Unit3

LifeinthefutureWarminguphard

poorLifeinthepastbetterhappierLifeatpresentTransportInthepast

Whataboutnow?

MaglevtrainEnvironmentallyfriendlyenergy-savingAmazingspeed:430km∕henginesComputersystemsaferfastercleanercarriage

bicyclemotorcycletrainaeroplane?spacecraftsedanchair

cartimetravelMeansoftransportationCurrencyEducationhousesmodernhouseCommunicationWhatwillfuturelifebelike?aroboticdogasolarenergycarlifeinthefuturespaceshipflyingshipsLightandfasttravelingFuturemotorbike

TheSpaceCity

TheSpaceHousePeoplemightliveonMarsorotherplanets

Amphibioushouse(水陸兩用的)SpacefruitThechangeoflifeLifeStylesInvestigationPresentTimeInOneThousandYears’TimeTransportWorkFinanceandcurrencyAirplanes,cars,bicyclesOffice,factory,construction,landscape,serviceBanks,offices,insurances,businesses.Nolongerbyairbecauseofenvironmentalpollution;bicycleandhorseswillcomebackAthomeusingadvanced,interactivecomputers.Meetingscanbeconductedonthecomputerandpeoplewillseeeachotherspeak.Oneglobalcurrency-maybetheyuanasChinawillbethelargestglobalexporter.Present

TimeInOneThousandYears’TimeLanguagesEnviron-ment

English,Russian,ChineseAir:couldbeimprovedincitiesOnegloballanguage---perhapsChineseorstillEnglishVerypoor,needtorecycleallthewaste,controlontheuseofcars,noairplanes,methodstoimprovepoorairqualities;climateoftheearthbeingveryhotismakingproblemsofwaterresources.Education

HousesCommuni-cationNursery,schools,universityFlats,houses,concrete,woodPostoffice,internetLongerthannowpossiblyuntil25yearsofagesothatstudentscanlearnallthenewtechnologies.Bythoughtpad,telephone,computer,mobiles,Morsecode,etcBuiltintothegroundasthesurfaceoftheearthissohot.Belowaresomeofthemainaspectsoflifetoday.下面是今天生活的一些主要方面。本句是個(gè)倒裝句。below為表示方位的副詞,位于句首時(shí),句子要采用全倒裝。以下情況句子需要全倒裝：1)表示方位的副詞out,in,up,down,below,above等位于句首且主語是名詞時(shí):Upwenttherocket.

火箭升空了。LanguagePoints2)表示地點(diǎn)的介詞短語位于句首時(shí):Atthefootofthemountainliesabeautifullake.山腳上有一個(gè)美麗的湖泊。3)以there,here開頭的存在句:Therelivedateacherinthathouse.

一位老師住在那間房子。4)such位于句首時(shí):Suchwerehislastwords.

這些就是他的遺言。即時(shí)活用1)Atthefootofthemountain___.avillagelie

B.liesavillage

C.doesavillagelie

D.lyingavillage2)There___somestonebridgesacrosstheriver.A.is

B.exists

C.stand

D.lies特別提示倒裝句中的謂語動(dòng)詞單復(fù)數(shù)形式的選擇,取決于對(duì)句子主語的正確判斷。OnthewallareseveraltraditionalChinesepaintings.此句中主語為paintings,所以謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。B

C

Yesterdayisahistory.Tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.Sowecallitpresent!

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,someofourwildestdreamscouldcometrueinthefuture.Everybodywishesabrightfuture.Besuretoseizethepresent.Makethebestoftoday,andyou’llsucceedtomorrow.Learnfromyesterday,livefortoda