1、Section Learning about Language&Using Language预习多维感知.Read the text and answer these questions.1What was inside the space station?_答 案：An exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions.2How can messages be sent in the future?_答案：They can be sent using a“thoughtpad”3How is rubbish dealt with in the futu
2、re?_答案：It is turned into useful things.4What does their third stop show?_答案：It shows the changes that have happened to work practices.5Why no pollution exists in the future industry?_答案：Products are produced in space by robots.Read the text and complete the blanks with the phrases in the text.1My fi
3、rst visit was to a space station _ the most modern in space.答案：considered2People _ collect waste in dustbins.答案：used to3The rubbish _ several grades of useful material，such as“fertilizer”for the fields and“soil”for deserts.答案：is turned into4I _ the moving model of the waste machine absorbed by its e
4、fficiency.答案：stared at5 Manufacturing no longer _ on the earth but on space stations like this one.答案：takes place重点难点探究词汇精研1 When we wanted the hovering carriage to speedup，we pressed hard on the driving pedal and bent over in the direction we wanted to go.当我们想让气垫车加速时，我们就用力压下操纵杆并使它弯向我们想去的方向。品味经典The
5、train soon speeded up.火车不久就加速了。He sped up an engine.他加快机车的速度。Ill phone the manager and get them to speed things up.我会给经理打电话让他们加快办事的速度。归纳拓展自我探究speed up vt.&vi.加速；使加速。牛刀小试Can you imagine a plane flying _ 8,000 miles an hour?Awith a speedBin a speed ofCat a speed of Dby a speed解析：选C。考查speed所构成的固定短语的用法。
6、at a speed of.是固定搭配，意为“以的速度”。句意为：你能想象一架飞机以每小时8000英里的速度飞行吗？2 You place the metal band over your head，clear your mind，press the sending button，think your message and the next instant its sent.你把金属带放在头上，整理思绪，按下发送键，集中精神想你要发送的信息，片刻信息就发送出去了。品味经典I couldnt answer for an instant.我一时答不上来。An instant later the
7、explosion occurred.一会儿之后，爆炸就发生了。I felt instant relief after the treatment.医治后我随即就感到舒服很多。自我探究instant nC瞬间；片刻 adj.立即的；立刻的。归纳拓展The instant I saw him I knew he was angry.我一见到他就知道他生气了。牛刀小试完成句子(1)It took only _(刹那间)for him to react.答案：an instant(2)_(一就)he came in，I recognized him.答案：The instant3 However，t
8、he companies have to train their representativesto live and work in space settlements.然而，各公司不得不训练他们的代表来空间站生活、工作。(1)representatives品味经典Japan has refused to send a representative to the talks in Australia.日本拒绝派代表出席在澳大利亚进行的谈判。Joen，who is a representative housewife，will be the only womens representative
9、 at the meeting.琼是一位典型的家庭妇女，她将是出席会议的唯一的妇女代表。自我探究representative n代表；典型人物。adj.典型的；有代表性的。归纳拓展The athletes will represent China in the 2012 Olympic Games.这些运动员将代表中国参加2012年奥运会。牛刀小试Mr.Su Wei was chosen to _ China at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.Aspeak as BrepresentCstand Don behalf of解析：选B。考查短
10、语和动词词义辨析。句意：苏伟先生被选为中国在哥本哈根气候变化大会上的代表。“代表某人/方”可用represent，speak for，stand for或on behalf of来表示。本题中A项和C项搭配错误。on behalf of是介词短语，而本题需要一个动词，故可排除。(2)settlements品味经典She lived in a small settlement on the edge of the desert.她住在沙漠边缘的一个小居民点上。自我探究settlement nC定居点；聚集地 U定居；解决。4 Well，now theres a system where the
11、waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.噢，现在有个系统利用生态学原理处理废物。句型巧析归纳拓展当 先 行 词 为 system，case，point，position，situation，stage等词且关系词在从句中作状语时，常用where引导定语从句。The accident had reached to a point where both their parents are to be called in.事情发展到如此地步，不得不请双方家长来一趟了。They have reached the point where
12、they have to separate with each other.他们已经到了必须彼此分手的地步。牛刀小试(1)(2009年高考浙江卷)I have reached a point in my life _ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.Awhich BwhereChow Dwhy解析：选B。句意：我已经到了应该自己作决定的人生阶段。where引导定语从句修饰先行词point。(2)(2009年高考福建卷)Its helpful to put children in a situation _ they can see thems
13、elves differently.Athat BwhenCwhich Dwhere解析：选D。句意：把孩子放在一个能使他们从不同角度认识自己的处境中对他们有益。先行词是situation，代 入 定 语 从 句 后 为：They can see themselves differently in the situation。由此可见，先行词在定语从句中作状语，故用关系副词；而when表“时间”，不符合本题要求，只有where符合本题要求。故选D。I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGSMy first visit was to a space station considered
14、 the most modern in space.Described as an enormous round plate，it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earths gravity.Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century.A guide(G)showed us around along a moveable path.译文助读G：Good morning to all our visitors fro
15、m 2008.First were going to examine one of the latest forms of communication among our space citizens.No more typists working on a typewriter or computer！No more postage or postcodes！Messages can now be sent using a“thoughtpad”You place the metal band over your head，clear your mind，press the sending
16、button，think your message and the next instant its sent.Its stored on the“thoughtpad”of the receiver.Its quick，efficient and environmentallyfriendly.The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly，an unclear message may be sent.But we cannot blame the tools for the fault
17、s of the user，can we?During the explanation I looked at the pair of small objects called“thoughtpads”on a table.They just looked like metal ribbons.So ordinary but so powerful！While I was observing them，the path moved us on.G：And now ladies and gentlemen，we are in the“environment area”People used to
18、 collect waste in dustbins.Then the rubbish was sent to be buried or burned，am I right？(We nodded)Well，now theres a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.A giant machine，always greedy for more，swallows all the waste available.The rubbish is turned into several grades
19、of useful material，such as“fertilizer”for the fields and“soil”for deserts.Nothing is wasted，and everything，even plastic bags，is recycled.A great idea，isnt it?I stared at the moving model of the waste machine，absorbed by its efficiency.But again we moved on.G：Our third stop shows the changes that hav
20、e happened to work practices.Manufacturing no longer takes place on the earth but on space stations like this one.A group of engineers programme robots to perform tasks in space.The robots produce goods such as drugs，clothes，furniture，hovering carriages，etc.There is no waste，no pollution and no envi
21、ronmental damage！However，the companies have to train their representatives to live and work in space settlements.They have to monitor the robots and the production.When the goods are ready theyre transported by industrial spaceship back to earth.My mind began to wander.What job would I do？My motivat
22、ion increased as I thought of the wonderful world of the future.我看到了奇妙的东西我首先参观的是一座太空站，这个站被认为是太空中最现代化的地方。太空站像是一个巨大的圆盘，在太空中缓缓地旋转，模仿地球重心的拉力。里面展示了31世纪最先进的发明。一个导游领我们在一个移动的通道上参观了一下。导：2008年来的游客你们早上好。首先我们要仔细看看我们太空居民使用的最新通信形式之一。再也不需要打字员在打字机或电脑上工作了！不会再有邮资和邮政编码了！现在信息能够通过“思维发射器”传递。你把金属箍戴到头上，整理思绪，按下发送键，集中精神想你要发送
23、的信息，片刻信息就已经发送出去了。信息被保存在接收者的“思维发射器”上。这样做快速、高效且环保。唯一的限制就是如果使用者不想清楚要传递的信息，发送的信息会不清楚。但是我们不能因为使用者的错误而责怪工具，不是吗？在讲解过程中我看着放在桌子上的被称为“思维发射器”的一对小物体。它们看起来就像金属带子。这么普通，但是却神通广大！我正观察着，通道向前移动了。导：女士们、先生们，现在我们来到了“环境区”。人们过去使用垃圾箱收集垃圾。然后垃圾会被送去埋掉或烧掉，我说的没错吧？(我们都点头。)现在，这里是一个使用生态学原理处理垃圾的系统。一架巨大的机器，总是吞食掉所有的垃圾，而且总是贪得无厌。垃圾被分解为几
24、种有用的物质，比如说庄稼地的“肥料”和沙漠中的“土壤”。什么都不浪费，所有的垃圾，甚至塑料袋也被回收利用。很伟大的想法，不是吗？我凝视着正在运转的垃圾处理机器模型，被它的高效所吸引。我们再次向前移动。导：我们的第三站展示了工作行为的变化。批量生产不再在地球上进行，而是在这样的太空站上进行。一组工程师编程机器人在太空里执行这些任务。这些机器人制造像是药品、衣服、家具、汽垫车等货物。没有废料、没有污染并且没有环境破坏。但是，公司需要培训代表在太空定居点居住和工作。他们需要监控机器人和生产。当货物造好后，使用工业太空船运回地球。我不禁浮想联翩。我能做什么工作呢？当我想到未来的美妙世界时，我兴趣倍增、干劲十足。
