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雅思阅读冲刺班讲义(教案)2023年11月雅思5.5基础阅读课程讲义TOC\o"1-3"\h\z\uHYPERLINK\l"_Toc"UNIT1Education PAGEREF_Toc\h10UNIT2FoodﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h12HYPERLINK\l"_Toc"UNIT3HealthﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h14UNIT4MediaﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h17HYPERLINKLocatingInformationﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h22UNIT5Practice1ﻩ25UNIT6Advertising PAGEREF_Toc\h27UNIT7LearningtoSpeakﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h35SummaryCompletion PAGEREF_Toc\h37HYPERLINKUNIT8TheEnvironment PAGEREF_Toc\h38ShortAnswers PAGEREF_Toc\h40UNIT9SponsorshipinSport PAGEREF_Toc\h41UNIT10Practice2 PAGEREF_Toc\h45Flowchart-TimelineCompletionﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h47HYPERLINK\l"_Toc"UNIT11Transport PAGEREF_Toc\h47HYPERLINKUNIT12TravelﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h55HYPERLINKUNIT13Technology PAGEREF_Toc\h62LabellingaDiagramﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h64HYPERLINKUnit14MoneyﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h65UNIT15Practice3ﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h72HYPERLINKMultipleChoice PAGEREF_Toc\h73LabellingaDiagramﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h77HYPERLINK\l"_Toc"UNIT17SocialIssuesﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h78IELTSTypeQuestions:Reading:forDetailsandforMainIdeasﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h80TableCompletionﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h80HYPERLINK\l"_Toc"UNIT20Practice4 PAGEREF_Toc\h86NoteCompletionﻩPAGEREF_Toc\h87ﻬUNIT1EducationEducationoverthepast100yearsATheeducationofouryoungpeopleisoneofthemostimportantaspectsofanycommunity,andideasaboutwhatandhowtoteachreflecttheacceptedattitudesandunspokenbeliefsofsociety.Theseideaschangeaslocalcustomsandattitudeschange,andthesechangesarereflectedinthecurriculum,teachingandassessmentmethodsandtheexpectationsofhowbothstudentsandteachersshouldbehave.词汇讲解:curriculumn.教学大纲;reflectv.反映;反射;assessmentn.评价;BTeachinginthelate1800sandearly1900swasverydifferentfromtoday.RulesforteachersatthetimeintheUSAcoveredboththeteacher'sdutiesandtheirconductoutofclassaswell.Teachersatthattimewereexpectedtosetagoodexampletotheirpupilsandtobehaveinaveryvirtuousandpropermanner.Womenteachersshouldnotmarry,norshouldthey‘keepcompanywithmen.'Theyhadtowearlongdressesandnobrightcoloursandtheywerenotpermittedtodyetheirhair.Theywerenotallowedtoloiterdowntowninanicecreamstore,andwomenwerenotallowedtogooutintheeveningsunlesstoaschoolfunction,althoughmenwereallowedoneeveningaweektotaketheirgirlfriendsoutiftheywenttochurchregularly.Noteacherswereallowedtodrinkalcohol.TheywereallowedtoreadonlygoodbookssuchastheBible,andtheyweregivenapayincreaseof25caweekafterfiveyearsofworkforthelocalschool.词汇讲解:mannern.行为守则;beexpectedto:被预期…表达将来时:beexpectedtobepredictedtobeperspectivetoCAswellasthislonglistof‘dos'and‘don'ts,'teachershadcertaindutiestoperformeachday.Incountryschools,teacherswererequiredtokeepthecoalbucketfullfortheclassroomfire,andtobringabucketofwatereachdayforthechildrentodrink.Theyhadtomakethepensfortheirstudentstowritewithandtosweepthefloorandkeeptheclassroomtidy.However,despitethislistofduties,littlewasstipulatedaboutthecontentoftheteaching,noraboutassessmentmethods.DTeacherswouldhavebeenexpectedtoteachthethree‘r’s—reading,writingandarithmetic,andtoteachthechildrenaboutChristianityandreadfromtheBibleeveryday.Educationinthosedayswasmuchsimplerthanitistodayandcoveredbasicliteracyskillsandreligiouseducation.Theywouldalmostcertainlyhaveusedcorporalpunishmentsuchasastickorthestraponnaughtyorunrulychildren,andthechildrenwouldhavesattogetherinpairsinlongrowsintheclassroom.Theywouldhavebeenexpectedtositquietlyandtodotheirwork,copyinglongrowsoflettersordoingbasicmathssums.Farmingchildrenincountryareaswouldhavehadonlyafewyearsofschoolingandwouldprobablyhaveleftschoolat12or14yearsofagetojointheirparentsinfarmwork.词汇讲解:arithmetic:算数;literacy:文学,阅读;religious:宗教的;discrimination:歧视;religiousdiscrimination:宗教歧视。EComparethiswithacountryschoolintheUSAtoday!Ifyouvisitedtoday,youwouldseethechildrensittingingroupsroundlargetables,orevenonthefloor.Theywouldbeworkingtogetheronarangeofdifferentactivities,andtherewouldalmostcertainlybeoneormorecomputersintheclassroom.Childrennowadaysareallowedandevenexpectedtotalkquietlytoeachotherwhiletheywork,andtheyarealsoexpectedtoasktheirteachersquestionsandtoactivelyengageinfindingoutinformationforthemselves,insteadofjustlisteningtotheteacher.词汇讲解:engagein:依靠,依赖,把精力放在…地方;activelyadv.积极的;FTherearenorulesofconductforteachersoutoftheclassroom,andtheyarenotexpectedtoperformcaretakingdutiessuchascleaningtheclassroomsormakingpens,butneverthelesstheirjobsaremuchharderthantheywereinthe1900s.Teacherstodayareexpectedtoworkhardonplanningtheirlessons,toteachcreativelyandtostimulatechildren'sminds,andtherearestrictprotocolsaboutassessmentacrossthewholeoftheUSA.Corporalpunishmentisillegal,andanyteacherwhohitachildwouldbedismissedinstantly.Anotherbigdifferenceisthatmoststateschoolsinwesterncountriesaresecular,soreligiousteachingisnotpartofthecurriculum.词汇讲解:corporal:肉体的;corporalpunishment:体罚;GThesechangescationalmethodsandideasreflectchangesinoursocietyingeneral.Childreninwesterncountriesnowadayscomefromallpartsoftheglobeandtheybringdifferentcultures,religionsandbeliefstotheclassroom.Itisnolongerconsideredacceptableorappropriateforstateschoolstoteachaboutreligiousbeliefs.Ideasaboutthevalueandpurposeofeducationhavealsochangedandwiththeincreasingsophisticationofworkplacesandlifeskillsneededforasuccessfulcareer,thecurriculumhasalsoexpandedtotrytopreparechildrenforthechallengesofadiversewormunity.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowthesechangescontinueintothefutureasoursocietyandculturegrowsanddevelops.词汇讲解:Nigger:对黑人欺侮称呼;African-American:非洲裔美国人。culture:文化;religious:宗教;belief:信念。练习:ReadthefirstsentenceONLYofeachparagraphinthereadingpassage.TakeNOMORETHANFIVEminutestodothis.Then,puttheseparagraphdescriptionintothesamepassageasthetextitself.Writetheletteroftheparagraph,A—G,besideeachone.______Teachingcontentinthepast______Teachinginthepresent______Rulesforteachersinthepast______Theimportanceofeducationalbeliefs______Changesinteachingandinsociety______Teachingdutiesinthepast______RulesforteachersinthepresentUNIT2FoodHoodia词汇讲解:Hoodia:南非食用仙人掌;ATheSanliveinthatpartofAfricacalledtheKalahariDesert.Lifethereishard,andnaturecanbeharsh.Therearesomewherebetween45,000and100,000ofthemlivingincountrieslikeZambiaandZimbabwe.They'renotrichandtheydon'tliveinexpensivehouses.Therearenoroadsorschoolsorhospitalsnearthem.Theydon'thavemanymaterialpossessionslikecarsorcomputers,thingsthatpeopleinthedevelopedworldcan'tdowithout.Infact,theyhavemanyproblemssuchasunemploymentandpoverty.Ontopofthis,theyalsosufferfromalcoholism,drinkingtoforgettheirproblems.They'retheSan,atribeoftraditionalhunter-gatherers,whousedtotravelinsearchoffoodfortheirfamiliesinsteadofgrowingitorkeepinganimals.Theyhaveaculturethatis20,000yearsold,buttheiroldwayoflifeisdisappearingfastandhasnearlygoneforever.Soyes,they'repoor,andyes,theirlifestyleisnotattractivetooutsiders,buttheydohaveonethingthatcertainpeopleinthedevelopedworldarevery,veryinterestedinandwanttohave,andthatmaymakethemsomemoney.It'scalledhoodia.词汇讲解:KalahariDesert:喀拉哈里沙漠(位于非洲南部);harsh:严酷的;harshwords:刻薄的言语。tribe:部落。BManycountrieshavebasic,commoncropsthatpeopleplantforfood,suchasriceorpotatoes.PotatoesaregrowninmanyEuropeancountriesaswellasSouthAmerica(Theyoriginatedthere!),andriceisastaplefoodinAsia.Butnotallplantsaregrownjustforfood;someofthemcanalsobeusedasmedicine.Afewexamplesaregarlic,whichissaidtohelpwithcoldsorhighbloodpressure,gingertohelpwithheadachesortoothache,orthemagnoliatreewhichisusedinChinesetraditionalmedicinetotreatsomeformsofcancerandheartdisease.Hoodia,acactus-likeplant,onlygrowsintheareawheretheSanlive,andtheyknowwheretofinditandthebesttimetouseit.Theyhaveknownaboutitforcenturiesandtheyunderstandhowtouseit,buttheydon'tuseitforfood,andtheydon'tuseittocurediseaseeither.Theyuseittofighthunger.词汇讲解:colds:感冒;highbloodpressure:高血压。CIntheolddayswhentheSanhadtotravelinsearchoffood,theyandtheirchildrensometimeshadtogowithoutfoodforseveraldays.Thiswasevenlongerintimesoffamineorwhentherainsfailed.Theyatethehoodiaplantwhentheywerestarving,tohelpthemsurviveuntiltheyfoundfood,tostoptheirchildrenfromcrying,andtogivethemthestrengthtocontinuetheirsearch.However,itdidn'tgivethemenergylikenormalfoodwould.Instead,thechemicalsinthehoodiaplantkilledthefeelingofhungerandstoppedthemwantingfood.Theydidn'tknowexactlyhowitworked;theonlythingtheyknewforcertainwasthatitdidwork.DScientistshavenowdiscoveredthattheplantcontainsasubstancewhichtheyhavecalledP57.Thischemicalmakesthebrainbelievethatthestomachisfullandthatthebodydoesn'tneedfood.Thatiswhypeopleinthedevelopedworld,especiallythoseinpharmaceuticalcompanies,areextremeerestedinthisverypromisingplant.词汇讲解:substance:物质;同义词:chemicalEObesityinthedevelopedworldisahugeandgrowingproblem,notonlyamongadults,butincreasinglyamongchildren.Ithasbeenestimatedthatupto50%ofpeopleinthedevelopedworldareoverweightand20%oftheseareobese;atthetimeofwriting,forexample,30%ofChinesechildrenwereconsideredtobetooheavyfortheirage.Onecauseofobesityiseatingtoomuch,toooften,andanotheriseatingthewrongkindoffood.Ourgrandparentshadthetimetopreparesimpleyetnourishingmeals,andtheydidn'thavemoneytoaffordexpensivefood.Theydidn'teatasmuchmeatorfattyfoodsaswedonowadays,andthat'sonereasonwhytheywereslimmerandhealthierthantheirdescendants.Todaywehavelesstimetocook,andwehavemoremoney,sotheeasiestthingtodoistobuyready-mademeals.Theymaybeconvenientandtastegood,butthey'reoftenhighinfat,saltandsugar.Toomuchofthesemakepeopleunhealthyandfat.Theyneedtoloseweight,andthat'swherehoodiacomesin.词汇讲解:obesityn.肥胖症;obeseadj.肥胖的。cancer:癌症;-ache疼:heartdisease:心脏病;headaches:头疼;toothache:牙疼;FItseemstobetheperfectsolution.PeopleintheWestwanttoloseweightandhoodiaisideal.Westerncompaniespayfortherighttousethesecretsofthehoodiaplant;bysellingtheserightstotheWest,theSanmakemoneyandcanthenhelpthemselves.ObesepeopleloseweightandtheSanpeoplemakeaprofit,soeveryoneishappy.LocatingInformation练习1:Thepassagehassixparagraphs,A-EWhichparagraphcontainsthefollowinginformation?WritethecorrectletterA-F,besidethestatementsbelow.NOTE:Youmayuseanylettermorethanonce.Youmaynotneedtousealltheletters.6)______Somefoodsareusedtocurehealthproblems.7)______Manymodernpeopledonoteatwellandhavewblems.8)______TheSanhavesomethingthatpeopleintheWestwant.9)______ThesaleofhoodiafromAfricatotheWestmighthelpeveryone.10)______HoodiawasusedbytheSantocontrolhungerwhenfoodwasscarce.UNIT3HealthEnhancingtheTasteofOurFood词汇讲解:Enhance:加强;AWhatareyourfavouritefoods?Doyoulikepizza,hamburgers,roastpork,orsweetcakesandcookies?Chancesarethat,whateveryoulikebest,ithasastrongtasteandasalty,sweetorsavouryflavour.Peoplegenerallyliketoeattastyfoods,andthiscancreatepotentialhealthproblems,especiallywiththeconsumptionoffastocessedfood.Fastfoodtraditionallycontainalotofsaltorsugar,becausethisisacheapwaytomakefoodtastegoodanditencouragespeopletobuymorecookies,chipsandsoftdrinks,forexample.However,peoplearebecomingincreasinglyawareofthedangersofanunhealthydiet,andthemanufacturersofprocessedfoodknowthatsaleswillincreaseiftheycanadvertiseductshavelesssaltorsugar.Theyalsoknowthatiftheirproducttastesblandorboring,noamountofhealthbenefitswillmakeitapopularchoicewithconsumers,andtheywilllosemoneyiftheirproductisnotpopular.However,anewtechnologyiscurrentlybeingdevelopedthatmayallowfastfoodmanufacturerstoreducesaltandsugarwithoutsacrificingtaste.词汇讲解:roast:烤;chancesarethat:有…的也许;potentialadj.潜在的;n.潜能;increasingly:越来越多地;awareof:了解;sacrifice:牺牲;BIfyoustickoutyourtongueandlookinthemirror,youwillseethatitiscoveredwithtinybumps.Thesebumpsarecalledtastebudsandtheyarethereceptorsinourskinthatallowustotastedifferentkindsoffoods.Therearefivedifferenttastereceptors,forsweet,salty,sour,bitterandsavouryflavours.Whenwearebornwehavealotoftheseontheroofofourmouthaswellasonourtongue,butaswegetolder,welosetastebuds,whichiswhyolderpeoplefindithardertotastethings.Adultstypicallyhaveabout10,000tastebuds,butolderpeoplemayhaveasfewas5,000.Wehavemorereceptorsforbittertastesthanforanyothers;researchersthinkthatthismaybebecausethesetastebudswarnusiffoodispoisonous.词汇讲解:stickout:伸出舌头;bump:斑点;bud:蕾;tastebud:味蕾。receptor:受体,接受器;bitter:苦味,苦的;poisonous:有毒的;poison:毒品。CThefoodthatweeatcontainsnaturalchemicalsthatfitintothedifferentshapedreceptorsonourtongues;forexample,sweetfoodstriggerthesweetreceptors.Thetechnologytomimic,orcopy,thesenaturalflavourswithchemicalssuchasaspartamehasbeeninexistenceforalongtime,andaspartameisacommoningredientinmanydietsoftdrinksandotherdietproducts.Whileaspartameallowsustoexperienceasweettastewithouteatingsugar,italsohasdisadvantages.Firstly,manypeopledonotlikeitsbitteraftertaste,andsecondly,somepeoplesaythatitisbadforhealthiftakeninlargequantities.词汇讲解:chemical:化学物质;trigger:激起,激发,引发;mimic:模仿;aspartame:天冬甜素;ingredient:添加物,成分;softdrinks:软饮;DHowever,anewtechnologyisbeingdevelopedthatmaybeanimprovementonartificialsweetenersandotherchemicals.Tasteenhancerstargetthetastereceptorsonourtongues,andtheymakeusmoresensitivetosweet,sourorsaltytastes.Justafewmoleculesofatasteenhancercoulddoublethesweetnesseffectofateaspoonofsugar,orthesaltyeffectofateaspoonofsalt.Thismeansthatinsteadofusingartificialchemicalstomakefoodtasty,foodmanufacturerscouldusehalfthequantityoftherealsubstanceandatinyquantityoftasteenhancertomakethefoodtastegood.Thishasthepotentialtosavefoodmanufacturersmoney,byreplacinglargequantitiesofsugarandsaltwithtinyamountsofchemicals.Itcouldalsobenefitourhealthifwecaneatfoodthattastesgoodandislowinsugarandsalt.词汇讲解:artificial:人工的;molecule:细胞;ETasteenhancershaveotheradvantages,too.Peoplegenerallydonotlikebittertastingfood,butreversingthistechnologysothatthebittertastereceptorsareblockedinsteadofstimulatedmayreducethebittertasteofsomehealthyfoods.Thismeans,forexample,thatpeoplemaybepersuadedtoeatmoresoyprotein.词汇讲解:stimulate:刺激;soy:大豆;protein:蛋白质;persuade:劝说;convince:劝说。FTasteenhancertechnologyisverynewtothemarketplace,andasyetitisnotwidelyused,butithasthepotentialtomakeasignificantchangetotheprocessedfoodindustry,andtoimprovethehealthinessofmanyfastfoods.IdentificationofInformationDothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthereadingpassage?Write:TRUEifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationFALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformationNOTGIVENifthereisrmationonthis10)______Consumersarehappytobuyhealthyfoodevenifittastesblandorboring.11)______Tastebudsenablethebodytotastefoodsofmanyflavours.12)______Youngerpeoplecantastemoreflavoursthanolderpeople.13)______Bittertastebudsaremoreuncommonthanothertastebuds.14)______AspartameisachemicalproducedinlargequantitiesintheUSA.15)______Artificialsweetenersandotherchemicalscausetoothdecay(退化).16)______Tasteenhancersmaybebetterforourhealththanaspartame.17)______Soyproteinisanexampleofabittertastingfood.UNIT4MediaComputerGenerationofAnimatedCharacters词汇讲解:animated动画片/动画人物;paparazzo(意大利语)狗仔。阅读技巧:对文章标题进行合理预测。AAskanyyoungpersontotellyouthenamesofsomefamousmoviesandthechancesarethatmanyofthosementionedwillbepopularbecauseofcomputer-generatedspecialeffects.Moviessuchas‘StarWars',‘theMatrix'and‘HarryPotter'relyheavilyputerstocreatespecialfantasyandspaceeffects.Others,suchasthefamous‘LordoftheRings'movies,createdsurprisinglylifelikehumanoidcharactersusingsophisticatedcomputer-generatedtechniques.Thecreativeeffortthatliesbehindthesecreaturesisamazing.However,genuinely‘human’characters,indistinguishablefromrealactors,arestillnotquitepossible,althoughwearegettingveryclosetothiselusivegoal.词汇讲解:mention

vt.提到,说到;e.g.:Hementionedthembyname.他提及到他们的名字。vt.提及,说起;e.g.:Ashehasnotdonemuch,heisbeneathmention.同义替换:whenitmentionsto当涉及到..的时候;whenitrefersto/whenitcomesto/whenitconcernedtoe.g.:Whenitreferstoprivacy,thelinecouldnotbecrossed.privacyn.隐私;privateadj.私人的/私有的。词汇讲解:fantasy

n.想像,幻想e.g.:Everyoneshouldindulgeinfantasyonoccasion.fantasize

vt.&vi.想像;幻想;做白日梦。e.g.:Manymenfantasizeaboutsleepingwithsomeonewhoisnottheirpartner.fann.粉丝;lordn.主人/君主;landlordn.房东;landladyn.包租婆。surprisingly:出乎意料的,出人意料的,指的是出乎大家想象的。humanoid

adj.有人的特点的(形容动物/动画片);humanly

adv.和人相关的,用人力;humanity

n.(总称)人,人类人道,人文学科;人性化。vegetarian

n.吃素的人;humanitarian

n.&adj.人道主义者;cannibalism

n.吃人肉;同类相食sophisticated:adj.老到的;老于世故的;e.g.:Mr.Smithisasophisticatedworldtraveler.adj.精密的,尖端的;e.g.:Thisisaverysophisticatedmachine.adj.高雅的,有教养的;近义词:Complex/Complicated:复杂的。genuine:adj.真的,非人造的;e.g.:Thismedalismadeofgenuinegold.adj.真诚的,真心的;e.g.:Astimewenton,agenuinefriendshipgrewupbetweenus.artificial:adj.人造的,人工的,假的;e.g.:Thenewdamwillformalargeartificiallakebehindit.adj.虚假的,不真挚的,矫揉造作的;e.g.:Hersmilelooksartificial.adj.人为的Artificiaelligence人工智能indistinguishablen.不可区分的,无法辨认的。goal:n.球门,进球得的分;e.g.:Wescoredagoalinthefirstminuteofthegame.n.努力的对象,目的;e.g.:WhenheatlastarrivedinRomehefelthehadreachedhisgoal.近义词:achievement/destinationelusive

adj.难以捉摸的;难以找到的;不易记住的eg:I'vebeentryingalldaytoreachhimonthetelephone,buthe'sveryelusive.illusion

n.错觉,幻想,错误观念BTheprocessofimagininganddevelopingacomputer-generatedcharacteriplex,involvingmanystages.Thefirststageistodesignthelookofthecharacter,andtocreateathree-dimensionalmodelonputer.Themodelmustbeabletomoveinarealisticmannerand,mostimportantly,itsfacemustmirrorhumanfaceswhenitlaughs,frownsortalks.Onewaytoachievethisisbybuildingarealskeletonofthemodel.Afterusinglaserstoscantherealmodelintothecomputer,controlsareaddedthatallowthebonesandmusclestobemovedaround.词汇讲解:three-dimensional(3D)/Index:3D动画;realisticadj.真实的,实际的,真是存在;mirrorv.反射出,反映出;achieve:vt.取得,获得;e.g.:Theyachievedsomevictoriesdespitethesesetbacks.v.实现,达成,完毕;e.g.:Youwillachieveyourambitionifyouworkhard.固定搭配:achievethegoal;名词形式:achievementskeleton:n.骨骼,骷髅;e.g.:Theboybentcuriouslytotheskeletonofthebuck.n.骨干,框架;e.g.:Theblockisstilljustaskeletonofgirders.skull

n.颅骨/bone

/AplusSkullandBonesisasecretsocietyatYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut.Thesociety'salumniorganization,whichownsthesociety'srealpropertyandoverseestheorganization'sactivity.ManySkull&Bonesalumnihaveassumedpositionsofprominence,includingPresidentGeorgeW.Bush,andhis2023PresidentialopponentSenatorJohnKerry.muscle

n.肌肉,e.g.:Exerciseconditionsyourmuscles.CThisiswherecomputeranimationcomesin.Becausepeoplearesoconsciousofhow‘real'faceslook,manydetailedcontrolsareneededonthecomputertomovethedifferentfeaturesoftheface.Uptoahundredmaybeneededtomovethemusclesoftheface,sothatthecharacter'seyes,skin,mouthandotherfeaturesalllooknaturaltooureyes.词汇讲解:conscious:adj.神志清醒的e.g.:Shespoketousinherconsciousmoments.beconsciousof:意识到…e.g.:Iwasnotconsciousofhavingmadeamistake.self-conscious:不自在,不舒适。detailed

adj.具体的,逐条的;detail

n.细目,细节;小事controln.控制器;controlsubjects:标准组;featuresn.五官DAfterdesigningallofthecomponentsofthefaceandbody,andthecomputercontrols,thecharacterisreadytomove,orbeanimated.Onewayofachievingthisiscalledmotioncapture,whereapersonactsoutthecharacter,andhismovementsarecapturedbyvideocameraanduploadedintoputer.Anotherwayiskey-frameanimation,where,insteadofmodelingactionsfromarealperson,theanimatorsusethecontrolstomoveallofthepartsofthebodyandfacetocreatemovementonthescreen.Thesemethodsareoftenusedtogetherincreatingananimatedcharacter;bothofthemareslowandpainstaking,requiringhoursofeffortandplanning.词汇讲解:component

n.成分,组成部分,部件,元件;e.g.:Achemistcanseparateamedicineintoitscomponents.同义词:elementsmotion:vt.(向…)打手势,示意;e.g.:Theteachermotionedtheboytostudy.n.(物体的)运动;e.g.:objectisnolongerincyclicalmotion.movev.移动/感动;e.g.:newsmovedhimverymuch.capture

vt.俘获,e.g.:capturedthecriminal.catch/captureuploadedv.上传framen.框架;key-framen.关键环节;controlsubject:实验标准组;require/get/gain/obtain/need/acquireberequiredto:被规定…e.g.:Youarerequiredtakethestudyseriously.Tenchairsarerequiredtotaketheclass.EEnormouscomputerpowerisneededtomakeanimationlookreal.Forthe‘LordoftheRings',thousandsofprocessorsandnumerousworkstationswereusedtocreateallofthecharactersandspecialeffects.Therewereupto160peopleworkingoputergraphicsforthesethreemovies,whichtookapproximately4millionprocessinghours.Itisestimatedthatthesameprocesswouldhavetakenupto200yearsona4-gigahertzPC!词汇讲解:enormousadj.极其多的;processorn.(计算机的)中央解决器;centralprocessunit/CPU:中央解决单元。graphics

n.(作单数用)制图法,制图学,图表算法,图形;approximately

adv.近似地,大约about;estimatevt.&vi.估计;评价,评估e.g.:gardenerestimatedthatitwouldtakehimfourhourstoweedthegarden.overestimate:高估;e.g.:Youcannevereveroverestimatehim.FHowever,despiteallofthisextremelysophisticatedandexpensivetechnology,creatingarealhumanfaceisstillachallengeforouranimators.Peopleareverysensitivetofacialexpressions.Wecanimmediatelypickifafaceisnothuman,andweoftenhaveastrongreactiontothis.Thecloserthefaceistolookingtrulyhuman,themorenegativethisreactioncanbe;thiseffecthasbeenchristenedthe‘uncannyvalley’byJapaneseroboticist*MasahiroMori.However,healsosuggeststhatoncetheanimationgetscloseenoughtotherealthing,webegintofeelpositiveaboutitoncemore.So,maybefutureTomCruisesorLindsayLohanswillbecomputergenerated,andwewillneverknowthedifference.词汇讲解:extremely

adv.极端;极其;非常,e.g.:Thatisextremelyinteresting.significantly/absolutely/aweful(非常的)sensitiveadj.敏感的;uncannyvalley:诡异谷;uncanny

adj.超人的;不寻常的;valleyn.山谷;canyon/thegreatcanyon:(没有水)的山谷;gorge

n.山峡,峡谷,TheThreeGorges长江三峡robotics

n.机器人技术;robot

n.机器人;AI/ArtificialIntelligence人工智能技术。练习1:ReadthefirstsentenceONLYofeachparagraphinthereadingpassageandanswerthequestionbelow.TakeNOMORETHANFIVEminutestodothis.Doesthisreadingpassage:a.Giveahistoryofsomething?b.Describehowsomethingisdone?c.Compareandcontrasttwothings?d.Discussaproblemandgiveasolution?Topicsentences---最能反映文章大意的句子;Supportingsentences:Reasons;Facts:Examples;Statistics.ScanningforSpecificFactsSometimesinIELTSreadingsyouneedtolookquicklyoverthereadingpassagetofindfacts,dates,numbersornames.ItisimportanttopracticefocusingyoureyesONLYontheinformationyouneed.(1)Skimming跳读:Mainidea:Title,topicsentence;(2)Scanning逐字逐句阅读:scanner:扫描仪。定位词——特殊时间、人名、地名、年代、数字……选择原则:1)辨认性强;2)反复率低。(3)Reading:仔细阅读,比较原文与内容的差别。练习2:Lookquicklyatthepassageandwritedowntheletteroftheparagraphwhichcontainsthefollowinginformation.TakenomorethanTHREEminutestodothis!a.______MasahiroMorib.______Keyframeanimationc.______160d.______StarWarse.______Three-dimensionalf.______Ahundred练习3:Now,matchtheinformationabovetothefollowing.Writetheletteroftheparagraphwhereyouwillfindthisinformationbesideeachone.a.______Movienameb.______Nameofapersonwhoworkswithrobotsc.______Numberofpeopleworkingonaprojectd.______Computertechniquee.______Numberofcomputercontrolsf.______ComputermodelIELTSTypeQuestions:ReadingforDetailsandforMainIdeasNow,youshouldbeabletoreadthispassagequicklytofinddetailsandanswerthefollowingquestions.LocatingInformationThepassagehas6paragraphs,A-E练习4:Whichparagraphcontainsthefollowinginformation?Writethecorrectletter,A-F,besidethestatementsbelow.Note:Youmayuseanylettermorethanonce.Youmaynotneedtousealltheletters.1)______Adescriptionofmotioncapture2)______LindsayLohanofthefuture3)______Negativeresponsetohuman-likeexpressions4)______Processinghoursneeded5)______Specialeffectsmakefilmspopular6)______Creatingabonestructureusinglasersandaddingcontrols7)______100m

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