Unit1LiteraturePrepareYourselfDoyouknow?communicationsatellite通讯卫星mobiletelephony移动通讯intelligentrobot智能机器人clone克隆telecommunications远程通讯Howdoyousayit?文学literature科幻小说sciencefiction空间旅行spacetraveling外星人alien人类社会humansociety高技术high-technology信息时代informationage信息产业informationindustryMakeupasentenceIttook100yearsbeforethemoonlandingspredictedbytheFrenchwriterJulesVerneactuallytookplace.法国科幻小说家JulesVerne预言的人类登月，整整用了100年才变成现实。Text1What’stheBigIdea?Imaginationismoreimportantthanknoeledge.WordGlossarysponsor英['spɒnsə]美['spɑnsɚ]n.赞助者；主办者；保证人vt.赞助；发起prominent英['prɒmɪnənt]美['prɑmɪnənt]adj.突出的，显著的；杰出的；卓越的fiction英['fɪkʃ(ə)n]美['fɪkʃən]n.小说；虚构，编造；谎言hostile英['hɒstaɪl]美['hɑstl]adj.敌对的，敌方的；怀敌意的n.敌对frivolous英['frɪv(ə)ləs]美['frɪvələs]adj.无聊的；轻佻的；琐碎的mutual英['mjuːtʃʊəl;-tjʊəl]美['mjutʃuəl]adj.共同的；相互的，彼此的suspicion英[sə'spɪʃ(ə)n]美[sə'spɪʃən]n.怀疑；嫌疑；疑心；一点儿vt.怀疑speculation英[,spekjʊ'leɪʃn]美[,spɛkju'leʃən]n.投机；推测；思索；投机买卖remarkably英[ri'ma:kəbli]adv.显著地；非常地；引人注目地robotic美[ro'bɑtɪk]adj.机器人的，像机器人的；自动的n.机器人学telephony英[tɪ'lef(ə)nɪ]美[tə'lɛfəni]n.电话（学）；电话制造predict英[prɪ'dɪkt]美[prɪ'dɪkt]想vt.预报，预言；预知vi.作出预言；作预料，作预报alien英['eɪlɪən]美['elɪən]adj.外国的；相异的，性质不同的；不相容的n.外国人，外侨；外星人vt.让渡，转让emerge英[ɪ'mɜːdʒ]美[ɪ'mɝdʒ]vi.浮现；摆脱；暴露vision英['vɪʒ(ə)n]美['vɪʒən]n.视力；美景；眼力；幻象；想象力vt.想象；显现；梦见dominate英['dɒmɪneɪt]美['dɑmɪnet]vt.控制；支配；占优势；在…中占主要地位vi.占优势；处于支配地位ExpressionsandPhrasesinreality实际上；事实上callfor要求；需要；提倡；邀请；为…叫喊inthemiddleof在…中间dealwith处理；涉及；做生意insearchof寻找；搜寻playarolein在……起作用Notes“Hebacksacompanywhichproducesintelligentrobots,capableoflearningnewtasksfromtheirenvironment.”他主办了一家公司，主要生产智能机器人，这种机器人能够根据它所处环境而学习处理各种任务。本句中capableoflearningnewtasksfromtheirenvironment做定语修饰intelligentrobots，起补充说明的作用。SECTIONBⅡ.VocabularystudyA.Completeeachofthefollowingsentencesbychoosingtherightwordorexpressionfrontheboxandmakechangeswherenecessary.1、Theygotthereinthelateafternoonandwentaroundinsearchofaplacetostay.他们在下午晚些时候到达那里并四处寻找栖身之地。2、Theastronomerswerequestionedonawiderangeofsubjectsfromphysicstopsychology.宇航员被问到广泛的问题，从物理学到心理学。predictrevealdominateinsearchofplayamajorrolein预料揭露支配、占主导作用搜寻在…方面起主要作用callforinrealityspeculationawiderangeofrespect号召实际上推测广泛的尊重3、AspeoplespendmoretimewatchingTVandreadingthenewspapers,themediaplaysamajorroleininfluencingtheiropinions.注意复数加s因为人们花大量的时间看电视、看报纸，媒体在影响他们的观点上发挥了主要作用。4、Therewasastrangesilenceaboutwhatwashappening,butthedetailsofthemurderwerefinallyrevealedbythelocalpaper.人们对于关于当时发生的事情表现出奇怪的沉默，但是谋杀的细节最终被当地报纸揭露出来。5、Afteranotherroundofnegotiations,theyfinallysignedadeclarationcallingforanimmediateceasefire.经过又一轮谈判之后，他们终于签署了号召立即停火的宣言。6、XiaoLingalwaysseemssoself-confident,butinrealitys...
