1、Unit 3 Life in the future未来是一个抽象的代名词，触摸不到，感受不到。但每个人都有对未来生活美好的向往，有人畅想未来城市生活的美好，有人畅想科技的日新月异，还有人畅想未来生活的便捷。正是我们有了对未来生活的美好憧憬，我们才有了努力奋发向前的动力。Its exciting to imagine how future humans will have solved the problems we have now，or what amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interestin
2、g.Robots will do your chores and more.Robots will be doing most of our jobs，from building homes to teaching math.There are already robots that clean floors and pump gas.In the future they will be more complicated and useful.Unfortunately，with robots taking all the jobs，unemployment will be high.You
3、will read minds.Speaking of being social，we will communicate in an entirely different way.Forget texts and emails.Mind-reading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word.We will also be able to send thoughts to objects around us.(Instead of pressing“start”on the
4、microwave，you could just think “start”)Meanwhile，chips implanted in our brains will improve memory and intelligence.Your car will drive you.Today，around 30，000 Americans die in car accidents each year.One hundred years from now，accidents will be a thing of the past.According to Mark Safford，consulta
5、nt of the US.Department of Transportation，future cars will drive themselves.These electric cars will communicate with other cars on the road to travel safely in close formation at high speeds.You will eat fake meat.Raising animals is not the best way to produce food，and it harms the environment.Toda
6、y，scientists can“grow”meat in a lab from animal cells，but its expensive and not very delicious.In the future，they willhave perfected the process.Youll order hamburgers that come from factories，not cows.Scientists may even find ways to make labgrown meat tastier and healthier than the real thing.阅读障碍
7、词1chore n 零星工作(尤指家常杂务)，令人讨厌或繁重的工作2complicated adj.复杂的3implant vt.种植；植入；嵌入4fake adj.假的诱思导读 阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1.When robots become more common in the future，fewer people will lose their jobs.()2According to the passage，cars will be much easier to operate in the future.()答案 12 FTSection Warming Up，Preread
8、ing&Reading新 生 词 汇 初 识.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.constant Aadj.在前的；早先的()2.previousBadj.时常发生的；连续不断的()3.guide Cn.指导；向导；导游 vt.指引；指导()4.tolerateDvi.&vt.缺乏；没有n.缺乏；短缺的东西()5.lack Evt.容忍；忍受()6.press Fn.印象；感想；印记()7.fasten Gvi.&vt.按；压；逼迫n按；压；印刷；新闻()8.impression Hvt.系牢；扎牢()9.switch Iadj.乐观(主义)的()10.optimistic Jn.开关；转换
9、 vt.转换答案 15 BACED 610 GHFJI.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思 A打扫B(困境后)恢复；完全复原C接受；开始D看不见 E(快捷而悄声地)移动；溜进 F为受苦()1.She took up writing as her career after graduation.()2.I stood there，staring at the sky until I lost sight of the plane.()3.The gardeners are sweeping up the fallen leav-es.()4.Quickly we slid into the bush
10、 and then watch-ed.()5.After several minutes，the injured man was back on his feet again.()6.Sometimes I still suffer from these weaknesses.答案 16 CDAEBF教 材 语 篇 细 研 FIRST IMPRESSIONS(印象)Spacemail：liqiang299A GreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008(Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad，I still cannot believe that I am tak
11、ing up this prize that I won last year.I have to remind myself constantly(不断地)that I am really in AD 3008.Worried about the journey，I was unsettled for the first few days.As a result，I suffered from“time lag”This is similar to the“jetlag”you get from flying，but it seems you keep getting flashbacks f
12、rom your previous(在前的；早先的)time period.So I was very nervous and uncertain at first.However，my friend and guide，Wang Ping，was very understanding and gave me some green tablets(药片)which helped a lot.Well-known for their expertise，his parents company，called“Future Tours”，transported me safely into the
13、future in a time capsule(太空舱)第一印象太空邮件：liqiang 299 AGreatAdventure-SpaceS15/11/3008(地球时间)亲爱的爸爸妈妈：我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。我得不断提醒自己，我真地已经进入到公元 3008 年了。我很担心这次旅行，所以头几天心里总是不踏实。结果我得了时间滞后症。这就与你乘坐飞机会产生时差反应相似，所不同的是，在你的脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。因此，我一开始就感到神经紧张和心神不定。但是，我的朋友兼导游王平很细心体贴，给了我几粒绿色药片，倒是挺起作用的。他父母的公司叫作“未来之旅”，以其技术高超
14、而闻名，用时间舱平安地把我送入了未来。助读讲解 Worried about the journey 为形容词短语作原因状语。understanding 在此处为形容词，意为“能谅解的；宽容的”。过去分词短语 called“Future Tours”为后置定语，修饰 his parents company。I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess(女乘务员)called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening.The seats wer
15、e comfortable and after a calming drink，we felt sleepy and closed our eyes.The capsule began swinging gently sideways往(向、从)一侧 as we lay relaxed and dreaming.A few minutes later，the journey was completed and we had arrived.I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future.What would I fin
16、d？我仍然记得女乘务员让我们都进入时间舱，我们都通过一个小入口爬进去。座位是很舒适的，喝了点镇静剂以后，我们感到很困，就闭上了眼睛。时间舱在轻轻地左右摇晃，我们放松地躺在那里做梦。几分钟以后，旅程结束，我们到了。我仍然在地球上，但是进入了未来的一千年。我会看到什么呢？助读讲解 lay 是 lie 的过去式，意为“躺；卧”。用作此意时，常跟形容词，副词或介词短语，表示场所、位置、方式等。as we lay relaxed and dreaming 为 as 引导的时间状语从句。relaxed 和dreaming 在此处作状语，说明主语的状态。At first my new surrounding
17、s(环境)were difficult to tolerate(容忍；忍受)The air seemed thin，as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.Hit by a lack(缺乏；没有)of fresh air，my head ached.Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment(调整)to this new situation，Wang Ping appeared.“Put on this mask，”he advised.“Itll make you
18、 feel much better.”He handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest.I felt better in no time.Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.These carriages(运输工具)float above the ground and by bending or press
19、ing(按；压)down in your seat，you can move swiftly.Wang Ping fastened(系牢)my safety belt and showed me how to use it.Soon I could fly as fast as him.However，I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.He was swept up
20、into the centre of them.Just at that moment I had a“time lag”flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008.I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown!Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。空气似乎很稀薄，好像在
21、混合的气体中剩下的氧气很少。由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。正当我努力调整自己适应新环境时，王平出现了。“把这个面罩戴上，它会使你感觉好得多。”他建议说。他把面罩递给我，然后把我快速带到一个附近的小房间里休息。我立刻就感到舒服些了。一会儿我就又站起来，跟着他去领取了一台由电脑驱动的气垫车。这些气垫车是在地面上方漂浮着的，只要在座位上把操纵杆打弯或压下，你就可以迅速地移动。王平给我系好安全带并且教我如何使用。很快，我就跟王平飞得一样快了。但是，当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，我看不见王平了，因为很多气垫车在身边朝各个方向飞奔。他被卷入到这群车队中去了。就在这个时候我得了一次时间滞后的回闪，
22、这样我就再次看到了公元 2008 年的那个地区了。我这才懂得我被送到了未来，但却仍然在自己的家乡！然后我又见到了王平，于是又跟在他后面飞去。助读讲解 in no time 立刻；马上。in all directions 朝四面八方。catch sight of 看到；发现。Arriving at a strange-looking house，he showed me into a large，bright clean room.It had a green wall，a brown floor and soft lighting.Suddenly the wall movedit was m
23、ade of trees！I found later that their leaves provided the room with much-needed oxygen.Then Wang Ping flashed(使)闪光 a switch(开关；转换)on a computer screen，and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.“Why not sit down and eat a little？”he said.“You may find this difficult as it i
24、s your first time travel trip.Just relax，since there is nothing planned on the timetable(时间表)today.Tomorrow youll be ready for some visits.”Having said this，he spread some food on the table，and produced a bed from the floor.After he left，I had a brief meal and a hot bath.Exhausted，I slid into bed an
25、d fell fast asleep.More news later from your loving son，Li Qiang来到一个形状奇怪的房子面前，他把我带到一个明亮而洁净的大房间。那里有绿色的墙，棕色的地板，柔和的灯光。突然，墙壁移动了原来是树形成的！后来我才发现，就是这些树的叶子为这栋房屋提供了急需的氧气。然后王平在电脑荧屏上的开关上闪了一下，于是一张桌子和几把椅子就像变魔术般地从地板下面升了起来。“为什么不坐下来吃点东西呢？”他说道，“你第一次做这样的时间旅行，可能会感到有些困难。今天没有任何出行计划，你可以好好休息一下。明天你还要准备参观几个地方。”说完这些，他把一些食物摆在桌
26、子上，并从地板下取出一张床来。他离开后，我快速吃了些东西，洗了个热水澡。我感到累极了，爬到床上很快就睡着了。以后再谈吧！你们亲爱的儿子，李强助读讲解 from under the floor 中的 from under 为复合介词。as if by magic 像变魔术似的，这是一个由 as if 引导的省略句，补充完整为 as if they were made by magic。fall fast asleep 很快熟睡。第一步 速读了解文章主题和段落大意 速读 P17P18 教材课文，选择最佳答案/匹配段落大意1The passage is mainly about Ahow Li Qi
27、ang was transported to the futureBhow Li Qiang got to the future and his first impressions of itCwhat the life was like in the futureDthe introduction of the“Future Tours”company2Match the main idea of each paragraph.(1)Para.1 AWe were transported into future by a time capsule.(2)Para.2BMy impressio
28、ns of the future life.(3)Para.3 CI stayed at Wang Pings home.(4)Para.4DI won a travel to the year AD 3008.答案 1.B 2.(1)(4)DABC第二步 细读把控文章关键信息 细读 P17P18 教材课文，选择最佳答案1Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the text?aLi Qiang visited a strangelooking house and had a good rest in it.bThey c
29、limbed into the time capsule through a small opening.cHit by a lack of fresh air，Li Qiang had a headache.dWang Ping gave Li Qiang some green tablets before the time travel trip.eLi Qiang had a“time lag”flashback and realized that he had been transported into the future of what was still his hometown
30、.fLi Qiang followed Wang Ping to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.AdbcfeaBabdefcCbdcfeaDdcbefa2What does“time lag”mean according to the author?AIt is quite different from“jet lag”BIt is what you get when you are flying on a plane.CIt means you keep thinking of the things you may experi
31、ence in the future.DIt means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.3What was the effect of the calming drink?AIt helped to solve the problem of“time lag”BIt made Li Qiang relaxed and sleepy.CIt helped to overcome the lack of fresh air.DIt made it easy for us to breathe.4Where di
32、d Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?AIn a hotel capsule.BIn a room.CIn a large market.DIn a hovering carriage.5We can infer from the passage that Athe air quality would not be so good in the public areas in the futureBeveryone would have to put on a mask when they went outside in the futureCthe write
33、r had been transported into another cityDthe writer felt uncomfortable for a long time after finishing the journey答案 15 ADBCA第三步 研读能力升华 接轨高考根据 P17P18 教材课文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Li Qiang couldnt believe that he 1.(travel)to the year AD 3008 in a time capsule.2.this was his first time trip，he was
34、 worried and 3.(settle)and he also suffered from“time lag”had travelledBecauseunsettledBesides，he 4.(hit)by the lack of fresh air.His guide，Wang Ping，who was very 5.(understand)，gave him some green tablets and a mask，6.helped him overcome the problems.However，Li Qiang experienced something new.He fl
35、ew above the ground in 7.hovering carriage.8.(arrive)home，he was shown into a large bright，clean room with a wall of 9.(tree)After eating something，he 10.(fall)fast asleep in the bed that was produced from the floor.was hitunderstandingwhichaArrivingtreesfell点击右图进入 课 时 分 层 作 业 Thank you for watching!