2020届二轮复习阅读理解热点话题专题之六：换脸app惹争议

2020届二轮复习阅读理解热点话题专题之六：换脸app惹争议

‎2020届二轮复习 阅读理解热点话题专题之六：换脸app惹争议 换脸app惹争议《经济学人》‎ 读前导读：‎ 一款运用AI技术换脸的APP“ZAO” 在社交媒体上刷屏，用户只需要一张正脸照，就可以替换为影视作品或者小视频中的人物，生成以自己为主角的视频片段。不过，在一夜刷屏之后，ZAO的用户协议条款却引发网友争议。‎ 一：高级实词荟萃 1. launch vt ‎ 2. server n ‎ 3. crash vt/n 4. repeat vt ‎ 5. repeatedly adv. ‎ 6. unmake =ruin / destroy vt 7. reaction to/against）n 8. response ‎ 9. feedback ‎ 10. overreaction n 11. term n 12. netizen n 13. furious adj 14. comment v./vt 15. flood vt/n 16. most-downloaded adj 17. dominant adj 18. eager adj 19. stick vt 20. potential adj 21. rival n 22. block vt/n 23. cite vt 24. offending adj 25. pledge vt/n 26. generate vt 1. footage. n 2. Involve vt 3. Stitch vt/n 4. Claim vt/n 5. Precise adj 6. Prompts n.‎ 7. Blink vt 8. alarm n ；vt ‎ 9. misuse vt ‎ 10. verification n 11. withdraw vt 12. Summon vt 13. Upload vt 14. grant vt 二：高级短语荟萃 1. cite “security risks 2. swiftly removed the offending clause 3. ‎ apologize to users 4. ‎ personal data 5. ‎ hit a nerve 6. generate “deepfakes”‎ 7. computational creations 8. artificial intelligence ‎ 9. paste a face onto someone else’s body ‎ 10. slogan promises ‎ 11. facial mapping ‎ 12. came to light ‎ 13. facial verification ‎ 1. comb through ‎ 2. user agreement 3. by signing up 4. sign up 5. log in ‎ 6. grant ZAO rights ‎ 7. completely free ‎ 8. prove so wildly popular 9. wildly popular 原汁文章思维能力提升训练 On the night of August 30th, soon after ZAO—an app whose name means “to make”—was launched, it proved so wildly popular that its servers crashed repeatedly. ①Almost as rapidly, a sudden backlash from its many fans nearly unmade it.‎ ②Technology news media and cautious netizens who had combed through the terms of its user agreement 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 Apple’s app store in China, where ZAO is now rated two stars out of five. (This did not stop it from becoming China’s most-downloaded free app in the store.)‎ WeChat, a dominant Chinese app—always eager to stick it to a potential rival—blocked ZAO links from being shared on its messaging service citing “security risks”. ZAO swiftly removed the offending clause. On September 3rd it apologized to users and pledged to protect their personal data “in every 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 video footage.‎ One form involves pasting a face onto someone else’s body—in ZAO’S appealing offering, your kisser 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 one photo for you to star in all the world’s shows”. But 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 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.‎ On September 1st Alipay, a big payment app, assured users that “images created through face-swapping apps, no matter how realistic, cannot trick our system”.‎ The 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’s “data-safety issues”.‎ 1. What does the word “blacklash” in sentence① mean?‎ 2. What does the “comb through” in sentence② mean?‎ 3. Why did the server crash down after ZAO—an app whose name means “to make”—was launched?‎ ‎4. Why did furious comments flood Apple’s app store in China?‎ ‎5. Why did ZAO attract users?‎ ‎6. What did the users worry about?‎ 五：报刊复杂句式品鉴。‎ 1. On the night of August 30th, soon after ZAO—an app whose name means “to make”—was launched, 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 combed through the terms of its user agreement found that by signing up, users had granted ZAO “completely free”, “unchangeable” and “forever” rights to all content they uploaded to its platform.‎ 双语赏析 On the night of August 30th, soon after ZAO—an app whose name means “to make”—was launched, it proved so 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，一款名为“ZAO”的应用程序一经发布，服务器便屡次崩溃，足以证明其广受人们的欢迎。与它的爆红几乎同样迅速的是，许多粉丝突如其来的强烈抵制几乎将其打回了原形。‎ Technology news media and cautious netizens who had combed through the terms of its user agreement found that by signing up, users had granted ZAO “completely free”, “unchangeable” and “forever” rights to all content they uploaded to its platform.‎ 科技新闻媒体和细心的网友对“ZAO”的用户协议仔细地研究后发现，用户一旦注册，“ZAO”便拥有了“完全免费”、“不可撤销”和“永久”使用用户上传至平台上的内容的权利。‎ Furious comments flooded Apple’s app store in China, where ZAO is now rated two stars out of five. (This did not stop it from becoming China’s most-downloaded free app in the store.)‎ 负面评论淹没了苹果中国区应用商店，如今“ZAO”的评分仅为2星/5星。(但这并不妨碍其成为苹果中国区应用商店下载量最多的免费应用。)‎ WeChat, a dominant Chinese app—always eager to stick it to a potential rival—blocked ZAO links from being shared on its messaging service citing “security risks”. ZAO swiftly removed the offending clause. On September 3rd it apologized to users and pledged to protect their personal data “in every possible way”.‎ 微信(这款占主导地位的应用程序总是急切地对它的潜在竞争对手采取行动)以“存在安全风险”为由屏蔽了“ZAO”的分享链接。“ZAO”迅速删掉了这一争议性条款。9月3日，“ZAO”向用户道歉，并承诺将“尽一切可能”保护用户的个人信息。‎ 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”为何会触及到人们的神经呢?‎ ‎ “ZAO”似乎属于能够实现“深度换脸”(一种利用人工智能篡改视频片段的技术)的一众新应用程序中的一员。‎ One form involves pasting a face onto someone else’s body—in ZAO’S appealing offering, your kisser can be stitched onto the slim body of an actor or actress in a hit film or television drama.‎ 其中的一种形式就是把一个人的脸置换在另一个人的身体上——“ZAO”吸引人们之处正是可以把你的吻贴到热播电影或电视剧中男演员或女演员的苗条身段上。‎ Until recently such fakery had required hundreds of images to make a convincing clip. But deepfake technology has rapidly improved.‎ 直到近来，想要做出这种以假乱真的换脸视频片段尚需数百张照片。但“深度换脸”技术已经得到了突飞猛进的发展。“‎ ZAO’s winning claim is that, as its slogan promises, it takes “just one photo for you to star in all the world’s shows”. But 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.‎ ZAO”之所以能够爆红，正如其口号所说的那样“仅需一张照片,出演天下好戏”。但为了实现比较佳的效果，“ZAO”需要得到精确的面部地图，用户则根据提示眨眼和张嘴，将精确的面部地图输入了“ZAO”。‎ When ZAO’s grasping terms of service came to light, many users were alarmed at the idea of these 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.‎ 当“ZAO”的流氓用户协议被曝光后，许多用户担心这些生物特征数据会被滥用。在中国，人脸识别技术正在被广泛测试：超市付款、火车站进站、甚至是取款。‎ On September 1st Alipay, a big payment app, assured users that “images created through face-swapping apps, no matter how realistic, cannot trick our system”.‎ ‎9月1日，支付宝(一款大型支付类应用程序)向用户保证，“通过换脸应用生成的人像，不管换的有多逼真，都是无法突破刷脸支付的”。‎ The 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’s “data-safety issues”.‎ 它也同样引起了政府的注意。9月4日，政府相关部门约谈了陌陌 (与“ZAO”相关联的一家中国约会应用巨头)，要求其对此作出解释，并且还对该公司的“数据安全问题”展开了调查。‎ 同话题泛读材料 请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150 词左右的文章。‎ 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 (起诉)a local wildlife park because it requires visitors to walk through a compulsory facial recognition lane for admission.‎ China Daily held a forum on this case. Here are the selections of the views.‎ Johanna (China)‎ My concern is that my data might get leaked or sold to some company. My cellphone could be unlocked, my account hacked, and what would I do? Passwords can be changed, but I just can't change my face. The government needs to start regulating this face identification. Misuse of data ought to come with penalties. Companies should face serious consequences if they fail to follow the rules.‎ Markwwu (Malaysia)‎ Facial recognition really marks a leap forward in transportation. Truly, technology offers convenience to our clothing, dining, traveling and housing. It also helps law enforcement departments ; preempt (抢先行动) criminals. To fight against terrorists, facial recognition is necessarily, because prevention is better than cure.‎ ‎ [写作内容]‎ ‎1．用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容; ‎ 1. 用120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括:‎ ‎1 )支持或反对面部识别技术的应用:‎ ‎2）用2-3个理由支撑你的观点。‎ ‎——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————‎ 你的泛读笔记