上外全新版大学英语综合教程讲义

Unit 2

“Future”, is a puzzling word for all the people in this world, including the

scientists

and

the

common.

What

will

the

world

be

like

in

five

hundred

year’s

time?

A thousand years’ time? Or more? Some people are pessimistic, and fear that things

can

only

get

wore

because

people

may

be

slaves

of

the

developed

science

and

technology.

Others are optimistic, looking forward to a better world and a happy life with the

development of science and technology. In this Unit, we are given two texts about

“smart cars”, a kind of intelligent products that bring so much convenience to

people in the future. Then let’s come to Unit2 and learn something about “smart

cars” in about 7 classes.

.

Objectives in Unit 2:

⒈words and phrases:

alert

application

capability

convert

correlate

decrease(increase)

drastically eliminate expansion prototype manufacturing in the air take

control

of

get/be

stuck

in

turn(sth.)

into/become

a

reality

appropriate

implement

outline

permanent

thereby

at

the

start

of

by

means

of

in

cooperation with

⒉structure:

①

double prepositions

②

V. + it +adj. + to do

③

“” (present or past) is used as adjective to modify noun.

⒊

learn

some

techniques

in

expository

writing

(definition,

quote,

a

mixture

of

facts

and opinions, etc.)

4. writing:

how to write a resume ( need explaining in detail)--- for homework to

introduce next unit.

For

the

first

period:

(1

st

,2

nd

class)

have

a

revision

of

Unit

1

and

come

to

Unit

2(words

and phrases)

Text A Smart Cars

ⅠSOME QUESTIONS for

group discussion: (30 minutes)

①

What will the world be like in the future? (worse or better) What aspect do you

think in the world will change most?

—

Worse:

destroyed

by

the

people

themselves,

war,

depend

excessively

on

advanced

science and technology to become lazy, indifferent, lack love between people

and people, the Judge Day.

—

Better: make

good

use

of

science and technology to improve the

world, a

world

garden, a society like Communist Society, happy life, share

—

Aspect: people’s life

,( way of thinking, custom)

②

With the development of science and technology, what will happen to cars? What

can be called “smart cars”?

—

In the film “007”,

a “smart car

”

is

described.

It was

a transportation

for

Bond and the name was “the vanish”. It was a car of “adopted camouflage. Ti

ny

cameras

on

all

sides…project

the

image

they

see

onto

a

light

-

emitting…polymer

skin

on the opposite side. For the casual eyes, it’s as good as invisible. Plus all the

usual refinements, ejector seat…”

③

Would you like to drive a smart car? Why or why not?

Like

—

convenient,

comfortable,

a

vehicle

avoiding

traffic

accidents,

safe,

with

many

functions that we can imagine

Do not like

—

can not enjoy the pleasure of driving a car, too complex

④ Free writing :

(Finish it in ten minutes)

*You may begin with the sentences:

A. If I could afford a car, I will buy one without hesitation because…….

B.

Even

if

I

could

afford

a

car,

I

may

not

actually

want

to

drive

one

because…...

*State your viewpoints to the other students in your group

Ⅱ

Background information (Introduction of Cars) : (10 minutes)

The invention of cars ─

The first self-propelled car was built by Nicolas Cugnot

in

1769

which

could

attain

speeds

of

up

to

6

kms/hour.

In

1771

he

again

designed

another

steam-driven

engine

which

ran

so

fast

that

it

rammed

into

a

wall,

recording

the

worlds

first accident.

Some famous brands of cars ─

General Motors

Ford Motor Company(Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda Volvo Jaguar

Land Rover Aston Martin)?

DaimlerChrysler

（戴姆勒

< br>-

克莱斯勒）

(DaimlerChryslers’

passen

ger

car

brands

include Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep?, Dodge and smart. Commercial

vehicle brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western ,Star

and Setra)

Toyota (Toyota is a world famous brand of cars. The company is in Japan)

Mercedes-Benz (This brand has stood for more than 100 years. It is a German

company.)

From the questions we discussed in the above, we can get a general impression

on the future world and the smart cars in the future. Smart cars that can see, hear,

feel,

smell,

talk,

and

drive

on

their

own…

all

that

sounds

like

a

dream

maybe

become

a

reality

with

the

help

of

computer

revolution

and

with

the

appearance

of

smart

cars,

the

modern

science

and

technology

will

bring

some

effects

on

man

in

the

future

possibly.

Thereby, let’s look at the first text “Smart Cars”.

Ⅲ

TEXT ORGANIZATION: (15 minutes)

Part

one paras

1

—

3 New

technology

will

have

a

dramatic

impact

on

cars

and

highways in the 21

st

century.

Part

two paras

4

—

9 With

the

aid

of

advanced

technology,

smart

cars will

be

designed

that

they

can

help

eliminate

traffic

accidents, determine their own precise locations and

warn of traffic jams.

Smart cars are superior to the ordinary cars in many ways: (let the

students find answers in this part)

①

Smart cars can see, hear, feel, smell, talk, and act.

②

They can eliminate most car accidents.

③

They can alert the police and provide precise location if stolen.

④

They can monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby.

⑤

They can alert the driver who feels drowsy.

⑥

They can locate your car precisely and warn of traffic jams.

Part three

paras 10

—13 GPS and “telematics” will make it possible to

build smart highways, which will benefit us in

more than one way.

Ⅳ

KEY POINTS in the text: (30 minutes)

Part one

⒈questions: —

What are the effects of the computer revolution?

—

It brings the development of automobile industry and the

appearance of the smart cars become possible.

⒉language points: ① turn into/become a reality ─ H

er dreams of being a

college student has turned into a reality.

②para1 phrase “remain unchanged” 保持一种状态

Keep warm

remain untouched remain silent

para2 rank as: put…in a class 被列为…

They all agree to rank Addison as a great essayist.

…as among… (double preposition. Exercise 1 for structure)

para3 key

(to):

sth.

that

provides

an

answer

(to

a

problem

or

a

mystery)

General Motors Corporation

通用汽车公司

ITS

program:

智

能

运

输

系

统

Intelligent

Transportation

System

program

ITS improves transportation safety and mobility and enhances productivity through

the use of advanced communications technologies.

Intelligent

transportation

systems

(ITS)

encompass

a

broad

range

of

wireless

and

wire

line

communications-based

information

and

electronics

technologies.?

When

integrated

into the transportation system's infrastructure, and in vehicles themselves, these

technologies

relieve

congestion,

improve

safety

and

enhance

American

productivity.?

Homework:

①

review the key points we have leaned in the part one.

②

preview

the

following

text,

find

the

difficult

sentences,

try

to

memorize

the words and expressions in the vocabulary.

?

For the second period: (3

rd

,4

th

class)

Part two

⒈questions:

①

─In

what

aspects

are

the

smart

cars

superior

to

the

ordinary

cars? (text organization 2)

②

─What

new

technology

have

already

been

adopted

in

developing

the cars? ─We have had the cars that can monitor one’s driving and the d

riving

conditions nearby; We have

had

the cars that can determine how sleepy you

are as

you

drive; and in Japan cars with navigational capability have been built.

⒉ language points: para4 ① don’t bother to do: take trouble 麻烦

Don’t

bother

to

get

dinner

for

me

today;

I’ll

eat

at a restaurant in town.

② via (prep.) 通过

by way of

④

in the air : uncertain

—

My plan are still quite in the air.

There is a peculiar smell in the air.

Para 5 ① scan for

② Should you make a serious mistake,…

(subjunctive mood)

If you should make a serious mistake,…

Para 6 ①MIT: 麻省理工学院

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the

world’s leading research universities, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1865, the

school was opened in Boston by geologist William Barton Rogers who became its first

president. Throughout its history MIT has held a worldwide reputation for teaching

and reach.

② underestimated/overestimated

Para 7 question: what are the two of the most frustrating things about driving a

car? And how to overcome it ? ()

①

tune to

②

They make it possible to determine your location…

V. + it +adj. + to do

Exercise 2 for structure

Para

8 convert

(to)

─change

from

one

form

or

use

to

another

(followed

by

into/to)

The signal will be converted into digital code.

Para 9 correlate

─

have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing

affects or depends on another (followed by

with/to)

A

mothers smoking

in pregnancy correlates with low

birth weight in

her

baby.

Part three:

⒈questions: How to use GPS and “telematics” in automobile industry in

the future? What are the benefits?

—Blind individuals could use GPS…the list of potential uses is endless; put the

smart cars on smart high ways

—

This

could

prove

to

be

an

environmental

boon

as

well,

saving

fuel,

reducing

traffic

jams, decreasing air pollution, as serving as an alternative to highway expansion.

⒉ language points: ①be poised to do: (be ready to do) The automobile

company is poised to launch its new advertising campaign.

②…as the price of microchips drops

to below

a penny a piece…

double preposition (exercise on page52)

③

GPS:

全

球

性

定

位

系

统

The

Global

Positioning

System

(GPS)

is

a

satellite-based

navigation

system

made

up

of

a

network

of

24

satellites

placed

into orbit by the . Department of Defense. GPS was originally intended for

military

applications,

but

in

the

1980s,

the

government

made

the

system

available for civilian use. GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in