1、Bionic boots are hightech boots that can help you reach running speeds comparable to professional athletes like Usain Bolt. The extremely light boots are just like springs inspired by the Achilles tendon (跟腱) of ostriches (鸵鸟) or Kangaroos, lending the wearer more force while running, with a spring
2、in their stride(大步；步幅)The boots are invented by Keahi Seymour, who has always been fascinated by the effortless run of ostriches (鸵鸟), the fastest running birds on the planet, with a top speed of 45mph. He has been working on this kind of shoes for several years, producing dozens of prototypes (模型)
3、in the process.“The bionic boots may be the transportation in the future，” he explained. “They are meant to make a man run faster, inspired by the fast land animals. The boots are made up of a carbon fiber composite exoskeleton (外骨骼), and also aircraftgrade aluminum. So the lightest materials were a
4、pplied to providing the most efficient form of transportation.”Seymour recently showed the capabilities (能力) of his latest version of bionic boots at the Maker Faire in New York. They can help anyone reach speeds of up to 25mph, which is the same speed as a slowly moving car. In comparison, Usain Bo
5、lt, the worlds fastest man, has clocked a top speed of 27.44mph.Section_Welcome_to_the_unit_&_Reading_Prereading,Not just watching a film .RealCine virtual reality for everyoneThis presentation will give you some information about RealCine: how it works, why it is better than a film, and how it can
6、be used in other ways. The RealCine experience will amaze you, and you will agree that this is an extraordinary technology that deserves to be developed further.The technology behind RealCine is virtual reality (VR). Unlike a film, where a passive audience watches and hears what is happening on a sc
7、reen， RealCine puts you into the action and connects with your senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch in an active way. Imagine that a VR usergoes sightseeing in the Himalayas. Not only will he or she feel every step of climbing Mount Qomolangma, but the user will also experience the cold, smells
8、, sights and sounds of the surrounding environment; he or she will enjoy a feeling of happiness and a sense of achievement upon reaching the top.virtual/vtl/adj.(通过计算机软件)虚拟的，模拟的；很接近的，实际上的reality/rIltI/n.现实，事实presentation/preznteIn/n.展示，介绍；颁发；提交，出示amaze/meIz/vt.使惊奇，使惊诧第一个that引导宾语从句，作agree的宾语；第二个that引
9、导定语从句，修饰technology。passive/psIv/adj.被动的active adj.主动的where引导非限制性定语从句，修饰a film。user/juz(r)/n.使用者sightseeing/saItsiI/n.观光，游览not only . but (also) .连接两个分句，若not only位于句首表示强调时，其后的分句常用倒装语序，but (also)分句不倒装。happiness/hpIns/n.幸福，快乐a sense of achievement 成就感upon/on doing sth. 表示“一就”。不只是看电影第12段译文RealCine 人人都能享
10、受的虚拟现实电影本介绍将给你陈述关于RealCine的一些信息：它的工作原理，它比普通电影优越的原因所在，以及它的其他用途。RealCine的经历会使你惊讶，你将会认同：这是一项非凡的技术，值得进一步开发。支持RealCine的技术是虚拟现实(VR)。电影仅仅让观众被动地看和听屏幕上发生的事，而RealCine与电影不同，它让你参与到剧情活动中，以一种主动的方式与你的视觉、听觉、嗅觉和触觉联系起来。想象一下，一位VR使用者在喜马拉雅山“观光”。他或她不仅能感受到攀登珠穆朗玛峰的每一步的艰辛，还能体验到周围环境的寒冷、气味、景观和声音；到达顶峰时，他或她将会享受到一种愉悦感和成就感。RealCi
11、ne works by making the users feel that they are really in a new world a world that does not exist except in a computer program.To achieve this, special VR headsets are designed to allow the users to see in 3D and hear the sound all around them. The movements of the headset indicate the direction in
12、which the user wants to go. The user also wears special gloves so he or she can touch the people and objects that he or she sees. To add to the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings that give out smells to match the environment. Both the headsets and the gloves are connect
13、ed to a computer network in the VR studio.headset/hedset/n.头戴式耳机3D/ridi/n.三维，立体add to使增强，使增加，使扩大add up to 总共是，总计为that give out smells是that引导的定语从句，修饰small openings。be connected to 与相连接be connected with 与有关network/netwk/n.(互联)网络studio/stjudI/n.(广播、电视)演播室，制作室；工作室a television studio 电视演播室第3段译文RealCine的工
14、作原理是让使用者觉得自己身处真实的新世界中一个只在电脑程序中存在的世界。为了达到这种效果，需要设计专门的VR耳机，这种耳机可以让使用者欣赏到三维世界，听到环绕在他们身边的声响。VR耳机的移动方向就表明使用者想移动的方向。使用者还要戴上专门的手套，这样，他或她就可以“触摸”看到的人和物体了。给RealCine虚拟世界锦上添花的是，耳机上甚至还有一些小孔，可以释放出与环境相匹配的气味。VR耳机和手套均与演播室里的RealCine电脑系统相连接。In scientific studies it has been shown that VR can be a good treatment for pe
15、ople who have social problems.In one case， a teenager who was afraid of talking and playing with his schoolmates was treated with VR. In the world created by RealCine， he became the captain of the Brazilian football team and scored the winning goal in a World Cup final. This encouraged him to become
16、 more confident around others.An argument has been put forward that some users will be disappointed by RealCine because VR is not real. However, with VR we are able to do things that could never be achieved in real life. For example, with the aid of RealCine, a seventyyearold grandfather recently to
17、ok a trip to Africa. In reality, he is disabled and can no longer walk, but he was able to see and touch a lion while still in the convenience of the VR studio.social/sl/adj.社交的，交际的；社会的in one case在一个案例中过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰world。Brazilian/brzIlIn/adj.巴西的 n巴西人winning/wInI/adj.制胜的，获胜的confident/knfIdnt/adj.自信
18、的；肯定的，有把握的be confident about对感到自信put forward提出，提议disappointed/dIspIntId/adj.失望的，沮丧的disappointing adj.令人失望的that some users will be .是that引导的同位语从句，解释说明An argument的具体内容。with the aid ofwith the help of在的帮助下disabled/dIseIbld/adj.有残疾的；丧失能力的convenience/knvinIns/n.方便，便利；便利的设施或用具convenient/knvinint/adj.方便的，便
19、利的while still in the convenience of the VR studio是while引导的时间状语从句的省略形式，其完整形式是while he was still in the convenience of the VR studio。第45段译文科学研究表明，虚拟现实可以为有社交障碍的人提供一种好的治疗。在一个案例中，一位害怕与他的同学交流和玩耍的青少年接受了一次虚拟现实治疗。在RealCine创造的虚拟世界里，他扮演巴西足球队队长的角色，并且在一场世界杯决赛中踢进了决定胜负的一球。这鼓励了他在周围人面前变得更加自信。,有人提出不同意见，认为一些用户可能会对Real
20、Cine失望，因为虚拟现实毕竟不是真实的。然而，借助虚拟现实我们能够实现现实生活中根本不可能实现的事情。比如，借助于RealCine，一位70岁的老爷爷最近去非洲旅行了。在现实中，他因为残疾已经不能走路，但是借助VR工作室里设备的便利，他能够看见并触摸一头狮子。Besides this, VR can be used to practise skills in a secure environment that otherwise would be quite dangerous. For example, firefighters could use RealCine to train sa
21、fely, without the risk of getting injured in a burning building. It could be used in class as well. Teachers could bring history alive by placing students in an ancient town, or they could teach biology by allowing students to experience the world as a whale or a squirrel.Finally, RealCine provides
22、fantastic technology for urban planning. Engineers can enter the design of a neighbourhood into a computer, and then use VR to walk around the neighbourhood, see how it looks and make changes before construction is carried out. This kind of urban planning is in the long term cheaper and more practic
23、al, compared with the way most urban planning is done today. I recommend the government use this technology in the future planning of this city.secure/sIkj(r)/adj.安全的；有把握的；稳固的，坚固的vt.获得；使安全firefighter/faIfaIt(r)/n.消防队员injure/Ind(r)/vt.伤害，损害the injured 受伤的人；伤员bring . alive使鲜活/生动biology/baIldI/n.生物学wha
24、le/weIl/n.鲸squirrel/skwIrl/n.松鼠urban/bn/adj.城市的，城镇的planning/plnI/n.规划；制订计划neighbourhood/neIbhd/n.街区；邻近的地方in the long term从长远来说in the short term短期来看过去分词短语compared with the way .作状语。其中most urban planning is done today作the way的定语。第67段译文除此以外，VR技术还可以用来在安全的环境中训练一些技能，否则这些技能训练可能相当危险。例如，消防队员可以利用RealCine技术安全地
25、进行训练，而不必冒着在燃烧的大楼里受伤的危险。也可以将其用到课堂教学上：老师可以让学生置身于古代的城镇，从而让历史重现；也可以让学生模拟鲸或者松鼠来体验世界，用这种方式来进行生物课的教学。,最后，RealCine给城市规划提供了绝妙的技术。工程师可以把城区设计输入电脑，然后利用虚拟现实在城区“漫步”，看看效果如何，然后在实施建设之前作一下调整。长远来说，与现在大多数城市规划方式相比，这种城市规划方式更经济、更实用。我建议政府在城市未来规划中使用这项技术。PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1reality Ar
26、elating to towns and cities2sightseeing Bsafe from and protected against damage or attack3disabled Cwhat actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought4secure Dsomeone who cannot use a part of their bodies properly5injure Ethe activity of visiting famous or interesting places, especial
27、ly as tourists6urban Fto hurt yourself or someone else, for example in an accident or an attack7disadvantage Gthe scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals8biology Hsomething that causes problems and tends to stop sb./sth. from succeeding or making progress9confident Ifeeling
28、sure about your own ability to do things10convenience Jthe quality of being useful, easy or suitable for sb.答案：15CEDBF610AHGIJLeadinWhat will our life be like in the future? Use your imagination.(1)(2)(3)(4)WhilereadingFastreading1Skim the text, and then we can learn that the text is about virtual_r
29、eality_(VR)2The purpose of this text is to_present_a_new_kind_of_film.Carefulreading()Choose the best answers according to the text.1According to the text, virtual reality could be used in the following aspects EXCEPT that _.Afirefighters could use it to train safelyBteachers could teach biology by
30、allowing students to experience the world as a whaleCit can be used to treat people who have social problemsDstudents can remember lots of knowledge without trying their best2Which of the following is not mentioned about RealCine?AHow it works.BWhether we are familiar with it.CWhy it is better than
31、a film.DHow it can be used in other ways.3Which statement is WRONG according to the text?AWith RealCine you can climb Mount Qomolangma easily.BWith RealCine you can enjoy a feeling of happiness.CWith RealCine you can enjoy a sense of achievement.DWith RealCine you can do things that could never be a
32、chieved in real life.4All the following are the way RealCine works EXCEPT that _.Aspecial VR headsets are designed to allow the users to see in 3D and hear the sound all around themBthree computers must be connected togetherCthe users also wear special glovesDboth the headsets and the gloves are con
33、nected to a computer network in the VR studio5From this text we can infer that _.Atomorrows world will see a greater warBall those who have social problems will be curedCscientific technology will be greatly improvedDcomputers will be thrown away答案：15DBABC ()Fill in each blank with only one word acc
34、ording to the text.PresentationRealCine 1.virtual reality for everyoneThe 2.way RealCine works RealCine puts audience into the action and connects with your 3.senses,_such as sight, hearing, smell and touch. It 4.makes the users feel they are really in a new world with special headsets and gloves wh
35、ich are 5.connected to a computer network.6.Usage of RealCine7.Treating people who have social problems. Helping the old and the 8.disabled take a trip outside. Being used to practise dangerous skills in a 9.secure environment. 10.Providing fantastic technology for urban planning.StudyreadingAnalyze
36、 the following difficult sentences in the text.1The RealCine experience will amaze you, and you will agree that this is an extraordinary technology that deserves to be developed further.句式分析尝试翻译RealCine的经历会使你惊讶，你将会认同：这是一项非凡的技术，值得进一步开发。2Unlike a film, where a passive audience watches and hears what i
37、s happening on a screen, RealCine puts you into the action and connects with your senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch in an active way.句式分析尝试翻译电影仅仅让观众被动地看和听屏幕上发生的事，而RealCine与电影不同，它让你参与到剧情活动中，以一种主动的方式与你的视觉、听觉、嗅觉和触觉联系起来。3RealCine works by making the users feel that they are really in a new world
38、 a world that does not exist except in a computer program.句式分析尝试翻译RealCine的工作原理是让使用者觉得自己身处真实的新世界中一个只在电脑程序中存在的世界。4To add to the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings that give out smells to match the environment.句式分析尝试翻译给RealCine虚拟世界锦上添花的是，耳机上甚至还有一些小孔，可以释放出与环境相匹配的气味。.课文缩写填空
39、This 1.presentation will give you some information about RealCine. The technology behind RealCine is VR. It puts the users into action and 2.connects with the users four senses in an active way.With VR, it is possible for us to do things that could never be 3.achieved in real life.In order to make t
40、he users feel that they are really in a new world, special VR headsets are 4.designed to allow the users to see in 3D and hear the sound around them. The users 5.wearing special gloves can “touch” the people and objects. To add to the virtual world of RealCine, smells are 6.given out through the hea
41、dsets small openings. Connected to a computer work are the headsets and the gloves.It can be used in many other ways. It can be a good 8.treatment for people with social problems. It can be used to practise skills in a 9.secure environment. For example, firefighters could be trained safely. It could
42、 also be used in class. Teachers could bring history alive using it.Finally, RealCine provides 10.fantastic technology for urban planning, which is in the long term cheaper and more practical, compared with the way most urban planning is done today.阅读理解When you actually think that humans evolved fro
43、m apes, its very clear just how different we actually look from our ancient ancestors. Even compared to the earliest Homo sapiens (智人), we look much, much different.So, it would be foolish of us to assume that the human species is all done evolving and that humans will look the way they do now forev
44、er!Artist Nickolay Lamm partnered with a Dr.Alan Kwan, a computational geneticist, to come up with an idea of what humans could look like 20,000, 60,000, and 100,000 years in the future.They put their heads together and came up with some (literally) eyepopping digital renderings.Dr.Kwan based his id
45、eas about the humans of the futures looks by predicting what their living environments might be like, and researching how humans have evolved over the last 500 to 700 years.He believes that humans might have a larger forehead because our foreheads are currently much bigger than they were in the 1300
46、s; why wouldnt they keep growing?The two also came up with the idea that humans will have enormous eyes because they will be traveling in the darkness of spare much more. If humans of the future are spending much more time in darkness, their eyes would have to evolve to be larger to be more sensitiv
47、e to light and see better.Along with larger eyes and foreheads, Dr. Kwan and Lamm believe general size of human heads will increase as their brains become larger, and that their skin tone will be darker to protect them against UV rays.But these predictions are just predictions. There is a large chan
48、ce that their predictions wont end up being correct at all, but that doesnt mean that we shouldnt think about what our future family members will look like.What do you think humans will look like in the future? Will we have claws? Will we be living in outer space? Let us know what you think the futu
49、re holds for the human species!1The first two paragraphs imply that _.Aour ancestors maynt evolve from apesBhuman looks are still evolving nowCour faces remain unchanged for longDhumans are foolish to treat apes as ancestors解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的信息和第二段中的“So, it would be foolish of us to assume that .d
50、o now forever！”可知我们人类的面貌一直都在变化中。2Dr. Kwan made his researches by guessing _.Awhether human eyes will become largerBhow big human brains will becomeChow long humans will travel in spaceDwhat environments humans will live in解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的信息“Dr. Kwan based his ideas about .might be like”可知他是通过预测人
51、类未来可能的生存环境来研究人类未来的面貌的，故选D。3In the opinion of Dr. Kwan, in the future _.Ahumans will have to live in the darknessBhumans will keep growing in heightChumans will have a larger foreheadDhumans will be more sensitive to UV rays解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的信息“He believes that humans might have a larger forehead”可
52、知，他认为人类的前额会变大。4The writers attitude towards Dr. Kwans predictions was _.AneutralBdisapprovingCsupportive Ddoubtful解析：选A观点态度题。根据倒数第二段“But these predictions are just predictions .what our future family members will look like.”可知，作者对于这种理论持中立的态度。.任务型阅读When you feel disappointed, you should know it is na
53、tural and normal, and everyone will experience it to some extent in their life. Sometimes life deals us a difficult hand, and events and trials arise that we have no control over. Other times it is our own actions themselves that cause our trials. Regardless of the nature of our trials, disappointme
54、nt is part of lifes journey and how we deal with it will largely determine the quality of our life. Here are some steps to help us to make our journey more enjoyable.Firstly, redefine our rules. It is assumed that everyone has an internal “rule” in their mind. If our internal rules are too perfect,
55、then they will discourage us greatly. For example, if we have a rule that says we need to be perfect, it is likely that we will spend a large amount of time feeling sad and disappointed. So when we feel disappointed, it is wise to review and redefine our rules. Want an example of an encouraging rule
56、? Try this one: I am happy and I am successful since I have made my greatest efforts.Secondly, remind ourselves now and then of the reasons why we are seeking the very goal. As a matter of fact, there are many cases where we have forgotten our original purposes along the way. So it is of great help
57、to remember the reasons why we are committed to a path in the first place when we feel down. By revisiting those reasons, we will likely renew our commitment and not get hung up on the disappointment of the moment.Thirdly, think about our larger vision and recommit to it. Disappointment is merely a
58、setback on what will eventually be a great and inspiring journey. So when we have those momentary setbacks, it is helpful to think about our larger vision and recommit to it. In our larger vision, therefore, a disappointment is a very valuable experience, which serves as a good educator and makes us
59、 more able to meet the challenges of the future.Finally, reset and have a new start. Resetting and starting anew prevents us from abandoning ourselves to selfpity and forces us to get up and move forward. Dont live in the past. Take what the past has taught us and keep moving. Wake up the very next
60、day as if our whole life is ahead of us and we have the chance to start fresh. Nothing that happened in the past can stop us from creating the life that we have always desired or from accomplishing the goals that we are seeking.TitleLearning to deal with disappointmentIntroductionDisappointment exis
61、ts (1)_and normally in our life and learning to deal with it is part of a fulfilling life.Causes of disappointmentEvents and trials in life are sometimes beyond our (2)_Our trials are sometimes (3)_by our own actions. (4)_ to dealing withdisappointmentRedefine our rulesWhen redefining our rules, we
62、are supposed to (5)_discouraging ones with encouraging ones.(6)_ our whysBeing (7)_ often of our whys helps us renew our commitment and get over the disappointment.Recommit to our vision Experiencing disappointments prepares us to be (8)_of meeting the challenges of the future.Reset and start anewIn
63、stead of living in the past, we take what we have (9)_ from the past and move forward.ConclusionDealing with disappointment effectively can improve the (10)_ of our life and make our life journey enjoyable.答案：1.naturally2.control3.caused4.Tips/Steps/Approaches/Solutions5.replace6.Remember/Revisit/Recall7reminded8.capable9.learned/learnt10.quality
