Unit 1 Science fiction Using Language 学案-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

高一英语第=page3*2-15页(共4页)高一英语第=page3*26页(共4页)THETIMEMACHINE(Adapted)时间机器（改编）Itwasatteno’clocktodaythatthefirstofallTimeMachinesbeganitscareer.上午十点，所有时间机器中的第一台启动了运转之旅。Igaveitalastcheck,andsatmyselfintheleatherseat.我最后检査了一遍机器，然后坐在皮椅上。Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.我把主面板上的操纵杆往前推了一英寸，然后又立刻向后拉。Lookingaround,Isawmylaboratoryexactlyasbefore.环顾四周，我看到实验室与以前一模一样。Hadanythinghappened?Ithoughtmymindhadtrickedme.发生什么事了吗？我以为我的大脑欺骗了我。ThenIsawtheclock.然后我看了下时钟。Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!片刻之前，大概是十点零一分，而现在已经快三点半了！知识点：firstofall首先Idrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.我吸了一口气，一把抓住操纵杆，往前推了一下。Thelaboratorywenthazyaroundme.实验室在我身边变得模糊不清。Myniececameintofetchsomething,maybeherhandkerchief,apparentlywithoutseeingme.我的侄女进来拿东西，也许是拿她的手帕，但她显然没看见我。Itprobablytookheraminute,buttomeshemovedlikearocket!她大约花了一分钟时间，但在我看来，她的动作快如火箭！Ipushedtheleverfurther.我把操纵杆再往前推了下。Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.夜幕降临了，仿佛一盏灯正在熄灭，转眼间，白昼就来临了。Tomorrownightcame,thenskippedtoday,againandagain,fasterandfasterstill.第二天夜晚降临，接着又跃进到白天。如此反复，越来越快。知识点：drawabreath吸了一口气gohazy变得模糊turnout熄灭againandagain反复比较级and比较级越来越Itishardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.时间旅行带来的陌生感和不适感是难以解释的。ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.我感到我好像坐在一部汽车里，飞驰在蜿蜒的道路上。Asmypacegrewfaster,thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway,andIwasleftintheopenair.我的速度越来越快，实验室的墙壁随之坍塌，我置身野外。Thesunandmoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky,butsoontherewasdivisionbetweennightandday.太阳和月亮看起来似乎正被抛向天空，但是很快就有了昼夜之分。AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke;theygrew,spread,anddiedinmoments.Isawhugebuildingsriseupthendisappearlikeinadream.环顾四周，我看到树木似青烟升起，不断生长，变得枝繁叶茂，片刻之后枯亡。Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged,meltingandflowingbeforemyeyes.我看到大楼拔地而起，继而消逝，犹如梦中。地球的整个表面都在变化，在我的眼前熔化、流动。IcalculatedthatIwasbeingpushedthroughtimeathundredsofyearsaminute.我估算我一分钟要穿越数百年的时间。知识点：Itishardtodo很难做feellike感觉像intheopenair在户外Ihadastrangeurgetolookattherandomthingsthatwerebeingflashedbeforemyeyes!我有一种强烈的欲望，想看看眼前那些随机闪现的东西！IhadthoughtabouttheriskofstoppingtheTimeMachinemanytimes.我已多次考虑过停下时间机器的风险。SolongasItravelledatmaximumspeed,itdidn’tmatter.只要我以最高的速度前进，就不会有什么问题。ButifIstoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb!但是，如果我停下来，同一空间被别的东西占据，我们就会被挤在一起，然后像炸弹一样爆炸！Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.我就像一个失去耐心的傻瓜，使劲向后拉了下操纵杆Withasuddenjolt,theTimeMachinewasflippedonitsside,andIwasthrownthroughtheair.突然一震，时间机器侧翻了，我被抛向了空中。知识点：theriskof…的风险beoccupiedby被占据Iwasstunnedforamoment,andthenheardthesoundofthunder.我一时惊呆了，然后听到雷声。Iwassittingintheraininsomemudnexttothemachine.“Afinewelcome,”Isaid,“foramanwhohastravelledthousandsofyearstobehere!”我坐在雨中的一堆烂泥上，时间机器躺在旁边。“对一个穿越了数千年才来到这里的人来说，这欢迎真是别开生面！”我说道。知识点：nextto靠近语法填空Heardofthe“metaverse”(元宇宙)lately?Ithasbeenhardnotto.“Metaverse”,a____21____(combine)oftheprefix“meta”,meaningbeyondand“verse”,whichrelatestotheuniverse,hasbecomethe____22____(late)buzzword(热词).FacebookChiefExecutiveMarkZuckerbergmentionedthisterm16timesonameeting____23____(hold)lastmonth.ThefutureofFacebook,hesaid,isametaverse,____24____youcanbephysicallypresenttohangout,playgames,workandcreate.Buthedidn’tcointheterm.NealStephenson’s1992sciencefictionisregardedastheoriginalinspirationfortheconcept.Techgiantswanttoplayarole—preferablya____25____(lead)one.CompaniesrangingfromIntelCoretoUnitySoftwaremaderelevantplanslastyear.AppleInc.isreported____26____(work)onARdevicesofitsowncurrently.ButworldthroughVRhasplentyofdrawbacks.Thereisstillongoingdebateasto____27____continualuseofVRissafe.SomesuggestparentsavoidexposingtheirchildrentoVRastheireyesarestilldeveloping.Inaddition,itstargetpopulationinteractlittlewithpeopleinreallife,wh