ABetterLifeintheFutureUnit3HowWillLifeBeLikein2050?

CONTENTSABBeyondImaginationAdvancedIndustrialSocietyA1Guess(1)Lookatthetwopicturesintheright,andguesswhatitisineachpicture.

Giveasmuchinformationasyoucanforyourguessandshareitwith

yourclassmates.astronautn.

宇航員spacecapsule

太空艙spaceexploration

外層空間探索gravityn.

重力robotn.

機器人artificialadj.

人工的programv.

編入程序wiredadj.

有電線連接的simulatedadj.

仿真的WordTipsA1Guess1)

Whatdoyouthinkrobotcandoforhumansinthefuture?Hints:Itisasimulatedrobotwithmanywiresinthepicture.Ontheboardbehindtherobotarecomplexformulasandcalculations.Therobotworksoutthetasksveryeasily.Itsbrainisjustlikeacomputer.Ifitisprogrammedwell,itcanhelphumansdoalotofwork.Questionsfordiscussion:A1GuessHints:Twoastronautsseemtohavejustlandedonastrangeplanet.Maybeit’stheMoonorMars.Theyarewearingspecialspacesuits,andthevehicleinwhichtheytraveltherestandsonthesurfaceoftheplanet,justlikearocket.Theyareseeminglycarryingoutsomescientifictasks.2）DoyouthinkonedaywecanliveontheMoon?A2Listen

a)Listentotheshortpassagetwiceandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whydoestheauthorsayitwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenthehumanandthemachine?

Becauseallbodypartswillbe________________，whichmeans“abletobechanged”.2)Whatshouldbedonefirsttoproducefakepeople?Computershouldfunctionlike____________________withtheabilitytorecognize__________,whichisthoughttobehumanbeings’specialty.3.Howcanwereachthegoaltochoosetoliveforaslongaswewantinthefuture?Wecanfirstproduce________people,thentransfer_____________tothenewbody.replaceablethehumanbrainfeelingsfakeourspiritScript:

Overthenext20to50years,itwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenthehumanandthemachine.Allbodypartswillbereplaceable.Acomputerwillfunctionlikethehumanbrainwiththeabilitytorecognizefeelingsandrespondinafeelingway.Theywillthenproducefakepeople.Wewillthenbeabletocreateamachineduplicateofourselves,sowewillappeartobealivelongafterwearedead.Maybeafewdecadeslater,awaywillbefoundtotransferourspirit(includingourmemoriesandthoughts)tothenewbody.Thenwecanchoosetoliveforaslongaswewant.Itmightbeexpensive.Maybeitwillcostyouanarmandaleg.A2Listenb)Workinpairstodiscussthequestion"Doyouthinkwhatissaidinthepassagemaycometrueoneday?Whyorwhynot?“Idon'tknow,it'shardtosay...Ibelieveitmaycometrueoneday...ExpressionpoolIhavenoidea;it'sreallyhardtosay.Itispossiblebutreallyahardjob.Idon'tthinkso;humanscannevergothatfar.Maybethousandsofyearslater,wecanseethosethings.Peopleinthepastcouldneverimaginecomputer,phone,plane,high-speedrailway,etc.A2Listen

c)

ListentothesongImaginebyJohnWinstonLennon,memberofTheBeatles,afamousBritishrockband,andputdownthemissingwords.Imaginethere'sno

It'seasyifyoutry

Nobelowus

Aboveusonlysky

Imagineallthepeople

Livingfortoday

Imaginethere'sno

Itisn'thardtodo

Nothingtokillordiefor

Andnotoo

Imagineallthepeople

LivinglifeinpeaceHeavenhellcountriesreligionA2Listen

YoumaysaythatI'ma

ButI'mnottheonlyone

Ihopesomedayyou'llus

AndtheworldwillbeasoneYoumaysaythatI'madreamerButI'mnottheonlyone

Ihopesomedayyou'lljoinus

Imagineno

Andtheworldwillliveasone

Iwonderifyoucan

Noneedfororhunger

Abrotherhoodofman

Imagineallthepeople

SharingalltheworlddreamerjoinpossessionsgreedA2ListenA3Practice

Makeasmanysentencesaspossiblewiththestructure“willhavedone”bychoosingelementsfroma,b,candd.Lookingatthefollowingpicture,whatdoyouexpecttoseeinyourfuturelife?Andwhatwillyouaddtothem?A4Read—GuidedReadingA4Read

Whatpicturedoyouhaveofthefuture?Will

lifeinthefuturebebetter,worseorthesameas

now?Whatdoyouhopeaboutthefuture?

Futurologistspredictthatlifewillprobably

beverydifferentin2050inallthefieldsofactivity,

fromentertainmenttotechnology.Firstofall,it

seemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby

2050.

Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogramfrom

a

"menu"andacomputerwillsendtheprogram

directlytothetelevision.

Inwhatconcernstheenvironment,water

willhavebecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.

Inmanyplaces,agricultureischangingandthey

aregrowingfruitandvegetablestoexportnowadays.

Itusesalotofwater.Demandforwaterwillbe

increasedtentimesby2050.Therewillbe

seriousshortages.Somefuturologistspredict

thatwaterwillbethecauseofwarifwedon'tact

now.

WhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?A4ReadWhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?

Intransport,carswillrunonnew,clean

fuelsandtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhave

computerstocontrolthespeedofthecarand

therewon'tbeanyaccidents.Today,manycars

havecomputersthattelldriversexactlywhere

theyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecar

anddriveittoyourdestination.Ontheotherhand,

spaceplaneswilltakepeoplearoundtheworldin

twohours.By2050,spaceplaneswillflyalloverthe

world.

Inthedomainoftechnology,robotswillhave

replacedpeopleinfactories.Bigcompanieswillprefer

robots—theywon'taskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,

andtheywillwork24hoursaday.By2050,wewill

haveseenrobotseverywhere—infactories,schools,

offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.

A4ReadWhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?

Lastbutnotleast,medicinetechnologywillhaveconqueredmanydiseases.Today,thereare

electronicdevicesthatconnectdirectlytothebrainto

helppeoplehear.By2050,wewillhavebeenableto

helpblindanddeafpeopleseeagainandhearagain.

Scientistswillhavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes.

Theywillhavealreadyproducedclonesofanimals.By

2050,scientistswillhavebeenabletoproduceclones

ofpeopleanddecidehowtheywilllook,howthey

willbehaveandhowmuchintelligencetheywillhave.

Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings—butshould

they?UsefulExpressionsinallthefieldsofactivity在所有活動領域send…directlyto將某物直接送到某地demandfor

對某物的需求runon(fuel)

靠某種能源運行toone’sdestination到達某人的目的地payrise加薪goonstrike進行罷工connectsth.tosth.將某物與某物聯結起來lastbutnotleast最后但同樣重要的是conquerdisease戰勝疾病produceclonesof制造某物的克隆A4Read

A4Read(Para.2)...itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappeared...channel(n.)atelevisionstationandalltheprogramsthatitbroadcasts頻道change/switchchannels換臺e.g.Turnthechannel—therearetoomanycommercials.［拓展］channel(n.)(1)amethodorsystemthatpeopleusetogetinformation,tocommunicate,ortosendsth.somewhere途徑；渠道；系統e.g.Complaintsmustbemadethroughtheproperchannels.(2)awayofexpressingideasandfeelings（表達的）方式，方法，手段e.g.Thecampaignprovidedachannelforprotestagainstthewar.LanguagePoints

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.3)Inwhatconcernstheenvironment,waterwillhave...concern(vt.)beabout(sth.);haveasasubject關于（某事物）；作為議題concernsth.e.g.areportthatconcernsdrugabuse［拓展］concerned(adj.)擔心的；煩惱的(~about/for/oversth.)e.g.We’reallconcernedforhersafety.concerning(prep.)關于（某人［某事物］）e.g.aletterconcerningyourcomplaint

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.4)Intransport,carswillrunonnew,cleanfuels...transport(n.)transportingorbeingtransported運送；運輸roadandrailtransport/thetransportofgoodsbyair公路及鐵路運輸/空運貨物e.g.Localproductionvirtuallyreducesroadtransportcosts.(vt.)totakesth/sbfromoneplacetoanotherinavehicle（用交通工具）運輸，運送，輸送［拓展］ transportsth./sb.(from...)(to...)運送，運輸（某物［某人］)e.g.Thecompany’sbusinessistotransportgoodsfromBeijingtoShanghai.transporter(n.)（大型的）運輸車（用于裝運汽車等的）e.g.Thearmyneededbigtransporterstosendthetrooptothebattlefield.

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.5)...theywon’taskforpayrisesorgoonstrike...strike(n.)

organizedstoppingofworkbyemployeesbecauseofadisagreement罷工［運用］be/goonstrike罷工come/gooutonstrike舉行/開始罷工［拓展］e.g.Theship-builderscame/wentoutonstrikeforhigherpay.strike(vt.)使（某人［某物］）遭受撞擊；打，擊，敲（某人［某物］）e.g.Thestonestruckmeonthesideofthehead.Hestruckthetableaheavyblowwithhisfist.

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.6)

...thereareelectronicdevicesthatconnectdirectlyto...connect(vt./vi.):tojointwoormorethingstogether連接［運用］connect(sth.)(up)(to/withsth.)將……（與電源、氣等）連接起來，接通e.g.Thewiresconnect(up)underthefloor.Sheconnectedupthetwocomputers.［拓展］connection(n.)連接；聯結e.g.I’mhavingproblemswithmyInternetconnection.connective(n.)連接物；（尤指）關聯詞e.g.Wordslikeif,and,butareconnectives.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithaproperwordfromthebox.1.

_____________isasystemfortakingpeopleorgoodsfromoneplacetoanother,forexample,usingbusesortrains.2.Readinggivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon'tworkinthis_____________.Bypracticingmore,youcansurely_____________yourfearofgivingaspeechinpublic._____________fortheenvironmentisatthecoreofourpolicies.5.Itisimpossibleto_____________whatwillhappen.A4ReadconcernpredicttransportdomainconquerTransportdomainconquerConcernpredictb)Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?Compareanddiscussyouranswers.1)NewTVchannelsforpeopletochooseprogramswillhaveappearedby2050.2)Waterwillhavebecomeoneofthemostseriousproblemsinthefuture.3)By2050everythinghavingbeendonebyrobots,peoplewon'thavetoworkanymore.4)Peoplewon'tdiefromdiseasesbecauseofthedevelopmentofmedicaltechnology.A4ReadTheauthorprobablyagreeswith2)accordingtoParagraph3.Theauthorprobablywon’tagreewith1),3)and4)accordingtoParagraphs2,5and6,repspectively.c)Workingroupanddiscussthesequestions,thenshareyouranswerswithyourclassmates.1)Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sideathatwaterwillsufferfromseriousshortagesandevenbecomethecauseofwar?Whyorwhynot?2)Haveyoueverheardofdriverlesscars?Doyouthinktheymayfinallytakeplaceofpresentcarsinthefuture?Whydoyouthinkso?

3)Whatdoyouthinkofcloningtechnology?Whatkindofmoralproblemsmayitconfront?A4ReadA4Read2050年的人類生活會是什么樣子呢？在你腦海里，未來是什么樣的畫面？未來生活會變得比現在好，比現在糟糕，還是和現在一個樣？你對未來有什么希望嗎？未來學家預測，到2050年，從娛樂到科技，各個領域的生活可能都會截然不同。首先，到2050年，電視頻道可能已經消失，取而代之的是人們在“菜單”上選擇某個節目，然后計算機直接將節目發送到電視機上。環境方面，水將成為最為嚴重的問題之一。在很多地區，農業正在發生改變，人們種植水果和蔬菜用以出口，這需要大量的水。到2050年，淡水需求量會是現在的十倍，淡水將出現嚴重短缺。有些未來學家預測，如果現在不著手處理好用水問題，將來很可能引發戰爭。交通方面，汽車將使用新的清潔能源，而且跑得更快。車速將完全由電腦控制，不會有任何交通事故。目前很多汽車上都有車載電腦，可以準確地告訴駕駛員所處的位置。到2050年，電腦將完全控制汽車并可以將人直接送到目的地。另一方面，航天飛機可以在兩個小時內載人環游全世界。到2050年，航天飛機可以飛到世界任何一個角落。A4Read2050年的人類生活會是什么樣子呢？在科技領域，機器人將取代人在工廠里工作。大公司更喜歡使用機器人，因為他們不會要求漲工資或者鬧罷工，而且可以二十四小時工作。到2050年，機器人將隨處可見，比如在工廠里、學校里、辦公室里、醫院里、商店里，甚至家里。最后但同樣很重要的一點，醫療科技可以戰勝很多疾病。目前，已經有電子設備直接跟大腦連接，幫助人們改善聽覺。到2050年，人類將能夠讓盲人重見光明，讓聾者重獲聽力。屆時，科學家們已經發現了控制基因的方法，并克隆出了一些動物。到2050年，科學家們還能克隆出人，并決定他們的長相、行為和智力。雖然科學家們將擁有實現這一切的能力，但他們應不應該這樣做呢？A5writeAsalesletterisapieceofdirectmailwhichisdesignedtopersuadethereadertopurchaseaparticularproductorserviceintheabsenceofasalesman.Ithasbeendefinedas"aformofdirectmailinwhichanadvertisersendsalettertoapotentialcustomer".Itisanabstractpartofbusinesswriting,whichismainlyintextualform.Salesletterstendtouseformalletterstructuresandareratherimpersonalbecausetheyaresenttomorethanoneperson.BusinessLetterWriting:SalesLetters.Paragraph1:Theintroductionofthelettershouldcapturetheattentionofthereader.Youmaymentiontheproblemsthattheclientmaybehavingandwhichyourproductorservicewillresolve.Introducethecompanyandwhatyouspecializein.Paragraph2:

Introducetheproductandserviceyouintendtoselltotheclient.Showtheclientthewaysinwhichtheywillbenefitfrominvestinginyourproductorservice.Maketheofferenticing(誘人的)withoutpromisingtheimpossible.Paragraph3:

Giveyourcontactinginformationfortheclienttofindoutmoreinformationontheproductorservice.Valediction(告別詞)/GoodbyeWritingguidanceA5write

a)Completethefollowingsalesletterwiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.

DearMr.Smith:

Areyouhaving_________gettingyourimportantdocumentsformattedcorrectly?Ifyouarelikemostbusinessowners,youhavetroublefindingthetimeto___________________producegood-lookingdocuments.Thisiswhyitisimportanttohaveaspecialist___________careofyourmostimportant______________.

AtDocumentsMakers,wehavetheskillsand_________________tocomeinandhelpyoumakethebestpossibleimpression.Maywestop_________andofferyouaFREEestimateofhowmuchitwould_______togetyourdocumentslookinggreat?Ifso,giveusacallatandset________andappointmentwithoneofyourfriendlyoperators.A5writetroubleeconomicallytakedocumentsexperience

by

costupA5writeb)KevinisthemanagerofHi!ROBOTCompany.Thecompanymainlyproducesandsellshouseholdrobotproducts,suchasi-robotvacuumcleaner,robotbabysitter,robothousekeeperandrobotpet.Now,writeasaleslettertothecustomertopromoteoneofyourproducts.

BAdvancedindustrialsocietyUnit3ABetterLifeintheFutureB1ListenSupplementaryResourcesa)Listentothenewsaboutfuturecarsandanswerthequestions.

1)Whatisthemainideaofthenews?A.Autonomouscarshavebeentestedandprovedcompletelysafe.B.Autonomouscarshavebeenwidelyacceptedbythepublic.C.Differenttypesofself-drivingcarsarebeingstudiedandtested.D.Differentcompanieshavealreadymadeprofitsbysellingself-drivingcars.A.2)CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownhassignedabilltoallow______.

A.peopletobuyautonomouscarsB.companytomakeautonomouscarsC.peopletouseself-drivingcarsD.companytotestself-drivingcars

Answer:C

Answer:DMajor1)(auto/motto)manufacturesinUnitedStatesandEuropearealsoworkingonthetechnologyforautonomous2)(miracles/vehicles).Anautocompanyisdoing3)(roadtests/speedtests),setsplanstosellself-drivingcarsby4)(2024/2030).InSeptember,CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownsigneda5)(pill/bill)toallowautonomousvehiclesontheroadsinitsstate;Todaywearelookingatscience6)(fake/fiction)becomingtomorrow’s7)(reality/morality)—self-drivingcars.Thetechnologyforthesecarsincludescameras,radarand8)(motion/emotion)sensors.

b)Listentothenewsagainandcompletethepassagebychoosingtheproperwords.√√√√√√√B1Listen√

Self-drivingCars

Thehigh-techcompanyFordhasafleetofself-drivingcars,byAugusttheyhavelogged480,000km.MajorautomanufacturersintheUnitedStatesandEuropearealsoworkingonthetechnologyforautonomousvehicles.Anautocompanyisdoingroadtestsandsaysitplanstoselldriverlesscarsby2024.InSeptember,CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownsignedabilltoallowautonomousvehiclesontheroadsinhisstate.“Todaywe’relookingatsciencefictionbecomingtomorrow’sreality—aself-drivingcar”.Thetechnologyforthesecarsincludescameras,radarandmotionsensors.ThesystemshavebeenimprovedthroughcompetitionssponsoredbytheUSgovernmentagencyDARPA,theDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectAgency.RichardMasonanengineerwiththeRandCorporationhelpeddesignvehiclesforDARPAchallengeraces,between2004and2007.“Andevery2years,thecarscamebackandtheytookin10timesasmuchdataastheydidbefore,sobeforeyouknowa100timesmoredata,nowtheyalsocostmore,butthereisjustthisexponentialincreaseincapability.”B1ListenScript:B2Talka)Workingroupsandlistasmanycarmakersathomeandabroadaspossible.Audi,Porsche,BMW,DasAuto,RollsRoyceareGermancars.Citroen,PeugeotareFrenchcars.Ferrari,Lamborghini,MaseratiareItaliancars.Landrover,AstonMartin,BentleyareBritishcars.Cadillac,Lincoln,Chrysler,HummerareAmericancars.Infiniti,LEXUS,Honda,Toyota,MitsuokaareJapanesecars.Geely,BYD,Hongqi,ChanganareChinesecars.B2Talkclutch

離合器disengage/letintheclutch

分離/踩下離合器accelerator

油門

release/letouttheclutch

松開離合器踏板speedometer

速度表

changinggear

換擋putthecarintogear

掛上擋

steeringwheel

方向盤brake

(pedal)

剎車(踏板)

handbrake/manualbrake/emergencybrake

手剎applythebrake

制動

changelanes

變換車道dashboard

儀表盤

indicator

指示燈板revolutioncounter/indicator

轉速表

presstheaccelerator/steponthegas

加/踩油門turnthesteeringwheeltotheleft/right

向左/右打方向盤WordTipsB2Talkb)Ifyouwanttodriveacaronthehighway,youmustfirstpassseveralstrictdrivingtestsandgetadrivinglicenseissuedbythegovernment.Talkabouthowtodriveacarandthenputthefollowingdrivinginstructionsintotherightorder.a.Insertthecarkeyandstarttheengine.b.Fastenthesafetybelt.c.Disengagetheclutchandputthecarintogear1.d.

Switch/turnoffthemotor/engine,take/pullthekeyout.e.Letouttheclutchslowlyandthecarbeginstomove.f.Whenthecarstopscompletely,letintheclutchandputthegearintoneutral.g.Whenyouwanttostop,applythebrakeslowlyandslowdown.h.Steerthewheelandmovethecartoroadside.i.Steponthegasandspeedupthecar.j.

Whentherev-counterpointsto2,500rounds,switchtohighergear.12345678910B3Writea)Readthefollowinginstructionforusingaricecookerproperly.Payattentiontothesentencetypeused.rinse淘洗

draintheexcesswater倒出多余的水soak浸泡switch開關B3WriteSampleWriting:

HowtoOperateaMicrowaveOven1.Openmicrowavedoor(dependingonthestyleyoumayhavetopullhandleorpushabuttontoopen).Donotsetovenforexcessivecooktimes.2.Placetheitem(plate,container,mug)containingthefoodordrinkinsidethemicrowave.Ifthefoodordrinkisinanaluminumcontainer,removeandplaceintosomethingthatismicrowavecompatible.3.Closethedoorandsetcookorreheattimeassuggestedfortheparticularfoodordrink.Ifnosuggestionsorrecommendationsaregiven,youmaywanttostartwithonetotwominutes,dependingonthecontents’temperature.Ifcontentsarefrozen,youcandefrostfirstbeforeactuallycooking.4.Restartmicrowaveifadditionalcookingisneededafterfourminutes.5.Checkcontentsperiodicallyandturnorstirtoensureevencooking.6.Removefoodcarefullyand/orallowfoodtocoolbeforeremovingb)Accordingtotheinstructionyouhavereadabove,writeaninstructionofhowtouseapopulartool,deviceorapplianceindailylifewithin100words.Payattentiontothesentencetypeyouchooseandtheverbsyouuseinthesentences.B3WriteB4Read—Lead-inQuestionQuestion:Ifyouaregoingtobuyasmartcar,whatfunctionsdoyouexpectittohave?

WillChattingSmartCars

BecomeaRealitySoon?Possibleanswers:Roomy,light,strong,intelligent,cantalk,candriveitself,withTV,withdifferentradars,withInternetaccessB4ReadB4Readpourinto遵循長期以來的傳統Internetofthings物聯網Investin在某領域投資connecteddevices連通設備onthemove行進中的triggerthebreak觸發制動裝置human-shaped人形的marketingmanager市場營銷經理mountedontheroof安裝在頂部UsefulExpressionsB4Read(Para.2)...hasestablisheda$100millionfund...establish(vt.)tostartacompany,organization,system,etc.thatisintendedtoexistorcontinueforalongtime建立，設立establishafirm創建一家公司e.g.Thisbusinesswasestablishedin1860.［拓展］(vt.)(1)toholdapositionforlongenoughorsucceedinsth.wellenoughtomakepeopleacceptandrespectyou確立；使立足；使穩固establishsb./oneself(insth.)(assth.)使某人［自己］任職；安置；安頓e.g.Wearenowcomfortablyestablishedinournewhouse.Bythenshewasestablishedasastar.(2)todiscoverorprovethefactsofasituation查實；確定；證實e.g.We’veestablishedhisinnocence/(thefact)thathe’sinnocent.Thepolicecan’testablishwherehewasatthetime.LanguagePointsB4Read(Subtitle)Aviodcollisionscollision(n.)oneobjectorpersonstrikingagainstanother相撞，碰撞［運用］incollisionwith與……相撞e.g.Theschoolbuswasinvolvedinacollisionwithatruck.［拓展］collision(n.)抵觸；（看法、意見等的）沖突e.g.Thereisacollisionbetweenthetwocountriesoverfishingrights.［仿寫］ 兩人開車迎頭相撞，雙雙死去。

Theybothdiedinahead-oncollision.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.5)...andacameraconfirmsitishuman-shaped.confirm(vt.)toprovideevidenceforthetruthorcorrectnessof(areport,anopinion,etc.);establishthetruthof證實，證明（報告、意見等）的正確性；確認e.g.Theannouncementconfirmedmysuspicions.［拓展］confirmed(adj.)［作定語］堅定的；根深蒂固的；確認的e.g.Thatmanisaconfirmedbachelor.Flightsshouldbeconfirmed48hoursbeforedeparture.［仿寫］有人問她時，她肯定了她將要退休。Whenasked,sheconfirmedthatshewasgoingtoretire.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.5)...havebeenexperimentingwithdriverlesscars...experiment(vi.)tomakeanexperiment進行實驗experimentwithnewideas嘗試新想法e.g.Researchersareexperimentingwithnewmethodstosolvetheproblem.［拓展］experiment(n.)［C,U］實驗；試驗e.g.Theresearchersarerepeatingtheexperimentonrats.experimentation(n.)［U］（書面）實驗；試驗e.g.Manypeopleobjecttoexperimentationonanimals.［仿寫］這個實驗對動物無害。Thisexperimentwasharmlesstotheanimals.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.7)...inMay2012issuedAmerica’sfirstself-drivenvehiclelicense...issue(vt.)tomakesthknownformally宣布；公布；發出［運用］issueorders/instructions發出命令/指示e.g.TheUSStateDepartmentissuesmillionsofpassportseachyear.［拓展］issue(vi.)出來；出去；流出e.g.Smokeissuedfromthefactorychimneys.issue(n.)重要的議題；爭論點e.g.Weshouldraisetheissueofdiscriminationwiththecouncil.［仿寫］外交部長向新聞界發表了一個聲明。Theforeignministerissuedastatementtothepress.LanguagePointsB4Reada)Choosethebestanswertothequestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofthetext.1)Whatisthepurposeforthechipmakertoestablishthe$100millionfund?A.Inordertoinvestinfirmsdevelopingbetterchipsforcomputer.B.Inordertoinvestinfirmsdevelopingbetterconnectivityforcars.C.Inordertoimprovethesecuritycompetenceofcomputers.D.Inordertoimprovethesecuritycompetenceofcars.Answer:B2)Underwhatcircumstancewillacartriggerthebrakesautomatically?A.Ifradarinthecar’sgrilldetectsanobjectinfrontofthevehicle.B.Ifacameraconfirmstheobjectinfrontofthevehicleishuman-shaped.C.Ifradarinthecar’sgrilldetectsthereisanythinginfrontofthevehicle.D.BothAandB.Answer:D3)HowcanadriverlessToyotaPriusseeothertrafficsontheroad?A.Usingthevideocameramountedontheroof.B.Usingradarsensors.C.Usingalaserrangefinder. D.AlltheaboveAnswer:DB4Readb)Wordexplanation:Findpropernamesaccordingtothedescriptions.1)_________isadevicethatdetectslight,heat,humidity,etc.2)__________isasystemfordetectingthepresence,positionormovementofsolidobjectswithinitsrangebysendingoutshortradiowaveswhichtheyreflect.3)___________isapersonordevicewhosejobistoworkoutthedirectioninwhichtheaircraftorshipshouldbetraveling.4)____________isatechnologybasedontelecommunicationsandinformatics.5)___________________isatechnologyconnectingphysicalobjectstotheweb.SensorRadar

NavigatorTelematicsInternetofthingsB4ReadB4Read會聊天的智能汽車會很快成為現實嗎？智能網聯在過去幾年里，不少公司都投入巨資研發遠程信息處理技術和物聯網技術——遠程信息處理技術主要研究遠程通訊和信息處理，物聯網技術則是將現實中的物體連接到網絡中。比如，世界上最大的芯片制造商之一設立了一個1億美元的基金，投資那些研發汽車網聯的公司。該公司認為，在不久的將來，汽車將成為網聯設備成長最快的三大領域之一。避免碰撞