Unit+2+Loo king+into+the+Future+Reading+and+Thinking+任務(wù)單 高中英語(yǔ)人教版（2019）選擇性必修第一冊(cè)

高中英語(yǔ)人教版高二選必修一UNIT2lookingintothefuture找動(dòng)詞SMARTHOMESTOMAKELIFEEASIER詞匯積累Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthingshappentousallthetime,wasteresources,andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,andremotecontrolsforourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusingadvancedtechnologyeverydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoanenergy-efficientmodeallbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyourdailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.YourlightswillcomeontheinstantyouenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.Allcontrolswillrespondtovoicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.RegularHealthChecksInaddition,yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwillsendawarningtoyourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoiletswillbekeepingconstanttrackofyourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.NoMoreDisastersSmarthomeswillbeabletopreventseriousdamagefromaccidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestartsleaking,orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitandprovideyouwiththerelevantinformation.Thisway,youwillbeabletofixtheproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.找動(dòng)詞SHOULDWEFIGHTNEWTECHNOLOGY?詞匯積累Thismorning,Isawtheshockingheadline:“PassengerDiesWhenCarCrashesinDriverlessMode”.Inthearticle,variouspeoplesaidthatthepublicshouldopposetheideaofdevelopingdriverlesscars.Theysaidthatsomeadvancesintechnologywereunnecessaryandcouldevenbedangerous.Hence,weshouldceaseacceptingtechnologyjustbecauseitisnew.Thenewspaperreportedthatthecarcompanyhadalreadyapologisedfortheaccident,butthefamiliesofthedeceasedsaiditwasnotenough.Nevertheless,thecompanystillclaimedthatmostpeoplewouldbetravellingindriverlesscarsonedaysoon.Ontheonehand,therearemanydifferentgroupsofpeoplearoundtheworldwholivehappilyintheabsenceofnewtechnology.ProbablythemostwellknownaretheAmish,agroupofChristianslivinginruralAmerica.Theydonotownordrivecars,watchTV,orusetheInternet.Theyhavelivedmainlyasfarmerssincethe18thcentury,andtheywillprobablybelivingthesamewayinthedistantfuture.Theyadvocateasimplelifewithanemphasisonhardwork,family,andcommunity.Theythinkthatisbetterthancaringaboutluxuriesorfollowingthelivesoftherichandfamous.ItcouldevenbearguedthattheAmish’squalityoflifeisbettersincetheyliveinandappreciatethenaturalenvironmentratherthanlivinginlarge,pollutedcities.Ontheotherhand,newtechnologyhasprovidedpeopleeverywherewithmanybenefitsovertheyears.Forexample,thelatestweather-trackingcomputerprogrammesgivepeoplelotsofwarningsaboutpotentialnaturaldisasters,whichsavesmanylives.Moreover,theInternethasmadeitpossibleforfriendsandfamilytokeepintoucheasilyeveniftheyareonoppositesidesoftheworld.Ithasalsomadefindingopportunitiesinlifemucheasier,asitallowspeopletomakelargernetworksoffriendsthroughusingsocialmedia.Personally,Ihavebenefitedquitealotfromtechnologicaladvances.IfoundmycareerasanAIdesignerthroughasocialmedianetwork.Myhealthmonitor,whichIwearallthetime,hasalsohelpedmegetintothebestshapeofmylife.Ofcourse,whennewtechnologychangesthewaywelive,itcanbeascaryprospect.Nevertheless,Iwillalwayslookonthepositivesideofchangeandacceptitratherthanresistit.課文翻譯智能家居讓生活更輕松你有沒(méi)有曾忘記鎖門？或者，你曾經(jīng)忘記關(guān)掉電視或電腦嗎？這種事情經(jīng)常發(fā)生在我們身上，浪費(fèi)資源，有時(shí)還會(huì)導(dǎo)致問(wèn)題。然而，在不遠(yuǎn)的將來(lái)，我們將生活在智能住宅中。當(dāng)我們外出時(shí)，智能家居會(huì)為我們鎖門；當(dāng)我們忘記關(guān)電視時(shí)，智能家居會(huì)記得關(guān)掉它。這些智能住宅將使我們安全，節(jié)省能源，并提供一個(gè)更舒適的居住環(huán)境。智能控制今天，我們必須使用電燈的開(kāi)關(guān)，電器的旋鈕，電視和空調(diào)的遙控器。在未來(lái)，我們每天都會(huì)使用先進(jìn)技術(shù)對(duì)家中幾乎所有東西進(jìn)行自動(dòng)化控制。未來(lái)的家庭將使用集成的傳感器來(lái)告訴你每天早上什么時(shí)候離開(kāi)家，然后自己進(jìn)入節(jié)能模式。你將不再需要考慮自己打開(kāi)和關(guān)閉開(kāi)關(guān)。你的家也會(huì)了解你的日常習(xí)慣和偏好，所以當(dāng)你每天晚上回家時(shí)，一切都會(huì)為你準(zhǔn)備好。你一進(jìn)家門，燈就會(huì)亮起，還有你最喜歡的音樂(lè)或電視節(jié)目(會(huì)自動(dòng)播放)，而且你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)晚餐已為你準(zhǔn)備好了。并且你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你的晚餐已經(jīng)為你準(zhǔn)備好了。所有的控制都會(huì)響應(yīng)語(yǔ)音指令，所以如果你想改變你的日常工作，你只要大聲說(shuō)出你想要什么，家庭系統(tǒng)就會(huì)服從。定期健康檢查此外，你的智能家居每天都會(huì)監(jiān)測(cè)你的健康狀況。例如，你的床會(huì)記錄你每晚的睡眠質(zhì)量。它也會(huì)檢查你的體重。如果你開(kāi)始有睡眠或體重問(wèn)題，它會(huì)向你的手機(jī)發(fā)送警告。它還會(huì)為你提供更健康的飲食和如何睡得更好的建議。智能馬桶也會(huì)持續(xù)記錄你的健康狀況。如果有什么不正常的情況，或者你有嚴(yán)重的疾病，比如癌癥，它們可以提前警告你，并可能挽救你的生命。沒(méi)有更多的災(zāi)難智能家居將能夠防止事故造成的嚴(yán)重?fù)p害。例如，如果水管漏水或發(fā)生電線短路，你的智能房屋將會(huì)探測(cè)出來(lái)，并給你提供相關(guān)的信息。這樣，你就能在房子被水淹或著火之前解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題。這種智能技術(shù)不是幻想。許多這樣的新發(fā)明已經(jīng)可以使用，并在一些家庭中使用。從這種意義上來(lái)講，明天的家已經(jīng)是今天的家了。然而，要讓大多數(shù)新家庭開(kāi)始使用這項(xiàng)新技術(shù)還需要幾年的時(shí)間。我們應(yīng)該抵制新技術(shù)嗎？今天早上，我看到了一個(gè)令人震驚的標(biāo)題：“無(wú)人駕駛模式下