Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section B
1.space station 太空站
space〔不可数名词〕太空;空间 in space 在太空中
Will people be able to live in space in the future
There isn't much space in the bus.
拓展 与space相关的词汇有:spaceman(宇航员),spaceship(宇宙飞船),space travel(太空旅行), space station(太空站,宇宙空间站)等。
注意:space意为“太空;空间”时,其前一般不用冠词。
2. Will robots think like humans in the future 将来机器人会像人类一样思考吗?
human
①〔可数名词〕人;人类 与human being同义,其复数形式是humans。
Dogs can hear much better than humans.
②〔形容词〕人的;人类的
There are many different cell types in the human body.
3. Today there are already robots working in factories. 现在已经有机器人在工厂里干活了。
1) There be+sb./sth.+ doing sth.有某人/某物正在做某事。
There are some boys planting trees on the hill.
There is a bird singing in the tree.
2)辨析:already与yet
already 已经,早已 多用于肯定句,用于疑问句时,表示“惊奇;意外"之意
yet 已经,仍然;还 多用于疑问句或否定句,在疑问句中意为 “已经”,在否定句中意为“还”
He is already a middle school student.
Is it 10 o'clock already
Have the guests arrived yet
The guests haven't arrived yet.
4. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. 有些可以帮助制造汽车,并且它们反复地做着简单的工作。
over and over again 多次;反复地 还可以说 over and over,
He thanked me over and over again.
They sang the song over and over.
5. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people... 然而,一些科学家认为虽然我们能够让机器人像人一样活动……
believe〔动词〕相信;认为有可能
其后可直接跟名词或代词作宾语,也可跟that引导的宾语从句等。
注意:believe通常不用于进行时态。
When I saw the beautiful sky, I couldn't believe my eyes.
Please believe that when you smile at the world, the world will smile at you.
拓展 believe sb.相信某人(说的话是真的) believe in sb.信任某人
一言辨异 I believe him, but I can't believe in him.
7. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. 例如,科学家詹姆斯,怀特认为机器人永远不能(像人一样)醒来并知道自己在哪里。
wake up 醒来;叫醒 动副结构
Lucy wakes up at six o'clock every morning.
His mother often wakes him up at 5:00 in the morning.
7. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White.但许多科学家不同意怀特先生(的观点)。
disagree〔不及物动词〕不同意;持不同意见;有分歧 反义词为agree。
disagree with sb.与某人持不同意见,不同意某人(的观点)
Bill and Kate often disagree but they are good friends.
I disagree with you.
拓展 dis-为否定前缀,表示“不”。 like(喜欢)→dislike(不喜欢)
appear(出现)→disappear(消失) believe(相信)→disbelieve(不相信)
练习
Sometimes brothers or sisters will____________(agree)with each other and begin to argue(争吵).
8. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. 他们认为在25年到50年之后,机器人甚至能像人一样进行交谈。
even〔副词〕甚至;连;愈加 通常置于所修饰词前。
even与动词连用时,若有助动词,则置于助动词之后,在句中用来加强语气。
Even a child can understand it.
It's said that people will even be able to live to be 200 years old.
拓展 even可用来修饰比较级,意为“甚至”。
This book is even more interesting than that one.
9.However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.然而,他们一致认为这可能要花费数百年的时间。
1)agree〔动词〕同意;赞成;应允 在本句中,agree后面跟了从句。
My parents agree (that) I can join the army when I finish university.
拓展 ①agree to do sth.同意做某事 He agreed to give me more time.
②agree with 同意;赞成
表示同意某人的意见、想法、分析、解释等,对象是人或人的观点。
I agree with you/your idea.
③agree to后接plan,idea,suggestion等,表示同意某计划、观点或建议等。
Please agree to this plan.
④agree on 就……取得一致意见
They all agree on the matter.
练习
The painting is really valuable to him. He will never agree____________it.
A.sell B.sells C.sold D.to sell
2)hundreds of 许多;大量 Hundreds of birds fly in the sky.
拓展 ①hundred(百),thousand(千)million(百万),billion(十亿)等数词,前面有具体数字时,表示确切数目,其后不加-s,也不和of连用。
three hundred三百 five thousand五千
②hundreds/thousands/millions/billions of表示“数百/千/百万/十亿……”,它们表示一个不确定的数目,前面没有具体数字,这时hundred, thousand, million和billion后要加-s, 而且与of连用。
hundreds of students 数百名学生 thousands of workers 数千名工人
助记:模糊数字两有(有s有of), 具体数字两无(无s无of)。
练习
—People in our town planted____________trees on Tree Planting Day.
—Good job! Everyone can do something to make our town greener.
A.hundred B.hundred of C.hundreds D.hundreds of
10. These new robots will have many different shapes. 这些新的机器人将会有许多不同的形状。
shape〔名词〕形状;外形
Their shapes look like different kinds of animals.
拓展 ①in shape 在外形上;在形状上 The island is circular in shape.
②in the shape of 呈……的形状 The pool is in the shape of a heart.
③out of shape变形的;走样的 I'm a bit out of shape and I want to lose weight.
11.If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.如果建筑物倒塌了,人被困在里面,这些蛇形机器人能帮助寻找(埋)在建筑物下面的人。
1)fall down 突然倒下;跌倒;倒塌;跌落
Babies often fall down when they learn to walk.
The tower will probably not fall down.
The dog fell down from the wall.
拓展 与fall相关的常见短语: fall over (突然)发生故障;被……绊倒
fall off从……上掉下来 fall behind 落后
fall in love with... 爱上…… fall asleep 入睡
2) fall
①〔动词〕倒塌;跌倒;掉落 其过去式为fell。
Be careful! The big tree is falling.
She fell on the ice.
The book fell from his hands.
②〔名词〕倒塌;跌倒;掉落
He had a fall from a tree and broke his arm.
③〔名词〕秋天 相当于autumn
Leaves turn yellow in fall.
3) inside
①〔副词〕在里面 其反义词为 outside。
They opened his box and found a pair of shoes inside.
②〔介词〕在……里面 inside the house 在房子里面
4)辨析:look for与 find
look for 寻找 表示有目的地找,强调找的动作或过程
find 找到;发现 强调找的结果
一言辨异
We are looking for Millie, but we can't find her.
12.This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago.这在20年前是不可能的,但100年前,电脑和火箭似乎也是不可能的。
possible〔形容词〕可能存在或发生的;可能的
在句中可作表语或定语。反义词为impossible(不可能存在或发生的;不可能的)
It is possible to work at home through computer technology.
Don't ask me to do impossible things.
拓展 ①as...as possible尽可能……
相当于as...as sb.can/could,两个as中间用形容词或副词原级。
as soon as possible尽可能快(指时间) as fast as possible 尽可能快(指速度)
as quickly as possible尽可能快(指动作)
②if possible (=if it is possible)如果可能的话
If possible, I want to go to America for study.
13. Which side do you agree with 你同意哪一方(的观点)?
side〔名词〕
①一方(的意见、态度、立场) be on one's side支持某人
He always likes to be on the winning side.
②边,面,侧
There are all kinds of flowers on both sides of the main road.
14.So I'll probably just keep a bird.因此,我可能只会饲养一只鸟。
probably〔副词〕很可能;大概 常用作状语,位于实义动词之前,助动词、情态动词或连系动词 be之后。其同义词有possibly, maybe。
He probably found out the answers to the questions.
I will probably study medicine at university.
15.During the week, I'll wear smart clothes.在工作日期间,我将穿漂亮的衣服。
辨析:during与 in
during 强调时间的延续,表示状态或习惯性的动作,常用于表示行为要持续一定时间的stay,visit,meal等名词之前;与季节名词连用表示特指
in 用于指一般性的某一时间,一般不用在表行为要持续一段时间的名词前;与季节名词连用表示泛指
They did many experiments during their stay in space.
Jack met Tom in the war.
16...but I think I'll take a holiday in Hong Kong when possible. ……但我认为当有可能时,我将在香港度假。
take a holiday 度假
相当于have a holiday,其中holiday用作名词,意为"假期;假日"。
where do you hope to take a holiday
I hope you will have a great time during the holiday.
拓展 关于holiday的常见短语:
(be)on holiday 在休假 go(to...)for holidays 去(……)度假 in the holidays 在假期中
知识梳理
用法集萃
1.will+动词原形 将要做…… 2.fewer/more+可数名词复数 更少/更多……
3.less/more+不可数名词更少/更多…… 4. disagree/agree to do sth.不同意/同意做某事
5.make sb.do sth.使某人做某事 6.seem+形容词 好像……
7.There will be+主语+其他. 将有……;会有……
8. There is/are +sb./sth.+ doing sth.有某人/某物正在做某事。
9.It is+形容词+for sb.+ to do sth.对某人来说做某事是……的。
10. What will...be like ……将会怎么样?
语法专项
一般将来时
1.一般将来时的概念:
表示将来某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态,也表示将来经常或反复发生的动作。
I will go back to my hometown next week.
We will come to see you next Sunday.
2.一般将来时的句式结构
肯定句 主语+will/shall+动词原形+其他. shall一般用于第一人称,will可用于各种人称。 We will see a film tomorrow afternoon.
否定句 主语+will/shall+not+动词原形+其他。 We won't leave before nine.
疑问句及其答语 一般疑问句:Will/Shall+主语+动词原形+其他? 肯定回答:Yes,主语+will/shall. 否定回答:No,主语+won't/shan't. —Will you come to school tomorrow —Yes, I will.
特殊疑问句:疑问词+will/shall+(主语+)动词原形+其他? What will you do in ten years
3.一般将来时常用的时间状语
tomorrow 明天 next week/month/year...下周/下个月/明年……
in the future 在将来 in+一段时间 ……之后
from now on 从今往后 this year/term/week... 今年/这个学期/这周……
4.“will/shall+动词原形”与"be going to+动词原形”的区别
will/shall+动词原形 be going to+动词原形
表明说话者的主观意愿 根据客观迹象表明马上要发生的事情
没有“计划、准备”的意思 含有“计划、准备”的意思
He will write a book one day.
He is going to write a letter tonight.
I hope it will be warm tomorrow.
Look at the clouds. There is going to be a storm.
He will be twenty years old.
I'm going to see her tomorrow.
助记 一般将来时结构
将来可能事,will加动原;shall限主语,I/we 在前面。
计划已做好,迹象在眼前,口语经常见,be going to 加动原。
5.there be句型的一般将来时
there be句型的一般将来时的构成是"There will be+主语+其他."或"There is/are going to be+主语+其他."。
There will be a talk show tonight. =There is going to be a talk show tonight.
6.一般现在时表将来
(1)表示按规定或时间表预计要发生的动作,用一般现在时表将来,这样的动词有start,leave,come,go 等 。
The term starts on September 1st.
(2)在时间或条件状语从句中,要用一般现在时表示将来。
What is your brother going to be when he grows up
We will have a sports meeting if it doesn't rain next Friday.
7.现在进行时表将来:
某些表示趋向性或转移性的动词,如come,go,fly,arrive,leave等,常用现在进行时表示将来。
They are flying to Guangdong next Sunday.
We are leaving for Beijing tomorrow.
(1)John is waiting for me. We____________bookstore together.
A.went B. have gone C.will go D. were going
(2)There____________an English show this weekend. Shall we go and watch it
A.are going to be B.was C.will be D. were
I.单项填空
1. We hope____________a compute on every student's desk in the future.
A.there is B.there was C.there will be D. there has been
2.—Will people live to be 300 years old
—____________.
A.No,they aren't B.No,they won't C.No, they don't D.No, they can't
3.—Is Helen here
—Not yet, but she____________in half an hour.
A.arrives B.will arrive C.arrived D.has arrived
4. I____________a party next Saturday. I hope you can come.
A.had B.was having C.have had D.will have
5.—Tina wants to know if you____________to the park with us tomorrow.
—I'd love to.But if it____________,I may go to the library instead.
A.go;will rain B.go;rains C.will go;rains D.will go;will rain
Ⅱ.句型转换
6. They will learn cooking at school next term.(对画线部分提问)
____________ ____________they learn cooking at school