1、Unit 2Looking into the Future1Whats the main idea of the text?_ ASmart home will focus on peoples health issues.BSmart home is a new but controversial technology.CSmart home will make our life easier in many ways.DSmart home will make human beings lazy.C2When you live in a smart home,_.Ayou will be
2、warned early on if you have a deadly illnessByou have to change your daily routine according to the command of the home systemCyou will not be forgetful any longerDyou will be protected from any disastersA3What does the word“short”in the 4th paragraph mean?_A短 B短路C短缺 D短处4What does the author mean by
3、 saying“the home of tomorrow is already the home of today”？_AMost homes have been equipped with this new technology.BMany new innovations are being used in most homes.CThe home of today is as perfect as the home of tomorrow.DThe new technology that will be brought to use in most homes in the near fu
4、ture is already being used in some homes.BD5Where is the text likely to be taken from?_AA science magazine.BA research report.CA health magazine.DA book review.AFurther readingRead text again and fill in the table below.In the future,what will smart homes do about?doorsdinnersTV,computers bedsWater
5、pipes,electric wirestoiletsLights,favorite music or TV programmsKeysIn the future,what will smart homes do about?doorsdinnersTV,computers bedsLock the door for usSwitch them off for usBe well prepared for us in advanceRecord how well we sleep every night and check our body weight;send a warning to o
6、ur phone and offer us suggestions on a healthier diet if we have problems.KeysIn the future,what will smart homes do about?Water pipes,electric wirestoiletsLights,favorite music or TV programmsDetect the problems and provide us with the relevant informationKeep constant track of our health and warn
7、us early on.Come on the moment we enter home with our favorite music or TV programmsA smart home is one that integrates computers into the structure of the building 1.(it).In this way,many of the things 2.we now do ourselves will become automatic.For example,the smart home could control the air cond
8、itioning and lights that you would no 3.(long)have to switch on and off,4._(make)your home more energy-efficient.Your home will also learn your 5.(day)routine and preferences,so everything will be ready 6.you when you get home each evening.All controls will respond to voice commands,so if you want 7
9、._ (change)your routine,you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.itselfthatlongermakingdailyfor to changeThe smart home could also monitor itself to make sure that everything is working as it should,and send you a 8._(warn)if there is a problem.Such smart homes could even be pr
10、ogrammed to detect your health problems,and then give you relevant advice as to the food you should eat 9.if you should see a doctor.Smarts home can also prevent us from disasters.So,in a sense,smart homes will lead us to 10._(live)smarter lives.warningorlivingBlackboard designAre there any preparations we can do for the coming age of intelligence?We need to improve.1、work hard2、innovation(革新力)3、adapative capacity(适应能力)4、creativity(创新力)
