創(chuàng)新高職英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)教程課件 Unit 3

ABetterLifeintheFutureUnit3HowWillLifeBeLikein2050?

CONTENTSABBeyondImaginationAdvancedIndustrialSocietyA1Guess(1)Lookatthetwopicturesintheright,andguesswhatitisineachpicture.

Giveasmuchinformationasyoucanforyourguessandshareitwith

yourclassmates.astronautn.

宇航員spacecapsule

太空艙spaceexploration

外層空間探索gravityn.

重力robotn.

機(jī)器人artificialadj.

人工的programv.

編入程序wiredadj.

有電線連接的simulatedadj.

仿真的WordTipsA1Guess1)

Whatdoyouthinkrobotcandoforhumansinthefuture?Hints:Itisasimulatedrobotwithmanywiresinthepicture.Ontheboardbehindtherobotarecomplexformulasandcalculations.Therobotworksoutthetasksveryeasily.Itsbrainisjustlikeacomputer.Ifitisprogrammedwell,itcanhelphumansdoalotofwork.Questionsfordiscussion:A1GuessHints:Twoastronautsseemtohavejustlandedonastrangeplanet.Maybeit’stheMoonorMars.Theyarewearingspecialspacesuits,andthevehicleinwhichtheytraveltherestandsonthesurfaceoftheplanet,justlikearocket.Theyareseeminglycarryingoutsomescientifictasks.2）DoyouthinkonedaywecanliveontheMoon?A2Listen

a)Listentotheshortpassagetwiceandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whydoestheauthorsayitwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenthehumanandthemachine?

Becauseallbodypartswillbe________________，whichmeans“abletobechanged”.2)Whatshouldbedonefirsttoproducefakepeople?Computershouldfunctionlike____________________withtheabilitytorecognize__________,whichisthoughttobehumanbeings’specialty.3.Howcanwereachthegoaltochoosetoliveforaslongaswewantinthefuture?Wecanfirstproduce________people,thentransfer_____________tothenewbody.replaceablethehumanbrainfeelingsfakeourspiritScript:

Overthenext20to50years,itwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenthehumanandthemachine.Allbodypartswillbereplaceable.Acomputerwillfunctionlikethehumanbrainwiththeabilitytorecognizefeelingsandrespondinafeelingway.Theywillthenproducefakepeople.Wewillthenbeabletocreateamachineduplicateofourselves,sowewillappeartobealivelongafterwearedead.Maybeafewdecadeslater,awaywillbefoundtotransferourspirit(includingourmemoriesandthoughts)tothenewbody.Thenwecanchoosetoliveforaslongaswewant.Itmightbeexpensive.Maybeitwillcostyouanarmandaleg.A2Listenb)Workinpairstodiscussthequestion"Doyouthinkwhatissaidinthepassagemaycometrueoneday?Whyorwhynot?“Idon'tknow,it'shardtosay...Ibelieveitmaycometrueoneday...ExpressionpoolIhavenoidea;it'sreallyhardtosay.Itispossiblebutreallyahardjob.Idon'tthinkso;humanscannevergothatfar.Maybethousandsofyearslater,wecanseethosethings.Peopleinthepastcouldneverimaginecomputer,phone,plane,high-speedrailway,etc.A2Listen

c)

ListentothesongImaginebyJohnWinstonLennon,memberofTheBeatles,afamousBritishrockband,andputdownthemissingwords.Imaginethere'sno

It'seasyifyoutry

Nobelowus

Aboveusonlysky

Imagineallthepeople

Livingfortoday

Imaginethere'sno

Itisn'thardtodo

Nothingtokillordiefor

Andnotoo

Imagineallthepeople

LivinglifeinpeaceHeavenhellcountriesreligionA2Listen

YoumaysaythatI'ma

ButI'mnottheonlyone

Ihopesomedayyou'llus

AndtheworldwillbeasoneYoumaysaythatI'madreamerButI'mnottheonlyone

Ihopesomedayyou'lljoinus

Imagineno

Andtheworldwillliveasone

Iwonderifyoucan

Noneedfororhunger

Abrotherhoodofman

Imagineallthepeople

SharingalltheworlddreamerjoinpossessionsgreedA2ListenA3Practice

Makeasmanysentencesaspossiblewiththestructure“willhavedone”bychoosingelementsfroma,b,candd.Lookingatthefollowingpicture,whatdoyouexpecttoseeinyourfuturelife?Andwhatwillyouaddtothem?A4Read—GuidedReadingA4Read

Whatpicturedoyouhaveofthefuture?Will

lifeinthefuturebebetter,worseorthesameas

now?Whatdoyouhopeaboutthefuture?

Futurologistspredictthatlifewillprobably

beverydifferentin2050inallthefieldsofactivity,

fromentertainmenttotechnology.Firstofall,it

seemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby

2050.

Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogramfrom

a

"menu"andacomputerwillsendtheprogram

directlytothetelevision.

Inwhatconcernstheenvironment,water

willhavebecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.

Inmanyplaces,agricultureischangingandthey

aregrowingfruitandvegetablestoexportnowadays.

Itusesalotofwater.Demandforwaterwillbe

increasedtentimesby2050.Therewillbe

seriousshortages.Somefuturologistspredict

thatwaterwillbethecauseofwarifwedon'tact

now.

WhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?A4ReadWhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?

Intransport,carswillrunonnew,clean

fuelsandtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhave

computerstocontrolthespeedofthecarand

therewon'tbeanyaccidents.Today,manycars

havecomputersthattelldriversexactlywhere

theyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecar

anddriveittoyourdestination.Ontheotherhand,

spaceplaneswilltakepeoplearoundtheworldin

twohours.By2050,spaceplaneswillflyalloverthe

world.

Inthedomainoftechnology,robotswillhave

replacedpeopleinfactories.Bigcompanieswillprefer

robots—theywon'taskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,

andtheywillwork24hoursaday.By2050,wewill

haveseenrobotseverywhere—infactories,schools,

offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.

A4ReadWhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?

Lastbutnotleast,medicinetechnologywillhaveconqueredmanydiseases.Today,thereare

electronicdevicesthatconnectdirectlytothebrainto

helppeoplehear.By2050,wewillhavebeenableto

helpblindanddeafpeopleseeagainandhearagain.

Scientistswillhavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes.

Theywillhavealreadyproducedclonesofanimals.By

2050,scientistswillhavebeenabletoproduceclones

ofpeopleanddecidehowtheywilllook,howthey

willbehaveandhowmuchintelligencetheywillhave.

Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings—butshould

they?UsefulExpressionsinallthefieldsofactivity在所有活動(dòng)領(lǐng)域send…directlyto將某物直接送到某地demandfor

對(duì)某物的需求runon(fuel)

靠某種能源運(yùn)行toone’sdestination到達(dá)某人的目的地payrise加薪goonstrike進(jìn)行罷工connectsth.tosth.將某物與某物聯(lián)結(jié)起來(lái)lastbutnotleast最后但同樣重要的是conquerdisease戰(zhàn)勝疾病produceclonesof制造某物的克隆A4Read

A4Read(Para.2)...itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappeared...channel(n.)atelevisionstationandalltheprogramsthatitbroadcasts頻道change/switchchannels換臺(tái)e.g.Turnthechannel—therearetoomanycommercials.［拓展］channel(n.)(1)amethodorsystemthatpeopleusetogetinformation,tocommunicate,ortosendsth.somewhere途徑；渠道；系統(tǒng)e.g.Complaintsmustbemadethroughtheproperchannels.(2)awayofexpressingideasandfeelings（表達(dá)的）方式，方法，手段e.g.Thecampaignprovidedachannelforprotestagainstthewar.LanguagePoints

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.3)Inwhatconcernstheenvironment,waterwillhave...concern(vt.)beabout(sth.);haveasasubject關(guān)于（某事物）；作為議題concernsth.e.g.areportthatconcernsdrugabuse［拓展］concerned(adj.)擔(dān)心的；煩惱的(~about/for/oversth.)e.g.We’reallconcernedforhersafety.concerning(prep.)關(guān)于（某人［某事物］）e.g.aletterconcerningyourcomplaint

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.4)Intransport,carswillrunonnew,cleanfuels...transport(n.)transportingorbeingtransported運(yùn)送；運(yùn)輸roadandrailtransport/thetransportofgoodsbyair公路及鐵路運(yùn)輸/空運(yùn)貨物e.g.Localproductionvirtuallyreducesroadtransportcosts.(vt.)totakesth/sbfromoneplacetoanotherinavehicle（用交通工具）運(yùn)輸，運(yùn)送，輸送［拓展］ transportsth./sb.(from...)(to...)運(yùn)送，運(yùn)輸（某物［某人］)e.g.Thecompany’sbusinessistotransportgoodsfromBeijingtoShanghai.transporter(n.)（大型的）運(yùn)輸車（用于裝運(yùn)汽車等的）e.g.Thearmyneededbigtransporterstosendthetrooptothebattlefield.

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.5)...theywon’taskforpayrisesorgoonstrike...strike(n.)

organizedstoppingofworkbyemployeesbecauseofadisagreement罷工［運(yùn)用］be/goonstrike罷工come/gooutonstrike舉行/開始罷工［拓展］e.g.Theship-builderscame/wentoutonstrikeforhigherpay.strike(vt.)使（某人［某物］）遭受撞擊；打，擊，敲（某人［某物］）e.g.Thestonestruckmeonthesideofthehead.Hestruckthetableaheavyblowwithhisfist.

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.6)

...thereareelectronicdevicesthatconnectdirectlyto...connect(vt./vi.):tojointwoormorethingstogether連接［運(yùn)用］connect(sth.)(up)(to/withsth.)將……（與電源、氣等）連接起來(lái)，接通e.g.Thewiresconnect(up)underthefloor.Sheconnectedupthetwocomputers.［拓展］connection(n.)連接；聯(lián)結(jié)e.g.I’mhavingproblemswithmyInternetconnection.connective(n.)連接物；（尤指）關(guān)聯(lián)詞e.g.Wordslikeif,and,butareconnectives.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithaproperwordfromthebox.1.

_____________isasystemfortakingpeopleorgoodsfromoneplacetoanother,forexample,usingbusesortrains.2.Readinggivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon'tworkinthis_____________.Bypracticingmore,youcansurely_____________yourfearofgivingaspeechinpublic._____________fortheenvironmentisatthecoreofourpolicies.5.Itisimpossibleto_____________whatwillhappen.A4ReadconcernpredicttransportdomainconquerTransportdomainconquerConcernpredictb)Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?Compareanddiscussyouranswers.1)NewTVchannelsforpeopletochooseprogramswillhaveappearedby2050.2)Waterwillhavebecomeoneofthemostseriousproblemsinthefuture.3)By2050everythinghavingbeendonebyrobots,peoplewon'thavetoworkanymore.4)Peoplewon'tdiefromdiseasesbecauseofthedevelopmentofmedicaltechnology.A4ReadTheauthorprobablyagreeswith2)accordingtoParagraph3.Theauthorprobablywon’tagreewith1),3)and4)accordingtoParagraphs2,5and6,repspectively.c)Workingroupanddiscussthesequestions,thenshareyouranswerswithyourclassmates.1)Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sideathatwaterwillsufferfromseriousshortagesandevenbecomethecauseofwar?Whyorwhynot?2)Haveyoueverheardofdriverlesscars?Doyouthinktheymayfinallytakeplaceofpresentcarsinthefuture?Whydoyouthinkso?

3)Whatdoyouthinkofcloningtechnology?Whatkindofmoralproblemsmayitconfront?A4ReadA4Read2050年的人類生活會(huì)是什么樣子呢？在你腦海里，未來(lái)是什么樣的畫面？未來(lái)生活會(huì)變得比現(xiàn)在好，比現(xiàn)在糟糕，還是和現(xiàn)在一個(gè)樣？你對(duì)未來(lái)有什么希望嗎？未來(lái)學(xué)家預(yù)測(cè)，到2050年，從娛樂(lè)到科技，各個(gè)領(lǐng)域的生活可能都會(huì)截然不同。首先，到2050年，電視頻道可能已經(jīng)消失，取而代之的是人們?cè)凇安藛巍鄙线x擇某個(gè)節(jié)目，然后計(jì)算機(jī)直接將節(jié)目發(fā)送到電視機(jī)上。環(huán)境方面，水將成為最為嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題之一。在很多地區(qū)，農(nóng)業(yè)正在發(fā)生改變，人們種植水果和蔬菜用以出口，這需要大量的水。到2050年，淡水需求量會(huì)是現(xiàn)在的十倍，淡水將出現(xiàn)嚴(yán)重短缺。有些未來(lái)學(xué)家預(yù)測(cè)，如果現(xiàn)在不著手處理好用水問(wèn)題，將來(lái)很可能引發(fā)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。交通方面，汽車將使用新的清潔能源，而且跑得更快。車速將完全由電腦控制，不會(huì)有任何交通事故。目前很多汽車上都有車載電腦，可以準(zhǔn)確地告訴駕駛員所處的位置。到2050年，電腦將完全控制汽車并可以將人直接送到目的地。另一方面，航天飛機(jī)可以在兩個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)載人環(huán)游全世界。到2050年，航天飛機(jī)可以飛到世界任何一個(gè)角落。A4Read2050年的人類生活會(huì)是什么樣子呢？在科技領(lǐng)域，機(jī)器人將取代人在工廠里工作。大公司更喜歡使用機(jī)器人，因?yàn)樗麄儾粫?huì)要求漲工資或者鬧罷工，而且可以二十四小時(shí)工作。到2050年，機(jī)器人將隨處可見(jiàn)，比如在工廠里、學(xué)校里、辦公室里、醫(yī)院里、商店里，甚至家里。最后但同樣很重要的一點(diǎn)，醫(yī)療科技可以戰(zhàn)勝很多疾病。目前，已經(jīng)有電子設(shè)備直接跟大腦連接，幫助人們改善聽覺(jué)。到2050年，人類將能夠讓盲人重見(jiàn)光明，讓聾者重獲聽力。屆時(shí)，科學(xué)家們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了控制基因的方法，并克隆出了一些動(dòng)物。到2050年，科學(xué)家們還能克隆出人，并決定他們的長(zhǎng)相、行為和智力。雖然科學(xué)家們將擁有實(shí)現(xiàn)這一切的能力，但他們應(yīng)不應(yīng)該這樣做呢？A5writeAsalesletterisapieceofdirectmailwhichisdesignedtopersuadethereadertopurchaseaparticularproductorserviceintheabsenceofasalesman.Ithasbeendefinedas"aformofdirectmailinwhichanadvertisersendsalettertoapotentialcustomer".Itisanabstractpartofbusinesswriting,whichismainlyintextualform.Salesletterstendtouseformalletterstructuresandareratherimpersonalbecausetheyaresenttomorethanoneperson.BusinessLetterWriting:SalesLetters.Paragraph1:Theintroductionofthelettershouldcapturetheattentionofthereader.Youmaymentiontheproblemsthattheclientmaybehavingandwhichyourproductorservicewillresolve.Introducethecompanyandwhatyouspecializein.Paragraph2:

Introducetheproductandserviceyouintendtoselltotheclient.Showtheclientthewaysinwhichtheywillbenefitfrominvestinginyourproductorservice.Maketheofferenticing(誘人的)withoutpromisingtheimpossible.Paragraph3:

Giveyourcontactinginformationfortheclienttofindoutmoreinformationontheproductorservice.Valediction(告別詞)/GoodbyeWritingguidanceA5write

a)Completethefollowingsalesletterwiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.

DearMr.Smith:

Areyouhaving_________gettingyourimportantdocumentsformattedcorrectly?Ifyouarelikemostbusinessowners,youhavetroublefindingthetimeto___________________producegood-lookingdocuments.Thisiswhyitisimportanttohaveaspecialist___________careofyourmostimportant______________.

AtDocumentsMakers,wehavetheskillsand_________________tocomeinandhelpyoumakethebestpossibleimpression.Maywestop_________andofferyouaFREEestimateofhowmuchitwould_______togetyourdocumentslookinggreat?Ifso,giveusacallatandset________andappointmentwithoneofyourfriendlyoperators.A5writetroubleeconomicallytakedocumentsexperience

by

costupA5writeb)KevinisthemanagerofHi!ROBOTCompany.Thecompanymainlyproducesandsellshouseholdrobotproducts,suchasi-robotvacuumcleaner,robotbabysitter,robothousekeeperandrobotpet.Now,writeasaleslettertothecustomertopromoteoneofyourproducts.

BAdvancedindustrialsocietyUnit3ABetterLifeintheFutureB1ListenSupplementaryResourcesa)Listentothenewsaboutfuturecarsandanswerthequestions.

1)Whatisthemainideaofthenews?A.Autonomouscarshavebeentestedandprovedcompletelysafe.B.Autonomouscarshavebeenwidelyacceptedbythepublic.C.Differenttypesofself-drivingcarsarebeingstudiedandtested.D.Differentcompanieshavealreadymadeprofitsbysellingself-drivingcars.A.2)CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownhassignedabilltoallow______.

A.peopletobuyautonomouscarsB.companytomakeautonomouscarsC.peopletouseself-drivingcarsD.companytotestself-drivingcars

Answer:C

Answer:DMajor1)(auto/motto)manufacturesinUnitedStatesandEuropearealsoworkingonthetechnologyforautonomous2)(miracles/vehicles).Anautocompanyisdoing3)(roadtests/speedtests),setsplanstosellself-drivingcarsby4)(2024/2030).InSeptember,CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownsigneda5)(pill/bill)toallowautonomousvehiclesontheroadsinitsstate;Todaywearelookingatscience6)(fake/fiction)becomingtomorrow’s7)(reality/morality)—self-drivingcars.Thetechnologyforthesecarsincludescameras,radarand8)(motion/emotion)sensors.

b)Listentothenewsagainandcompletethepassagebychoosingtheproperwords.√√√√√√√B1Listen√

Self-drivingCars

Thehigh-techcompanyFordhasafleetofself-drivingcars,byAugusttheyhavelogged480,000km.MajorautomanufacturersintheUnitedStatesandEuropearealsoworkingonthetechnologyforautonomousvehicles.Anautocompanyisdoingroadtestsandsaysitplanstoselldriverlesscarsby2024.InSeptember,CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownsignedabilltoallowautonomousvehiclesontheroadsinhisstate.“Todaywe’relookingatsciencefictionbecomingtomorrow’sreality—aself-drivingcar”.Thetechnologyforthesecarsincludescameras,radarandmotionsensors.ThesystemshavebeenimprovedthroughcompetitionssponsoredbytheUSgovernmentagencyDARPA,theDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectAgency.RichardMasonanengineerwiththeRandCorporationhelpeddesignvehiclesforDARPAchallengeraces,between2004and2007.“Andevery2years,thecarscamebackandtheytookin10timesasmuchdataastheydidbefore,sobeforeyouknowa100timesmoredata,nowtheyalsocostmore,butthereisjustthisexponentialincreaseincapability.”B1ListenScript:B2Talka)Workingroupsandlistasmanycarmakersathomeandabroadaspossible.Audi,Porsche,BMW,DasAuto,RollsRoyceareGermancars.Citroen,PeugeotareFrenchcars.Ferrari,Lamborghini,MaseratiareItaliancars.Landrover,AstonMartin,BentleyareBritishcars.Cadillac,Lincoln,Chrysler,HummerareAmericancars.Infiniti,LEXUS,Honda,Toyota,MitsuokaareJapanesecars.Geely,BYD,Hongqi,ChanganareChinesecars.B2Talkclutch

離合器disengage/letintheclutch

分離/踩下離合器accelerator

油門

release/letouttheclutch

松開離合器踏板speedometer

速度表

changinggear

換擋putthecarintogear

掛上擋

steeringwheel

方向盤brake

(pedal)

剎車(踏板)

handbrake/manualbrake/emergencybrake

手剎applythebrake

制動(dòng)

changelanes

變換車道dashboard

儀表盤

indicator

指示燈板revolutioncounter/indicator

轉(zhuǎn)速表

presstheaccelerator/steponthegas

加/踩油門turnthesteeringwheeltotheleft/right

向左/右打方向盤WordTipsB2Talkb)Ifyouwanttodriveacaronthehighway,youmustfirstpassseveralstrictdrivingtestsandgetadrivinglicenseissuedbythegovernment.Talkabouthowtodriveacarandthenputthefollowingdrivinginstructionsintotherightorder.a.Insertthecarkeyandstarttheengine.b.Fastenthesafetybelt.c.Disengagetheclutchandputthecarintogear1.d.

Switch/turnoffthemotor/engine,take/pullthekeyout.e.Letouttheclutchslowlyandthecarbeginstomove.f.Whenthecarstopscompletely,letintheclutchandputthegearintoneutral.g.Whenyouwanttostop,applythebrakeslowlyandslowdown.h.Steerthewheelandmovethecartoroadside.i.Steponthegasandspeedupthecar.j.

Whentherev-counterpointsto2,500rounds,switchtohighergear.12345678910B3Writea)Readthefollowinginstructionforusingaricecookerproperly.Payattentiontothesentencetypeused.rinse淘洗

draintheexcesswater倒出多余的水soak浸泡switch開關(guān)B3WriteSampleWriting:

HowtoOperateaMicrowaveOven1.Openmicrowavedoor(dependingonthestyleyoumayhavetopullhandleorpushabuttontoopen).Donotsetovenforexcessivecooktimes.2.Placetheitem(plate,container,mug)containingthefoodordrinkinsidethemicrowave.Ifthefoodordrinkisinanaluminumcontainer,removeandplaceintosomethingthatismicrowavecompatible.3.Closethedoorandsetcookorreheattimeassuggestedfortheparticularfoodordrink.Ifnosuggestionsorrecommendationsaregiven,youmaywanttostartwithonetotwominutes,dependingonthecontents’temperature.Ifcontentsarefrozen,youcandefrostfirstbeforeactuallycooking.4.Restartmicrowaveifadditionalcookingisneededafterfourminutes.5.Checkcontentsperiodicallyandturnorstirtoensureevencooking.6.Removefoodcarefullyand/orallowfoodtocoolbeforeremovingb)Accordingtotheinstructionyouhavereadabove,writeaninstructionofhowtouseapopulartool,deviceorapplianceindailylifewithin100words.Payattentiontothesentencetypeyouchooseandtheverbsyouuseinthesentences.B3WriteB4Read—Lead-inQuestionQuestion:Ifyouaregoingtobuyasmartcar,whatfunctionsdoyouexpectittohave?

WillChattingSmartCars

BecomeaRealitySoon?Possibleanswers:Roomy,light,strong,intelligent,cantalk,candriveitself,withTV,withdifferentradars,withInternetaccessB4ReadB4Readpourinto遵循長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)的傳統(tǒng)Internetofthings物聯(lián)網(wǎng)Investin在某領(lǐng)域投資connecteddevices連通設(shè)備onthemove行進(jìn)中的triggerthebreak觸發(fā)制動(dòng)裝置human-shaped人形的marketingmanager市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷經(jīng)理mountedontheroof安裝在頂部UsefulExpressionsB4Read(Para.2)...hasestablisheda$100millionfund...establish(vt.)tostartacompany,organization,system,etc.thatisintendedtoexistorcontinueforalongtime建立，設(shè)立establishafirm創(chuàng)建一家公司e.g.Thisbusinesswasestablishedin1860.［拓展］(vt.)(1)toholdapositionforlongenoughorsucceedinsth.wellenoughtomakepeopleacceptandrespectyou確立；使立足；使穩(wěn)固establishsb./oneself(insth.)(assth.)使某人［自己］任職；安置；安頓e.g.Wearenowcomfortablyestablishedinournewhouse.Bythenshewasestablishedasastar.(2)todiscoverorprovethefactsofasituation查實(shí)；確定；證實(shí)e.g.We’veestablishedhisinnocence/(thefact)thathe’sinnocent.Thepolicecan’testablishwherehewasatthetime.LanguagePointsB4Read(Subtitle)Aviodcollisionscollision(n.)oneobjectorpersonstrikingagainstanother相撞，碰撞［運(yùn)用］incollisionwith與……相撞e.g.Theschoolbuswasinvolvedinacollisionwithatruck.［拓展］collision(n.)抵觸；（看法、意見(jiàn)等的）沖突e.g.Thereisacollisionbetweenthetwocountriesoverfishingrights.［仿寫］ 兩人開車迎頭相撞，雙雙死去。

Theybothdiedinahead-oncollision.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.5)...andacameraconfirmsitishuman-shaped.confirm(vt.)toprovideevidenceforthetruthorcorrectnessof(areport,anopinion,etc.);establishthetruthof證實(shí)，證明（報(bào)告、意見(jiàn)等）的正確性；確認(rèn)e.g.Theannouncementconfirmedmysuspicions.［拓展］confirmed(adj.)［作定語(yǔ)］堅(jiān)定的；根深蒂固的；確認(rèn)的e.g.Thatmanisaconfirmedbachelor.Flightsshouldbeconfirmed48hoursbeforedeparture.［仿寫］有人問(wèn)她時(shí)，她肯定了她將要退休。Whenasked,sheconfirmedthatshewasgoingtoretire.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.5)...havebeenexperimentingwithdriverlesscars...experiment(vi.)tomakeanexperiment進(jìn)行實(shí)驗(yàn)experimentwithnewideas嘗試新想法e.g.Researchersareexperimentingwithnewmethodstosolvetheproblem.［拓展］experiment(n.)［C,U］實(shí)驗(yàn)；試驗(yàn)e.g.Theresearchersarerepeatingtheexperimentonrats.experimentation(n.)［U］（書面）實(shí)驗(yàn)；試驗(yàn)e.g.Manypeopleobjecttoexperimentationonanimals.［仿寫］這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)對(duì)動(dòng)物無(wú)害。Thisexperimentwasharmlesstotheanimals.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.7)...inMay2012issuedAmerica’sfirstself-drivenvehiclelicense...issue(vt.)tomakesthknownformally宣布；公布；發(fā)出［運(yùn)用］issueorders/instructions發(fā)出命令/指示e.g.TheUSStateDepartmentissuesmillionsofpassportseachyear.［拓展］issue(vi.)出來(lái)；出去；流出e.g.Smokeissuedfromthefactorychimneys.issue(n.)重要的議題；爭(zhēng)論點(diǎn)e.g.Weshouldraisetheissueofdiscriminationwiththecouncil.［仿寫］外交部長(zhǎng)向新聞界發(fā)表了一個(gè)聲明。Theforeignministerissuedastatementtothepress.LanguagePointsB4Reada)Choosethebestanswertothequestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofthetext.1)Whatisthepurposeforthechipmakertoestablishthe$100millionfund?A.Inordertoinvestinfirmsdevelopingbetterchipsforcomputer.B.Inordertoinvestinfirmsdevelopingbetterconnectivityforcars.C.Inordertoimprovethesecuritycompetenceofcomputers.D.Inordertoimprovethesecuritycompetenceofcars.Answer:B2)Underwhatcircumstancewillacartriggerthebrakesautomatically?A.Ifradarinthecar’sgrilldetectsanobjectinfrontofthevehicle.B.Ifacameraconfirmstheobjectinfrontofthevehicleishuman-shaped.C.Ifradarinthecar’sgrilldetectsthereisanythinginfrontofthevehicle.D.BothAandB.Answer:D3)HowcanadriverlessToyotaPriusseeothertrafficsontheroad?A.Usingthevideocameramountedontheroof.B.Usingradarsensors.C.Usingalaserrangefinder. D.AlltheaboveAnswer:DB4Readb)Wordexplanation:Findpropernamesaccordingtothedescriptions.1)_________isadevicethatdetectslight,heat,humidity,etc.2)__________isasystemfordetectingthepresence,positionormovementofsolidobjectswithinitsrangebysendingoutshortradiowaveswhichtheyreflect.3)___________isapersonordevicewhosejobistoworkoutthedirectioninwhichtheaircraftorshipshouldbetraveling.4)____________isatechnologybasedontelecommunicationsandinformatics.5)___________________isatechnologyconnectingphysicalobjectstotheweb.SensorRadar

NavigatorTelematicsInternetofthingsB4ReadB4Read會(huì)聊天的智能汽車會(huì)很快成為現(xiàn)實(shí)嗎？智能網(wǎng)聯(lián)在過(guò)去幾年里，不少公司都投入巨資研發(fā)遠(yuǎn)程信息處理技術(shù)和物聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術(shù)——遠(yuǎn)程信息處理技術(shù)主要研究遠(yuǎn)程通訊和信息處理，物聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術(shù)則是將現(xiàn)實(shí)中的物體連接到網(wǎng)絡(luò)中。比如，世界上最大的芯片制造商之一設(shè)立了一個(gè)1億美元的基金，投資那些研發(fā)汽車網(wǎng)聯(lián)的公司。該公司認(rèn)為，在不久的將來(lái)，汽車將成為網(wǎng)聯(lián)設(shè)備成長(zhǎng)最快的三大領(lǐng)域之一。避免碰撞