高中英语Unit 4 A glimpse of the future教学ppt课件

1．assist v．帮助→assistant n．助手，助理→assistance n．帮助

2．potential adj.潜在的；可能的n.潜力→potentially adv.潜在地

3．analyse v．分析→analysis n．分析

4．regulate v．控制，管理→regulation n．规则；控制

5．legal adj.合法的→illegal adj.非法的，违法的

6．moral adj.道德的→immoral adj.不道德的，道德败坏的

capacity n．能力，才能；容量，容积；身份，职位

①Their reasoning capacity must be developed. 能力

②She worked here in the capacity of manager. 身份，职位

③The capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet. 容量，容积

Words and Phrases

　assistant n．助手，助理

(教材P38)　Thanks to AI，I've got my own super­smart personal assistant built into my phone.

多亏了人工智能，我的手机里安装了我自己的超级智能私人助理。

[例]　Mr. Smith began his political career as an assistant to Mr. White.

史密斯先生作为怀特先生的助理开始了他的政治生涯。

[即学即练]　 单句语法填空/完成句子

①Local villagers assisted the doctors with the people wounded in the bus crash.

②I will assist you in solving(solve) the difficult problem.

③Mary was chosen as an assistant(assist) to help Mr.Brown finish his research.

④They are appealing to the world community to come to the country's assistance．

他们正呼吁国际社会来帮助这个国家。

　in contrast与之相反；相比之下

(教材P38)　In contrast，my PA only needs a few seconds to find the right place.

相比之下，我的私人助理只需要几秒钟就能找到正确的地方。

[例]　When you look at their new system, ours seems very old­fashioned in contrast.

看一看他们的新系统，相比之下，我们的系统就显得陈旧过时了。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①The stock lost 60 cents a share，in contrast to last year.

②He wore a dark suit and tie，a contrast to the brightly colored shirts he usually wears.

③This white peak contrasts finely with the blue sky.

④In contrast with her sister，she is very tall.

与姐姐相比，她个子很高。

　 hang out闲荡；闲逛

(教材P38)　And speaking of hanging out，I'm hoping that self­driving cars are available soon.

说到闲逛，我希望自动驾驶汽车能很快上市。

[例]　I often used to hang out in the supermarkets.

我过去常常在超市里逛个没完。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①While I was talking with a friend on the phone，he suddenly hung up on me.

②The principal warned the students not to hang around/about the corner grocery store after school.

③It was so windy that I had to hang on to my hat all the way along the street.

④ Hang on! I'll be back in a minute.

等等！我一会儿就回来。

　potentially adv.潜在地

(教材P39)　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潜在的风险。

[例]　Clearly this is a potentially dangerous situation.

这无疑是一种潜在的危险局势。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空

①There is also potential for exploiting(exploit)untouched arable land resources.

②China is abundant in resources of rivers，grassland and mountains，with great potential of development.

③The new biological science does have the potential to do(do)great harm，as well as good.

　capacity n．能力，才能；职位；容量

(教材P39)　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析大量的数据的能力，这意味着它甚至可以解决人类专家难以解决的问题。

[例]　Children have a born capacity to understand the language.

儿童天生就有理解语言的能力。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空

①This maths problem is beyond the capacity of most school children.

②He has the capability(capable) to benefit from university education.

③It has become more capable of doing exactly the tasks it was practicing.

　illegal adj.非法的，违法的

(教材P39)　One thing I think we all agree on，though，is that saying“My AI did it！”won't be any excuse for illegal or immoral behaviour!

不过，有一件事我想大家都认可，那就是说“这是我的AI做的！”不会成为任何违法或不道德行为的借口！

[例]　It has been declared already that destruction of atomic power facilities is illegal.

已经宣布破坏核能设施是违法的。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①Up to two thirds of 14­to­16­year­olds admitted buying drink illegally(illegal)．

②The school is legally(legal)responsible for your child's safety.

③It is illegal for a public official to ask people for money  in exchange for favors to them.

公职人员向他人索要钱财作为对他们的帮助的交换是非法的。

Sentence Pattern

　either...or...不是……就是……

(教材P38)　In the words of Professor Stephen Hawking，artificial intelligence will be“either the best，or the worst thing，ever to happen to humanity”．

用斯蒂芬·霍金教授的话来说，人工智能“不是人类历史上最好的事物就是最糟糕的事物”。

句式分析：句中either...or...连接两个表语，表示“不是……就是……；或者……或者……”。

[例]　I'm going to try to go to either Montreal or Ottawa University，as both are supposed to have good Physics Departments.

我想去蒙特利尔大学或渥太华大学，因为这两所大学的物理系都很棒。

[即学即练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①This phenomenon is neither good nor bad.

②Has(have)either he or his classmates known the secret?

③I have not been to either Paris or Rome.

④Either my parents or my brother is staying at home (正待在家里)now.

⑤Not you but I am mistaken(弄错了)．

1．Every recommendation she gives me is great since she can predict if I will like a particular restaurant.

分析：句中she gives me为省略关系代词that的定语从句，修饰先行词recommendation，since she can predict if I will like a particular restaurant 为since引导的原因状语从句，其中if引导宾语从句。

译文：因为她可以预测我是否会喜欢某一家餐厅，所以她给我的每一个建议都很棒。

2．Millenniumbutterfly，you say how great it would be to have self­driving cars，but what about all the taxi drivers who would lose their jobs?

分析：句中but连接表示转折关系的并列句，第一个分句中how great it would be to have self­driving cars 为how引导的宾语从句，第二个分句中who would lose their jobs 为关系代词who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词drivers。

译文：千禧蝶，你说拥有自动驾驶汽车会很棒，但是所有将失去工作的出租车司机怎么办？

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Ordered(order) over a week ago，the books are expected to arrive any time now.

2．He gave her the job on her uncle's recommendation.

3．I will do what I can to assist you in improving your English.

4．It is illegal for people to drive a car without a licence.

5．If he takes on this work，he will have no choice but to meet(meet) an even greater challenge.

6．We should offer whatever help we could to those victims(victim)．

7．At least Marion has a greater potential to reduce(reduce)the injury.

8．The professor in his lecture went beyond the capacity of his audience.

9．Are(be)either you or I going there tomorrow?

10．We should do it with all our heart.If not，we will leave it unfinished.

Ⅱ.短语填空

in contrast；on sale；in the same way；according to；hang out；speaking of；be concerned about；used to；in the way of；after all

1．Speaking of eating something，why don't we have lunch in the cafeteria together?

2．You've been absent six times according to our records.

3．We used to go sailing on the lake in summer.

4．Which friend should we hang out with?

5．In contrast，households only spent $140 on toys and games.

6．So long as we insist on teaching all students the same subjects in the same way，progress will be made.

7．You should be easy on these students.After all，they are kids.

8．Until recently，technology stood in the way of achieving these goals.

9．They pretend to be concerned about others，but actually they care about themselves.

10．Among the horses on sale he saw his own horse.

Ⅲ.课文语法填空

Technology of Tomorrow Forum has had a discussion about the 1.development(develop)of AI.Millenniumbutterfly says that super­smart personal assistant 2.built(build) into his phone makes him save time and gives him great 3.recommendations(recommend)．Besides，self­driving cars are available soon so that he can hang out 4.easily(easy)although the only thing is that there might be a few machine­learning problems 5.when the first cars hit the market.However，Popkid admits that more advanced AI could be 6.helpful(help)in solving the world's problems，but there is a high level of risk 7.involved(involve)．He's afraid that AI might wipe 8.out human beings if it sees people as an 9.inconvenience(convenient)．Pink haze holds the opinion that we all need to learn to live with AI technology whether we like it 10.or are concerned about it.We cannot stop the progress.