小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com选择性必修第一册Unit2LookingintotheFutureⅠ.阅读理解AFormanypeople，goingafewhourswithoutyoursmartphonecanfeellikealifetime.Now，oneexpertclaimsthathumansarebecomingsodependentontechnologythatwe’reactuallymerging(融合)intoit.SpeakingattheFastCompanyEuropeanInnovationFestival，ProfessorYuvalNoahHarari，ahistorianattheHebrewUniversityclaimedthatit’sbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttotellwherehumansendandmachinesbegin.Hesaid，“It’sincreasinglyhardtotellwhereIendandwherethecomputerbegins.Inthefuture，itislikelythatthesmartphonewillnotbeseparatedfromyouatall.Itmaybeembeddedinyourbodyorbrain，constantlyscanningyourbiometricdataandyouremotions.”Duringhisspeech，ProfessorHararihighlightedhowhumanshaveaffectedourenvironmentovertime，andsuggestedthatnowmaybethetimetoaffectourselves.Hesaid，“Humanityhasalwaysremainedconstant.IfwetoldourancestorsintheStoneAgeaboutourlivestoday，theywouldthinkwearealreadytheCreator.Butthetruthisthateventhoughwehavedevelopedmorewonderfultools，wearethesameanimals.Wehavethesameemotions，thesameminds.Thecomingrevolutionwillchangethat.Itwillchangenotjustourtools；itwillchangethehumanbeingitself.”Ifwedomanagetomergewithmachines，ProfessorHararisuggestsitcouldopenthedoortosettingupcivilizationsbeyondEarth.Headded，“LifewillbeabletobreakoutofplanetEarthandnolongerbeconfinedtothisflyingrock.”WhileProfessorHarari’sclaimsmaysoundfarfetched(牵强的)，heisn’taloneinhisvisionofamachinehumanworld.Backin2017，ElonMuskclaimedthathumansshouldmergewithmachines，orriskbecomingirrelevant.Hesaid，“OvertimeIthinkwewillprobablyseeaclosermergerofbiologicalintelligenceanddigitalintelligence.”1．Whydoestheauthormentionsmartphoneinparagraph1?A．Tocollectdataforhisspeech.B．Tohaveagoodleadinofthetopic.C．Tosayitisharmfultotheenvironment.D．Tocatchupwiththedevelopmentofscience.2．WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorHarari?A．Hisopinionsgainedmuchsupport.小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comB．Heisthefirstexperttoputforwardtheidea.C．Hethinkstechnologywillchangeourselvesaswell.D．HissuggestionofusstayingonplanetEarthisconsiderate.3．What’sprobablyElonMusk’sattitudetoProfessorHarari’sspeech?A．Neutral.B．Favourable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HumansAreNeartoCombiningwithMachinesB．CallonPeopletoDevelopAdvancedMachinesC．ASpeechCausedPeople’sConcernsonMachinesD．FindingNewWaystoBreakAwayfromAppsIsVitalBWe’veallbeenthere:thosetimesyouneedtoargueyourpointofviewtosomeonewhoyouknowdisagreeswithyou.Youimmediatelygotoyourkeyboardandstarttotypeoutthat280-charactertweet，theFacebookreply，oraparagraphslongemail.Surelythereason，logic，andstrongpowerofyourwrittenwordswillconvincewhoeverdisagreeswithyoutoseeyourpointofview.Butnewresearchsuggestsadifferentidea.ThatresearchwasconductedbyJulianaSchroeder，assistantprofessorofUniversityofCalifornia，Berkeley，andhercolleagues.InSchroeder’sstudyofalmost300people，participantswereaskedtowatch，listen，andreadargumentsaboutsubjectstheyagreedordisagreedwith.Theywereaskedtojudgethecharacterofthecommunicatorandthequalityoftheargument.Schroeder’steamfoundthattheparticipantswhowatchedorlistenedtothecommunicatorwerelessdismissive(抵触的)ofth...