人教版(2019)選擇性必修一U2-Reading and Thinking

SmarthomestomakelifeeasierUnit2Lookingintothefuturesweepingrobotsweepthefloorautomaticallysmartdigitaldoorlockusepasswordsandourfingerprintstoopenthedoorsinstantly

smartsecuritycameradetectanyabnormalityremotelyandconstantlysmartkeyboardconnecttolaptopsorphoneswirelesslyWhatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingis“smart”?Whata“smart”housecandothatotherhousescannot?IntelligentdoorlockSmartphoneSmartmattressSmarttoiletWhatdoesitmeanwhenwesaythatsomethingis“smart”?automaticallyremotelywirelesslyComparedtotraditionalhomes,smarthomemakesusfeelconvenientsecureEASY

While-readingTask1Skimthetextandfindout:Whatisthepurpose

ofthetext?Whoistheintendedaudienceofthistext?IdentifypurposeandaudienceThetypesofphrasesusedinapassagehelpidentifyitspurpose.Forexample,thephraseinmyopiniontellsusthatthepassageislikelymeanttopersuade.Andatextthatusesimperativesislikelymeanttoinstruct.Apassage’scontenthelpsidentifyitsaudience.Forexample,apassagethatgivestipsonlookingafterpetswouldhavepetsownersasitsaudience.vt.勸說(shuō)；說(shuō)服n.短語(yǔ)；詞組

Task2SkimthetextanddoubleunderlinetopicsentenceofeachparagraphdrawanoutlineforthetextPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Smarthomeswillbringussafe,energy-savingandcomfortablelifeinthefuture.AdvancedtechnologywillbeusedforautomaticcontrolSmarthomeswillmonitorpeople’shealthregularly.Smarthomeswillpreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Smarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Careful-readingPara.1

Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputers?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.Whataretheadvantagesofsmarthomes?Whydoesthewriterstartwithtwoquestions?Para.2Howdowecontroldevicesathome?TodayInthefutureManualcontrolswitchesknobsremotecontrolsthinkabout

turningswitches

onandoffyourselfAutomatic/IntelligentcontrolHowdoesitfunction?use

learnrespondtointegratedsensorsyourdailyroutine&preferencesvoicecommands

recordhowwellwesleepeverynightcheckourbodyweightsendawarningtoourphonesgiveussuggestionskeepconstanttrackofourhealthwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwrongtoiletsbedsPara.3&4Whatwillsmarthomesdoabout...?detectifthereisaproblemprovideuswiththerelevantinformationwaterpipes,electricalwires

While-readingTask3ReadthetextagainandfillinthetablebelowdoorslockthedoorforuswhenweareawayTVs,computersswitchoffTVsandcomputerswhenweforgetwaterpipes,electricalwiresdetectifthereisaproblemandprovideuswiththerelevantinformationdinnerspreparedinnerforus

While-readingbedsrecordhowwellwesleepeverynight,checkourbodyweight,sendawarningtoourphoneswhenwehavesleeporweightproblems,andgiveussuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.toiletskeepconstanttrackofourhealthandwarnusearlyonifthereissomethingwrong.lights,favoritemusicorTVprogrammescomeontheinstantweenterthedoorPara.5Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardssmarthomes?Inwhatwayisthehomeoftomorrowisareadythehomeoftoday?Aresmarthomespopularnow?Whyorwhynot?Thetimeofsmarthomeshasalreadycome.highcost,imperfecttechnology,riskofdanger...Whatdoyouthinkofsmarthomes?

Post-readingTask4Completethesummaryusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.integratesautomaticswitchesefficientmonitorwarningsdetectrelevantLearnsomewordsandstructures

sth.happentosb.某事發(fā)生在某人身上

在不久的將來(lái)2.switchvt.轉(zhuǎn)換；交換n.開(kāi)關(guān)；轉(zhuǎn)變①makeaswitch做出轉(zhuǎn)變②~(from…)to…（從…）轉(zhuǎn)變成③~off/on=turnoff/on④~sth.withsb.和某人交換某物3.distantadj.遙遠(yuǎn)的；疏遠(yuǎn)的–n.distance距離-adv.distantly遙遠(yuǎn)地①be+距離+distantfrom…離某地有…遠(yuǎn)②inthedistance在遠(yuǎn)處4.secureadj.安全的，可靠的vt.獲得，保護(hù)-n.security安全，安全性–adj.insecure不安全的-adv.securely安全地①feelsecureabout對(duì)…安心②besecurefrom/against沒(méi)有…的危險(xiǎn)③securesb.againststh.保護(hù)某人免受某物的傷害5.automaticadj.自動(dòng)的automobilen.汽車(chē)autonomousadj.自治的autobiographyn.自傳6.integratev.合并；成為一體-adj.integrated綜合的integrateAwith/into/andB把A和B合并

節(jié)能模式日常生活和偏好一…就…回應(yīng)；對(duì)…作出反應(yīng)除此之外7.instantadj.立即的；速食的n.瞬間，片刻-adv.instantly立刻①inaninstant=immediately立刻，馬上②thedistant(that)=assoonas一…就…③(at)anyinstant隨時(shí)④foraninstant片刻8.preferencen.愛(ài)好，偏好

–vt.prefer傾向于–adj.preferable更合適的①haveapreferenceforsth./sb.偏愛(ài)②inpreferenceto優(yōu)先于，而不是③giveapreferenceto優(yōu)待9.commandvt.命令，控制n.指令，命令①u(mài)nderthecommandof…=underone’scommand由..指揮②beincommandof…控制…(表狀態(tài))③takecommandof…控制…(表動(dòng)作)④haveacommandof…了解，掌握⑤commandsb.todosth.命令某人做某事⑥commandthatsb.(should)dosth.

給…發(fā)送警告就…給出建議10.availableadj.可獲得的，有空的①beavailableforsth.可用于某事②beavailabletod