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专题14 Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes
Section B
单词学习
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1.guest /ɡest/ n.客人;宾客
2.author /ˈɔːθə(r)/ n.作者;作家
3.best - selling /ˌbest ˈselɪŋ/ adj. 畅销的
4.futurist /ˈfjuːtʃərɪst/ n.未来学家
5.everywhere /ˈevriweə(r)/ adv., pron., conj.到处;所有地方
6.service /ˈsɜːvɪs/ n.服务;公共服务
7.disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ n.灾难;不幸
8.emergency /iˈmɜːdʒənsi/ n.突发事件;紧急情况
9.disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/ v.消失;不见
10.challenging /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ adj.挑战性的
11.pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ n.飞行员领航员
12.expert /ˈekspɜːt/ n., adj.专家;行家;熟练的;内行的
13.replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ v.代替;取代
14.creativity /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/ n.创造力
15.emotional /ɪˈməʊʃənl/ adj. 情感的;情绪的
16.intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ n.智力;智慧
17.emotional intelligence /ɪˈməʊʃənl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ 情绪智力
18.mention /ˈmenʃn/ v.提到;写到
19.refrigerator /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)/ n.冰箱
20.accept /əkˈsept/ v.接受;相信
21.influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ v., n. 影响;对…… 起作用;影响;作用
22.creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/ adj. 创造性的;创作的
23.impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ adj.不可能的
24.vs /ˈvɜːsəs/ prep. (表示双方对阵)对;对抗
25.quality /ˈkwɒləti/ n., adj.素质;质量;品质;优质的;高质量的
26.develop /dɪˈveləp/ v. 增强;发展;开发
27.German /ˈdʒɜːmən/ n., adj. 德语;德国人;德国的
28.valuable /ˈvæljuəbl/ adj. 很有用的;宝贵的
29.challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ n., v. 挑战;质疑;向(某人)挑战;对…… 怀疑
30.public /ˈpʌblɪk/ adj. 公共的;公众的
31.medical /ˈmedɪkl/ adj. 医学的;医疗的
32.industry /ˈɪndəstri/ n.行业;工业
33.task /tɑːsk/ n.任务;工作
34.depend /dɪˈpend/ v.取决于;依靠
35.depend on / upon /dɪˈpend ɒn / əˈpɒn/ 取决于;依靠
课文解析
Section B 1b
Ready for Tomorrow?
Host: Good evening, everyone! Our guest today is Dr Pete Roberts, author of the best - selling book Ready for Tomorrow. So welcome to our show, Dr Roberts.
Guest: Good evening. Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here.
Host: Dr Roberts, thank you for joining us. So, as a futurist, can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years?
Guest: Well, you'll see robots working everywhere.
Host: Can you give us some examples?
Guest: Well, we'll have service robots. They will do almost all our housework. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.
Host: So, what jobs will humans still do in the future?
Guest: Good question! Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts.
Host: Do you think robots will replace humans one day?
Guest: No, I don't. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships. AI will not replace humans for these things.
Host: You mentioned AI. How will AI change our world?
Guest: It will change the world in many ways. For example, we won't need to go to the supermarket. Smart refrigerators will understand our needs. When we are almost out of some food, they will order it for us.
Host: Wow, that'll save us a lot of time! Now, my last question: How can we prepare for the future?
Guest: It's simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future.
Host: Thank you for your time, Dr Roberts.
准备好迎接明天了吗?
主持人:大家晚上好!我们今天的嘉宾是畅销书《明日准备》的作者彼得·罗伯茨博士。欢迎来到我们的节目,罗伯茨博士。
晚上好,谢谢,很高兴来到这里。
主持人:罗伯茨博士,感谢您接受我们的采访。那么,作为一位未来学家,您能否告诉我们50年后的生活将会有什么不同?
客人:嗯,你会看到机器人到处工作。
主持人:你能给我们举一些例子吗?
客人:嗯,我们将拥有服务机器人。它们将做我们几乎所有的家务。当灾难和紧急情况发生时,它们也将帮助拯救生命。
主持人:那么,人类将来还会做哪些工作呢?
嘉宾:好问题!今天的一些工作将在未来几年消失。然而,未来会有更具挑战性的工作,比如太空飞行员和人工智能专家。
主持人:你认为机器人有一天会取代人类吗?
嘉宾:不,我不这么认为。我们的创造力和情商对人际关系很重要。人工智能不会取代人类在这些方面的作用。
主持人:您提到了人工智能,那么人工智能将如何改变我们的世界?
嘉宾:它将从许多方面改变世界。例如,我们不需要去超市了。智能冰箱会理解我们的需求。当我们快要吃光某些食物时,它们会为我们订购。
主持人:哇,这可帮我们省了不少时间!现在,我的最后一个问题:我们怎样才能为未来做好准备?
嘉宾:很简单,接受变化,不断学习,努力工作。今天的抉择将影响你的未来。
主持人:感谢您抽出时间,罗伯茨博士。
Reading Plus
Looking into the Future
Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? To answer this, you can read a sci-fi book. Perhaps you will have some ideas then. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. But what makes it so popular?
For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. Anything is possible. We can dream big. Some people think there will be flying cars and robot servants. Others believe we will learn more about strange aliens and other worlds. Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. In 1945, a sci-fi author named Arthur C.Clarke wrote about a system of space stations. In the article, he predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. However, this was before TV was a common item at home! ln a short story by Clarke, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. Amazingly, the short story was actually the inspiration for the internet!
Science fiction is also popular because it can make us think about our world in new ways. Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world. They can also make us excited when we feel like we are living in a boring world.
What will the future be like? Sci-fi inspires us and helps us to understand what it could be like.
展望未来
你对未来感到好奇吗?你认为50年或更久以后我们的生活会是什么样子? 要回答这个问题,你可以读科幻小说。也许那时你会有一些想法今天,许多年轻读者对科幻小说感兴趣。但它是如何如此受欢迎的呢?
首先,科幻小说给了我们想象未来的机会。一切皆有可能。我们可以梦想。有些人认为会有会飞的汽车和机器人仆人。其他人认为我们会更多地了解奇怪的外星人和其他世界。另一个原因是科幻作家和他们的作品可以激励我们创造未来。1945年,科幻作家阿瑟·c·克拉克写了一篇关于空间站系统的文章。 在文章中,他预言未来的地球将有许多电视台,人们将向世界各地发送电视节目。 然而,这还是在电视成为家庭常见物品之前!在克拉克的一篇短篇小说中,他建议未来的人们会使用一个系统与世界各地的人交谈。令人惊讶的是,这篇短篇小说实际上是互联网的灵感来源!
科幻小说也很受欢迎,因为它能让我们以新的方式思考我们的世界。虽然许多科幻故事都设定在虚构的世界或社会中,但它们可以帮助我们更好地理解现实世界。当我们觉得自己生活在一个无聊的世界时,它们也能让我们感到兴奋。
未来会是什么样子?科幻小说激励我们,帮助我们明白未来可能是什么样子的。
知识解析
1.Our guest today is Dr Pete Roberts, author of the best-selling book Ready for Tomorrow.
guest:名词,“客人;宾客”。
We have many guests at the party.(聚会上我们有很多客人。)
author:名词,“作者;作家”。
The author of this book is very famous.(这本书的作者很有名。)
best - selling:形容词,“畅销的”。
This is a best - selling novel.(这是一本畅销小说。)
2.Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here.
pleasure:名词,“快乐;愉快;乐事”。
It's a pleasure to meet you.(很高兴见到你。)
Reading gives me great pleasure.(阅读给我带来极大的快乐。)
3.Well, you'll see robots working everywhere. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.
see sb doing:“看见某人正在做某事”。
I saw him playing basketball on the playground.(我看见他正在操场上打篮球。)
save动词,“拯救;挽救;节省;储蓄”等。
The doctor saved his life.(医生救了他的命。)
We should save water.(我们应该节约用水。)
He saves some money every month.(他每个月都存一些钱。)
life:名词,“生命;生活”。
Many lives were lost in the accident.(事故中许多人丧生。)
He has a happy life.(他过着幸福的生活。)
disaster:名词,“灾难;灾祸”。
The earthquake is a big disaster.(地震是一场大灾难。)
emergency:名词,“紧急情况;突发事件”。
Call 110 in an emergency.(遇到紧急情况拨打110。)
4.Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts.
disappear:动词,“消失;不见”。
The plane disappeared in the sky.(飞机在天空中消失了。)
challenging:形容词,“具有挑战性的”。
This is a challenging task.(这是一项具有挑战性的任务。)
pilot:名词,“飞行员;领航员”;动词,“驾驶(飞机等);带领;试验”。
He is a pilot.(他是一名飞行员。)
He piloted the plane safely.(他安全地驾驶着飞机。)
expert:名词,“专家;能手”;形容词,“熟练的;内行的;专家的”。He is an expert in computer.(他是计算机方面的专家。)
He is expert at driving.(他驾驶技术熟练。)
5.Do you think robots will replace humans one day?
No, I don't. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships.
replace:动词,“取代;代替;替换”。
Robots are replacing humans in some jobs.(机器人在一些工作中正在取代人类。)
human:名词,“人;人类”;形容词,“人的;人类的”。
Humans have the ability to think.(人类有思考的能力。)
This is a human characteristic.(这是人类的一个特征。)
creativity名词,意思是“创造力”“创造性”。有创造力的人能够想出新的、独特的主意和方法。
Children usually have strong creativity.(孩子们通常有很强的创造力。)
拓展:形容词是“creative”,表示“有创造力的”,例如“a creative artist”(一位有创造力的艺术家)。
emotional形容词,意思是“情感的”“情绪的”。比如说“emotional problems”就是“情感问题”,通常指人与人之间感情方面的一些困扰。它也可以形容人“易激动的”“感情用事的”。
She is very emotional. She cries easily.(她很情绪化,容易哭。)
拓展:名词形式是“emotion”,意为“情感”“情绪”,如“love is a kind of emotion”(爱是一种情感)。
intelligence名词,主要意思是“智力”“才智”。我们常说的“intelligence quotient”(IQ)就是“智商”的意思。它也有“情报”的意思,不过这个用法对于初中生来说不太常见。
He is a boy of high intelligence.(他是个智力很高的男孩。)
拓展:形容词是“intelligent”,表示“聪明的”“有才智的”,例如“an intelligent student”(一个聪明的学生)。
relationship名词,意思是“关系”。可以指人与人之间的关系,比如“friendship relationship”(友谊关系),也可以指事物之间的关联。
The relationship between them is very good.(他们之间的关系很好。)
拓展:常见的搭配有“close relationship”(亲密的关系),“family relationship”(家庭关系)等。
6.When we are almost out of some food, they will order it for us.
be out of:意思是“在……之外;脱离;缺乏;用完”等。
The book is out of my reach.(这本书我够不着,在我够到的范围之外。)
He is out of work.(他失业了,脱离了工作的状态。)
We are out of milk.(我们的牛奶用完了,缺乏牛奶。)
order作名词时,有“顺序;命令;订单;秩序”等含义。
Please put these books in order.(请把这些书按顺序摆放。)
The soldier obeyed the order.(士兵服从了命令。)
I placed an order for a new dress.(我下了一个买新裙子的订单。)We should keep order in the classroom.(我们应该保持教室的秩序。)
作动词时,意为“命令;订购;整理”等。
The doctor ordered him to stay in bed.(医生命令他卧床休息。)
I ordered a pizza.(我订购了一个披萨。)
She ordered her desk before leaving.(她在离开前整理了她的书桌。)
7.It's simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future.
simple:形容词,“简单的;单纯的;简朴的”。
This math problem is very simple.(这道数学题很简单。)
She is a simple girl.(她是个单纯的女孩。)
They live a simple life.(他们过着简朴的生活。)
accept:动词,“接受;承认;承担”。
He accepted the gift.(他接受了礼物。)
We should accept the fact.(我们应该承认这个事实。)
She accepted the responsibility.(她承担了责任。)
influence作名词时,意为“影响;影响力;有影响的人或事”。
His words had a great influence on me.(他的话对我有很大的影响。)
She is a woman of influence.(她是个有影响力的女人。)
作动词时,“影响;改变”。
The weather influences our mood.(天气影响我们的情绪。)
8.Humans will have more challenging jobs and do creative work.
creative:形容词,“创造性的;有创造力的”。
He is a creative artist.(他是一位有创造力的艺术家。)
This is a creative idea.(这是一个有创意的想法。)
9.It is impossible for us to prepare for the future.
prepare for:意为“为……做准备”。
We are preparing for the exam.(我们正在为考试做准备。)
impossible:形容词,“不可能的;难以忍受的”。
It's impossible to finish this work in an hour.(在一小时内完成这项工作是不可能的。)
That man is impossible!(那个人真让人受不了!)
it's adj. for sb to do sth:这是一个常用的句型,意思是“对某人来说做某事是……的”。
It's easy for him to solve this problem.(对他来说解决这个问题是容易的。)
It's important for us to learn English well.(对我们来说学好英语是重要的。)
10. What do you think are the most important qualities that people in the future should develop?
quality作名词时,最常见的意思是“质量”,比如我们说某种产品的质量好,就可以用“good quality”。它也有“品质”的意思,例如“a person of good quality”(一个有良好品质的人),这里就是说这个人有很多好的品德。
The quality of this book is very good.(这本书的质量很好。)
拓展:“high quality”表示“高质量的”,“low quality”就是“低质量的”。
develop动词,有“发展”的意思,比如我们说一个城市发展得很快,就可以用“develop quickly”。它还有“开发”的意思,像“develop a new product”(开发一种新产品)。另外,“develop”也可以表示“成长”“养成”等,例如“develop good habits”(养成好习惯)。
Our country is developing very fast.(我们的国家发展得很快。)
拓展:它的名词形式是“development”,例如“the development of technology”(科技的发展)。
11.He mentioned a plan to learn German, but he didn’t say when he would start.
mention “提及”“说起”,是有意识地提到某个事物或人,通常是在谈话、文章或讨论中顺便提到。
She mentioned her trip to Paris in the conversation.(她在谈话中提到了她去巴黎的旅行。)
拓展:常见搭配有“mention sth. / sb.(提到某事/某人)”“not to mention(更不用说)”,例He can speak English, French, and German, not to mention Spanish.(他会说英语、法语和德语,更不用说西班牙语了。)
plan作名词时,指为实现某一目标或完成某项任务而制定的详细方案或安排;作动词时,强调事先进行思考、策划和安排,以确定行动的步骤和方法。
We made a plan to climb the mountain next weekend.(我们制定了一个下周末去爬山的计划。)
They are planning a party for his birthday.(他们正在为他的生日策划一个派对。)
拓展:常见搭配有“make a plan(制定计划)”“plan to do sth.(计划做某事)”“a plan for(关于……的计划)”。
12. It is important for young students to develop skills that will be valuable in the future.
skill指通过学习、实践和训练而获得的能够熟练完成某种任务或活动的能力,强调实际操作和运用的能力。
Writing is an important skill for students.(写作是学生的一项重要技能。)
He has the skill to fix the machine.(他有修理这台机器的技能。)
拓展:常与动词搭配,如“develop a skill(培养一种技能)”“improve one's skills(提高某人的技能)”“have a skill in(在……方面有技能)”。
valuable表示具有很高的价值、重要性或用途,不仅可以指物质上的价值,也可以指精神上或无形的价值。
This diamond is very valuable.(这颗钻石很值钱。)
Your advice is valuable to me.(你的建议对我很有价值。)
拓展:同义词有“precious(珍贵的)”“worthwhile(值得的)”;反义词有“worthless(无价值的)”“useless(无用的)”。
13. China will take steps to improve the public health system to meet the public’s needs for medical and health service.
take steps表示采取一系列行动或措施来解决问题、实现目标或处理某种情况。
We need to take steps to reduce pollution.(我们需要采取措施减少污染。)
拓展:常与“to do sth.”搭配,说明采取措施的目的,例如“take steps to improve one's health(采取措施改善某人的健康)”。
meet the needs指满足某人或某物的需求、要求或期望,提供所需的东西或条件。
The new product is designed to meet the needs of customers.(这种新产品是为满足顾客的需求而设计的。)
拓展:可以用“meet the needs of sb. / sth.(满足某人/某物的需求)”,也可以在“needs”前加上一些修饰词,如“meet the basic needs(满足基本需求)”“meet the specific needs(满足特定需求)”。
public作形容词时,与“private(私人的)”相对,涉及到公众、社会或全体人民的;作名词时,指社会上的普通民众或大众。
The public library is open to everyone.(公共图书馆对所有人开放。)
The singer has a lot of fans among the public.(这位歌手在公众中有很多粉丝。)
拓展:常见搭配有“in public(在公众场合)”“public service(公共服务)”“public opinion(公众舆论)”。
medical与医学、医疗、疾病的诊断、治疗和预防等方面有关。
He is studying medical science.(他正在学习医学。)
The hospital provides medical care for patients.(医院为病人提供医疗护理。)
拓展:常见搭配有“medical treatment(医疗)”“medical examination(体检)”“medical equipment(医疗设备)”。
14. Accept the challenges and don’t run away from your problems.
run away from表示从某个地方或某种情况中逃离、跑开,也可引申为逃避困难、责任等。
The little boy ran away from home because he was afraid of being punished.(这个小男孩因为害怕被惩罚而离家出走。)
Don't run away from your problems. Face them bravely.(不要逃避你的问题。勇敢地面对它们。)
拓展:同义词组有“flee from(逃离)”“escape from(逃脱)”。
15. It will make learning better match what students need.
match作名词时,除了表示“比赛”外,还可指“火柴”以及“相配的人或物”;作动词时,意为“与……相配”“使较量”“使相称”等。
We watched a basketball match last night.(我们昨晚看了一场篮球比赛。)
This tie matches your suit well.(这条领带和你的西装很相配。)
He struck a match to light the candle.(他划了一根火柴来点燃蜡烛。)
拓展:常见搭配有“a football match(一场足球比赛)”“match sth. with sth.(将某物与某物搭配)”“be a good match for(对……是个很好的匹配)”。
16. While some jobs may go away, people will focus on more creative and difficult tasks.
while作连词时,引导时间状语从句,表示“当……时候”,强调主句和从句的动作同时发生,从句中的动词通常是延续性动词;还可表示“然而”,用于对比两个事物或情况;作名词时,意为“一段时间”。
While I was reading, my sister was watching TV.(当我在读书时,我妹妹在看电视。)
Some people like coffee, while others like tea.(有些人喜欢咖啡,而有些人喜欢茶。)
I haven't seen him for a long while.(我很久没见到他了。)
拓展:常见搭配有“while doing sth.(在做某事的同时)”“for a while(一会儿)”。
focus on将注意力、精力、目光等集中在某一特定的事物、目标或问题上,不被其他事物分散注意力。
You should focus on your study instead of playing games all day.(你应该集中精力学习,而不是整天玩游戏。)
拓展:常见搭配有“focus one's attention on(将某人的注意力集中在)”“focus on doing sth.(集中精力做某事)”。
17. Will AI make our life better or worse? It depends on how we choose to improve and use AI to meet future challenges
depend on表示依赖、依靠某人或某物,也可表示取决于某种情况或条件。
We depend on our parents for food and shelter.(我们在衣食住行上依赖父母。)
The success of the project depends on everyone's effort.(这个项目的成功取决于每个人的努力。)
拓展:同义词组有“rely on(依靠)”“count on(指望)”。
18. I will learn a lot about different artists and their works of art, and I will create my own too.
works of art指各种艺术作品,包括绘画、雕塑、音乐、文学、舞蹈等各种艺术形式的创作成果。
There are many famous works of art in the museum.(博物馆里有许多著名的艺术品。)
拓展:“work”在这里是可数名词,意为“作品”,常用搭配有“a work of art(一件艺术品)”“collect works of art(收藏艺术品)”。
own作形容词时,强调属于某人自己的,用于强调个人的所有权或独特性;作动词时,意为“拥有”“承认”。
I have my own car.(我有自己的车。)
He owns a big company.(他拥有一家大公司。)
She finally owned that she was wrong.(她最终承认自己错了。)
拓展:常见搭配有“on one's own(独自地)”“own up(坦白承认)”。
19. As an artist, I will live in the countryside and stay close to nature.
close to表示在空间、时间、关系等方面接近、靠近某人或某物。
The school is close to my home, so I walk to school every day.(学校离我家很近,所以我每天步行上学。)
She is very close to her mother.(她和她母亲关系很亲密。)
拓展:同义词组有“near to(靠近)”“next to(紧挨着)”,但“close to”更强调接近的程度,不一定是紧挨着。
20. At the weekend, I will invite friends to drop in and have fun together.
drop in指顺便拜访某人或顺便去某个地方,通常是没有事先安排或预约的临时访问。
Please drop in when you are passing by.(你路过的时候请顺便来坐坐。)
拓展:常与“on sb.”或“at a place”搭配,如“drop in on sb.(顺便拜访某人)”“drop in at a place(顺便去某地)”。
21. I believe these dreams will come true as long as I study hard and keep on trying.
as long as引导条件状语从句,意为“只要”,表示一种条件或前提,只要满足这个条件,主句的情况就会发生。
You can achieve your goal as long as you work hard.(只要你努力工作,你就能实现你的目标。)
拓展:同义词组有“so long as(只要)”,在很多情况下可以互换使用。
写作学习
假如你校正在举行英文写作大赛,你计划参加比赛。以下是大赛的一道试题,请你根据所给提示写一篇80词左右的英语作文参赛。
[审题指导]
1.体裁: 说明文
2. 人称: 以第一人称为主
3. 时态: 以一般将来时为主
[谋篇布局]理清文章要素,构建文章结构。
[遣词造句]就结构图中的要点完成句子。
1.学校将会对环境友好。
Schools will ________________ the environment.
2.学生根据他们自身的需求和兴趣选择课程。
What lessons students will choose ______________their own needs and interests.
3.例如,如果一个学生对音乐不感兴趣,他就无需上音乐课。
For example, if a student ________________________ music, he won’t need to take music classes.
4.在一节太空课上,借助机器人,学生们会感觉自己好像正在环绕太空飞行。
During a space class, students will __________they are going around space ________________________ robots.
[必背范文]
In the future, there will be many green buildings in the schools. They will be friendly to the environment. There will be less pollution because they use sunlight and rainwater.
Also, the schools will give different lessons to students. What lessons students will choose according to their own needs and interests. For example, if a student isn’t interested in music, he won’t need to take music classes.
What’s more, the schools will make learning more interesting and easier. For example, during a space class, students will feel like they are going around space with the help of robots.
All in all, the schools in the future will give students a great environment and make education more interesting and enjoyable.
随堂训练
一
假设你校英语俱乐部下周的交流主题是My life in 2050。你的梦想是成为一名老师,那你的未来生活将是什么样呢?请你根据以下提示,畅想你未来的工作、生活,写一篇80词左右的发言稿,与
俱乐部成员分享。
Hello, everyone! What will my life be like in 2050? Let me tell you my predictions.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thanks for listening.
二
假如你是张丽,你校下周要举行主题为“畅想未来城市”的英语演讲比赛,你对此很感兴趣。请你根据以下提示,以“The city in the future”为题写一篇演讲稿,为比赛做准备。 (E8107004)
写作要求:
1)文中须包含上图提示的所有信息,可适当发挥;
2)词数80左右。文章的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
提示词:environment 环境
The city in the future
Hello, everybody! My name’s Zhang Li. I think the city in the future will be better.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I’m glad to share all my ideas about the future city with all of you. Thank you!
综合训练
一、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1. _______ (future) say robots will be a large part of life.
2. Snow will _________ (appear) if the temperature keeps above 0℃ .
3. __________ animals is interesting, and many _________ show animals have amazing abilities. (research)
4. The team ________ (accept) him because his positive ________ (quality) like honesty and teamwork made him a great member.
5. She is a very _______ artist, and her _________ always surprises everyone. (create)
二、从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空
serve value develop medicine public
1. To save energy, we should take _______ transport, such as buses.
2. With the ___________ of the technology, our lives have changed a lot so far.
3. _______ teams from different countries were sent there to help the sick people.
4. The customers are complaining (抱怨)about the poor _______ of the restaurant.
5. Learning a second language is _______ for understanding different cultures.
三、根据语境,用适当的虚词盲填
1. The success of our school project depends _______ teamwork.
2. Maria often gets nervous before she gives a speech _______ public.
3. A near-sighted person cannot focus accurately _______ distant objects.
4. We’d better try our best to solve problems instead of running away _______ them.
5. I don’t know how to solve the big problem, so I’m going to ask _______ expert for help.
四、根据汉语意思补全句子或翻译句子
1. 我们不可能按时完成这个任务了,因为我们的材料快用完了。
_______ __________ for us to finish the _______ on time because we’re _______ _______ on materials.
2. 人工智能正深刻影响着我们的生活,未来它可能会取代各个行业中的许多传统工作。
AI is having a deep _______ _______ our life, and it might _______ many traditional jobs in various _________ .
3. 生活充满了挑战,只要我们有勇气挑战自己,我们就能学到很多新东西。
Life is ______________ . _________________ we have the courage to ________________ , we can learn a lot of new things.
4. 我表妹来我家吃晚饭,我提到了下周的学校旅行。
My cousin _______ _______ to my home for dinner, and I __________ the school trip next week.
5. 这个飞行员不得不采取紧急行动以避免一场灾难。 (take action to do sth.)
_____________________________________________
五、短文填空:阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
“AI is getting popular now. In the future it will 1. _______ (play) a part in education,” said Zhang Bo, a famous Chinese 2. _______ (science).
“AI might change how teachers work or even take over some of their roles,” Zhang said at a forum (论坛)held at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The forum was part of 3. _______ AI robot competition (比赛 ). Zhang started studying AI in 1978. He 4. _______ (hope) young people can keep working on it.
During a discussion (讨论)at the forum, a teacher 5. _______ Beijing Technology and Business University talked about how AI could make schools more 6. _______ (personal). Maybe one day, every student would have 7. _______ (they) own AI robot to help with studying. These AI teachers could help make school fair for everyone, no matter where they live.
Most of the winners in the AI robot competition were teachers and students from universities, 8. _______ younger kids were getting good at it. 10-year-old Yang was one of them. He started coding (编码)last year and won 9. _______ (one) prize in the creative coding part of the competition. He dreams of 10. _______ (build) smart robots that can help people when he grows up.
六、阅读理解
Flying cars: flying high and reaching for the sky!
Traffic jam is almost every driver’s headache. So it’s not surprising to see why the idea of turning cars into flying machines has been popular for years. The flying cars can be seen in a lot of science fiction novels and films. Now the idea may become a reality in the near future.
Basic information
● A flying car provides transport by both land and air.
● A few models of flying cars have already completed test flights.
Advantages
● Reducing road traffic jams
● Travelling across greater distances much faster than common cars
● Saving space on the ground for parks and other public spaces
▲
● Building an engine that is powerful enough to lift and fly the car for a long time
● Creating a strong lightweight body so that the flying car can be used in any weather
● Designing sky “roads” to manage the flow of traffic in the air
● Making new traffic rules in the sky
1. How many advantages does the material tell us about flying cars?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2. Which word is the most suitable for ▲ ?
A. Disadvantages. B. Possibilities.
C. Contributions. D. Challenges.
3. What do we learn from the material?
A. People may drive flying cars in the near future.
B. So far no flying cars have completed test flights.
C. There are some rules against the use of flying cars.
D. Flying cars can be used on land, in water and in the air.
4 . What’s the main purpose of the material?
A. To explain how to make flying cars.
B. To introduce flying cars.
C. To show the importance of flying cars.
D. To advertise for flying cars.
七、完形填空
People will use robots in many fields in the future. In the 1 , robots will do a lot of hard work for workers. And some work is too 2 for people to do, so to keep people safe, we use robots to do it. And when we are on 3 , robots can still work.
In some restaurants, robots can give 4 in place of waiters. When people order the meals, the robots will 5 them in mind and then serve the food. In Japan, the service robots are becoming more and more popular, because they are
6 to help people in need.
In hospitals, robots are also in use. When people are ill and want to see the doctors, the robots can show them 7 to find the proper doctors. If the patients(病人) can’t move 8 themselves, the robots can even take them to the doctor’s office. After the doctor checks the patients, the robots can also tell the patients how to take the 9 . What a good helper!
In some schools in America, robots can work as teachers. They teach the students
10 . And their classes are lively and interesting. All of the students like their robot teachers.
1. A. theaters B. libraries C. museums D. factories
2. A. creative B. personal C. dangerous D. difficult
3. A. term B. holiday C. result D. space
4. A. service B. money C. roles D. travel
5. A. reach B. get C. keep D. turn
6. A. easy B. ready C. lucky D. possible
7. A. why B. who C. how D. what
8. A. by B. for C. with D. from
9. A. information B. lesson C. picture D. medicine
10. A. quickly B. beautifully C. carefully D. comfortably
八、短文填空
从下面方框中选出十个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思完整、通顺,其中有两个词是多余的。
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Robots have a long history. You may see robots in some movies. The robots in these movies are stronger, 1 and cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They do many 2 , difficult or boring jobs.
Some people can’t look 3 themselves. For example, some people can’t see, so many of these people use a dog 4 themselves move around. This dog is called a guide dog. 5 are making a robot to help them. In the future, robots might take the place of(代替) these guide dogs.
Robots are 6 used in hospitals. At one hospital, a robot 7 meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way 8 it has a map of the hospital in its computer system (系统).
In the future, robots 9 in space. They can help 10 in a lot of different ways. But robots will never take the place of humans.
九.词语运用
阅读短文,根据短文内容,在空白处填入恰当的单词,使短文通顺、连贯。每空一词。
Everyone wants to know their future, but nobody knows it. I 1 my future will be like this. I think I 2 be a good lawyer (律师) in the future. I will 3 many people who are in difficulty, no matter they are rich or 4 .
In order to have a good 5 , I will do some exercise every week. My family will be proud of me and always stand behind me. I will 6 hard to realize my dream.
In the future, I want a robot. It can do all kinds of 7 . It can wash the dishes and my clothes, make the bed and so on. When I want to play cards 8 my friends, but the player is not 9 , it can join us.
I also have a car that can drive itself. I will take the spaceship to visit the moon on holiday. The moon is a good place. There are many places of interest. The Moon Palace will be the 10 beautiful hotel on the moon.
$$专题14 Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes
Section B
单词学习
1
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1.guest /ɡest/ n.客人;宾客
2.author /ˈɔːθə(r)/ n.作者;作家
3.best - selling /ˌbest ˈselɪŋ/ adj. 畅销的
4.futurist /ˈfjuːtʃərɪst/ n.未来学家
5.everywhere /ˈevriweə(r)/ adv., pron., conj.到处;所有地方
6.service /ˈsɜːvɪs/ n.服务;公共服务
7.disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ n.灾难;不幸
8.emergency /iˈmɜːdʒənsi/ n.突发事件;紧急情况
9.disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/ v.消失;不见
10.challenging /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ adj.挑战性的
11.pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ n.飞行员领航员
12.expert /ˈekspɜːt/ n., adj.专家;行家;熟练的;内行的
13.replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ v.代替;取代
14.creativity /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/ n.创造力
15.emotional /ɪˈməʊʃənl/ adj. 情感的;情绪的
16.intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ n.智力;智慧
17.emotional intelligence /ɪˈməʊʃənl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ 情绪智力
18.mention /ˈmenʃn/ v.提到;写到
19.refrigerator /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)/ n.冰箱
20.accept /əkˈsept/ v.接受;相信
21.influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ v., n. 影响;对…… 起作用;影响;作用
22.creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/ adj. 创造性的;创作的
23.impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ adj.不可能的
24.vs /ˈvɜːsəs/ prep. (表示双方对阵)对;对抗
25.quality /ˈkwɒləti/ n., adj.素质;质量;品质;优质的;高质量的
26.develop /dɪˈveləp/ v. 增强;发展;开发
27.German /ˈdʒɜːmən/ n., adj. 德语;德国人;德国的
28.valuable /ˈvæljuəbl/ adj. 很有用的;宝贵的
29.challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ n., v. 挑战;质疑;向(某人)挑战;对…… 怀疑
30.public /ˈpʌblɪk/ adj. 公共的;公众的
31.medical /ˈmedɪkl/ adj. 医学的;医疗的
32.industry /ˈɪndəstri/ n.行业;工业
33.task /tɑːsk/ n.任务;工作
34.depend /dɪˈpend/ v.取决于;依靠
35.depend on / upon /dɪˈpend ɒn / əˈpɒn/ 取决于;依靠
课文解析
Section B 1b
Ready for Tomorrow?
Host: Good evening, everyone! Our guest today is Dr Pete Roberts, author of the best - selling book Ready for Tomorrow. So welcome to our show, Dr Roberts.
Guest: Good evening. Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here.
Host: Dr Roberts, thank you for joining us. So, as a futurist, can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years?
Guest: Well, you'll see robots working everywhere.
Host: Can you give us some examples?
Guest: Well, we'll have service robots. They will do almost all our housework. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.
Host: So, what jobs will humans still do in the future?
Guest: Good question! Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts.
Host: Do you think robots will replace humans one day?
Guest: No, I don't. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships. AI will not replace humans for these things.
Host: You mentioned AI. How will AI change our world?
Guest: It will change the world in many ways. For example, we won't need to go to the supermarket. Smart refrigerators will understand our needs. When we are almost out of some food, they will order it for us.
Host: Wow, that'll save us a lot of time! Now, my last question: How can we prepare for the future?
Guest: It's simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future.
Host: Thank you for your time, Dr Roberts.
准备好迎接明天了吗?
主持人:大家晚上好!我们今天的嘉宾是畅销书《明日准备》的作者彼得·罗伯茨博士。欢迎来到我们的节目,罗伯茨博士。
晚上好,谢谢,很高兴来到这里。
主持人:罗伯茨博士,感谢您接受我们的采访。那么,作为一位未来学家,您能否告诉我们50年后的生活将会有什么不同?
客人:嗯,你会看到机器人到处工作。
主持人:你能给我们举一些例子吗?
客人:嗯,我们将拥有服务机器人。它们将做我们几乎所有的家务。当灾难和紧急情况发生时,它们也将帮助拯救生命。
主持人:那么,人类将来还会做哪些工作呢?
嘉宾:好问题!今天的一些工作将在未来几年消失。然而,未来会有更具挑战性的工作,比如太空飞行员和人工智能专家。
主持人:你认为机器人有一天会取代人类吗?
嘉宾:不,我不这么认为。我们的创造力和情商对人际关系很重要。人工智能不会取代人类在这些方面的作用。
主持人:您提到了人工智能,那么人工智能将如何改变我们的世界?
嘉宾:它将从许多方面改变世界。例如,我们不需要去超市了。智能冰箱会理解我们的需求。当我们快要吃光某些食物时,它们会为我们订购。
主持人:哇,这可帮我们省了不少时间!现在,我的最后一个问题:我们怎样才能为未来做好准备?
嘉宾:很简单,接受变化,不断学习,努力工作。今天的抉择将影响你的未来。
主持人:感谢您抽出时间,罗伯茨博士。
Reading Plus
Looking into the Future
Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? To answer this, you can read a sci-fi book. Perhaps you will have some ideas then. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. But what makes it so popular?
For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. Anything is possible. We can dream big. Some people think there will be flying cars and robot servants. Others believe we will learn more about strange aliens and other worlds. Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. In 1945, a sci-fi author named Arthur C.Clarke wrote about a system of space stations. In the article, he predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. However, this was before TV was a common item at home! ln a short story by Clarke, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. Amazingly, the short story was actually the inspiration for the internet!
Science fiction is also popular because it can make us think about our world in new ways. Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world. They can also make us excited when we feel like we are living in a boring world.
What will the future be like? Sci-fi inspires us and helps us to understand what it could be like.
展望未来
你对未来感到好奇吗?你认为50年或更久以后我们的生活会是什么样子? 要回答这个问题,你可以读科幻小说。也许那时你会有一些想法今天,许多年轻读者对科幻小说感兴趣。但它是如何如此受欢迎的呢?
首先,科幻小说给了我们想象未来的机会。一切皆有可能。我们可以梦想。有些人认为会有会飞的汽车和机器人仆人。其他人认为我们会更多地了解奇怪的外星人和其他世界。另一个原因是科幻作家和他们的作品可以激励我们创造未来。1945年,科幻作家阿瑟·c·克拉克写了一篇关于空间站系统的文章。 在文章中,他预言未来的地球将有许多电视台,人们将向世界各地发送电视节目。 然而,这还是在电视成为家庭常见物品之前!在克拉克的一篇短篇小说中,他建议未来的人们会使用一个系统与世界各地的人交谈。令人惊讶的是,这篇短篇小说实际上是互联网的灵感来源!
科幻小说也很受欢迎,因为它能让我们以新的方式思考我们的世界。虽然许多科幻故事都设定在虚构的世界或社会中,但它们可以帮助我们更好地理解现实世界。当我们觉得自己生活在一个无聊的世界时,它们也能让我们感到兴奋。
未来会是什么样子?科幻小说激励我们,帮助我们明白未来可能是什么样子的。
知识解析
1.Our guest today is Dr Pete Roberts, author of the best-selling book Ready for Tomorrow.
guest:名词,“客人;宾客”。
We have many guests at the party.(聚会上我们有很多客人。)
author:名词,“作者;作家”。
The author of this book is very famous.(这本书的作者很有名。)
best - selling:形容词,“畅销的”。
This is a best - selling novel.(这是一本畅销小说。)
2.Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here.
pleasure:名词,“快乐;愉快;乐事”。
It's a pleasure to meet you.(很高兴见到你。)
Reading gives me great pleasure.(阅读给我带来极大的快乐。)
3.Well, you'll see robots working everywhere. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.
see sb doing:“看见某人正在做某事”。
I saw him playing basketball on the playground.(我看见他正在操场上打篮球。)
save动词,“拯救;挽救;节省;储蓄”等。
The doctor saved his life.(医生救了他的命。)
We should save water.(我们应该节约用水。)
He saves some money every month.(他每个月都存一些钱。)
life:名词,“生命;生活”。
Many lives were lost in the accident.(事故中许多人丧生。)
He has a happy life.(他过着幸福的生活。)
disaster:名词,“灾难;灾祸”。
The earthquake is a big disaster.(地震是一场大灾难。)
emergency:名词,“紧急情况;突发事件”。
Call 110 in an emergency.(遇到紧急情况拨打110。)
4.Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts.
disappear:动词,“消失;不见”。
The plane disappeared in the sky.(飞机在天空中消失了。)
challenging:形容词,“具有挑战性的”。
This is a challenging task.(这是一项具有挑战性的任务。)
pilot:名词,“飞行员;领航员”;动词,“驾驶(飞机等);带领;试验”。
He is a pilot.(他是一名飞行员。)
He piloted the plane safely.(他安全地驾驶着飞机。)
expert:名词,“专家;能手”;形容词,“熟练的;内行的;专家的”。He is an expert in computer.(他是计算机方面的专家。)
He is expert at driving.(他驾驶技术熟练。)
5.Do you think robots will replace humans one day?
No, I don't. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships.
replace:动词,“取代;代替;替换”。
Robots are replacing humans in some jobs.(机器人在一些工作中正在取代人类。)
human:名词,“人;人类”;形容词,“人的;人类的”。
Humans have the ability to think.(人类有思考的能力。)
This is a human characteristic.(这是人类的一个特征。)
creativity名词,意思是“创造力”“创造性”。有创造力的人能够想出新的、独特的主意和方法。
Children usually have strong creativity.(孩子们通常有很强的创造力。)
拓展:形容词是“creative”,表示“有创造力的”,例如“a creative artist”(一位有创造力的艺术家)。
emotional形容词,意思是“情感的”“情绪的”。比如说“emotional problems”就是“情感问题”,通常指人与人之间感情方面的一些困扰。它也可以形容人“易激动的”“感情用事的”。
She is very emotional. She cries easily.(她很情绪化,容易哭。)
拓展:名词形式是“emotion”,意为“情感”“情绪”,如“love is a kind of emotion”(爱是一种情感)。
intelligence名词,主要意思是“智力”“才智”。我们常说的“intelligence quotient”(IQ)就是“智商”的意思。它也有“情报”的意思,不过这个用法对于初中生来说不太常见。
He is a boy of high intelligence.(他是个智力很高的男孩。)
拓展:形容词是“intelligent”,表示“聪明的”“有才智的”,例如“an intelligent student”(一个聪明的学生)。
relationship名词,意思是“关系”。可以指人与人之间的关系,比如“friendship relationship”(友谊关系),也可以指事物之间的关联。
The relationship between them is very good.(他们之间的关系很好。)
拓展:常见的搭配有“close relationship”(亲密的关系),“family relationship”(家庭关系)等。
6.When we are almost out of some food, they will order it for us.
be out of:意思是“在……之外;脱离;缺乏;用完”等。
The book is out of my reach.(这本书我够不着,在我够到的范围之外。)
He is out of work.(他失业了,脱离了工作的状态。)
We are out of milk.(我们的牛奶用完了,缺乏牛奶。)
order作名词时,有“顺序;命令;订单;秩序”等含义。
Please put these books in order.(请把这些书按顺序摆放。)
The soldier obeyed the order.(士兵服从了命令。)
I placed an order for a new dress.(我下了一个买新裙子的订单。)We should keep order in the classroom.(我们应该保持教室的秩序。)
作动词时,意为“命令;订购;整理”等。
The doctor ordered him to stay in bed.(医生命令他卧床休息。)
I ordered a pizza.(我订购了一个披萨。)
She ordered her desk before leaving.(她在离开前整理了她的书桌。)
7.It's simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future.
simple:形容词,“简单的;单纯的;简朴的”。
This math problem is very simple.(这道数学题很简单。)
She is a simple girl.(她是个单纯的女孩。)
They live a simple life.(他们过着简朴的生活。)
accept:动词,“接受;承认;承担”。
He accepted the gift.(他接受了礼物。)
We should accept the fact.(我们应该承认这个事实。)
She accepted the responsibility.(她承担了责任。)
influence作名词时,意为“影响;影响力;有影响的人或事”。
His words had a great influence on me.(他的话对我有很大的影响。)
She is a woman of influence.(她是个有影响力的女人。)
作动词时,“影响;改变”。
The weather influences our mood.(天气影响我们的情绪。)
8.Humans will have more challenging jobs and do creative work.
creative:形容词,“创造性的;有创造力的”。
He is a creative artist.(他是一位有创造力的艺术家。)
This is a creative idea.(这是一个有创意的想法。)
9.It is impossible for us to prepare for the future.
prepare for:意为“为……做准备”。
We are preparing for the exam.(我们正在为考试做准备。)
impossible:形容词,“不可能的;难以忍受的”。
It's impossible to finish this work in an hour.(在一小时内完成这项工作是不可能的。)
That man is impossible!(那个人真让人受不了!)
it's adj. for sb to do sth:这是一个常用的句型,意思是“对某人来说做某事是……的”。
It's easy for him to solve this problem.(对他来说解决这个问题是容易的。)
It's important for us to learn English well.(对我们来说学好英语是重要的。)
10. What do you think are the most important qualities that people in the future should develop?
quality作名词时,最常见的意思是“质量”,比如我们说某种产品的质量好,就可以用“good quality”。它也有“品质”的意思,例如“a person of good quality”(一个有良好品质的人),这里就是说这个人有很多好的品德。
The quality of this book is very good.(这本书的质量很好。)
拓展:“high quality”表示“高质量的”,“low quality”就是“低质量的”。
develop动词,有“发展”的意思,比如我们说一个城市发展得很快,就可以用“develop quickly”。它还有“开发”的意思,像“develop a new product”(开发一种新产品)。另外,“develop”也可以表示“成长”“养成”等,例如“develop good habits”(养成好习惯)。
Our country is developing very fast.(我们的国家发展得很快。)
拓展:它的名词形式是“development”,例如“the development of technology”(科技的发展)。
11.He mentioned a plan to learn German, but he didn’t say when he would start.
mention “提及”“说起”,是有意识地提到某个事物或人,通常是在谈话、文章或讨论中顺便提到。
She mentioned her trip to Paris in the conversation.(她在谈话中提到了她去巴黎的旅行。)
拓展:常见搭配有“mention sth. / sb.(提到某事/某人)”“not to mention(更不用说)”,例He can speak English, French, and German, not to mention Spanish.(他会说英语、法语和德语,更不用说西班牙语了。)
plan作名词时,指为实现某一目标或完成某项任务而制定的详细方案或安排;作动词时,强调事先进行思考、策划和安排,以确定行动的步骤和方法。
We made a plan to climb the mountain next weekend.(我们制定了一个下周末去爬山的计划。)
They are planning a party for his birthday.(他们正在为他的生日策划一个派对。)
拓展:常见搭配有“make a plan(制定计划)”“plan to do sth.(计划做某事)”“a plan for(关于……的计划)”。
12. It is important for young students to develop skills that will be valuable in the future.
skill指通过学习、实践和训练而获得的能够熟练完成某种任务或活动的能力,强调实际操作和运用的能力。
Writing is an important skill for students.(写作是学生的一项重要技能。)
He has the skill to fix the machine.(他有修理这台机器的技能。)
拓展:常与动词搭配,如“develop a skill(培养一种技能)”“improve one's skills(提高某人的技能)”“have a skill in(在……方面有技能)”。
valuable表示具有很高的价值、重要性或用途,不仅可以指物质上的价值,也可以指精神上或无形的价值。
This diamond is very valuable.(这颗钻石很值钱。)
Your advice is valuable to me.(你的建议对我很有价值。)
拓展:同义词有“precious(珍贵的)”“worthwhile(值得的)”;反义词有“worthless(无价值的)”“useless(无用的)”。
13. China will take steps to improve the public health system to meet the public’s needs for medical and health service.
take steps表示采取一系列行动或措施来解决问题、实现目标或处理某种情况。
We need to take steps to reduce pollution.(我们需要采取措施减少污染。)
拓展:常与“to do sth.”搭配,说明采取措施的目的,例如“take steps to improve one's health(采取措施改善某人的健康)”。
meet the needs指满足某人或某物的需求、要求或期望,提供所需的东西或条件。
The new product is designed to meet the needs of customers.(这种新产品是为满足顾客的需求而设计的。)
拓展:可以用“meet the needs of sb. / sth.(满足某人/某物的需求)”,也可以在“needs”前加上一些修饰词,如“meet the basic needs(满足基本需求)”“meet the specific needs(满足特定需求)”。
public作形容词时,与“private(私人的)”相对,涉及到公众、社会或全体人民的;作名词时,指社会上的普通民众或大众。
The public library is open to everyone.(公共图书馆对所有人开放。)
The singer has a lot of fans among the public.(这位歌手在公众中有很多粉丝。)
拓展:常见搭配有“in public(在公众场合)”“public service(公共服务)”“public opinion(公众舆论)”。
medical与医学、医疗、疾病的诊断、治疗和预防等方面有关。
He is studying medical science.(他正在学习医学。)
The hospital provides medical care for patients.(医院为病人提供医疗护理。)
拓展:常见搭配有“medical treatment(医疗)”“medical examination(体检)”“medical equipment(医疗设备)”。
14. Accept the challenges and don’t run away from your problems.
run away from表示从某个地方或某种情况中逃离、跑开,也可引申为逃避困难、责任等。
The little boy ran away from home because he was afraid of being punished.(这个小男孩因为害怕被惩罚而离家出走。)
Don't run away from your problems. Face them bravely.(不要逃避你的问题。勇敢地面对它们。)
拓展:同义词组有“flee from(逃离)”“escape from(逃脱)”。
15. It will make learning better match what students need.
match作名词时,除了表示“比赛”外,还可指“火柴”以及“相配的人或物”;作动词时,意为“与……相配”“使较量”“使相称”等。
We watched a basketball match last night.(我们昨晚看了一场篮球比赛。)
This tie matches your suit well.(这条领带和你的西装很相配。)
He struck a match to light the candle.(他划了一根火柴来点燃蜡烛。)
拓展:常见搭配有“a football match(一场足球比赛)”“match sth. with sth.(将某物与某物搭配)”“be a good match for(对……是个很好的匹配)”。
16. While some jobs may go away, people will focus on more creative and difficult tasks.
while作连词时,引导时间状语从句,表示“当……时候”,强调主句和从句的动作同时发生,从句中的动词通常是延续性动词;还可表示“然而”,用于对比两个事物或情况;作名词时,意为“一段时间”。
While I was reading, my sister was watching TV.(当我在读书时,我妹妹在看电视。)
Some people like coffee, while others like tea.(有些人喜欢咖啡,而有些人喜欢茶。)
I haven't seen him for a long while.(我很久没见到他了。)
拓展:常见搭配有“while doing sth.(在做某事的同时)”“for a while(一会儿)”。
focus on将注意力、精力、目光等集中在某一特定的事物、目标或问题上,不被其他事物分散注意力。
You should focus on your study instead of playing games all day.(你应该集中精力学习,而不是整天玩游戏。)
拓展:常见搭配有“focus one's attention on(将某人的注意力集中在)”“focus on doing sth.(集中精力做某事)”。
17. Will AI make our life better or worse? It depends on how we choose to improve and use AI to meet future challenges
depend on表示依赖、依靠某人或某物,也可表示取决于某种情况或条件。
We depend on our parents for food and shelter.(我们在衣食住行上依赖父母。)
The success of the project depends on everyone's effort.(这个项目的成功取决于每个人的努力。)
拓展:同义词组有“rely on(依靠)”“count on(指望)”。
18. I will learn a lot about different artists and their works of art, and I will create my own too.
works of art指各种艺术作品,包括绘画、雕塑、音乐、文学、舞蹈等各种艺术形式的创作成果。
There are many famous works of art in the museum.(博物馆里有许多著名的艺术品。)
拓展:“work”在这里是可数名词,意为“作品”,常用搭配有“a work of art(一件艺术品)”“collect works of art(收藏艺术品)”。
own作形容词时,强调属于某人自己的,用于强调个人的所有权或独特性;作动词时,意为“拥有”“承认”。
I have my own car.(我有自己的车。)
He owns a big company.(他拥有一家大公司。)
She finally owned that she was wrong.(她最终承认自己错了。)
拓展:常见搭配有“on one's own(独自地)”“own up(坦白承认)”。
19. As an artist, I will live in the countryside and stay close to nature.
close to表示在空间、时间、关系等方面接近、靠近某人或某物。
The school is close to my home, so I walk to school every day.(学校离我家很近,所以我每天步行上学。)
She is very close to her mother.(她和她母亲关系很亲密。)
拓展:同义词组有“near to(靠近)”“next to(紧挨着)”,但“close to”更强调接近的程度,不一定是紧挨着。
20. At the weekend, I will invite friends to drop in and have fun together.
drop in指顺便拜访某人或顺便去某个地方,通常是没有事先安排或预约的临时访问。
Please drop in when you are passing by.(你路过的时候请顺便来坐坐。)
拓展:常与“on sb.”或“at a place”搭配,如“drop in on sb.(顺便拜访某人)”“drop in at a place(顺便去某地)”。
21. I believe these dreams will come true as long as I study hard and keep on trying.
as long as引导条件状语从句,意为“只要”,表示一种条件或前提,只要满足这个条件,主句的情况就会发生。
You can achieve your goal as long as you work hard.(只要你努力工作,你就能实现你的目标。)
拓展:同义词组有“so long as(只要)”,在很多情况下可以互换使用。
写作学习
假如你校正在举行英文写作大赛,你计划参加比赛。以下是大赛的一道试题,请你根据所给提示写一篇80词左右的英语作文参赛。
[审题指导]
1.体裁: 说明文
2. 人称: 以第一人称为主
3. 时态: 以一般将来时为主
[谋篇布局]理清文章要素,构建文章结构。
[遣词造句]就结构图中的要点完成句子。
1.学校将会对环境友好。
Schools will ________________ the environment.
2.学生根据他们自身的需求和兴趣选择课程。
What lessons students will choose ______________their own needs and interests.
3.例如,如果一个学生对音乐不感兴趣,他就无需上音乐课。
For example, if a student ________________________ music, he won’t need to take music classes.
4.在一节太空课上,借助机器人,学生们会感觉自己好像正在环绕太空飞行。
During a space class, students will __________they are going around space ________________________ robots.
1. be friendly to 2. according to 3. isn’t interested in4. feel like; with the help of
[必背范文]
In the future, there will be many green buildings in the schools. They will be friendly to the environment. There will be less pollution because they use sunlight and rainwater.
Also, the schools will give different lessons to students. What lessons students will choose according to their own needs and interests. For example, if a student isn’t interested in music, he won’t need to take music classes.
What’s more, the schools will make learning more interesting and easier. For example, during a space class, students will feel like they are going around space with the help of robots.
All in all, the schools in the future will give students a great environment and make education more interesting and enjoyable.
随堂训练
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假设你校英语俱乐部下周的交流主题是My life in 2050。你的梦想是成为一名老师,那你的未来生活将是什么样呢?请你根据以下提示,畅想你未来的工作、生活,写一篇80词左右的发言稿,与
俱乐部成员分享。
Hello, everyone! What will my life be like in 2050? Let me tell you my predictions.
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That’s all. Thanks for listening.
Hello, everyone! What will my life be like in 2050? Let me tell you my predictions.
I will work as a teacher, but I won’t go to school. Instead, I will work from home and give lessons to my students on the Internet. If the students have any problems, I can communicate with them and offer help in real time. The robot will play an important role in my daily life. It will take my place to do all the housework such as cleaning, cooking and washing. Thanks to the robot helper, I’ll have more free time to take holidays in my flying car. When there is heavy traffic on the roads, it can fly at once. The flying car will save more time and make the ride more enjoyable.
All in all, I believe my future life will be more relaxing and exciting.
That’s all. Thanks for listening.
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假如你是张丽,你校下周要举行主题为“畅想未来城市”的英语演讲比赛,你对此很感兴趣。请你根据以下提示,以“The city in the future”为题写一篇演讲稿,为比赛做准备。 (E8107004)
写作要求:
1)文中须包含上图提示的所有信息,可适当发挥;
2)词数80左右。文章的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
提示词:environment 环境
The city in the future
Hello, everybody! My name’s Zhang Li. I think the city in the future will be better.
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I’m glad to share all my ideas about the future city with all of you. Thank you!
The city in the future
Hello, everybody! My name’s Zhang Li. I think the city in the future will be better.
It will be bigger because more and more people will move to the city. And there will be enough apartments for them to live in. The environment will become more beautiful, for people will plant more trees and grow more flowers in the city. To make the air cleaner, people will travel by bus or by bike more often. The roads won’t be as crowded as they are today. Also, people will be happier. They’ll spend more time improving themselves, such as learning a new language, playing a new sport and reading more books. They will try their best to build a better life together.
I’m glad to share all my ideas about the future city with all of you. Thank you!
综合训练
一、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1. _______ (future) say robots will be a large part of life.
2. Snow will _________ (appear) if the temperature keeps above 0℃ .
3. __________ animals is interesting, and many _________ show animals have amazing abilities. (research)
4. The team ________ (accept) him because his positive ________ (quality) like honesty and teamwork made him a great member.
5. She is a very _______ artist, and her _________ always surprises everyone. (create)
1-5 Futurists;disappear;Researching; researches;accepted; qualities;creative; creativity
二、从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空
serve value develop medicine public
1. To save energy, we should take _______ transport, such as buses.
2. With the ___________ of the technology, our lives have changed a lot so far.
3. _______ teams from different countries were sent there to help the sick people.
4. The customers are complaining (抱怨)about the poor _______ of the restaurant.
5. Learning a second language is _______ for understanding different cultures.
1-5 public;development;Medical;service;valuable
三、根据语境,用适当的虚词盲填
1. The success of our school project depends _______ teamwork.
2. Maria often gets nervous before she gives a speech _______ public.
3. A near-sighted person cannot focus accurately _______ distant objects.
4. We’d better try our best to solve problems instead of running away _______ them.
5. I don’t know how to solve the big problem, so I’m going to ask _______ expert for help.
1-5 on; in;on;from;an
四、根据汉语意思补全句子或翻译句子
1. 我们不可能按时完成这个任务了,因为我们的材料快用完了。
_______ __________ for us to finish the _______ on time because we’re _______ _______ on materials.
2. 人工智能正深刻影响着我们的生活,未来它可能会取代各个行业中的许多传统工作。
AI is having a deep _______ _______ our life, and it might _______ many traditional jobs in various _________ .
3. 生活充满了挑战,只要我们有勇气挑战自己,我们就能学到很多新东西。
Life is ______________ . _________________ we have the courage to ________________ , we can learn a lot of new things.
4. 我表妹来我家吃晚饭,我提到了下周的学校旅行。
My cousin _______ _______ to my home for dinner, and I __________ the school trip next week.
5. 这个飞行员不得不采取紧急行动以避免一场灾难。 (take action to do sth.)
_____________________________________________
1-5 It’s impossible task running low;Influence on replace industries;full of challenges As long as challenge ourselves;came over mentioned;The pilot had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster.
五、短文填空:阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
“AI is getting popular now. In the future it will 1. _______ (play) a part in education,” said Zhang Bo, a famous Chinese 2. _______ (science).
“AI might change how teachers work or even take over some of their roles,” Zhang said at a forum (论坛)held at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The forum was part of 3. _______ AI robot competition (比赛 ). Zhang started studying AI in 1978. He 4. _______ (hope) young people can keep working on it.
During a discussion (讨论)at the forum, a teacher 5. _______ Beijing Technology and Business University talked about how AI could make schools more 6. _______ (personal). Maybe one day, every student would have 7. _______ (they) own AI robot to help with studying. These AI teachers could help make school fair for everyone, no matter where they live.
Most of the winners in the AI robot competition were teachers and students from universities, 8. _______ younger kids were getting good at it. 10-year-old Yang was one of them. He started coding (编码)last year and won 9. _______ (one) prize in the creative coding part of the competition. He dreams of 10. _______ (build) smart robots that can help people when he grows up.
1-10 play;scientist;an;hopes;from;personal ;their;but; first ;building
六、阅读理解
Flying cars: flying high and reaching for the sky!
Traffic jam is almost every driver’s headache. So it’s not surprising to see why the idea of turning cars into flying machines has been popular for years. The flying cars can be seen in a lot of science fiction novels and films. Now the idea may become a reality in the near future.
Basic information
● A flying car provides transport by both land and air.
● A few models of flying cars have already completed test flights.
Advantages
● Reducing road traffic jams
● Travelling across greater distances much faster than common cars
● Saving space on the ground for parks and other public spaces
▲
● Building an engine that is powerful enough to lift and fly the car for a long time
● Creating a strong lightweight body so that the flying car can be used in any weather
● Designing sky “roads” to manage the flow of traffic in the air
● Making new traffic rules in the sky
1. How many advantages does the material tell us about flying cars?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2. Which word is the most suitable for ▲ ?
A. Disadvantages. B. Possibilities.
C. Contributions. D. Challenges.
3. What do we learn from the material?
A. People may drive flying cars in the near future.
B. So far no flying cars have completed test flights.
C. There are some rules against the use of flying cars.
D. Flying cars can be used on land, in water and in the air.
4 . What’s the main purpose of the material?
A. To explain how to make flying cars.
B. To introduce flying cars.
C. To show the importance of flying cars.
D. To advertise for flying cars.
答案:
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章向我们介绍了飞行汽车的基本信息、优点以及面临的挑战。
1. B 细节理解题。由Advantages部分的介绍可知,这种新型的汽车有三个优点:减少交通拥挤、速度更快、节省空间。故选B。
2. D 推理判断题。根据这一部分的内容可知,这几项都是为了飞行汽车投入使用而面临的一些挑战,故D项最合适。
3. A 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知,A项的表述符合文意:人们在不久的将来可能会开上这款新型汽车。故选A。
4.B 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章旨在向我们介绍飞行汽车的基本信息、优点以及面临的挑战。
七、完形填空
People will use robots in many fields in the future. In the 1 , robots will do a lot of hard work for workers. And some work is too 2 for people to do, so to keep people safe, we use robots to do it. And when we are on 3 , robots can still work.
In some restaurants, robots can give 4 in place of waiters. When people order the meals, the robots will 5 them in mind and then serve the food. In Japan, the service robots are becoming more and more popular, because they are
6 to help people in need.
In hospitals, robots are also in use. When people are ill and want to see the doctors, the robots can show them 7 to find the proper doctors. If the patients(病人) can’t move 8 themselves, the robots can even take them to the doctor’s office. After the doctor checks the patients, the robots can also tell the patients how to take the 9 . What a good helper!
In some schools in America, robots can work as teachers. They teach the students
10 . And their classes are lively and interesting. All of the students like their robot teachers.
1. A. theaters B. libraries C. museums D. factories
2. A. creative B. personal C. dangerous D. difficult
3. A. term B. holiday C. result D. space
4. A. service B. money C. roles D. travel
5. A. reach B. get C. keep D. turn
6. A. easy B. ready C. lucky D. possible
7. A. why B. who C. how D. what
8. A. by B. for C. with D. from
9. A. information B. lesson C. picture D. medicine
10. A. quickly B. beautifully C. carefully D. comfortably
答案:
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了未来人们将在许多领域使用机器人,并举例进行了说明。
1. D 句意:在工厂里,机器人会为工人做很多艰苦的工作。theater “剧院”;library “图书馆”;museum “博物馆”;factory“工厂”。故选D。
2. C creative“有创造力的”;personal“个人的”;dangerous“危险的”;difficult“困难的”。根据“so to keep people safe”可知,这里说的是有些工作太“危险”。故选C。
3. B 句意:当我们休假时,机器人仍然可以工作。on holiday为固定用法,故选B。
4. A 句意:在一些餐馆,机器人可以代替服务员提供服务。service意为“服务”。故选A。
5. C 句意:当人们点餐时,机器人会记住它们,然后上菜。此处是固定搭配,keep…in mind意为“记住……”。故选C。
6. B 由语境可知,他们随时准备帮助需要帮助的人。be ready to do sth.意为“准备好做某事”。故选B。
7. C 句意:当人们生病了并且想看医生,机器人可以告诉他们如何找到合适的医生。how意为“如何”。故选C。
8. A 句意:如果病人不能自己移动,机器人甚至可以带他们去医生的办公室。by oneself是固定搭配。故选A。
9. D 句意:医生检查病人后,机器人还可以告诉病人如何吃药。此处是固定搭配,take the medicine意为“吃药”。故选D。
10. C 句意:它们认真地教学生。carefully意为 “认真地”。故选C。
八、短文填空
从下面方框中选出十个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思完整、通顺,其中有两个词是多余的。
after also because danger fast for help science so take we work
Robots have a long history. You may see robots in some movies. The robots in these movies are stronger, 1 and cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They do many 2 , difficult or boring jobs.
Some people can’t look 3 themselves. For example, some people can’t see, so many of these people use a dog 4 themselves move around. This dog is called a guide dog. 5 are making a robot to help them. In the future, robots might take the place of(代替) these guide dogs.
Robots are 6 used in hospitals. At one hospital, a robot 7 meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way 8 it has a map of the hospital in its computer system (系统).
In the future, robots 9 in space. They can help 10 in a lot of different ways. But robots will never take the place of humans.
答案:
[语篇解读] 本文主要讲述了机器人的相关情况。
1. faster 句意:这些电影中的机器人比人更强壮、更快、更聪明。这里应用fast的比较级在句中作表语,故填faster。
2. dangerous 根据语境可知机器人做许多危险、困难或无聊的工作,用dangerous作定语修饰jobs,故填dangerous。
3. after 句意:有些人不能照顾自己。短语look after意为“照顾”,故填after。
4. to help 根据语境可知很多盲人用狗来帮助自己移动,use...to do...意为“用……去做……”,故填to help。
5. Scientists 根据语境可知科学家们正在制造机器人来帮助他们,此处应使用名词复数形式,故填Scientists。
6. also 句意:机器人也被用于医院。also意为“也”,符合语境,故填also。
7. takes 句意:在一家医院,机器人把饭菜从厨房送到病人的房间。时态是一般现在时,主语是a robot,动词用第三人称单数形式,故填takes。
8. because 句意:它永远不会迷路,因为它的计算机系统中有医院的地图。“it has a map of the hospital in its computer system”是“It never loses its way”的原因,用because引导原因状语从句,故填because。
9. will work 句意:在未来,机器人将在太空工作。时态是一般将来时,故填will work。
10. us 句意:它们可以在很多不同的方面帮助我们。此处在动词后作宾语,用宾格,故填us。
九.词语运用
阅读短文,根据短文内容,在空白处填入恰当的单词,使短文通顺、连贯。每空一词。
Everyone wants to know their future, but nobody knows it. I 1 my future will be like this. I think I 2 be a good lawyer (律师) in the future. I will 3 many people who are in difficulty, no matter they are rich or 4 .
In order to have a good 5 , I will do some exercise every week. My family will be proud of me and always stand behind me. I will 6 hard to realize my dream.
In the future, I want a robot. It can do all kinds of 7 . It can wash the dishes and my clothes, make the bed and so on. When I want to play cards 8 my friends, but the player is not 9 , it can join us.
I also have a car that can drive itself. I will take the spaceship to visit the moon on holiday. The moon is a good place. There are many places of interest. The Moon Palace will be the 10 beautiful hotel on the moon.
[语篇解读] 本文是作者对自己未来生活的一种畅想。
1.hope 联系上下文可知,每个人都想知道自己的未来,却没有人知道。作者希望自己的未来是下面提到的这样,故此处填写hope。
2.will 根据后面的in the future可知此处是一般将来时态,故此处填写will。
3.help 我会帮助许多处于困境中的人。根据语境可知此处填写help。
4.poor 作者会帮助那些人,不管他们是富有还是贫穷。根据前面的rich可推知此处填写poor。
5.body 根据“I will do some exercise every week”可推知进行锻炼是为了有个好身体,故此处填写body。
6.work 作者会努力工作去实现梦想,work hard意为“努力工作”。
7.housework 后一句提到了洗碗、洗衣服等,这属于家务劳动,故此处填写housework。
8.with with sb.意为“和某人一起”,故此处填写介词with。
9.enough 由语境可知,当打牌人不够时,可以让机器人参与,故此处填写enough。
10.most 句意:月宫将会是月球上最漂亮的旅馆。此处用的是形容词最高级形式,故此处填写most。
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