備戰(zhàn)2020高考英語(yǔ)外刊話(huà)題閱讀語(yǔ)篇精選：專(zhuān)題06換臉app惹爭(zhēng)議(原卷版)

1、換臉app惹爭(zhēng)議經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人讀前導(dǎo)讀：一款運(yùn)用AI技術(shù)換臉的APP"ZAO 在社交媒體上刷屏，用戶(hù)只需要一張正臉照，就可以替換為影視作品或者小視頻中的人物，生成以自己為主角的視頻片段。不過(guò)，在一夜刷屏之后，ZAO的用戶(hù)協(xié)議條款卻引發(fā)網(wǎng)友爭(zhēng)議。一：高級(jí)實(shí)詞薈萃1.launch vt21. rival n2.server n22.block vt/n3.crash vt/n23.cite vt4.repeat vt24.offending adj5.repeatedly adv.25.pledge vt/n6.unmake =ruin / destroy vt26.generate vt7.

2、reaction to/against) n27.footage. n8.response28.Involve vt9.feedback29.Stitch vt/n10.overreaction n30.Claimvt/n11.term n31.Precise izen n32.Prompts n.13.furious adj33.Blink mentv./vt34.alarm n ; vt15.flood vt/n35.misuse vt16.most-downloaded adj36.verification n17.dominant adj37.with

3、draw vt18.eager adj38.Summon vt19.stick vt39.Upload vt20.potential adj40.grant vt:高級(jí)短語(yǔ)薈萃1. cite “ security risks2. swiftly removed the offending clause3. apologize to users4. personal data5. hit a nerve6. generate “deepfakes ”7. computational creations8. artificial intelligence9. paste a face onto s

4、omeone else ' s body10. slogan promises11. facial mapping12. came to light13. facial verification14. comb through15. user agreement16. by signing up17. sign up18. log in19. grant ZAO rights20. completely free21. prove so wildly popular22. wildly popular原汁文章思維能力提升訓(xùn)練On the night of August 30th, so

5、on after ZAO- an app whose name means “to make ” 一 waslaunched, it proved so wildly popular that its servers crashed repeatedly. Almost as rapidly, a sudden backlash from its many fans nearly unmade it.(2)Technology news media and cautious netizens who had combed through the terms of itsuser agreeme

6、nt found that by signing up, users had granted ZAO “ completely free ”“unchangeable " and " forever " rights to all content they uploaded to its platform.Furious comments flooded Apples app store in China, where ZAO is now rated two stars outof five. （This did not stop it from becomin

7、g China-download edsfmostpp in the store.）WeChat, a dominant Chinese app - always eager to stick it to a potential rival links from being shared on its messaging service citing“ security risks ”offending clause. On September 3rd it apologized to users and pledged to protect their personal data “in e

8、very possible way ”.So why did ZAO hit a nerve? One reason is that it appears to belong to a new crop of apps that generate “ deepfakes ” , computational creations that use artificial intelligence to change footage.One form involves pasting a face onto someone else' s body in ZAO ' S ayour k

9、isser can be stitched onto the slim body of an actor or actress in a hit film or television drama.Until recently such fakery had required hundreds of images to make a convincing clip. But deepfake technology has rapidly improved.ZAO s winning claim is that, as its slogan promises, it takes“just orin

10、 all the world ' shows" B ut for the best result, ZAO requires precise facial mapping, which users can feed into the app by following prompts （提示）to blink and move their mouths about.When ZAO' s grasping terms of service came to light, many users were alarmed at the idea of these biomet

11、ric （生物的） data being misused. Facial verification is being widely tested in China: to pay in supermarkets, glide through the gates at railway stations and even withdraw cash.On September 1st Alipay, a big payment app, assured users that “ imagescreated through face-swapping apps, no matter how reali

12、stic, cannot trick our system”.-blocked ;ZAO swiftly removevideoppealing offering,e photo for you to stThe government, too, has taken note. On September 4th it summoned Momo, a Chinese dating-app giant with ties to ZAO, to explain itself and launched an inquiry into the company “datsafety issues &qu

13、ot;.1. What does the wordblacklashi&emteance2. What does thecomb throughin (Sentence?3. Why did the server crash down after ZAO an app whose name means “ tomake”waslaunched?4. Why did furious comments flood Apple s Caphpinsat?ore in5. Why did ZAO attract users?6. What did the users worry about?五

14、：報(bào)刊復(fù)雜句式品鑒。1. On the night of August 30th, soon after ZAO an app whose name means “ to make ” waslaunched, it proved so wildly popular that its servers crashed repeatedly.2. Almost as rapidly, a sudden backlash from its many fans nearly unmade it.3. Technology news media and cautious netizens who had

15、 combed through the terms of its user agreement found that by signing up, users had granted ZAO“ coumnpclheatenlygefraebeleand “forever ” rights to all content they uploaded to its platform.雙語(yǔ)賞析On the night of August 30th, soon after ZAO an app whose name means “tomake” 一 was launched, it proved so

16、wildly popular that its servers crashed repeatedly. Almost as rapidly, a sudden backlash from its many fans nearly unmade it.8月30日晚，一款名為“ZAO'的應(yīng)用程序一經(jīng)發(fā)布，服務(wù)器便屢次崩潰，足以證明其廣受人們的歡迎。與它的爆紅幾乎同樣迅速的是，許多粉絲突如其來(lái)的強(qiáng)烈抵制幾乎將其打回了原形。Technology news media and cautious netizens who had combed through the terms of its us

17、er agreement found that by signing up, users had granted ZAO“ completely free " ," unchangealand “ forever " rights to all content they uploaded to its platform.科技新聞媒體和細(xì)心的網(wǎng)友對(duì)“ZAO的用戶(hù)協(xié)議仔細(xì)地研究后發(fā)現(xiàn)，用戶(hù)一旦注冊(cè)，“ZAO便擁有了 完全免費(fèi)”、不可撤銷(xiāo)”和永久”使用用戶(hù)上傳至平臺(tái)上的內(nèi)容的權(quán)利。Furious comments flooded Apple ' s app st

18、ore in China, where ZAO is now rated two stars out offive. （This did not stop it from becoming China-downloa ded mestapp in the store.）負(fù)面評(píng)論淹沒(méi)了蘋(píng)果中國(guó)區(qū)應(yīng)用商店，如今“ZAO的評(píng)分僅為2星/5星。（但這并不妨礙其成為蘋(píng)果中國(guó)區(qū)應(yīng)用商店下載量最多的免費(fèi)應(yīng)用。）ZAO swiftly removeWeChat, a dominant Chinese app - always eager to stick it to a potential rival - b

19、lockeZAO links from being shared on its messaging service citing“ security risks ”offending clause. On September 3rd it apologized to users and pledged to protect their personal data “in every possible way ”.微信（這款占主導(dǎo)地位的應(yīng)用程序總是急切地對(duì)它的潛在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手采取行動(dòng)）以存在安全風(fēng)險(xiǎn)”為由屏蔽了 “ZAO的分享鏈接?！癦AO迅速刪掉了這一爭(zhēng)議性條款。9月3日，“ZAO向用戶(hù)道歉，并承

20、諾將 盡一切可能”保護(hù)用戶(hù)的個(gè)人信息。So why did ZAO hit a nerve? One reason is that it appears to belong to a new crop of apps that generate “deepfakes computational creations that use artificial intelligence to change video footage.那么，"ZAO為何會(huì)觸及到人們的神經(jīng)呢？ “ZAO似乎屬于能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn) 深度換臉”十種利用人工智能篡改視頻片段的技術(shù)）的一眾新應(yīng)用程序中的一員。One form i

21、nvolves pasting a face onto someone elses body - in ZAO ' S appealing offering, yourkisser can be stitched onto the slim body of an actor or actress in a hit film or television drama.其中的一種形式就是把一個(gè)人的臉置換在另一個(gè)人的身體上 “ ZAO吸引人們之處正是可以把你的吻貼到熱播電影或電視劇中男演員或女演員的苗條身段上。Until recently such fakery had required hu

22、ndreds of images to make a convincing clip. But deepfake technology has rapidly improved.直到近來(lái)，想要做出這種以假亂真的換臉視頻片段尚需數(shù)百?gòu)堈掌?。但深度換臉”技術(shù)已經(jīng)得到了突飛猛進(jìn)的發(fā)展?！癦AO s winning claim is that, as its slogan promises, it takes“just one photo for you to star in althe world ' s shows ” . But for the best result, ZAO requ

23、ires precise facial mapping, which users can feed into the app by following prompts （提示） to blink and move their mouths about.ZAO'之所以能夠爆紅，正如其口號(hào)所說(shuō)的那樣僅需一張照片，出演天下好戲但為了實(shí)現(xiàn)比較佳的效果，“ZAO需要得到精確的面部地圖，用戶(hù)則根據(jù)提示眨眼和張嘴，將精確的面 部地圖輸入了 “ZAO。When ZAO sgrasping terms of service came to light, many users were alarmed a

24、t the idea ofthese biometric （生物的） data being misused. Facial verification is being widely tested in China:to pay in supermarkets, glide through the gates at railway stations and even withdraw cash.當(dāng)“ZAO的流氓用戶(hù)協(xié)議被曝光后，許多用戶(hù)擔(dān)心這些生物特征數(shù)據(jù)會(huì)被濫用。在中國(guó)，人臉識(shí)別技術(shù)正在被廣泛測(cè)試：超市付款、火車(chē)站進(jìn)站、甚至是取款。On September 1st Alipay, a big

25、payment app, assured users that “ imagescreated through face-swapping apps, no matter how realistic, cannot trick our system”.9月1日，支付寶（一款大型支付類(lèi)應(yīng)用程序）向用戶(hù)保證，通過(guò)換臉應(yīng)用生成的人像，不管換的有多逼真，都是無(wú)法突破刷臉支付的The government, too, has taken note. On September 4th it summoned Momo, a Chinesedating-app giant with ties to ZAO,

26、 to explain itself and launched an inquiry into the company “datsafety issues ”.它也同樣引起了政府的注意。9月4日，政府相關(guān)部門(mén)約談了陌陌（與“ZAO相關(guān)聯(lián)的一家中國(guó)約會(huì)應(yīng)用巨頭），要求其對(duì)此作出解釋?zhuān)⑶疫€對(duì)該公司的數(shù)據(jù)安全問(wèn)題”展開(kāi)了調(diào)查。同話(huà)題泛讀材料請(qǐng)閱讀下面文字，并按照要求用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇150詞左右的文章。Facial recognition technology has increasingly been used in China, ） from airports, hotels, hospitals, restaurants and even tourist spots. Guo Bing, a law professor at Zhejiang Sci -Tech University, has filed a lawsuit against （起訴）a local wildlife park because it requires visitors to walk through a compulsory facial recognition lane for admission.China Daily held