主題語境十：科學與技術

四川雙流中學 蔣建平（特級教師）

感知·素養解讀

科技是第一生產力。日新月異的現代科技正飛速地改變著我們的世界，也正在重新書寫著新世紀的歷史。磁懸浮列車、克隆技術、移動支付、5G（第五代移動通信技術）、VR（虛擬現實）、AI（人工智能）等新名詞、新事物不斷刷新著我們的詞匯記憶記錄，也不斷改寫、充實著詞典和詞庫。掌握現代科學技術、普及科學知識是我們的必修課。課標中“科學與技術”主題涉及的主要內容有：（1）Recent inventions,medical advances,technological advances,etc.；（2）Computer science,etc.。 關于“科學與技術”主題的寫作常有以下幾個命題角度：

1.網絡對人們生活的影響，如手機、平板電腦等帶來的問題；

2.面對日新月異的電子產品我們該怎樣選擇；

3.對日常生活的創意想法；

4.對未來生活的設想。

探究·語庫構建

語境串記

Explore imaginary MKⅡ

MKⅡ,a remote planet,is the origin of life in many 1.________（story）.Physicists have found out that its gentle climate is similar to the earth's.Moreover,astronomers have found that oxygen atoms and carbon dioxide,2._______are fundamental to life,exist in its atmosphere through satellites.3.________（cheer） up by this news,biologists,in their turn,began to do some research 4.________（remove） people's puzzles:Now that there are some suitable conditions,does life really exist 5._______this globe?Do they multiply by laying eggs or giving birth to babies?

Last month,a spaceship 6.________（send） there.It's a pity that this mission failed.Unlike the earth,MKⅡ is 7._______much younger planet.Thus,masses of 8.________（harm）acid clouds float everywhere 9.________（cause） violent chain reactions to break out.These clouds not only blocked out the pilots'sight but also damaged the engine system.10.________（lucky）,the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time.

探測想象中的MK二號行星

MK二號是一顆遙遠的行星，它在許多故事里都是生命起源的地方。物理學家已經發現它溫和的氣候和地球相似。此外，天文學家也通過衛星，在它的大氣層里發現了氧原子和二氧化碳的存在，這些對生命來說，都是基本的。受到這一消息的鼓舞，生物學家們接著開始了研究以解開人們的迷惑：既然有了適合的條件，生命真的存在于這個星球嗎？他們是通過下蛋，還是產仔來繁殖后代的呢？

上個月，一艘太空飛船被派到了那兒?？上У氖?，這次任務失敗了。不像地球，MK二號是一顆年輕得多的行星。因此，大團大團的有害酸云到處漂浮，引起猛烈的連鎖反應的爆發。這些云團不僅阻擋了飛行員的視線，而且還損壞了發動機系統。幸運的是，飛行員小心注意，才及時阻止了飛船的墜毀。

素材積累

一、閱讀詞匯整合（明其義）

【核心單詞】

1.breakthrough重大進展；突破

2.challenge挑戰

3.explore v.探索

exploration n.探索；探測

4.intelligent adj.智能的

intelligence n.智力；智慧

5.equipment設備

6.analyze v.分析

analysis n.分析

7.create v.創造

creation n.創造；創作

creative adj.有創造力的；創造的

creator n.創造者；創作者

8.digital數字化的

9.electronic電子的

10.automatic自動的

11.invent v.發明

invention n.發明；創造

inventor n.發明者；發明家

【高頻短語】

1.with the development of隨著……的發展

2.with the popularity of the Internet隨著網絡的普及

3.high-tech products高科技產品

4.carry out scientific experiments開展科學實驗

5.do/work wonders創造奇跡

6.realize one's dream實現某人的夢想

【主題整合】

電腦軟件與硬件

1.screen屏幕

2.monitor顯示器

3.mouse鼠標

4.keyboard鍵盤

5.modem調制解調器

6.system系統；體系

7.program程序

8.virus病毒

電腦操作

1.access存取

2.search搜索

3.scan掃描

4.copy復制

5.delete刪除

6.download下載

7.edit編輯

8.insert插入

9.update更新

10.log in/on登錄；進入

11.click on sth用鼠標點擊

信息與網絡

1.big data大數據

2.Internet因特網；互聯網

3.signal信號

4.file文件

5.website網站

6.message消息；信息

7.online在線的；聯網的

8.online shopping網上購物

9.search engine搜索引擎

10.surf the Internet網上沖浪

二、寫作詞匯運用（悉其用）

根據漢語提示或用所給單詞的正確形式完成句子。

1.Our analysis shows that we can move a lot faster________________（以用風能和太陽能取代煤炭）.

2.In the next few years,computers will become handier,and shortly all of us are going to use our voices_______________（發出指令）to computers.

3.Nothing is wasted,and everything,even plastic bags,_______________（recycle）.

4.So how do we________________（維持健康的平衡）in our use of technology and not become run down by it?

5.This September,a total of 35 universities in China will become the country's first batch to offer AI as a major to undergraduate students with a drive_______________（build） a strong AI talent pool.

6.Activities like playing computer games，surfing the Net and________________（下載）MP3s are common for the youngsters.

7.You need a password_______________（登錄）to enter the computer.

8.In the past few year sour country________________（make） a great breakthrough in science.

9.Keep looking up，and you may catch sight of some_______________（意想不到的）creatures.

10.When a new product comes into being,it must be tested out before it_____________（投入使用）.

三、核心句型表達（精于表）

根據要求翻譯下列句子。

1.預料科技在我們未來的生活中將扮演著更為重要的角色。

譯法一：（含賓語從句）

______________________________

譯法二：（用it作形式主語）

______________________________

譯法三：（含不定式結構）

______________________________

2.毫無疑問，現代科技給我們的生活帶來了方便和舒適。

譯法一：（用it作形式主語）

______________________________

譯法二：（含that引導的同位語從句）

______________________________

3.盡管3D食品打印技術最近取得了進步，但該行業仍有許多困難需要克服。

譯法一：（含despite）

______________________________

譯法二：（含although引導的狀語從句）

______________________________

4.顯而易見，iPad對我們的學習，尤其是對我們的英語聽力有很大的幫助。

譯法一：（簡單句）

______________________________

譯法二：（用it作形式主語）

______________________________

實踐·主題測評

知識維度診斷評價

Ⅰ.單句填空

1.We will be able to download any file or update our computers just by _______（say） a few words.

2.Well,now there's a system _______the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.

3.________（travel） at a speed of over 400 kilometres per hour,the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes.

4.Instead of using drawings done by hand,computers created the images,and the result was a much greater realism—the creatures in Toy Story were _______（astonishing）lifelike.

5.Data ________（release） last week highlighted the rise of the renewable,with electricity generation from clean sources doubling since 2008.

6.The little problems that we meet in our daily lives may be inspirations for great_______（invent）.

7.Learning that you show great interest in Artificial Intelligence from your last email,I'd like to share _______you some information.

8.China offers a good stage for people with a good knowledge of AI to show _______they can achieve.

9.Both of these sources offer a wealth of information _______（explore）.

10.Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry，none of which_______（prove）.

Ⅱ.單句改錯

1.As you know it,courses about AI will be offered in 35 Chinese universities in September 2019.____________

2.Under the rapid development of China,the government will also pay more and more attention to AI.____________

3.When most of us get a text message on our cellphone from the unknown person,we usually say“Sorry,wrong number!”____________

4.Compare with traditional letters,e-mail has many advantages,such as being fast and costing nothing.____________

5.Shortly all of us are going to use our voices to give instruction to computers.____________

Ⅲ.語篇填詞

選用所給單詞的正確形式填空，使短文意思完整。

base,publish,high,use,feel,difference,tell,rely,detail,concern

We all know the hard work that filmmakers and actors put in to provide us with entertainment,but it seems that even regular moviegoers like us have a big impact on how a movie turns out too.For decades,film studios 1._______so-called test screenings to get feedback from members of the public before a movie comes out.While test audience members are usually asked to fill in a questionnaire after a screening,2._______the film studio what they liked and didn't like,media giant Disney has come up with a more high-tech solution.

According to a paper 3.________by the company's researchers,Disney is measuring test audiences' reactions by using special cameras placed inside cinemas.Pairing the cameras with custom software,the company can track what each audience member 4._______at any point in the movie,from anger to joy.This works by mapping 68 different points on each audience member's face.The cameras can see in the dark,and the software can figure out a person's mood 5._______on the slightest of facial expressions.

It's hoped that this new method will allow more 6._______feedback from test audiences.Rather than 7._______on audience members to recall their feelings after the movie's over,it can accurately read their reactions in real-time.

Test screenings are 8._______valued in the movie industry,and several well-known movies have been greatly altered following feedback.Viewers of E.T.the Extra-Terrestrial（1982）,would have left the cinema feeling a whole lot 9._______if it weren't for its test audience's feedback.“In one cut of the film that was tested,E.T.died instead of going home in his spaceship.You won't be surprised to hear that the test audience in question didn't warm to this ending at all,”wrote media website Den of Geek.

But for those who 10._______about privacy,the cameras won't be installed in public cinemas.After all,unless you're part of a test audience,being in front of the camera is best left to the movie stars.

（主題語境十：素養維度發展評價，見第53～54頁）