高中英语-Unit2-Reading-and-Thinking-课件-人教版选择性必修一

Unit2

LookingintotheFuture

ReadingandThinking11Togetthemainideaandsomedetailinformationofthepassage2GoalsToknowthestructureofthepassage2Lookanddiscuss:Whatmightthepicturesbeabout?Lead

inTheOpeningPage反之亦然Justasweviewrobotsastoysnow,inthefuturerobotsmayviewusastoysviceversa.34BeforeReadingBeforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroups：Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingsuchasaphoneis"smart"?Whatdoyouthinka''smart"housecandothatotherhousescannot?5FirstReading1.Skimthetextandanswerthesequestions.1).Whatisthepurposeofthetext?2).Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?Telluswhatthefuturehomewillbelike.Forthosewhoarecarelessintheirlives.62.What'sthemainideaofthe

text?A.Smarthomewillfocusonpeople’shealthissues.B.Smarthomeisanewbutcontroversialtechnology.C.Smarthomewillmakeourlifeeasierinmanyways.D.Smarthomewillmakehumanbeingslazy.

FirstReadingFirstReading√3.Whereisthetextlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine B.AresearchreportC.Ahealthmagazine D.Abookreview√7SecondReading8SMARTHOMESTOMAKELIFEEASIERHaveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyouevergorgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthmesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.Para.1Whataretheadvantagesofsmarthomes?9IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.Para.21.Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttochangeyourroutineinyoursmarthome?A.Pressthebuttonsonwalls. B.Useremotecontrols.C.Saywhatyouwantaloud. D.Operatethehomesystem.√10RegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarning,toyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.Para.31.Whenyouliveinasmarthome,______.

A.youwillbewarnedearlyonifyouhaveadeadlyillnessB.youhavetochangeyourdailyroutineaccordingtothecommandofthehomesystemC.youwillnotbeforgetfulanylongerD.youwillbeprotectedfromanydisasters√2.Whatdoestheword“monitoring”(Para.3)mostprobablymean?A.Watching. B.Entertaining.C.Treating. D.Recovering.√11NoMoreDisastersSmarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire.Para.4Whatdoestheword“short”inthe4thparagraphmean?短 B.短路C.短缺 D.短处√12Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.Para.5√Whatdoweknowaboutthissmarttechnologyfromthelastparagraph?A.Itisafantasyatpresent.B.Ithasalreadybeenusedwidely.C.Itisbeingusedinsomehomes.D.Itwillneverberealized.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthenewtechnology?A.Doubtful. B.Confident.C.Unclear. D.Opposed.√13ThirdReading14

Readthetextagainandfillinthetablebelow.

ThirdReadingInthefuture,whatwillsmarthomesdoabout?doorslockthedoorforuswhenweareawaydinnerspreparedinnerforusTVs,computersswitchoffTVsandcomputerswhenweforgetbedsrecordhowwellwesleepleverynight,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetterwaterpipes,electricalwiresdetectifthereisaproblemandprovideusw