Ⅰ.Read the text and answer the following questions. 1．What did the writer see on the space station? A“thoughtpad”，awastemachineandmanufacturingrobots 2．Why does the space station spin slowly in space? Toimitatethepulloftheearth'sgravity. 3．Who will take the place of the workers in the 31st century? Therobots. Ⅱ.Choose the best answers according to the text.
1．The most up-to-date inventions of the century are on exhibition. A．31st B．41st C．21st D．51st
2．People in the future communicate with each other by using . A．computer B．typewriter C．letters D．a “thoughtpad”
3．Rubbish will be dealt with by . A．burying it B．burning it C．throwing it away
D．a giant machine which can swallow it
4．If the user doesn't think his or her message clearly, may be sent. A．an unclear message B．a right message C．a wrong message D．a useless message
5．In the future, there will be no in the wonderful world. A．waste B．pollution
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C．environmental damage D．all of the above 答案：1～5 ADDAD
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The telegram asked for an instant (立即) reply.
2．Once an Arab was travelling in the desert (沙漠) on his camel. 3．Most people are greedy (贪图) for money.
4．Plastic bottles can be recycled (回收利用) into clothing.
5．His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow (咽下) anything. 6．Remember to put the waste into the dustbin (垃圾箱)． Ⅱ.拓展词汇
1．typev．打字→typistn．打字员→typewritern．打字机 2．postn．邮政v.邮寄→postagen．邮资→postcoden．邮政编码 3．ecologyn．生态(学)→ecologist n．生态学家→ecological adj.生态的
4．representativen．代表；典型人物adj.有代表性的；典型的→represent v．代表 5．settlev．定居；解决→settlementn．定居；解决→settler n．移居者；拓荒者 [巧记单词]
Ⅲ.补全短语
1．speed up 加速 2．show sb. around/round带领某人参观 3．blame sb. for因??而责怪某人 4．used todo过去常常做某事 5．stare at 盯；凝视
6．be absorbed by被??所吸引
1．[教材原句]That is why we persuade families not to lose sight of the advantages that come from a period of time in space.
那就是为什么我们要劝说家人不要忽视在太空工作一段时间所带来的好处。 [句型点拨] That is why ...意为“那就是为什么??”；why在句中引导表语从句。
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[佳句赏析]I read about your reform of the school English newspaper, and that's why I'm writing to voice my opinion.
我获悉了你对英语校报的改革方案，那就是为什么我写信发表观点的原因。
2．[教材原句]Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. 太空站里展出了31世纪一些最前沿的发明。
[句型点拨]地点状语放于句首，句子使用全部倒装句式。
[佳句赏析]In front of our house stands a tall tree with a history of 1,000 years, which is protected by the government now.
在我们房子的前面有一棵1000年树龄的大树，现在已经被政府保护起来了。
[课 文 对 译]
I HAVE SEEN AMAZING THINGS
My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space. Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth's gravity. Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. A guide (G) showed us around along a moveable path.
G：Good morning to all our visitors from 2008. First we're going to examine one of the latest forms of communication among our space citizens. No more typists working on a typewriter or computer! No more postage or postcodes! Messages can now be sent using a “thoughtpad”. You place the metal band over your head, clear
your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it's sent. It's stored on the “thoughtpad” of the receiver. It's quick, efficient and environmentally friendly. The only limitation is if the user does not think his or her message clearly, an unclear message may be sent. But we cannot blame the tools for the faults of the user, can we?
During the explanation I looked at the pair of small objects called “thoughtpads” on a table. They just looked like metal ribbons. So ordinary but so powerful! While I was observing them, the path moved us on.
G：And now ladies and gentlemen, we are in the “environment area”. People used to collect waste in dustbins. Then the rubbish
was sent to be buried or burned, am I right? (Wenodded.) Well, now there's a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology. A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. The rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material, such as “fertilizer” for the fields and “soil” for deserts. Nothing is wasted, and everything, even plastic bags, is recycled. A great idea, isn't it?
I stared at the moving model of the waste machine, absorbed by its efficiency. But again we moved on.
G：Our third stop shows the changes that have happened to work practices. Manufacturing no
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longer takes place on the earth but on space stations like this one. A group of engineers programme robots to perform tasks in space. The robots produce goods such as drugs, clothes, furniture, hovering carriages, etc. There is no waste, no pollution and no environmental damage! However, the companies have to train their representatives to live and work in space settlements. They have to monitor the robots and the production. When the goods are ready they're transported by industrial spaceship back to earth.
My mind began to wander. What job would I do? My motivation increased as I thought of
the wonderful world of the future.,我看到了奇妙的东西
我首先参观的是一个太空站，这个站被认为是太空中最现代化的地方。太空站像一个巨大的圆盘，在太空中缓缓地旋转，以模仿地心的引力。太空站里展出了31世纪一些最前沿的发明。有个导游带领我们站在一条移动的运送带上，到各处参观。
导游：从2008年来访的朋友们，早上好！首先，我们要查看一种我们太空居民使用的最新的通讯方式。再也不需要打字员在打字机或电脑上工作了！再也不需要邮费和邮政编码了！现在我们可以通过一种“思想仪”来发送信息。你把金属带放在头上，排除杂念，按下发送键，然后想着你要发送的信息，刹那间信息就发出去了。它被存储在接受者的“思想仪”里。它快捷、有效，而且环保。唯一的缺点是，如果使用者没有想清楚要发送的信息的话，发送出去的信息就可能是模糊的。但我们不能将使用者的这一过错归咎于工具本身，不是吗？
在导游解说之际，我看了看桌子上这副被称为“思想仪”的小东西。它们看上去像金属丝带。如此普通却又如此神通广大！当我还在观察它们时，运送带又载着我们向前移动了。
导游：女士们，先生们，现在我们到了“环保地带”。人们过去常用垃圾箱收集废弃物，然后这些垃圾会被掩埋或焚烧，对不对？(我们点点头。)那么，现在有一种系统，能利用生态学原理来处理废弃物。一台巨型机器，能把所有可获得的废弃物都吞进去，而且总是“贪得无厌”。垃圾被转化成几种有用的物质。如用于耕地的“肥料”和用于沙漠的“土壤”。 什么都不浪费，所有的东西，哪怕是塑料袋也被循环利用了。绝妙的创意，不是吗？
我注视着这台转动的垃圾分解机器模型，被它的高效所吸引。但是，我们又开始向前移动了。
导游：第三站要展示给我们的是发生在生产实践中的一些变化。批量生产不再在地球上进行，而是转移到了这样的太空站里。在太空中，一组工程师给机器人设计了程序让它们完成工作。机器人生产像药品、衣服、家具和气垫车之类的货物。没有废弃物，没有污染，也没有对环境的危害！但是，这些公司必须训练他们的代表来空间站生活、工作。他们必须监视机器人及其生产。货物生产出来之后，就被工业宇宙飞船运回地球。
我的思绪开始漫游。我能做些什么工作呢？当我想到未来世界的美好前景时，我兴趣倍增。
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