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1、Unit1Livingwithtechnology(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·湖南益阳质检)ThenewfilmChappiefeaturesanartificiallyintelligentrobotthatbecomesself-awareandmustlearntodistinguishthecompetingforcesofkindnessanddishonestyinahumanworld.DirectedbyNeillBlomkamp,thefilmtakesplaceintheSouthAfricancityofJohannesburg.Themovie’seve
2、ntsoccurwhenthecityhasorganizedaforceofpolicerobotstofightcrime.Oneoftheserobots,named“Chappie”,receivesanupgradethatmakeshimself-aware.ExistingAIcomputersystemsmodeledonthehumanbrainareabletolearnfromexperience.ButChappiegoesbeyondwhatcurrentsystemscando,becausehebecomessentient.There’samomentd
3、uringthefilmwhenhesays,“IamChappie.”“Thatstatement,ifthat’strulyresultofareasoningprocessandnottrained,thatishuge,”WolfgangFink,aphysicistandAIexpertatCaltechandtheUniversityofArizona,said.Themachinewouldbeabletodiscriminatebetweenselfandnonself,whichisa“keyqualityofanytrulyself-governingsystem,
4、”Finksaid.TocreateChappie,actorSharltoCopleyperformedthepart,andateamofanimators“painted”therobotoverhisperformance.Butunlikemanyotherspecial-effects-heavyfilms,Chappiedidnotusemotioncapture,whichinvolvesanactorwearingaspecialsuitwithreflectivemarkersattachedandhavingcamerascapturetheperformer’s
5、movements.Instead,theanimatorsdidthatbyhand.BecauseChappieisarobot,Chappiewasgivenanexpressivepairof“ears”,aforeheadbarandajawbar,whichcouldexpressafairlywiderangeofemotions.Inthefilm,Chappie’s“humanity”issharplycontrastedwiththeinhumanityofHughJackman’scharacterVincentMoore,whoisdevelopingarobo
6、tcalledthe“Moose”inoppositiontoartificialintelligence.JackmanhimselftakesamorepositiveviewofAI.“I’mafirmbelieverthatthepullforhumanbeingsistowardthegoodgenerallyoutweighingthebad,”Jackmansaid.ButStephenHawkinghavesoundedalarmsaboutthedangersofartificialintelligence,callingithumanity’s“biggestthr
7、eat”. 1.Whatcantheunderlinedword“sentient”(Paragraph2)bereplacedby?A.Self-confident. B.Self-directed.C.Self-employed.D.Selfish.2.WhatwouldSig,arobot,sayifithastheabilityofreasoning?A.ThisisSig’sbook.B.Thisbookismine.C.Si
