Unit 4 A glimpse of the future

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

基础训练

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示,用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.As we all know, he has a great c for learning languages.

2.It is i to burst into others’ rooms without asking for their permission.

3.She’s p our best player, but she needs to practice much harder.

4.We should develop the students’ ability to a and solve problems.

5.It is (违法的) to sell this kind of product to customers.

6.Frightened (受害者) can rarely make correct identification.

7.The treatment does not involve the use of any (人工的) drugs.

8.Shop (助理) should try their best to give the customers satisfaction.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

happen to agree on be susceptible to lie in hang out

1. Lisa’s fault might her style of presenting the information.

2. Some of these plants frost damage.

3. I used in supermarkets with my family.

4. If you be going to the post office, please get me some stamps.

5. They failed a time for Friday’s meeting.

课文语法填空

According to Millenniumbutterfly, thanks to AI, he has got his own super-smart personal assistant 1 (build) into his phone. And speaking 2 hanging out, he’s hoping that self-driving cars are available soon. He does think that developments in AI will on the whole make doing day-to-day things a lot 3 (easy).

In Popkid’s opinion, the technology we’re using today is a basic form of AI which can’t think    4 (independent) without programming. Of course, it could be very useful to have a more advanced form of AI—a truly independent form of artificial intelligence, capable of exercising its own 5 (judge). But there are many risks. Nearly every job is potentially at risk in 6 long run. The truth is 7 none of us is prepared for the challenges of AI.

As far as Pink_haze is concerned, machine learning is something we have come to accept as a part of our modern world. But while super-intelligent AI could be the biggest leap forward in human history, if it 8 (go) wrong or falls into the wrong 9 (hand), it could also be the most dangerous. However, AI is not going to go away. We have no choice but 10 (embrace) it and regulate it.

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阅读理解

Jason Allen, a video game designer in Pueblo, Colorado, spent about 80 hours working on his entry to the Colorado State Fair’s digital arts competition. Judges awarded him first place, which came with a $300 prize.

Allen’s victory took a turn when he revealed (透露) online that he’d created his prize-winning art using Midjourney, an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can turn text descriptions into images. He says he also made that clear to state fair officials when he dropped off his submission called Theatre d’Opera Spatial.

The fair’s submission guidelines do not directly mention AI-generated art, but they define (定义) digital arts as “artistic practice that uses digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process”. The competition’s two judges say they were unaware that Allen had used AI to create his piece. But even if they had known, they still would’ve given him first place. They said they awarded the top prize based on the story Theatre d’Opera Spatial tells, as well as the spirit it inspires.

Allen created Theatre d’Opera Spatial by entering various words and phrases into Midjourney, which then produced more than 900 versions for him to choose from. He selected his three favorites, then continued adjusting them in Photoshop until he was satisfied. He boosted their resolution (分辨率) using a tool called Gigapixel and printed the works on canvas. He entered all three pieces into the competition, and one of them won.

Allen says he believes the criticism of his work originates from artists’ fear that technology will one day become so advanced that they’ll be out of jobs. In the meantime, as state fair spokesperson Olga Robak says, it’s bringing out “a broader conversation about how we decide what art is, and how we judge it appropriately”.

1. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Taking a turn. B. Revealing the truth online.

C. Turning text descriptions into images. D. Applying an AI program to the creation.

2. Why did the judges award Allen first place?

A. He followed guidelines for AI-generated art.

B. They were aware of the use of AI in his piece.

C. They are impressed with the ideas his work presents.

D. He is a pioneer of using digital technology in creation.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. How Allen created his works. B. What technologies Allen used.

C. Why Allen chose to employ Midjourney. D. Where the advantage of Allen’s works lay.

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