Unit+2+Loo king+into+the+Future+復(fù)習(xí)檢測(cè) 高中英語(yǔ)人教版（2019）選擇性必修第一冊(cè)

Unit2復(fù)習(xí)材料Haveyoueverforgottentolockthedoorofyourhouse?Or,haveyoueverforgottentoswitchofftheTVorcomputer?Thesekindsofthings(發(fā)生在某人身上)allthetime,(浪費(fèi)資源),andcansometimesleadtoproblems.However,inthenot-too-distantfuture,wewillbelivinginsmarthomesthatwilllockthedoorforuswhenweareawayandremembertoswitchofftheTVwhenweforget.Thesesmarthomeswillkeepussecure,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironment(livein).IntelligentControlsToday,wehavetouseswitchesforourlights,knobsforourappliances,and()(遙控器)forourTVsandairconditioners.Inthefuture,wewillbeusing(先進(jìn)的科技)everydayforautomaticcontrolofjustabouteverythinginourhome.Thefuturehomewilluseintegratedsensorstotellwhenyouleavehomeeachmorning,andthengointoan(節(jié)能模式)allbyitself.Youwillnolongerhavetothinkaboutturningswitchesonandoffyourself.Yourhomewillalsolearnyour(日常生活)dailyroutineandpreferences,soeverythingwillbereadyforyouwhenyougethomeeachevening.Yourlightswillcomeon(一…就)youenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralready(prepare)foryou.Allcontrolswill(回應(yīng)，回復(fù))voicecommands,soifyouwanttochangeyourroutine,youjustsayaloudwhatyouwantandthehomesystemwillobey.RegularHealthChecks()(此外),yoursmarthomewillbemonitoringyourhealthforyoueveryday.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.Itwillalsobecheckingyourbodyweight.Ifyoustarttohavesleeporweightproblems,itwill(給…發(fā)出警告)yourphone.Itwillalsogiveyousuggestionsonahealthierdietandhowtosleepbetter.Smarttoilets(將會(huì)持續(xù)追蹤)yourhealthaswell.Theycanwarnyouearlyonifthereissomethingabnormalorifyouhaveacriticalillness,suchascancer,andpotentiallysaveyourlife.NoMoreDisastersSmarthomeswillbeabletoseriousdamage(阻止…免受)accidents.Forexample,ifawaterpipestarts(leak),orifthereisashortintheelectricalwiring,yoursmarthomewilldetectitand(為你提供相關(guān)信息).Thisway,youwillbeableto(解決)theproblembeforeyourhomebecomesfloodedorcatchesfire.Thissmarttechnologyisnotafantasy.Manyofthesenewinnovationsarealreadyavailableandbeingusedinsomehomes.Inthissense,thehomeoftomorrowisalreadythehomeoftoday.Nevertheless,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.Thismorning,Isaw___________________(震驚的頭條):“PassengerDiesWhenCarCrashesinDriverlessMode”.Inthearticle,variouspeoplesaidthatthepublicshould_______________(反對(duì)…的想法)developingdriverlesscars.Theysaidthatsomeadvancesintechnologywereunnecessaryandcouldevenbedangerous.________(因此),weshould_________________(停止接受技術(shù))justbecauseitisnew.Thenewspaperreportedthatthecarcompanyhadalready_____________(為…道歉)theaccident,butthefamiliesofthedeceased(死者)saiditwasnotenough.Nevertheless,thecompanystill_________(宣稱)thatmostpeoplewouldbetravellingindriverlesscarsonedaysoon.________________(一方面),therearemanydifferentgroupsofpeoplearoundtheworld_____livehappily______________(缺少)newtechnology.ProbablythemostwellknownaretheAmish,agroupofChristians_______(live)inruralAmerica.Theydonotownordrivecars,watchTV,orusetheInternet.They(live)mainlyasfarmerssincethe18thcentury,andtheywillprobablybelivingthesameway_________________(在遙遠(yuǎn)的未來(lái)).They____________________(提倡簡(jiǎn)單生活)___________________(強(qiáng)調(diào))hardwork,family,andcommunity.Theythinkthatisbetterthancaringaboutluxuries(奢侈品)orfollowingthelivesoftherichandfamous.ItcouldbeevenarguedthattheAmish’squalityoflifeisbettersincetheyliveinandappreciatethenaturalenvironment____________(而不是)livinginlarge,pollutedcities.____________________(另一方面),newtechnologyhasprovidedpeopleeverywherewithmanybenefitsovertheyears.Forexample,thelatestweather-trackingcomputerprogrammesgivepeoplelotsofwarningsaboutpotentialnaturaldisasters,whichsavesmanylives._____________(此外),theInternet_____________________(使…成為可能)forfriendsandfamilytokeepintoucheasilyeveniftheyareonoppositesidesoftheworld.Ithasalsomadefindingopportunitiesinlifemucheasier,asitallowspeopletomakelargernetworksoffriendsthroughusingsocialmedia._____________(就個(gè)人而言),I________________________(從…中受益良多)technologicaladvances.IfoundmycareerasanAIdesignerthroughasocialmedianetwork.Myhealthmonitor,whichIwearallthetime,hasalsohelpedmegetintothebestshapeofmylife.Ofcourse,whennewtechnologychangesthewaywelive,itcanbeascaryprospect.(可怕的前景).Nevertheless,Iwillalways_________________________(看…的積極方面)changeandacceptitratherthan________(抵抗)it.neverthelessinadditionpotentialkeeptrackoftheinstant1.ItriedphoningLilyIgothome.2.Thehotelisequippedwithairconditioners.,electricfansareavailableincasesomeguestsarenotusedtoairconditioning.3.Myparentscomefromthisarea,soit’slikecominghome.4.Scientistssaythatthistechnologyisalsousefulfordevelopingelectronicdevices.5.Themonitoringsystemwhatisgoingoninthehouse.6.I’msorrytosaythatwecan’taffordanynewequipment.,wecanstillkeepaheadofourcompetitorsbydevelopingnewinnovations.CLONING:WHEREISITLEADINGUS?Whenitwasannouncedin2018thattheChineseAcademyofSciencesinShanghaihadcreatedtheworld’sfirstclonedmonkeys,ZhongzhongandHuahua,heateddiscussionsfollowedonline.Infact,cloninghasalwaysbeenwithus.Itisawayofmakinganexactcopyofanotheranimalorplant.Ithappensinplantswhengardenerstakecuttingsfromgrowingplantstomakenewones.Italsohappensinanimalswhenidenticaltwinsareproducedfromthesameegg.Thesearebothexamplesofnaturalclones.Cloninghastwomajoruses.First,gardenersuseittoproducelargequantitiesofplantsforsale.Second,itisvaluableforresearchonnewplantspeciesandformedicalresearchonanimals.Cloningplantsisfairlystraightforward,whilecloninganimalsismuchmorecomplicatedanddifficult.Overtheyears,manyscientistsfailedintheirattemptstocloneanimals,buttheirdeterminationandpatiencepaidoffin1996withabreakthrough—thecloningofDollythesheep.Thesheepcloningprocedureworkslikethis:?FemalesheepAprovidesaneggcell.?Thenucleusisremovedfromtheeggcell.?Theeggcellisreadyforanewnucleus.?FemalesheepBprovidesasomaticcell（體細(xì)胞）fortheclone.Thenucleusofthiscellcontainsallthegenesneededtoproduceanewsheep.?Thenucleusistakenoutofthesomaticcell.?ThesomaticcellnucleusfromsheepBandtheeggcellfromsheepAarejoined.?Thecelldividesandgrowsintoanembryo.?TheembryoisputintofemalesheepC,whobecomesthecarrieroftheclone.?ThelambwhichisbornisthecloneofsheepB.ItisineverywayidenticaltosheepB,butyounger.Withtheadvancesofscientificresearch,cloningwillhaveseveralmajorusesinthefuture.Foronething,itcouldbeusedtobreedanimalspecieswhichareendangered,orevenbringbackspecieswhicharenowextinct.Foranother,itcouldbeusedtogrowhumanorgansortissueinanimals,whichcouldbeusedforhumanorgantransplantsormedicaltreatments.Finally,cloningcouldbeusedtobreedanimalsthatwillprovideuswithhigherqualitymeat,milk,oreggs.Whiletherearetechnicalissuesthatneedtobeworkedthroughtomakewidespreadcloningpossible,thebiggestconcernsaremoral.Forexample,ifscientistsbroughtanextinctanimalbackintoexistence,itwouldprobablyenduplivinginazoo.Thatisnotverygoodfortheanimal.Evenworsefortheanimalisusingitasasourceoforgantransplants—because