1、Unit 2 Looking into the Future Using Language2022-2023学年高二英语人教版(2019)选择性必修第一册课前导学一、课前预习1. nanobot n. 纳米机器人 2. artificial adj. 人工的;人造的;假的; artificial intelligence (AI)人工智能3. clone vt. 克隆;以无性繁殖技术复制n. 克隆动物(或植物)4. predict vt. 预测;预言;预料 prediction n. 预测;预言5. forecast vt. & n. 预测;预报6. occupation n. 职业;占领7.
2、 oppose vt. 反对;抵制;阻挠8. hence adv. 因此;由此9. cease vi.&vt. (使)停止;终止10. deceased adj. 已死的;亡故的 11. absence n. 不存在;缺乏;缺席12. rural adj. 乡村的;农村的13. advocate vt. 提倡;支持;拥护n. 提倡者;支持者;拥护者14. emphasis n. (pl. emphases) 强调;重视;重要性15. luxury n. 奢华16. keep in touch (with) (与)保持联系;了解(某课题或领域的情况)17. career n. 职业;事业18.
3、prospect n. 可能性;前景19. resist vi.& vt. 抵制;反抗;抵挡 resistance n. 抵制;反对;抗拒20. paragraph n. 段;段落21. signpost n. 路标 22. essay n. 文章二、自我检测1. At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no _ (prospect). 2. Mr Taylor was not bitter towards those who had _ (oppose) him. 3. There has been a lot of _ (resist) to th
4、is new law. 4. They are accounting for the _ (decease) and missing. 5. Not many people agree with the governments _ (predict) that the economy will improve. 6. The design of the bike has managed to reduce the effects of wind _ (resist) and drag. 7. Toms mother remained strongly _ (oppose) to the ide
5、a of his going abroad for a further study. 8. In recent years, the _ (重点) has moved away from punishing drug addicts towards helping them. 9. As suddenly as it began, the rain _ (停止). 10. The first mammal to be c_ (克隆) successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep. 答案以及解析1.答案:prospects2.答案:opp
6、osed3.答案:resistance4.答案:deceased5.答案:predication解析:考查名词。句意:没有多少人同意政府认为经济会好转的预测。所填的词在名词的所有格后,所以用名词形式。6.答案:resistance解析:考查名词。句意:这款自行车的设计可以减少风的阻力和空气阻力的作用。分析句子结构可知,空处应与drag一致,均是名词,故填resistance。wind resistance风阻, drag意为空气阻力。7.答案:opposed解析:考查形容词。句意:汤姆的母亲仍然坚决反对他出国深造的想法。opposed反对的,是形容词。8.答案:emphasis9.答案:ceased10.答案:cloned解析:句意:第一个从成年细胞中成功克隆的哺乳动物是绵羊多莉。3