Unit+2+Reading+and+Thinking+【核心知识精讲+能力提升拓展】高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit2LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTURE

ReadingandThinkingSMARTHOMESTOMAKELIFEEASIERLead-inDoyouknowany“”things?SMARTsmartphonesmartwatchsmarttoiletrobotcleanersmartcarCanyouimaginelivinginasmarthome,whatwillyourlifelooklike?Whatdoyouthinka“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?Watchthevideotofindoutsome.SmarthomestomakelifeeasierFast-reading1．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tochangetheoldhouses.B.Todecoratehomewithsmarttechnology.C.Togiveabriefintroductionaboutsmarthomes.2.Whatisthetypeofthistext?A.Anarration(记叙文)

B.Apopularscienceexposition(科普说明文)C.Anargumentation(议论文)D.Asciencefictionstory(科幻故事)Scanthetexttomakeclearthestructure.①②③④⑤TitleSubtitleSubtitleSubtitle

0102030405IntroductionBodyConclusion总—分—总SMARTHOMESTOMAKELIFEEASIERHaveyoueverforgottento

lockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitch

offtheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthingshappento

usallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadto

problems.However,inthenot­too­distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.(sth)happentosb.

(某事）发生在某人身上

在不久的将来智能家居让生活更轻松你曾经有没有忘记过锁门?或者，你曾经忘记关掉电视或电脑吗？这种事情经常发生在我们身上，这会浪费资源，有时还会导致问题。然而，在不远的将来，我们将生活在智能住宅中。当我们外出时，智能家居会为我们锁门；当我们忘记关电视时，智能家居会记得关掉它。这些智能家居将保证我们的安全，为我们节省能源，并提供一个更舒适的居住环境。IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesfor

ourlights,knobs

forourappliances,

andremotecontrols

forourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusing

advancedtechnologyeverydayforautomatic

controlofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegrated

sensors

totellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy­efficient

mode

allbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself．集成传感器

节能模式Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdaily

routine

andpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Yourlightswillcomeon

theinstant

youenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadyprepared

foryou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,

soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey．日常生活

开始运转/运行

theinstant(that)...

一...就...和...除...以外（还）与...同样地bepreparedfor...为...做好准备

对...做出反应

智能控制今天，我们必须使用电灯的开关，电器的旋钮，电视和空调的遥控器。在未来，我们每天都会使用先进技术对家中几乎所有东西进行自动化控制。未来的家庭将使用集成的传感器来告诉你每天早上什么时候离开家，然后自己进入节能模式。你将不再需要考虑自己打开和关闭开关。你的家也会了解你的日常习惯和偏好，所以当你每天晚上回家时，一切都会为你准备好。你一进家门，灯就会亮起，还有你最喜欢的音乐或电视节目(会自动播放)，而且你会发现晚餐已为你准备好了。所有的控制都会响应语音指令，所以如果你想改变你的日常行程，你只要大声说出你想要什么，家庭系统就会服从。RegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoring

yourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobechecking

yourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarning

toyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeeping

constant

trackof

yourhealthaswell.

Theycanwarnyouearlyon

ifthereissomethingabnormal

orifyouhaveacritical

illness,suchascancer,

andpotentially

saveyourlife．此外；另外keeptrackof...了解...的动态；与...保持联系定期健康检查此外，你的智能家居每天都会监测你的健康状况。例如，你的床会记录你每晚的睡眠质量。它也会检查你的体重。如果你开始有睡眠或体重问题，它会向你的手机发送警告。它还会为你提供更健康的饮食和如何睡得更好的建议。智能马桶也会持续记录你的健康状况。如果有什么不正常的情况，或者你有严重的疾病，比如癌症，它们可以提前警告你，并可能挽救你的生命。NoMoreDisastersSmarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectrical

wiring,

yoursmarthomewilldetect

itandprovideyouwith

therelevant

information.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire．prevent...from...阻止/防止...做...provide...with...给...提供Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovations

arealreadyavailable

andbeingusedinsomehomes．Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday．Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology．从这种意义上来讲adv.

尽管如此；不过；然而没有更多的灾难智能家居将能够防止事故造成的严重损害。例如，如果水管漏水或发生电线短路，你的智能家居将会探测出来，并给你提供相关的信息。这样，你就能在房子被水淹或着火之前解决这个问题。这种智能技术不是幻想。许多这样的新发明已经可以使用，并在一些家庭中使用。从这种意义上来讲，明天的家已经是今天的家了。然而，要让大多数新家庭开始使用这项新技术还需要几年的时间。Post-readingWatchavideoandexperiencethedisadvantagesofsmarthomes.Let’streatsmarthomesrationally.Completethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.Asmarthomeisonethat___________computersintothestructureofthebuildingitself.Inthisway,manyofthethingsthatwenowdoourselveswillbecome___________.Forexample,thesmarthomecouldcontroltheairconditioningandlightssothatyouwouldnolongerhavetoturn_________onandoff,makingyourhomemoreenergy-_________.Thesmarthomecouldalso________itselftomakesurethateverythingisworkingasitshould,andsendyou________ifthereisaproblem.Suchsmarthomescouldevenbeprogra