Unit 2 Looking into the Future Reading and Thinking教学设计（表格式）-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册
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人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册Unit2 Looking into the future
Reading and Thinking教学设计
(含课时教学设计、学情调查问卷与课后评价练习)
单元名称 人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册Unit2 Looking into the future
课型 Reading and Thinking 学段 高中 年级 高二 第一学期
教学设计理念
本教学设计旨在通过5E阅读教学法，即引入(Engagement)、探索(Exploration)、解释(Explanation)、迁移(Elaboration)和评价(Evaluation)，引导学生深入理解智能家居的概念及其带来的益处，思考智能家居中智能一词的真正内涵，并运用所学知识解决实际问题，设计让学习更高效的智能教室，实现迁移创新。通过这一系列的教学活动，激发学生对未来科技的兴趣和好奇心，旨在培养学生的阅读理解能力、批判性思维、创新能力和解决问题的能力。
文本解读
主题语境：人与社会 语篇类型：科普说明文 语篇研读： 【what】本单元为“人与社会”主题语境下的“科学与技术”主题群，围绕“展望未来”(Looking into the Future)这一主题展开，反映了人们对未来生与技术发展的期待与担忧，鼓励学生深入思考现代科技发展对未来人类生活的影响和意义。本元取材广泛，从智能家居的发展到设备的自动化，从纳米机器人到无人驾驶汽车，从克隆技术到人体器官的复制，等等。这些选材和讨论注重启发学生从不同角度关注科技进步对未来社会的影响，展望时代发展的方向，辩证地思考人类在未来可能面对的问题以及能够发挥的作用。 本课时Reading and Thinking板块的活动主题是“交流对智能家居的看法”（Exchange views on smart homes）。学生通过阅读一篇介绍未来智能家居的说明文，了解技术发展给生活带来的便利，并思考智能含义。在有关科技和未来的主题语境下，从居家生活切入话题可以让学生感觉到未来科技发展与生活息息相关，从而拉近话题与学生的距离，激发学生的阅读兴趣。 【why】本文介绍智能家居在未来生活中的应用，是一篇科普性较强的说明文。文章从现实生活中常遇到的问题出发，介绍了未来生活场景中智能家居具有的智能控制、健康检查、防范灾害等功能。这些功能对应我们现实生活场景中的问题或需求，展现了智能家居对这些问题或需求的解决方案。文中还提到：“Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today.”这说明创新不是天马行空、凭空想象而来的，而是和现实有密切的联系。认识到这一点对学生品格的塑造有重要意义。高中学生正处于思想活跃、满怀憧憬的年纪，对未来充满了遐想。当他们展望未来时，应该脚踏实地，才能将美好的想象付诸行动。教师应引导学生结合本阅读言文章主题和内容形成对未来科技发展的积极期待和全面思考，形成对未来科技客观性的态度。 【How】 本文是一篇科技类科普说明文。全文五个段落呈现了说明类文本常见的总分总结构：第一段为整体介绍（Introduction），提出在目前家居生活不够安全和节能等背景下，未来智能家居可以给我们提供更安全、更节能和更舒适的生活这一主题；第二至第四段为主体（Body），用“智能控制、健康检查和防范灾害”三种功能解释了文本主题；第五段是总结（Conclusion），提出智能家居时代已经到来但其推广普及还需要一段时间。在写作过程中作者运用多种说明文的写作手法，如举例子、做对比、列举等介绍智能之家及其益处，并且使用语法结构Will be doing来描述未来发展。
学情分析
本课授课对象为高二年级的学生，在语言知识方面，之前通过必修二Unit3The Internet相关主题语境的学习，高二的学生已经掌握一些与本话题相关的词汇，但对生词的学习，学生比较依赖教师或者工具书。此外，学生也掌握了一些基本的语言点和语言技巧，能够获取文本的主要信息。但他们中的大多数人缺乏阅读策略，对文本内容的梳理、阐述以及分析和迁移能力还有待进一步的提高。在课前，通过学情调查问卷，了解到学生对智能产品有一定了解，但无法用妥帖词汇及句型描述智能产品的功能与优点，并对科普说明文的结构及语言特征较为陌生，这也是上课过程中需要重点学习与强调的。
教学目标
By the end of this class, students will be able to Find out what smart homes can do for us from three subtitles and expolore the meaning of “smart”; recognize the structure, writing purpose and language features of the popular science exposition; Predict the future with the sentence structure “will be doing”; Apply what you have learned to design smart classrooms to make study efficient.
教学重难点
教学重点： 指导学生基于标题与副标题思考写作目的、文本类型及结构； 引导学生结合语篇主题和内容，思考智能之家益处及其智能含义，积极期待未来科技的发展。 教学难点： 1、利用思维导图梳理、组织信息，说明智能之家可以为我们做什么； 2、基于所学知识进行迁移创新，设计智能教室产品并展示。
教学活动设计
教学过程 活动形式与步骤 活动意图
Step1 Engagement Have a voice call with Shanshan to know a day living in a smart room and lead to the passage by focusing on two questions: Q1 What can smart homes do for us Q2 What does “smart” mean 通过视频形式展示智能之家能够消除学生对于科技产品的陌生感。创设真实情境，激活学生已有知识，激发学生阅读兴趣。
Step2 Exploration explore the title and subtitles Read the title and three subtitles and answer the following questions Q1: What is the purpose of the text Q2: What is the type of the text Q3: What is the structure of the text explore the details Task1: Read the Introduction part and answer two questons Q1: Why does the author start paragraph one with two questions Q2: What can you learn from the last sentence Task2: Read the Body part and work in groups to draw a mind map to show what smart homes can do for us about three subtitles: Intelligent Controls, Regular Health Checks and No More Disasters and share. explore the language Observe sentences to summarize the sentence structure to describe the future 通过探索文本题目及三个小标题，理解文本写作框架和体裁，推断写作目的、文本类型和文章结构，帮助学生了解该说明文的语篇特点。 通过探索细节了解智能之家的整体益处。基于主体部分的三个例子探索未来之家可以为我们做什么。同时，让学生绘制思维导图有利于帮助学生梳理思路，培养学生思维品质。 通过观察文本介绍未来时所使用的结构will be doing了解将来进行时的使用情景。
Step3 Explanation Explain the meaning of SMART with the supporting evidence from the text. Example: In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. (Para.2) From this sentence, we know SMART means automatic. 回到课堂最开始提出的问题 What does Smart Mean，让学生基于文本总结智能一词的含义，从而更好地了解智能之家是如何让生活更便利的。
Step4 Elaboration Project design design your ideal smart classroom and present to the whole class 让学生绘制智能教室产品图并利用所给词汇和句型向全班同学介绍，激励学生努力学习，拥抱创新，创造美好未来
Step5 Evaluation Evaluate your design and presentation according to the standards 从设计的美观性、有效性、语言及展示效果多个维度评价学生完成情况
Homework Perfect your design of smart classrooms Surf online and read relevant materials to think of the advantages and disadvantages of smart homes critically Finish after-class exercises 通过进一步完善未来智能产品设计提升学生创造兴趣，用英语来进行描述与表达。 课下进一步了解智能家居利弊，为后续学习做铺垫。 通过课文改编七选五练习以及拓展阅读巩固评价本节课所学。
选择性必修一Unit2 Reading and Thinking
Smart homes to make life easier学情调查问卷
1. 你对“智能家居”（Smart homes）概念的了解程度是：
□ A. 非常熟悉（能举例说明其功能）
□ B. 有一定了解（知道基本定义）
□ C. 听说过但不清楚具体内容
□ D. 完全不了解
2. 你通过哪些渠道接触过智能家居相关信息？（可多选）
□ A. 课本/课堂学习
□ B. 科技新闻/短视频
□ C. 家庭实际使用体验
□ D. 其他：__________
3. 以下与“智能家居”相关的词汇中，你认识哪些？（可多选）
□ A. Smart / Intelligent
□ B. Integrated Sensors（智能传感器）
□ C. Automation（自动化）
□ D. AI Assistant（人工智能助手）
□ E. Voice Commands（语音指令）
□ F. 其他补充：__________
4. 阅读科普说明文时，你认为最难理解的词汇类型是：
□ A. 专业科技术语（如“传感器”“算法”）
□ B. 抽象概念词汇（如“自动化”“互联性”）
□ C. 长难复合词（如“user-friendly interface”）
□ D. 其他：__________
5. 你认为科普说明文的典型结构可能包括哪些部分？（可多选）
□ A. 引言（提出问题/现象）
□ B. 分类说明（分点解释）
□ C. 案例分析（具体应用场景）
□ D. 未来展望/总结
□ E. 不确定
6. 科普说明文的语言特点可能包括：（可多选）
□ A. 使用专业术语和定义
□ B. 举例/对比/设问辅助说明
□ C. 被动语态和客观描述
□ D. 逻辑连接词（如“however”“in addition”）
□ E. 其他：__________
7. 你对智能家居技术在生活中广泛应用的整体态度是：
□ A. 积极支持（能显著提升生活品质）
□ B. 谨慎乐观（需平衡便利性与潜在风险）
□ C. 无所谓（对生活影响不大）
□ D. 消极抵触（认为存在隐私/安全等隐患）
8. 你希望在本单元学习中重点提升哪方面能力？
□ A. 理解科技类文本的结构与逻辑
□ B. 掌握与智能家居相关的词汇与表达
□ C. 分析科普说明文的语言特征
□ D. 深度了解智能之家，批判思考其利弊
课后评价作业（一）课文七选五练习
Gaps-Filling Exercise
Smart Homes to Make Life Easier
Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer ①______ However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
②______
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. ③______
Regular Health Checks
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. ④______ Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life.
No More Disasters
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. ⑤______
This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.
A. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone.
B. Intelligent Controls
C. These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems.
D. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes.
E. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire.
F. Some argue that human supervision remains essential for home safety.
G. Modern homes increasingly rely on solar energy to reduce costs.
课后评价作业（二）外刊拓展科技主题阅读理解
Recommended extended reading
AI-powered smart homes bring effortless living
【1】After a long and busy day at school or work, all we want to do is return to a clean and comfortable home. Smart technology can turn any home into a nicer place to live. You can now turn your thermostat (恒温器) up, lock your doors and play your music with a simple voice command.
【2】In fact, smart homes have actually been around for some time. Scottish company Pico Electronics invented a communication protocol (协议) called X10 back in 1975. With radio waves, this protocol allowed users to communicate with various devices (设备) in their homes, such as lights and alarms, according to AVSytemsMag, a magazine dedicated to the AV and automation (自动化) industry.
【3】Of course, 4G – and now 5G – wireless technology makes smart homes much more sophisticated (复杂的) and powerful than X10 devices. Perhaps the most widespread smart home technology is the voice-activated (声控的) assistant. Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa allow users to interact (互动) with nearly any device in their homes simply by speaking a few words. This is especially convenient for children and people with physical disabilities, as they can accomplish tasks that would normally be too complicated or difficult, according to How-To Geek magazine.
【4】Common household appliances can become “smart” as well. For example, a smart trash bin can monitor the things you’ve thrown away and place an online order for replacement items, while smart refrigerators can create dinner recipes based on the ingredients that were kept inside, according to HowStuffWorks website. 5G-powered sensors (传感器) and cameras can monitor almost every aspect of household life.
【5】The appeal of all of this convenience has paid off for realtors (房地产经纪人), who are seeing sales of smart homes skyrocket (猛增). You can ask Dave Garland, a realtor with Second Century Ventures.
【6】“There’s a new narrative (表述) when it comes to what ‘home’ means,” he said in an NPR report. “It means a personalized environment where technology responds to your every need.”【7】But it’s not just about convenience. Smart homes are also good for the environment. By monitoring your energy use and automatically turning off lights and other devices that you’re not using, smartphones can lower how much electricity you use overall. Using less energy means that we use fewer resources such as coal and gas, which is ultimately (最终) good for the environment – and our wallets.（选自Reader’s Digest）
What was a smart home probably like in 1975
Users could talk to a voice-activated assistant.
Users could have different kinds of smart devices.
Users could set alarms with wireless technology.
Users could control lights with radio waves.
What do Paragraphs 3-4 mainly talk about
The development of wireless technology.
The reasons why people love smart homes.
The advantages that smart homes can have.
The differences between smart homes and ordinary homes.
How do smart homes help the environment
They don’t need as much land as ordinary homes do.
Smart devices can help reduce our energy use.
Many smart devices can work without using electricity.
D. Some smart devices can produce new energy while in use.
Reading and Thinking教学设计
(含课时教学设计、学情调查问卷与课后评价练习)
单元名称 人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册Unit2 Looking into the future
课型 Reading and Thinking 学段 高中 年级 高二 第一学期
教学设计理念
本教学设计旨在通过5E阅读教学法，即引入(Engagement)、探索(Exploration)、解释(Explanation)、迁移(Elaboration)和评价(Evaluation)，引导学生深入理解智能家居的概念及其带来的益处，思考智能家居中智能一词的真正内涵，并运用所学知识解决实际问题，设计让学习更高效的智能教室，实现迁移创新。通过这一系列的教学活动，激发学生对未来科技的兴趣和好奇心，旨在培养学生的阅读理解能力、批判性思维、创新能力和解决问题的能力。
文本解读
主题语境：人与社会 语篇类型：科普说明文 语篇研读： 【what】本单元为“人与社会”主题语境下的“科学与技术”主题群，围绕“展望未来”(Looking into the Future)这一主题展开，反映了人们对未来生与技术发展的期待与担忧，鼓励学生深入思考现代科技发展对未来人类生活的影响和意义。本元取材广泛，从智能家居的发展到设备的自动化，从纳米机器人到无人驾驶汽车，从克隆技术到人体器官的复制，等等。这些选材和讨论注重启发学生从不同角度关注科技进步对未来社会的影响，展望时代发展的方向，辩证地思考人类在未来可能面对的问题以及能够发挥的作用。 本课时Reading and Thinking板块的活动主题是“交流对智能家居的看法”（Exchange views on smart homes）。学生通过阅读一篇介绍未来智能家居的说明文，了解技术发展给生活带来的便利，并思考智能含义。在有关科技和未来的主题语境下，从居家生活切入话题可以让学生感觉到未来科技发展与生活息息相关，从而拉近话题与学生的距离，激发学生的阅读兴趣。 【why】本文介绍智能家居在未来生活中的应用，是一篇科普性较强的说明文。文章从现实生活中常遇到的问题出发，介绍了未来生活场景中智能家居具有的智能控制、健康检查、防范灾害等功能。这些功能对应我们现实生活场景中的问题或需求，展现了智能家居对这些问题或需求的解决方案。文中还提到：“Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today.”这说明创新不是天马行空、凭空想象而来的，而是和现实有密切的联系。认识到这一点对学生品格的塑造有重要意义。高中学生正处于思想活跃、满怀憧憬的年纪，对未来充满了遐想。当他们展望未来时，应该脚踏实地，才能将美好的想象付诸行动。教师应引导学生结合本阅读言文章主题和内容形成对未来科技发展的积极期待和全面思考，形成对未来科技客观性的态度。 【How】 本文是一篇科技类科普说明文。全文五个段落呈现了说明类文本常见的总分总结构：第一段为整体介绍（Introduction），提出在目前家居生活不够安全和节能等背景下，未来智能家居可以给我们提供更安全、更节能和更舒适的生活这一主题；第二至第四段为主体（Body），用“智能控制、健康检查和防范灾害”三种功能解释了文本主题；第五段是总结（Conclusion），提出智能家居时代已经到来但其推广普及还需要一段时间。在写作过程中作者运用多种说明文的写作手法，如举例子、做对比、列举等介绍智能之家及其益处，并且使用语法结构Will be doing来描述未来发展。
学情分析
本课授课对象为高二年级的学生，在语言知识方面，之前通过必修二Unit3The Internet相关主题语境的学习，高二的学生已经掌握一些与本话题相关的词汇，但对生词的学习，学生比较依赖教师或者工具书。此外，学生也掌握了一些基本的语言点和语言技巧，能够获取文本的主要信息。但他们中的大多数人缺乏阅读策略，对文本内容的梳理、阐述以及分析和迁移能力还有待进一步的提高。在课前，通过学情调查问卷，了解到学生对智能产品有一定了解，但无法用妥帖词汇及句型描述智能产品的功能与优点，并对科普说明文的结构及语言特征较为陌生，这也是上课过程中需要重点学习与强调的。
教学目标
By the end of this class, students will be able to Find out what smart homes can do for us from three subtitles and expolore the meaning of “smart”; recognize the structure, writing purpose and language features of the popular science exposition; Predict the future with the sentence structure “will be doing”; Apply what you have learned to design smart classrooms to make study efficient.
教学重难点
教学重点： 指导学生基于标题与副标题思考写作目的、文本类型及结构； 引导学生结合语篇主题和内容，思考智能之家益处及其智能含义，积极期待未来科技的发展。 教学难点： 1、利用思维导图梳理、组织信息，说明智能之家可以为我们做什么； 2、基于所学知识进行迁移创新，设计智能教室产品并展示。
教学活动设计
教学过程 活动形式与步骤 活动意图
Step1 Engagement Have a voice call with Shanshan to know a day living in a smart room and lead to the passage by focusing on two questions: Q1 What can smart homes do for us Q2 What does “smart” mean 通过视频形式展示智能之家能够消除学生对于科技产品的陌生感。创设真实情境，激活学生已有知识，激发学生阅读兴趣。
Step2 Exploration explore the title and subtitles Read the title and three subtitles and answer the following questions Q1: What is the purpose of the text Q2: What is the type of the text Q3: What is the structure of the text explore the details Task1: Read the Introduction part and answer two questons Q1: Why does the author start paragraph one with two questions Q2: What can you learn from the last sentence Task2: Read the Body part and work in groups to draw a mind map to show what smart homes can do for us about three subtitles: Intelligent Controls, Regular Health Checks and No More Disasters and share. explore the language Observe sentences to summarize the sentence structure to describe the future 通过探索文本题目及三个小标题，理解文本写作框架和体裁，推断写作目的、文本类型和文章结构，帮助学生了解该说明文的语篇特点。 通过探索细节了解智能之家的整体益处。基于主体部分的三个例子探索未来之家可以为我们做什么。同时，让学生绘制思维导图有利于帮助学生梳理思路，培养学生思维品质。 通过观察文本介绍未来时所使用的结构will be doing了解将来进行时的使用情景。
Step3 Explanation Explain the meaning of SMART with the supporting evidence from the text. Example: In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. (Para.2) From this sentence, we know SMART means automatic. 回到课堂最开始提出的问题 What does Smart Mean，让学生基于文本总结智能一词的含义，从而更好地了解智能之家是如何让生活更便利的。
Step4 Elaboration Project design design your ideal smart classroom and present to the whole class 让学生绘制智能教室产品图并利用所给词汇和句型向全班同学介绍，激励学生努力学习，拥抱创新，创造美好未来
Step5 Evaluation Evaluate your design and presentation according to the standards 从设计的美观性、有效性、语言及展示效果多个维度评价学生完成情况
Homework Perfect your design of smart classrooms Surf online and read relevant materials to think of the advantages and disadvantages of smart homes critically Finish after-class exercises 通过进一步完善未来智能产品设计提升学生创造兴趣，用英语来进行描述与表达。 课下进一步了解智能家居利弊，为后续学习做铺垫。 通过课文改编七选五练习以及拓展阅读巩固评价本节课所学。
选择性必修一Unit2 Reading and Thinking
Smart homes to make life easier学情调查问卷
1. 你对“智能家居”（Smart homes）概念的了解程度是：
□ A. 非常熟悉（能举例说明其功能）
□ B. 有一定了解（知道基本定义）
□ C. 听说过但不清楚具体内容
□ D. 完全不了解
2. 你通过哪些渠道接触过智能家居相关信息？（可多选）
□ A. 课本/课堂学习
□ B. 科技新闻/短视频
□ C. 家庭实际使用体验
□ D. 其他：__________
3. 以下与“智能家居”相关的词汇中，你认识哪些？（可多选）
□ A. Smart / Intelligent
□ B. Integrated Sensors（智能传感器）
□ C. Automation（自动化）
□ D. AI Assistant（人工智能助手）
□ E. Voice Commands（语音指令）
□ F. 其他补充：__________
4. 阅读科普说明文时，你认为最难理解的词汇类型是：
□ A. 专业科技术语（如“传感器”“算法”）
□ B. 抽象概念词汇（如“自动化”“互联性”）
□ C. 长难复合词（如“user-friendly interface”）
□ D. 其他：__________
5. 你认为科普说明文的典型结构可能包括哪些部分？（可多选）
□ A. 引言（提出问题/现象）
□ B. 分类说明（分点解释）
□ C. 案例分析（具体应用场景）
□ D. 未来展望/总结
□ E. 不确定
6. 科普说明文的语言特点可能包括：（可多选）
□ A. 使用专业术语和定义
□ B. 举例/对比/设问辅助说明
□ C. 被动语态和客观描述
□ D. 逻辑连接词（如“however”“in addition”）
□ E. 其他：__________
7. 你对智能家居技术在生活中广泛应用的整体态度是：
□ A. 积极支持（能显著提升生活品质）
□ B. 谨慎乐观（需平衡便利性与潜在风险）
□ C. 无所谓（对生活影响不大）
□ D. 消极抵触（认为存在隐私/安全等隐患）
8. 你希望在本单元学习中重点提升哪方面能力？
□ A. 理解科技类文本的结构与逻辑
□ B. 掌握与智能家居相关的词汇与表达
□ C. 分析科普说明文的语言特征
□ D. 深度了解智能之家，批判思考其利弊
课后评价作业（一）课文七选五练习
Gaps-Filling Exercise
Smart Homes to Make Life Easier
Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer ①______ However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
②______
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. ③______
Regular Health Checks
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. ④______ Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life.
No More Disasters
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect it and provide you with the relevant information. ⑤______
This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.
A. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone.
B. Intelligent Controls
C. These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems.
D. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes.
E. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire.
F. Some argue that human supervision remains essential for home safety.
G. Modern homes increasingly rely on solar energy to reduce costs.
课后评价作业（二）外刊拓展科技主题阅读理解
Recommended extended reading
AI-powered smart homes bring effortless living
【1】After a long and busy day at school or work, all we want to do is return to a clean and comfortable home. Smart technology can turn any home into a nicer place to live. You can now turn your thermostat (恒温器) up, lock your doors and play your music with a simple voice command.
【2】In fact, smart homes have actually been around for some time. Scottish company Pico Electronics invented a communication protocol (协议) called X10 back in 1975. With radio waves, this protocol allowed users to communicate with various devices (设备) in their homes, such as lights and alarms, according to AVSytemsMag, a magazine dedicated to the AV and automation (自动化) industry.
【3】Of course, 4G – and now 5G – wireless technology makes smart homes much more sophisticated (复杂的) and powerful than X10 devices. Perhaps the most widespread smart home technology is the voice-activated (声控的) assistant. Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa allow users to interact (互动) with nearly any device in their homes simply by speaking a few words. This is especially convenient for children and people with physical disabilities, as they can accomplish tasks that would normally be too complicated or difficult, according to How-To Geek magazine.
【4】Common household appliances can become “smart” as well. For example, a smart trash bin can monitor the things you’ve thrown away and place an online order for replacement items, while smart refrigerators can create dinner recipes based on the ingredients that were kept inside, according to HowStuffWorks website. 5G-powered sensors (传感器) and cameras can monitor almost every aspect of household life.
【5】The appeal of all of this convenience has paid off for realtors (房地产经纪人), who are seeing sales of smart homes skyrocket (猛增). You can ask Dave Garland, a realtor with Second Century Ventures.
【6】“There’s a new narrative (表述) when it comes to what ‘home’ means,” he said in an NPR report. “It means a personalized environment where technology responds to your every need.”【7】But it’s not just about convenience. Smart homes are also good for the environment. By monitoring your energy use and automatically turning off lights and other devices that you’re not using, smartphones can lower how much electricity you use overall. Using less energy means that we use fewer resources such as coal and gas, which is ultimately (最终) good for the environment – and our wallets.（选自Reader’s Digest）
What was a smart home probably like in 1975
Users could talk to a voice-activated assistant.
Users could have different kinds of smart devices.
Users could set alarms with wireless technology.
Users could control lights with radio waves.
What do Paragraphs 3-4 mainly talk about
The development of wireless technology.
The reasons why people love smart homes.
The advantages that smart homes can have.
The differences between smart homes and ordinary homes.
How do smart homes help the environment
They don’t need as much land as ordinary homes do.
Smart devices can help reduce our energy use.
Many smart devices can work without using electricity.
D. Some smart devices can produce new energy while in use.