Unit+2+Look+into+the+future+Reading+and+thinking 高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

ReadingandThinkingItmeansthatitcanmakedecisionsonitsown

withouthumantellingitwhattodo,andthatitcanalsolearnhowtodothingsitself.Whatdoesitmeanwhenwesaysomethingis“smart”?SmartHomesToMakeLifeEasierWhata“smart”homecando?Whatasmarthomecandoforus?

Itcan……makeourlifeeasierswitchon\offtheWindows\lights\TVautomaticallygetyourcarreadyautomaticallykeepyourfamilysecurepreparedinnerforusautomatically

reacttoourpreferencesautomatically

Skimthetextandanswer:1.Whatisthetypeofthistext?2.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

3.Who’stheintendedaudience(目标读者)?4.Howmanypartscanthetextbedividedinto?1.Whatisthetypeofthistext?A.Anarration(记叙文)B.Ascienceexposition(科普说明文)C.Anargumentation(议论文)D.Asciencefictionstory(科幻小说)2.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tosellintegratedsensors.B.Tochangetheoldhouses.C.Todecoratehomewithsmarttechnology.D.Togiveabriefintroductionaboutsmarthomes.3.Who’stheintendedaudience(目标读者)?Thosewhoareinterestedinsmarthomes.Para2.IntelligentcontrolsPara3.RegularhealthchecksPara4.NomoredisastersPara5.ThesituationofsmarthomesSmarthomestomakelifeeasierPara1:abriefintroductionofsmarthomesTitleIntroductionExamplesConclusion4.thestructureofthetext1.ReadParagraph1toanswerthequestions.

Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime，wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure，saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein．1.What’sthetopicsentenceinPara.1?

Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein．

doorsdinnersTVs,computersbedswaterpipes,electricalwirestoiletslights,favoritemusic,orTVprogrammeslockthedoorforuswhenweareawayswitchoffthemwhenweforgetdetecttheproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationpreparedinnerforusrecordhowwellwesleepeverynight;checkourbodyweight……KeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwrongcomeontheinstantweenterthedoorWhatisthewriter’sattitudetowardssmarthomes?rationalpositivehopefuloptimisticwhatisyourattitudetowardsthesmarthome?befor

beagainst

or2.Watchavideoandexperiencethedisadvantagesofsmarthomes.Let