Unit2 Looking Into the Future衡水体书写字帖-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER Have you ever forgotten to tock the door of your house?Or,have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer?These kinds of things happen to us atl the time,waste resources,and can sometimes lead to probtems. However,in the not-too-distant future,we wilt be tiving in smart homes that wilt 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 secure,save us energy,and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. Intetligent Controts Today,we have to use switches for our lights,knobs for our appliances, and remote controts for our TVs and air conditioners.In the future,we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic controt of just about everuthing in our home.The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning,and then go into an energy-efficient mode att by itself.You will no tonger have to think about turning switches on and off yourself Your home will atso tearn your daily routine and preferences,so everything witt be ready for you when you get home each evening.Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes,and you wilt find your dinner atready prepared for you.Atl controts will respond to voice commands,so if you want to change your routine,you just say aloud what you want and the home system wilt obey. Regular Health Checks 2 In addition,your smart home will be monitoring your heatth for you every day.Your bed,for example,will record how well you sleep every night.It will also be checking your body weight.If you start to have sleep or weight problems,it will send a warning to your phone.It witl atso give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to steep better.Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well.They can warn you early on if there is something abnormat or if you have a criticat illness, such as cancer,and potentially save your life No More Disasters Smart homes wilt be abte to prevent serious damage from accidents.For exampte,if a water pipe starts teaking,or if there is a short in the etectrical wiring,your smart home will detect it and provide you with the 3 relevant information.This way,you will be abte to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire This smart technology is not a fantasy.Many of these new innovations are atready available and being used in some homes.In this sense,the home of tomorrow is atready the home of today.Neverthetess,it wilt take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology. SHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY? This morning,I saw the shocking headline:"Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Drivertess Mode".In the articte,various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars.They said 4 that some advances in technotogy were unnecessary and could even be dangerous.Hence,we should cease accepting technology just because it is new.The newspaper reported that the car company had atready apologised for the accident,but the families of the deceased said it was not enough.Nevertheless,the company still ctaimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon. On the one hand,there are many different groups of peopte around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology.Probably the most well-known are the Amish,a group of Christians tiving in rurat America.They do not own or drive cars,watch TV,or use the Internet. They have tived mainty as farmers since the 18th century,and they wilt probably be living the same way in the distant future.They advocate a 5 simple tife with an emphasis on hard work,family,and community.They think that is better than caring about luxuries or following the tives of the rich and famous.It could even be arqued that the Amish's quality of tife is better since they live in and appreciate the naturat environment rather than tiving in large,polluted cities. On the other hand,new technotogy has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years.For example,the tatest weather-tracking computer programs give people tots of warnings about potentiat naturat disasters,which saves many lives.Moreover,the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.It has also made finding opportunities in life 6 much easier,as it allows people to make targer networks of friends through using social media. Personally,I have benefited quite a tot from technotogical advances.1 found my career as an At designer through a social media network.My heatth monitor,which 1 wear all the time,has atso helped me get into the best shape of my life.Of course,when new technotogy changes the way we live,it can be a scary prospect.Neverthetess,I will always took on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.