2020年高中英语 Unit 3 Life in the future Section Ⅰ Warm

Unit3Lifeinthefuture[话题导读]三十年后我们的世界会是什么样子的呢？我们的生活会有什么变化？Willlifeinthefuturebebetter,worseorthesameasnow?Futurologists(未来学家)predictthatlifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby2050.Acomputerwillsendtheprogramdirectlytothetelevision.OnTVscreenappearholograms(全息图),whicharepictureswithcertainheight,widthanddepth.Wewillbeabletosee,smellandtouchthethingsthatweseeontelevision.Waterhasbecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.Agricultureischangingandpeoplearegrowingmorefruitandvegetablestoexport.Demandforwaterwillincreasetentimesin2050.Somefuturologistspredictthatwaterwillbethecauseofwarifwedon'tactnow.Intransport,carswillrunonnewfuelsandgoveryfast.Acarwillhavecomputerstocontrolitsspeedandtherewon'tbeanyaccidents.Ontheotherhand,spaceplaneswilltakepeoplearoundtheearthinaboutthreehours.PeoplewillflyfromLosAngelestoTokyobyspaceplaneinjusthalfanhour.Inthefieldoftechnology,robotswillhavereplacedpeopleinfactories.By2050,wewillseerobotseverywhere.Theydonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,andtheywork24hoursaday.Medicinetechnologywillhaveconqueredmanydiseasesby2050;wewillbeabletohelpblindanddeafpeopleseeagainandhearagain.Scientistshavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes.Theyhavealreadyproducedclonesofanimalsandwillbeabletoproduceclonesofpeopleanddecidehowtheylook,howtheybehaveandhowmuchintelligencetheyhave.Ifyouwantallthistocometrue,youshouldstudyscienceandtechnologyhard.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Pre-reading&Reading—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]FIRSTIMPRESSIONS①Spacemail:[e-mail]15/11/3008(Earthtime)DearMumandDad，IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingup②thisprizethatIwonlastyear.Ihavetoremindmyselfconstantly③thatIamreallyinAD3008.Worriedaboutthejourney1,Iwasunsettled④forthefirstfewdays.Asaresult,Isufferedfrom⑤“timelag”.Thisissimilarto⑥the“jetlag⑦”yougetfromflying2,butitseems3youkeepgettingflashbacks⑧fromyourprevious⑨timeperiod.SoIwasverynervousanduncertain○10atfirst.However,myfriendandguide⑪，WangPing,wasveryunderstanding⑫andgavemesomegreentablets⑬whichhelpedalot.Well­knownfortheirexpertise⑭，hisparents'company,called“FutureTours”4,transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule⑮.[再记住]①impression[Im'preʃn]n．印象；感想；印记②takeup拿起；接受；开始；继续③constantly['kɒnstəntlI]adv.不断地④unsettledadj.不安的；未定的；不稳定的[难点理解]1.形容词短语worriedaboutthejourney作原因状语。⑤sufferfrom患有(疾病等)；因……而受苦⑥besimilarto与……类似/相似⑦jet[dʒet]n．喷气式飞机jetlag飞行时差反应⑧flashback['flæʃbæk]n．闪回；倒叙⑨previous['priːvIəs]adj.在前的；早先的⑩uncertain[ʌn'sɜːtn]adj.不确切的；无把握的⑪guide[ɡaId]n．指导；向导；导游vt.指引；指导⑫understanding在此处为形容词，意为“能谅解的，宽容的”。⑬tablet['tæblIt]n．药片⑭expertise['ekspɜː'tiːz]n．专家意见；专门知识(技能等)⑮capsule['kæpsjuːl]n．太空舱；胶囊[难点理解]2.定语从句yougetfromflying修饰the“jetlag”。3.Itseems(that)．..“看起来……”为固定句型，it为形式主语，that从句为真正主语。4.过去分词短语called“FutureTours”作后置定语，修饰hisparents'company。[再翻译]第一印象太空邮件：[e-mail]15/11/3008(地球时间)亲爱的爸爸、妈妈：我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。我得不断提醒自己，我真的已经进入到公元3008年了。我很担心这次旅行，所以头几天心里总是不踏实。结果，我得了“时间滞后症”。这就与你乘坐飞机会产生“时差反应”相似，所不同的是，在你的脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。因此，我一开始就感到非常紧张和心神不定。但是，我的朋友兼导游王平很细心体贴，给了我几粒绿色药片，倒是挺起作用的。他父母的公司叫作“未来之旅”，以技术高超而闻名，用时间舱安全地把我送入了未来。[先读通]Icanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardess⑯calledusalltothecapsuleandweclimbedinthroughasmallopening⑰.Theseatswerecomfortableandafteracalmingdrink,wefeltsleepyandclosedoureyes.Thecapsulebeganswinginggentlysideways⑱aswelay⑲relaxedanddreaming5.Afewminuteslater,thejourneywascompletedandwehadarrived.Iwasstillontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuture.WhatwouldIfind?Atfirstmynewsurroundings⑳weredifficulttotolerate○21.Theairseemedthin,asthoughitscombination○22ofgaseshadlittleoxygenleft.Hitbyalack○23offreshair,myheadached○24.JustasItriedtomakethenecessaryadjustment○25tothisnewsituation,WangPingappeared.“Putonthismask○26，”headvised.“It'llmakeyoufeelmuchbetter.”Hehandedittomeandimmediatelyhurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearbyforarest.Ifeltbetterinnotime○27.SoonIwasbackonmyfeet○28againandfollowinghimtocollectahovering○29carriage○30drivenbycomputer.Thesecarriagesfloatabovethegroundandbybending○31orpressing○32downinyourseat,youcanmoveswiftly○33.WangPingfastened○34mysafetybelt○35andshowedmehowtouseit.SoonIcouldflyasfastashim.However,Ilostsightof○36WangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections○37.Hewassweptup○38intothecentreofthem.JustatthatmomentIhada“timelag”flashbackandsawtheareaagainasithadbeenintheyearAD2008.IrealizedthatIhadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown!ThenIcaughtsightof○39WangPingagainandflewafterhim.Arrivingatastrange­lookinghouse,heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom.Ithadagreenwall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.Suddenlythewallmoved—itwasmadeoftrees!Ifoundlaterthattheirleavesprovidedtheroomwith○40much­neededoxygen.ThenWangPingflashed○41aswitch○42onacomputerscreen,andatableandsomechairsrosefromunderthefloor○43asifbymagic6.“Whynotsitdownandeatalittle？”hesaid.“Youmayfindthisdifficultasitisyourfirsttimetraveltrip.Justrelax,sincethereisnothingplannedonthetimetable○44today.Tomorrowyou'llbereadyforsomevisits.”Havingsaidthis,hespreadso