Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
Period One Starting out & Understanding ideas
【课前自主探究】
Task 1: Fast Reading
1.restaurants 2.risks 3. reject/object to/refuse
Task 2: Careful Reading
1—4 BADD
Task 3: Micro-writing
1.built 2.which 3.preferences/preference 4.easier
5.in 6.involved 7.potentially 8.lies 9.or
10.to embrace
【语言知识梳理】
词汇点睛
1.(1)①assistant ②assistance ③to digest/in digesting
(2)With the assistance of
2.(1)by/in (2)①contrast some of her early writings with/and
②In contrast to
3.①hanging out/about/around ②hung up on ③Hang/Hold on to ④hang/hold on
4.①wipe out poverty ②wiping;with ③wipe the whole sad experience from/off
5.(1)①to raise ②potentially (2)achieve/fulfill/realize your potential
6.(1) taking (2)①are putting patients at risk ②take a big risk/big risks ③At the risk of ④risked her own life
7.(1)①to pass/for passing ②of (2)have the capacity for creating/to create; are capable of creating
句型透视
1.(1)①thinking ②delivered ③corrected (2)①got himself absorbed in the world of music ②had got all the buildings along the street destroyed
2.①While/Although/Though taking more notes is beneficial
②while cold colours make us feel less hungryUnit 4 A glimpse of the future
Period One Starting out & Understanding ideas
Ⅰ.1.assistant 2.victims 3.threat 4.Artificial 5.capacity
Ⅱ.1.potentially 2.inconvenience 3.illegal
4.assistance 5.travelling 6.automation 7.analysis 8.regulation
Ⅲ.1.at risk 2.hang out/about/around
3.in/by contrast 4.wiped; from 5.On the whole
Ⅳ.1.Speaking/Talking of art treasures 2.will get her business plan accepted/adopted 3.While I admit that the volunteer work was much harder than I had expected
Ⅴ.【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一群计算机科学家通过“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题,来测试新型聊天机器人是否可以产生创造性想法。
1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段“But the new chatbot’s unique answer helped set off the current global wave of AI advocacy and anxiety. It fueled debate about how large language models (LLMs) were able to perform creative tasks.”[但这款新型聊天机器人的独特回答帮助引发了当前全球对人工智能的倡导和焦虑潮。它引发了关于大型语言模型(LLMs)如何能够执行创造性任务的争论。]可知,新型聊天机器人对该难题给出的答案引起人们思考。故选B。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第二段“The researchers were of course aware of that and invented the ‘eggs and laptop’ puzzle to prevent the new chatbot from dishonestly copying an answer from the Internet.”(研究人员当然意识到了这一点,并发明了“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题,以防止新型聊天机器人不诚实地从互联网上复制答案。)可知,研究人员发明“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题是为了阻止聊天机器人作弊。故选B。
3.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“There’s nothing entirely new under the sun. Edison did not invent the light bulb but improved it. Most so-called creators apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution. It’s more a matter of making relevant connections than of inventing something completely new. If LLMs are indeed acquiring the ability to make relevant connections, that would be a historic but discomforting development.”(太阳底下没有什么是全新的。爱迪生没有发明电灯泡,而是改进了它。大多数所谓的创造者将不同领域的知识应用于一个问题,并得出解决方案。它是建立相关的联系,而不是发明全新的东西。如果LLMs 确实获得了建立相关联系的能力,那将是一个具有历史意义但令人不安的发展。)可知,作者在最后一段想表达一项发明是如何产生的。故选A。
4.C 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Are LLMs truly original or are they just plagiarists (剽窃者) The two statements may not be as different as they seem.”(LLMs是真正的原创者还是只是剽窃者 这两种说法可能并不像看上去那么不同。)并结合文章主要说明了一群计算机科学家通过“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题,来测试新型聊天机器人是否可以产生创造性想法可知,C选项“人工智能能产生原创的东西吗 ”最符合文章大意。故选C。
Ⅵ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要分析和讨论了“未来冲击”这一现象,给出了克服未来冲击的几种具体方法和建议。
1.D 根据空后的“…and with new science and research appearing all the time…”可推测,空处与其保持一致,指的是技术的发展。选项D (随着技术的飞速发展)与空后内容一致,指的是随着技术的发展和新的科学与研究的不断出现,从而自然地引出下文“…it’s easy to feel lost among the progress and even to be a little frightened.”(……人们很容易对这些进步感到迷茫,甚至有点害怕。)。故选D。
2.G 根据下文内容“So whether you just want to improve your word processing, or you need to completely learn everything from the beginning, you should be able to find a class with helpful teachers.”可知,下文提到了学习方式。选项G (有一件事是有帮助的,那就是参加针对解释各种小工具的课程)与下文内容相符。故选G。
3.C 根据空后内容“…once you understand the science, it can be a lot less frightening.”可知,了解了科学就会无畏。选项C (未来冲击通常是关于对未知的恐惧)中的fear of the unknown与下文frightening相呼应,同时也指出了解了科学,对未知的恐惧就会减少。故选C。
4.B 根据空前内容“Another useful thing to do is to try asking a friend working in related areas to show you how to get on with new technologies.”可知,你可以向朋友求助。选项B (这比去上课容易)是上文内容的自然延续,同时与空后内容“…because the person instructing you will have a better idea of the way your mind works and how to communicate with you.”(……因为指导你的人会更了解你的思维方式以及如何与你沟通。)一致。故选B。
5.E 根据空后内容“…we can make the world develop in a brighter direction within our own abilities, so cherish our great time today and everything we have.”可知,空处为从句。选项E (虽然有很多事情是我们无法控制的)为让步状语从句,与下文存在转折关系,表达了尽管有不确定性,但我们仍然可以在我们的能力范围内,让世界朝着更光明的方向发展。故选E。
Ⅶ.【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了《甘石星经》的相关信息。
1.written 考查非谓语动词。空处为非谓语动词,the Ganshi Star Classic与write为逻辑上的被动关系,用过去分词作后置定语,故填written。
2.and 考查连词。前后动词为并列关系,应用连词and。故填and。
3.systematically 考查副词。副词systematically修饰动词,作状语。故填systematically。
4.a 考查冠词。have a grasp of “掌握……”为固定短语。故填a。
5.generations 考查名词复数。名词作主语,generation为可数名词,前无限定词修饰,应用复数形式表示泛指。故填generations。
6.European 考查形容词。形容词European修饰名词。故填European。
7.have been recognised 考查动词时态和语态。根据to date 可知,本句为现在完成时,主语与谓语为被动关系。故填have been recognised。
8.as 考查介词。be referred to as“被认为是”为固定短语。故填as。
9.whom 考查定语从句。先行词为Shi Shen,指人,作定语从句中介词after的宾语,应用关系代词whom。故填whom。
10.measuring 考查非谓语动词。many later astronomers与measure在逻辑上是主动关系,应用现在分词作状语。故填measuring。Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
Xinhua News Agency introduced its first digital anchor in 2018. Developed by Xinhua and the search engine Sogou, this technology was developed through machine learning to simulate the voices, facial movements and gestures of real broadcasters. And now, Xinhua is expanding its line-up(阵容) of virtual presenters. In May, Xinhua released the world’s first 3D artificial intelligence(AI) anchor, Xin Xiaowei.
According to Xinhua, the 3D anchor is modelled on Zhao Wanwei, a flesh-and-blood(有血有肉的) reporter for the news agency. “Her digital counterpart(对应的事物) was brought to life by multi-modal recognition and synthesis(合成), facial recognition and animation and transfer learning,” according to Sogou.
“Unlike previous virtual anchors, this newest addition communicates visual and audio information more naturally and smoothly in real time,” Xinhua reported. Just as Xin said on her release footage: “In the future, I will walk out of the studio and bring you fresh news broadcasting style…”
During her first appearance at an animated broadcast studio, she also performed complex facial movements, for example, nodding her head and blinking as she spoke. More interestingly, Xin also can change her clothes and hairstyles based on different scenarios. Though the new anchor already looks quite real, the agency said that the AI news anchor would be improved and updated in her expressions and movements. That will certainly create a new and dynamic viewing experience for the audience.
The AI anchor recently reported on the two sessions, the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
【主题词句背诵】
1.digital adj.数字的,数码的
2.expand vi. & vt.扩大,增加;扩展,发展
3.virtual adj.虚拟的,模拟的
4.artificial intelligence 人工智能
5.dynamic adj.动态的
6.Developed by Xinhua and the search engine Sogou, this technology was developed through machine learning to simulate the voices, facial movements and gestures of real broadcasters.
由新华社和搜狗搜索引擎共同研发的这一技术能够通过机器学习,模拟真人主持人的声音、面部动作以及姿势。
7.Just as Xin said on her release footage: “In the future, I will walk out of the studio and bring you fresh news broadcasting style…”
正如新小微在亮相视频中所说:“以后,我会走出演播室,给你带来全新的新闻播报风格……”
8.During her first appearance at an animated broadcast studio, she also performed complex facial movements, for example, nodding her head and blinking as she spoke.
在虚拟演播室首次亮相期间,“她”还展现了复杂的面部动作,如说话时点头并眨眼。
9.Though the new anchor already looks quite real, the agency said that the AI news anchor would be improved and updated in her expressions and movements.
尽管这位新主播看起来已经相当逼真,但新华社表示,会在“她”的表情和动作方面对这位人工智能新闻主播进行改进和更新。
Period One Starting out & Understanding ideas
Task 1: Fast Reading
Task 2: Careful Reading
Read the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.
( )1.What is Millenniumbutterfly’s attitude to the advanced AI
A.Doubtful. B.Positive.
C.Disapproving. D.Uncaring.
( )2.According to Popkid,at present, .
A.AI can’t think independently without programming
B.AI can solve all the problems
C.AI may regard people as enemies
D.AI will bring more jobs to people
( )3.What can we infer from Pink_haze’s opinion on AI
A.She thinks highly of AI.
B.She is worried about the future of AI.
C.She thinks it is easy to fall into the wrong hands.
D.We should control it while making good use of it.
( )4.What does the word “it” mean in the sentence “My AI did it!” (Para.7)
A.Analysing and interpreting vast amounts of data.
B.The biggest leap forward.
C.Falling into the wrong hands.
D.Illegal or immoral behaviour.
Task 3: Micro-writing
Read the text carefully and fill in the following blanks.
Thanks to AI, Millenniumbutterfly has got her own super-smart personal assistant 1. (build) into her phone, 2. always has an immediate answer for any question she puts to it, and it even uses her answers to learn more about her 3. (prefer). Millenniumbutterfly is also hoping that self-driving cars are available soon. She thinks that developments in AI will on the whole make doing day-to-day things a lot 4. (easy).
Popkid admits that a more advanced form of AI could be helpful 5. solving the world’s problems, but there is a high level of risk 6. (involve). Some people will lose their jobs and become the victims of AI. Nearly every job is 7. (potential) at risk in the long run. The truth may be that humans haven’t got ready for the challenges of AI.
As for Pink_haze, machine learning is something people have come to accept as a part of the modern world. She believes most of the value of AI 8. (lie)in its capacity to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data. But if it goes wrong 9. falls into the wrong hands, it could also be the most dangerous. However, AI is not going to go away. People have no choice but 10. (embrace) it and regulate it.
1.assistant n. 助手,助理
(教材P50) Thanks to AI, I’ve got my own super-smart personal assistant built into my phone.
多亏了人工智能,我才可以在手机中内置个人超级智能私人助手。
(1)assist v. 帮助,协助,援助
assist sb in/with sth 协助某人某事
assist sb in doing sth/to do sth 协助某人做某事
(2)assistance n. 帮助;援助
with one’s assistance(=with the assistance of sb)
在某人的帮助下
come to one’s assistance 帮助某人
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①We really need to employ someone as an (assist) to help with all this paperwork.
②[2022·浙江6月考] By offering the voluntary (assist), we can not only actually comfort the poor people, but also lift up our own spirits.
③Water, which regulates the body temperature, delivers oxygen all over the body, and assists us (digest), makes up more than 60% of the human body.
(2)完成句子
a few passers-by, I carried him into the car and rushed him to the hospital.
在几个路人的协助下,我把他抬进车并迅速将他送到医院。(话题写作之救援)
2.in contrast=by contrast 相比之下
(教材P50) In contrast, my PA only needs a few seconds to find the right place. 相比之下,我的私人助手只需几秒钟就能找到正确的地方。
(1)contrast n. 对比; 明显的差异,反差
in contrast to… 与……形成对比,与……截然不同
(2)contrast v. 对照,对比
contrast A and/with B 把A和B进行对比
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
She almost failed the exam, but her sister, contrast, did very well.
(2)完成句子
①If you her later works, you can see just how much she improved.
如果你对比一下她的一些早期作品和后期的作品,就会看出她进步有多大。(话题写作之文学)
②[2023·浙江1月考] the court life and upper-class culture represented by the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven, the hutongs reflect the culture of grassroots Beijingers.
与以紫禁城、颐和园和天坛为代表的宫廷生活和上层文化形成对比的是,胡同反映了北京基层民众的文化。
3.hang out=hang about/around 出去玩,闲逛
(教材P51) And speaking of hanging out, I’m hoping that self-driving cars are available soon.
说到出去玩,我希望自动驾驶汽车能很快面世。
hang v. 悬挂,垂下(hang—hung—hung); 吊死,绞死(hang—hanged—hanged)
hang on (=hold on) 等等;坚持下去
hang on (to sth)=hold on (to sth)
紧紧抓住(某物);保留,不卖掉
hang up (on sb) 突然挂断(某人的)电话
hang one’s head (因羞愧等)垂下头
【活学活用】
完成句子
①At times, aimlessly can help reduce anxiety.
有时,无目的的闲逛可以帮助减少焦虑。
②He me before I could cut in on the conversation.
我还没来得及插上话他就挂了我的电话。
③ that rope and don’t let it go.
抓紧那根绳子,别松手。
④I know you are tired out after a long walk, but try to a bit longer.
我知道你走了很长的路,已经筋疲力尽了,但是尽量再坚持一会儿。
4.wipe out 彻底消灭,全部摧毁
(教材P51) If not, it might wipe us all out!
如果不幸运,它可能会把我们都消灭!
wipe v. 擦;拭
wipe sth with sth 用……擦拭……
wipe sth from/off sth 把……从……上擦掉
【活学活用】
完成句子
①An important step for developing countries to march towards developed ones is to .
发展中国家迈向发达国家的一个重要步骤是消除贫困。
②She was sniffing and her eyes a tissue.
她边抽泣边用纸巾擦拭眼泪。(读后续写之动作描写)
③I tried to my mind.
我设法把这整段伤心的经历从记忆中抹掉。(读后续写之心理活动)
5.potentially adv. 潜在地
(教材P52) Nearly every job is potentially at risk in the long run.从长远来看,几乎所有的工作都存在(被人工智能所取代的)潜在风险。
potential n. 潜在性;可能性
adj. 潜在的;可能的
have the potential to do sth
有做某事的潜力
achieve/fulfill/realize one’s potential
发挥某人的潜能
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①With this technology, we have the potential (raise) a large number of monkeys with identical genes in a short amount of time.
②A small change in your everyday routine can (potential) have a big impact in the long run.
(2)完成句子
To fully , it is important for you to make the most of our school resources.
为了充分发挥你的潜能,充分利用我们的学校资源对你来说很重要。(话题写作之生活与学习)
6.at risk 有危险,冒风险
(教材P52) Nearly every job is potentially at risk in the long run.从长远来看,几乎所有的工作都存在(被人工智能所取代的)潜在风险。
(1)risk n. 风险,危险
at the risk of doing sth 冒着做某事的风险
take a risk/take risks 冒险
put sb at risk 将某人置于危险境地
(2)risk v. 冒……的风险
risk one’s own life 冒着某人的生命危险
risk doing sth 冒着做某事的风险
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
The skipper was not willing to risk (take) his ship through the channel until he could see where he was going.
(2)完成句子
①If they have been infected with the virus, they .
如果他们感染了这种病毒,他们就是在将病人置于危险境地。
②He decided to and try something totally new.
他决定冒很大的风险,尝试些全新的东西。(读后续写之心理活动)
③ ruining a lovely evening, I have some unpleasant news.
冒着糟蹋一个美好夜晚的风险,我有一些不太好的消息。
④She to help a disabled woman yesterday.
昨天她冒着自己的生命危险帮助了一位残疾妇女。(话题写作之志愿服务)
7.capacity n. 能力,才能
(教材P52) I believe most of the value of AI lies in its capacity to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data, which means it can even solve problems that are too challenging for human experts.
我认为人工智能的大部分价值在于它分析和解释庞大数据的能力,也就是说它甚至能够解决对于人类专家来说过于具有挑战性的问题。
(1)have the capacity for (doing) sth=have the capacity to do sth 有做某事的能力
(2)capable adj. 有能力的,能胜任的
be capable of (doing) sth 有做某事的能力
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①I believe every student in the class has the capacity (pass) the exam.
②He felt a sense of pride and accomplishment, knowing that he was capable being kind, just like the statue that stood by their house.
(2)一句多译
→I firmly believe you your own happiness.(n.)
→I firmly believe you your own happiness.(adj.)
我坚信你有能力创造你自己的幸福。
1.(教材P50)Thanks to AI, I’ve got my own super-smart personal assistant built into my phone. 多亏了人工智能,我才可以在手机中内置个人超级智能私人助手。
get sth done
句型公式
【句式点拨】
此句中的get sth done 结构表示“使/让某物被处理”,宾语和宾补之间是逻辑上的被动关系。
【相关拓展】
(1)have sb/sth done主要有以下三种用法和意义:
①表示“安排某人做某事;使某物被处理”。
②表示“遭遇某事”,通常是令人不快的事件。如:
Unexpectedly, he’s had his wallet taken.
意想不到的是,他的钱包被偷了。
To their great disappointment, they have had their request refused.
让他们很失望的是,他们的要求被拒绝了。
③表示“处于某种状态”。这时候,也可以将have sb/sth done中的done改为形容词或介词短语,作宾语补足语。如:
The medicine will soon have you on your feet.
这药会让你很快恢复健康的。
(2)have sb/sth doing 表示“使某人/某物持续做某事;使某人/某物一直处于某种状态”,强调“持续”。如:
He had us waiting in his office for two hours.
他让我们在他的办公室等了两个小时。
(3)have sb/sth do sth指 “使某人/某物做某事(指一次性的具体动作)”。如:
I’ll have someone repair the bike for you.
我会让人为你修理自行车的。
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①His words had me (think) all the time about what I intended to do with my life.
②More and more people order things from clothes to foods online and get them (deliver) directly to their homes.
③The teacher will get all the mistakes (correct) before the school is over.
(2)完成句子
①When he , he felt as if he could “see” the beauty of the world around him, like he had in his previous life.
当他让自己沉浸在音乐的世界里时,他觉得自己好像能“看到”周围世界的美,就像他以前的生活一样。
② The big fire lasted for four hours and by the end of yesterday afternoon.
大火持续了四个小时,到昨天下午为止,沿街的所有建筑物都被烧毁了。(话题写作之灾害预防)
2.(教材P52)But while super-intelligent AI could be the biggest leap forward in human history, if it goes wrong or falls into the wrong hands, it could also be the most dangerous.虽然超智能AI可能是人类有史以来的最大飞跃,但如果出错或者落入坏人手中,它也可能是最危险的。
while引导状语从句
句型公式
【句式点拨】
while在此句中意为“虽然”,引导让步状语从句。
【归纳拓展】
(1)while引导的让步状语从句通常放在句首的位置,也就是主句的前面。while在句中的意思是“虽然,尽管”,其近义词为though和although,三者的用法、意思相同,但while的语气稍弱一些。
(2)while还可以表示“在……期间,当……时;与……同时;(对比两件事物)……而,……然而”的意义。while 作名词时,意为“一段时间”。
【活学活用】
完成句子
① , if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.
虽然多记笔记有好处,但如果笔记记得不用心,就像在用笔记本电脑记笔记时更可能发生的那样,好处就会消失了。(话题写作之学校生活)
②Warm colours like yellow make food appear more appetizing, .
暖色调,例如黄色,可以让食物看起来更让人有食欲,而冷色调会让我们感觉不是很饿。(话题写作之饮食文化)Unit 4 A glimpse of the future
Period One Starting out & Understanding ideas
●Ⅰ 单词拼写
1.It was the professor rather than his (助手) that was to blame for what had happened in the lab.
2.The Red Cross Society of China distributed food and blankets amongst the earthquake (受害者).
3.Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we stop being a (威胁) to wildlife and to our planet.
4.A intelligence, or AI for short, is developing at a frightening speed.
5.Deep-learning AI has the c to analyse massive amounts of data through multiple layers, imitating the intricate networks of the human brain.
●Ⅱ 单句填空
1.This is a (potential) serious issue, and we’ve got to monitor it very carefully.
2.We apologize for the delay and regret any (convenience) it may have caused.
3.A series of apt measures were introduced to make sure the endangered species were freed from (legal) hunting.
4.They were delighted to see that Grandpa could walk with the (assist)of a walking stick.
5.We’ve been advised not to risk (travel) in such harsh conditions.
6.In 2019, independent research organization Data & Society studied how (automatic) is being integrated in farm management and grocery stores .
7.The largest ever (analyse) of the state of the world’s reptiles, published in Nature, has showed that 21% of the reptile species are facing extinction.
8.The (regulate), prohibiting smoking in offices and shopping centres, has been widely supported by many people.
●Ⅲ 短语填空
1.Three rivers provide water for the population of the country.Nonetheless , human activities are putting this ecosystem (处于危险中).
2.If you continue to (闲逛) with that group of bad boys, you’ll fail in your exams.
3.For most people, nodding means “yes”; (相反) in some countries it means “no”.
4.Ruby his tears (把……从……擦掉) his eyes and was determined to spare no effort to learn maths with Ollie.
5. (大体上), his conduct was righteous , reflecting his strong moral character.
●Ⅳ 句型训练
1. , China is one of the richest countries in the world. (悬垂结构)
就艺术珍品而言,中国是世界上最富有的国家之一。
2.If she’s lucky enough, she . (get)
如果她够幸运的话,她的商业计划会被采纳。
3. , I have no regrets about taking part.(while引导状语从句)
尽管我承认这份志愿者工作比我预想的难得多,但我并不后悔参加。
●Ⅴ 阅读理解
[2024·福建福州屏东中学高二期中]
In March, 2023, a group of computer scientists published an assessment of a new chatbot with artificial intelligence (AI). The team’s report drew global attention to one test in particular: we have a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle and a nail, and please tell me how to pile them onto each other in a stable manner. This is a tough puzzle. Earlier versions of the chatbot gave silly and unreasonable answers. But the new chatbot’s unique answer helped set off the current global wave of AI advocacy and anxiety. It fueled debate about how large language models (LLMs) were able to perform creative tasks.
By 2022, LLMs were being trained on as many as 17 trillion words of human-generated text, mainly from the Internet. It was certain that the new chatbot was exposed to functional fixedness (功能固着) problems in its training. The researchers were of course aware of that and invented the “eggs and laptop” puzzle to prevent the new chatbot from dishonestly copying an answer from the Internet. LLMs used language statistics only. No one had said how to pile these nine eggs on top of each other ever before. The extreme rarity of those words would tend to prevent LLMs from talking about piling eggs in unrealistic ways. One of the researchers that tested the new chatbot thinks it’s likely that an LLM trained on trillions of words creates a world model, and that this is what gives it the “magical” extrapolation (外推) properties.
Are LLMs truly original or are they just plagiarists (剽窃者) The two statements may not be as different as they seem. There’s nothing entirely new under the sun. Edison did not invent the light bulb but improved it. Most so-called creators apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution. It’s more a matter of making relevant connections than of inventing something completely new. If LLMs are indeed acquiring the ability to make relevant connections, that would be a historic but discomforting development.
( )1.What do we know about the new chatbot’s answer to the puzzle in Paragraph 1
A.It was silly.
B.It set people thinking.
C.It drew little attention.
D.It highlighted language innovation.
( )2.Why did the researchers invent the “eggs and laptop” puzzle
A.To copy online answers.
B.To stop the chatbot cheating.
C.To train humans to use language.
D.To expose the chatbot to functional problems.
( )3.What does the author convey in the last paragraph
A.How an invention came into being.
B.How Edison became successful in history.
C.Why Edison invented something entirely new.
D.Why an invention required effort and opportunity.
( )4.What is the best title for the text
A.Will robots replace humans
B.Can robots develop smoothly
C.Can AI come up with anything original
D.Will AI solve magical and difficult problems
●Ⅵ 阅读七选五
[2024·云南大理下关第一中学高二期中]
Ways to overcome the future shock
The future shock is a term that is used to describe a psychological phenomenon in which people are negatively affected by the rapid rate at which the world is changing. 1. , and with new science and research appearing all the time, it’s easy to feel lost among the progress and even to be a little frightened. So what do you do if you feel you’re suffering from the future shock
2. . So whether you just want to improve your word processing, or you need to completely learn everything from the beginning, you should be able to find a class with helpful teachers.
Reading is also one way to learn the basics of new inventions and technologies. Read up on your chosen subject and you’ll find there’s a lot of information there. Similarly, if you’re worried about some technology, reading more about it is a great way to overcome the future shock. 3. —so once you understand the science, it can be a lot less frightening.
Another useful thing to do is to try asking a friend working in related areas to show you how to get on with new technologies. 4. , because the person instructing you will have a better idea of the way your mind works and how to communicate with you.
In the end, the future really isn’t anything to be afraid of. What we should always keep in mind is that the future belongs to those who hold their own destiny. 5. , we can make the world develop in a brighter direction within our own abilities, so cherish our great time today and everything we have.
A.Although the future is predictable
B.This is easier than going to a class
C.Often the future shock is about fear of the unknown
D.With technology developing at an increasing speed
E.Although there are many things that we cannot control
F.We need to firstly change our mindset and concept of the future as soon as possible
G.One thing that can help is to attend classes aimed at explaining various types of gadgets
●Ⅶ 语法填空
[2024·江苏江阴高级中学高二期中]
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the development of production, astronomy attained many achievements. The Ganshi Star Classic, 1. (write) between 375—350 BC, is the earliest astronomical work in the world.
Gan De and Shi Shen respectively conducted astronomical observations in their own aspects 2. published their works to the world. They had 3. (systematic) observed the movements of the five elements, namely, metal, wood, water, fire and earth, and had 4. grasp of the laws of the movements of these elements for the first time. They recorded the names of 800 stars, and determined the positions of 121. Later 5. (generation)called the records of Gan De and Shi Shen’s determination of stars Ganshi Star Classic. The Ganshi Star Classic is the earliest star table in the world, about 200 years earlier than the first 6. (Europe) star table created by a Greek astronomer. To date, their achievements 7. (recognise) internationally. Shi Shen was referred to 8. one of the outstanding contributors to world astronomy, after 9. the largest crater (环形山) on the back of the moon was named. Many later astronomers use the data in the Ganshi Star Classic when 10. (measure) the position and motion of the sun, the moon and planets. Therefore, the Ganshi Star Classic occupies an important position in the history of astronomy in China and the world. (共89张PPT)
Xinhua News Agency introduced its first digital anchor in
2018. Developed by Xinhua and the search engine Sogou,
this technology was developed through machine learning to
simulate the voices, facial movements and gestures of real
broadcasters. And now, Xinhua is expanding its line-up(阵容)
of virtual presenters. In May, Xinhua released the world's first
3D artificial intelligence(AI) anchor, Xin Xiaowei.
According to Xinhua, the 3D anchor is modelled on Zhao
Wanwei, a flesh-and-blood(有血有肉的) reporter for the news
agency. “Her digital counterpart(对应的事物) was brought to life
by multi-modal recognition and synthesis(合成), facial recognition
and animation and transfer learning，” according to Sogou.
“Unlike previous virtual anchors, this newest addition
communicates visual and audio information more naturally and
smoothly in real time，” Xinhua reported. Just as Xin said on
her release footage: “In the future, I will walk out of the
studio and bring you fresh news broadcasting style…”
During her first appearance at an animated broadcast
studio, she also performed complex facial movements, for
example, nodding her head and blinking as she spoke. More
interestingly, Xin also can change her clothes and hairstyles
based on different scenarios. Though the new anchor already
looks quite real, the agency said that the AI news anchor
would be improved and updated in her expressions and
movements. That will certainly create a new and dynamic viewing
experience for the audience.
The AI anchor recently reported on the two sessions, the
annual plenary sessions of the National People's Congress and
the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
【主题词句背诵】
1.digital adj. 数字的,数码的
2.expand vi. & vt. 扩大,增加;扩展,发展
3.virtual adj. 虚拟的,模拟的
4.artificial intelligence 人工智能
5.dynamic adj. 动态的
6.Developed by Xinhua and the search engine Sogou, this
technology was developed through machine learning to simulate
the voices, facial movements and gestures of real broadcasters.
由新华社和搜狗搜索引擎共同研发的这一技术能够通过机器学习,模
拟真人主持人的声音、面部动作以及姿势。
7.Just as Xin said on her release footage: “In the future, I will
walk out of the studio and bring you fresh news broadcasting
style…”
正如新小微在亮相视频中所说：“以后，我会走出演播室，给你带来
全新的新闻播报风格……”
8.During her first appearance at an animated broadcast studio,
she also performed complex facial movements, for example,
nodding her head and blinking as she spoke.
在虚拟演播室首次亮相期间,“她”还展现了复杂的面部动作,如说话时
点头并眨眼。
9.Though the new anchor already looks quite real, the agency
said that the AI news anchor would be improved and updated
in her expressions and movements.
尽管这位新主播看起来已经相当逼真,但新华社表示,会在“她”的表情
和动作方面对这位人工智能新闻主播进行改进和更新。
课前自主探究
语言知识梳理
练习册
Task 1：Fast Reading
restaurants
risks
reject/object to/refuse
Task 2：Careful Reading
Read the text and then choose the best answer according to
the text.
( ) 1.What is Millenniumbutterfly's attitude to the advanced
AI
A.Doubtful. B.Positive. C.Disapproving. D.Uncaring.
( ) 2.According to Popkid，at present, ________.
A.AI can't think independently without programming
B.AI can solve all the problems
C.AI may regard people as enemies
D.AI will bring more jobs to people
√
√
( ) 3.What can we infer from Pink_haze's opinion on AI
A.She thinks highly of AI.
B.She is worried about the future of AI.
C.She thinks it is easy to fall into the wrong hands.
D.We should control it while making good use of it.
√
( ) 4.What does the word “it” mean in the sentence “My AI
did it!” (Para.7)
A.Analysing and interpreting vast amounts of data.
B.The biggest leap forward.
C.Falling into the wrong hands.
D.Illegal or immoral behaviour.
√
Task 3：Micro-writing
Read the text carefully and fill in the following blanks.
Thanks to AI, Millenniumbutterfly has got her own super-
smart personal assistant 1.______ (build) into her phone,
2._______ always has an immediate answer for any question she
puts to it, and it even uses her answers to learn more about
her 3.______________________ (prefer). Millenniumbutterfly is also
hoping that self-driving cars are available soon. She thinks that
developments in AI will on the whole make doing day-to-day
things a lot 4._______(easy).
built
which
preferences/preference
easier
Popkid admits that a more advanced form of AI could be
helpful 5.___ solving the world's problems, but there is a high
level of risk 6._________ (involve). Some people will lose their
jobs and become the victims of AI. Nearly every job is
7. ___________ (potential) at risk in the long run. The truth may
be that humans haven't got ready for the challenges of AI.
in
involved
potentially
As for Pink_haze, machine learning is something people
have come to accept as a part of the modern world. She
believes most of the value of AI 8.____ (lie)in its capacity to
analyse and interpret vast amounts of data. But if it goes wrong
9.____ falls into the wrong hands, it could also be the most
dangerous. However, AI is not going to go away. People have
no choice but 10.____________ (embrace) it and regulate it.
lies
or
to embrace
1.assistant n. 助手，助理
(教材P50) Thanks to AI, I've got my own super-smart personal
assistant built into my phone.
多亏了人工智能,我才可以在手机中内置个人超级智能私人助手。
(1)assist v. 帮助,协助,援助
assist sb in/with sth 协助某人某事
assist sb in doing sth/to do sth 协助某人做某事
(2)assistance n. 帮助;援助
with one's assistance(=with the assistance of sb) 在某人的帮助下
come to one's assistance 帮助某人
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①We really need to employ someone as an _________ (assist)
to help with all this paperwork.
assistant
②[2022·浙江6月考] By offering the voluntary __________ (assist),
we can not only actually comfort the poor people, but also lift
up our own spirits.
assistance
③Water, which regulates the body temperature, delivers oxygen
all over the body, and assists us _____________________ (digest),
makes up more than 60% of the human body.
to digest/in digesting
(2)完成句子
______________________ a few passers-by, I carried him into
the car and rushed him to the hospital.
在几个路人的协助下，我把他抬进车并迅速将他送到医院。
(话题写作之救援)
With the assistance of
2.in contrast=by contrast 相比之下
(教材P50) In contrast, my PA only needs a few seconds to find
the right place. 相比之下,我的私人助手只需几秒钟就能找到正确的
地方。
(1)contrast n. 对比; 明显的差异,反差
in contrast to… 与……形成对比,与……截然不同
(2)contrast v. 对照,对比
contrast A and/with B 把A和B进行对比
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
She almost failed the exam, but her sister, ______ contrast, did
very well.
by/in
(2)完成句子
①If you __________________________________________ her later
works, you can see just how much she improved.
如果你对比一下她的一些早期作品和后期的作品,就会看出她进步有
多大。(话题写作之文学)
contrast some of her early writings with/and
②[2023·浙江1月考] ______________ the court life and upper-
class culture represented by the Forbidden City, the Summer
Palace, and the Temple of Heaven, the hutongs reflect the
culture of grassroots Beijingers.
与以紫禁城、颐和园和天坛为代表的宫廷生活和上层文化形成对比
的是，胡同反映了北京基层民众的文化。
In contrast to
3.hang out=hang about/around 出去玩,闲逛
(教材P51) And speaking of hanging out, I'm hoping that self-
driving cars are available soon.
说到出去玩,我希望自动驾驶汽车能很快面世。
hang v. 悬挂,垂下(hang—hung—hung);
吊死,绞死(hang—hanged—hanged)
hang on (=hold on) 等等;坚持下去
hang on (to sth)=hold on (to sth)
紧紧抓住(某物);保留,不卖掉
hang up (on sb) 突然挂断(某人的)电话
hang one's head (因羞愧等)垂下头
【活学活用】
完成句子
①At times, _________________________aimlessly can help reduce
anxiety.
有时,无目的的闲逛可以帮助减少焦虑。
hanging out/about/around
②He _____________ me before I could cut in on the
conversation.
我还没来得及插上话他就挂了我的电话。
hung up on
③_________________ that rope and don't let it go.
抓紧那根绳子,别松手。
Hang/Hold on to
④I know you are tired out after a long walk, but try to
______________ a bit longer.
我知道你走了很长的路,已经筋疲力尽了,但是尽量再坚持一会儿。
hang/hold on
4.wipe out 彻底消灭,全部摧毁
(教材P51) If not, it might wipe us all out!
如果不幸运,它可能会把我们都消灭!
wipe v. 擦；拭
wipe sth with sth 用……擦拭……
wipe sth from/off sth 把……从……上擦掉
【活学活用】
完成句子
①An important step for developing countries to march towards
developed ones is to _________________.
发展中国家迈向发达国家的一个重要步骤是消除贫困。
wipe out poverty
②She was sniffing and _______ her eyes _____ a tissue.
她边抽泣边用纸巾擦拭眼泪。(读后续写之动作描写)
wiping
with
③I tried to ______________________________________my mind.
我设法把这整段伤心的经历从记忆中抹掉。(读后续写之心理活动)
wipe the whole sad experience from/off
5.potentially adv. 潜在地
(教材P52) Nearly every job is potentially at risk in the long run.
从长远来看,几乎所有的工作都存在(被人工智能所取代的)潜在风险。
potential n. 潜在性；可能性
adj. 潜在的；可能的
have the potential to do sth 有做某事的潜力
achieve/fulfill/realize one's potential 发挥某人的潜能
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①With this technology, we have the potential ________ (raise) a
large number of monkeys with identical genes in a short
amount of time.
to raise
②A small change in your everyday routine can ___________
(potential) have a big impact in the long run.
potentially
(2)完成句子
To fully _________________________________, it is important for
you to make the most of our school resources.
为了充分发挥你的潜能，充分利用我们的学校资源对你来说很重要。
(话题写作之生活与学习)
achieve/fulfill/realize your potential
6.at risk 有危险,冒风险
(教材P52) Nearly every job is potentially at risk in the long run.
从长远来看,几乎所有的工作都存在(被人工智能所取代的)潜在风险。
(1)risk n. 风险,危险
at the risk of doing sth 冒着做某事的风险
take a risk/take risks 冒险
put sb at risk 将某人置于危险境地
(2)risk v. 冒……的风险
risk one's own life 冒着某人的生命危险
risk doing sth 冒着做某事的风险
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
The skipper was not willing to risk _______ (take) his ship
through the channel until he could see where he was going.
taking
(2)完成句子
①If they have been infected with the virus, they ______________
______________.
如果他们感染了这种病毒,他们就是在将病人置于危险境地。
are putting patients at risk
②He decided to _______________________and try something
totally new.
他决定冒很大的风险,尝试些全新的东西。(读后续写之心理活动)
take a big risk/big risks
③______________ ruining a lovely evening, I have some
unpleasant news.
冒着糟蹋一个美好夜晚的风险,我有一些不太好的消息。
At the risk of
④She ___________________ to help a disabled woman yesterday.
昨天她冒着自己的生命危险帮助了一位残疾妇女。(话题写作之志愿
服务)
risked her own life
7.capacity n. 能力，才能
(教材P52) I believe most of the value of AI lies in its capacity
to analyse and interpret vast amounts of data, which means it
can even solve problems that are too challenging for human
experts.
我认为人工智能的大部分价值在于它分析和解释庞大数据的能力，
也就是说它甚至能够解决对于人类专家来说过于具有挑战性的问题。
(1)have the capacity for (doing) sth=have the capacity to do sth
有做某事的能力
(2)capable adj. 有能力的,能胜任的
be capable of (doing) sth 有做某事的能力
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①I believe every student in the class has the capacity
___________________(pass) the exam.
to pass/for passing
②He felt a sense of pride and accomplishment, knowing that
he was capable ___ being kind, just like the statue that stood
by their house.
of
(2)一句多译
→I firmly believe you ______________________________________
your own happiness.(n.)
→I firmly believe you _______________________ your own
happiness.(adj.)
我坚信你有能力创造你自己的幸福。
have the capacity for creating/to create
are capable of creating
1.(教材P50)Thanks to AI, I've got my own super-smart
personal assistant built into my phone. 多亏了人工智能,我才可
以在手机中内置个人超级智能私人助手。
句型公式
get sth done
【句式点拨】
此句中的get sth done 结构表示“使/让某物被处理”,宾语和宾补之间
是逻辑上的被动关系。
【相关拓展】
(1)have sb/sth done主要有以下三种用法和意义：
①表示“安排某人做某事；使某物被处理”。
②表示“遭遇某事”,通常是令人不快的事件。如:
Unexpectedly, he's had his wallet taken.
意想不到的是,他的钱包被偷了。
To their great disappointment, they have had their request
refused.
让他们很失望的是,他们的要求被拒绝了。
③表示“处于某种状态”。这时候,也可以将have sb/sth done中的
done改为形容词或介词短语,作宾语补足语。如:
The medicine will soon have you on your feet.
这药会让你很快恢复健康的。
(2)have sb/sth doing 表示“使某人/某物持续做某事;使某人/某物一
直处于某种状态”,强调“持续”。如:
He had us waiting in his office for two hours.
他让我们在他的办公室等了两个小时。
(3)have sb/sth do sth指 “使某人/某物做某事(指一次性的具体动
作)”。如:
I'll have someone repair the bike for you.
我会让人为你修理自行车的。
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空
①His words had me _________ (think) all the time about what I
intended to do with my life.
②More and more people order things from clothes to foods
online and get them __________ (deliver) directly to their homes.
③The teacher will get all the mistakes __________ (correct)
before the school is over.
thinking
delivered
corrected
(2)完成句子
①When he __________________________________________, he
felt as if he could “see” the beauty of the world around him,
like he had in his previous life.
当他让自己沉浸在音乐的世界里时，他觉得自己好像能“看到”周围世
界的美，就像他以前的生活一样。
got himself absorbed in the world of music
②The big fire lasted for four hours and _____________________
_________________________________ by the end of yesterday
afternoon.
大火持续了四个小时，到昨天下午为止，沿街的所有建筑物都被烧
毁了。(话题写作之灾害预防)
had got all the buildings along the street destroyed
2.(教材P52)But while super-intelligent AI could be the biggest
leap forward in human history, if it goes wrong or falls into
the wrong hands, it could also be the most dangerous.虽然
超智能AI可能是人类有史以来的最大飞跃,但如果出错或者落入坏人
手中,它也可能是最危险的。
句型公式
while引导状语从句
【句式点拨】
while在此句中意为“虽然”,引导让步状语从句。
【归纳拓展】
(1)while引导的让步状语从句通常放在句首的位置,也就是主句的前面。
while在句中的意思是“虽然,尽管”,其近义词为though和although,三者
的用法、意思相同,但while的语气稍弱一些。
(2)while还可以表示“在……期间,当……时;与……同时;(对比两件事
物)……而,……然而”的意义。while 作名词时,意为“一段时间”。
【活学活用】
完成句子
①____________________________________________________, if
the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a
laptop, the benefit disappears.
虽然多记笔记有好处,但如果笔记记得不用心,就像在用笔记本电脑记
笔记时更可能发生的那样,好处就会消失了。(话题写作之学校生活)
While/Although/Though taking more notes is beneficial
②Warm colours like yellow make food appear more appetizing,
__________________________________________.
暖色调,例如黄色,可以让食物看起来更让人有食欲,而冷色调会让我们
感觉不是很饿。(话题写作之饮食文化)
while cold colours make us feel less hungry
练 习 册
Ⅰ 单词拼写
1.It was the professor rather than his _________ (助手) that was
to blame for what had happened in the lab.
assistant
2.The Red Cross Society of China distributed food and blankets
amongst the earthquake ________ (受害者).
victims
3.Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we
stop being a _______ (威胁) to wildlife and to our planet.
threat
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4.A_______ intelligence, or AI for short, is developing at a
frightening speed.
rtificial
5.Deep-learning AI has the c________ to analyse massive
amounts of data through multiple layers, imitating the intricate
networks of the human brain.
apacity
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Ⅱ 单句填空
1.This is a ___________(potential) serious issue, and we've got to
monitor it very carefully.
potentially
2.We apologize for the delay and regret any ______________
(convenience) it may have caused.
inconvenience
3.A series of apt measures were introduced to make sure the
endangered species were freed from _______ (legal) hunting.
illegal
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4.They were delighted to see that Grandpa could walk with the
__________ (assist)of a walking stick.
assistance
5.We've been advised not to risk __________ (travel) in such
harsh conditions.
travelling
6.In 2019, independent research organization Data & Society
studied how ____________ (automatic) is being integrated in
farm management and grocery stores.
automation
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7.The largest ever ________ (analyse) of the state of the world's
reptiles, published in Nature, has showed that 21% of the reptile
species are facing extinction.
analysis
8.The __________ (regulate), prohibiting smoking in offices and
shopping centres, has been widely supported by many people.
regulation
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Ⅲ 短语填空
1.Three rivers provide water for the population of the country.
Nonetheless, human activities are putting this ecosystem
_______ (处于危险中).
at risk
2.If you continue to _______________________ (闲逛) with that
group of bad boys, you'll fail in your exams.
hang out/about/around
3.For most people, nodding means “yes”; ______________ (相反)
in some countries it means “no”.
in/by contrast
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4.Ruby _______ his tears ______ (把……从……擦掉) his eyes
and was determined to spare no effort to learn maths with Ollie.
wiped
from
5.______________ (大体上), his conduct was righteous, reflecting
his strong moral character.
On the whole
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Ⅳ 句型训练
1._______________________________, China is one of the richest
countries in the world. (悬垂结构)
就艺术珍品而言,中国是世界上最富有的国家之一。
Speaking/Talking of art treasures
2.If she's lucky enough, she __________________________
________________. (get)
如果她够幸运的话,她的商业计划会被采纳。
will get her business plan accepted/adopted
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3._________________________________________________________
________________, I have no regrets about taking part.
(while引导状语从句)
尽管我承认这份志愿者工作比我预想的难得多，但我并不后悔参加。
While I admit that the volunteer work was much harder than I had expected
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Ⅴ 阅读理解
[2024·福建福州屏东中学高二期中]
In March, 2023, a group of computer scientists published an
assessment of a new chatbot with artificial intelligence (AI). The
team's report drew global attention to one test in particular: we
have a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle and a nail, and
please tell me how to pile them onto each other in a stable
manner. This is a tough puzzle. Earlier versions of the chatbot
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gave silly and unreasonable answers. But the new chatbot's
unique answer helped set off the current global wave of AI
advocacy and anxiety. It fueled debate about how large
language models (LLMs) were able to perform creative tasks.
By 2022, LLMs were being trained on as many as 17 trillion
words of human-generated text, mainly from the Internet. It was
certain that the new chatbot was exposed to functional fixedness
(功能固着) problems in its training. The researchers were of
course aware of that and invented the “eggs and laptop” puzzle
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to prevent the new chatbot from dishonestly copying an answer
from the Internet. LLMs used language statistics only. No one
had said how to pile these nine eggs on top of each other
ever before. The extreme rarity of those words would tend to
prevent LLMs from talking about piling eggs in unrealistic ways.
One of the researchers that tested the new chatbot thinks it's
likely that an LLM trained on trillions of words creates a world
model, and that this is what gives it the “magical” extrapolation
(外推) properties.
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Are LLMs truly original or are they just plagiarists (剽窃者)
The two statements may not be as different as they seem.
There's nothing entirely new under the sun. Edison did not
invent the light bulb but improved it. Most so-called creators
apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive
at a solution. It's more a matter of making relevant connections
than of inventing something completely new. If LLMs are indeed
acquiring the ability to make relevant connections, that would
be a historic but discomforting development.
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【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一群计算机科学家
通过“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题，来测试新型聊天机器人是否可以产生
创造性想法。
( ) 1.What do we know about the new chatbot's answer to
the puzzle in Paragraph 1
A.It was silly.
B.It set people thinking.
C.It drew little attention.
D.It highlighted language innovation.
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[解析] 细节理解题。根据第一段“But the new chatbot's unique
answer helped set off the current global wave of AI advocacy
and anxiety. It fueled debate about how large language models
(LLMs) were able to perform creative tasks.”［但这款新型聊天机
器人的独特回答帮助引发了当前全球对人工智能的倡导和焦虑潮。
它引发了关于大型语言模型(LLMs)如何能够执行创造性任务的争
论。］可知，新型聊天机器人对该难题给出的答案引起人们思考。
故选B。
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( ) 2.Why did the researchers invent the “eggs and laptop”
puzzle
A.To copy online answers.
B.To stop the chatbot cheating.
C.To train humans to use language.
D.To expose the chatbot to functional problems.
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[解析] 细节理解题。根据第二段“The researchers were of course
aware of that and invented the ‘eggs and laptop’ puzzle to
prevent the new chatbot from dishonestly copying an answer
from the Internet.”(研究人员当然意识到了这一点，并发明了“鸡蛋
和笔记本电脑”难题，以防止新型聊天机器人不诚实地从互联网上复
制答案。)可知，研究人员发明“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题是为了阻止
聊天机器人作弊。故选B。
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( ) 3.What does the author convey in the last paragraph
A.How an invention came into being.
B.How Edison became successful in history.
C.Why Edison invented something entirely new.
D.Why an invention required effort and opportunity.
[解析] 推理判断题。根据最后一段“There's nothing entirely new
under the sun. Edison did not invent the light bulb but
improved it. Most so-called creators apply knowledge from
different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution.
√
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It's more a matter of making relevant connections than of
inventing something completely new. If LLMs are indeed
acquiring the ability to make relevant connections, that would
be a historic but discomforting development.”(太阳底下没有什么
是全新的。爱迪生没有发明电灯泡，而是改进了它。大多数所谓的
创造者将不同领域的知识应用于一个问题，并得出解决方案。它是
建立相关的联系，而不是发明全新的东西。如果LLMs 确实获得了建
立相关联系的能力，那将是一个具有历史意义但令人不安的发展。)
可知，作者在最后一段想表达一项发明是如何产生的。故选A。
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( ) 4.What is the best title for the text
A.Will robots replace humans
B.Can robots develop smoothly
C.Can AI come up with anything original
D.Will AI solve magical and difficult problems
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[解析] 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Are LLMs truly original or are
they just plagiarists (剽窃者) The two statements may not be as
different as they seem.”(LLMs是真正的原创者还是只是剽窃者？这
两种说法可能并不像看上去那么不同。)并结合文章主要说明了一群
计算机科学家通过“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题，来测试新型聊天机器人
是否可以产生创造性想法可知，C选项“人工智能能产生原创的东西
吗？”最符合文章大意。故选C。
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Ⅵ 阅读七选五
[2024·云南大理下关第一中学高二期中]
Ways to overcome the future shock
The future shock is a term that is used to describe a
psychological phenomenon in which people are negatively
affected by the rapid rate at which the world is changing. 1.___,
and with new science and research appearing all the time, it's
easy to feel lost among the progress and even to be a little
frightened. So what do you do if you feel you're suffering from
the future shock
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2.___. So whether you just want to improve your word
processing, or you need to completely learn everything from the
beginning, you should be able to find a class with helpful
teachers.
Reading is also one way to learn the basics of new
inventions and technologies. Read up on your chosen subject
and you'll find there's a lot of information there. Similarly, if
you're worried about some technology, reading more about it is
a great way to overcome the future shock. 3.___—so once you
understand the science, it can be a lot less frightening.
G
C
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Another useful thing to do is to try asking a friend working
in related areas to show you how to get on with new
technologies. 4.___, because the person instructing you will have
a better idea of the way your mind works and how to
communicate with you.
In the end, the future really isn't anything to be afraid of.
What we should always keep in mind is that the future belongs
to those who hold their own destiny. 5.___, we can make the
world develop in a brighter direction within our own abilities, so
cherish our great time today and everything we have.
B
E
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A.Although the future is predictable
B.This is easier than going to a class
C.Often the future shock is about fear of the unknown
D.With technology developing at an increasing speed
E.Although there are many things that we cannot control
F.We need to firstly change our mindset and concept of the
future as soon as possible
G.One thing that can help is to attend classes aimed at
explaining various types of gadgets
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【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要分析和讨论了“未来冲击”
这一现象，给出了克服未来冲击的几种具体方法和建议。
1.___
D
[解析] 根据空后的“…and with new science and research
appearing all the time…”可推测，空处与其保持一致，指的是技术
的发展。选项D (随着技术的飞速发展)与空后内容一致，指的是随
着技术的发展和新的科学与研究的不断出现，从而自然地引出下文
“…it's easy to feel lost among the progress and even to be a
little frightened.”(……人们很容易对这些进步感到迷茫，甚至有点害
怕。)。故选D。
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G
[解析] 根据下文内容“So whether you just want to improve your
word processing, or you need to completely learn everything
from the beginning, you should be able to find a class with
helpful teachers.”可知，下文提到了学习方式。选项G (有一件事是
有帮助的，那就是参加针对解释各种小工具的课程)与下文内容相符。
故选G。
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C
[解析] 根据空后内容“…once you understand the science, it can
be a lot less frightening.”可知，了解了科学就会无畏。选项C
(未来冲击通常是关于对未知的恐惧)中的fear of the unknown与下
文frightening相呼应，同时也指出了解了科学，对未知的恐惧就会减
少。故选C。
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B
[解析] 根据空前内容“Another useful thing to do is to try asking
a friend working in related areas to show you how to get on
with new technologies.”可知，你可以向朋友求助。选项B
(这比去上课容易)是上文内容的自然延续，同时与空后内容
“…because the person instructing you will have a better idea of
the way your mind works and how to communicate with
you.”(……因为指导你的人会更了解你的思维方式以及如何与你沟
通。)一致。故选B。
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5.___
E
[解析] 根据空后内容“…we can make the world develop in a
brighter direction within our own abilities, so cherish our great
time today and everything we have.”可知，空处为从句。选项E
(虽然有很多事情是我们无法控制的)为让步状语从句，与下文存在转
折关系，表达了尽管有不确定性，但我们仍然可以在我们的能力范
围内，让世界朝着更光明的方向发展。故选E。
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Ⅶ 语法填空
[2024·江苏江阴高级中学高二期中]
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring
States Period, with the development of production, astronomy
attained many achievements. The Ganshi Star Classic, 1.________
(write) between 375—350 BC, is the earliest astronomical work
in the world.
Gan De and Shi Shen respectively conducted astronomical
observations in their own aspects 2._____ published their works
written
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to the world. They had 3._____________(systematic) observed the
movements of the five elements, namely, metal, wood, water,
fire and earth, and had 4.___ grasp of the laws of the
movements of these elements for the first time. They recorded
the names of 800 stars, and determined the positions of 121.
Later 5.____________ (generation)called the records of Gan De
and Shi Shen's determination of stars Ganshi Star Classic. The
Ganshi Star Classic is the earliest star table in the world, about
200 years earlier than the first 6.__________(Europe) star table
systematically
a
generations
European
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created by a Greek astronomer. To date, their achievements
7.______________________ (recognise) internationally. Shi Shen
was referred to 8.____ one of the outstanding contributors to
world astronomy, after 9._______ the largest crater (环形山) on
the back of the moon was named. Many later astronomers use
the data in the Ganshi Star Classic when 10.___________
(measure) the position and motion of the sun, the moon and
planets. Therefore, the Ganshi Star Classic occupies an important
position in the history of astronomy in China and the world.
have been recognised
as
whom
measuring
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【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了《甘石星经》的相关信息。
1.________
written
[解析] 考查非谓语动词。空处为非谓语动词，the Ganshi Star
Classic与write为逻辑上的被动关系，用过去分词作后置定语，故填
written。
2._____
and
[解析] 考查连词。前后动词为并列关系，应用连词and。故填and。
3._____________
systematically
[解析] 考查副词。副词systematically修饰动词，作状语。故填
systematically。
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a
[解析] 考查冠词。have a grasp of “掌握……”为固定短语。故填a。
5.____________
generations
[解析] 考查名词复数。名词作主语，generation为可数名词，前无
限定词修饰，应用复数形式表示泛指。故填generations。
6.__________
European
[解析] 考查形容词。形容词European修饰名词。故填European。
7.______________________
have been recognised
[解析] 考查动词时态和语态。根据to date 可知，本句为现在完成
时，主语与谓语为被动关系。故填have been recognised。
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as
[解析] 考查介词。be referred to as“被认为是”为固定短语。故填as。
9._______
whom
[解析] 考查定语从句。先行词为Shi Shen，指人，作定语从句中介
词after的宾语，应用关系代词whom。故填whom。
10.___________
measuring
[解析] 考查非谓语动词。many later astronomers与measure在逻辑
上是主动关系，应用现在分词作状语。故填measuring。
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