1、Unit 2 Looking Into The FutureListening and SpeakingMaking predictions about future changesWarm-upImagine life in the future.How do you think technology will change our lives?We will be living in smart homes.Robots will do almost everything.Time travel will come true._ automation 自动化_ nanobots 纳米机器人
2、_ global warming 全球变暖_ artificial intelligence(AI)人工智能_ cloning 克隆What do these pictures show?Match the words with the pictures.Before-listeningArtificial intelligenceIts the use of machines to do work that was previously done by people.Nanobots（纳米机器人）=nanometre+robotA nanobot is an extremely small
3、robot.While they are still in the development stage,it is thought that nanobots can be used withinthe human body to deliver medicine to areas in the body that need them and to repair human tissues and cells(人体组织和细胞).CloningThe two monkeys are Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua,which were produced by the Chines
4、e Academy of Science in Shanghai through cloning.They were the first successfully cloned primates.(灵长类动物)Automation（自动化）:A robot arm A robot arm is used to assemble(组装)parts in a factory,which promotes the automation of manufacturing(自动化生产).While most often when people think of a robot,they thinkof
5、the android(human-like robot)in Picture 1,actually thevast majority of robots are like that in Picture 3,which isa robot arm used to assemble(组装组装)parts in a factory.Inthis activity,the robot arm in Picture 3 representsautomation.Since an android is meant to be like a humanGlobal warmingThe polar be
6、ar suffers hunger and loss on habitat caused by global warming.NameOccupationPredictionDr.HanVincent Black Listen for predictions When listening for predictions,you should listen for the use of the future tense,in particular the future tense with will or will be doing.Words such as predict,predictio
7、n,and forecast,are also used quite often when making predictions.NameOccupationPredictionDr.HanVincent Blackcomputer scientistarchitectComputers in the future;people will also computers to think ;well be programming them to not think in ways that ;well also be creating machines to .There will be and
8、 people could .will be cleverer than us be programming like humansmay harm humanshelp people internally（在体内）cities floating on water move into housing in cities that float听力原文Host:On todays episode of“Future Changes”,we talk with two experts from different fields,Dr Han and Vincent Black,to hear the
9、ir predictions about the future.First,Dr Han,could you please tell our audience what you do?Certainly.Im a computer scientist.Host:And could you please tell us your prediction?Yes,well,I forecast that computers will be cleverer than us in the future.I think that people will also be programming compu
10、ters to think like humans.听力原文Host:Thats very interesting,but arent you worried that such computers would be dangerous?Dr Han:Not at all.This is because well be programming them to not think in ways that may harm humans.In fact,well also be creating machines to help people internally.For example,I t
11、hink scientists will put some small intelligent machines,called nanobots,inside our bodies to increase our abilities.Host:Wow!That would make each one of us superhuman!And Vincent,could you please tell us about your job?听力原文Vincent Black:Certainly.Im an architect,I designbuildings.Host:And what is y
12、our prediction about the buildings of the future?Vincent Black:Its about the cities of the future,actually.I believe that cities floating on water are part of the worlds future.Host:Oh,really?What might make us want to do that?Vincent Black:Yes.With global warming causing polar ice to melt,the sea l
13、evel rising by many metres is a very realistic prospect.Instead of moving people away from the sea,I think that people could move into housing in cities that float.听力原文Host:That sounds very innovative.Could you please give us more details?Vincent Black:Sure.Well,Ive developed a plan by designing a c
14、ity that borrows many ideas from the giant water lily,a flower that floats on water.Moreover.Look at the photos and the captions.What do you think is happening?A.Garry Kasparov versus Deep BlueB.“Checkmate!”C.Ke Jie versusAlphaGon.说明文字Warm up Garry Kasparov feels disappointed after he lost his chess
15、 match to a computer.Look at the photos and the captions.What do you think is happening?A.Garry Kasparov versus Deep BlueWarm upDeep Blue 是美国IBM公司研制的一台超级国际象棋计算机。Warm up An android is playing the winning move in a game of chess.Look at the photos and the captions.What do you think is happening?B.“Che
16、ckmate!”n.机器人checkmate是一个国际象棋术语，凡走子直接攻击对方将帅者称之为“将军”（check),其中另一方无法解围的情况成为“将死”（checkmate）Warm up Ke Jie is thinking hard as his computer opponent AlphaGo is winning.Look at the photos and the captions.What do you think is happening?C.Ke Jie versus AlphaGon.对手Go 围棋一款围棋人工智能程序Listen and find out Listen
17、to this conversation from the future between Yueyue and Huimin,an android that uses AI(artificial intelligence).Order the pictures(A-C)according to when the events occurred by writing 1-3 in the blanks.A._B._C._132Listen and find out4.AI computers put into androids 5.First novel written by an androi
18、d 6.First android president of a country _1.AI research begins 2.Garry Kasparov defeated by Deep Blue 3.Ke Jie defeated by AlphaGo _EventTimeListen and find out1.AI research begins _ Listen to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are having this conver
19、sation in the year 2310.Y:How did you get to be so smart?H:Well,a lot of time went into research to make intelligent androids like me Your move.Y:How much time?H:Hundreds of years.AI research first began in America in 1956 more than 350 years ago.Listen and find out1.AI research begins _in 1956 List
20、en to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are having this conversation in the year 2310.Listen and find out2.Garry Kasparov defeated by Deep Blue _ Listen to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are havi
21、ng this conversation in the year 2310.Y:And then things developed quickly after that?H:Not really.It wasnt until 1997 that a computer finally beat the worlds chess champion,Garry Kasparov.That was IBMs Deep Blue.Then in 2011,IBMs Watson defeated some very clever human opponents on an American quiz s
22、how.It won one million dollars,which was donated to charity Check.Listen and find out2.Garry Kasparov defeated by Deep Blue _in 1997 Listen to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are having this conversation in the year 2310.Listen and find out3.Ke Ji
23、e defeated by AlphaGo _ Listen to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are having this conversation in the year 2310.Y:Check?What?!H:Do you want me to make the game easier for you?Y:Yes,please.H:Then in 2017,a computer named AlphaGo beat the worlds Go
24、champion AlphaGo is my personal hero Check.Listen and find out3.Ke Jie defeated by AlphaGo _in 2017 Listen to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are having this conversation in the year 2310.Listen and find out4.AI computers put into androids _5.Firs
25、t novel written by an android 6.First android president of a country Listen to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are having this conversation in the year 2310._H:But things slowed down after 2017.Yes,there were AI computers that could drive cars way
26、 back then,but none of those machines were really human.Then in the mid-21st century,AI computers were put into robotsandroids like me.But it took another hundred years for an android to write a novel.Then a hundred years after that,the first android became president of a country Checkmate.Listen an
27、d find out Listen to the conversation again and write down the dates when the following events occur.They are having this conversation in the year 2310.in the mid-21st centuryin the mid-22nd centuryin the mid-23rd century4.AI computers put into androids 5.First novel written by an android 6.First an
28、droid president of a country _目目 录录1专题简介2真题解析3模拟训练推断行为动作的能力推断行为动作的能力推断行为动作是英语听力中的推断行为动作是英语听力中的难点。要做好这类题，考生不难点。要做好这类题，考生不能只注意表面信息和字面意思，能只注意表面信息和字面意思，更要通过对这些信息的理解，更要通过对这些信息的理解，进行符合逻辑的信息加工，才进行符合逻辑的信息加工，才能准确地确定题目的考查目标。能准确地确定题目的考查目标。1专题简介2真题解析 真题真题 11.What will the man do next?A.Change some money.B.Take
29、the food home.C.Sit and eat his meal.2真题解析 Text 1（2020年1月浙江卷）M:Id like a chicken roll,an order of fries and a chocolate shake.W:For here or to go?M:Ill eat here,and here is 20 dollars.答案答案：C2真题解析 真题真题 22.Why does the woman call the man?A.To cancel a flight.B.To make an apology.C.To put off a meeting
30、.2真题解析 Text 2(2017年全国2卷)W:Hello,Mr.Smith.Im afraid Dr.Brown wont be able to see you today.Hes still waiting for a flight out of New York.He said he would meet you tomorrow afternoon.Is it OK?M:Sounds good.Thank you for calling.答案：答案：C3模拟训练练习练习 33.What will the man do next?A.Catch his bus.B.Help some
31、one.C.Ask someone else to help a lady.3模拟训练 Text 3 M:Look,that old lady is struggling to cross the road.I should help her.W:We will miss our bus if you do.Someone else will help her.M:No,I can do it.Another bus is due in 10 minutes.答案：答案：B 解析：推理推断题。根据男士的话“Look,that old lady is struggling to cross th
32、e road.I should help her.”以及后文女士说他们这样做可能赶不上公交，但男士说“No,I can do it.”可知，男士接下来要去帮助老妇人过马路，故选B。3模拟训练练习练习 44.What is the woman likely to do?A.Sit in silence.B.Leave the room.C.Play some music.3模拟训练 Text 4 W:Its very quiet in this room.I feel like listening to something.M:Well,theres lots of music to choos
33、e from.We dont need to sit in silence.W:OK,lets have a look.What shall we put on?答案答案：C 解析：推理推断题。根据女士的话“I feel like listening to something.”，男士的话“Well,theres lots of music to choose from.”以及女士的话“OK,lets have a look.”可知女士接下来很有可能要播放音乐，故选C。【重点词句重点词句】put on 播放（磁带、播放（磁带、CD、DVD等）等）3模拟训练练习练习 55.What will t
34、he woman probably do next?A.Head for the museum.B.Go to the mans place.C.Call the Sunset Guest House.3模拟训练 Text 5 M:Are you going to the museum in London next week,Sarah?W:I had hoped to do,but I cant find anywhere to stay.M:Have you tried the Sunset Guest House?They might still have a room and its
35、right next to the museum.答案答案：C 解析：推理推断题。根据女士的话“but I cant find anywhere to stay.”和男士的话“Have you tried the Sunset Guest House?They might still have a room and its right next to the museum.”可知女士说她找不到住的地方，然后男士向女士推荐了the Sunset Guest House，所以女士很可能会给the Sunset Guest House打电话预订房间，故选C。练习练习 66.What is the w
36、oman going to do?A.Find the mans glasses.B.Read the news.C.Buy a paper.3模拟训练 Text 6 M:Ive lost my glasses and I cant see a thing without them.I bought a newspaper but now I cant read it.W:Dont worry,Grandpa.Ill have a look at it and let you know what is happening.答案答案：B 解析：推理推断题。根据男士的话“I bought a ne
37、wspaper but now I cant read it.”和女士的话“Ill have a look at it and let you know what is happening.”可知男士买了报纸但是没了眼镜无法阅读，随后女士表示她会看完报纸后告诉男士发生了什么，所以女士接下来会阅读一些新闻，故选B。3模拟训练3模拟训练练习练习 77.What will the woman do next?A.Go swimming.B.Drive to the caf.C.Wait for her mother.3模拟训练 Text 7 M:Hey,Annie.You should come d
38、own to the coffee shop.Julia and Dave are here,and were going to go swimming later.W:Swimming sounds fun.My mom gets home in an hour,though,so Ill probably just meet you down at the lake.答案答案：C 解析：推理推断题。根据女士的话“My mom gets home in an hour,though,so Ill probably just meet you down at the lake.”可知女士很可能
39、要等到妈妈回来之后直接去湖边找男士，故选C。Thank you!2真题解析 真题真题 11.What is the man going to do?A.Do some shopping.B.Give the woman a ride.C.Make breakfast.2真题解析 Text 1（2019年12月山东模考卷第二次）W:Would you pick up some milk and eggs from the supermarket?M:Sure,do you need anything else?W:No.Oh wait!Get some bread,too.We dont hav
40、e any for breakfast tomorrow.答案：答案：A2真题解析 真题真题 22.What will the man do next?A.Change some money.B.Take the food home.C.Sit and eat his meal.2真题解析 Text 2（2020年1月浙江卷）M:Id like a chicken roll,an order of fries and a chocolate shake.W:For here or to go?M:Ill eat here,and here is 20 dollars.答案答案：C2真题解析 真
41、题真题 33.Why does the woman call the man?A.To cancel a flight.B.To make an apology.C.To put off a meeting.2真题解析 Text 3(2017年全国2卷)W:Hello,Mr.Smith.Im afraid Dr.Brown wont be able to see you today.Hes still waiting for a flight out of New York.He said he would meet you tomorrow afternoon.Is it OK?M:Soun
42、ds good.Thank you for calling.答案：答案：C2真题解析 真题真题 44.What is Julian doing?A.Planning her budget.B.Conducting an interview.C.Giving advice on studies.2真题解析 Text 4（2019年12月山东模考卷第一次）W:Hi Matt.May I ask you a few questions?M:Certainly,Julian.What do you want to know?W:Im doing a study on the spending habi
43、ts of students in our school.Im writing a paper for my social studies course.M:That sounds interesting.W:To begin with,how much money do you get from your parents a month?M:I get about five hundred dollars.W:How do you spend your money?M:I spend about three hundred dollars on food.You know how I lik
44、e to eat.W:Yes.What about the rest of the money?M:Well,I spend on shows about thirty dollars a month.Games,uh,for rental of tennis court and balls about fifty dollars.I do spend some on things like reading material.And the rest I save.W:What about clothes?M:My mother buys them for me.W:Thanks a lot,
45、Matt.M:Youre welcome!2真题解析 4.What is Julian doing?A.Planning her budget.B.Conducting an interview.C.Giving advice on studies.解析：推理判断题。根据对话开头Julian询问Matt能否问他一些问题，以及后面Julian说自己在做学生消费习惯的一些研究等可推知，对话中Julian正在对Matt进行个人采访，故选B。解题技巧：听懂材料中的关键信息，了解对话发生的背景，对动作进行简单推理和判断，并以此筛选出正确答案。3模拟训练 练习练习 11.What is the man a
46、bout to do?A.Book a taxi.B.Write a postcard.C.Travel to the airport.3模拟训练 Text 1 W:Hurry up,or youll miss your flight.M:Dont panic.My taxi should be here any minute now.W:Call us from the airport and dont forget to send a postcard.答案：答案：C 解析：推理推断题。根据女士的话“Hurry up,or youll miss your flight.”可知男士要赶飞机，
47、所以他接下来要去机场，故选C。3模拟训练练习练习 22.What will the man do next?A.Catch his bus.B.Help someone.C.Ask someone else to help a lady.3模拟训练 Text 2 M:Look,that old lady is struggling to cross the road.I should help her.W:We will miss our bus if you do.Someone else will help her.M:No,I can do it.Another bus is due i
48、n 10 minutes.答案：答案：B 解析：推理推断题。根据男士的话“Look,that old lady is struggling to cross the road.I should help her.”以及后文女士说他们这样做可能赶不上公交，但男士说“No,I can do it.”可知，男士接下来要去帮助老妇人过马路，故选B。3模拟训练练习练习 33.What will the woman probably do next?A.Go to bed.B.Do some work.C.Watch TV.3模拟训练 Text 3 M:This TV show is getting ex
49、citing.Shall we watch another part?W:No,thats it for me.Its late and I have to be up for work at 5:00 a.m.M:OK,maybe youre right.答案答案：A 解析：推理推断题。根据女士的话“Its late and I have to be up for work at 5:00 a.m.”可知女士说现在很晚了，而且她明天要5点早起上班，所以接下来她很可能要去睡觉，故选A。3模拟训练练习练习 44.What is the woman likely to do?A.Sit in si
50、lence.B.Leave the room.C.Play some music.3模拟训练 Text 4 W:Its very quiet in this room.I feel like listening to something.M:Well,theres lots of music to choose from.We dont need to sit in silence.W:OK,lets have a look.What shall we put on?答案答案：C 解析：推理推断题。根据女士的话“I feel like listening to something.”，男士的话
