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选修一
Unit 2 Looking into the Future
Reading and Thinking
Smart Homes to Make Life Easier
Para 1:
问题:What are the advantages of smart homes mentioned in this passage?
① Keep us secure;
② Save us energy;
③ Provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
1. Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer?
你曾经忘记锁门吗?或者,你曾经忘记关掉电视或电脑吗?
· 知识点:
forget-forgot-forgotten忘记 forget to do sth 忘记做某事
2. These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems.
这种事情经常 发生在我们身上,浪费资源,有时还会导致问题
· 知识点:
sth. happen to sb.某人发生某事 all the time一直
lead to导致,带领
3. However, in the not-too-distant 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.
然而,在不远的将来,我们将生活在智能住宅中。当我们外出时,智能家居 会为我们锁门;当我们忘记关电视时,智能家居会记得关掉它.
· 知识点:
in the not-too-distant future 在不久的将来
will be living----将来进行时:will be doing
that 引导限制性定语从句,对smart homes进行修饰
when we are away / when we forget. when引导的时间状语从句
remember to do sth. 记得要做某事(还没做)
remember doing sth. 记得做过某事(已经做过)
switch off 关掉,关上
例句:She switched off the coffee-machine. 她关掉了咖啡机
4. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
这些智能住宅将使我 们安全,节省能源,并提供一个更舒适的居住环境。
· 知识点:
keep sb +adj. 使某人…的 secure 安全的—security安全(n)
save energy节省能源
provide sth to do sth 提供某物去做…
provide sth for sb / provide sb with sth为某人准备某物
live in 居住在
Para 2
问题:How do we control our home today?
How will we control our home in the future?
① Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners.
② In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
Intelligent Controls
智能控制
1. Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote cont