Unit 2 Looking into the future Reading and Thinking 课件-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

ExpandingYourWorldOurGreatestAdventureOurGreatestAdventureActivity1:Prediction

Activity2:ReadforstructuretheproblemsolutionsSomegoodguessesaboutfuturetechnology…AfuturefullofpossibilitiesWhat’sthestructureofthepassage?Activity2:Readforstructure①②③④⑤⑥⑦

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?2.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraphofthetext?Activity3:Readfordetails.5.A.Speakingofmedicine,throughnewtechnology,peoplewhohavebrainorspinalinjurieswillbeabletofindnewhope.B.Therewillalsobeadvancesintransportationandspacetravel.C.Thisshouldmakeushesitatebeforewetrytopredictthefuture.D.Someotherresearch

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robotictechnologytoreplacehumanfunctions.E.Thatis,theirbrainswillcontroltheirroboticbodypartssotheycanlivetheirlivesfullywithoutbeinghandicapped.CADEBActivity3:Readfordetails(Para.1-2)Inthe1960sand1970s,somewritersanduniversityprofessorscalledthemselves“futurists”.Thesefuturiststriedtopredictthefuture.Onlyafewoftheirpredictionswereright,andallofthemmissedsomethingthatwasjustaroundthecorner:therevolutionincomputersandinformationtechnology.Theproblemwasthatnoneofthesefuturistswerescientistsorengineers.So,whiletheyknewthefuturewouldhavemorepowerfulcomputers,theyhadnocluewhatthesecomputerswouldlooklike,whattheycoulddo,orwhatimpacttheywouldhaveonourlives.1._________________________________________________________Havingsaidthat,wecanmakesomegoodguessesaboutfuturetechnologybylookingatcurrentscientificandtechnologicaladvances.Wecanalsoasktherealexperts:thescientistsandengineerswhoarebringingustheseadvances.C.Thisshouldmakeushesitatebeforewetrytopredictthefuture.referenceActivity3:Readfordetails(Para.4-5)Becausesomuchofourdailylifewillbeintegratedwithcomputers,virtualrealitywillbecomeanactual,realrealityformanyofus.Technologywillnotjustallowustoseeaworldthatisthousandsofkilometresaway---orwhichonlyexistsinacomputer---butwillalsoallowustotouchandsmellthatworld.Thisvirtualworldwillattimesseemasrealas---ifnotmorerealthan----theactualworldaroundus.Withoutleavinghome,youwillbeabletotaketoursofforeigncountries,orevengetamedicalexambyadoctorinanothercity.

2.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thereisalready,forexample,technologywhichwillallowblindpeopletoseeusingcamerasanddeafpeopletohearusingmicrophonesthatareconnectedtotheirbrains.Futuretechnologywillallowpeopletoovercomeallsortsofphysicaldisabilities.A.Speakingofmedicine,throughnewtechnology,peoplewhohavebrainorspinalinjurieswillbeabletofindnewhope.repetitionconnectiveActivity3:Readfordetails(Para.6-8)Muchresearchisbeingdonetounlockthehumanmind.Usingtechnologythatisbeingdevelopednow,peopleinthefuturemaybeabletonotjustreadsomeoneelse'smind,butalsorecordtheirthoughtslikeonewouldrecordamovie.3.__________________________________________________________________Forexample,robothandsarebeingdevelopedforpeoplewhohavenohands.Theseartificialhandsareconnectedtoaperson'snervessothattheperson'sbraintellsthehandswhattodo.Inthefuturetheywillworkjustaswellasrealhumanhands…Asaresultofsuchadvances,inthefuture,somepeoplewhoarebadlyinjuredmaybecomemorerobotthanhuman.4.___________________________________________________________________________________________Manynewpartswillbemadetoreplacehumanbodypartsthatbreakdown,meaningitmaybepossibletousethistechnologytoextendourliveslongpastthetimeofnormaldeathbyoldage.

Thesearejustafewofthethingsthatarealreadybeingexploredinscienceandtechnology.5._______________________________________________________Ofcourse,thereisalotthatwestilldonotknowaboutthefuture…D.Someotherresearchinvolvesusingrobotictechnologytoreplacehumanfunctions.connectivesrepetitionE.Thatis,theirbrainswillcontroltheirroboticbodypartssotheycanlivetheirlivesfullywithoutbeinghandicapped.B.Therewillalsobeadvancesintransportationandspacetravel.Activity4:FurtherthinkingfuturefuturistfuturistsfuturistsfuturefutureFuturetechnologyfuturefuturefuturefuturefuturefuturefuturefuturetechnologytechnologyTechnologytechnologytechnologytechnologytechnologytechnologytechnologyadvancesTechnologicaladvancesadvancesadvancescomputerscomputerscomputerscomputerscomputerscomputerscomputertechnology…willbringconveniencetoourdailylifeVirtualrealitywillbecomeanactual,realrealityformanyofus…willreadpeople’smind,recordtheirthoughtsandreplacehumanfunctions…willextendourliveslong—Anewworldwaitingtobeexplored…willallowpeopletoovercomeallsortsofphysicaldisabilitiesThebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.

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