1、Module 1 Life in the Future话 题 导 读导语：500 年后的地球将会变成什么样呢？天气是否会变得寒冷无比？人类是否会移民到其他星球而地球将空无一人？让我们一起看看几位未来学家或物理学家们对500年后的地球的预测吧！If you could travel back in time five centuries，youd encounter a growing Aztecempire in Central Mexico,a freshly painted“Mona Lisa”in Renaissance Europe and cooler temperatures ac
2、ross the Northern Hemisphere.This was a world in the midst of the Little Ice Age(A.D.1300 to 1850)But what if we could look 500 years into the future and glimpse the Earth of the 26th century?Would the world seem as different to us as the 21st century would have seemed to the people of the 16th cent
3、ury?First of all,what will the weather be like?The 26th century will either be a little cold or extremely hot.Some experts suggest that by the 2500s,the Earths climate will have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions.Other studies predict that ongoing climate change and fossil fuel use w
4、ill make much of the planet too hot for human to live by 2300.Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts that in a mere 100 years,well be able to control and use the entire sum of a planets energy.With such power,26th-century humans will be masters of clean energy technologies like sola
5、r power.Furthermore，well be able to manage planetary energy in order to control global climate.Physicist Freeman Dyson,on the other hand,estimates the process would occur within roughly 200 years.Technology has improved exponentially since the 1500s,and this pace will likely continue in the centurie
6、s to come.Physicist Stephen Hawking believes that by the year 2600,this growth would see 10 new theoretical physics papers published every 10 seconds.If Moores Law holds true and both computers speed and complexity double every 18 months,then some of these studies may be the work of highly intellige
7、nt machines.What will other technologies shape the world of the 26th century?The futurist and author Adrian Berry believes the average human life span will reach 140 years.Humans will farm the oceans,travel in starships and settle in both Lunar and Martian colonies while robots explore the outer cos
8、mos.Section Introduction&Reading and VocabularyComprehending练读文 记词汇 学翻译1 教材助读先读通The City of the FutureWhat will the city of the future look like？No one knows for sure，and making predictions is a risky business.But one thing is certainthey are going to get bigger before they get smaller.In the future
9、，care for the environment will become very important as earths natural resourcesrun out.We will use lots of recycled materials，such as plastic，aluminium，steel，glass，wood and paper，and we will waste fewer natural resources.We will also have to rely more on alternativeenergy，such as solar and wind pow
10、er.All this seems certain，but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.To find out what young people think about the future of urbanlife，a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 peopl
11、e in the year 2025.Here are some of the ideas they had：Garbage ships To get rid of garbage problems，the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towardsthe sun，preventing landfill and environmental problems.Batman Nets Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of g
12、uns.Forget smoking No smoking will be allowed within a future citys limits.Smoking will be possible only outside cities，and outdoors.Forget the malls In the future all shopping will be done online，and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.Telephones for life Everyone will be given a te
13、lephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.Recreation All forms of recreation，such as cinemas，bowling，softball，concerts and others，will be provided free of charge by the city.Cars All cars will be powered by electricity，solar energy or wind，and it will be possible to ch
14、ange the colour of cars at the flickof a switch.Telesurgery Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away，with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.Holidays at home Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go an
15、ywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.Space travel Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common.Each city will have its own spaceport.再记住What will/does/do.look like？为固定句式，意为“看上去怎么样？”for sure 肯定地 make predictions 作出预测此处为动名词短语作主语。risky rIski adj.危险的；冒险的care 此处为名
16、词，表示“关心，爱护”，常与介词 for 连用。run out(某物)用完；不多了；没有了此短语不用于被动语态，常用进行时态表示“(某物)即将耗尽/用完”。as earths natural resources run out 是 as 引导的原因状语从句。material mtIril n材料such as 例如(表示列举)rely on 依靠rely rIlaI vi.依赖；依靠 solar power 太阳能plenty of 意为“许多”，后接可数名词或不可数名词，注意不能在前面加 a。run 此处意为“管理”。get rid of 除掉；处理掉 load.with.用装载send.t
17、owards.把发往 现 在 分 词 短 语 preventing landfill and environmental problems 作状语。arrestrestvt.逮捕；拘留criminalkrImInln.罪犯；犯人firefaIvt.开火；启动instead of 而不是；代替allow v允许allow sb.to do sth.允许某人做某事allow doing sth.允许做某事limitlImItn.(常作复数)范围 voice commands 语音指令place orders 订购 at birth 在出生时 provide vt.提供；供给provide sb.w
18、ith sth.provide sth.for sb.为某人提供某物free of charge(for free)免费 at the flick of a switch 轻轻一按开关it 作形式主语，to change the colour of.作真正的主语。carry out 执行；实施carry out/make/perform an operation on sb.给某人做手术 be attached to.迷恋；附属于；系在上，句中用了 attached to.作后置定语，修饰 cameras。现在分词短语 using high-tech cameras.作方式状语。ordinar
19、y citizens 普通市民动名词短语 Travelling in space by ordinary citizens 作主语。再翻译未来的城市未来的城市会是什么样子的？谁也说不准，并且预测是件冒险的事。但唯一确定的是城市在变得更小之前会变得更大。在未来，爱护环境将变得很重要，因为地球上的自然资源濒临枯竭。我们将会使用大量的回收材料，例如塑料、铝、钢铁、玻璃、木材和纸，并且我们浪费的自然资源将会减少。我们也将不得不更多地依赖可替代能源，例如：太阳能和风能。所有的这些似乎是肯定的，但是还有许多关于未来城市生活的事情仍是不确定的。为了了解年轻人对未来城市生活的想法，美国得克萨斯州的一位大学老师
20、让他的学生们思考他们将如何管理一个在 2025 年拥有 5 万人口的城市。下面是他们的一些构想：垃圾飞船 为了摆脱垃圾问题的困扰，城市将用巨型宇宙飞船装载废弃材料发往太阳，防止垃圾填埋和环境问题。防爆网 警察逮捕罪犯时，将会向罪犯射出网状物而不是用枪。戒烟 未来的城市市内将不允许吸烟。只有在郊区和户外才有可能允许吸烟。告别商厦 将来所有的购物将会在网上进行，商品目录将会有用于订购的语音指令。终生电话 每个人在出生时都会被给予一个电话号码，无论他们生活在什么地方，这个号码都不会改变。娱乐 所有的娱乐形式，例如：电影院、保龄球、垒球、音乐会和其他一些形式都将由该市免费提供。汽车 所有的汽车都将由电
21、能、太阳能或风能提供动力。并且只要轻轻按一下开关就可能改变汽车的颜色。远程手术 医生在几千英里以外为病人动手术的远程治疗成为常事，因为每个城市都有自己的远程诊所。居家度假 老年人和身体有残疾的人通过使用绑在头上的高科技相机就能周游世界。太空遨游 普通市民遨游太空将会变得很平常。每个城市都将有自己的宇航基地。通语篇 学理解 重分析2 语篇理解.Read the text and match the main idea of each part.1Part one(Para.1)APredictions for specific aspects of the future life.2Part t
22、wo(Paras.212)BGeneral idea of the future life.答案：12 BA.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1Why will care for the environment become very important in the future?ABecause earths natural resources run out.BBecause we will use lots of recycled materials,such as pla
23、stic,aluminium,steel,glass,wood and paper.CBecause we will waste fewer natural resources.DBecause we will also have to rely more on alternative energy.2What can we know about the life of the future?AEarths alternative energy will run out.BFewer natural resources will be wasted.CPeople will have to r
24、ely more on natural energy.DThe cities are going to get smaller and smaller.3What is NOT mentioned as an idea for running the future city?AHolidays at home.BTelesurgery.CAttending school at home.DRecreation.4Which of the statements is NOT true according to the text?ANo one is allowed to smoke in the
25、 city.BAll shopping will be done through computers.CCommon people can travel in space.DChildren cant have phones and phone numbers.答案：14 ABCD.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1All this seems certain,but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certa
26、in.分析定语定语从句翻译 所有的这些似乎是肯定的，但是还有许多关于未来城市生活的事情仍是不确定的。2To find out what young people think about the future of urban life,a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.分析目的状语定语宾语翻译 为了了解年轻人对未来城市生活的想法，美国得克萨斯州
27、的一位大学老师让他的学生们思考他们将如何管理一个在 2025 年拥有 5 万人口的城市。3To get rid of garbage problems,the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun,preventing landfill and environmental problems.分析 句中不定式结构 To get rid.为_状语，the city will load.and send.为主句，现在分词短语 preventing landfill and e
28、nvironmental problems 为_状语。目的结果翻译 为了摆脱垃圾问题的困扰，城市将用巨型宇宙飞船装载废弃材料发往太阳，防止垃圾填埋和环境问题。4Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away，with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.分 析 该 句 的 主 句 为 Distance surgery will become common，而 as doctors carry out.为_从句，with each city having.为 with 复合结构作_状语。时间状语原因翻译 医生在几千英里以外为病人动手术的远程治疗成为常事，因为每个城市都有自己的远程诊所。
