Unit 12 INNOVATION
Period One Topic Talk
【语言知识梳理】
词汇点睛
(1)①entertainment ②entertaining ③entertained ④v.娱乐
⑤v.招待 (2)①entertain his good friends with
②To my great entertainmentUnit 12 INNOVATION
Period One Topic Talk
Ⅰ.1.vitamins 2.well-being 3.garbage 4.device
5.labour-saving
Ⅱ.1.innovation 2.incredibly 3.entertainment 4.gifted
5.productive
Ⅲ.1.had a chat with/chatted with 2.adapt to 3.turned into 4.be put into operation
Ⅳ.1.so that I can get myself better prepared for my stay in Canada 2.for which she had a natural talent 3.It was her company and encouragement that
Ⅴ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能领域面临的一项新挑战——AI“越狱”。
1.A 细节理解题。根据第一、二段可知,许多公开可用的大型语言模型都有硬编码规则阻止非法、歧视等内容,但是人工智能模型可以突破保护限制措施,互相欺骗对方不服从其创造者,提供被禁止的指令;由此可知,AI“jailbreak”指的是打破人工智能模型限制,使人工智能模型违反规则的技术。故选A。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第四段“By having the right conversation with a model, it is possible to make it adopt a particular persona, causing it to act differently.”可知,可以通过与人工智能模型进行正确的对话让其采用特定的角色,采取不同的行动。故选C。
3.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,Yinzhen Li认为,目前的模型可能会被滥用,但是开发者需要权衡这些风险与LLMs的潜在好处,由此可知,Yinzhen Li对LLMs持谨慎的态度。故选B。
4.C 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Artificial intelligence models can trick each other into disobeying their creators and providing banned instructions for making drugs, or even building a bomb, suggesting that preventing such AI ‘jailbreaks’ is more difficult than it seems.”以及下文内容可知,本文介绍了人工智能“越狱”、研究者们发现的一个“越狱”过程——“角色调节”以及专家对其态度;由此可知,本文主要阐述人工智能发展面临的人工智能“越狱”这一新的挑战;C选项“AI jailbreaks: a new challenge”能够概括文章主旨,适合作为最佳标题。故选C。
Ⅵ.【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人工智能模型Sora对电影产业的影响,但专家表示Sora不会取代人类。
1.G 根据上文“Videos generated by Sora display strong consistency when it comes to characters and backgrounds, and support continuous shots of up to 60 seconds, including highly detailed settings and multiple camera angles.”可知,选项承接上文说明使用Sora的意义。故G选项(这意味着,只要一个文本描述,使用Sora的普通人就可能成为“伟大的导演”。)符合语境。故选G项。
2.F 根据上文“Meanwhile, experts say not to worry excessively, as the integration of AI will help optimize certain occupations, attract more innovative talents and bring new possibilities to the film and television industry.”可知,选项承接上文说明Sora给影视业带来的机会大于挑战。故F选项(对于全球影视业来说,Sora无疑“与其说是挑战,不如说是机遇” 。)切题。故选F项。
3.B 根据下文“Students learning film production can view Sora as a helpful assistant to unleash their sci-fi imagination.”可知,Sora可能会被应用于影视教育和培训,成为学生一个有用的助手。故B选项(它也有可能在未来被纳入影视教育和培训。)切题。故选B项。
4.D 根据本段内容可知,选项承接上文说明人类的创造力不可替代的原因且要引出个人情感和生活经历对伟大作品创作的重要性。故D选项(创意和电影制作需要情感体验和个人记忆的整合。)切题。故选D项。
5.E 根据下文内容可知Sora不会取代电影,让人失去岗位,下文与选项为转折关系说明毫无疑问,Sora能促使变化,取代某些岗位。故E选项(无可置疑,Sora将促使现有工业生产发生变化,甚至可能取代一些工作岗位。)切题。故选E项。
Ⅶ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了读心术。读心术很难, 但并不是不可能。现代技术能深入人的大脑破解他们的意图。但是, 这项技术还需要很长的路要走。
1.impossible 考查形容词。根据此处句子意思可知,读心术很难, 但并不是不可能。impossible 意为“不可能的”,符合题意。故填impossible。
2.have picked 考查动词时态和主谓一致。根据句中的时间状语so far可知,应用现在完成时,主语researchers是复数,助动词使用have。 故填have picked。
3.into 考查介词。固定搭配transform…into…“将……转换成……”。 故填into。
4.to turn 考查非谓语动词。固定搭配enable sb to do sth“使某人能够做某事”,不定式作宾语补足语。故填to turn。
5.using 考查非谓语动词。空处为非谓语动词,scientists和use在逻辑上是主动关系,应用现在分词,作状语。故填using。
6.definitely 考查副词。此处修饰谓语动词,应用副词definitely“肯定地”,作状语。故填definitely。
7.who/that 考查定语从句。此处是限制性定语从句,先行词为persons,指人,关系代词在后面的从句中作主语,应用关系代词who或that引导。故填who/that。
8.are 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句子陈述客观事实,应用一般现在时,主语为devices,be动词使用are。 故填are。
9.advanced 考查形容词。此处作表语,应用形容词advanced“先进的”。故填advanced。
10.a 考查冠词。此处泛指“一个世界”,且world首字母的发音为辅音音素,应用不定冠词a。故填a。Unit 12 INNOVATION
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 (实际存在的) 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 expressions, for example, nodding her head and blinking as she spoke. More interestingly, Xin can also 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 National Committee of 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 (AI)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.
由新华社和搜索引擎搜狗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的:“今后,我会走出演播室,给您带来新的新闻播报风格……”
8.During her first appearance at an animated broadcast studio, she also performed complex facial expressions, 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表情,如说话时点头、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,这位人工智能新闻主播还会升级改进表情和动作。
单元知识概览
核心单词 well-being;entertainment;gifted;labour-saving;productive;garbage;device;scientific;donate;correspond;instant;launch;satellite;orbit;premier;outspoken;subsequently;relativity;constant;finding;biologist;perceive;million;humble;outcome;navy;accuracy;physicist;joint;efficiently;propose;emerge;coincidence;clueless;evaluation;theoretical;overcome;grand;bonus;boil;improvement;revolution;availability;explode;mass;sailor;illustrate;regulate;mechanical;accurate;preserve;specifically;electric
核心短语 not to mention;figure out;single out;be nothing like;go out;be dedicated to;be transformed into;be expected to do sth;rather than;as a result;lead to;instead of;look up at;in spite of
重点句型 1. the way+定语从句 2. be doing sth when… 3. what引导的名词性从句
单元语法 形容词
单元写作 介绍一位发明家和他/她的发明
Period One Topic Talk
entertainment n.娱乐活动, 娱乐节目
(1)to one’s (great) entertainment
使某人(非常)高兴的是
(2)entertain v. 使快乐,使有兴趣,娱乐;招待,款待
entertain sb with sth 用某物使某人快乐
entertain sb to dinner 招待某人吃饭
(3)entertaining adj. 有趣的;令人愉快的
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空/一词多义
①This law applies to theatres, cinemas and other places of (entertain).
②The movie was so (entertain) that the audience couldn’t help but laugh and cheer.
③Humour will help your speech stand out and keep everyone (entertain).
④Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of comedians entertain the audience with wordplay.
⑤They often entertain friends to dinner on weekends when they have spare time.
(2)完成句子
①He likes to his tricks when they are in a bad mood.
他喜欢在好朋友们心情不好时用他的小把戏逗他们开心。(话题写作之人际关系)
② , the lively street performers captivated the crowd with their incredible skills, making the afternoon unforgettable.
让我非常开心的是,活泼的街头表演者以他们令人难以置信的技巧吸引住了观众,让这个下午变得难忘。Unit 12 INNOVATION
Period One Topic Talk
●Ⅰ 单词拼写
1.Furthermore, it’s better to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, which provide you with enough v and help you fight diseases.
2.Finding a work-life balance has become a priority for many professionals, who must weigh up their career ambitions against their personal (健康,幸福).
3.Previously, water quality in the Li River had suffered greatly from an increasing volume of tourists, many of whom frequently threw (垃圾) into the river.
4.Inspired by what the tutor said, the student invented a (设备) to help the blind.
5.The new kitchen appliances are designed to be (节省劳力的), making it easier for us to prepare meals quickly.
●Ⅱ 单句填空
1.Being equipped with global vision and the spirit of (innovate) is essential to China’s young generations.
2.The activity proved an (incredible) great success as not only have we realized the value of labour but also learned to respect all labourers.
3.Among the various forms of traditional (entertain), bullfighting is often regarded as one of the most controversial and captivating spectacles of all time.
4.As a (gift) child, Beethoven was pushed by his father so hard to study music that later he enjoyed a reputation when he was a teenager.
5.Good communication skills will help you build trust and gain other people’s respect, allowing relationships to become more positive and (product).
●Ⅲ 短语填空
1. I (与……闲聊) my colleague yesterday about the current state of politics and how it is impacting society.
2.We worry about climate change and its effects but some species can (适应) the change quite quickly.
3.His unhappy face (变成) a smile, and the black cloud that hung over his head turned into sunshine.
4.The government announced that the new public transportation system would (投入使用) next year, aiming to reduce traffic congestion and improve accessibility for residents.
●Ⅳ 句型训练
1.I wonder if you could give me some advice . (get+宾语+宾补)
我想知道你是否可以给我一些建议,以便我可以为在加拿大的停留做更好的准备。
2.She spoke with a fluency that impressed everyone, especially in the English language, . (介词+关系代词)
她流利的语言给每个人留下了深刻的印象,尤其是在英语方面,她极有天赋。
3. drove my loneliness and gave me warmth in high school.
在高中,正是她的陪伴和鼓励,驱散了我的孤独,给了我温暖。
●Ⅴ 阅读理解
Artificial intelligence models can trick each other into disobeying their creators and providing banned instructions for making drugs, or even building a bomb, suggesting that preventing such AI “jailbreaks” is more difficult than it seems.
Many publicly available Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, have hard-coded rules that aim to prevent them from exhibiting racial or sexual discrimination, or answering questions with illegal or problematic answers—things they have learned from humans via training data. But that hasn’t stopped people from finding carefully designed instructions that block these protections, known as “jailbreaks”, making AI models disobey the rules.
Now, Arush Tagade at Leap Laboratories and his co-workers have found a process of jailbreaks. They found that they could simply instruct one LLM to convince other models to adopt a persona (角色), which is able to answer questions the base model has been programmed to refuse. This process is called “persona modulation (调节)”.
Tagade says this approach works because much of the training data consumed by large models comes from online conversations, and the models learn to act in certain ways in response to different inputs. By having the right conversation with a model, it is possible to make it adopt a particular persona, causing it to act differently.
There is also an idea in AI circles, one yet to be proven, that creating lots of rules for an AI to prevent it displaying unwanted behaviour can accidentally create a blueprint for a model to act that way. This potentially leaves the AI easy to be tricked into taking on an evil persona. “If you’re forcing your model to be a good persona, it somewhat understands what a bad persona is,” says Tagade.
Yinzhen Li at Imperial College London says it is worrying how current models can be misused, but developers need to weigh such risks with the potential benefits of LLMs. “Like drugs, they also have side effects that need to be controlled,” she says.
( )1.What does the AI jailbreak refer to
A.The technique to break restrictions of AI models.
B.The initiative to set hard-coded rules for AI models.
C.The capability of AI models improving themselves.
D.The process of AI models learning new information.
( )2.What can we know about the persona modulation
A.It can help AI models understand emotions.
B.It prevents AI learning via online conversations.
C.It can make AI models adopt a particular persona.
D.It forces AI models to follow only good personas.
( )3.What is Yinzhen Li’s attitude towards LLMs
A.Unclear. B.Cautious.
C.Approving. D.Negative.
( )4.Which can be a suitable title for the text
A.LLMs: illegal learning models
B.LLMs: the latest advancement
C.AI jailbreaks: a new challenge
D.AI jailbreaks: a perfect approach
●Ⅵ 阅读七选五
The beginning of the Year of the Dragon has foreshadowed a “Song of Ice and Fire” with the emergence of Sora, a text-to-video AI model. Videos generated by Sora display strong consistency when it comes to characters and backgrounds, and support continuous shots of up to 60 seconds, including highly detailed settings and multiple camera angles. 1.
However, film insiders noted that currently, AI-generated 60-second videos cannot support the creation of a full-length movie, and the idea that AI tools will “bomb” the film and television industry is so far unfounded. Meanwhile, experts say not to worry excessively, as the integration of AI will help optimize certain occupations, attract more innovative talents and bring new possibilities to the film and television industry. 2.
From the age of film stock to the digital age, from practical effects to digital effects, from 2D to 3D, Sora, like any technological revolution in the century-long history of film, will improve production efficiency, update production and may even create new genres and trends in filmmaking. 3. Students learning film production can view Sora as a helpful assistant to unleash their sci-fi imagination.
Facing the panic signals that AI tools will threaten the global film industry, film insiders argued that the fundamental DNA of film is art and that human creativity cannot be replaced. 4. Many directors, screenwriters, and actors achieve great works by continuously integrating personal emotions and life experiences. This kind of individual creativity cannot be imitated by machines like Sora.
5. However, just as the invention of printing did not replace literature or the invention of photography did not replace painting, Sora and its subsequent updates and upgrades will not replace film because the core of these art forms is creativity, which is a unique aspect of human thought.
A.With OpenAI’s iteration speed, producing AI videos dozens of minutes long is not far off.
B.It is also likely to be incorporated into film and television education and training in the future.
C.Film and television are closely linked to technological advancements, which stimulate creativity.
D.Creativity and film production require the integration of emotional experiences and individual memories.
E.Sora will undoubtedly prompt changes in existing industrial production and may even replace some jobs.
F.Sora is undoubtedly “more of an opportunity than a challenge” for the global film and television industry.
G.This implies that with just a text description, ordinary people using Sora may be able to become “great directors”.
●Ⅶ 语法填空
Mind reading is hard. But not 1. (possible). Modern technology can reach inside someone’s head and pull out their intentions.
Decoding (破解) thought usually requires placing sensors directly on or in someone’s brain. Using brain implants, researchers so far 2. (pick) up electrical signals in the brain linked to certain words or letters. This has allowed brain implants to transform thoughts 3. text or speech on a computer. Brain implants have even enabled scientists 4. (turn) the neural network filterings (神经网络滤镜) associated with a song in someone’s head into real music.
In a recent study, scientists decoded full stories from people’s brains 5. (use) MRI scans. This did not require any brain implants. But building the thought decoder 6. (definite) required many hours of brain scans for each person. What’s more, the system only worked on the persons 7. were willing to have their minds read.
Devices that might let someone secretly read your mind from across the room 8. (be) still a long, long way off. Still, it’s clear that mind-reading tech is getting more and more 9. (advance). As it does, scientists are thinking hard about what it would mean to live in 10. world where not even the inside of your head is completely private. (共15张PPT)
Period One
Topic Talk
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 (实际存在的) reporter for the news
主题素养积累
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…”
主题素养积累
During her first appearance at an animated broadcast
studio, she also performed complex facial expressions, for
example, nodding her head and blinking as she spoke. More
interestingly, Xin can also 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.
主题素养积累
The AI anchor recently reported on the two sessions, the
annual plenary sessions of the National People's Congress and
the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference.
主题素养积累
【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 (AI)人工智能
5.dynamic adj.动态的
主题素养积累
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.
由新华社和搜索引擎搜狗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的：“今后，我会走出演播室，给您带
来新的新闻播报风格……”
主题素养积累
8.During her first appearance at an animated broadcast studio,
she also performed complex facial expressions, 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表情,如说话时
点头、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,这位人工智能新
闻主播还会升级改进表情和动作。
主题素养积累
单元知识概览 核心 单词 well-being;entertainment;gifted;labour-
saving;productive;garbage;device;scientific;donate;correspond;
instant;launch;satellite;orbit;premier;outspoken;subsequently;
relativity;constant;finding;biologist;perceive;million;humble;
outcome;navy;accuracy;physicist;joint;efficiently;propose;emerge;
coincidence;clueless;evaluation;theoretical;overcome;grand;bonus;
boil;improvement;revolution;availability;explode;mass;sailor;
illustrate;regulate;mechanical;accurate;preserve;specifically;electric
单元知识概览
单元知识概览 核心 短语 not to mention;figure out;single out;be nothing like;go out;be
dedicated to;be transformed into;be expected to do sth;rather
than;as a result;lead to;instead of;look up at;in spite of
重点 句型 1. the way+定语从句2.be doing sth when…3.what引导的名词性
从句
单元 语法 形容词
单元 写作 介绍一位发明家和他/她的发明
续表
单元知识概览
语言知识梳理
entertainment n.娱乐活动, 娱乐节目
(1)to one's (great) entertainment 使某人(非常)高兴的是
(2)entertain v. 使快乐,使有兴趣,娱乐;招待,款待
entertain sb with sth 某物使某人快乐
entertain sb to dinner 招待某人吃饭
(3)entertaining adj. 有趣的;令人愉快的
【活学活用】
(1)单句填空/一词多义
①This law applies to theatres, cinemas and other places of
______________(entertain).
②The movie was so ____________(entertain) that the audience
couldn't help but laugh and cheer.
③Humour will help your speech stand out and keep everyone
____________(entertain).
entertainment
entertaining
entertained
④Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of
comedians entertain the audience with wordplay. _______
⑤They often entertain friends to dinner on weekends when
they have spare time. _______
v.娱乐
v.招待
(2)完成句子
①He likes to ______________________________ his tricks when
they are in a bad mood.
他喜欢在好朋友们心情不好时用他的小把戏逗他们开心。
(话题写作之人际关系)
entertain his good friends with
②__________________________, the lively street performers
captivated the crowd with their incredible skills, making the
afternoon unforgettable.
让我非常开心的是，活泼的街头表演者以他们令人难以置信的技巧
吸引住了观众，让这个下午变得难忘。
To my great entertainment
