1、The Beginning of the End of the 9to5 Workday?,Module 1 Life in the Future,The traditional eighthour workday may soon be the exception rather than the rule._ _ _ _ _ _ _,New evidence shows that were reaching a tipping point in terms of workplaceflexibility，with businesses seeing the wisdom of allowin
2、g employeesyoung employees especiallyto work odd hours，telecommute(利用电脑远距离办公或工作)，and otherwise tweak(调整) the usual 9to5 grind(令人厌倦的体力或是脑力劳动),One of the top 12 trends for 2012 as named by the communications firm Euro RSCG Worldwide is that employees in the GenY or “millennial” demographicthose born b
3、etween roughly 1982 and 1993are overturning the traditional workday.,The Business and Professional Womens Foundation estimates that by 2025，75% of the global workforce will be GenY.As early as next year，this group of younger Americans will already comprise 60% of the employees at companies such as E
4、rnst & Young.,And increasingly，companies creating workplace flexibility programs because it makes good business sense，not in the least because thats what their employees demand,GenY is spearheading this change because they dont want the same work environment their parents had.Between new technology
5、and global workplace dynamics，companies are implementing flexible work arrangements for everyone，inclusive of GenY.A recent Vodafone UK survey illustrates(说明) that 90 percent of employers enable work flexibility instead of sticking to traditional hours.,有这么多人每天用英语交流，精通英语将会变得越来越重要。(with复合结构) _令我们大为惊讶
6、的是，这个村庄已经完全不是以前的样子了。(what引导表语从句) _ 答案 With so many people communicating in English，it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English. To our great surprise，the village is no longer what it used to be.,1佳句仿写,2翻译佳句，放眼高考,A recent Vodafone UK survey illustrates(说明) that 90 perce
7、nt of employers enable work flexibility instead of sticking to traditional hours. _ 答案 最近英国沃达丰的一项调查说明百分之九十的雇主能够接受弹性工作(时间)，不再坚持传统的工作时间。,.单词识记 1_n罪；罪行 2_n预测 3_n材料 4_adj.太阳的 5_vt.装；装载 6_vt.逮捕；拘留,Module 1 Life in the Future Period One Introduction,Reading and Vocabulary 课件（外研版必修4，课标通用）,7_n费用；价钱 8_n轻打；轻弹
8、 9_vt.系，贴；连接 10_n诊所 11alternative adj._ 12resource n_ 13limit n_ 14outdoors adv._ 15catalogue n_,16command n_ 17recreation n_ 18switch n& vi._ 19surgery n_ 20disability n_ 答案 1.crime 2.prediction 3.material 4.solar 5.load 6arrest 7.charge 8.flick 9.attach 10.clinic 11.替换的；供选择的 12.资源 13.范围；限制 14.户外 1
9、5.目录 16.命令 17.娱乐；消遣 18.开关；交换 19.外科手术 20.失去能力；伤残,.短语天地 1_肯定地 2_用完；不多了，没有了 3_依靠 4_除掉；处理掉 5free of charge_ 6place orders/an order for sth_ 7at the flick of a switch_ 8carry out_ 答案 1.for sure 2.run out 3.rely on 4.get rid of 5免费 6.定购；定货 7.一按开关 8.执行；完成，履行,信息提取 making predictions是ving形式作主语。 例句仿写 对大部分人来说，
10、在寒冷的天气里游泳是难以置信的。 For most people，_is unbelievable. 答案 swimming in cold weather,1No one knows for sure，and making predictions is a risky business.,.句型搜索,2All this seems certain，but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.,信息提取 seem用作连系动词，其后接形容词作表语。 例句仿写 这工作看起来很容
11、易，但实际上做起来很难。 The work_，but in fact it is difficult to do. 答案 seems easy to do,3Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.,信息提取 no matter where引导让步状语从句，相当于wherever。 例句仿写 大部分年轻人无论走到那儿都拿着手机。 _，most young men will carry their mobile phone with th
12、em. 答案 No matter where they go,.预读理解 1What is for sure about the cities in the future?,AThey are getting bigger before they get smaller. BThey are getting smaller before they get bigger. CThey are getting smaller and smaller. DThey will keep the same as today.,2When will a man get his telephone numb
13、er in the future?AWhen he is 18 years old.BWhen he is 14 years old.CWhen he gets married.DAfter he was born.,3Which is NOT true in the year 2025 according to the text? ANo smoking. BBatman nets.CGarbage ships. DCar powered by wind. 4Why do people care more about the environment in the future?ABecaus
14、e they can use recycled materials.BBecause they have improved the sense of environment.CBecause the earths natural resources are running out.DBecause there are more people in the world.,5What can you do in the year 2025?,AI can go shopping in the malls. BI can entertain freely. CI have to go to hosp
15、ital to get operated on. DI can smoke in my own room. 答案 1.A 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B,1risky adj.有危险的；冒险的,Life as an explorer can be a risky business. 探险家的生活可能会十分危险。 Its risky to go out so soon after being ill. 病后这么快就外出，太危险了。,risk v& n冒险，危险；风险take a risk to do.冒险做 run the risk of(doing)sth冒险(做)某事 at the risk
16、 of doing.冒着做某事的危险,risk,v.ing n./pron.,【归纳拓展】,【完成句子】 他冒着生命危险去救那个小男孩。He_to save that little boy. 他是冒着丢掉工作的危险去帮你做那件事的。He did that_. 答案 risked (losing) his own life at the risk of losing his job,2prediction n预言；预测,The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions. 实验结果证实了我们的预测。 Its difficult to m
17、ake accurate predictions about the effects on the environment. 很难准确预测对环境产生的影响。 Nobody could predsict the outcome.谁也无法预料结果如何 【归纳拓展】,make a prediction/predictions预言 predict vt.(常与that连用)预言；预测；预示 predictable adj.可预言的；可预报的,【完成句子】 我发现这非常难以预料。 I find it very hard to _. 很难预料这次事故会有什么长期影响。 It is difficult to
18、 _the longterm effects of the accident will be. 答案 predict/make a prediction predict what,3arrest vt.逮捕，扣留；停止，阻止；吸引(人的注意力),The policeman arrested the man for speeding. 警察以超速之罪名逮捕了那个人。 The new medicine arrested the spread of the disease. 该新药阻止了疾病的蔓延。 The bright light arrested the babys attention. 明亮的
19、灯光吸引了婴儿的注意力。 【归纳拓展】,arrest sb for sth因某事而逮捕某人 arrest the progress of.阻止.的前进,【完成句子】 警察有权逮捕犯法者。 Policemen have the authority_. 他的奇怪的举动引起了我的注意。 His strange behaviour_. 答案 to arrest the lawbreaker arrested my attention,4fire,(1)v.开火，启动；解雇；炒(某人的)鱿鱼 Try as he might，the engine wouldnt fire. 尽管他试了，但发动机就是发动不
20、起来了。 You are fired.你被解雇了。 (2)n.火，火灾 Winds quickly spread the fire across the valley. 风很快使大火烧到山谷的另一头。,【归纳拓展】,fire at 向开火 catch fire 失火(强调动作，无被动语态) be on fire 着火(强调状态) set.on fire 使着火 set fire to.点燃 make a fire 生火 put out a fire 灭火,【完成句子】 拐角处的一所大楼大约一小时前失火了，现在仍在着火。许多消防员已经被派去灭火。据说是一个疯子点的火。 A building at
21、 the corner_about an hour ago and it is still_Many firemen have been sent_ It is said that a mad man_the building. 答案 caught fire on fire to put out the fire set fire to,5limit,(1)n.限制；限定；边界；界限 No fishing is allowed within a twentymile limit. 二十英里范围内不准垂钓。 (2)vt.限制；限定 We usually limit the time studen
22、ts spend writing an English composition to 15 minutes. 我们通常把学生写英语作文的时间限定在15分钟。,【归纳拓展】,within limits在某种程度上 limit.to.(多用于被动)把限制在 set a limit to为设置一个限制/极限 the limit of的极限 without limit没有限制，无极限 limitless adj.无限制的；无限度的 limited adj.有限的；少的 limitation n限制；极限；限度；局限,【完成句子】 为孩子们玩电脑游戏的时间设置一个限制是明智的。 Its wise to_
23、childrens playing computer games. 答案 The speed limit set a limit to,【单项填空】 In my opinion, keeping dogs should not be banned, but _to certain areas. Alimited Blimiting Cto limit Dto be limited 解析 考查limit的用法。句意：在我看来，养狗不应当被禁止，而应限制在固定的区域内。limit与主语keeping dogs是被动关系，故构成be limited to.意为“被限制在”。 答案 A,6charge
24、,(1)n.费用；价钱；主管，掌管；照料；责任 Breakfast in this hotel is free of charge. 这家旅馆的早餐是免费的。 I dont know whom the cat is in the charge of during our vacation.我真不知道在假期谁会照料我们的猫。 He took charge of the farm after his fathers death. 父亲去世后，他掌管了农场。 (2)v.收费，要价；指控，控告 How much do you charge for mending a pair of shoes? 你补
25、一双鞋多少钱？ He was charged with murder.他被指控犯谋杀罪。,【归纳拓展】,free of charge免费 in charge of 主管；负责；掌握 in the charge of 由负责 take charge of 主管 charge sb for (doing) sth 因(做)某事而向某人收费 charge sb with sthaccuse sb of sth 指控某人某事,【完成句子】 她向我收取8美元服务费。 She_the service. 如果它在两年之内坏了，就可以免费得到维修。 It will be repaired_if it goes
26、 wrong within two years. 【翻译句子】 汤姆负责管理这家工厂。 _ 这个人被指控抢劫路人。 _ 答案 charged me 8 dollars for free of charge Tom is in charge of the factory./The factory is in the charge of Tom. The man was charged with robbing passersby.,7switch,(1)n.开关，转换 There is a switch on the wall for turning on the light. 墙上有一电灯开关
27、。 (2)v.转换，改变，交换 He switched the light on.他打开电灯。 They switched the talk to a more interesting subject. 他们把谈话转到比较有趣的题目上去了。,【归纳拓展】,switch over调换位置；转换频道；转变 switch(sth)on接通(电流等)；开(电器) switch(sth)off切断(电流等),用switch的适当短语填空 The moment he got home，he _ the TV and watched the live broadcast of the football ma
28、tch. There is a good play on BBC 2，you may as well _ and watch it. _the electricity before you repair the electric equipment. 答案 switched on switch over Switch off,8attach v附上，系上，贴上；使依恋；重视,Attach a recent photograph to your application form. 申请表上请贴一张近照。 This middle school is attached to a teachers c
29、ollege. 这所中学附属于一所师范院校。 He attached a label to his baggage. 他往行李上贴了一标签。,【归纳拓展】,(1)attach sth to sth 将某物系在、缚在或附在另一物上 attach oneself to sb和某人一起 attach to sb与某人相关联 (2)attached adj.(作表语)依恋的；附属于 (be) attached to.附属于，依恋于 attachment v附属；依恋；附件，附属物,【单项填空】 The company always_great importance to the quality of
30、their products.Thats why there is always steady increase in sales year by year. Aputs Battaches Cmakes Dplays 解析 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这家公司一直很重视自己产品的质量，这就是它销售额每年都稳步增长的原因。attach importance to“重视”。 答案 B,1run out某物用完，耗尽(不及物动词短语),Wed just reached the motorway when the petrol ran out. 我们刚到高速公路上，汽油就耗完了。 His patienc
31、e is running out.他忍无可忍了。 Hurry up! Time is running out. 快一点！时间不够了。,【归纳拓展】,un out/run out of/use up/give out辨析 (1)run out用完，是不及物动词短语，其主语通常为时间、食物、金钱等名词。 (2)run out of用完， 是及物动词短语，其主语一般是人。 (3)use up用完，用尽，筋疲力尽，是及物动词短语。 (4)give out耗尽，是不及物动词短语。,【翻译句子】 我把钱花光了。 _ 他已精疲力竭了。 _ 我们的食物已经吃完了。 _ 答案 I have run out of
32、 the money./My money has run out. He has used up all his energy. Our food supply has given out.,2rely on依靠；依赖；信任，信赖,Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help. 现今我们越来越依靠计算机来协助工作。 We must rely on our own efforts to do it. 我们必须依靠自己的努力来完成它。 You may rely on it that she wont be late. 你可以放心，她不会迟到
33、的。,【归纳拓展】,(1)rely on的常见结构： rely onn./doing sth rely on sb doing sth rely on sb to do sth rely on it that. (2)depend on/upon依靠，依赖,【翻译句子】 你可以信赖我。 _ 我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。 _ 不要总是依靠别人来帮助你。 _ 答案 You may rely on me. I rely on it that you can finish the work on time. Dont always rely on others to help you.,3get r
34、id of除掉；处理掉；摆脱,How to get rid of the rubbish is a big problem. 如何清除垃圾是个大问题。 It took me a month to get rid of my cough. 我用了一个月的时间才使咳嗽痊愈。 【归纳拓展】,rid sth/sb of.使去除/摆脱,【完成句子】 是我们把这些旧玩具全部扔掉的时候了。 Its time we_all these old toys. 你怎样才能改掉这个坏习惯呢？ How can you_? 我们想知道怎么才能把这座房子里的老鼠处理掉。 We want to know how to_the
35、 mice. 答案 got rid of get rid of the bad habit rid the house of,1Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.每个人在出生时都会领到一个电话号码，无论他们生活在什么地方，这个号码都不会改变。,no matter where they live是“no matter疑问词”引导的让步状语从句。如： No matter what you do，you must be very car
36、eful. 不管做什么事，你都要很认真。,【归纳拓展】,“疑问词ever”也可引导让步状语从句，此时相当于“no matter疑问词”。但“疑问词ever”除引导让步状语从句外还可引导名词性从句，而“no matter疑问词”只能引导让步状语从句。如： Whatever(No matter what) you do，you must be very careful.不管做什么事，你都要很认真。 Whoever(No matter who) you are，Ill never let you in. 无论你是谁，我都不会让你进去的。 It is not wise to give a child
37、whatever he wants. 小孩子想要什么就给什么的做法是不明智的。 However difficult it is，we must finish it on time. 无论多么困难，我们都要按时完成。,【单项填空】 Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon ，or_it is convenient to you.(2011江西),Awhenever BHowever Cwhichever Dwherever 解析 句意：请打电话让我的秘书安排一个会议，在今天下午或是任何你方便的时候。whenever无
38、论何时； however无论如何； whichever 无论哪一个；wherever无论何地。此处or 连接的是和this afternoon 并列的时间状语，故A项正确。 答案 A,_well prepared you are，you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.,AHowever BWhatever CNo matter DAlthough 解析 句意：无论你准备得多么充分，登山时你仍然需要好运气。however在此引导让步状语从句。C项缺少副词how。 答案 A,2Distance surgery will become c
39、ommon as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away，with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.医生在几千英里以外为病人动手术的远程治疗成为常事，因为每个城市都有自己的远程诊所。,句中的with each city having.是介词with引导的介词短语。在句中作状语，也叫with复合结构，在句中可以作伴随状语、方式状语、原因状语、时间状语等。,【归纳拓展】,with复合结构常用的形式有： (1)with宾语现在分词(强调宾语是现在分
40、词动作的发出者或某状态、动作正在进行) The party ended with all the students singing a song. 晚会在全体同学合唱的一首歌曲中结束。 (2)with宾语过去分词(强调宾语是过去分词动作的承受者或动作已经发生) I felt very happy with my work finished. 完成了工作，我感到非常高兴。,(3)with宾语形容词(强调宾语的特性或状态) I like sleeping with the windows open. 我喜欢开着窗户睡觉。(表状态) (4)with宾语副词 He went out with ligh
41、ts on.他出去了，灯开着。 (5)with宾语不定式(不定式动作尚未发生) You are sure to succeed with him to help you. 有他来帮你们，一定会成功的。 (6)with宾语介词短语 The teacher entered the classroom with a book in his hand.教师走进教室，手里拿着一本书。,【单项填空】 You have no idea how she finished the relay race_her foot wounded so much.Afor Bwhen Cwith Dwhile解析 考查wi
42、th的复合结构。分析句子结构可知，此处 应用with构成“with宾语过去分词”结构。该结构在句中作伴随状语。答案 C,The living room is clean and tidy，with a dining table already_for a meal to be cooked.(2010山东),Alaid Blaying Cto lay Dbeing laid 解析 句意：起居室既干净又整洁，做饭用的餐桌已经摆好了。分析句子结构可知，此处考查非谓语动词做宾补。table 与lay之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故排除B、C两项；从already来看，动作已发生，而D项表示正在进行，故A正确。 答案 A,
