1、,Unit 20 New Frontiers,Men love to wonder ,and that is the seed of our science. Emerson 人总是爱异想天开，这就是我们科学的种子。 爱默生,单元核心素养：思维品质,Artificial intelligence increasingly touches our livesfrom driverless cars to smart phones.Dennis Bonilla，executive dean of information systems and technology at the Universit
2、y of Phoenix，told us that artificial intelligence gets into classrooms and impacts on how students learn.,话题导入,For example，in classes where students see the teaching material for the first time out of the classroom，such as by reading or videos，teachers assign students homework that uses artificial i
3、ntelligence technology.The software can send the teacher a detailed analysis of students comprehension of the assignment.That can enable the teacher to prepare more effectively for interactive(相互影响的) learning the next day in the classroom.With that data in hand，the teacher can begin his or her lesso
4、n with information that many students struggled to understand.The software can also recommend student pairings for effective group activities in class.That scenario(方案)，however，is not playing out equally.Many schools with a large population of low-income students are left out because they dont have
5、access to the latest education tools.,Artificial intelligence(AI) is a part of computer science that involves teaching computers how to learn，reason，and make decisions like humans do.In the classroom，AI enables customized(定制的) learning.The software can analyze students comprehension and identify whi
6、ch areas individual students are struggling to master and why he or she has problems learning the material.It can also understand how each student learns and create a roadmap for academic success.Another application of the technology helps educators improve lesson plans.Some of the software can grad
7、e and evaluate essays and examsquickly collecting a database that reveals，among other things，patterns of wrong answers.,1.Some students who are from low-income families dont have access to the latest AI technology.( ) 2.Artificial intelligence technology in the classrooms has a bad impact on student
8、s.( ),根据短文判断正(T)、误(F),F,T,查看答案,PART 1,读前清障,PART 2,课文理解,Warm-up & Lesson 1 FuturologyPre-reading,PART 1,读前清障,匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思 第一组 1.software A.全体机组人员 2.mass B.放射性的 3.radioactive C.质量；物质 4.crew D.帮助；协助 5.assist E.软件,查看答案,第二组 6.technical A.后者 7.recreation B.技术上的 8.latter C.事业；企业 9.enterprise D.方便使用的 10.
9、handy E.消遣；娱乐,查看答案,第三组 11.shortly A.下载 12.download B.更新 13.update C.不久；很快 14.starvation D.歧视；识别力 15.discrimination E.饥饿,查看答案,第四组 16.conflict A.数字式的 17.equality B.评估；评价 18.assess C.平等 19.electronic D.争执；冲突 20.digital E.电子的,查看答案,PART 2,课文理解,.Choose the best answer. What is the main idea of the passage
10、? A.Some famous experts of the future world. B.Some possibilities of the future world. C.Some interesting places of the future world. D.Some robots of the future world.,查看答案,Step 1 Fast-reading,.Read the passage and match the main idea of each part. 1.Para.1 A.The meeting place，time，and content. 2.P
11、ara.2 B.The writers plan to attend the seminar. 3.Para.38 C.The definition of the futurologist. 4.Para.9 D.Six examples about the prediction of the future.,查看答案,.True(T) or False(F). 1.The writer is interested in futurology because he likes to read fantasy stories. ( ) 2.Some predictions have come t
12、rue like landing on the moon.( ) 3.In the next few years，we will use voice to give computers instructions to avoid hackers attacking the computer system.( ) 4.Computers can do everything for human beings in the future.( ) 5.By the end of the century，people will have lived on other planets.( ),查看答案,S
13、tep 2 Careful-reading,F,T,F,F,F,.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1.Which people of the following can be called futurologists? A.People who like to read fantasy stories. B.People who write about the future themselves. C.People who plan the future of the world for a living. D.Pe
14、ople who think about the future just for fun.,查看答案,2.What was the most common theme in science fiction novels in the 19th century? A.Adventure. B.Future. C.Love. D.History.,查看答案,3.The futurologists will hold a seminar，aiming to . A.do a research about the future B.solve some problems about energy an
15、d natural resources C.study the chances of people settling on other planets D.discuss the endless possibilities of the future,查看答案,4.Why will many people want to attend the seminar? A.Because they are curious about the future. B.Because they want to make friends with futurologists. C.Because they dr
16、eam of starting new enterprises based on the predictions made by futurologists. D.Because they can make a fortune at the seminar.,查看答案,5.What is the prediction by the middle of the century? A.A new type of electronic human might have developed. B.No one will die of starvation. C.Garments will be so
17、strong that they will never get old and worn. D.Tiny，insect-like robots may be sent around the cells of our bodies.,查看答案,After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. People around the world have always been trying to find out more about the future over the centuries.Some people rea
18、d fantasy stories 1. others write about the future themselves.For them,2. (think) about the future is just for fun.There are also some people 3. plan the future of the world for a living.They 4. (call) futurologists.Here are some of their 5._ (predict).Computers will become 6. (handy)；new types of m
19、aterial will have been produced by the clothing industry and 7. you spill on them，,查看答案,Step 3 Post-reading,while,thinking,who,are called,predictions,handier,whatever,they will remain stainless；there will be enough food for everyone so that no one 8. (die) of starvation；development in science will h
20、ave made it theoretically possible for us 9. (live) for far longer；we will be linking our brains to the computers；we will have discovered other places 10. (suit) for living.,查看答案,will die,to live,suitable,1.The future is now big business and many people will attend the seminar with dreams of startin
21、g new enterprises based on the predictions they will hear this weekend. 句式分析 本句是复合句。they will hear this weekend是定语从句，修饰the predictions；based on.是过去分词短语作后置定语，相当于which are based on.。 自主翻译 _ _,未来学现在是很大的产业，许多人将参加这个研讨会，他们梦想在这个周末听到的预测的基础上开始新事业。,查看答案,Step 4 Sentence-learning,2.By the year 2030，development
22、in biochemistry and medical science will have made it theoretically possible for us to live for at least 150 years. 句式分析 本句是简单句。By the year 2030是时间状语；made it theoretically possible.为“makeitadj.(for sb. )to do sth. ”结构，其中it是形式宾语；不定式短语to live for at least 150 years是真正的宾语。possible是宾语补足语。 自主翻译 _ _,到2030
23、年，生物化学和医学科学的发展将使我们活150岁在理论上成为可能。,查看答案,3.At nine oclock on Saturday morning，Ill be sitting in the front row and listening to the great Professor Willard talking about the future of my brain. 句式分析 本句是简单句。I是主语，will be sitting 和 listening to是并列谓语，talking about the future of my brain是listening to的宾语补足语。 自主翻译 _ _,星期六上午九点钟，我将坐在前排，聆听伟大的威拉德教授关于大脑的未来发展的预言。,查看答案,
