Module 1- Life in the Future
3. I am satisfied with my hometown, I like it very much. My hometown is a quiet village, in which there are beautiful scenery and fresh air. I like the warm and hospital people there, always with smile on their faces. I like the traditon of my hometown. It has a long history and is kept well. My hometown is the place that I can relax myself.21教育网
II. While reading
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1. No one knows for sure, and making____________ is a____________ business.
2. we will use lots of ____________ materials, such as plastic, aluminium, ____________ glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer ____________ ____________ .www.21-cn-jy.com
3. We will also have to ____________ more on alternative____________ , such as ____________ and wind power.2·1·c·n·j·y
4. ____________ ships will get ____________ ____________ garbage problem in the city21·世纪*教育网
5. The police will arrest ____________ by firing nets instead of guns.
6. All shopping will be done ____________ and catalogues will have voice ____________ to place orders in the future.www-2-1-cnjy-com
7. No smoking will be allowed within a future city's limits. Smoking will be possible only____________ cities, and ____________ . 21*cnjy*com
8. Senior citizens and people with ____________ will be able to go anywhere in the world using ____________ cameras ____________ to their head.
【参考答案】
1. predictions; risky
2. recycled; steel; natural resources.
3. rely; energy, solar
4. Garbage ; rid; of
5. criminals
6. online ; commands
7. outside, outdoors.
8. Disabilities; high-tech ; attached
III. Post-reading
1. urban
2. garbage
3. sun
4. telesurgery
5. common
A. solar
B. ordinary
C. city
D. waste materials
E. distance surgery
4. Write a summary of the text
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【参考答案】
1. 略
2. 1) plastic, aluminum, steel, glass, wood, paper21世纪教育网版权所有
2) cinema, bowling, softball, concert
3) solar power, electricity, wind
3. 1-C; 2-D; 3-A; 4-E; 5-B
4. What kind of future can we expect for our cities? A university teacher in the US asked his students how they would run a city in the year 2025. Here are some of their ideas. Instead of burying it trash will be sent to the sun on huge garbage spaceships. Police will use Batman Nets to catch criminals instead of guns. No smoking will be allowed anywhere. All shopping will be done online. People will have telephone numbers for life. Everyone will enjoy free recreation facilities. Cars will be able to change color and will all run on electricity, solar or wind power. Doctors will use telesurgery to operate on patients many miles away. The elderly and disabled will enjoy virtual holidays and space travel will be available for ordinary citizens.2-1-c-n-j-y
IV. The vocabulary and expressions
1. alternative ad. 替代的;另类的;备选的;其他的。 n. 可供选择的事物
have no alternative but 除...... 外别无选择;只有;只好
I have an alternative suggestion for him.
我有另一个建议给他。
There were alternative methods of travel available.21cnjy.com
还有其他可选的旅行方式。
alternative 与choice区别
choice是自己做的选择,常指一般意义上的选择。
She can exercise little choice. 她几乎没有选择余地。
We each had to make a choice. 我们每个人都必须做出选择。
alternative指可替代的选择,常指在两者之间做出选择。
Caught in the act, he had no alternative but to confess. 【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
他被当场抓住,除了招供别无出路。
2. run out与run out of区别
run out (某物) 用完;耗尽;不多了;没有了
run out:表示“某物用完”,其主语是物,并且要用主动语态。相当于give out
run out of:表示“用完”,其主语是人,意思相当于use up。
若主语是物时,用被动语态。
run out:是不及物动词短语,后面不能带宾语,也没有被动语态。
The ink run out. 墨水用完了。一般主语是物。
run out of:是及物动词短语,能接宾语,可用于被动语态,主语既可以是人也可以是物。
I run out of the ink. 我用完了墨水。
The ink was run out of. 墨水被用完了。
3. rely on/upon依靠,依赖
rely on/upon sb. /sth. 依靠某人/某物
rely on/upon sb. /sth. to do sth. 依靠某人/某物做某事
rely on/upon sb. doing sth. 依靠某人做某事
rely on/upon it +that从句 依靠,指望
【参考答案】
1. alternative suggestion 你还有没有其他建议?
2. run out 将来爱护环境将会很重要,因为地球上的资源将濒临枯竭。
3. run out 我的手表停了,一定是电池用完了。
4. are running out 情况越来越糟糕,供应品快用完了。
5. run out of 食物已经吃完了。
6. rely 现在,越来越多的人过多地依赖电脑。
7. rely on你不应该依靠保健品来保持健康
8. rely on 不要老是指望别人帮你。