1、Unit 20 New Frontiers,Life in the future 【文章导语】 Have you ever imagined your life in the future?What will it be like?Do you think all your dreams will come true? Its 2055.You have a job,a family and youre about 40 years old!Welcome to your future life! Getting ready for work,you pause in front of the
2、 mirror.1“Turn red,” you say.Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red.Tiny preprogrammed electronics are rearranged in your shirt to change its color.Looking into the mirror,you find it hard to believe youre 40.2You look much younger.With amazing advances in medicine,people in your generation ma
3、y live to be 150 years old.Youre not even middle-aged!,As you go into the kitchen and prepare to have your breakfast cereal,you hear,“To lose weight,you shouldnt eat that” from your shoes.They read the electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details.You decide to listen to your s
4、hoes.“Then what can I have for breakfast?” Some possible foods appear on the counter.“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter.In 2016 only few specially trained astronauts went into space.Today anyone can go to space for vacations.Your best friend even works in space.Handing you
5、r children three strawberries each,you add,“The doctor said you need these for space travel.”3 Thanks to medical advances,vaccination shots (疫苗注射) are a thing of the past.Ordinary foods contain special vaccines.With the berries in their mouths,the kids head for the front door.,Its time for you to go
6、 to work.Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors.“My office.Autopilot (自动驾驶仪),” you command.Your car drives itself down the road towards your office.You sit back and read your e-newspaper.The latest news downloads and fills the viewer.Looking through the pages,you watch the news as v
7、ideo film rather than read it.4,译文 现在是2055年,你有一份工作、一个家庭,你已经40岁了。欢迎来到你的未来生活! 做好了上班的准备,你站在了镜子前。“变成红色”你说。你的衬衫从天蓝色变成了深红色。你的衬衫上的微小的智能电子元件进行重组从而改变了它的颜色。望着镜中的自己,你觉得很难想象自己已经40岁了。你看起来年轻多了。有了先进的医学科技,你们这一代人可以活到150岁。你现在连中年都不到! 当你走进厨房准备吃谷类的早餐时,你听到你的鞋子在对你说:“为了减肥,你不该吃那个。”他们能够读到食品盒子上的电子源码,并且弄清楚营养成分。你决定听鞋子的话。“那我早餐该吃
8、什么?”一些你可以当作早餐的食物出现在柜台上。,“为你们的太空之旅做好准备了吗?”你问你的儿子和女儿。在2016年,只有很少的经过专门训练的宇航员可以进入太空。今天任何人都可以去太空度假。你最好的朋友甚至在太空工作。给了你的孩子每人三个草莓,你又补充说:“医生说你们太空旅行需要这些。”多亏了现代医学的进步,防疫针已经成为过去。一般的食物中就含有疫苗。吃着草莓,孩子们朝前门走去。 你该去上班了。你的车子核对了你的指纹自动开锁。你发布命令:“自动驾驶仪,去我的办公室。”你的车子自主驶向你的办公室。你靠在座椅上读电子报纸。最新的消息下载并出现在你的阅读器上。浏览着页码,其实你不是在阅读,你是在看视频
9、了解新闻。,典句欣赏 1.Getting ready for work,you pause in front of the mirror. 做好了上班的准备,你站在了镜子前。 2.Looking into the mirror,you find it hard to believe youre 40. 望着镜中的自己,你觉得很难想象自己已经40岁了。 3.Handing your children three strawberries each,you add,“The doctor said you need these for space travel.” 给了你的孩子每人三个草莓,你又补
10、充说:“医生说你们太空旅行需要这些。” 4.Looking through the pages,you watch the news as video film rather than read it. 浏览着页码,其实你不是在阅读,你是在看视频了解新闻。 以上四个句子中,都用了现在分词短语做状语。,理解诱思 1.What changes the color of your shirt? A.The mirror. B.The shirt itself. C.The counter. D.The medicine. 2.How do the shoes know that you should
11、nt eat the breakfast cereal? A.By pouring the breakfast into a bowl. B.By listening to the doctors advice. C.By testing the food supplies in the kitchen. D.By checking the nutrition details of the food. 3.The strawberries the children eat serve as . A.breakfast B.lunch C.vaccines D.nutrition 4.How i
12、s the text organized?,B,D,C,In order of time.,Section Warm-up & Lesson 1 Futurology,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,Pre-reading 一、词义匹配 A B 1.software a.the study or prediction of future developments 2.radiation b.connected with peoples feelings 3.shuttle c.a person who studies futurology 4.emotional d.the fact of peo
13、ple doing things for enjoyment;a particular activity that sb.does for fun 5.technical e.the programs used to operate a computer 6.recreation f.a dirty mark that is difficult to move 7.futurology g.a set of data stored in a computer 8.futurologist h.a person who is taking part in an activity or event
14、,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,9.stain i.a piece of clothing 10.garment j.the smallest unit of living matter 11.welfare k.powerful and very dangerous rays 12.cell l.connected with the practical use of methods in science and industry 13.database m.a spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the earth and
15、a space station 14.source n.a place,person or thing that you get sth.from 15.participant o.practical or financial help that is provided;the health,happiness and safety of a person or a group 答案：1.e 2.k 3.m 4.b 5.l 6.d 7.a 8.c 9.f 10.i 11.o 12.j 13.g 14.n 15.h,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,二、猜词拼写 1. the quantity of
16、material that sth.contains 2. all the people working on a ship or plane 3. to help sb.to do sth. 4. a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or profession 5. an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about 6. being the second of two things,people or groups;near the
17、 end of a period of time 7. a meeting for discussing or training 8. career;a large project;a company or business,mass,crew,assist,journal,issue,latter,seminar,enterprise,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,9. to choose a particular item by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse 10. useful;easy to use or to do 11. to make
18、 something more modern 12. a short time;not long;soon 13. damaged or thinner than normal because it is old and has been used a lot;looking tired 14. the state of suffering or death caused by having no food 15. a state of disagreement or argument 16. the fact of being equal,click,handy,update,shortly
19、,worn,starvation,conflict,equality,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,17. to make a judgement 18. the time of day when light first appears 19. a person who is an expert in a particular area 20. treating sb.or a particular group less fairly than others,assess,dawn,specialist,discrimination,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,三、词汇拓展 1. n.细菌 (单
20、数) 2. vt.帮助;协助 n.助手;助理n.帮助;协助 3. adj.技术上的 n.科技;工艺 4. n.消遣;娱乐 adj.娱乐的;消遣的 5. n.后者 adv.后来;以后;较晚地adj.迟的,晚的 n.前者 6. adj.方便使用的 v.传递,递给 7. adj.磨损的 v.磨损;用破,穿破;变旧,bacteria,bacterium,assist,assistant,assistance,technical,technology,recreation,recreational,latter,later,late,former,handy,hand,worn,wear,一,二,三,四
21、,五,六,七,8. n.饥饿 v.挨饿 9. n.平等 adj.平等的,胜任的adv.平等地 10. vt.评估;评价 n.评估;评价 11. n.专家 adj.专门的;特殊的adv.特别地 (同义词) 12. n.参加者 vi.参加n.参与,参加,starvation,starve,equality,equal,equally,assess,assessment,specialist,special,specially,expert,participant,participate,participation,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,四、短语互译 1. 后者 2. 为了取乐 3. 以为基础
22、 4. 因死亡 5. 不再 6.at least 7.carry out 8.by the end of,the latter,for fun,be based on,die of,no longer,至少,实施,执行,到末为止,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,五、用括号里动词的正确形式完成下面句子,并观察句子的时态 1.Some like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world(be) like in 10,50 or even 1,000 years time. 2.The seminar starts on Friday and
23、the experts(discuss) the endless possibilities of the future. 3.The future is now big business and many people (attend) the seminar with dreams of starting new enterprises based on the predictions they (hear) this weekend. 总结:,will be,will be discussing,will attend,will hear,以上所有的句子都用到了将来时。,一,二,三,四,
24、五,六,七,While-reading 六、阅读课文,选择最佳答案 1.Which people of the following can be called futurologists? A.People who like to read fantasy stories. B.People who write about the future themselves. C.People who plan the future for a living. D.People who think about the future just for fun. 2.What was the common
25、 theme in science fiction novels in 19th century? A.The adventure. B.The future. C.The love. D.The history.,C,B,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,3.The futurologists will hold a seminar,aiming to . A.do a research about future B.solve some problems about energy and natural sources C.study the chances of people setting
26、on other planets D.discuss the endless possibilities of the future 4.Why will many people want to attend the seminar? A.Because they are curious about the future. B.Because they want to make friends with futurologists. C.Because they dream of starting new enterprises based on the predictions made by
27、 futurologists. D.Because they can make a fortune at the seminar.,D,C,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,5.What is the prediction by the middle of the century? A.A new type of electronic human might have developed. B.No one will die of starvation. C.Garments will be so strong that they will never get old and worn. D.Tin
28、y,insect-Iike robots may be sent around the cells of our bodies to assess our health.,A,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,Post-reading 七、阅读课文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 I love talking about the futureand I am not the only one.Over the centuries,people have always wondered about the future.But for some people,1. (talk) ab
29、out the future is not just for fun.They plan the future of the world for a living.The future is now big business and many people will attend the seminar with dreams of starting new enterprises 2. (base) on the 3. (predict) they will hear.I clicked into the website of a few futurologists and heres wh
30、at theyre predicting.,talking,based,predictions,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,By the year 2015,the clothing industry 4. (produce) new types of material that will remain stainless5. you spill on them.Garments will also be so strong 6. they will never get old and 7. (wear).By the year 2025,no one will die of 8. (star
31、ve) because there will be food for everyone.By the year 2030,development in biochemistry and medical science will have made 9. theoretically possible for us to live for at least 150 years.By the middle of the century,computers that are millions of times 10. (smart) than us will have been developed.,
32、will have produced,whatever,that,worn,starvation,it,smarter,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1.The new international crew are planning to take over from the existing one and assist with repairs on Alpha,which suffered slight damage last week.(Page 133,听力材料) 新的机组工作人员将从现在的人员接收Alpha的修理工作,上周Alpha受到了轻微的损坏。 考点 ass
33、ist vt.帮助,协助 We will do all we could to assist the people in the flood-hit areas. 我们要尽我们所能帮助洪涝灾区的人们。 I am willing to assist whenever there is an opportunity. 有机会的话我随时愿意帮忙。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,考点延伸 阅读下列句子,指出其中黑体词的词性及含义 【高考典句】(2016全国卷)Im sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept
34、assistance from. 词性 含义 【高考典句】(2016天津卷)The manager put forward a suggestion that we should have an assistant.There is too much work to do. 词性 含义,名词,帮助,名词,助手,助理,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,(1)assist的词义和派生词是重要考点,其用法也是考点。 (2)assist sb.with sth./assist sb.in doing sth./assist sb.to do sth.帮助某人做某事 assist with
35、 sth./assist in (doing) sth.协助做某事 (3)近义词:aid;help,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,2.In the 18th and 19th centuries,especially the latter,the most common theme in science fiction novels was the future.(Page 20,Lines 5-7) 在18世纪和19世纪,特别是在1
36、9世纪,科幻小说最普遍的主题就是将来。 考点 latter adj.(刚提及的两者中)后者的;后半期的;后面的 n.(刚提及的两者中)后者(常与the连用) It began to rain at the latter part of the night. 后半夜开始下起了雨。 This book is about the latter years of the last emperor. 这本书是关于末代皇帝的后半生。 He presented two solutions.The latter seemed much better than the former. 他提出了两个解决方案,后一
37、个看起来比前一个要好得多。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,考点延伸 阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的含义 He was twenty minutes late for school. 含义 He came back three days later. 含义 Have you read his latest book? 含义 I havent seen her lately. 含义,迟到的,迟的,之后,以后,最新的,最近,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,(1)latter主要考查本身及形近词的含义。 (2)the former.,the latter. 前者;后者,1
38、,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,3.In the next few years,computers will become handier.(Page 20,Line 19) 若干年后,计算机将会变得更加方便。 考点 handy adj.方便使用的 A few more travel cheques may become handy on the holiday. 多带几张旅行支票,度假时会有用的。 The school is close to our house,so it is q
39、uite handy for the children to go to school. 学校离我们家很近,所以孩子们上学很方便。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,handy主要考查词义,有时可以表示convenient的含义。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,4.Shortly all of us are going to use our voices to give instructions to computers.(Page 20,Lines 19-20) 不久以后我们所有人都将使用声音对计算机发出指令。
40、考点 shortly adv.不久;很快 Ladies and gentlemen,we shall be landing at the airport shortly and please fasten your seat belts. 女士们,先生们,我们马上就要在机场着陆了,请大家系好安全带。 Mrs.Jones will be back shortly. 琼斯太太很快就会回来。 The accident happened shortly before midday. 事故是在正午前不久发生的。 Shortly after the firefighters arrived,the fir
41、e was put out.消防员到达后不久火就被扑灭了。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,(1)shortly主要考查词义。 (2)shortly after. 在之后不久 shortly before. 在之前不久,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,5.We will be able to download any file or update our computers just by saying a few words.(Page 20,Lines 21-22) 我们将能够通过说几句话来下载任何文件,或者更
42、新我们的电脑。 考点一 download vt.下载 Many movies can be downloaded from the Internet. 很多电影都可以从互联网上下载。 考点延伸 upload vt.上传 First you need to upload the picture. 首先你需要上传图片。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,download和upload主要考查词义。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,考点二 update vt.更新 Our records are regularly updated. 我们的记录定期更新。,(1)upda
43、te主要考查词义。 (2)update sb.(on sth.)向某人提供最新消息 (3)an updated version一个最新版本,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,6.By the year 2015,the clothing industry will have produced new types of material that will remain stainless no matter what you spill on them.(Page 20,Lines 2
44、3-25) 到2015年,服装业将生产出新的材料,无论什么东西溅到上面,总是保持一尘不染。 考点 “no matter+特殊疑问词”引导让步状语从句 这是一个复合句,其中that引导定语从句修饰material,no matter what引导让步状语从句,相当于whatever。 Whatever/No matter what you do,I will be for you. 不管你做什么,我都会支持你。 Whatever/No matter what reasons you have,you should carry out a promise. 无论你有什么理由,你都应当履行诺言。,1
45、,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,考点延伸 no matter when/where/how=whenever/wherever/however,引导让步状语从句。 在引导让步状语从句时,no matter who/what/which=whoever/whatever/whichever。 whoever/whatever/whichever既可以引导让步状语从句,还可以引导名词性从句;no matter who/what/which只能引导让步状语从句,不可以引导名词性从句。 No matter who/Whoever knocks,dont open the door. 无论
46、谁敲,都别开门。(让步状语从句) Whoever breaks the law will be punished. 违犯法律的人要受到惩罚。(主语从句,whoever不能改为no matter who),1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,Whichever/No matter which they choose,we must accept their decision.(让步状语从句) 无论他们如何选择,我们都必须接受他们的决定。 Choose whichever you like best.(宾语从句,whichever不能改为no matter which) 选你最喜欢的那
47、个。 No matter what/Whatever happens,you should stay calm. 无论发生什么,你应该保持镇静。(让步状语从句) I agree with whatever he says. 他说什么我都同意。(宾语从句,whatever不能改为no matter what),1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,7.Garments will also be so strong that they will never get old and worn.(
48、Page 20,Lines 25-26) 衣服也将很牢固结实,永远不会变旧或者磨损。 考点 worn adj.磨损的;疲惫的 The stone steps were worn and broken. 这些石阶已经磨平破裂了。 The painting is still valuable in spite of its worn condition. 这幅画虽然破旧,但仍然很贵重。 His face was worn with worry. 他因忧虑而面容憔悴。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,考点延伸 worn out破烂不堪的;废旧的;筋疲力尽的(近义词:exhausted
49、;tired) My shoes are worn out.I need to buy a new pair. 我的鞋子破了,我需要买双新的。,worn和worn out以考查词义为主。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,8.By the year 2025,no one will die of starvation because there will be food for everyone.(Page 20,Lines 27-28) 到2025年,因为每个人将会有食物,所以不会再
50、有人死于饥饿。 考点 starvation n.饥饿;饿死 There is much unfairness in the worldsome places are full of starvation,but other places have extra food. 这个世界上有很多的不公平有的地方饥荒遍地,而有的地方则食物过剩。 If fewer cash crops were grown,more food could be produced and there would be less or no starvation. 如果少种一些经济作物,就可能生产更多的粮食,就会减少或杜绝饥饿现象。,
