Unit2Lookingintothefuture

Reading&ThinkingI.ViewingandSpeaking

1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Whatdotheboy,therobotandtheuniverseprobablystandfor?3.Whatmessagedoesthispictureintendtoconvey?

?theboy:humanbeings?therobot:sciencetechnology?theuniverse:infinitefutureahead?thepossiblefuturerelationshipbetweenmanandtechnologyliveinharmony?adj.無限；無法衡量預測未來的最好方式就是去創造它。Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.——PeterDrucker

phonesmartphonetablesmarttable“SMART”Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneis“smart”?Tosaythatsomethingissmartmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsownwithoutahumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitcanalsolearnhowtodothingsitself.Doyouhaveany“smart”things?Whatarethey?smartphonesmartwatchsmartbraceletsmartspeakersmartclosettool“SMART”housesmarthouseWhatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?VideoTime:SmarthomesQINGHAISometextaboutthispartrelatedgoeshere.Sometextaboutthispartrelated.XIZANGSometextaboutthispartrelatedgoeshere.Sometextaboutthispart.SICHUANSometextaboutthispartrelatedgoeshere.Sometextaboutthispart.1.Whatisthetypeofthistext?A.Anarration(記敘文)B.Apopularscienceexposition(科普說明文)C.Anargumentation(議論文)D.Asciencefictionstory(科幻故事)2.Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?

Peoplewhoareinterestedinadvancedtechnology.aPeoplewhowelcomesmarthomesornew

technology.3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tosellintegratedsensors.B．Tochangetheoldhouses.C．Todecoratehomewithsmarttechnology.D．Togiveusaninsightintosmarthomes.4.Whereisthetextlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine B.AresearchreportC.Ahealthmagazine D.AbookreviewaaPara.1

A．Smarthomeswillcheckpeople’shealthregularly.Para.2

B．Smarthomeswillpreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Para.3

C．Intelligentcontrolsinthehomesystem.Para.4

D．Smarttechnologywillbeusedwidelyinthefuture.Para.5

E．Smarthomeswillbringussafe,energy-savingandcomfortablelifeinthefuture.1．Matcheachparagraphwithitstopicsentence.readformainideaofeachparagraph

Para2:IntelligentControlsPara3:RegularHealthChecksPara4:NoMoreDisasters

Para5.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.SmarthomestomakelifeeasierPara1:Generalintroductiontotheadvantagesofsmarthome1.Generalstatement3.Conclusion2.SupportingdetailsReadforitsstructure::1.智能家居將怎樣幫助到我們?

Translation.2.使用智能家居我們還需要去開開關么？3.當我們有睡眠或健康問題時，我們的智能床會做什么？4.智能技術是一種幻想么？1.Howwillsmarthomeshelpus?Translation.2.Doweneedtoturnswitchesonandoffourselveswhenlivinginsmarthomes?Smarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.1.智能家居將怎樣幫助到我們?

2.使用智能家居我們還需要去開開關么？No,wedon’thavetothinkaboutdoingso.3.Whenwehavesleeporweightproblems,whatwillthesmartbeddo?Translation.4.Isthesmarttechnologyafantasy?Itwillsendawarningtoourphone.Itwillslsogiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.No,itisn’t.3.當我們有睡眠或體重問題時，我們的智能床會做什么？4.智能技術是一種幻想么？Activity:Fillintheblanksbelow.Asmarthomeisonethati_________computersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecomea_________.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturns_________onandoff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-e_________.Thesmarthomecouldalsom________itselftomakesurethateverythingisworkingasitshould,andsendyouw_________ifthereisaproblem.Suchsmarthomescouldevenbeprogrammedtod_______yourhealthproblems,andthengiveyour________adviceastothefoodyoushouldeatorifyoushouldseeadoctor.Soinasense,smarthomeswillleadustolivingsmarterlives.ntegratesutomaticwitchesfficientonitorarningsetectelevant3.Whichsentenceistrueaboutthesecondparagraph?A.Everythinginourofficewillbecontrolledbyadvancedtechnologyautomaticallyinthefuture.B.Thefuturehomewillgointoanenergy-efficientmodeautomaticallyaftersensingyourleaving.C.Yourlightswillcomeonfivesecondsafteryouenteringthedoor.D.Allcontrolsinyourroomwillrespondtofacialrecognition.5.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,yourbedwilldothefollowingthingsexcept___.

A.giveyouadviceabouthowtosleepbetterB.giveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietC.sendawarningtoyourphoneD.ringadoctorimmediately4.Whatdoestheword“monitoring”(Para.3)mostprobablymean?

A.Watching. B.Entertaining.C.Treating. D.Recovering.6.Howwillyoursmarthomespreventseriousdamagefromaccidents?A.Bydetectingtheproblemandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.B.Byfixingtheproblembyitselfbeforeyourhomebecomesadisaster.C.Byusingnewtechnologytokeeptrackofyourhealth.D.Byprovidingamorecomfortab