B4U2 Looking into the Future
Period 1 Key words and phrases
一、重点单词
1. persuade vt.劝说；说服；使相信
[教材原句] For example, the phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to persuade.
例如，短语in my opinion告诉我们：这篇文章可能是为了说服。
[写作佳句] I managed to persuade my classmates into accepting my idea. 我设法说服我的同学接受我的想法。(观点介绍)
练习：
①I do know how upset the shop staff can get but I try to persuade them (keep) smiling.
②He has persuaded me its truth.
③Finally, I these goods by ship.
最后,我说服了他不用船运送这些货物。
④ he is honest. 我几乎相信了他是诚实的。
preference n.爱好；偏爱
[教材原句] Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening.
你的住宅还能了解你的日程安排和喜好，所以每天晚上你回到家时，一切都已经准备就绪。
[写作佳句] Hardly had I known that you have a preference for Chinese chess when I determined to assist you with all my might.我刚知道你喜欢中国象棋，就下定决心全力帮助你。(建议信)
练习：
①In considering people for the job, we give (prefer) to those with some experience.
②She has a preference blue, while I like red better.
③The children preferred (cycle) to the countryside rather than (stay) indoors all day.
command n.指令；命令；控制 vt.命令；控制
[教材原句] All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.所有的控制器都将响应语音指令，因此如果你想要改变日程安排，你只需大声说出你的想法，家居系统就会照办。
[写作佳句] Later, she started giving voice commands with her hand signals and her confidence rose. 后来，她开始用手势发出语音命令，信心也提高了。(人物之动作心理描写)
练习：
①The captain commanded his men (pack)up and march on.
②He commanded that all the gates (shut).
③At present, the situation here is the police. 目前,警察控制了这里的形势。
④The girl English, so she has got the job. 这个女孩精通英语,所以她得到了这个工作。
occupation n.职业;占领
[朗文例句] The area is under occupation.这一地区已被占领。
[写作佳句] Every student faces the problem of choosing an occupation when graduating from university.每个学生在大学毕业时都面临着选择职业的问题。(发言稿)
练习：
①He would have attended your birthday party but he occupied (he) with a very important experiment.
②She is occupied looking after three children at home, so she has no time to take part in the various activities in the club.
③ (occupy) in looking after three children at home, she has no time to take part in the various activities in the club.
oppose vt.反对;抵制;阻挠
[教材原句] In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. 在这篇报道中，多位人士表示公众应该反对发展无人驾驶汽车这一想法。
[写作佳句] Just as the pie chart shows,70% of them oppose the view. 正如饼图所示，其中70%的人反对这一观点。(观点介绍)
练习：
①On the other hand, there are those who are opposed this view.
②Many local people are opposed to (build) the new airport.
③Many students and parents into science and art. 许多学生和家长反对将学生分成理科和文科。
absence n.不存在；缺乏；缺席
[教材原句] On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. 一方面，世界上有许多不同的群体，他们在没有新技术的情况下幸福地生活着。
[写作佳句] Sorry again for any inconvenience caused by my absence and wish your competition a great success. 对于我的缺席给您带来的不便，我再次表示歉意，并祝您的比赛取得圆满成功。(道歉信)
练习：
①In the absence proof, the police could not take action against the man.
②As he was absent school for so long, he was left behind by his classmates.
③ (用形容词短语作状语改写句2)
二、单句语法填空
1. He could not resist (show)off his new car.
2. In order to cut down the emission of carbon dioxide, the citizens (persuade) to cycle to work.
3. People develop a (prefer) for a particular style of learning at an early age.
4. The pirate chief commanded that those prisoners (shoot).
5. Please take care of my mother during my (absent).
6. I cannot get through. His phone must (switch) off.
7. I like teaching because it is an (occupy) to my taste.
8. The season ticket is available visitors for three months.
9. the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
10. I (oppose) to giving money to people doing nothing.
三、课文语法填空
A model of the hydrogen-powered urban train (氢能列车) is seen at an exposition during the China Brand Day in Shanghai, May12, 2023.
The green and low-carbon train, 1. was developed by CRRC (中国中车), can run as fast as 160 kilometers an hour. Some of the train’s key technology is borrowed 2. the Fuxing bullet train. The Fuxing, also 3. (know) as “rejuvenation (复苏),” is a high-speed bullet train run by China Railway Corporation.
Digital and intelligent 4. (feature) have been applied on the new urban train. 5.
vehicle adopts the most advanced autonomous driving technology, 6. (include) automatic wake-up, automatic start-stop and automatic return to the depot. Moreover, the vehicle-to-vehicle communication system greatly improve operating 7. (efficient) and safety.
The train 8. (equip) with multiple intelligent detection systems with thousands of sensors. Designers used a 5G vehicle-to-ground communication technology 9. (evaluate) the running train and ensure safe driving.
Hydrogen is considered a clean energy source because water vapor is the only by-product when it is burned as a fuel. It does not produce 10. (harm) pollutants(污染物) or greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide.B4U2 Looking into the Future
Period 1 Key words and phrases
一、重点单词
1. persuade vt.劝说；说服；使相信
[教材原句] For example, the phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely meant to persuade.
例如，短语in my opinion告诉我们：这篇文章可能是为了说服。
[写作佳句] I managed to persuade my classmates into accepting my idea. 我设法说服我的同学接受我的想法。(观点介绍)
练习：
①I do know how upset the shop staff can get but I try to persuade them to keep (keep) smiling.
②He has persuaded me ___of_____its truth.
③Finally, I persuaded him not to transport/ persuaded him out of transporting these goods by ship.
最后，我说服了他不用船运送这些货物。
④ I am almost persuaded that he is honest. 我几乎相信了他是诚实的。
preference n.爱好；偏爱
[教材原句] Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening.
你的住宅还能了解你的日程安排和喜好，所以每天晚上你回到家时，一切都已经准备就绪。
[写作佳句] Hardly had I known that you have a preference for Chinese chess when I determined to assist you with all my might.我刚知道你喜欢中国象棋，就下定决心全力帮助你。(建议信)
练习：
①In considering people for the job, we give preference (prefer) to those with some experience.
②She has a preference for blue, while I like red better.
③The children preferred to cycle (cycle) to the countryside rather than stay (stay) indoors all day.
command n.指令；命令；控制 vt.命令；控制
[教材原句] All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.所有的控制器都将响应语音指令，因此如果你想要改变日程安排，你只需大声说出你的想法，家居系统就会照办。
[写作佳句] Later, she started giving voice commands with her hand signals and her confidence rose. 后来，她开始用手势发出语音命令，信心也提高了。(人物之动作心理描写)
练习：
①The captain commanded his men to pack (pack)up and march on.
②He commanded that all the gates (should) be shut (shut).
③At present, the situation here is under the command of the police. 目前，警察控制了这里的形势。
④The girl has a good command of English, so she has got the job. 这个女孩精通英语，所以她得到了这个工作。
occupation n.职业;占领
[朗文例句] The area is under occupation.这一地区已被占领。
[写作佳句] Every student faces the problem of choosing an occupation when graduating from university.每个学生在大学毕业时都面临着选择职业的问题。(发言稿)
练习：
①He would have attended your birthday party but he occupied himself (he) with a very
important experiment.
②She is occupied in looking after three children at home, so she has no time to take part in the various activities in the club.
③____Occupied______ (occupy) in looking after three children at home, she has no time to take part in the various activities in the club.
oppose vt.反对;抵制;阻挠
[教材原句] In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. 在这篇报道中，多位人士表示公众应该反对发展无人驾驶汽车这一想法。
[写作佳句] Just as the pie chart shows,70% of them oppose the view. 正如饼图所示，其中70%的人反对这一观点。(观点介绍)
练习：
①On the other hand, there are those who are opposed to this view.
②Many local people are opposed to building (build) the new airport.
③Many students and parents oppose dividing students into science and art. 许多学生和家长反对将学生分成理科和文科。
absence n.不存在；缺乏；缺席
[教材原句] On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology. 一方面，世界上有许多不同的群体，他们在没有新技术的情况下幸福地生活着。
[写作佳句] Sorry again for any inconvenience causedby my absenceandwishyour competition a great success. 对于我的缺席给您带来的不便，我再次表示歉意，并祝您的比赛取得圆满成功。(道歉信)
练习：
①In the absence _____of______ proof, the police could not take action against the man.
②As he was absent_____from______ school for so long, he was left behind by his classmates.
③ Absent from school for so long, he was left behind by his classmates. (用形容词短语作状语改写句2)
二、单句语法填空
1. He could not resist showing(show)off his new car.
2. In order to cut down the emission of carbon dioxide, the citizens are persuaded (persuade) to cycle to work.
3. People develop a preference (prefer) for a particular style of learning at an early age.
4. The pirate chief commanded that those prisoners be shot. (shoot)
solutions to produce a better effect since neither of the suggestions can effectively solve this problem,
5. Please take care of my mother during my absence (absent).
6. I cannot get through. His phone must be switched (switch) off.
7. I like teaching because it is an occupation (occupy) to my taste.
8. The season ticket is available to visitors for three months.
9. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
10. I am opposed(oppose) to giving money to people doing nothing.
三、课文语法填空
A model of the hydrogen-powered urban train (氢能列车) is seen at an exposition during the China Brand Day in Shanghai, May12, 2023
The green and low-carbon train, 1. which was developed by CRRC (中国中车), can run as fast as 160 kilometers an hour. Some of the train’s key technology is borrowed 2. from the Fuxing bullet train. The Fuxing, also 3. known (know) as “rejuvenation (复苏),” is a high-speed bullet train run by China Railway Corporation.
Digital and intelligent 4. features (feature) have been applied on the new urban train. 5. The vehicle adopts the most advanced autonomous driving technology, 6. including (include) automatic wake-up, automatic start-stop and automatic return to the depot. Moreover, the vehicle-to-vehicle communication system greatly improve operating 7. efficiency (efficient) and safety.
The train 8. is equipped (equip) with multiple intelligent detection systems with thousands of sensors. Designers used a 5G vehicle-to-ground communication technology 9. to evaluate (evaluate) the running train and ensure safe driving.
Hydrogen is considered a clean energy source because water vapor is the only byproduct when it is burned as a fuel. It does not produce 10. harmful (harm) pollutants or greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide.
