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Unit2Looking intothe futurePartOne TextOneSmart homesto makelife easierHaveyou everforgotten tolock the door of your houseOr,have youever forgottentoswitch offthe TVor puterThese kindsof thingshappen tous allthe time,wasteresources,and cansometimes leadto problems.However,in thenottoodistant future,wewill beliving insmart homesthat willlock thedoor forus when we areaway and，remember toswitch offthe TVwhenweforqet These smart homes will keep us secure,save usenergy and provide a more furtableenvironment tolive in.Intelligent ControlsToday,we have to useswitches for our lights,knobs forour appliances,and remotecontrolsforourTVs andair conditioners.In thefuture,we will be usingadvancedtechnology every day forautomatic controlof justabout everythingin ourhome.Thefuture home will useintegrated sensorsto tellwhen youleave home each morning,andthen gointo anenergyefficient modeall byitself.You willno longerhave tothink aboutturningswitches on and offyourself.Your homewill alsolearn yourdaily routineandpreferences,so everythingwill beready for you whenyou gethomeeachevening.Yourlights wille on the instantyou enterthedooralong withyour favouritemusic orTvprogrammes,and you will findyour dinneralready preparedfor you.All controlswillrespond tovoice mands,so ifyou wantto changeyour routine,you justsay aloudwhat youwantand the home systemwill obey.Regular HealthChecksIn addition,your smarthomewillbe monitoringyour healthfor youeveryday.Yourbed,for example,will recordhow wellyou sleepevery night.It willalso bechecking yourbodyweight.If youstart tohave sleepor weightproblems,it willsend awarning toyourphone.It willalso giveyou suggestionsonahealthier dietand howto sleepbetter.Smarttoilets willbe keepingconstant trackofyourhealth aswell.They canwarn youearly onifthere issomething abnormalor ifyou havea criticalillness,such ascancer,and potentiallysaveyour life.No MoreDisasters
24.warning n.警告；警示；先兆向某人发出关于…的警告［拓展］同根词提醒某人注意某事提醒某人（不）做某事提醒某人不要做某事
25.constant adj.不断的；重复的；不变的n.常数；常量
26.early on在初期；早先
27.abnormal adj.不正常的；反常的
28.critical adj.严重的；关键的；批判性的
29.cancer n.癌症；毒瘤
30.potentially adv.潜在地；可能地
31.potential1）adj.可能的；潜在地2）n.潜力；可能性有（做）某事的可能性/潜力_________________有潜力做某事_________________开发某人的潜力发挥某人的（全部）潜力
32.leak vi.vt.漏；渗漏；透露n.漏洞；裂缝；透露
33.electrical adj.电的；用电的
34.wiring n.电线线路；线路系统
35.wire n.电线；金属丝（或线）vt.接通电源；将・・・连接到
36.detect vt.发现；查明
37.relevant adj.有关的；有意义的_________________与…有关［拓展］同根词n.关联；有关［拓展］fire自找麻烦
40.innovation n.6J新；6J造
38.catch fire着火（动作）
41.available1adj.可获得的；可购得的;________________可以做某事可用于…对某人来说是可获得的2adj.有空的常在句中作表语［拓展］同根词n.可得性；有空闲
42.in thissense in...sense从这种某种意义上来讲
43.nevertheless adv.尽管如此；不过；然而讲得通
44.structure n.结构；体系vt.系统安排；精心组织
45.security n.保护措施；安全工作
46.crime n.犯罪活动；不法行为
47.bine1）vt.vi.（使）结合；混合_________________使A与B相结合_________________与,..结合2）vt.兼备，兼顾_________________兼有/兼做A和B［拓展］同根词n.结合，联合，混合；结合体，联合体（与..・）联合/混合adj.结合的，合并的
48.nanobot n.纳米机器人
49.artificial adj.人工的；人造的；假的
50.artificial intelligence人工智能
51.clone vt.克隆；以无性繁殖技术复制n.克隆动物（或植物）
52.predict vt.预测；预言；预料__________________预计做某事__________________据预测…
53.prediction n.预测；预言；预料_________________作出预测［拓展］同根词_______________adj.可预见的
54.forecast1）vt.预测；预言；预料2）n.预测，预报_________________天气预报［拓展］forecast/predict易混词区别to makea statementabout whatis likelyto happen,usually relatingto theforecastweather,business,or theeconomypredict tosay that something willhappen,before ithappens
55.occupation n.职业；占领_________________全职/兼职工作［拓展］同根词vt.占用，彳吏用；侵占_________________忙于做某事adj.，忙于；已占用的_________________使某人忙起来
56.oppose vt.反对;抵制;阻挠_________________反对（做）某事_________________反对某人做某事［拓展］同根词_______________D.反对，反抗_________________强烈反对.・・adj.强烈反对的，截然不同的与…相反，而非…；相对于…_________________反对（做）某事adj.对面的；另一边的；相反的n.对立面_________________与…相反
57.hence adv.因此；由此
58.cease vi.vt.（使）停止；终止_________________停止做某事_________________停火_________________不复存在
59.deceased adj.已死的；亡故的
60.absence n.不存在；缺乏；缺席某人不在/缺席的时候_________________缺少..._________________心不在焉［拓展］同根词_______________adj.缺席的心不在焉的，健忘的不参加・・・；缺席…_______________n.出席，在场adj.出席的，在场的_________________出席・..
61.rural adj.乡村的；农村的
62.advocate1）vt.提倡；支持；拥护提倡（做）某事，主张（做）某事_________________提倡/主张…2）n.提倡者；支持者；拥护者_…的支持者/拥护者
63.emphasis n.强调；重视；重要性_________________强调；重视_________________强调.・.［拓展］同根词_______________vt.强调；重视_________________强调...的重要性
64.luxury n.奢华
65.keep in touch（with...）（与...）保持联系；了解（某课题或领域的情况）
66.career n.职业；事业
67.prospect n.可能性；前景
68.resist vi.vt.抵制；反抗;抵挡忍不住/抵抗不住（做）某事_________________抵制（做）某事
69.resistance n.抵制；反对；抗拒_________________对・・・的抵抗_________________遭到反对［拓展］同根词adj.抵抗的，反抗的_________________才氐抗;反对.・.
70.paragraph n.段；段落
71.signpost n.路标
72.essay n.文章
73.accurate adj.精确的；准确的［拓展］同根词_______________n.准确性_________________十分准确地
74.librarian n.图书管理员Smart homeswillbe able toprevent seriousdamage fromaccidents.For example,if awaterpipe startsleaking,or ifthere isa shortin theelectrical wiring,your smarthome willdetectit andprovide youwith therelevant information.This way,you willbe ableto fixtheproblem before your homebees floodedor catchesfire.This smarttechnology isnot afantasy.Most of these newinnovations arealreadyavailable andbeing usedin somehomes.In thissense,thehome of tomorrowis alreadythe
②homeoftoday.Nevertheless,it willtake someyears beforemost newhomes beginto知识点链接use thisnew technology.1Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,save usenergy,andprovideamorefortableenvironment tolive in.动词不定式短语作定语1如果作定语的不定式中的动词是不及物动词，或者不定式所修饰的名词或代词是不定式动作的地点、工具等，不定式后需要加相应的介词［伊J］He hasa nicepen towrite with.2如果被修饰词是time,place或way,不定式后的介词习惯上可以省略［例］They foundnoplace tostay infor thenight.拓展常接不定式作定语的名词有ability,chance,opportunity,idea,excuse,promise,attempt,belief,way,reason,moment,time等［例］If youetoChina,youwillhave thechance toexperience theSpring Festival.2Nevertheless,it willtake someyears beforemost newhomes beginto usethis newtechnology.before引导时间状语从句1It was/took+一段时间+before…“过了…才从句常用一般过去时［伊J］It tookmorethan tenyears beforehe pletedhis secondbook.2It was not long before.../It didn5t take longbefore...“不久就…”从句常用一般过去时口列］It wasnot longbefore shewon the world championship.3It wontbe longbefore…/It wonttake longbefore…”不久就…”，从句常用一般现在时M列］It wontbe longbefore wecan travelto space.4It will/may be/takelongbefore...“要过/或许过…才…”,从句常用一般现在时口列］If youmiss thischance,it maybe longbeforeyouget anotherone.Should wefight new technology Thismorning,I sawthe shockingheadline:Passenger DiesWhen CarCrashes inDriverlessMode”.In thearticle,various peoplesaid thatthe publicshould opposethe ideaofdeveloping driverless cars.They saidthatsome advances intechnology wereunnecessaryand couldeven bedangerous.Hence,we shouldcease acceptingtechnologyjust becauseit isnew.The newspaperreported thatthe carpany hadalready apologizedforthe accident,but thefamilies of the deceasedsaid it wasnotenough.Nevertheless,the panystillclaimed thatmost peoplewould betravelling indriverlesscarsone daysoon.On theone hand,there aremany differentgroups ofpeople aroundthe worldwho livehappilyin theabsence ofnew technology.Probably themost wellknownare theAmish,agroup ofChristmas living in ruralAmerica.They donot ownor drivecars,watch TV,oruse the Internet.They havelived mainlyas farmerssince18th century,and theywillprobably beliving thesame wayin thedistant future.They advocatea simplelife withanemphasis onhard work,family,and munity.They thinkthat is better thancaring aboutluxuriesor followingthe livesoftherich andfamous.It couldeven beargued thattheAmishs qualityof lifeisbettersince theylive inand appreciatethe naturalenvironmentrather thanlivinginlarge,polluted cities.On theother hand,newtechnologyhas providedpeople everywherewith manybenefitsover theyears.For example,the latestweathertracking puterprograms givepeople
①lots ofwarnings aboutpotential naturaldisasters,which savesmany lives.Moreover theInternethas madeit possiblefur friendsand familyto keepintoucheasily even if they
②are on opposite sides oftheworld•It has also madeEnding opportunitiesin lifemucheasier as it allows people tomake largernetworks offriends throughusing socialmedia.Personally,I havebenefited quitea lotfrom technologicaladvances.I foundmycareer asan AIdesigner througha socialmedia network.My healthmonitor,which Iwearall thetime,hasalsohelped meget intothe bestshape ofmy life.Of course,when newtechnologychanges theway welive,it canbeascary prospect.Nevertheless,I willalwayslook onthe positiveside ofchange andaccept itrather thanresist it.
①Moreover,the Internethas madeit possiblefor friendsand familyto keepin toucheasilyevenifthey areonoppositesidesoftheworld.make+it+adj.+for sb./sth.to dossth.1该句型中的it是形式宾语，真正宾语是后面的不定式结构，形容词在句型中作宾语补足语，这个句型被称为“6123”结构，其中6指常用的6个动词make,believe,find,feel,consider,think;“1”指形式宾语it;2指宾语补足语的两种形式形容词或名词；“3”指真正的宾语的3种形式不定式，动名词或宾语从句U列］To improveyour writing,youdbetter makeit arule tokeep adiary inEnglish.口列］He thinksit importantthat wetry todosome houseworkafter school.2表“喜好”“厌恶”等抽象意义的动词like/dislike/enjoy/love/hate/appreciate后面不能直接跟宾语从句，需先接形式宾语it,然后再把真正的宾语放在后面，其结构为v.+it+when/if从句M列］rd appreciateit ifyou givemeachance towork inyour pany.3动词短语depend on/answer fbr/insist on/see to/take...for granted等后接that从句时，需用it作形式宾语口列］Dont takeit forgranted thatparents shoulddo everythingforyou.
②It hasalso madefinding opportunitiesin lifemuch easier,asitallowspeopleto makelargernetworks offriends throughusing socialmedia.as引导不同从句及含义1as引导原因状语从句，as意为“因为；由于”口列］As youwere out,I lefta message.2as引导时间状语从句，as意为“当…时候；随着As timegoes by,I amfitting inwell andtrying tostrike abalance betweenstudy andasocial life.3as引导方式状语从句,as意为“按照…；照着…”［例］Do inRome asthe Romansdo.4as引导让步状语从句，as意为“虽然，尽管”口列］Hot asitwas,the kidsplayed footballontheplayground.注意as引导的让步状语从句，需将后面的表语、状语或谓语部分提到前面，构成倒装句M列］Child ashe is,he knowsa lotabout spaceexploration.5as引导定语从句，as意为“正如；正像”［伊J］As isknown tous all,theInternetplays avery importantpart inour life.
1.phrase n.短语；词组
2.persuade1）vt.劝说；说服_________________说服某人做某事说服某人不做某事2）vt.使相信，使信服_________________使某人信服…［拓展］同根词_______________adj.有说服力的_______________n.说服，劝说
3.switch1）vt.交换；转换vi.vt（使）改变；转变转换到…；换台；换频道_________________从…往・.・转变_________________和某人交换某物2）n.开关；转换器；改变_________________改变_________________轻轻一拨开关
4.switch on/off打开/关上（电灯、机器等）
5.distant adj.遥远的；远处的；疏远的；心不在焉的_________________离・・・（有・・・）远［拓展］同根词_______________n.距离_________________在远处从远处，隔一段距离（不是很远）隔（…远的）距离（不是很远）_________________（与…）保持距离_________________与某人保持距离
6.secure1）adj.安心的，有把握的；安全的；可靠的；牢固的对…有把握；对…感到安心_________________免遭某事2）vt.（经努力）获得；栓牢；保护，使安全_________________把…栓牢在・・・_________________保护..・以免遭…［拓展］同根词adj.不安全的；无把握的n.保护措■施；安全工作_________________安全感_________________出于安全考虑
7.knob n.旋钮；球形把手
8.appliance n,电器；器具
9.remote adj.远程的；偏远的在遥远的过去/将来
10.remote control遥控器;遥控
11.air conditioner空调机；空调设备
12.automatic adj,自动的
13.integrated adj.各部分密切协调的；综合的
14.integrate vi.vt.（使）合并；成为一体
15.sensor n.传感器；敏感元件
16.efficient adj,效率高的；有功效的_________________擅长…［拓展］同根词_______________D.效率；效能
17.mode n.模式；方式；风格
18.routine n.常规；正常顺序adj.常规的；日常的
19.daily routine日常生活
20.preference n.爱或子；偏爱_________________偏爱・・・而不是；优先于…给…以优惠；优待…［拓展］同根词_______________vt.更喜欢_________________喜欢A胜过B宁愿做某事而不愿做某事_________________更喜欢做某事adj.更可取的，更合适的_________________比…更可取
21.instant1）n.瞬间；片亥“_________________立刻；马上_________________一会儿一…就...（引导时间状语从句）2）adj.立即的；速食的；速溶的
22.mand1）n.命令；控制；指令控制；指挥（表示动作）控制，指挥（表示状态）_________________由某人控制/指挥_________________受某人支配_________________掌握；精通2）vt.命令；控制_________________命令某人做某事命令…做某事［虚拟语气，“（should）+do”］
23.obey vi.vt.服从；遵守。
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