创新高职英语基础教程课件 Unit 3

ABetterLifeintheFutureUnit3HowWillLifeBeLikein2050?

CONTENTSABBeyondImaginationAdvancedIndustrialSocietyA1Guess(1)Lookatthetwopicturesintheright,andguesswhatitisineachpicture.

Giveasmuchinformationasyoucanforyourguessandshareitwith

yourclassmates.astronautn.

宇航员spacecapsule

太空舱spaceexploration

外层空间探索gravityn.

重力robotn.

机器人artificialadj.

人工的programv.

编入程序wiredadj.

有电线连接的simulatedadj.

仿真的WordTipsA1Guess1)

Whatdoyouthinkrobotcandoforhumansinthefuture?Hints:Itisasimulatedrobotwithmanywiresinthepicture.Ontheboardbehindtherobotarecomplexformulasandcalculations.Therobotworksoutthetasksveryeasily.Itsbrainisjustlikeacomputer.Ifitisprogrammedwell,itcanhelphumansdoalotofwork.Questionsfordiscussion:A1GuessHints:Twoastronautsseemtohavejustlandedonastrangeplanet.Maybeit’stheMoonorMars.Theyarewearingspecialspacesuits,andthevehicleinwhichtheytraveltherestandsonthesurfaceoftheplanet,justlikearocket.Theyareseeminglycarryingoutsomescientifictasks.2）DoyouthinkonedaywecanliveontheMoon?A2Listen

a)Listentotheshortpassagetwiceandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whydoestheauthorsayitwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenthehumanandthemachine?

Becauseallbodypartswillbe________________，whichmeans“abletobechanged”.2)Whatshouldbedonefirsttoproducefakepeople?Computershouldfunctionlike____________________withtheabilitytorecognize__________,whichisthoughttobehumanbeings’specialty.3.Howcanwereachthegoaltochoosetoliveforaslongaswewantinthefuture?Wecanfirstproduce________people,thentransfer_____________tothenewbody.replaceablethehumanbrainfeelingsfakeourspiritScript:

Overthenext20to50years,itwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenthehumanandthemachine.Allbodypartswillbereplaceable.Acomputerwillfunctionlikethehumanbrainwiththeabilitytorecognizefeelingsandrespondinafeelingway.Theywillthenproducefakepeople.Wewillthenbeabletocreateamachineduplicateofourselves,sowewillappeartobealivelongafterwearedead.Maybeafewdecadeslater,awaywillbefoundtotransferourspirit(includingourmemoriesandthoughts)tothenewbody.Thenwecanchoosetoliveforaslongaswewant.Itmightbeexpensive.Maybeitwillcostyouanarmandaleg.A2Listenb)Workinpairstodiscussthequestion"Doyouthinkwhatissaidinthepassagemaycometrueoneday?Whyorwhynot?“Idon'tknow,it'shardtosay...Ibelieveitmaycometrueoneday...ExpressionpoolIhavenoidea;it'sreallyhardtosay.Itispossiblebutreallyahardjob.Idon'tthinkso;humanscannevergothatfar.Maybethousandsofyearslater,wecanseethosethings.Peopleinthepastcouldneverimaginecomputer,phone,plane,high-speedrailway,etc.A2Listen

c)

ListentothesongImaginebyJohnWinstonLennon,memberofTheBeatles,afamousBritishrockband,andputdownthemissingwords.Imaginethere'sno

It'seasyifyoutry

Nobelowus

Aboveusonlysky

Imagineallthepeople

Livingfortoday

Imaginethere'sno

Itisn'thardtodo

Nothingtokillordiefor

Andnotoo

Imagineallthepeople

LivinglifeinpeaceHeavenhellcountriesreligionA2Listen

YoumaysaythatI'ma

ButI'mnottheonlyone

Ihopesomedayyou'llus

AndtheworldwillbeasoneYoumaysaythatI'madreamerButI'mnottheonlyone

Ihopesomedayyou'lljoinus

Imagineno

Andtheworldwillliveasone

Iwonderifyoucan

Noneedfororhunger

Abrotherhoodofman

Imagineallthepeople

SharingalltheworlddreamerjoinpossessionsgreedA2ListenA3Practice

Makeasmanysentencesaspossiblewiththestructure“willhavedone”bychoosingelementsfroma,b,candd.Lookingatthefollowingpicture,whatdoyouexpecttoseeinyourfuturelife?Andwhatwillyouaddtothem?A4Read—GuidedReadingA4Read

Whatpicturedoyouhaveofthefuture?Will

lifeinthefuturebebetter,worseorthesameas

now?Whatdoyouhopeaboutthefuture?

Futurologistspredictthatlifewillprobably

beverydifferentin2050inallthefieldsofactivity,

fromentertainmenttotechnology.Firstofall,it

seemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby

2050.

Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogramfrom

a

"menu"andacomputerwillsendtheprogram

directlytothetelevision.

Inwhatconcernstheenvironment,water

willhavebecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.

Inmanyplaces,agricultureischangingandthey

aregrowingfruitandvegetablestoexportnowadays.

Itusesalotofwater.Demandforwaterwillbe

increasedtentimesby2050.Therewillbe

seriousshortages.Somefuturologistspredict

thatwaterwillbethecauseofwarifwedon'tact

now.

WhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?A4ReadWhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?

Intransport,carswillrunonnew,clean

fuelsandtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhave

computerstocontrolthespeedofthecarand

therewon'tbeanyaccidents.Today,manycars

havecomputersthattelldriversexactlywhere

theyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecar

anddriveittoyourdestination.Ontheotherhand,

spaceplaneswilltakepeoplearoundtheworldin

twohours.By2050,spaceplaneswillflyalloverthe

world.

Inthedomainoftechnology,robotswillhave

replacedpeopleinfactories.Bigcompanieswillprefer

robots—theywon'taskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,

andtheywillwork24hoursaday.By2050,wewill

haveseenrobotseverywhere—infactories,schools,

offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.

A4ReadWhatWillLifeBe

Likein2050?

Lastbutnotleast,medicinetechnologywillhaveconqueredmanydiseases.Today,thereare

electronicdevicesthatconnectdirectlytothebrainto

helppeoplehear.By2050,wewillhavebeenableto

helpblindanddeafpeopleseeagainandhearagain.

Scientistswillhavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes.

Theywillhavealreadyproducedclonesofanimals.By

2050,scientistswillhavebeenabletoproduceclones

ofpeopleanddecidehowtheywilllook,howthey

willbehaveandhowmuchintelligencetheywillhave.

Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings—butshould

they?UsefulExpressionsinallthefieldsofactivity在所有活动领域send…directlyto将某物直接送到某地demandfor

对某物的需求runon(fuel)

靠某种能源运行toone’sdestination到达某人的目的地payrise加薪goonstrike进行罢工connectsth.tosth.将某物与某物联结起来lastbutnotleast最后但同样重要的是conquerdisease战胜疾病produceclonesof制造某物的克隆A4Read

A4Read(Para.2)...itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappeared...channel(n.)atelevisionstationandalltheprogramsthatitbroadcasts频道change/switchchannels换台e.g.Turnthechannel—therearetoomanycommercials.［拓展］channel(n.)(1)amethodorsystemthatpeopleusetogetinformation,tocommunicate,ortosendsth.somewhere途径；渠道；系统e.g.Complaintsmustbemadethroughtheproperchannels.(2)awayofexpressingideasandfeelings（表达的）方式，方法，手段e.g.Thecampaignprovidedachannelforprotestagainstthewar.LanguagePoints

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.3)Inwhatconcernstheenvironment,waterwillhave...concern(vt.)beabout(sth.);haveasasubject关于（某事物）；作为议题concernsth.e.g.areportthatconcernsdrugabuse［拓展］concerned(adj.)担心的；烦恼的(~about/for/oversth.)e.g.We’reallconcernedforhersafety.concerning(prep.)关于（某人［某事物］）e.g.aletterconcerningyourcomplaint

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.4)Intransport,carswillrunonnew,cleanfuels...transport(n.)transportingorbeingtransported运送；运输roadandrailtransport/thetransportofgoodsbyair公路及铁路运输/空运货物e.g.Localproductionvirtuallyreducesroadtransportcosts.(vt.)totakesth/sbfromoneplacetoanotherinavehicle（用交通工具）运输，运送，输送［拓展］ transportsth./sb.(from...)(to...)运送，运输（某物［某人］)e.g.Thecompany’sbusinessistotransportgoodsfromBeijingtoShanghai.transporter(n.)（大型的）运输车（用于装运汽车等的）e.g.Thearmyneededbigtransporterstosendthetrooptothebattlefield.

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.5)...theywon’taskforpayrisesorgoonstrike...strike(n.)

organizedstoppingofworkbyemployeesbecauseofadisagreement罢工［运用］be/goonstrike罢工come/gooutonstrike举行/开始罢工［拓展］e.g.Theship-builderscame/wentoutonstrikeforhigherpay.strike(vt.)使（某人［某物］）遭受撞击；打，击，敲（某人［某物］）e.g.Thestonestruckmeonthesideofthehead.Hestruckthetableaheavyblowwithhisfist.

A4ReadLanguagePoints(Para.6)

...thereareelectronicdevicesthatconnectdirectlyto...connect(vt./vi.):tojointwoormorethingstogether连接［运用］connect(sth.)(up)(to/withsth.)将……（与电源、气等）连接起来，接通e.g.Thewiresconnect(up)underthefloor.Sheconnectedupthetwocomputers.［拓展］connection(n.)连接；联结e.g.I’mhavingproblemswithmyInternetconnection.connective(n.)连接物；（尤指）关联词e.g.Wordslikeif,and,butareconnectives.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithaproperwordfromthebox.1.

_____________isasystemfortakingpeopleorgoodsfromoneplacetoanother,forexample,usingbusesortrains.2.Readinggivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon'tworkinthis_____________.Bypracticingmore,youcansurely_____________yourfearofgivingaspeechinpublic._____________fortheenvironmentisatthecoreofourpolicies.5.Itisimpossibleto_____________whatwillhappen.A4ReadconcernpredicttransportdomainconquerTransportdomainconquerConcernpredictb)Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?Compareanddiscussyouranswers.1)NewTVchannelsforpeopletochooseprogramswillhaveappearedby2050.2)Waterwillhavebecomeoneofthemostseriousproblemsinthefuture.3)By2050everythinghavingbeendonebyrobots,peoplewon'thavetoworkanymore.4)Peoplewon'tdiefromdiseasesbecauseofthedevelopmentofmedicaltechnology.A4ReadTheauthorprobablyagreeswith2)accordingtoParagraph3.Theauthorprobablywon’tagreewith1),3)and4)accordingtoParagraphs2,5and6,repspectively.c)Workingroupanddiscussthesequestions,thenshareyouranswerswithyourclassmates.1)Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sideathatwaterwillsufferfromseriousshortagesandevenbecomethecauseofwar?Whyorwhynot?2)Haveyoueverheardofdriverlesscars?Doyouthinktheymayfinallytakeplaceofpresentcarsinthefuture?Whydoyouthinkso?

3)Whatdoyouthinkofcloningtechnology?Whatkindofmoralproblemsmayitconfront?A4ReadA4Read2050年的人类生活会是什么样子呢？在你脑海里，未来是什么样的画面？未来生活会变得比现在好，比现在糟糕，还是和现在一个样？你对未来有什么希望吗？未来学家预测，到2050年，从娱乐到科技，各个领域的生活可能都会截然不同。首先，到2050年，电视频道可能已经消失，取而代之的是人们在“菜单”上选择某个节目，然后计算机直接将节目发送到电视机上。环境方面，水将成为最为严重的问题之一。在很多地区，农业正在发生改变，人们种植水果和蔬菜用以出口，这需要大量的水。到2050年，淡水需求量会是现在的十倍，淡水将出现严重短缺。有些未来学家预测，如果现在不着手处理好用水问题，将来很可能引发战争。交通方面，汽车将使用新的清洁能源，而且跑得更快。车速将完全由电脑控制，不会有任何交通事故。目前很多汽车上都有车载电脑，可以准确地告诉驾驶员所处的位置。到2050年，电脑将完全控制汽车并可以将人直接送到目的地。另一方面，航天飞机可以在两个小时内载人环游全世界。到2050年，航天飞机可以飞到世界任何一个角落。A4Read2050年的人类生活会是什么样子呢？在科技领域，机器人将取代人在工厂里工作。大公司更喜欢使用机器人，因为他们不会要求涨工资或者闹罢工，而且可以二十四小时工作。到2050年，机器人将随处可见，比如在工厂里、学校里、办公室里、医院里、商店里，甚至家里。最后但同样很重要的一点，医疗科技可以战胜很多疾病。目前，已经有电子设备直接跟大脑连接，帮助人们改善听觉。到2050年，人类将能够让盲人重见光明，让聋者重获听力。届时，科学家们已经发现了控制基因的方法，并克隆出了一些动物。到2050年，科学家们还能克隆出人，并决定他们的长相、行为和智力。虽然科学家们将拥有实现这一切的能力，但他们应不应该这样做呢？A5writeAsalesletterisapieceofdirectmailwhichisdesignedtopersuadethereadertopurchaseaparticularproductorserviceintheabsenceofasalesman.Ithasbeendefinedas"aformofdirectmailinwhichanadvertisersendsalettertoapotentialcustomer".Itisanabstractpartofbusinesswriting,whichismainlyintextualform.Salesletterstendtouseformalletterstructuresandareratherimpersonalbecausetheyaresenttomorethanoneperson.BusinessLetterWriting:SalesLetters.Paragraph1:Theintroductionofthelettershouldcapturetheattentionofthereader.Youmaymentiontheproblemsthattheclientmaybehavingandwhichyourproductorservicewillresolve.Introducethecompanyandwhatyouspecializein.Paragraph2:

Introducetheproductandserviceyouintendtoselltotheclient.Showtheclientthewaysinwhichtheywillbenefitfrominvestinginyourproductorservice.Maketheofferenticing(诱人的)withoutpromisingtheimpossible.Paragraph3:

Giveyourcontactinginformationfortheclienttofindoutmoreinformationontheproductorservice.Valediction(告别词)/GoodbyeWritingguidanceA5write

a)Completethefollowingsalesletterwiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.

DearMr.Smith:

Areyouhaving_________gettingyourimportantdocumentsformattedcorrectly?Ifyouarelikemostbusinessowners,youhavetroublefindingthetimeto___________________producegood-lookingdocuments.Thisiswhyitisimportanttohaveaspecialist___________careofyourmostimportant______________.

AtDocumentsMakers,wehavetheskillsand_________________tocomeinandhelpyoumakethebestpossibleimpression.Maywestop_________andofferyouaFREEestimateofhowmuchitwould_______togetyourdocumentslookinggreat?Ifso,giveusacallatandset________andappointmentwithoneofyourfriendlyoperators.A5writetroubleeconomicallytakedocumentsexperience

by

costupA5writeb)KevinisthemanagerofHi!ROBOTCompany.Thecompanymainlyproducesandsellshouseholdrobotproducts,suchasi-robotvacuumcleaner,robotbabysitter,robothousekeeperandrobotpet.Now,writeasaleslettertothecustomertopromoteoneofyourproducts.

BAdvancedindustrialsocietyUnit3ABetterLifeintheFutureB1ListenSupplementaryResourcesa)Listentothenewsaboutfuturecarsandanswerthequestions.

1)Whatisthemainideaofthenews?A.Autonomouscarshavebeentestedandprovedcompletelysafe.B.Autonomouscarshavebeenwidelyacceptedbythepublic.C.Differenttypesofself-drivingcarsarebeingstudiedandtested.D.Differentcompanieshavealreadymadeprofitsbysellingself-drivingcars.A.2)CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownhassignedabilltoallow______.

A.peopletobuyautonomouscarsB.companytomakeautonomouscarsC.peopletouseself-drivingcarsD.companytotestself-drivingcars

Answer:C

Answer:DMajor1)(auto/motto)manufacturesinUnitedStatesandEuropearealsoworkingonthetechnologyforautonomous2)(miracles/vehicles).Anautocompanyisdoing3)(roadtests/speedtests),setsplanstosellself-drivingcarsby4)(2024/2030).InSeptember,CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownsigneda5)(pill/bill)toallowautonomousvehiclesontheroadsinitsstate;Todaywearelookingatscience6)(fake/fiction)becomingtomorrow’s7)(reality/morality)—self-drivingcars.Thetechnologyforthesecarsincludescameras,radarand8)(motion/emotion)sensors.

b)Listentothenewsagainandcompletethepassagebychoosingtheproperwords.√√√√√√√B1Listen√

Self-drivingCars

Thehigh-techcompanyFordhasafleetofself-drivingcars,byAugusttheyhavelogged480,000km.MajorautomanufacturersintheUnitedStatesandEuropearealsoworkingonthetechnologyforautonomousvehicles.Anautocompanyisdoingroadtestsandsaysitplanstoselldriverlesscarsby2024.InSeptember,CaliforniagovernorJerryBrownsignedabilltoallowautonomousvehiclesontheroadsinhisstate.“Todaywe’relookingatsciencefictionbecomingtomorrow’sreality—aself-drivingcar”.Thetechnologyforthesecarsincludescameras,radarandmotionsensors.ThesystemshavebeenimprovedthroughcompetitionssponsoredbytheUSgovernmentagencyDARPA,theDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectAgency.RichardMasonanengineerwiththeRandCorporationhelpeddesignvehiclesforDARPAchallengeraces,between2004and2007.“Andevery2years,thecarscamebackandtheytookin10timesasmuchdataastheydidbefore,sobeforeyouknowa100timesmoredata,nowtheyalsocostmore,butthereisjustthisexponentialincreaseincapability.”B1ListenScript:B2Talka)Workingroupsandlistasmanycarmakersathomeandabroadaspossible.Audi,Porsche,BMW,DasAuto,RollsRoyceareGermancars.Citroen,PeugeotareFrenchcars.Ferrari,Lamborghini,MaseratiareItaliancars.Landrover,AstonMartin,BentleyareBritishcars.Cadillac,Lincoln,Chrysler,HummerareAmericancars.Infiniti,LEXUS,Honda,Toyota,MitsuokaareJapanesecars.Geely,BYD,Hongqi,ChanganareChinesecars.B2Talkclutch

离合器disengage/letintheclutch

分离/踩下离合器accelerator

油门

release/letouttheclutch

松开离合器踏板speedometer

速度表

changinggear

换挡putthecarintogear

挂上挡

steeringwheel

方向盘brake

(pedal)

刹车(踏板)

handbrake/manualbrake/emergencybrake

手刹applythebrake

制动

changelanes

变换车道dashboard

仪表盘

indicator

指示灯板revolutioncounter/indicator

转速表

presstheaccelerator/steponthegas

加/踩油门turnthesteeringwheeltotheleft/right

向左/右打方向盘WordTipsB2Talkb)Ifyouwanttodriveacaronthehighway,youmustfirstpassseveralstrictdrivingtestsandgetadrivinglicenseissuedbythegovernment.Talkabouthowtodriveacarandthenputthefollowingdrivinginstructionsintotherightorder.a.Insertthecarkeyandstarttheengine.b.Fastenthesafetybelt.c.Disengagetheclutchandputthecarintogear1.d.

Switch/turnoffthemotor/engine,take/pullthekeyout.e.Letouttheclutchslowlyandthecarbeginstomove.f.Whenthecarstopscompletely,letintheclutchandputthegearintoneutral.g.Whenyouwanttostop,applythebrakeslowlyandslowdown.h.Steerthewheelandmovethecartoroadside.i.Steponthegasandspeedupthecar.j.

Whentherev-counterpointsto2,500rounds,switchtohighergear.12345678910B3Writea)Readthefollowinginstructionforusingaricecookerproperly.Payattentiontothesentencetypeused.rinse淘洗

draintheexcesswater倒出多余的水soak浸泡switch开关B3WriteSampleWriting:

HowtoOperateaMicrowaveOven1.Openmicrowavedoor(dependingonthestyleyoumayhavetopullhandleorpushabuttontoopen).Donotsetovenforexcessivecooktimes.2.Placetheitem(plate,container,mug)containingthefoodordrinkinsidethemicrowave.Ifthefoodordrinkisinanaluminumcontainer,removeandplaceintosomethingthatismicrowavecompatible.3.Closethedoorandsetcookorreheattimeassuggestedfortheparticularfoodordrink.Ifnosuggestionsorrecommendationsaregiven,youmaywanttostartwithonetotwominutes,dependingonthecontents’temperature.Ifcontentsarefrozen,youcandefrostfirstbeforeactuallycooking.4.Restartmicrowaveifadditionalcookingisneededafterfourminutes.5.Checkcontentsperiodicallyandturnorstirtoensureevencooking.6.Removefoodcarefullyand/orallowfoodtocoolbeforeremovingb)Accordingtotheinstructionyouhavereadabove,writeaninstructionofhowtouseapopulartool,deviceorapplianceindailylifewithin100words.Payattentiontothesentencetypeyouchooseandtheverbsyouuseinthesentences.B3WriteB4Read—Lead-inQuestionQuestion:Ifyouaregoingtobuyasmartcar,whatfunctionsdoyouexpectittohave?

WillChattingSmartCars

BecomeaRealitySoon?Possibleanswers:Roomy,light,strong,intelligent,cantalk,candriveitself,withTV,withdifferentradars,withInternetaccessB4ReadB4Readpourinto遵循长期以来的传统Internetofthings物联网Investin在某领域投资connecteddevices连通设备onthemove行进中的triggerthebreak触发制动装置human-shaped人形的marketingmanager市场营销经理mountedontheroof安装在顶部UsefulExpressionsB4Read(Para.2)...hasestablisheda$100millionfund...establish(vt.)tostartacompany,organization,system,etc.thatisintendedtoexistorcontinueforalongtime建立，设立establishafirm创建一家公司e.g.Thisbusinesswasestablishedin1860.［拓展］(vt.)(1)toholdapositionforlongenoughorsucceedinsth.wellenoughtomakepeopleacceptandrespectyou确立；使立足；使稳固establishsb./oneself(insth.)(assth.)使某人［自己］任职；安置；安顿e.g.Wearenowcomfortablyestablishedinournewhouse.Bythenshewasestablishedasastar.(2)todiscoverorprovethefactsofasituation查实；确定；证实e.g.We’veestablishedhisinnocence/(thefact)thathe’sinnocent.Thepolicecan’testablishwherehewasatthetime.LanguagePointsB4Read(Subtitle)Aviodcollisionscollision(n.)oneobjectorpersonstrikingagainstanother相撞，碰撞［运用］incollisionwith与……相撞e.g.Theschoolbuswasinvolvedinacollisionwithatruck.［拓展］collision(n.)抵触；（看法、意见等的）冲突e.g.Thereisacollisionbetweenthetwocountriesoverfishingrights.［仿写］ 两人开车迎头相撞，双双死去。

Theybothdiedinahead-oncollision.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.5)...andacameraconfirmsitishuman-shaped.confirm(vt.)toprovideevidenceforthetruthorcorrectnessof(areport,anopinion,etc.);establishthetruthof证实，证明（报告、意见等）的正确性；确认e.g.Theannouncementconfirmedmysuspicions.［拓展］confirmed(adj.)［作定语］坚定的；根深蒂固的；确认的e.g.Thatmanisaconfirmedbachelor.Flightsshouldbeconfirmed48hoursbeforedeparture.［仿写］有人问她时，她肯定了她将要退休。Whenasked,sheconfirmedthatshewasgoingtoretire.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.5)...havebeenexperimentingwithdriverlesscars...experiment(vi.)tomakeanexperiment进行实验experimentwithnewideas尝试新想法e.g.Researchersareexperimentingwithnewmethodstosolvetheproblem.［拓展］experiment(n.)［C,U］实验；试验e.g.Theresearchersarerepeatingtheexperimentonrats.experimentation(n.)［U］（书面）实验；试验e.g.Manypeopleobjecttoexperimentationonanimals.［仿写］这个实验对动物无害。Thisexperimentwasharmlesstotheanimals.LanguagePointsB4Read(Para.7)...inMay2012issuedAmerica’sfirstself-drivenvehiclelicense...issue(vt.)tomakesthknownformally宣布；公布；发出［运用］issueorders/instructions发出命令/指示e.g.TheUSStateDepartmentissuesmillionsofpassportseachyear.［拓展］issue(vi.)出来；出去；流出e.g.Smokeissuedfromthefactorychimneys.issue(n.)重要的议题；争论点e.g.Weshouldraisetheissueofdiscriminationwiththecouncil.［仿写］外交部长向新闻界发表了一个声明。Theforeignministerissuedastatementtothepress.LanguagePointsB4Reada)Choosethebestanswertothequestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofthetext.1)Whatisthepurposeforthechipmakertoestablishthe$100millionfund?A.Inordertoinvestinfirmsdevelopingbetterchipsforcomputer.B.Inordertoinvestinfirmsdevelopingbetterconnectivityforcars.C.Inordertoimprovethesecuritycompetenceofcomputers.D.Inordertoimprovethesecuritycompetenceofcars.Answer:B2)Underwhatcircumstancewillacartriggerthebrakesautomatically?A.Ifradarinthecar’sgrilldetectsanobjectinfrontofthevehicle.B.Ifacameraconfirmstheobjectinfrontofthevehicleishuman-shaped.C.Ifradarinthecar’sgrilldetectsthereisanythinginfrontofthevehicle.D.BothAandB.Answer:D3)HowcanadriverlessToyotaPriusseeothertrafficsontheroad?A.Usingthevideocameramountedontheroof.B.Usingradarsensors.C.Usingalaserrangefinder. D.AlltheaboveAnswer:DB4Readb)Wordexplanation:Findpropernamesaccordingtothedescriptions.1)_________isadevicethatdetectslight,heat,humidity,etc.2)__________isasystemfordetectingthepresence,positionormovementofsolidobjectswithinitsrangebysendingoutshortradiowaveswhichtheyreflect.3)___________isapersonordevicewhosejobistoworkoutthedirectioninwhichtheaircraftorshipshouldbetraveling.4)____________isatechnologybasedontelecommunicationsandinformatics.5)___________________isatechnologyconnectingphysicalobjectstotheweb.SensorRadar

NavigatorTelematicsInternetofthingsB4ReadB4Read会聊天的智能汽车会很快成为现实吗？智能网联在过去几年里，不少公司都投入巨资研发远程信息处理技术和物联网技术——远程信息处理技术主要研究远程通讯和信息处理，物联网技术则是将现实中的物体连接到网络中。比如，世界上最大的芯片制造商之一设立了一个1亿美元的基金，投资那些研发汽车网联的公司。该公司认为，在不久的将来，汽车将成为网联设备成长最快的三大领域之一。避免碰撞