1、Unit 1 Living with technology人类文明受技术的影响从未像今天这样强烈，卫星、克隆和互联网都是很好的例子。当然，技术也带来了一些新的问题，关键要控制的问题是让技术通过自身发展克服它们。Technology Creates or Solves Problems?It seems that human civilization has never been as fueled by technology as it is today.Satellites, Cloning and Internet are all examples of technology that h
2、as reshaped our life to an unprecedented(前所未有的，空前的) degree.What matters most nowadays is that the power of technology must be ensured to overshadow(遮挡) the curses it brings about.It must be pointed out that techno logy can aggravate(加重，恶化) existing problems that are far from its original target.Atom
3、ic energy is just the case in point.Although its researches have a view of optimizing the current energy sources, atomic technology is repeatedly employed to manufacture deadly weapons for the purpose of deterring(制止，吓住) or even destroying other countries.Technology can also create new problems with
4、out alleviating(缓解) the previous ones.There is no better example than the automobile.Wasnt it the inventors promise that automobiles could bring speed and convenience to their owners, thus surpassing the other means of transportation? But every morning at rush hours, car owners enjoy neither speed n
5、or convenience from car ownership.Meanwhile car exhaust remains an alarming effect on our environment.Therefore, technology is by no means a “cureall” solution.Yet there is no need to use the above reasons as excuses to stop the development of technology.The key is to control the problems and allow
6、the technology to overcome them through selfadvancement.1fuel vt . 使恶化，使更强烈；(给车辆)加油，加燃料2bring about 引起，导致，造成3surpass vt. 超过；胜过4rush hour (上下班的)高峰时间，交通拥挤时间5exhaust n. (引擎排出的)废气1What does atomic technology bring us according to the passage?_【答案】 It can let people make full use of the current energy so
7、urces but it also helps manufacture deadly weapons.2What is your opinion of technology?_【答案】 Technology can not only bring development of human civilization but also cause problems.We should learn how to control and solve the problems.Section Reading(Welcome to the unit & Reading)语 言 知 识 初 探根据提示写出下列
8、单词1_n 演变，发展；进化2_n. 原理，法则；道德原则，行为准则3_n. 无线电接收机；听筒，受话器；接受者4_vt.& vi. 上发条；缠绕；蜿蜒，曲折5_vt. 制造；修筑，建造6_adj. 便携式的，轻便的7_adj. 数字信息系统的，数码的，数字式的8_n. 存储，储藏(空间)9_n. 专利权；专利证书10_vt. 播放，转播；接转，转发n. 接力赛；中继设备【答案】 1.evolution 2.principle 3.receiver4wind 5.construct 6.portable 7.digital8storage 9.patent 10.relay看单词 学构词后缀e
9、r 可构成名词，表示“人或物” 。如 stranger 陌生人，foreigner 外国人，farmer 农场主，cooker 炊具 typewriter 打字机，washer 洗衣机。根据提示补全下列短语1_ the last few decades 在最近的几十年2keep in touch _ 与保持联系3_ time 逐渐地；慢慢地4contribute _ 对做出贡献；有助于5make _ breakthrough 取得重大突破6benefit _ 受益于 ，从中受益7wind _ 上发条8keep pace _ 与齐头并进；与 保持同步9rely _ 依靠10have access
10、 _ 有使用的权利(机会)【答案】 1.in 2.with 3.over 4.to 5.a6from 7.up 8.with 9.on 10.to根据提示补全下列教材原句1Most early TV broadcasts were made using a system _ John Logie Baird in the UK.大部分早期的电视节目使用的是英国的约翰洛吉贝尔德开发的一种系统。2John Logie Baird constructed the first colour TV in 1928, but _ 1938 _ the first colour TV programme w
11、as broadcast.约翰洛吉 贝尔德于 1928 年制造出第一台彩色电视机，但直到 1938 年第一个彩色电视节目才播出。3_， though, until 1951, for regular colour TV broadcasts _ in the USA.然而，二十多年后，直到 1951 年，彩色电视节目才在美国定期播出。4Satellites allow TV to be broadcast live over vast distances, _ the same broadcast at the same time.卫星可以长距离地现场直播电视节目，每个人在同一时间可以收到相同
12、的节目。5Meanwhile, electrical components eventually became _， by the late 1960s, portable cassette players were developed, along with video recorders which were used by TV stations.与此同时，电子元件在最后变得如此小，以至于到了 20 世纪 60 年代晚期，研制出可以携带的盒式磁带，同时还有电台的录像机。6But _ to choose good programmes.但选择好的节目由你自己决定。【答案】 1.develo
13、ped by 2.it was not until；that 3.It took more than two decades；to begin 4.with everyone receiving 5.so small that 6.its up to you教 材 语 篇 细 研阅读 P2 P3 课文，并从四个选项中选择最佳答案1Regular public broadcasting first began_.Aon 11 May 1928 in Washington and on 29 August 1929 in New YorkBon 11 May 1928 in Washington
14、and on 29 August 1929 in LondonCon 11 May 1928 in London and on 20 August 1929 in New YorkDon 11 May 1928 in New York and on 20 August 1929 in London2More colour TVs than blackandwhite TVs were being used in_.A1928 B1972C1938 D19673Who invented a record player that used discs as alternatives to tube
15、s?AJohn Logie Baird.BThomas Edison.CEmile Berliner.DPhilo Farnsworth.4What is the main idea of the passage?AHow to use TV, video and sound devices.BThe evolution of video and sound devices.CThe history of sound devices.DThe history of TV.5What are CDs often used for?ACopying sound.BCommunication.CSt
16、oring and playing music.DBroadcasting.【答案】 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C阅读 P2 P3 课文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The first public TV broadcasts were made in the USA in 1925.Many different people contributed 1._ the development of TV.Most early TV broadcasts were made 2._ (use)a system developed by John Logie Bai
17、rd in the UK.3._，his system was very primitive and had many drawbacks.Philo Farnsworth made important breakthroughs in the development of TV in 4._ late 1920s and early 1930s.John Logie Baird 5._ (construct)the first colour TV in 1928.But it was not until 1951 6._ regular colour TV broadcasts began
18、in the USA.Regular colour TV beginning broadcasts 7._ (delay)in the UK until 1967.Satellites were used to broadcast TV beginning in 1962.Satellites allow TV 8._ (broadcast)live over vast distances.They also make TV 9._ (access)to people living far away from cities，and satellite dishes can often 10._ (see)distributed throughout the countryside and remote areas.【答案】 1.to 2.using 3.However 4.the 5constructed 6.that 7.were delayed 8.to be broadcast 9.accessible 10.be seen
