1、Its exciting to imagine how future humans will have solved the problems we have now，or what amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interesting. Robots will do your chores(杂务) and more. Robots will be doing most of our jobs，from building homes to teaching math.There are alread
2、y robots that clean floors and pump gas.In the future they will be more complicated(复杂的) and useful.Unfortunately，with robots taking all the jobs，unemployment will be high.,话题导入,You will read minds. Speaking of being social，we will communicate in an entirely different way.Forget texts and emails.Min
3、d-reading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word.We will also be able to send thoughts to objects around us.(Instead of pressing “start” on the microwave，you could just think “start”.) Meanwhile，chips implanted(植入) in our brains will improve memory and intell
4、igence.,Your car will drive you. Today，around 30,000 Americans die in car accidents each year.One hundred years from now，accidents will be a thing of the past.According to Mark Safford，consultant of the U.S.Department of Transportation，future cars will drive themselves.These electric cars will commu
5、nicate with other cars on the road to travel safely in close formation at high speeds.,You will eat fake(假的) meat. Raising animals is not the best way to produce food，and it harms the environment.Today，scientists can “grow” meat in a lab from animal cells，but its expensive and not very delicious.In
6、the future，they will have perfected the process.Youll order hamburgers that come from factories，not cows.Scientists may even find ways to make lab-grown meat tastier and healthier than the real thing.,1.When robots become more common in the future，fewer people will lose their jobs.( ) 2.According to
7、 the passage，cars will be much easier to operate in the future.( ),查看答案,F,T,阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F),PART 1,读前清障,PART 2,课文理解,Period One Warming Up & ReadingPre-reading,PART1,读前清障,匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思,查看答案,1.jet A.n.方面；层面 2.previous B.adj.时常发生的；连续不断的 3.tablet C.n.喷气式飞机 4.aspect D.adj.在前的；早先的 5.constant E.n.药片,第一组,
8、6.tolerate A.n.太空舱；胶囊 7.stewardess B.n.女乘务员 8.carriage C.vt.容忍；忍受 9.capsule D.n.面具；面罩；伪装 10.mask E.n.运输工具；四轮马车；客车,查看答案,第二组,11.switch A.vt.系牢；扎牢 12.fasten B.n.腰带；皮带 13.optimistic C.vt.& vi.(使)闪光；(使)闪现 14.belt D.n.开关；转换；vt.转换 15.flash E.adj.乐观(主义)的,第三组,查看答案,PART2,课文理解,1.The passage is mainly about . A
9、.how Li Qiang was transported to the future B.how Li Qiang got to the future and his first impression of it C.what the life was like in the future D.the introduction of the “Future Tours” company,查看答案,Step 1 Fast-reading,2.Read the passage and match the main ideas of the paragraphs. Para.1 A.The jou
10、rney to AD 3008. Para.2 B.Staying at Wang Pings home. Para.3 C.How I came to take a time travel journey. Para.4 D.My impressions of life one thousand years in the future.,查看答案,.Read the passage and judge whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1.Li Qiang felt nervous and uncertain
11、 at first in the year AD 3008 because he was affected by the flashbacks from his previous time period.( ) 2.This story happened on the earth in the future.( ) 3.Oxygen was provided by some chemicals.( ) 4.Li Qiang lost sight of Wang Ping in a large market.( ) 5.They were transported into the future
12、by a comfortable time capsule.( ),查看答案,Step 2 Careful-reading,T,T,F,T,T,.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1.What does “time lag” mean according to the author? A.It is quite different from “jet lag”. B.It is what you get when you are flying on a plane. C.It means you keep think
13、ing of the things you may experience in the future. D.It means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.,查看答案,2.When and where did this story happen? A.It happened in outer space in the future. B.It happened on the earth in the future. C.It happened in outer space at the present ti
14、me. D.It happened on the earth at the present time.,查看答案,3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the hovering carriages? A.They are running along much wider roads. B.They are much larger and faster. C.They are floating above the ground. D.They are running by themselves.,查看答案,4.What was the
15、 biggest advantage of the future furniture according to the last paragraph? A.It looked more beautiful. B.It saved much living space. C.It was made of materials friendly to the environment. D.A computer was equipped inside it.,查看答案,5.From the passage we can infer that . A.Wang Ping often travels to
16、the future B.Li Qiang has been to the future twice C.Li Qiangs parents didnt agree to his travel D.people in the future dont have to eat food,查看答案,After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. Li Qiang couldnt believe that he had traveled to the year AD 3008 1. a time capsule.2. thi
17、s was his first time trip，he was worried and 3. (settled) and he also suffered from “time lag”.Besides，he 4. (hit) by the lack of fresh air.His guide，Wang Ping，who was very 5. (understand)，gave him some green tablets and a mask,6. helped him overcome the problems.However，Li Qiang experienced somethi
18、ng new.He flew 7. the ground in a hovering carriage.8. (arrive) home，he was shown into a large，bright clean room with a wall of trees.After eating something，he fell fast 9. (sleep)in the bed that 10. (produce) from the floor.,Step 3 Post-reading,查看答案,in,Because,unsettled,was hit,understanding,which,
19、above,Arriving,asleep,was produced,1.This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying，but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period. 句式分析 这是一个含有复合句的并列句。第一个句子中含有定语从句you get from flying，修饰jet lag；第二个句子中you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period是表语从句。 自主翻译
20、_ _,查看答案,Step 4 Sentence-learning,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。,2.I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening. 句式分析 when引导定语从句，修饰先行词the moment，在定语从句中含有and连接的并列句。 自主翻译 _ _,我仍然记得那个时刻，太空女乘务员让我们都进入时间舱，我
21、们通过一个小开口爬进去。,查看答案,3.However，I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions. 句式分析 这是一个主从复合句。I lost sight of Wang Ping为主句；when引导的是一个时间状语从句，在该从句中包含一个由what引导的宾语从句，what在从句中作主语；flying by in all directions为现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰ca
22、rriages。 自主翻译 _ _,可是，当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于太多的车子朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。,查看答案,4.I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown! 句式分析 这是一个主从复合句。that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown是宾语从句，在从句中of后又含有一个宾语从句what was still my hometown。 自主翻译 _,查看答案,我这才意识到我被送到了未来，但却仍然在自己的家乡！,
