1、Unit 3Life in the future未来世界之畅想Future worldIts Friday morning in the year 2050, and youre running late. You got distracted watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom mirror while you were brushing your teeth. How will you get to your office at Mega Giga Industries on ti
2、me?A quick check of your Internetconnected refrigerator magnet tells you your train which travels at speeds up to 250 miles an hour as it electromagnetically hovers above its guide trackis a bit behind schedule, too. So you decide to drive your environmentallyfriendly hydrogen fuel cell car insteado
3、r rather, let your car drive you. Its programmed to know the way, and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing.Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what youre wearing, you pick up yesterday mornings newspaper. Printed on reusable electronic paper, it
4、 instantly rewrites itself with todays headlines. Now its time for your big meeting. Uhoh! Youve left your handwritten notes at home. No problem. The digital ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote.Could this scene really take place in just a couple of decades? The researche
5、rs who are currently developing all this stuff think so. These gadgets (小装置) may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today.开启快乐学习之旅未来是抽象的一个代名词，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。未来是一个未知的世界，有着无穷的梦想和无尽的遐思；未来是一个神秘的世界
6、，有着朦胧的脸庞和依稀的五官；未来是一个不可探求的世界，只有时间能猜透他的心思。就让我们在未来中自由地翱翔Section Warming Up & Reading.重点单词1aspect (n.)方面；层面2guide (n.)指导；向导；导游 (vt.)指引；指导3mask (n.)面具；面罩；伪装4carriage (n.)运输工具；四轮马车；客车5flash (vt. & vi.)(使)闪光；(使)闪现6switch (n.)开关；转换 (vt.)转换7opening (n.)(出入的)通路；开口；开端8lack (vi. & vt.)缺乏；没有 (n.)缺乏；短缺的东西9fasten
7、(vt.)系牢；扎牢10timetable (n.)时间表；时刻表11steward (n.)乘务员；服务员stewardess (n.)女乘务员12surrounding (adj.)周围的surroundings (n.)周围的事物；环境13constant (adj.)时常发生的；连续不断的constantly (adv.)不断地14previous (adj.)在前的；早先的previously (adv.)以前；早先15uncertain (adj.)不确切的；无把握的certain(反义词)确定的；有把握的16adjustment (n.)调整；调节adjust (vt.)调整；调
8、节17optimistic (adj.)乐观(主义)的optimism (n.)乐观；乐观主义pessimistic (adj.)悲观(主义)的pessimism (n.)悲观；悲观主义18press (vi. & vt.)按；压；逼迫 (n.)按；压；印刷；新闻pressure (n.)压力impress (v.)留下印象impression (n.)印象impressive (adj.)令人印象深刻的express (v.)表达expression (n.)表达；表情.核心短语1take_up 拿起；接受；开始；继续2as_a_result 结果；因此3suffer_from 患有(疾病等
9、)；为受苦4be_similar_to 与相似5(a) lack of. 方面的短缺6be back on ones feet (困境后)恢复；完全复原 7lose sight of. 看不见 8in all directions 向四面八方 9sweep up 打扫；横扫 10slide into (快捷而悄声地)移动；溜进 .经典句式1At first my new surroundings were_difficult_to_tolerate.一开始，新的环境让我很难忍受。2The air seemed thin, as_though its combination of gases h
10、ad little oxygen left.空气似乎很稀薄，好像在混合的气体中剩下的氧气很少。3However, 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.可是，当我们到达一个看上去像大市场的地方时，由于太多气垫车朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。4Just relax, since there_is_nothing_planned on the timetable today
11、.你可以好好休息一下。今天没有任何出行计划。1.联想记单词：男女有别的名词steward n. 乘务员；服务员stewardess n. 女乘务员waiter男服务员waitress女服务员actor男演员actress女演员host男主人hostess女主人2名词用作动词guide n. 指导；向导；导游vt. 指引；指导lack n缺乏vt. & vi.缺乏；没有press n按；压vi. & vt.按；压switch n开关；转换vt.转换3合成词flash(闪光)back(回到原处)flashback n闪回；倒叙time(时间)table(表，表格)timetable n时间表；时刻
12、表课文预读FIRST IMPRESSIONSSpacemail：liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008 (Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad，I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year. I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008. Worried about the journey， I was unsettled for the first f
13、ew days. As a result, I suffered from “time lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying， but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period. So I was very nervous and uncertain at first. However, my friend and guide， Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me s
14、ome green tablets which helped a lot. Wellknown for their expertise， his parents company, called “Future Tours”， transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.impression Impren n. 印象；感想；印记take up 拿起；接受；开始；继续constantly knstntlI adv.不断地形容词短语Worried about the journey作原因状语。unsettled adj. 不安的；未
15、定的；不稳定的suffer from患有(疾病等)；因而受苦be similar to与类似/相似jet det n喷气式飞机，jet lag飞行时差反应定语从句you get from flying修饰the “jet lag”。It seems (that).“看起来”为固定句型，it为形式主语，that从句为真正主语。flashback flbk n. 闪回；倒叙previous privIs adj. 在前的；早先的uncertain nstn adj. 不确切的；无把握的guide gaId n. 指导；向导；导游 vt. 指引；指导understanding在此处为形容词，意为“能
16、谅解的；宽容的”。tablet tblIt n药片expertise eksptiz n. 专家意见；专门知识(技能等)过去分词短语called “Future Tours”作后置定语，修饰his parents company。capsule kpsjul n. 太空舱；胶囊课文理解Task One：Fast Reading.The text mainly tells us about _.Ahow Li Qiang was transported to the futureBhow Li Qiang got to the future and his first impressions o
17、f itCwhat the life was like in the futureDthe introduction of the “Future Tours” company答案：B.Read the text and then find out the main idea of each paragraph.AHow I felt about the journey.BStaying in Wang Pings home.CHow I came to take a time travel journey.DMy impressions of life one thousand years
18、in the future.Para. 1 CPara. 2 APara. 3 DPara. 4 BTask Two：Careful Reading.Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F)1Li Qiang felt nervous and uncertain at first in the year AD 3008 because he was affected by the flashbacks from his previous time period.(T)2This story happened on the eart
19、h in the future.(T)3Oxygen was provided by some chemicals.(F)4Li Qiang lost sight of Wang Ping in a large market.(T)5They were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.(T).Read the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1From this passage, what is “time lag”？AIt
20、is a kind of feeling that means you are unfit for the present conditions.BIt is a kind of feeling that means you are confused by the present situation.CIt is a kind of feeling that means you are unfit for the changes of different time areas.DIt is a kind of feeling that means you are fond of the pre
21、sent conditions.答案：C2When and where did this story happen?AIt happened in outer space in the future.BIt happened on the earth in the future.CIt happened in outer space at the present time.DIt happened on the earth at present.答案：B3How did the system work?AOxygen was provided by a group of machines.BO
22、xygen was provided by some chemicals.COxygen was provided by some green leaves.DFresh air was provided by a mask.答案：C4Where did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?AIn a hotel capsule.BIn a room.CIn a large market.DIn a hovering carriage.答案：C5We can infer from the passage that _.Athe air quality would
23、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 writer had been transported into another cityDpeople can produce things by magic答案：BTask Three：MicrowritingRead the text carefully and fill in the following blanks.First imp
24、ressionsI went into the future because I 1.had_won (win) a prize that gave me a tour. I 2.suffered (suffer) from “time lag” when I left my own time. Wang Ping gave me some green tablets, 3.which could help me feel less nervous and uncertain. His 4.parents (parent) company, 5.called (call) “Future To
25、urs”， transported me safely into the future in a time capsule. The first thing I noticed 6.was (be) the poor quality of the air, so my head ached. And I found several 7.things (thing) different：a mask to give me enough oxygen; a hovering carriage 8.driven (drive) by computer；a strangelooking house b
26、elonging to Wang Pings parents. Here the trees acted 9.as walls and provided oxygen for the room; a table, some chairs and a bed rose from under the floor as if 10.by magic.1 (教材P17) Below are some of the main aspects of life today.下面是当今生活的一些主要方面。from every aspect 从各个方面in all(its)aspects 全面地every as
27、pect 各个方面即学即用(1)Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives.气候和天气影响着我们生活的方方面面。(2)She felt she had looked at the problem from_every_aspect.她觉得她已从各个角度考虑了这个问题。(3)Teachers should set a good example to students in_all_aspects.教师应该在各方面为学生树立好榜样。2 (教材P17) FIRST IMPRESSIONS第一印象(1)make/leave/give an
28、impression on 给留下印象(2)impress vt. 给以深刻的印象impress sb.on/upon sth.impress sb.with sth. 使某人对某事有印象；使某人铭 记某事；某事/物给某人留下印象impress on/upon 使铭记be impressed by/with 为所感动；对有印象(3)impressive adj. 令人赞叹的；令人难忘的即学即用(1)Although she had only met the old man once, he had made a deep impression on her.虽然她和那老人只见过一面，可他却给她
29、留下了深刻的印象。(2)Mother always impresses upon me that if I work hard I will succeed in life.妈妈总让我牢记，如果我努力工作我在生活中就会成功。(3)She was a great inspiration, who impressed us with the importance of research.她极大地鼓舞了我们，让我们深刻了解到研究的重要性。(4)I was impressed by/with his inspiring words, and I decided to cooperate with hi
30、m.他令人鼓舞的话打动了我，我决定跟他合作。(5)What_impressed_me_most was that there were so many traditional Chinese restaurants in that western city.使我印象最深刻的是在那个西方城市里有那么多传统中国餐馆。(6)语法填空My first impression (impress) of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful young man.They gave me the impression that they were doing ex
31、actly what they wanted in life.I have to say that this opening ceremony was the most impressive (impress)I have ever seen.Ive been meaning to tell you how impressed (impress) Ive been with your performance.(教材P17)This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting fla
32、shbacks from your previous time period.这就与你坐飞机时会产生的时差反应相似，但在你的脑海中似乎会不断地闪现你以前的时光。previous tobefore在之前(其中to是介词)previously adv. 先前地；早先温馨提示(1)previous常与to搭配，意为“在之前，先于”，类似与to搭配的单词还有：senior, junior, inferior, superior, similar等。(2)词形易混辨析词比较：previous在前的，早先的；precious珍贵的，宝贵的。即学即用(1)The years harvest is bette
33、r than any previous years.今年的收成比以往哪年都好。(2)You should make full investigations previous to reaching a conclusion.你应该先充分调查再下结论。(3)语法填空The building had previously (previous) been used as a hotel.You must collect enough materials previous to your writing.surrounding n. 周围的事物；环境(常用复数)adj. 周围的(教材P18)At fi
34、rst my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。surrounding adj. 附近的；周围的surround vt. 环绕；围住be surrounded by/with. 由围着/包围surround sth./sb.with/by. 以包围或环绕某人/某物即学即用(1)Whether a child can grow up healthily or not depends on the surroundings in which he lives.一个孩子是否能健康成长取决于他生活的环境。(2)Up
35、on arrival at the airport, the film star was immediately surrounded by a crowd of young people.一到达机场，那位电影明星立即被一群年轻人围住了。(3)语法填空Standing in the watchtower, we admired the surrounding (surround) scenes.We must try to save those surrounded (surround) by the floods no matter how much we should pay for it
36、.Hes moved into a new home and has already adapted to his new surroundings (surround)5 (教材P18)At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。(1)tolerate doing sth.容忍做某事tolerance n. 容忍；忍耐力(2)tolerant adj. 宽容的；容忍的be tolerant towards/of. 对宽容温馨提示tolerate的近义词(组)有bear, stand, put
37、 up with，这些动词(词组)需要接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。即学即用(1)If you really love him, then you must tolerate some of the shortcomings of him.如果你真的爱他，那么你必须容忍他的一些缺点。(2)The boss cant tolerate his employees making the same mistake again and again.老板不能容忍他的员工一次又一次地犯同一个错误。(3)He is not very tolerant of opinions different from hi
38、s own.他不大能容忍与自己不同的意见。(4)语法填空Being a badtempered man, he would not tolerate being_interrupted (interrupt) when giving his lectures.In some experts opinion, living conditions on the Mars are very hard to_tolerate (tolerate)6 (教材P18)Hit by a lack of fresh air，my head ached.由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。(1)a lack of.缺
39、少for lack of. 因为缺少(2)lack sth. 缺少某物(3)lacking adj. 缺少的；缺乏的be lacking in sth.lack sth. 缺少温馨提示(1)lack用作名词时一般用作单数或不可数名词，意为“缺乏，短缺”。后面常接介词of表示缺少的内容，构成lack of短语。(2)lack用作动词时可作及物动词，意为“缺乏；没有；短缺”。后面直接接名词作宾语，不能说lack in/of sth.。lack也可作不及物动词，如跟宾语要加for，构成lack for sth.。(3)lacking是形容词，意为“缺少的；不足的”。常用搭配是be lacking i
40、n.(be short in.)，意为“在上不足”。巧学助记His girlfriend thought that he must be a rich person lacking for nothing. In fact, he couldnt afford to buy even a small flat for lack of money. But he lacked the courage to tell her the truth.他的女朋友认为他肯定是一个什么都不缺的富人。事实上，因为没有钱，他甚至连很小的公寓都买不起。但他一直缺乏告诉她真相的勇气。即学即用(1)Owing to
41、lack of time, we cannot do more than what we have done.由于时间不够，我们只能做到这样。(2)For lack of evidence, the prisoner was released.由于证据不足，犯人获释。(3)The teacher said that the child lacked/was lacking in confidence.老师说这孩子缺乏信心。(4)语法填空His department was shut down for lack of funds.Though lacking (lack) money, his
42、parents managed to send him to university.7 (教材P18)Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.然后王平在电脑荧屏的开关上闪了一下，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。(1)switch off关(电灯、机器等)switch on 开(电灯、机器等)switch (from.) to. (从)转变/换为(2)make a sw
43、itch to. (从)转变/换为即学即用(1)Be sure to switch off the light when you leave the office.你离开办公室时务必把灯关掉。(2)He knew he had said the wrong thing and switched the conversation to a less embarrassing subject.他知道自己说错了话，于是换了一个不太尴尬的话题。(3)We made a switch in our plan to go swimming when it started to rain.天开始下雨了，我们
44、改变了去游泳的计划。(4)语法填空He took his flashlight from his jacket pocket and switched it on .Although both papers have switched to the smaller size, the contents of the papers have remained the same.Make sure the current is switched off at the mains before you leave on holiday.1 (教材P17)I still cannot believe
45、that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。take sb.up on sth.接受某人的提议、打赌等/质问某人某事take in 接纳；吸收；包括；理解；欺骗take off 脱下(衣帽等)；起飞；成功take on 雇用；呈现(面貌)；具有(特征)take over 接管，接任，接替take ones time 不慌不忙；慢慢来take place 发生；出现take out 取出；拿出take apart 拆开即学即用(1)Peter will take up his post as
46、the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.彼得在下个月月底将担任旅行社社长一职。(2)He took up the telephone receiver and began to dial.他拿起电话听筒开始拨号码。(3)That big clock will have to go, because it takes up too much space in the small hall.那个大钟得拿走，因为它在这间小厅里占的地方太大。(4)写出下列句子中take up的含义Are you going to take up t
47、he challenge of lasting a whole week without arguing？(接受)Writing the paper took up most of the weekend.(占用)She took up the story where Tim had left off.(继续)After he graduated from university, Roger took up writing as a freelancer.(开始学)(5)用take相关短语的适当形式填空Gazing into his eyes, she seemed to take_in al
48、l that he said.I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldnt want to take_up too much of your time.A British newspaper says British Airways plans to take_over Trans World Airlines.After a slow start, the plan soon took_off and was accepted by all.2 (教材P18)He was swept up into the centre of the
49、m.他被卷到他们(车队)中间去了。sweep away扫清；迅速消灭；彻底消除；冲走sweep off 扫清；扫走；大量清除sweep out 扫掉；清除sweep over 风靡；将一扫而光即学即用(1)After class we were asked to sweep up the dead leaves in the schoolyard.下课后我们被要求清扫校园里的枯叶。(2)Dont go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will sweep you off your feet.孩子们，不要走进海里太远，否则海浪会把你们冲倒
50、。(3)She swept the child up in her arms and stormed out.她猛地把孩子抱起来，怒气冲冲地走了出去。(4)She was left to sweep_up after the party.聚会结束后她被留下来打扫。(5)The strong wind swept the tree up into the sky.强风把树卷到了空中。(教材P18)Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.
51、一会儿我就又恢复了，跟着他去领取了一台由电脑驱动的气垫车。be on ones feet站着/恢复正常stand on ones own feet 独立自主；自食其力struggle to ones feet 挣扎着站起来get/rise to ones feet 站起来jump to ones feet 跳起来；一跃而起即学即用(1)I need to forget all this and get back on my feet again.我需要忘记这一切，然后重新振作起来。(2)We hope due to the new economic programme our country
52、would be back on its feet.我们都希望新的经济方案能让我们的国家恢复过来。(3)The new chairman hopes to get the company back on its feet within six months.新董事长希望在六个月内让公司恢复元气。(4)The worst thing about working in the shop is that youre on your feet all day.在商店里工作的最大弊端就是你得整天站着。(5)She will never get back on her feet again.她永远也不会东
53、山再起了。4 lose sight of. 看不见；忽略(教材P18)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.然而，当我们到达一个看起来像是大市场的地方时，由于太多的气垫车从四面八方飞过，我看不见王平了。catch sight of望见；看到in sight 在视线内out of sight 看不见；在视野之外at the sight of 一看见at f
54、irst sight 乍一看；第一眼看到come into sight 进入视野温馨提示sight用作不可数名词时，意为“视力，目光”；用作可数名词时，意为“景物，景象”。如：Last summer we saw the sights of Beijing.去年夏天我们游览了北京的名胜。即学即用(1)Only a shortsighted man will lose sight of the importance of education.只有鼠目寸光的人才会看不见教育的重要性。(2)We shouldnt lose sight of the fact that education is im
55、portant for its own sake.教育本身就很重要，我们不应忽视这一事实。(3)用sight相关短语的适当形式填空At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was out_of_sight.Finally he caught_sight_of the young mans light overcoat in the distance.Mary fell in love with that pink skirt at_first_sight,_and she a
56、sked her mother to buy it for her.Their boat was much faster and we soon lost_sight_of them.At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。该句型是“主语beadj.不定式”结构，其中my new surroundings是tolerate的逻辑宾语，不定式用主动形式表示被动意义。使用此结构须具备两个前提条件：(1)常用形容词有：difficult， hard， easy， good， comfortabl
57、e， pleasant， interesting， exciting等。(2)不定式和句子的主语构成逻辑上的动宾关系；若不定式为不及物动词，其后应该加相应的介词。The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents. But alternative explanations are hard to find.恐龙的消失不一定是由天文学事件导致的。但是其他的解释也很难找到。I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air i
58、s so good to_breathe (breathe)在夏季我喜欢很早起床。早上的新鲜空气呼吸起来真好。The armchair looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable to sit in .这扶手椅看上去很硬，但坐上去很舒服。The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.空气似乎很稀薄，好像在混合气体中剩下的氧气很少。as though意为“好像”，在句中引导方式状语从句。as though/if的用法如下：
59、It looks as though/if it isnt clean enough to swim here.看起来这儿的水好像不够干净，不宜游泳。First he picks out the laces and eats them as though/if they were (be) noodles.他先拿起鞋带来吃，好像在吃面条。I suggest that you should stay here as though/if nothing had_happened (happen)我建议你应该待在这儿，好像什么事也没有发生过。.单句语法填空1His fluent English an
60、d profound knowledge make a deep impression on others.2The accident caused 3 deaths and 20 got injured, which happened previous to his arrival there.3After the explosion, the army blocked the surrounding (surround) area and forbad anyone entering it.4If a student lacks (lack) the motivation to study
61、, he or she will quickly become tired of studying.5Those air conditioners are our bestselling products because they are easy to_handle (handle) and work with little noise.6I cant tolerate speaking (speak) to your mother in such a rude manner.7School has started, but I feel more and more uneasy as if
62、 I were (be) in a foreign country now.8We feel quite unfit because the bank is_pressing (press) us for repayment of the loan.选词填空as if, previous to, sweep.up, take up, switch off, be surrounded by, impress.with, at first sight1He impressed her with his sincerity, which moved her deeply.2David is goi
63、ng to Korea soon to take_up an important position.3The house was_surrounded_by big trees, which sheltered it from severe sunshine.4We fell in love with the smartphone at_first_sight,_but much to our regret, it was too dear.5Jack wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him as_if he had done something very clever.6Previous_to coming here, he worked in America.7I switched_off all the lights before I went out.8Before moving into his new apartment, Jone swept it up thoroughly.