1、Unit 3 Tomorrows worldSection Welcomg to the unit&Reading Pre-readingStep1Step2Step3Step4Step5返回返回返回Can you imagine what our life will be like in 2060?科技飞速发展，生活日新月异，大约50年后世界将会是什么样呢？返回 Let us suppose it is now about AD 2060.Lets make believe(假设)it is about fifty years from now.Of course,things have c
2、hanged and life is very different.Voyages to the moon are being made every day.It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe.At a number of scenic spots on the moon,many hotels have been built.The hotels are air conditioned,naturally.I
3、n order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon,every room has at least one picture window.Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of young and old.返回 What are people eating now?People are still eating food.They havent yet started to take on heir(继承)supply of energy dir
4、ectly as electrical current or as nuclear power.They may some day.But many foods now come in pill form,and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago,most of our planets
5、 surface has to be filled.The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests.The harvest is always good.返回 Farming,of course,is very highly developed.Very few people have to work on the farm.It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.People
6、 are now largely vegetarians(素食者).You see,as the number of people increases,the number of animals decreases.Therefore,people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds,and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain,and it is possible to get rid of diseases.N
7、o one has to be ill any more.Such would be our life in 2060.返回返回.Why do you think so many people are interested in science fiction stories?参考答案：Because they allow people to use their imagination and think about what life will be in the future.返回.Discuss the following pictures in pairs and then fill
8、in the blanks.1What is the robot doing in this picture?The robot is dinner for the master.He can do a lot of things for beings,for example,they can help people do.They will make peoples lives more.servinghumanhouseworkconvenient返回2(1)What are the people in this picture doing?.(2)How old is the man?.
9、(3)Do you think people can live that long in the future?Why or why not?Yes.With the of genetic research,scientists can find out the secret of living longer.In the future,human beings can than we live today.Theyre having a birthday partyHe is 200 years olddevelopmentlive much longer返回3.(1)Can you gue
10、ss where these“people”are working?Theyre working.(2)Can you tell who these“people”are?What are they doing?They are humans and.They some important things.(3)What is the relationship between them?.in the officealiensare discussingWorkmates返回返回Scan the text and choose the best answers.1The purpose of t
11、his passage is _.Ato advise buying film ticketsBto introduce several famous filmsCto present a new kind of filmDto tell you how to excite five senses返回2What are the special gloves used for?AThey are used for keeping warm.BThey are used for protecting your hands.CThey are used for making the film ali
12、ve.DThey are used for making viewers look like a character in the film.返回3The virtual reality can provide teenagers with a way to _.Aplay footballBbecome more confidentCbecome a famous starDwatch a World Cup final返回4Why is an old man mentioned in the passage?ATo advise old men to take exercise.BTo h
13、elp old men keep healthy.CTo explain RealCine is better than a film.DTo ask old men to experience an adventure in Africa.5Whats the authors attitude to VR according to the text?ASupportive.BOpposed.CDoubtful.DNegative.答案：1.C2.C3.B4.C5.A返回返回.Read the text and answer the following questions.1What is t
14、he name of the product?2How many of the users senses does this product connect with?3Who went on a virtual trip to Africa?RealCine.A seventyyearold grandfather.Four of the users senses:sight,hearing,smell and touch.返回4What technology is behind the product?5What do users wear so that they can feel th
15、at they are really in a new world?6Why do some people think that users will be disappointed by RealCine?Virtual reality.They wear special VR headsets and gloves.Because VR is not real.返回.Read the text again and fill in the form.RealCine virtual reality for everyoneWhy it is better than a filmRealCin
16、e puts the users into action and connects with the users four senses 1.With VR,it is possible for us to do things that could never be 2.in real life.activelyachieved返回How RealCin3.By making the users feel that they are really in a new world.Users can see in 3D and hear the sound through special VR 4
17、.The users 5.special gloves can touch the people and objects.6.are given out through the headsets small openings.7.to a computer network are the headsets and the gloves.worksheadsetswearing/withSmellsConnected返回How it can be used in other waysTreating people with social problems better.Practising sk
18、ills in a secure environment.For example,firefighters could be trained 8.Making classes more 9.and interesting.Providing fantastic technology for urban planning.ArgumentSome users may be 10.by RealCine because VR is not real.livelydisappointedsafely返回返回Fill in the blanks according to the text.This p
19、resentation will give you some information about RealCine.The 1.behind RealCine is VR.It puts the users into 2.and connects with the users four senses in an 3.way.With VR,it is possible for us to do things that could never be 4.in real life.technologyactionactiveachieved返回 In order to make the users
20、 feel that they are really in a new world,5.VR headsets are 6.to allow the users to see in 3D and hear the sound around them.The users 7.special gloves can 8.the people and objects.To add to the virtual world of RealCine,9.are given out through the headsets small openings.10.to a computer network ar
21、e the headsets and the gloves.specialdesignedwearingtouchsmellsConnected返回 It can be used in many other ways.It can be a good treatment for people with 11.problems.It can be used to practise skills in a 12.environment.For example,firefighters could be trained 13.It could also be used in class.Teache
22、rs could bring history 14.using it.Finally,RealCine provides fantastic technology for urban planning,which is in the long term cheaper and more 15.,compared with the way most urban planning is done today.socialsecuresafelyalivepractical返回返回What developments in science and technology would you like t
23、o see happen in the future?参考答案：New technology seems like magic;it can do a lot of amazing things that we could never imagine before.Id like to see that a virtual world could be created with the help of technology so that people could live in both a real world and a virtual one.We could not only play games,travel or experience excitement in the virtual world,but also we could do whatever we can do in reality.
