UNIT 3 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas(教用Word)-【优学精讲】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第三册（外研版）

Section Ⅰ　Starting out & Understanding ideas

Pre-reading

In our daily lives， there are many inventions which make our lives increasingly convenient. The present day is a new age of inventions. Can you list some inventions？

　①Artificial Intelligence （AI）： transforming industries with machine learning， automation， and smart systems.　

　②3D Printers： enable the creation of complex objects directly from digital models， promising to transform manufacturing.　

　③Smartphones： combine phone， camera， computer， and GPS into a portable device that’s always with us.　

　④Mobile payment： we can pay wherever we go without carrying cash or even a mobile phone.　

　⑤Sharing bikes： we can use them whenever they are needed.　

While-reading

第一步：析架构理清脉络

第二步：知细节明察秋毫

1.Why did Richard mention four great inventions in Ancient China？（　　）

A.To prove the golden ages of invention in history.

B.To tell us the importance of the four inventions.

C.To share his knowledge of the inventions.

D.To compare them with the great inventions of the West.

2.According to Richard，what inspires us to invent things？ （　　）

A.The wheel in ancient times.

B.Reduced energy supplies.

C.Advances in technology.

D.The desire to think and create.

3.What kind of invention can’t become a reality now？ （　　）

A.Time machines.　 B.New energy vehicles.

C.GPS Tech.　 D.Virtual reality.

4.What’s Richard’s attitude to inventing a time machine？（　　）

A.Negative.　 B.Optimistic.

C.Critical.　 D.Supportive.

答案：1－4　ADAB

第三步：析难句表达升级

1.It suggests that the present day is a new age for inventions， but many people might think that the great age of invention is over.

句式分析：本句是一个并列复合句，but前的分句为复合句，that the present day is a new age for inventions为that引导的　宾语　从句；but后的分句也是复合句，that the great age of invention is over也是一个由that引导的　宾语　从句。

自主翻译：　书名提示现在是发明创造的新时代，但可能很多人都认为辉煌的发明时代已经结束了。　

2.This was no doubt the reason behind the invention of the wheel in ancient times，which much later developed into the car.

句式分析：句中the reason behind the invention of the wheel in ancient times是表语；no doubt为副词短语修饰主句；which much later developed into the car是which引导的　非限制性定语　从句，修饰the wheel。

自主翻译：　古代轮子的发明无疑也是如此，后来演变为汽车。　

Post-reading

第一步：拓思维品质提升

In your opinion， besides the problems mentioned in the text， what other problems in our lives may inspire new inventions？

　The traffic jams in big cities may inspire new inventions. For example， people may invent a new kind of vehicle that can fly over the traffic./The problem of too much waste in our daily lives may inspire an invention of a machine that can recycle all kinds of waste very efficiently.　

第二步：课文语法填空

　　Dr Richard Fairhurst is 1.　the　 author of the book The New Age of Invention.Now he 2.　is being interviewed　 （interview） by the interviewer from Between the Pages.In Richard’s opinion，there 3.　have been　 （be） golden ages of invention throughout history and he also mentioned the four great 4.　inventions　 （invention） in Ancient China and the great ones in the West.But now most of the new great inventions are tech-based， for example，virtual reality and 5.　wearable　 （wear） tech.6.　In　 addition， important advances have been made in medicine and environmental science thanks to increasing computer power.And a walking house is capable of 7.　using　 （use） GPS technology to travel to different places.These 8.　impressive　 （impress） things make the interviewer surprised.What inspires Richard 9.　to invent　 （invent） things is recognising a problem 10.　that/which　 needs a solution.

The New Age of Invention

　　Interviewer：Good evening， and welcome to Between the Pages.This evening， [1]I’ll be talking to Dr Richard Fairhurst， whose new book The New Age of Invention has just been published.Welcome， Richard！

　　Richard：Thank you.[2]It’s a pleasure to be here.