1、Unit 3 Life in the future,【文章导语】What do you imagine our life will be in the future?Will it become more boring or exciting?,We dont know how different our life will be in the future.We can only try to imagine it.At first we think about human relationship.In the year 2050,we will use computers almost
2、every day.We will be making new friends through the Interneteven our husbands or wives will be met in this way.On the other hand,our relationships with people wont be as important as they are todaywe will feel a little lonely.,Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050.For example,
3、they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier.In addition,there will be many other machines which will play a similar role as computers,like robots which will do the housework for us.Spending holidays will also be completely different.Traveling to other planets or to the
4、moon will be available for everyone.Means of transport will,of course,change,too.We will be using solar-powered cars,which will be much more environmentally friendly1.,We could expect that the faster technological2 progress would lead to a more polluted environment.But it isnt true.We will pay more
5、attention to protecting the environment.And,scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases,like cancer or AIDS.Therefore,our surroundings as well as health will be in a better condition.Although we cant predict the exact changes which will be made in the world,I think we should be r
6、ather sanguine3 about our future.We should believe good things will happen in the future.,译文:我们不知道未来的生活会有何不同。我们只能试着去想象它。首先我们想一下人际关系。在2050年,我们将几乎每天都使用电脑。我们将通过网络交新朋友即使我们的丈夫或妻子也将以这种方式相遇。另一方面,人与人之间的关系不像今天这么重要我们将感到有点孤独。2050年,电脑还将在许多其他活动中帮助我们。例如,孩子们将使用电脑来帮助他们更加容易地学习。此外,还有许多其他的机器起着与电脑相似的作用,如帮助我们做家务的机器人。,度假
7、也将完全不同。对于所有人来说,去其他行星或月球度假都是可能的。当然,交通方式也将改变。我们将使用太阳能汽车,这将环保得多。我们可能预料,更快的科技进步会导致环境污染更严重。但是这不是真的。我们将更加注意保护环境。并且科学家们将可能找到许多治疗危险疾病的办法,如癌症或艾滋病。因此,我们的环境和健康将处于一种更好的状况。虽然我们不能准确地预测出世界上将发生的变化,但是我认为我们应该对未来充满信心。我们应该相信未来会发生好的事情。,词海拾贝 1.environmentally friendly环保的2.technological /teknldIkl/ adj.技术上的3.sanguine /swI
8、n/ adj.乐观的,充满信心的理解诱思 1.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.How people will communicate in the year 2050.B.What our life will be like in the year 2050.C.How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.D.What high technology will appear in the year 2050.2.Why will people probabl
9、y feel a little lonely in 2050? 答案:1.B2.Because there will be less face-to-face communication.,Section Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending,一,二,三,四,五,六,一、写作词汇预习Reading部分的词汇,完成下列小对话或语篇。1.What was your first i of our college?Its very beautiful and its buildings are very special.2.What will y
10、our grandpa go to (开始从事)after he retires(退休)?He wants to learn how to paint.3.Does she have a teenage son from the (早先的)marriage?Yes,she does.,一,二,三,四,五,六,4.Jack hasnt done the work well because of his l of experience.Dont punish(惩罚)him.After all,he is young.5.Jack was (无把握的)about his new job.Two ho
11、urs ago,he (打扫)the office and made an (调整)to his desk.He saw a girl passing his room,but when he went out,he (看不见)the girl.,答案:1.impression2.take up3.previous4.lack5.uncertain;swept up;adjustment;lost sight of,一,二,三,四,五,六,二、阅读词汇预习Reading部分的词汇,完成下列小短文。写出画线部分的汉语意思。Walking out of capsule 1.,Tom and I w
12、ent into his car,fastened 2. our safety belts,and he started the car.I smiled when I saw some girls wearing funny masks 3.Suddenly,I remembered Jack,who was a steward 4.,would go to visit me two hours later.So I asked Tom to take me home.Seeing me,Jack told me he might get a rise in his salary(工资)an
13、d was optimistic 5. about his future.,答案:1.太空舱2.系牢3.面具4.乘务员5.乐观的,一,二,三,四,五,六,三、结合自己的实际情况,回答下列问题1.Do you think living under the sea is possible? 2.Where are you going to live under the sea? 3.In the undersea cities,what kind of equipment do you think is necessary?,一,二,三,四,五,六,4.What changes do you ex
14、pect to see in your life in one thousand years time? 5.Make a list of the problems human beings are facing today.,答案:14 略5.Human beings are facing many problems such as the housing problem,the population problem,the pollution problem,the global warming problem/ greenhouse effect,the traffic problem,
15、the hunger problem and so on.,一,二,三,四,五,六,While-reading四、阅读课文FIRST IMPRESSIONS,把下列句子重新排序a.We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.b.I arrived at Wang Pings home and everything in his house made me surprised.c.I won a travel to the year AD 3008.d.I had my first try to master
16、 a hovering carriage.,答案:c,a,b,d,一,二,三,四,五,六,五、阅读课文FIRST IMPRESSIONS,回答下列问题1.Why did Li Qiang suffer from “time lag”?A.Because he took up his prize that he won the year before.B.Because he didnt like the year AD 3008.C.Because he was unsettled for the first few days during the journey.D.Because he o
17、ften suffered from “jet lag”.2.Whats the main idea of Para.1? A.My impressions of life one thousand years in the future.B.Staying in Wang Pings home.C.A pleasant journey.D.How I came to take a time travel journey.,一,二,三,四,五,六,3.How did Li Qiang enter the future?A.By bus.B.By plane.C.By spaceship. D.
18、By time capsule.4.When Li Qiang was in the new surroundings,what happened to him?A.He had a car accident.B.He had a headache.C.He kept on breathing fresh air.D.He bought a new car.5.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the hovering carriages?A.They run along much wider roads.B.They are mu
19、ch larger and faster.C.They float above the ground.D.They run by themselves.,一,二,三,四,五,六,6.What did the trees provide for the room?A.Oxygen.B.Food.C.Fruits.D.Furniture.答案:1.C2.D3.D4.B5.C6.A,一,二,三,四,五,六,Post-reading六、阅读课文FIRST IMPRESSIONS,完成下列表格(每空最多三个词),一,二,三,四,五,六,答案:1.unsettled2.tablets3.sideways4
20、.tolerate5.a lack of6.rest7.a hovering carriage8.trees9.switch10.exhausted,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1.Below are some of the main aspects of life today.(P17)下面是当今生活的主要方面。剖析:本句是一个倒装句,句子的主语是some of the main aspects of life today。句子的正常语序是:Some of the main aspects of life today are below.注意:当here,there,below,ab
21、ove,up,down,away,off,now,then等副词或介词位于句首时,如果句子的主语是名词,则句子要用全部倒装语序。 【高考典句】Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle(casual members pay around 1.50 for two hours)and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes,or 5 per day).在这些比较小的城市中,有属于它们自己节目的包括纽卡斯尔(一般会员每两小时大约1.5英镑)和卡迪夫(最多免费30分钟或每天5英镑)。T
22、here goes the bell.铃响了。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,Above the blackboard is a picture of the Great Wall.黑板上方有一幅长城的画。考点:aspect n. 方面;层面【高考典句】(2015北京高考)Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life,mostly for the better.技术变化无处不在,影响着生活的每一个方面,大多数是更好的变化。【高考典句】Any training you do to become mor
23、e effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well.要想使公开演讲更有效果,你做的任何培训都应该总是集中在你已经做得很好的事情的积极方面。归纳:aspect作“方面;层面”讲时是可数名词。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,考点延伸1)阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的含义We should do what we can to change the aspect of this area.我们应该尽我们所能来改变这个地区的面貌。含义:面貌Are y
24、ou afraid of that mans aspect?你害怕那个人的外表吗?含义:外表2)aspect的相关短语from every aspect从各个方面in this aspect在这一方面,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,2.FIRST IMPRESSIONS(P17)第一印象考点:impression n. 印象;感想;印记【高考典句】(2015福建高考)It is said that body language accounts for 55 per cent of a first impre
25、ssion while what you say just 7 per cent.据说肢体语言占第一印象的55%,而你说的只占7%。考点延伸1)阅读下列句子,指出impression的词组及意义I am sure the film made/left an impression on everybody who saw it.我敢肯定,这部影片给每位观众都留下了深刻的印象。词组:make/leave an impression on意义:给留下印象,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,I was under the impression that he hadnt visited the ci
26、ty before.我以为他以前不曾到过该市。词组:be under the impression that.意义:认为;以为2)阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的词性及意义Billy Sullivan had impressed me as a fine man.比利沙利文给我留下的印象是他是个很不错的人。词性:动词意义:留下印象,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,make/leave an impression on 给留下印象be under the impression that.认为;以为impress sth on/upon sb 使某人铭记某事物impress sb with sth
27、使某人铭记某事物be impressed by/at/with 对印象深刻,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,3.I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.(P17)我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。 考点:take up 拿起;接受;开始;继续The people were quick to take up arms to defend their freedom.人们迅速拿起武器来捍卫他们的自由。She took up his offe
28、r of a drink.他请她喝一杯,她接受了。【高考典句】(2015陕西高考)Peter will take up his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.彼得将在下个月底开始担任旅行社负责人这个职位。The teacher took up the story at the point where she stopped just now.老师接着她刚才停的地方继续讲这个故事。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出黑体词组的意义The sofa takes up too
29、much room.这沙发占了太多的空间。意义:占据(空间)I wont take up much of your time.我不会占用你太多时间。 意义:占用(时间)Their protests were later taken up by other groups.后来其他小组也加入了他们抗议的行列。意义:参与(一起唱,一齐说),1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,take up 拿起;接受;开始;继续;占据(空间、时间);参与(一起唱,一齐说)take back 带回,取回take on呈现;承担take down写下,记下take after (长得)像take in收留take of
30、f脱下;起飞take over接管;继承,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,4. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying,but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.(P17)这就与你乘坐飞机会产生时差反应相似,所不同的是,在你的脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。剖析:本句是一个含有定语从句的复合句。you get from flying作定语修饰the “jet lag”,其引导词
31、that/which因在从句中作宾语被省略。The experience(that/which)you have learned from your teachers is of great use.你从老师那儿学到的经验是非常有用的。考点:previous adj. 在前的;早先的【高考典句】(2015四川高考)My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard.我以前的家后面有一片树林,后院有许多动物。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,I had collected mater
32、ial previous to writing.我在写作之前先搜集了素材。归纳:previous to=before,意为“在之前”。【高考典句】My previous job was as principal of a language school,where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively.我以前是一所语言学校的校长,在那儿我因为培训教师提高课堂效率而受奖。考点延伸1)阅读下面句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义The building had previously been used as a
33、hotel.这座楼房曾被用作旅馆。词性:副词含义:以前/早先,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,2)阅读下列句子,指出previous与former的不同用法No previous experience is necessary for this job.这一工作无须相关的经验。previous 指在时间或顺序上早于某人物、事件或行动。His former classmate is a famous scientist now.他以前的同班同学现在是一位著名的科学家。former是latter的反义词,意为“以前的;前者的”,强调前后的对比。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,
34、4,5,6,7,8,9,5.However,my friend and guide,Wang Ping,was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot.(P18)但是我的朋友兼导游王平很细心体贴,他给了我几粒绿色药片,倒是挺起作用的。剖析:本句中Wang Ping是my friend and guide的同位语;which helped a lot是一个定语从句,修饰先行词tablets。【高考典句】(2015陕西高考)Her owner Mike Holden panicked and call
35、ed the coastguard of Cornwall,who turned up in seconds.她的主人麦克霍顿害怕了,给康沃尔的海岸警卫队打了电话,他们数秒钟之内就赶到了。The boy liked the pet dog which his father bought him.那个男孩喜欢他父亲给他买的那只宠物狗。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,6.At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.(P18)开始的时候,新的环境让我难以忍受。剖析:本句是一个“主语+系动词+
36、形容词+to do”结构。注意:在该结构中主语与不定式之间为被动关系,但形式上却用主动形式表示被动意义。This cake is easy to make.这种蛋糕很容易(被)做。The instructions were hard to follow.这些指示很难(被)遵从。考点一:surrounding adj. 周围的surroundings n. 周围的事物;环境Seeing the surrounding trees,I felt it was a good place to live in.看见周围的树木,我感觉这是一个生活的好地方。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,In th
37、is materialistic age we do not have time to pay attention to our surroundings.在这物质享乐主义的时代,我们没有时间去注意我们周围的世界。考点延伸阅读下面句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义Surrounded heavily by our troops,the enemy were like a fish in the pot.敌军被我军重重包围,已成为釜底游鱼。词性:动词含义:包围/环绕考点二:tolerate vt.容忍;忍受【高考典句】(2014江苏高考)In contemporary culture,physical
38、 expressions of anger are generally considered too socially harmful to be tolerated.在当代文化中,愤怒的身体表现在社交中通常被认为太有害而不能容忍。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,考点延伸1)阅读下面句子,指出黑体词的搭配及意义I cant tolerate being ignored.我无法容忍被人忽视。搭配:tolerate doing sth意义:容忍做某事2)阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义Our tolerance has reached its limit.我们忍耐到了极点。词性:名词含义
39、:容忍/忍耐力【高考典句】(2014湖北高考)Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase,she gave him a tolerant smile and let him go.她没有责备打碎花瓶的那个孩子,而是对他宽容一笑,让他走了。词性:形容词含义:宽容的;容忍的,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,I try my best to tolerate the naughty child.Every time he makes mistakes,I give him a tolerant smile.My friends adm
40、ire me for my tolerance.我尽最大努力来容忍那个淘气的孩子。他每次犯错误时,我都对他宽容地一笑。我的朋友们因我的容忍而钦佩我。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,tolerate doing sth 容忍做某事tolerance n. 容忍,忍耐力tolerant adj. 宽容的,容忍的,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,7.Hit by a lack of fresh air,my head ached.(P18)由于缺乏新鲜空气,我感到头痛。剖析:过去分词短语Hit by a lack of fresh air在句子
41、中作原因状语。Moved by her fans loyalty,she said she would work harder.由于被粉丝们的忠诚所打动,她说她会更加努力。考点:lack n.缺乏;短缺的东西Is lack of sleep making you fat?睡眠不足会使你变胖吗?考点延伸1)阅读下面句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义A coward lacks courage.怯懦者缺乏勇气。词性:动词含义:缺乏,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,2)阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的搭配及意义They cant manage the firm any longer for lack of
42、money.因为缺乏资金,他们再也不能把公司经营下去了。搭配:lack of意义:缺乏Nowadays,every family in the village has no lack of food.现在,这个村的家家户户都不缺吃的。搭配:have no lack of意义:不缺少They are so rich that they lack for nothing.他们非常富裕,什么也不缺。搭配:lack for nothing意义:什么也不缺,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,The average American teen sends 60 text messages a day,a
43、nd you can bet that most of them are full of abbreviations and lacking in proper punctuation.每个美国青少年平均每天发60条信息,并且可以确信大多数信息都充满了缩写,缺乏恰当的标点符号。搭配:be lacking in意义:在方面不足3)辨析:lack与shortagelack是一个通用名词,指整体或局部的不足。shortage在表示局部欠缺方面与lack同义,但在指固定的量的总数不足时,比lack所表示的不足更甚。He cannot buy it because of his lack of mone
44、y.他因缺钱买不起这个。There is a shortage of salt in this country.这个国家缺少盐。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,lack of缺乏have no lack of不缺少lack for nothing什么也不缺be lacking in在方面不足,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,8. However,I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market becaus
45、e of too many carriages flying by in all directions.(P18)可是,当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时,由于太多车子朝四面八方飞奔,我看不见王平了。剖析:本句为复合句。其中when we reached.是一个由when引导的时间状语从句,修饰主句I lost sight of Wang Ping。what looked like a large market是一个由what 引导的宾语从句,作reached的宾语。what在宾语从句中常充当主语、宾语和表语。flying by in all directions为现在分词短语作后置定语,
46、修饰名词 carriages。Im not sure about what will be done next.我不清楚下一步要做什么。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,【高考典句】(2014湖北高考)It was several minutes before I took in what he was saying.过了好几分钟,我才理解他说的是什么。考点:lose sight of.看不见【高考典句】(2015浙江高考)In a very real sense light pollution causes us to lose sight of our true place in th
47、e universe.确实无疑,光污染使得我们看不清我们在宇宙中真正的位置。考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的搭配及意义Hes losing his sight.他的视力正在减退。搭配:lose ones sight意义:失明,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,I caught sight of her hurrying away but I didnt speak to her.我看见她匆忙走开,但并没有跟她讲话。搭配:catch sight of意义:看见We fell in love with the smart cellphone at first sight,but much to our regret,it was too dear.我们一眼就喜欢上了那部精美的手机,但非常遗憾,它太贵了。搭配:at first sight意义:初看At the sight of her mother,the child stopped crying.那个孩子一见到她的妈妈就不哭了。搭配:at the sight of意义:一看见,
