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Unit 6 Life in the future
I. Comprehension:
Passage 1
1. The sentence “which is environmentally friendly” (Para 1) means the same as the one in the sentence “________________”
A. There is a warm and friendly atmosphere in the pub.
B. I enjoy working here ------ everyone is so friendly.
C. The new country hopes to build friendly relations with all its neighbor.
D. Science teachers need to take a more girl-friendly approach, which help them to be more interested in science.
2. The new maglev train is a good example of future transportation NOT because _______.
A. it travels faster. B. it becomes much cheaper
C. it ensures safety D. it doesn’t pollute the environment
3. Which is NOT true about the shopping in the future?
A. Shopping malls will disappear thanks to e-commerce.
4. Which of the following will be least likely to help in the future to enjoy a longer and healthier life?
A. Exercise regularly B. A balanced diet C. Advances in medical science
D. A better understanding of the smallpox.
5. What may lead to changes in the way diseases are cured and medicine are made?
A. Healthy diet and active life B. Eating and exercises
C. Advances in medical science D. New discoveries in genetics and biochemistry
6. What’s the meaning of the future transportation in Paragraph Two?
A. No pollution B. High speed C. Safety D. All of the above
7. What does the last paragraph of the first passage mainly talk about?
A. E-learning B. Knowledge C. Efforts D. Education
8. According to the last paragraph, which of the following will probably take place in the future?
A. People will look at education and knowledge differently.
B. Students will not have to do homework.
C. Real classrooms will disappear gradually.
D. The school of the future will remain the same.
9. From Passage 1, what can we conclude?
A. Life n the future can be predicted in the way of examining the major trends at present
B. Life in the future won’t be imagined by us at present.
C. Life in the future will last for ever.
D. Life in the future can be completely controlled by computer
10. What can we infer from Passage 1?
A. There will be no schools for us to be educated.
B. In the future there will be no diseases.
C. Life in the future will be towards perfect.
D. The importance of computer in the future will be great.
Passage II
1. What does a e-friend can do in the future?
A. It can help us with our homework. B. It can walk and talk with us
D. It can clean up the rooms D. All of the above mentioned.
2.What can we see in the year 3044 when we use the cell phone ?
A. We can see the picture of the person? B. We can recognize the voice
C. We can see a lifelike model of the person D. We can hear if they are happy, sad, interested, ect.
3. In the year 3044, using computer programmes can ____________.
A. copy the world and people B. send old fashioned e-mails
C. help you to make an e-friend D. travel back in time and visit friends
4. What’s the main idea of Passage 2?
A. Life in the year 3044 and life in the 21st century are quite different
B. E-friends can help us do everything.
C. We don’t need to meet again in the year 3044 because of the computer.
D. None of the above.
5. What can we infer from Passage 2?
A. Mekanika lives a lonely life. B. Life in the year 3044 makes Mekanika feels happy.
C. Mekinika doesn’t do anything in the year 3044. D. Mekanika welcomes us to the year 3044.
( Key 1-5 DBADD 6-10 DAAAC 1-5 DCAAB )
II. Words and expressions
Warming up
1. happen vi. 发生
happen to sb/ sth. …发生了什么事情； 怎么了
那年秋天，他们家发生了一件不幸的事。
____________________________________________________.
(That autumn something unfortunate happened to his family.)
---- I haven’t heard from Henry for a long time.
---- What do you suppose ______ to him?
A. to happen B. has happened C. was happening D. had happened
( Key B )
* 拓展 happen vi. 碰巧
happen to do sth.
It so happens / happened that ….
上个星期天， 我碰巧在街上碰到了一个十多年未见面的老同学。
________________________________________________________________.
( In the street last Sunday I happened to meet a former classmate who I hadn’t seen for over ten years.= It so happened that I met a former classmate who I hadn’t seen for ten years in the street last Sunday.)
2. double
① adj. 两倍; 双重的
a double room in a hotel _______________( 旅馆的双人房 )
get a double advantage ________________（ 获得双重利益）
那城镇的人口是当时的两倍
___________________________________________________
( The population of the town is double what it was then.. )
② v. 使…加倍， 使…成倍增长
He doubled his income in five years.
_____________________________________.
( 他5年里的收入增加了1倍 )
Reading & Integrating skills :
1. predict vt. 预言， 预告
The fortune-teller said he could predict a person’s future.
___________________________________________.
（这个算命先生说他能预言别人的未来。）
能预言人何时会死吗？
______________________________________________?
( Is it possible to predict when one will die)
prediction n.
2. forecast
① v. （forecast(ed) ） to tell in advance 预言； 猜测
气象人员猜测明天将会有雨。
The weatherman_________________________________________.
( The weatherman forecast that it would rain the next day. )
天气预告是和乎科学的。
The weather ________________________________________.
( The weather is forecast scientifically.)
③ n. statement that predict sth with the help of information.
天天早晨我收听气象预告
I listen to the weather forecast over the radio every morning.
make forecasts about ….对… 作出窥
* 构词： fore- 前缀。 表示“预先，前”
例如：forehead n, (前额) foreknowledge n. (先见， 预知) foresee v. (预知)
forearm n.. (前臂); v. ( 预先武装) foredeck n.（前甲板）
3. major
① adj. 主要的； 重要的； 较大的
Liverpool is a major British port.
____________________________________.
( 利物浦是英国的一个重要港口)
② v. 主修科目， 常与in 搭配
他在大学时主修化学和生物
_____________________________________________________.
( He majored in chemistry and biology at university. )\
③ n. （ 大专院校的）主修科目； 专业
你主修什么？ 我主修英语。
_______________________________________________
What’s your major? My major is English.
* 链接 major 主要的； 较大的 —— minor 次要的； 较小的
majority 大多数 ———— minority 少数
4. glimpse ①n. 瞥见；
catch / have / get a glimpse of …=catch a brief sight of …
② vt.; vi 瞥见， 乍看
glimpse at…
他瞥了一眼那封信， 不耐烦地把它丢到一边。
________________________________________________.
( He glimpsed at the letter and then threw it impatiently aside.)
5. contemporary adj.
① of the present time; modern 当代。 现代
contemporary events 当代事件； contemporary style 现代风格
②of the time or period being referred to; belonging to the same times 属于该时代的， 属于同一时代的
Byron was contemporary with Wordsworth. 拜伦与渥滋华斯属于同一时代。
6. indicate vt.
① 指示， 指…
The arrow indicate the way to the park.
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(那箭头指示到公园的方向)
②显示…的征兆，象征
乌云表明不久就要下雨
_______________________________________________.
( Dark clouds indicate that it is going to rain.)
那烟囱冒烟， 表示有人在屋里。
__________________________________________________.
( The smoke from the chimney indicated that someone was in the house.)
③ （事情）表示有…的必要 （ 常用 被动语态）
In the case, a blood transfusion is indicated.
______________________________________________.
(这一病例必须输血)
indication n. 征兆， 迹象
There is no indication of his recovery from the illness.=
There is no indication that he will he will recover from the illness.
_____________________________________________________.
(他的病没有康复的迹象。)
eg. The bell ______ the end of the period rang, _______ our heated discussion.
A. indicating, interrupting B. indicated, interrupting
C. indicating, interrupted D. indicating, interrupted
( Key A)
7．ensure vt. 保证
①ensure sth/ that--
已经采取所有必要的措施以确保他们的安全
_____________________________________________________.
( All the necessary measures have been taken to ensure their safety.)
你想确保赶上飞机就乘出租车去
_______________________________________________________.
( If you want to ensure that you catch the plane, take a taxi.)
②ensure sb. sth
The present contract can’t ensure you a job.
现有的合同不能保证你获得一份工作。
③ensure sb. against 保护
我们应该保护工人不出事故
_______________________________________________________________.
( We should ensure workers against accidents.)
8. remain
① link-v.一直保持，仍然
边界问题仍然没有解决。
_________________________________________________________.
( The boundary questions remain unsettled. )
他叔叔一生未结婚。
___________________________________________________________.
( His uncle remained single / unmarried all his life.)
虽然我们一再让他坐下， 他还是站着
_________________________________________________________________.
( He remained standing though we repeatedly asked him to sit down. )
他们虽然进入不同的高中就读， 但依然是好朋友。
_____________________________________________________________.
( They remain good friends even though they’ve entered different high school.)
②vi . 剩下， 残余;
Of her three sons only one now remains; the rest were killed in battle.
_________________________________________________.
( 她三个儿子现在只剩下一个活着， 其余的都战死沙场了。)
There remain only a few ruins that remain us of the old days.
___________________________________________________.
（现在只剩下一些令我们怀念往日时光的遗迹。）
④ 停留； 逗留
聚会过后，Mary 留下来帮我清洗碗盘。
________________________________________________________________.
( After the party, Mary remained and helped me do the dishes.)
⑤ 尚待； 留待 （ sth. remain to be done ）
现在已经没有什么可说的了。
__________________________________________________.
( Nothing remains to be said.)
It remains to be seen whether he will pass the exam.
________________________________________________.
( 他是否通过考试仍不得而知。)
9. cure
① vt .cure sb/ sth
这药可以治好你的头痛
__________________________________________________.
( The medicine will cure your headache. )
cure sb. of sth.
医生治好了我的头痛
____________________________________________________.
( The doctor cured me of my headache. )
他已经改掉了喝酒的坏习惯了。
____________________________________________________>
(He was cured of his habit of drinking.)
② n. 治疗（方法）， 治愈
Prevention is better than cure.
______________________________________________.
(预防胜于治疗。)
尚未发现癌症的有效办法。
____________________________________________________.
( An effective cure for cancer hasn’t been found. )
*链接 cure & treat
cure 侧重治疗结果
treat 侧重于治疗过程，
His wound were well treated in the army hospital.
_______________________________________________.
（他的伤在部队得到了很好的治疗）
His wounds were cured.
_______________________________________________.
( 他的伤治愈了。
10. keep sb. company 陪伴某人
company 伴侣； 同伴； 陪伴
fall into company with sb. 偶然和某人相识
in the company of … 在… 的陪伴下
A man is known by the company he keeps.
_________________________________________.
( 谚语： 从其交友知起为人 )
I’m glad of your company.
___________________________________________.
( 有你陪伴， 我很兴奋)
Sentence structure
1. Noun Clauses (见Unit 5 语法)
What life will be like in the future is difficult to predict.
A good example of how transportation is changing is the new maglev train. Which is environmentally friendly, energy saving and travels at an amazing 430 km/h.
2. The internet also makes it easier for companies to keep in touch with customers and companies in other countries.
make o. o.c（ do/ done/ adj/ n.）
Having doubles would make people confused, because no one would know who the double really was or how to treat it. (使人感到困惑)
3.It is certain that things will change.
be certain to do / about sth/ of doing sth
我们一定赢得这场比赛 ____________________________________________.
 (We are certain / sure to win the game.)
( of winning the game)
( It’s certain that we will win the game.)
a) keep sb. company 陪伴某人
company n. 伴侣； 同伴； 陪伴
fall into company with sb. 偶然和某人相识
in the company of … 在… 的陪伴下
A man is known by the company he keeps.
_________________________________________.
( 谚语： 从其交友知其为人 )
I’m glad of your company.
___________________________________________.
( 有你陪伴， 我很兴奋)
Some useful phrases:
1. at a speed of …以…的速度
at the speed of light / sound 以光/声速
at full/ top speed 全速地 （ with all speed ）
at (a ) high / low speed 高/低速
2．do business ( with …) (与…) 做生意
3．keep in touch with…和… 保持联系
get in touch with/ lose touch with / be out of touch with
4．combine.. with 使…结合/联合/组合
5. pay more attention to
6. . lead to 通往…
7．on the air 正在播送/广播
in the air (故事，谈话) 流传开
in the open air 在露天
8．on-line shopping
9. an advanced computer system
10. a healthy diet
11. in store (for ) （防御… 而）储藏着
12. come true
Some useful sentences for communication:
1.Talk about life in the future
How will people communicate in the future?
Where will people work on the future?
What will school be like in the future?
2. Practise making predictions
He must/ can’t / may have done…
I guess that …
It looks as if …
It is likely that ….
It would be wonderful if …
It would be bad for …if …
It’s possible / impossible to predict …
No one can predict what/ when …
3. Talk about if a new technology should be used
I think it would be great to have…
I think having a double might be dangerous.
Grammar
Noun clauses—( mainly Subject Clause)
主语从句注重点：
1． 主语从句和强调句的比较：
It is a pity that you didn’t go to see the film.
It was in the morning that the murder took place.
2． what 和that 引导主语从句的区别
What he said was right.
That he said nothing at the meeting made us disappointed.
3． 用it 作形式主语的结构：
It is a pity that …
It is necessary/ certain that …
It is said that ….
It happened / appears(ed) / occurred that .
It doesn’t matter whether…
More exercises:
I. Correct the mistakes if any:
1. If he is fit for the job is unknown to all. ( Whether )
2. This is clear that it is much colder today than yesterday. ( It )
3. That he told us at the gate was quite interesting. ( What )
4. Almost everybody likes the game shows that we have had a great success. ( 加 that )
5. When and where we will go on the holiday is still under discussion. ( right )
6. That how he managed to win their respect is not clear now. ( 去that )
7. Sara hopes to become a friend of anyone shares her interest. ( whoever / 或加 who )
8. We express the hope which the Browns would come to China again.
9. I know nothing about the accident except that I read in the newspaper. (what )
10.It is still a question that we shall have our sports meet. ( when )
11. I don’t doubt whether he will come in time. ( that )
12. The town is quite different from as it was 3 years ago. ( what )
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