内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 能够分析文章结构并能总结每段的段落大意。
2. 了解未来智能家居的情况,了解技术发展给生活带来的便利,并思考这些变化可能产生的问题。
3. 能够对智能家居表达自己的观点。
写出下列词汇的汉语意思
1. phrase n. 短语;词组
2. switch vt. 转换;交换
vi. & vt. (使)改变;转变 n. 开关;转换器;改变
3. appliance n. 电器;器具
4. routine n. 常规;正常顺序 adj. 常规的;日常的
5. command n. 指令;命令;控制 vt. 命令;控制
6. critical adj. 严重的;关键的;批判性的
7. cancer n. 癌;癌症;毒瘤
8. potential adj. 可能的;潜在的 n. 潜力;可能性
9. leak vi. & vt. 漏;渗漏;透露 n. 漏洞;裂缝;透露
10. relevant adj. 有关的;有意义的
11. fantasy n. 幻想;想象
12. available adj. 可获得的;可购得的;(人)有空的
13. nevertheless adv. 尽管如此;不过;然而
14. structure n. 结构;体系 vt. 系统安排;精心组织
15. switch off/on 关/开(电灯、机器等)
16. early on 在初期;早先
17. catch fire 着火
18. in this sense (in ... sense) 从这种(某种)意义上来讲
19. lead to 导致;造成
20. remote control 遥控器;遥控
21. air conditioner 空调机;空调设备
22. just about 几乎;差不多
表格填空
Intelligent
Controls
·Advanced technology will be used for 1. automatic control of just about everything in our home.
·Integrated 2. sensors will be used to tell when you leave home each morning.
·Lights will come on the 3. instant you enter the door.
·4. Dinner will be already prepared for you.
Regular
Health Checks
·Beds will record how well you 5. sleep and check your body 6. weight.
·Smart toilets will be keeping 7. constant track of your health.
No More
Disasters
Smart homes will detect and provide you 8. with the relevant information if a water pipe starts 9. leaking, or if there is a short in the 10. electrical wiring.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. What does the passage mainly talk about? __D__
A. Smart homes will keep us healthier.
B. The smart technology is a fantasy.
C. Smart homes have been used in all the homes.
D. Smart homes will do a lot of things instead of humans.
2. What should you do if you want to change your daily routine in your future home? __A__
A. Use integrated sensors.
B. Use remote controls.
C. Use switches.
D. Use knobs.
3. How does the author show us smart homes in the passage? __A__
A. By giving some examples.
B. By debating.
C. By discus