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高二英语
大单元整体学习学程设计
Unit 2 Looking into the future
---Write a letter to yourself from the future
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班级：_________________
小组：_________________
姓名：_________________
单元概述
【单元内容】
The theme of this unit is about groundbreaking technological advancements that are just coming into being or that will affect our lives in the near future. It belongs to the topic of man and society. We will examine topics as diverse as smart homes, nanobots, artificial intelligence, cloning, and miniature robots. Future problems will be also explored, both in terms of problems caused by technology and technological solutions. This knowledge is then activated by talking and writing about the challenges we will face because of technological advancements. Then we’ll reflect on what we have learnt by writing a letter to ourselves from the future. It is hoped that you can use the information in this unit both to consider the effects of future technology and decide what part new technology should play in our lives.
【课标要求】
核心素养 课标要求
语言能力 语言知识 词汇 能正确使用与“展望未来”主题相关的词和词块来理解和表达。
语法 能够在具体语境中正确地理解和使用非谓语动词作表语。
语篇 阅读和理解杂志专栏文章，了解此类文章的语篇结构和语言特点。 阅读和理解议论文，学习如何在议论文中引出问题、阐述观点并进行论证，掌握议论文的一般写法。 听懂并理解预测未来科技和生活的访谈。
语用 能够运用正反两方面的观点和论据，探讨科技对未来发展的利与弊
语言技能 听 听计算机科学家和建筑师的对话，能够获取两位专家对它们各自领域未来的发展的预测。
说 能够给未来的自己讲述科技对自己未来职业发展选择的影响。
读 1.阅读介绍智能家居在未来生活应用的说明文，了解并畅想未来生活； 2.阅读不同人群对科技发展的态度的议论文，批判性地看待科技对未来的影响。
写 1.能够正确使用将来进行时表达对未来的畅想； 2.能够运用正反两方面的观点和论据，完成讨论未来科技发展利弊的议论文写作。
看 观看国外一个大学研究团队开发微型仿生机器人的情况，发挥想象，思考仿生技术的其他应用场景，了解梦想的实现和科技的进步需要持续的努力和执着的付出。
学习能力 能够根据问题和语言特点判断文章的目标读者和写作目的。 能够在听力语篇中抓取表示预测的时态和句子结构，获取主要信息。 3.能够根据主题表达的需要，利用语篇衔接手段，有逻辑地组织信息。
文化意识 了解科技发展，尤其是智能家居对人类生活的重要影响和意义。 了解科技进步对未来生活社会的影响没理解人们对此的不同态度。
思维品质 能够对科学技术的发展保持好奇心，对科技改变人类生活充满想象。 能够围绕未来生活的主题主动收集、整理相关信息，有逻辑地阐述自己的观点 能够批判性地分析有关科技改变未来生活的不同观点，在充分论证的基础上形成自己的观点。
【单元目标】
By the end of the unit, you will be able to:
1. predict what AI can do in the future by listening to conversations about it.
2. introduce the application of smart home in future life & write your opinions about the pros and cons of advances in technology.;
3. write a letter to yourself from the future;
4. reconstruct the theme of look into the future to have a better understanding of the whole unit.
【单元任务】
Imagine that your 50-year-old future self has sent you a letter about your future career. What would that letter contain And what is your future career Use your imagination and creation to write this letter as your future self.
【学习导航&评价预设】
Period Stage Task Form of targets Criteria
1 period Overall Perception Make a prediction about future changes. 1.Construct the theme-related vocabulary 2. Describe what changes the predictions might bring. 1. I can predict some future changes. 2. I can explain how these future changes impact people in their lives.
6 periods Exploration& Construction Exchange views on smart homes with an argumentative essay Share your ideas about smart homes. Exchange views on the advantages and disadvantages of living in a smart house Creative Talking and Speaking. 4. Write your own views. 1. I can name at least three smart home appliances. 2. I can share views on the advantages and disadvantages of living in a smart house. 3. I can figure out a writing technique and use it to share my opinions about the pros and cons of advances in technology.
2 periods Application& Transfer Write a letter to yourself from the future 1. Figure out the basic information of the given letter. 2. Discuss your analysis and opinions. 3.Finish your letter for an exchange. I can use proper and accurate words and expressions to write a letter from the future based on the writing technique and information learned in this unit.
3 periods Reconstruction & Extension Reconstruct and expand the mind map of future changes. 1. Reconstruct the mind map. 2. Read the provided reading materials related to future changes. 1. I can analyze the impact of advanced technology objectively. 2. I can exactly analyze the impact of technological developments on the future in a systematic way.
Looking into the Future
---Predict what AI can do in the future creatively
【Learning Objectives】
1. Construct the system of theme-related vocabulary about future life.
2. Make a dialogue to predict what AI can do in the future.
3. Show your predictions about future changes in our lives.
【Context and Task】
As a quote said, the best way to predict the future is to create it. That means we should make our own futures. We do not have to guess what tomorrow will bring, nor do we have to accept whatever fate gives us--we can decide what kind of life we will lead in the future by taking action at present. Can you predict what our life will become in the future？
Activity 1. Construct the theme-related vocabulary
Preview the words, articles, conversations and other provided materials, and activate your vocabulary about future changes.
Activity 2. Describe what the pictures show Match the words with the pictures. And then think about the following questions
How do you think these events or such technology might develop in the future
What challenges they might bring
What opportunities they might bring
Activity 3: Listening Comprehension
Listen to the radio interview with Dr. Han and Vincent Black giving their predictions about the future, and then fill in the table below.
Name Occupation Prediction
Dr Han Computers will be _______ _______ us in the future; people will also be _______computers to think like humans; we'll be programming them to not think in ways that may _____humans; we'll also be creating machines to _______ ________ internally.
Vincent Black There will be cities______ on water and people could _____ ________ housing in cities that float.
Activity4：Creative Talking and Speaking
Imagine that you have a job that makes you an expert in the future. In pairs, make a dialogue or interview each other about your jobs and predictions. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Making predictions
I think/believe/predict/guess/suppose/imagine that in the future … By 2030, we will … I can imagine/forecast … One challenge will be … We will be doing … My prediction is that ... In the (distant) future there will be… I doubt/don't think that ... We will have the opportunity to ... We are going to ...
【Reflection】
What I have learned about future changes: ____________________________________________________________ Your opinions about the changes in the future: ____________________________________________________________
Looking into the Future
---Express opinions about the application of smart homes
【Learning Objectives】
1. Describe what smart homes can do in the future and list the convenience brought by smart homes in the future with a mind map.
2. Express your opinions on smart technology.
3. Write an argumentation on the pros and cons of advances
in technology.
【Context and Task】
With the development of science and technology, we have many smart appliances in our life such as smart phone. Have you ever thought of a “smart house” in future What kind of smart appliances in a “smart house” Let’s explore them together.
Activity 5. Preparations Before Reading
What smart appliances do you have in your life What can they do for you
Activity 6: Exchange views on smart homes
Read the passage on Page 14, complete the following tasks.
1. Fast reading: What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Smart homes will stop your home becoming flooded or catching fire.
B. Smart technology will prevent your family from getting cancer.
C. Intelligent controls will be used in smart homes.
D. Smart homes will keep people safe, energy saving, and comfortable.
2. Careful-reading: Match each paragraph with its topic sentence.
Para.1　 A. Smart homes will check people’s health regularly.
Para.2　 B. Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents.
Para.3　 C. Intelligent controls in the home system.
Para.4　 D. Smart technology will be used widely in the future.
Para.5　 E. Smart homes will bring us safe, energy -saving and comfortable life in
the future.
3. Detailed information: Summarize the application of smart homes in different way. (You can draw a mind map; you can list…; you can draw a table...)
4.Thinking:
1) In what way is the home of tomorrow already the home of today
2) What might be some of the disadvantages of smart homes
5. Summary：
Summarize the advantages and disadvantages in smart house.
Activity 7: Learn to view the advanced technology objectively
1. Retelling:
Describe what smart homes can do for us. You can express it to your partner or make an interview with your partner.
2. Promotion
1) Which smart appliance do you like most And what is the
reason
2) Can you imagine some other smart appliances in the future
home and what they can do for us
3) Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of smart homes.
Activity 8: Figure out the development and structure of the passage
1.Read the text on Page 20 and answer the following questions about it.
1) In which paragraphs does the author:
● describe the issue ___
● give an opinion ___
● discuss the advantages ___
● discuss the disadvantages ___
2) Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text. How do they help tell us the purpose of the paragraph
3) Why did the author decide to write about this topic
2.Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true or false.
1) A person died in an accident while driving a car. ( )
2) The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives. ( )
3) Many disasters have been prevented by weather-tracking computer programs. ( )
4) Building large networks through social media helps us find new opportunities. ( )
5) The author uses a health monitor to know how much exercise he/she needs. ( )
Activity9: Group Discussion
Use what you have learned to express your opinions about the changes that could be caused by advances in technology.
Brainstorm some future advances in technology, and their possible advantages and disadvantages.
Advance in technology Advantage Disadvantage

Choose one of these advances in technology and answer the questions.
Why do you want to write about this topic
What is your own opinion on the topic
Activity 10: Write an essay to show your opinion.
Instructions:
Use the materials on textbook and analyze them in your group to draft your essay.
Be sure to include the following parts:
Does the essay say what the writer thinks about the topic
Does the body discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the advance
Are signposts used to help the reader understand the purpose of each paragraph
Does the conclusion state the writer's position
Exchange your essay with your partners and polish it with the checklist.
【Reflection】
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
A crash 1 （cause) by a driverless car led to a heated argument about some advances in technology. What do you think of the advances in technology
On the one hand, many different groups of people around the world live happily 2 the absence of new technology. They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or use the Internet. They have lived 3 （main) as farmers since the 18th century, and they will probably be living the same way in the distant future. They advocate 4 (lead) a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community. On the other hand, new technology 5 (provide) people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For example, the latest weather-tracking computer programs give people lots of warnings about potential natural 6 (disaster), which saves many lives.
Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from 7 (technology) advances. My health monitor, 8 I wear all the time, has also helped me get into the best shape of my life.
Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be 9 scary prospect. Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change 10 accept it rather than resist it.
2.
Influences the development of technology has on the future careers: ____________________________________________________________ The most impressive sentences I’d like to remember and use: ____________________________________________________________ Useful words and expressions to describe future change: ____________________________________________________________
Looking into the Future
--- Write a letter to yourself from the future
【Learning Objectives】
1.Talk about your future career and life related to technology systematically.
2. Organize the outline of your letter from the future logically.
3. Write a letter as your future self using what you’ve gained from this unit accurately.
【Context and Task】
Imagine that your 50-year-old future self has sent you a letter about your future career. What would that letter contain And what is your future career Use your imagination and creation to write this letter as your future self.
Activity 11: Cooperate with your partners to plan your dream career in the future.
Discuss your dream career in the future with your partner, thinking about how technology influences the future career. The following tips can help you:
1. Your dream career in the future;
2. Technology possibly related to your dream career;
3. Ways that technology will change the career;
4. The advantages and disadvantages of the future career;
5. Preparations to be made currently.
Attention:
1) Please take notes during your discussion to gather information.
2) After your discussion, try to tidy up what you have gained about your dream career.
Activity 12: Dive into the letter to activate your mind.
Read the letter on P23 to figure out its outline and content.
Outline The greeting
Main Body A description of the future career
The advantages & disadvantages of the career
The preparations (not) needed for the career
Drawing illustrating the career
The closing
Activity 13: Write a letter to future yourself.
With the help of group discussion and outline of a letter, choose the most interesting future career, and write a personal letter to yourself from the future (50-year-old future self). The following aspects should be at least included:
a description of the future career;
the advantages and disadvantages of the career;
the preparations that are (or are not ) needed for the career;
drawings or photos illustrating the career.
Activity 14: Exchange your composition to learn from each other.
Exchange your writing in your groups to have an evaluation about it according to the following referred aspects:
Criteria Yes NO
Does the letter include a description of the future career influenced by new technology
Does is explain the advantages and disadvantages of the career clearly
Does the writer mention the preparations (not)needed for the career
Does the writer offer any drawings or photos illustrating the career
Does the letter include a greeting and closing
Attention:
1.When you finish your evaluation, please polish your works to be more advanced.
2. Pick out the best one in your group to stick it on the suitable position of the front or blackboard for everyone to appreciate it.
Activity 15: Model composition appreciation.
Appreciate the model version to gain more to polish your own writing.
【Reflection】
Are you content with your writing What can you do to make it more advanced
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Looking into the Future
-----Reconstruct as a whole about Looking into the Future
【Learning Objectives】
1. Broaden your horizons by reading the provided extensive reading materials.
2. Reconstruct the mind map of looking into the future to have a better understanding of
the whole unit.
3. Embrace the future confidently with your curiosity about technology.
【单元拓展】
Activity 16: Group article reading
Avatars
词数：465 文体：议论文 摘自：北师大版必修二Unit4 Informaion Technology
When you are online you can be anyone or anything. You can create your own image and a new personality. These digital identities, known as avatars, are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves.
The first sample 2D avatars appeared in role-playing computer games in the 1980s. Yet very few people knew that future avatars would have such a wide variety of forms and uses. By the late nineteen 1990s, they had been used in web chats like instant messenger.
When people started creating their own avatars, they discovered that they were going to have a power to create new identities that did not look or act like their real selves at all. They could dress their avatars in fancy clothes，or they could try Being someone of the opposite sex，and called themselves “Andy” instead of “Anna”! When internet users realized that their avatars would be seen by many people not just their friends, they started having more than one avatar: a sensible one for work, a friendly, good looking one for meeting people and a silly one for having fun. Avatars let you express yourself and they give you lots of room for creativity.
Of course, the avatar you choose says a lot about your personality. If your blog avatar is a picture of a cute cat, your message is "I like relaxing and having fun". Well-known cartoon characters or laughing monkeys say "I’m a really funny person". Most people create avatars that have similar features to their personalities and that look more or less like them and act like them. However, nearly all avatars are tall, young and nice-looking, so people obviously make their avatars look better than they do in real life. They also experiment with things like different hairstyles - which says a lot, perhaps, about what they want to look like.
Nowadays, avatars are everywhere. In most web chats, people choose an avatar from a selection of ready-made images, or create their own images. You can also use avatars that move around and talk when you type in your message. The avatars in online worlds can talk, walk and fly around, meet people, go shopping and attend classes.
The use of avatars has also caused a few concerns. Some users worry that they are
spending so much time in virtual worlds that they are becoming afraid of meeting people in
the real world. The use of several avatars can also be a risk, as people can use avatars to
cheat others online. However, other users view avatars in a more positive light. They look
forward to a time when their avatar will act like a real person and travel around bigger, more exciting virtual worlds.
Robotic Deliveries are not the future anymore!
词数：312 文体：说明文 摘自：摘自网络
Earlier in 2019，Amazon introduced a sidewalk robot, Scout! The robot started its job of delivering around the Snohomish County neighbourhood of Washington State.
Scout is a six-wheeled robot, made and developed in house by Amazon. The robot has been designed to safely deliver the package to the customers. Amazon Scout is small in size and drives with the pace of a walking person. Scout uses sensor data and a camera for navigation and route planning. According to Amazon, the Amazon Scout Robots are fully equipped to navigate around pedestrians (行人), children, pets or anything else in their path.
In the early half of 2019 Amazon introduced a pilot program of six Amazon Scout robots to deliver across the quiet neighbourhood of Washington State, bordering Seattle’s King County. Amazon prior to the release of their Scouts, got the word out that they will be introducing delivery robots in the area，to stop any confusion or terror among the residents of the area about alien robots traveling through the sidewalks of their rather quiet neighborhood. The early models of Amazon Scouts were accompanied by company employees, to make sure everything goes as planned.
As a partner for Amazon Scout release, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers shared that “We are delighted to welcome Amazon Scout into our community. Similar to Amazon, we are always looking for new ways to better deliver service to our residents. From the latest Amazon innovation to cutting-edge technology, Snohomish County is a great place for entrepreneurial (富于企业家精神的) creativity.”
Customers place their orders, just like they normally would do. Their packages would be delivered by Amazon Scout or Amazon partner carriers would deliver the Amazon packages respectively. Customers can enjoy the perks of same normal delivery packages that include fast, free Same-Day, One-Day or Two-Day shipping styles for Prime members.
3D Printer（音频见271BAY）
词数：207 文体：说明文 摘自：听力课堂.英语阅读网
Listen to the materials and finish the passage
Imagine this scenario. You are browsing through a online fashion site and you see a model wearing a color of eyeshadow that you really like. You decide you want to give it a try, so you open an app and take a sample of the color in the photo. Next, you print it out, but instead of ink on paper, your 3D printer produces an actual batch of (许多) your new eyeshadow.
How far away is this scenario Believe or not, _______________________________. Grace Choi invented this 3D printer for makeup while at Harvard Business School. She calls it the Mink and she demonstrated a prototype at TechCrunch Disrupt, an annual technology conference, held in New York last week. According to the inventor, the printer uses ________________________, the same ones that cosmetic manufactures use. It will be able to print lipstick, foundation or any other type of makeup.
If all goes well, the Mink will go on sale later this year for less than $200 dollars. Considering that a single stick of lipstick can go for $50 or more, the printer will pay for itself in a very short time. This product could present a real challenge __________________________________________.
It’s already a reality FDA approved materials to the 300-billion-dollar global cosmetics industry
Preparing Cities for Robot Cars
词数：492 文体：议论文 摘自：2018北京卷D篇
The possibility of self-driving robot cars has often seemed like a futurist's dream, years away from materializing in the real world. Well, the future is apparently now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles began giving permits in April for companies to test truly self-driving cars on public roads. The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services. California, it should be noted, isn't leading the way panies have been testing their vehicles in cities across the country. It's hard to predict when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads. But however long it takes, the technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulated.
While much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars (and rightfully so), policymakers also should be talking about how self-driving vehicles can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions (排放) and offer more convenient, affordable mobility options. The arrival of driverless vehicles is a chance to make sure that those vehicles are environmentally friendly and more shared.
Do we want to copy — or even worsen — the traffic of today with driverless cars Imagine a future where most adults own individual self-driving vehicles. They tolerate long, slow journeys to and from work on packed highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride, which encourages urban spread. They take their driverless car to an appointment and set the empty vehicle to circle the building to avoid paying for parking. Instead of walking a few blocks to pick up a child or the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus. The convenience even leads fewer people to take public transport — an unwelcome side effect researchers have already found in ride-hailing (叫车) services.
A study from the University of California at Davis suggested that replacing petrol-powered private cars worldwide with electric, self-driving and shared systems could reduce carbon emissions from transportation 80% and cut the cost of transportation infrastructure (基础设施) and operations 40% by 2050. Fewer emissions and cheaper travel sound pretty appealing. The first commercially available driverless cars will almost certainly be fielded by ride-hailing services, considering the cost of self-driving technology as well as liability and maintenance issues (责任与维护问题). But driverless car ownership could increase as the prices drop and more people become comfortable with the technology.
Policymakers should start thinking now about how to make sure the appearance of driverless vehicles doesn't extend the worst aspects of the car-controlled transportation system we have today. The coming technological advancement presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably. The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it.
1.According to the author, attention should be paid to how driverless cars can __________.
A. help deal with transportation-related problems
B. provide better services to customers
C. cause damage to our environment
D. make some people lose jobs
2. As for driverless cars, what is the author's major concern
A. Safety. B. Side effects. C. Affordability. D. Management.
3. What does the underlined word “fielded” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Employed. B. Replaced. C. Shared. D. Reduced.
4. What is the author's attitude to the future of self-driving cars
A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.
【单元重构】
Activity 17: Review the unit and reconstruct the 4 structures of “Looking into the Future”. You can refer to the mind map below.
Look into the Future 单元过关
Ⅰ. 单词拼写(每题1分，共15分)
1. The old couple live in a d______________(遥远的) village.
2. Maybe there will be a________________(自动的) kitchens to cook meals for us in the future.
3. Make exercise a part of your daily r_____________(常规).
4. I can't give you an i_______________(立即的) reply before I discuss with my partners.
5. As a sailor, you must obey the captain's c_____________(命令).
6. Doctors issued a w______________(警告) against waiting any fish caught in the river.
7. I am tied of your c_______________(不断的) complaint.
8. I'd like to give you some r_____________(相关的) suggestions.
9. Tickets are a________________ (可获得的) free of charge from the school.
10.There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. N______________(尽管如此), it is important that we try.
11. Our government has taken effective measures to fight against violent c__________(犯罪).
12. I am sure that a_____________ (人工的) intelligence will have a promising future.
13. Nobody could p______________(预测) the final result.
14. There are examples of natural c_____________(克隆).
15. The weather f____________(预报) said there would be a heavy rain tonight.
II.语法填空，填1-2个词（每空2分，共24分）
1. You must ensure their _____________(secure) when you take the children to the park.
2. In recent years, an English word "infosphere" has appeared,________(combine) the sense of "information " and "atmosphere".
3. It's hard ______________ (predict) what will happen in the future.
4. Please state your name, age and _____________(occupy)below.
5. Thanks to the ___________ (advance) technology, our life becomes more convenient.
6. Exercise is _____________(benefit) to health, so we should spare some time to do exercise every day.
7. This is a ______________(challenge) role for an inexperienced performers.
8.It is possible that this technological fantasy will come true in the ___________(distance) future.
9. We succeeded in __________(persuade) Jack to give up his previous plan.
10. Parents' words and deeds can ________(potential) affect children.
11. In my opinion, it's a matter of personal _______(prefer).
12.The president _____(command)the release of the prisoners last year.
III. 课文句子填空（每题1分，共10分）
1. Or, have you ever forgotten to _________ _________(关掉 ) the TV or computer
2. These kinds of things __________ ________(发生)us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems.
3.Your lights will come on__________ __________/_____________(一...就...)you enter the door ___________ ___________(和) your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you.
4. All controls will _____________ ________________(响应) voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.
Smart toilets will be __________ ___________ _______ ______(持续记录)your health as well.
Smart homes will be able to __________serious damage___________(防止) accidents.
7.______ ________ ________(从这个意义上说), the home of tomorrow is already the home of today.
8. The newspaper reported that the car company had already ____________ __________(为...道歉) the accident, but the families of __________ _______________(死者) said it was not enough.
On one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live
happily ___________ ___________ __________ ____________ (没有)new technology.
They advocate a simple life _________ ______________ _________ ____________(强调)hard
work, family, and community.
Moreover, the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to ________ ________
_________(保持联系)easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.
_________(就我个人而言), I have _____________（从...中获益）quite a lot__________
technological advances.
I found my career as an AI designer through a social media network. My health monitor, which I
wear all the time, has also helped me _______ ________ __________ __________(保持最好状态)of
my life.
Nevertheless, I will always ___________ _________________(看待)the positive side of change and
accept it rather than resist it.
____________ _____________ ________________ _____________(另一方面), new technology
has ________(提供)people everywhere ____________many benefits over the years.
IV. 七选五（每题2分，共10分）
How to Bring Our Community Together
Canada is a nation that prides itself on multi-culturalism and opportunities.　16　Building social connections and a sense of belonging brings people together in ways that strengthen individual relationships as well as whole communities.
There are several things that we can do to develop strong social connections and a sense of belonging:
　17　One of the simplest ways to bring a community together is to share experience. Events like an international food festival, a sports league featuring activities from around the world, and health and wellness programs drawing on different cultures, are excellent ways of bringing people together.
Think outside the box.　18　Many of us get caught up in our own routines and practices and forget that there are other ways of doing things. Try talking to different community members, ranging from youths to seniors, to understand their opinions of the world.　19　
Try new things. Positively influencing our community can go beyond volunteering our time and resources. Consider getting involved in our community by working for the census(人口普查) as an enumerator(普查员) or a crew leader. Census enumerators are responsible for identifying dwellings on maps, conducting personal interviews, and following up with respondents in person and by phone, while crew leaders are responsible for leading, training and supervising a team of enumerators.　20　
A strong feeling of unity in a community can make residents feel comfortable and at home.
A. Plan community events.
B. Encourage community members to do some community service work.
C. Social connections offer community members chances to know each other better.
D. Our multi-cultural tradition provides a welcoming environment for individuals and families.
E. Learning about different cultures and practices can open our minds to a whole new way of life.
F. Invite individuals of different cultures to participate in community planning to ensure that every voice is heard.
G. These positions provide an opportunity to meet new people and build relationships with members of our community.
16.　　　 17.　　　 18.　　　 19.　　　 20.　　　
V. 完型填空（每题1分，共15分）
Everyone back home told me that one of the nicest things about college was the people you met. They all assured me that I would　21　 friendships that could last a lifetime. I would always smile and agree. Frankly, before I 　22　 college, I really didn't care.
I lived in the　23　 where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms. All my roommates seemed to be good guys, but I didn't really try to get to know them.
I have always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends　24　. I would always forget names after I met people. When we 　25　 again and they called out my name, I would reply with a(n)　26　 wave and a weak hello. This was how things went on for the first month or so. After a while, things started to 　27　. A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking. Soon, these two roommates and I started becoming fairly 　28　. We began going to the cafeteria together, 　29　 together, and meeting in the library to study.
One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommate's practice with one of our college choirs. They drove me to the campus where my roommate was to 　30　.
It was accidental that that day was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it. So you can imagine my　31　 when we entered the recital hall. The 120-member choir began to sing Happy Birthday to me. 　32　 at the dorm, my friends held a small party for me, complete with a card and a cake.
I was completely shocked, and I felt　33　 to be able to call them friends. It was then that I realized that college means 　34　 the piece of paper you receive at the end—it's 　35　 in both life and people.
21.A.form B. follow C. approach D. introduce
22.A.left out B. left behind C. left for D. left aside
23.A.dorm B. hotel C. inn D. canteen
24.A.deliberately B. easily C. greedily D. merely
25.A.attended B. emerged C. met D. proposed
26.A.splendid B. unique C. embarrassed D. upset
27.A.turn B. worsen C. arise D. change
28.A.intangible B. aggressive C. tiresome D. close
29.A.exercising B. dropping C. rising D. kicking
30.A.preserve B. perform C. settle D. serve
31.A.surprise B. dislike C. disappointment D. bonus
32.A.Away B. Down C. Back D. Out
33.A.aware B. afraid C. sure D. proud
34.A.more than B. rather than C. less than D. other than
35.A.culture B. tradition C. custom D. education
参考答案
Activity 2: Answers: 3 2 5 1 4
1.No doubt, AI will develop to the point that humans and computers will be able to interface effortlessly.
2.With the development of AI, there may come a time when it becomes a real issue as to whether a computer or machine has in fact achieved consciousness, and whether, as a conscious being, it deserves the same rights as a human being.
3. AI may help us solve problems that are currently too big and overwhelming for us to solve on our own. For example, complex AI models may be able to use given data to develop a workable solution to global warming.
Activity 3:
computer scientist; clever than; programming; harm; help people;
architect; floating; move into
Activity 6: C; ECABD; TFFTF
Activity 8:
1.1) Paragraph 1;4;3;2
2) Introduce two contrasting points or facts: on the one hand…; on the other hand…;
Add more information: moreover…;
Explain or support a point: for example…;
State a conclusion: hence...;
Say something that contrasts with what has just been said: nevertheless...;
Give your own opinion: personally…;
3) Because the author read a newspaper article and wanted to reflect on it.
2. FFFTT
Activity 10:
The other day, I read about a company developing companion robots. These are robots that are supposed to be friends for people who live alone. Some of these companion robots are actually like small pets that a person can talk to and interact with. But unlike real pets, they do not have to feed them or take them for a walk However, this company is also developing a companion robot that is exactly like a human being. It can walk and talk just like a person does.This all got me to think
On the one hand, some people could say that a companion robot like this is a good for us. For example, if someone old lives alone and seldom goes out, a companion robot could provide him or her a lot of comfort and enrich his or her life. Further the robot could help monitor the health condition of that person. For example if the person falls down and gets injured at home, the robot can call the doctorimmediately to come and help .
Reflection
1.casused 2. in 3. mainly 4. leading 5. has provided
6. disasters 7. technological 8. which 9. a 10. and
Activity 13
Dear Past Self,
Hi! Im ben, your future self! I know that you are really worried about your future career, so I wanted to write this letter to put your mind at rest. In the future, unfortunately (or should I say "fortunately" ) , while computers are incredibly smart and can do many things, they still lack creativity. They cannot write novels, paint interesting pictures, or come up with recipes for new and exciting kinds of dishes. And this is where you come in-in the future, you will be a chef working at a fancy restaurant. Of course, it won't be the kind of job like chefs have now. You will mix and cook virtual ingredients on a heads-up display while a robot does all the real work for you. Since the system remembers everything for you, if you are satisfied with the new dish you can immediately have the dish added to the restaurant menu so that the kitchen chef bots can cook it for customers. All in all, you will be happy with your new job, because we both like to eat! So stop worrying. Your future will be great. Trust me!
Best regards,
Future Self
Activity 16 （1）A（2）D（3）A（4）B
这一篇科普类议论文，主要谈论在城市里推广无人驾驶汽车会面临哪些问题以及该作何准备。
5. 细节理解。题干中的attention should be paid to可被定位到第二段第一句much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars中，可知人们关注的是无人汽车的安全问题，另外在下文中提到的减少交通拥堵、减少尾气排放以及提供更加便捷的经济的选择都是“与交通相关的问题”，答案为A。
6.细节理解。根据第一段But however long it takes, the technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulated可知，技术对于交通系统和城市的改变是更好还是更差取决于这种转换如何被管理。regulate管理，是manage的同义词，故答案为D。
7.词义猜测。employ使用；replace代替；share分享；reduce减少。本词所在句子的后一句的but说明前后是转折关系，通过理解后一句来倒推前一句的意思。“随着价格的降低，无人驾驶汽车的个人占有率会越来越高。”所以可以推断前一句的意思是“第一批商用的无人驾驶汽车将会首先被叫车服务公司所使用。”所以答案为A。
8.观点态度。doubtful怀疑的；positive积极的；disapproving不赞成的；sympathetic同情的。文章最后一句话The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it（未来的汽车即将到来，我们得为之做好计划）说明未来无人驾驶汽车是不可阻挡的趋势，所以作者是积极的态度，故答案为B。
【点评】本文属于科技类议论文，阅读时首先要弄清楚作者要证明什么观点，然后用什么样的论据进行怎样的分析，最后得出了什么样的结论，理清了线索，理解文章就不是问题。看题时注意确定关键词，然后在文章中定位，找到与选项一致的内容，就可以轻松的确定答案.
单元过关
单词拼写（每题1分，共15分）
distant 2. automatic 3. routine 4. immediate 5. command 6. warning 7. constant 8. relevant 9. available 10.nevertheless 11. crimes 12.artificial 13. predict 14. cloning 15. forecast
语法填空（每空2分，共24分）
1. security 2. combining 3.to predict 4. occupation 5.advanced 6. .beneficial 7. challenging8. distant 9.persuading10.potentially 11.preference 12.commanded
句子填空（每题1分，共10分）
1. switch off 2. happen to 3. the instant along with 4. respond to 5. keeping constant track of 6. prevent from 7.In this sense 8.apologised for; the deceased 9. On the one hand in the absence of 10.with an emphasis on 11.keep in touch 12.Personally； benefited from 13.get into the best shape 14.look on 15..On the other hand；provided with
七选五 (每题2分，共10分）
16-20 DAEFG
◎语篇解读　本文是一篇议论文。文章作者针对如何让我们的社区团结起来这个问题,给出了一些建议。
16.D　根据上文Canada is a nation that prides itself on multi-culturalism and opportunities.加拿大是一个以其多元文化和机会为荣的国家。和下文Building social connections and a sense of belonging brings people together in ways that strengthen individual relationships as well as whole communities.建立社会联系和归属感使人们以加强个人关系和整个社区的方式走到一起。可知,D选项“我们的多元文化传统为个人和家庭提供了一个友好的环境。”切题,故选D。
17.A　根据下文One of the simplest ways to bring a community together is to share experience. ...are excellent ways of bringing people together.将社区聚集在一起的最简单的方法之一是共享经验。像国际美食节、以世界各地的活动为特色的体育联盟以及借鉴不同文化的健康与保健项目等活动,都是将人们聚集在一起的好方式。可知,这一段主要讲了“策划社区活动”,故选A。
18.E　根据下文Many of us get caught up in our own routines and practices and forget that there are other ways of doing things.我们中的许多人陷入了自己的日常事务和实践中,忘记了还有其他的做事方式。可知设空处引出下文,E选项“学习不同的文化和实践可以打开我们的思维,接受一种全新的生活方式。”切题,故选E。
19.F　根据上文Try talking to different community members, ranging from youths to seniors, to understand their opinions of the world.试着和不同的社区成员交谈,从年轻人到老年人,以了解他们对世界的看法。可知设空处承接上文,F选项“邀请不同文化的个人参与社区规划,以确保每个声音都能被听到。”切题,故选F。
20.G　根据上文Census enumerators are responsible for identifying dwellings on maps, conducting personal interviews, and following up with respondents in person and by phone, while crew leaders are responsible for leading, training and supervising a team of enumerators.人口普查调查员负责在地图上找到住所,进行个人面谈,并亲自和通过电话对被调查者进行跟踪调查,而小组负责人负责领导、培训和监督一组调查员。可知设空处承接上文,G选项“这些职位提供了一个认识新朋友和与社区成员建立关系的机会。”切题,故选G。
【高频词汇】
1.multiculturalism n.多元文化主义　2.strengthen v.加强;强化　3.a sense of belonging归属感　4.range from...to...从……到……范围变化　5.get/be involved in参与;与……有关　6.be responsible for...对……负责
原句　Building social connections and a sense of belonging brings people together in ways that strengthen individual relationships as well as whole communities.
句意　建立社会关系和归属感可以使人们以加强个人关系和整个社区的方式走到一起。
分析　本句为主从复合句。主干为Building social connections and a sense of belonging brings people together;that 引导的是一个定语从句,修饰先行词ways。
V完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
（21）﹣（25）ACABC（26）﹣（30）CDDAB（31）﹣（35)ACDAD
语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者上大学前并不在乎友谊,过了一段时间,情况开始发生变化。作者和两个室友越来越亲密,室友帮作者准备了生日惊喜。作者意识到大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸——而是获得生活和人的教育。
21.A　form friendships建立友谊。故选A。A.form形成,建立;B.follow跟随;C.approach接近;D.introduce介绍。
22.C　后文讲述作者与大学室友建立了友谊。据此可推知作者离家去大学(left for college)前并不在意。故选C。A.leave out遗漏;B.leave behind丢下;C.leave for动身去;D.leave aside搁置。
23.A　根据下文“where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms”和常识“大学生住宿舍”可知选A。A.dorm宿舍;B.hotel旅馆;C.inn小旅馆;D.canteen食堂。
24.B　根据上文“I have always been rather quiet”和常识“沉默寡言的人交友困难(不容易)”可知B项“easily容易地”正确。A.deliberately故意地;C.greedily贪婪地;D.merely仅仅。
25.C　根据下文“again”可知此处指“再次遇见”,故选C。A.attend参加;B.emerge出现;C.meet遇见;D.propose提议。
26.C　根据上文“I would always forget names after I met people.”可知作者并不记得他们的名字,因此只能尴尬地挥手。故选C。A.splendid壮丽的;B.unique独特的;C.embarrassed尴尬的;D.upset沮丧的。
27.D　根据下文“A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking.”可知事情发生了变化。故选D。A.turn转变;B.worsen恶化;C.arise产生;D.change变化。
28.D　根据下文“We began going to the cafeteria together”可知作者和室友变得亲密。故选D。A.intangible无形的;B.aggressive侵略的;C.tiresome烦人的;D.close亲密的。
29.A　根据上文“We began going to the cafeteria together”可知作者开始与室友一起进行日常生活中的活动。故选A。A.exercise锻炼;B.drop落下;C.rise上升;D.kick踢。
30.B　根据上文“One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommate's practice with one of our college choirs.”可知室友要演出。故选B。 A.preserve保存;B.perform表演;C.settle定居;D.serve服务。
31.A　根据上文“It was accidental that that day was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it.”可知作者此时很惊讶。故选A。A.surprise惊讶;B.dislike不喜欢;C.disappointment失望;D.bonus奖金。
32.C　根据前文“They drove me to the campus”可知作者与室友离开了宿舍。而下文“at the dorm, my friends held a small party for me”可知他们又返回到了宿舍。故选C。A.away离开;B.down向下;C.back在曾去过的地方;D.out在外面。
33.D　根据下文“to be able to call them friends”和所给选项及常识“得到难得的友谊任何人都会感到自豪”可知选D。A.aware意识到的;B.afraid害怕的;C.sure确信的;D.proud自豪的。
34.A　根据下文“the piece of paper you receive at the end—it's　35　in both life and people”可知大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸——而是获得生活和人的教育。故选A。A.more than多于,不仅仅;B.rather than而不是;C.less than少于;D.other than除了。
35.D　根据常识可知上大学是接受诸方面教育。故选D。A.culture文化;B.tradition传统;C.custom习俗;D.education教育。
【高频词汇】
1.assure v.使确信　2.reply v.回复,回答　3.accidental adj.偶然的,意外的　4.shocked adj.震惊的
第二节
◎语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者带着两个小孩雨天从公共汽车站步行回家得到别人帮助的故事。由此,作者感慨,愿意帮助别人而不求回报的人是有的。
36.heading　考查现在分词作状语。head与其逻辑主语I之间为主动关系,故用现在分词作伴随状语。
37.from　考查介词。根据上句“I was on the bus with my children”可知,作者是带着孩子坐公交车回家,因此,此处应该是表示“从”(from)车站走回家。
38.Although/Though/While　考查连词。车站距家仅两个街区,但带着一个4岁和一个2岁的小孩,不打伞在雨中步行,不是一件愉快的事情。“距离不远”与“不会愉快“之间是让步关系,故本题填Although或Though或While。
39.was convinced　考查动词的时态和语态。主语I后缺少谓语动词,动词convince与主语I之间是被动关系,所以应用被动语态,又由于全文都是过去时态,故填was convinced。
40.another　考查代词。此处表示又一辆卡车经过,但使我惊讶的是这辆卡车又倒了回来。表示无范围的“另一个”用another。
41.it　考查代词。根据here's an umbrella for you(这里有把伞给你)可知,此处应用it指代前一句提到的雨伞。
42.astonished　考查形容词。此处作状语,应用形容词astonised,表示“吃惊的”。
43.whose　考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,设空处引导定语从句,先行词是man,关系词在从句中作定语,用关系代词whose。
44.considerate　考查形容词。由be动词可知,此处应填形容词作表语,considerate意为“体贴的”。
45.that　考查连接词。设空处引导同位语从句,说明lesson的内容。故填that。
【高频词汇】
1.block n. 街区　2.pleasant adj.令人愉快的;宜人的　3.barely adv.几乎不;勉强　4.existence n.存在　5.be convinced that 确信　6.express one's gratitude to sb.对某人表示感激　7.in return 作为回报

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