Unit2 Period Ⅲ Using Language & Other Parts.-【优化探究】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册同步导学案配套教参（人教版）

Period Ⅲ　Using Language & Other Parts 授课提示：对应学生用书第42页 Part 1　课文预读 [原文呈现] SHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY? This morning，I saw the shocking headline：“Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode”．In the article，various people said that the public should oppose① the idea of developing driverless cars.They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous.Hence②， we should cease③accepting technology just because it is new.The newspaper reported that the car company had already apologised for④ the accident，but the families of the deceased⑤ said it was not enough.Nevertheless，the company still claimed⑥ that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon. On the one hand⑦，there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence⑧ of new technology.Probably the most well­known are the Amish，a group of Christians living in rural⑨ America.They do not own or drive cars，watch TV，or use the Internet.They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century，and they will probably be living the same way in the distant future.They advocate⑩ a simple life with an emphasis⑪ on hard work，family，and community.They think that is better than caring about⑫ luxuries⑬ or following the lives of the rich and famous.It could even be argued that the Amish's quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living in large，polluted cities. 本句是表语提前引起的倒装结构；a group of Christians living in rural America作the Amish的同位语；其中现在分词短语living in rural America作后置定语，修饰a group of Christians。 It could even be argued that...表示“甚至可以说……”，it是形式主语，that引导的从句是真正的主语；that引导的从句中又包含一个since引导的原因状语从句。 On the other hand，new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years.For example，the latest weather­tracking computer programs give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters⑭，which saves many lives.Moreover，the Internet has made it possible for frie