswebecomemoreandmoredependentoncomputers,somescientistsareurgingustothinkaboutthedangersposedbytheadvancesinAI.(Lines42-44Para.5)tryinghardtopersuadesb.todocreatedorpresented5.Apparently,suchwarningsdemandourattention.(Line47Para.6)requireorneed6.Itisaquickandcoolalternativetotraditionalpasswords,andyoucannotforgetyourownface.(Lines4-6BP47)choice1)Yearsbeforetheterm“artificialintelligence”wascoinedinthemid-1950s,thetheoryhadbeenexploredbyAlnaTuring,oneofthepioneersinthefieldofcomputerscience.(SecondsentenceinPara.2)a.Shetookahandfulcoinsoutofherbag.b.Opportunityandriskarejusttwosidesofthesamecoin.c.Theterm“SilkRoad”wascoinedbyaGermantravelerandgeographer.c

B2P472)StephenHawkingforexample,warned,“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace.”(LastsentenceinPara.5)a.Wouldyoupleasespellyourfamilyname?b.Somepeopleareworriedthatartificialintelligencewouldspelldisasterformankind.b

B2P471)Thenin2017,acomputerprogramnamedAlphaGodefeatedKeJie,arguablythebesthumanGoplayer,whichdemonstratedasignificantadvanceindeep-learningAIsystems.(LastsentenceinPara.3)Whatdoestheword“which”referto?A.Thecomputerprogram.B.AlphaGo.C.ThestoryofKeJie.D.ThatKeJiewasdefeatedbyAlphaGo.

2)WithmachineslikeAlphaGonowcapableofthinkingandlearningfromtheirmistakes,wearegettingclosertothedividinglinebetweenhumansandmachines.(3rdsentenceinPara.5)Whatcanconcludefromtheunderlinedwords?A.Humansaregoingtobereplacedbyrobots.B.Robotsareclosertohumansinintelligence.C.Humanswillalwaysbenefitfromrobots.D.Thedividinglinebetweenhumansandrobotsisclearer.

3)WhileAIenthusiastspromiseusabrightfuturewhereintelligentrobotswillbeworkingtoouradvantage,theseundoubtedbenefitsalsobringconcernsandfears.Whichisthebestdefinitionoftheunderlinedword“promise”?A.showsignsormake(sth.)seemlikelyB.makeapromise(tosb.)C.writtenorspokendeclarationthatonewillgiveordoornotdosth.D.indicationthatsth.maybeexpectedtocomeoroccur

4)Aswebecomemoreandmoredependentoncomputers,somescientistsareurgingustothinkaboutthedangersposedbytheadvancesinAI.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“posed”?A.satorstoodB.pretendedC.createdD.position

1.Itmayseemlikebuildingcastlesintheair,butgiventherateatwhichartificialintelligence,orAI,isbeingdeveloped,inthefuturesuchdreamsmayactuallycometrue.(LastsentenceinPara.1)Itmayseemlike…and…dreamsmay…cometrue2.Deep-learningAIhasthecapacitytoanalysemassiveamountsofdatathroughmultiplelayers,imitatingthecomplexnetworksofthehumanbrain.(LastsentenceinPara.2)…AIhasthecapacity….V.Homework(1)1.Watchthemicrolesson:Understandingwordsincontext.(Optional)2.FinishB1onPage47.Answers:1)analyse2)network3)ton