备考2024届高考英语一轮复习讲义第一部分过透教材Unit4Aglimpseofthefuture外研版选择性必修第三册

这是一份备考2024届高考英语一轮复习讲义第一部分过透教材Unit4Aglimpseofthefuture外研版选择性必修第三册，共4页。

Is artificial intelligence（AI） the biggest threat t humanity？
Millenniumbutterfly has gt his wn super-smart persnal assistant built int his phne. Mst f the time when he isdesperate fr slutins t sme prblems the PA is bund t give him prper recmmendatins. And speaking f hanging ut， he thinks self-driving cars are a lt safer， since they wn’t be susceptible t human errr.
In the eyes f Ppkid， the truth is that nne f us is prepared t g thrugh the challenges presented by AI. If AI thinks we’re nt valuable， it might wipe us all ut！ Thugh self-driving cars bring cnvenience， we shuld think abut the demand f the taxi drivers wh may lse their jbs.
Pink_haze believes mst f the value f AI lies in its capacity t analyse and interpret vast amunts f data， but super-intelligent AI culd als be the mst dangerus if it ges wrng r falls int the wrng hands. Hwever， n ne can stp the trend. We have n chice but t embrace AI and regulate it.
1 capacityn.能力；容量
1.[译林选必②－4]Facial recgnitin technlgy， with its capacity t analyse （analyse） a huge amunt f data， has cme int widespread use.
点拨
capacity"能力"是抽象名词，其后常用不定式作后置定语。有类似用法的抽象名词还有：ability，desire，ambitin，attempt，chance，determinatin，eagerness等。
2.我能说一口流利的英语，与外国游客交流没有困难。（自荐信）
→① With the capacity t speak/fr speaking fluent English ， I have n difficulty cmmunicating with freign visitrs.（with复合结构）
→② Capable f speaking fluent English ， I have n difficulty cmmunicating with freign visitrs.（形容词短语作状语）
★have a capacity t d sth./fr （ding）sth.有做某事的能力（＝be able t d sth.＝have the ability t d sth.）
★capable adj.有能力的
be capable f有……的能力
2 demandn.需要，需求；要求 vt.强烈要求；需要
1.[译林选必③－2]The rutine tasks that ccupy mst f the day are demanding （demand）， but they can als be extremely rewarding.
2.The gvernment is unlikely t agree t the rebels’ demands fr independence.
3.My father came dwnstairs and demanded t knw （knw） what was ging n.
点拨
demand不能用于demand sb. t d sth. 结构；"向某人要某物"不能用demand sb. sth.结构，要用demand sth. f/frm sb.结构。
4.As new members are in great demand in ur basketball club， I’m writing t invite yu t jin it.（邀请信）
5.因为摘苹果需要爬树，农民们要求我们小心谨慎一些。（活动报道）
Because picking apples invlved climbing trees， the farmers demanded that we （shuld） be careful and cautius .
6.据说像这样的中文培训课程将会满足你的需求。
It is said that such a Chinese training curse will meet/satisfy yur demand .
★be in （great） demand 需求量（很）大
meet/satisfy ne’s demand（s）（fr sth.）满足某人（对某物）的需求/要求
★强烈要求做某事：
demand t d sth.
demand that ... （shuld） d sth.（从句用虚拟语气）
★demanding adj. 要求高的；难满足的
3 desperateadj. 拼命的；绝望的，孤注一掷的；非常需要
1.[北师选必①－1]My friends try t drag me away frm my phne， but as sn as I’m alne again， I’m desperate t get （get） back t the nline wrld and the intense activity that it prvides.
2.Having walked fr half an hur in such ht weather， I was desperate fr a cld drink.
3.Faced with this serius prblem， David tk a deep breath， desperately （desperate） trying t keep calm.（读后续写之情绪描写）
4.我们从小就被教育要向那些迫切需要帮助的人伸出援助之手。
We’ve been educated t ffer a helping hand t thse wh are in desperate need f help/wh are desperately in need f help since we are very yung.（need n.）
5.我渴望尽快找到解决这个问题的办法。
I am desperate t find a slutin t the prblem as quickly as pssible.
点拨
表示"渴望某物/做某事"的短语还有：be eager fr sth./be eager t d sth.， be anxius fr sth./be anxius t d sth.， lng fr sth./lng t d sth.， be dying fr sth./be dying t d sth.等。
★be desperate fr sth.迫切需要某物
be desperate t d sth.渴望做某事
★desperately adv.绝望地；拼命地；非常
★in desperatin 绝望
4 hangut闲荡，常去某处
1.Better nt hang ut/arund with Sam then. He is wrking n his article n critical thinking.
2.It is ften the case that anything is pssible fr thse wh hang n t hpe.
3.I’m srry I have t hang up nw. Smene is kncking at the dr.
4.I think they’re lying because parts f their stry just dn’t hang tgether .
5.偶尔和朋友出去玩可以帮助释放学习或工作中的压力。（v-ing作主语）（建议信）
Occasinally hanging ut with friends can help release the pressure frm study r wrk.
点拨
补充知识：hang有两组动词变化，hang表示"悬挂；垂下"时，它的动词变化为hang—hung—hung；但是，表示"（被）绞死，施以绞刑"时，它的动词变化为hang—hanged—hanged。
★hang up挂断电话；终止使用
hang n 稍等一会；抓紧；（在逆境中）坚持，不放弃
hang n t sth. 抓紧某物；保留；不卖掉；不放弃
hang arund闲荡，逗留
hang tgether同心协力；形成一致、连贯的整体
5 gthrugh仔细察看，检查，审查；经历，遭受（苦难等）；阅读，审阅
结合语境写出下列句子中画线部分的含义
1.G thrugh thse things that seem impssible， and achieve what we never believed we culd.
经历
2.Yu had better g thrugh yur hmewrk again t make sure that nthing imprtant has been left ut. 检查
3.Ging thrugh the newspaper in the mrning is my grandpa’s habit. 阅读
4.The bilgist went thrugh a lt f difficulties while she stayed in Africa studying wild animals fr 20 years. 遭受（苦难等）
6 thugh引导的让步状语从句
1.虽然那天我很累，但他们的笑容让我感觉所有努力都是值得的。（读后续写之心理描写）
Thugh I was very tired that day/Very tired thugh I was that day ， their smiles made me feel all the effrts were rewarding.
2.Thugh the activity is challenging， I am cnvinced that all the participants will benefit a lt frm it.
→ Challenging thugh the activity is ， I am cnvinced that all the participants will benefit a lt frm it.（倒装结构）
★thugh 引导的状语从句也可用倒装语序，其结构为"表语形容词/副词/动词/名词/分词＋thugh＋主语＋be/实义动词/情态动词/助动词"。若提前的表语是可数名词单数，要省略冠词。