Unit 2 Section 1 Reading and Thinking—Prereading 微讲小本-【赢在微点】轻松课堂2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版2019）

Section 1　Reading and Thinking—Prereading 原|文|诵|读 SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to ① the TV or computer? These kinds of things happen to us ②， waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems. However, in the not­too­③ future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us ④， save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. 微|点|清|障 ①switch /swɪtʃ/ vt. 转换；交换　vi.&vt. (使)改变；转变　n. 开关；转换器；改变 switch off/on关/开(电灯、机器等) ②all the time一直 ③distant /ˈdɪstənt/ adj. 遥远的；远处的；疏远的；心不在焉的 ④secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/ adj. 安全的；安心的；可靠的；牢固的　vt. 获得；拴牢；保护 智能房子让生活更轻松 你有没有忘记过锁门？或者，你曾经忘记关掉电视或电脑吗？这些事情随时会发生在我们身上，不但浪费资源，有时还会引起麻烦。然而，在不久的将来，我们将生活在智能家居中，当我们不在家的时候，智能家居会为我们锁门，当我们忘记关电视的时候，它们会记得关掉电视。这些智能家居将保证我们的安全，为我们节约能源、提供更舒适的居住环境。 Intelligent Controls Today, we have to use switches for our lights, ⑤ for our ⑥， and ⑦ for our TVs and ⑧. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for ⑨ control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use ⑩ ⑪ to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy­⑫ ⑬ all ⑭. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your ⑮ and ⑯， so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on ⑰you enter the door ⑱ your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to voice ⑲， so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will ⑳. ⑤knob /nɒb/ n. 旋钮；球形把手 ⑥appliance /əˈplaɪəns/ n. 电器；器具 ⑦remote /rɪˈməʊt/ adj. 远程的；偏远的 remote control 遥控器；遥控 ⑧air conditioner /kənˈdɪʃənə(r)/ 空调机；空调设备 ⑨automatic /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ adj. 自动的 ⑩integrated /ˈɪntɪɡreɪtɪd/ adj. 各部分密切协调的；综合的 integrate /ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/ vi.&vt. (使)合并；成为一体 ⑪sensor /