全新版大学英语综合教程B4_Unit_2_Smart_Cars

.,全新版大学英语4Unit2SmartCars,ThinkingbeforelisteningWritedownthreequestionsaboutcarsofthefuture.,.,Listentothepassageagainandsaywhatchangeswillbemadeindriving:,-cleaner?-Safer?-Morecomfortable?Tips:cleaningdriving:electricallypowered,environmentallyclean.Safedriving:controlledbycomputerMorecomfortable:aversatileinteriorwiththeadultsandchildreninafamilycircle.,.,Namesofcarparts,windscreen/windshieldsidelight/parkinglightheadlightbrakelightrearlight/taillightnumberplate/licenseplatebumperexhaustpiperearviewmirrorwingmirror/sidemirrorreflector反射镜,gearstick/gearshiftignition点火装置dashboard仪表板speedometer速度计mileometer/odometer里程表brake/handbrakeaccelerator/gaspedalsteeringwheelhornboot/trunktyre/tire,.,Warm-upQuestions,1)Whatdoyouthinkisthemostprofitableandpowerfulindustryofthe20thcentury,computer,automobile,petroleumorairplane?2)Whatdoyouthinkwillbethemostprofitableandpowerfulindustryinthe21stcentury,communication,astronautics,biologyorconstruction?3)Whatisthegreatestinventionintheworldsofar?4)Ifyoucouldaffordacar,wouldyoubuyone?Whichbrandwouldyouliketohave?,.,本单元四级核心词汇,alertapplicationapproximatelybunchconvertcorrelatedecreaseeliminateexpansionfrequencyhazardhighwayincorporatelanelucrativemagneticmanufacturemonotonousmountpollutionpresentlyprototypesatellitevaporvibrateoutlineimplicationtherebyfeasiblerealisticcomponentdiversepermanentimplementequivalentappropriateassemblyexposurematureintroductionperceive,.,本单元重要短语,aswellbepoisedto(do)get/bestuckin(sth.)o/becomearealityatthestartofbymeansof,.,PartOne(para.1-3)Newtechnologywillhaveadramaticimpactoncarsandhighwaysinthe21stcentury.,1.(L.68)Salesoftheautomobileindustrystandataboutatrilliondollars,makingittheworldsbiggestmanufacturingindustry:1)Howdoyouunderstandtheword“stand”?“stand”isusedtoshowaparticularleveloramount.-Inflationcurrentlystandsatninepercent.-Yourbankbalancestandsat$460.2)TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.汽车工业的销售额达一万亿美元左右，从而成为世界上最大的制造业。,.,ForPart1QuestionsandAnswers,1)Howimportantwastheautomobileindustryinthe20thcentury?2)Didtheautomobileindustrychangealotinthelastseventyyears?3)Whatwillhappentocarsandroadsinthe21stcentury?4)Whydoestheauthorsaythekeytotomorrows“smartcars”willbesensors?,.,1.Howimportantwastheautomobileindustryinthetwentiethcentury?Therewere500millioncarsworldwide.Salesoftheautomobileindustrystoodaboutatrilliondollars,makingittheworldsbiggestmanufacturingindustry.2.Whatwillhappentocarsandroadsinthetwenty-firstcentury?Thecar,andtheroadsittravelson,willberevolutionizedinthetwenty-firstcentury.3.Whydoestheauthorsaythekeytotomorrows“smartcar”willbesensors?Asensorisadevicethatconvertsmeasurableelementsofaphysicalprocessintodatameaningfultothecomputer.Andwewanttocreateakindofcar(smartcar)whichcanseeandhearandsmellandtalkandact.,.,PartTwo(para.4-9)Withtheaidofadvancedtechnology,smartscarswillbesodesignedthattheycanhelpeliminatetrafficaccidents,determinetheirownpreciselocationsandwarnoftrafficjams.,6.(L.19)eliminate:vt.remove,esp.sb./sth.thatisnotwantedorneeded;getridof消除；消灭；排除-Thepolicehaveeliminatedalltheothersuspects.-她已被取消了参加游泳比赛的资格。-Shehasbeeneliminatedfromtheswimmingrace.Pattern:eliminatesth.fromsth.-Canweevereliminatehungerfromtheworldoneday?,.,7.(L.21)intheair:悬而未决,-我们的计划尚未确定。Ourplansarestillintheair.8.(L.21)startup:beginorbeginworking,running,happening发动，启动；开始-Putthekeyintheignitionandturnittostartthecarup.-玛丽发动引擎，向她的家乡驶去。Marystarteduptheengineanddroveforherhometown.,.,CF:alertconstantandboring单调的；一成不变的,-Theteachersvoicewassomonotonousthatitsentmetosleep.-我在汽车工厂的工作颇为单调乏味。Myjobinthecarfactoryisrathermonotonous.,.,13.(L.33)hazard:n.危害；危险,-Therearemanyserioushazardsassociatedwithsmoking.-穿越非洲的旅行有许多危险。TherearemanyhazardsinajourneyacrossAfrica.Collocation:Atallhazards不顾一切风险；在任何情况下Inhazard在危险中，受到威胁Byhazard偶然，碰运气Beonthehazard在危险中,.,22.(L.52)convert:v.changefromoneformorusetoanother,Pattern:convertsth.to/intosth.（使）转变，（使）改变-IwanttoconvertsomeHongKongdollarsintoAmericandollars.-Coalcanbeconvertedtogas.-那座楼房改成学校了。Thatbuildinghasbeenconvertedintoaschool.,.,24.(L.55)correlate:vt.使（与）相互关联,-Researchworkersfindithardtocorrelatethetwosetsoffigures.-Smokingandlungcancerarecloselycorrelated.Pattern:correlatesth.withsth.-Theyaretryingtofindoutifthesebehaviorpatternscorrelatewithparticularchangesindiet.-把理论和实践联系起来。,.,QuestionsforPartTwo:,1.Howwouldsensorshelpreducetrafficfatalities?2.Whatisthefunctionoftheradarshiddeninthebumpers?3.Howwillasmartcaralertadriverwhofeelsdrowsy?4.Whatmakesitpossibleforsmartcarstodeterminetheirapproximatelocation?,.,QuestionsforPartTwo:,1.Howwouldsensorshelpreducetrafficfatalities?Almosthalfofcaraccidentscomefromdrunkdrivers.Ifadriverisdrunkthecarcansenseviaelectronicsensorsthatcanpickupvaporintheair,andrefusestartupthecar.2.Whatisthefunctionoftheradarshiddeninthebumpers?Theradarshiddeninthebumperscanscanfornearbycarswhichalertthedriverstosomeseriousdrivingmistakes.,.,3.Howwillasmartcaralertadriverwhofeelsdrowsy?Asmartcarisequippedwithatinycamerawhichishiddeninthedashboardandcanbetrainedonadriversfaceandeye.Ifadriverseyelidscloseforacertainlengthoftimeandhisorherdrivingbecomeserratic,acomputerinthedashboardcouldalertthedriver.4.Whatmakesitpossibleforsmartcarstodeterminetheirapproximatelocation?Withthehelpoftheradiosignalsfromorbitingsatellites,thesensorsinsmartcarscandeterminethecarspreciselocation.,.,PartThree(para.10-13)GPSand“telematics”willmakeitpossibletobuildsmarthighways,whichwillbenefitusinmorethanoneway.,28.(L.57)bepoisedtodo:bereadytotakeactionatanymoment做好准备随时（做）-ItisreportedthatU.S.forcesarepoisedtoattackIraq.-Theautomobilecompanyispoisedtolaunchitsnewadvertisingcampaign.,.,29.(L.65)mount:v.将固定住；将置于架上,-Mountingtheengineinthiswaywasanimprovement-她把照片裱贴在她的日记本上。Shemountedthephotographonthebackofherdiarybook.,.,30.(L.67)Onaneight-milestretchofInterstate15tenmilesnorthofSanDiego:,1)HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheInterstateintheU.S.?InterstateisoneofasystemofhighwaysextendingbetweenandconnectingthemajorcitiesoftheUnitedStates.2)Whatdoes“stretch”mean?Itmeansacontinuousorunbrokenlength.3)TranslatethesentenceintoChinese;在圣迭戈以北10英里的15号州际公路一段8英里长的路面上。,.,CF:decrease,reducewiththehelpthousandsofthree-inchmagneticspikesburiedinthehighway,tocompletelycontrolthedrivingcarsonheavilytraffickedroads.,.,4.Whathopesdopromotersofthesmarthighwayhaveforitsfuture?Theyholdanoptimisticviewtowardthesmarthighway.By2010,telematicsmaywellbeappliedtooneofthemajorhighwaysintheU.S.By2020,itisverylikelyfortelematicstobeadoptedinthousandsofmilesofhighwaysintheUnitedStatesifthepriceofmicrochipsdropstobelowapennyapiece.5.Whataretheadvantagesofsmarthighway?Smarthighwayswillturntobeenvironment-friendly,savingfuel,reducingtrafficjams,decreasingairpollution,andservingasanalternativetohighwayexpansion.,.,GlobalReading,TrueorFalse1)Therearesomanypeoplekilledinthecaraccidentsthatcaraccidentsreportscanbefoundinnewspapernearlyeveryday.2)Asmartcarcanalertthedriverifhebecomesdrowsy.3)Thecomputerinthecarwilltotallyeliminatethecasesofgettinglostandgettingstuckintraffic.4)Thecomputerinthecarsendsoutaradiosignalthatcanbedetectedbyasatellite.5)Byestablishingtherelationbetweentherotationsinthesteeringwheelandthecarspositiononamap,thecomputercantelluswherethecaris.,.,TrueorFalse,1)Therearesomanypeoplekilledinthecaraccidentsthatcaraccidentsreportscanbefoundinnewspapernearlyeveryday.(F)Thenumberofpeoplethatarekilledorbadlyinjuredincaraccidentsissovastthatwedontevenbothertomentiontheminthenewspaperanymore.2)Asmartcarcanalertthedriverifhebecomesdrowsy.(T),.,3)Thecomputerinthecarwilltotallyeliminatethecasesofgettinglostandgettingstuckintraffic.(F)Thecomputercanhaveapositiveimpactontheseproblems,butitisunlikelytocurethem.4)Thecomputerinthecarsendsoutaradiosignalthatcanbedetectedbyasatellite.(F)Thesatellitesendsoutasignalthatcanbedetectedbyreceiverinacarscomputer.5)Byestablishingtherelationbetweentherotationsinthesteeringwheelandthecarspositiononamap,thecomputercantelluswherethecaris.(T),.,ForPart2&3TextAnalysis,Task:summarizethefeaturesofsmartcars.Tips:1.Smartcarscaneliminatemostcaraccidents.2.Smartcarscanalertthepoliceandprovidepreciselocationifstolen.3.Smartcarscanmonitoronesdrivingandthedrivingconditionsnearby.4.Smartcarscanalertthesleepydriver.5.Smartcarscanlocateyourcarpreciselyandwarnoftrafficjams.,.,Languagefocus,Anefficientreaderwillmakeaguessbasedonknowledgeofword-formationorknowledgeofthewordinthecontext.E.g.“blindspot”?-Shouldyoumakeaseriousdrivingmistake(e.g.,changelaneswhenthereisacarinyour“blindspot”)thecomputerwouldsoundanimmediatewarning.-Theremightbeanaccidentifyouchangelaneswhenthereisacarinyour“blindspot”.Howcouldithappen?Howcomeyoudontknowtheexistenceofthecar?Itmustbethatyoudontknowtheexistenceofthecar?Itmustbethatyoucannotobservethecarfromtherear-viewmirror.,.,“blindspot”:aportionoftheroadbehindacar,whichadrivercannotobservefromtherear-viewmirror.“GlobalPositioningSystem”(L.42)and“atomicclocks”(L.46)?Word-formationmayalsoprovidemuchinformationaboutthemeaningofaword.e.g.whatistelematics?Theprefix“tele-“means“distant”,thesuffix“-matics”maybetheendpartof“informatics”.Sotelematicsmustbeabranchofknowledgeconcernedwithlong-distancetransmission.“prototype”(L.29)and“interstate”(L.67)?,.,Usefulexpressions:,1)计算机革命2)制造业3)长途司机4)被严重低估5)威胁生命的重大隐患6)解决问题7)积极的影响8)与无线电信号调谐9)在任何一个特定