人工智能給糟糕的會(huì)議畫上句號(hào)？等2則外刊閱讀訓(xùn)練-高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)備考

外刊精讀與練習(xí)人工智能給糟糕的會(huì)議畫上句號(hào)？導(dǎo)讀：會(huì)議是許多企業(yè)和公司的常規(guī)組成部分。但很多人認(rèn)為會(huì)議是耗時(shí)、枯燥和無(wú)效的。有理論證實(shí)，人工智能可能是幫助人們組織更好、更高效的會(huì)議的答案。人工智能是怎么辦到的？本集《外刊精讀》討論人工智能是否能給商務(wù)會(huì)議注入新活力。一、語(yǔ)篇泛讀Vocabulary:

businessmeetings詞匯:商務(wù)會(huì)議Businessmeetingsare,arguably,anecessarypartofanyorganizationwherepeopleworkcollectivelytoaccomplishagoal.But

badlymanaged,meetingscanbe

unproductive,boringandfeellike

acompletewasteoftime.InarecentsurveyconductedbygovernancetechnologyfirmeShare,itwasfoundthattheaverageUKemployeespendsover10hoursweeklypreparingforand

attending

meetings–approximately50%ofwhichtheyconsiderunnecessary.However,therearetheoriesthattechnologycouldimprovethings.

It's"veryfeasible"foranAItobeabletorecognizewhenonepersonis

hijacking

ameeting,orifa

circulardiscussion

keepsreturningtoasingleissue,saysJamesCampanini,from

videoconferencing

company,BlueJeans."Ifnonewpointsaremadeafterawhile,theAIcouldsuggestto

wrapup,"saysCynthiaRudin,acomputerscienceprofessorattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.ButAIisn’tquitethereyet."IfAIcandomostofthemundaneanddrudgeryworkduringbusinessmeetings,thatleavesmorespaceforhumanstothinkabout

strategy

and

vision,"believesNikiIliadisattheBigInnovationcenter,London,aninnovationhubinAI.Thisseemstobetrue.TheprefectureofOsakainJapanstartedusinganAIasa

minutetaker

to

transcribe

and

summaries

the450annualcabinetmeetings.Ithashalvedthetimeneededtoproducesummariesandcutstaffovertime,claimstheprefecture.AIcanalsohelpwiththematterofattendance.Ifameetingwithirrelevantsubjectmatteriscalled,orifit'sananinconvenienttime,anAIcouldbeusedtodecidewhoshouldattendthemeetingandwhenitshouldbe,saysEliseKeithfromLucidMeetings,aUS-basedmeetingmanagementplatform.Finally,oneStockholmstart-up,Mentimeter,allowsmeeting

attendees

togiveanonymousfeedbackaboutadiscussion.Usingthesoftware,participantscanmakeopen-endedresponses,submitcommentsorvoteinmultiple-choicequizzes.Thishas"fundamentallychangedthedynamicsofa

presentation,"saysAustinBroadfromfinancialservicesfirmAFHWealthManagement.Whiletoolsthatcancreate

agendas,send

meeting

invitations,distribute

theminutes,andkeeptrackof

actionitems

shouldimproveeffectiveness,theyarestillindevelopment.Let'shopethatiforwhentheydoarrive,theywillmeetourexpectations.二、詞匯表badlymanaged管理糟糕的，無(wú)序的

unproductive無(wú)效的，收益很小的

acompletewasteoftime完全浪費(fèi)時(shí)間

attend參加

hijack控制，把持（不屬于其本人的東西）

circulardiscussion巡回?zé)o效的討論

videoconference可視會(huì)議

wrapup結(jié)束，畫上句號(hào)

strategy策略

vision（企業(yè)）愿景

minutetaker會(huì)議記錄員

transcribe記錄下

summarise總結(jié)，概述

attendee參加者

presentation報(bào)告，演講

agenda會(huì)議議程

meetinginvitation會(huì)議邀請(qǐng)

theminutes會(huì)議記錄

actionitem行動(dòng)方案三、測(cè)試與練習(xí)閱讀課文并回答問題。1.HowmuchtimedoestheaverageUKemployeespendpreparingforandattendingmeetings?2.Trueorfalse:

UKemployeesbelievethatallmeetingsareunnecessary.3.IfAIcandothemundanework,whatwillitallowmorespaceforhumanstodo?4.HowmuchofadifferencehasanAImadetotheprefectureofOsaka?5.WhatthreethingsdoestheMentimetersoftwareallowparticipantstodo?請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。1.John'sveryloudanddirect,sohetendsto______meetings.Keepaneyeonhim.attend

hijack

actionitem

vision2.OKeveryone,ifthere'snoAOBthenweshould______thismeeting.Thanks.transcribe

vote

wrapup

agenda3.Wehadameetingthismorningwithnooutcome.Itwasso______.unproductive

visionary

strategic

attended4.IwillactaschairpersonandMrJohnsonwillbe______.Item1ontheagendais…acompletewasteoftime

videoconference

attendee

minute-taker5.Wehavetwogoodideassolet'sputittoa______.Allthoseinfavourofidea1?vote

presentation

actionitem

vision【參考答案】閱讀課文并回答問題。1.HowmuchtimedoestheaverageUKemployeespendpreparingforandattendingmeetings?

TheaverageUKemployeespendsover10hoursweeklypreparingforandattendingmeetings.2.Trueorfalse:

Surveyed

UKemployeesbelievethatallmeetingsareunnecessary.

False.SurveyedUKemployeesbelievethatapproximately50%ofmeetingsareunnecessary.3.IfAIcandothemundanework,whatwillitallowmorespaceforhumanstodo?

Itwillleavemorespaceforhumanstothinkaboutstrategyandvision.4.HowmuchofadifferencehasanAImadetotheprefectureofOsaka?

Ithashalvedthetimeneededtoproducesummariesandcutstaffovertime,claimstheprefecture.5.WhatthreethingsdoestheMentimetersoftwareallowparticipantstodo?

Participantscanmakeopen-endedresponses,submitcommentsorvoteinmultiple-choicequizzes.請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。1.John'sveryloudanddirect,sohetendsto

hijack

meetings.Keepaneyeonhim.2.OKeveryone,ifthere'snoAOBthenweshould

wrapup

thismeeting.Thanks.3.Wehadameetingthismorningwithnooutcome.Itwasso

unproductive.4.IwillactaschairpersonandMr.Johnsonwillbe

minutetaker.Item1ontheagendais…5.Wehavetwogoodideassolet'sputittoa

vote.Allthoseinfavourofidea1?從玩游戲上癮得出的一點(diǎn)思考導(dǎo)讀：有人說(shuō)，愛玩是人類的天性。隨著科技的發(fā)展，電子游戲已成為現(xiàn)代人用來(lái)豐富生活、尋求挑戰(zhàn)的一項(xiàng)娛樂活動(dòng)。從模擬、冒險(xiǎn)、動(dòng)作到角色扮演，再到近年來(lái)非常流行的VR虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)游戲，電子游戲的類別多種多樣，玩法千變?nèi)f化。雖然玩游戲可以放松身心，但有些人卻沉迷在幻想的世界中，無(wú)法自拔。玩游戲上癮這一趨勢(shì)是否愈演愈烈？這種消遣方式有哪些積極作用？本集《外刊精讀》談?wù)劇半娪伟a”。一、語(yǔ)篇泛讀Vocabulary:gamingaddiction詞匯:游戲癮It'shumannaturetowanttoplay.Fromboardgamestosports,gameshavebeenanintegralpartofhumanculturesincetimeimmemorial.Sincetheirinventioninthemid-20thcentury,videogameshavebeenamongthemostpopular

pastimes.Infact,in2018UK

gamers

spentonaverageoversevenhoursaweekplaying,accordingtomarketresearchconductedbyglobalnetworkproviderLimelight.Buthowmuchistoomuch?Whendoes

entertainment

becomean

addiction?Arewe

hooked

on

videogames?'The

urge

toplaynevergoesaway,'saidSean–nothisrealname-ontheBBC'sVictoriaDerbyshireprogramme.His

fixation

withgamingonceinvolvedplayingfor48hours

straight.It

consumed

himtothepointhewouldignorehisfamilyandchildrenandendeduplosingthemalongwithhisjobandhome.Sincethenhehascheckedinto

rehab,anddespite

fallingoffthewagon

onceortwice,hehasbeen

ontrack

forthelast14months.'Sean'isnotalone.TheUKAddictionTreatmentgroupshavenoticedanincreaseinthenumberofpeopleseeking

treatment

forgamingaddictionfromfourin2014to22in2018,theytoldtheBBC.Andin2018theWorldHealthOrganizationclassifiedgamingaddictionasadisorder.IntheUK,anenquiryintotechnologyaddictionheldbytheDigital,Culture,MediaandSportSelectCommitteeincludedtestimonyfromself-professedgamingaddicts.One,MatusMikus,said"gamesbytheirverynatureare

addictive."However,theassociationforUKInteractiveEntertainmentinformedthecommitteethattherewasa'lackofevidence'aroundtheaddiction.Theystatedthatgamingcouldbea'forceforgood,encouraging,amongotherthings,

criticalthinking

skills'.Indeed,ina2018BBCarticle,registrarinanaestheticandintensivecareatSheffieldTeachingHospital,RajinChowdhuryseemstoagree.Gaming,hesays,madehimmore

dexterous,improved

hand-eyecoordination

andaidedproceduresthatwereperformedremotelythroughlookingatascreen,especiallywherethe

surgery

controls

werenot

intuitive.Arevideogamesaddictive?It'sunclear.Likeanything,

moderation

iskey.Thegamesthemselvesmaynotbetheproblem,butlettingthemnegativelyimpactourlivescertainlyis.Withthatinmind,playwell,havefunanddon'tforgettotakeregularbreaks.二、詞匯表pastime消遣

gamer游戲玩家

entertainment娛樂

addiction成癮

hookedon被…迷住的

urge強(qiáng)烈的欲望，沖動(dòng)

fixation執(zhí)迷

straight連續(xù)地

consume吞噬

rehab康復(fù)治療

falloffthewagon

舊癮復(fù)發(fā)

ontrack在正軌上

treatment治療

addictive

使人上癮的

criticalthinking批判性思維

dextrous靈巧的，敏捷的

hand-eyecoordination手眼協(xié)調(diào)

surgerycontrols手術(shù)操作桿

intuitive憑直覺的

moderation

適度、合理三、測(cè)試與練習(xí)閱讀課文并回答問題。1.Trueorfalse:

Peoplehavealwaysplayedgames.2.Sincehequitplayingvideogames,has'Sean'everplayedagain?3.WhatdidtheWorldHealthOrganisationdoin2018?4.WhatbenefitsdidplayingvideogamesbringtoRajinChowdhury?5.Whichwordinthetextmeans'existingorhappeningforaverylongtime'?請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。1.Hehasn'tplayedcardsinages.Nowhe's______ondoingorigami!pastime

addicted

fixation

hooked2.Ithoughshewasn'tdrinkingalcoholbutitseemsshe's______.consume

dextrous

moderation

fallenoffthewagon3.Theadvantageoftouch-screentechnologyisthatitscontrolsare______.intuitive

dextrous

critical

addictive4.Aworld-classtennischampionneedsexcellent______.controls

criticalthinking

hand-eyecoordination

moderation5.Whenangry,trytoresistthe______

toshout.Takeadeepbreathandcalmdown.fixation

urge

skill

addiction【參考答案】閱讀課文并回答問題。1.Trueorfalse:

Peoplehavealwaysplayedgames.

True.Fromboardgamestosports,gameshavebeenanintegralpartofhu