Unit2 Looking into the future
语境记单词
I have to persuade myself to use these words and phrases to describe my daily routine in the future.If I forget to switch off my electrical
appliances like my air conditioners and I’m in a distant place,my integrated sensors in my smart home system will do it for me instead of remote controls
and automatic knobs. These sensors are very efficient and give instant commands. The home system will obey and give constant warnings until
the appliances enter the safety mode. This will keep my home secure. In addition,my smart home can warn me early on if there is somethingabnormal
or if I have a critical illness,such as cancer,and potentially save my life. If the electrical wire starts leaking electricity,my smart home will detect it and provide me with the relevant information. In this sense,I will fix the problem before my home catches fire. Nevertheless,this smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these innovations are already available and being used in some homes.
我必须说服自己用这些单词和短语来描述我未来的日常生活。如果我忘记关掉我的电器比如空调,而且我在很远的地方,我的智能家居系统中的集成传感器会帮我做这件事,而不用遥控器和自动旋钮。这些传感器非常高效,可以发出即时指令。家居系统将服从并持续发出警告,直到电器进入安全模式。这将确保我家的安全。此外,要是有异常情况,或者我患有癌症等严重疾病,我的智能家居能够在初期便提醒我,并有可能挽救我的生命。如果电线开始漏电,我的智能家居会检测到并向我提供相关信息。从这个意义上说,我会在我的房子着火之前解决这个问题。然而,这种智能技术并非空想。许多这样的新发明已经可用,而且一些家庭正在使用。
Artificial intelligence can be used to guard against potential crimes and gain a sense of security.For example,the librarian advocates combining monitors into the structure of the library building. Hence,no one is opposed to this suggestion. They are a necessity,but not a luxury. Now let’s change the subject,and talk about our future occupations and careers. We should learn to predict or make a prediction about the future,because we can’t resist the development of society. So we must keep in touch with the latest technology,and place emphasis on these new technologies,such as cloning,nanobots and satellite weather forecast. Each of us is required to write an essay with several paragraphs to give an accurate description of our future careers. I think the prospect of rural development is very attractive. There can’t be an absence of rural talents. My preference is farming. Even if I encounter resistance,I will never cease to go and work there.
人工智能可以用来防范潜在的犯罪并获得安全感。例如,图书馆馆长倡导将监控器安装到图书馆建筑的结构中。因此,没有人反对这个建议。它们是必需品,而不是奢侈品。现在让我们换个话题,谈谈我们未来的职业和事业吧。我们应当学会预料或对未来做出预测,因为我们无法抗拒社会的发展。因此,我们必须了解最新的科技,并把重点放在这些新技术上,比如克隆技术,纳米机器人和卫星天气预报等。我们每个人都被要求写一篇文章,用几段话来准确描述我们未来的职业。我认为农村的发展前景非常诱人。农村人才不能缺位。我的爱好是务农,即使我遇到 阻力,我也不会停止去那里工作。
美文诵读
Dear Future Me,
Happy 30th birthday! It’s me, your 20-year-old self. Do you still remember the day when you wrote this e-mail
The other day, Rachel was having her 30th birthday, and she was stressed out thinking that she had achieved nothing. It reminded me that I should make resolutions about what I want to achieve before my 30th.
This idea got me to consider my future. Before, my life was marked with the only theme — college. Now, looking ahead, there will be people I have to get along with though I may hate them, and things I have to deal with which I used to regard as worthless. The way to get through is not cold war or stubbornness (固执) but compromise and communication.
What I am going to face is a society, not a locked classroom. So what are you doing Do you still lock yourself up when you have trouble with people around
I know I am shy and only focus my attention on study. But I sincerely hope that you are not like me, a mind easily affected by the outside world. After years of experience, hopefully you have risen out of that small world and hold a place of your own.
However, there are also things that I don’t want you to change. Are you still the guy who believes in his judgment and has faith in life Remember: try to find something cheerful in spite of difficulties.
I hope you are the way I want to be. But no matter what you are doing or what your life is like, I’ll always encourage you. Just be happy and healthy.
That’s all I asked for.
Yours,
Present Me
单词派生
1. vt.劝说;说服→ adj.有说服力的→ n.说服
2. adj.遥远的;远处的;疏远的;心不在焉的→ n.距离
3. adj.安全的;安心的;可靠的;牢固的 vt.获得;拴牢;保护→ n.保护措施;安全工作
4. adj.各部分密切协调的;综合的→ vi.&vt.(使)合并;成为一体
5. adj.效率高的;有功效的→ adv.有效地→ n.效率;效能
6. n.爱好;偏爱→ vt.更喜欢;偏爱
7. vi.&vt.服从;遵守→ vt.不服从
8. n.警告;警示;先兆→ vt.警告
9. adj.不正常的;反常的→ adj.正常的
10. adj.严重的;关键的;批判性的→ n.评论家→ vt.批评;评论→ adv.批判性地
11. adv.潜在地;可能地→ adj.可能的;潜在的 n.潜力;可能性
12. adj.电的;用电的→ adj.电的;电动的;用电的→ n.电;电学;电流
13. n.电线;金属丝(或线) vt.接通电源;将……连接到→ n.电线线路;线路系统
14. vt.&vi.(使)结合;混合→ n.混合物;结合体
15. vt.预测;预言;预料→ n.预测;预言
16. n.职业;占领→ vt.占据
17. vt.反对;抵制;阻挠→ adj.反对的→ adj.对面的;相反的→ n.反对
18. n.不存在;缺乏;缺席→ adj.缺席的
19. n.强调;重视;重要性→ vt.强调
20. vi.&vt.抵制;反抗;抵挡→ n.抵制;反对;抗拒
21. adj.精确的;准确的→ n.准确性
基础巩固练习
Ⅰ.单词小测
1.Although his is ,it can’t me to change my mind.(persuade)
2.In the past,I had a for physics.In other words,I to study it.(prefer)
3.I him not to skate on such thin ice,but he ignored my .(warn)
4.As an secretary,she can organize various jobs and improve her .(efficient)
5.He has been from school for some days,so I think his will result in his bad performances in the exam.(absence)
Ⅱ.短语小测
Technology has changed our 1. (日常生活) a lot for the better.2. (遥控器) can be used to 3. (开关) the electric appliances.We can 4. (与……保持联系) friends far away.Even better,5. (人工智能) can warn you 6. (早先;提前) if your house 7. (着火).8. (从这种意义上来讲),technology is amazing,isn’t it
Ⅲ.句型小测——高考情景仿写
1.我一到那里就会给你打电话。(the instant)
I will call you .
2.通常,艺术家们会发行他们的歌曲和专辑,我们需要一段时间才能看到他们的现场表演。(it take...before...)
Usually,artists release their tracks and albums and we get to see their live performance.
3.电脑的使用使更多的人能够在家工作。(make it+adj.+for sb to do sth)
The use of computers has from home.
话题写作
( 2014 全国卷 II )
一家英语报社向中学生征文,主题是“十年后的我”,请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。
1. 家庭:
2. 工作:
3. 业余生活。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头语已为你写好。
I often imagine what my life will be like in the future._____________________
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Unit2 Looking into the future
单词派生
1.persuade;persuasive;persuasion 2.distant;distance 3.secure;security 4.integrated;integrate 5.efficient;efficiently;efficiency 6.preference;prefer 7.obey;disobey 8.warning;warn 9.abnormal;normal 10.critical;critic;criticize;critically 11.potentially;potential 12.electrical;electric;electricity 13.wire;wiring bine;combination 15.predict;prediction 16.occupation;occupy
17.oppose;opposed;opposite;opposition 18.absence;absent
19.emphasis;emphasize 20.resist;resistance 21.accurate;accuracy
基础巩固练习
Ⅰ.1.persuasion;persuasive;persuade 2.preference;preferred
3.warned;warning 4.efficient;efficiently;efficiency 5.absent;absence
Ⅱ.1.daily routine 2.Remote controls 3.switch on and off
4.keep in touch with 5.artificial intelligence 6.early on
7.catches fire 8.In this sense
Ⅲ.1.the instant I arrive there 2.it takes some time before 3.made it possible for more people to work
话题写作
I often imagine what my life will be like in the future. I think my life will be very different in ten years. I will be twenty-eight years old by then. I will have my own family, probably with a lovely child. I hope I will work in a computer company as a program designer. I’ll enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues. I’ll do a good job in whatever I do. In my free time, I’ll continue to take regular exercise, such as swimming, running and various ball games. On my holiday, I’ll travel around the world. In a word, my life will be much richer and more colorful.