创新高职英语 基础教程 实用 学生用书2（修订版）U3课件.pptx

Unit3ABetterLifeintheFutureIwanttobringoutthesecretsofnatureandapplythemforthehappinessofman.Idon’tknowofanyservicetoofferfortheshorttimeweareintheworld.——ThomasEdison

HowWillLifeBeLikein2050?Unit3ABetterLifeintheFuture

A1Guess(1)(2)Lookatthetwopicturesintheright,andguesswhatitisineachpicture.Giveasmuchinformationasyoucanforyourguessandshareitwithyourclassmates.astronautn.宇航员spacecapsule太空舱spaceexploration外层空间探索gravityn.重力robotn.机器人artificialadj.人工的programv.编入程序wiredadj.有电线连接的simulatedadj.仿真的WordTips

A1Guess1)Whatdoyouthinkrobotcandoforhumansinthefuture?Hints:Itisasimulatedrobotwithmanywiresinthepicture.Ontheboardbehindtherobotarecomplexformulasandcalculations.Therobotworksoutthetasksveryeasily.Itsbrainisjustlikeacomputer.Ifitisprogrammedwell,itcanhelphumansdoalotofwork.Questionsfordiscussion:

A1GuessHints:Twoastronautsseemtohavejustlandedonastrangeplanet.Maybeit’stheMoonorMars.Theyarewearingspecialspacesuits,andthevehicleinwhichtheytraveltherestandsonthesurfaceoftheplanet,justlikearocket.Theyareseeminglycarryingoutsomescientifictasks.2）DoyouthinkonedaywecanliveontheMoon?

a)Listentotheshortpassagetwiceandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whydoestheauthorsayitwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenthehumanandthemachine?Becauseallbodypartswillbe________________，whichmeans“abletobechanged”.2)Whatshouldbedonefirsttoproducefakepeople?Computershouldfunctionlike____________________withtheabilitytorecognize__________,whichisthoughttobehumanbeings’specialty.3.Howcanwereachthegoaltochoosetoliveforaslongaswewantinthefuture?Wecanfirstproduce______