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高中英语牛津版高二上学期CHAPTER SIX

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[00:-1.00]READING
[00:-2.00]Page 93
[00:-3.00]VIRTUAL REALITY
[00:-4.00]Ever since I was a little girl,I have wanted to fly like a bird.
[00:-5.00]I'd love to glide1 over the harbour,looking down on the ships below,
[00:-6.00]or fly in and out of the buildings in the centre of our city.
[00:-7.00]I have other dreams,too.I'd like to walk around on the moon.
[00:-8.00]I'd like to go back in time and meet Marco Polo.
[00:-9.00]I'd also like to win the gold medal in the marathon at the Olympic Games.
[00:10.00]Soon all of these dreams will come true thanks to the magic of Virtual Reality.
[00:11.00]What is Virtual,or VR?It's a computer system with a special headset.
[00:12.00]When you put on the headset,you look at two tiny television screens.
[00:13.00]They are so close to your eyes that your mind will see the image as one picture
[00:14.00]When you play a game in a video arcade2 today,
[00:15.00]you just sit and watch an imaginary world.
[00:16.00]But,in the future,when you play a VR game,
[00:17.00]you will be right inside that world.
[00:18.00]If you turn your head,you will see a different view of the world,
[00:19.00]just as in real life.
[00:20.00]In some systems,you also wear a special'data glove'on  one hand.
[00:21.00]With this glove you can reach out and touch things in the artificial world.
[00:22.00]It is an amazing experience.
[00:23.00]Before long,Virtual Reality is going to be part of all our lives.
[00:24.00]The first VR games are now being introduced into video arcades3 around the world
[00:25.00]These enable you to drive a sports car,fly a plane,or fight an enemy.
[00:26.00]They are similar to present arcade games but much more realistic.
[00:27.00]They are just the beginning.
[00:28.00]As the technology develops,the games will become more and more amazing.
[00:29.00]Within a few years,you will be able to go into a complete fantasy world
[00:30.00]and have the most exciting adventures you could imagine.
[00:31.00]However,VR is not just for entertainment.
[00:32.00]One day,
[00:33.00]children will learn geography by observing foreign countries without leaving their classroom
[00:34.00]They will learn history by visiting the pyramids of Egypt,
[00:35.00]or by hand feeding friendly dinosaurs,
[00:36.00]all in the security of VR.
[00:37.00]In addition,business and industry will be using VR for many tasks.
[00:38.00]Cars will be designed and tested as 'virtual'machines first,
[00:39.00]before they are manufactured in metal.
[00:40.00]Architects will be able to build'virtual' buildings
[00:41.00]which they can walk around and inspect,before building them.
[00:42.00]VR can help us in hundreds of ways.
[00:43.00]Despite this,some people have suggested
[00:44.00]that there are dangers in this powerful new medium.
[00:45.00]Will we have VR games in which we can commit 'virtual'murders?
[00:46.00]After people get used to VR,they will not want to return to reality.
[00:47.00]Will we all forget how to live and work with real people?
[00:48.00]On the other hand,some people think that VR will help to save the world
[00:49.00]By experimenting harmlessly inside a VR world,
[00:50.00]we will be able to see the dangers which may face the world.
[00:51.00]Then we will be able to avoid them in real life.
[00:52.00]No doubt there will be some problems with VR ,
[00:53.00]as there are with all new inventions.
[00:54.00]But one thing is for sure.VR in here to stay.
[00:55.00]And I'm certainly going to enjoy flying around the world!
[00:56.00]INTEGRATED SKILLS
[00:57.00]Page 97
[00:58.00]Using statistics
[00:59.00]Exercise A
[-1:00.00]Listen and complete the answers to questions 1 to 3.
[-1:-1.00]A:Mary,can you help me,please?
[-1:-2.00]B:OK,Gezen.What do you want me to do?
[-1:-3.00]A:Just help me with these figures.
[-1:-4.00]I'm trying to complete these tables,to show the results of our survey.
[-1:-5.00]Here,just read out these figures.
[-1:-6.00]B:Right,so No.1, these are about leisure activities.
[-1:-7.00]The number students who choose reading books was nine.
[-1:-8.00]The number for playing a musical instrument is just six. [-1:-9.00]That's not many,is it?And the number for playing a sport was 35,wow?
[-1:10.00]A:Yes,that was the most popular.
[-1:11.00]B:I thought video games would be most popular.
[-1:12.00]A:No,a lot of people still prefer sports.
[-1:13.00]Anyway go on with the results.
[-1:14.00]B:Then watching TV,videos or films,28 people,and playing video games,22 people
[-1:15.00] A:Right,so that came third,and the one above it was second.
[-1:16.00]Books were fourth,and musical instruments, fifth.Now,let's do No.2
[-1:17.00]B:You mean these bar chart?
[-1:18.00]A:Yes,I've drawn4 the boxes,but I want to write the numbers after the boxes
[-1:19.00]B:OK!So the people who play more than three hours a day Boys:9,and girls:3[-1:20.00]Then the next line,people playing between 2 and 3 hours a day,
[-1:21.00]24 boys and 14 girls.
[-1:22.00]A:Right,and the next line?
[-1:23.00]B:48 boys and 35 girls.
[-1:24.00]And then the last one,people who play between 0 and 1 hour a day,
[-1:25.00]19 boys and 47 girls
[-1:26.00]So this shows that girls are much less interested in video games than boys
[-1:27.00]A:Yes,you are right. Now,there's just number 3 the pie chart.
[-1:28.00]This is interesting.
[-1:29.00]We wondered whether people are actually spending
[-1:30.00]more or less time playing video games than they did one year ago.
[-1:31.00]B:So here are the results,let's see.
[-1:32.00]18% of the people said they spent more time playing games
[-1:33.00]35% of the people said they spent about the same time,
[-1:34.00]and...A:Wait a minute,that's 35% and I write,about the same.
[-1:35.00]B:Yes,and 47% said less time.
[-1:36.00]A:47%,less time. Right,that's all. Thanks for your help.
[-1:37.00]B:You're welcome.
[-1:38.00]SPEAKING
[-1:39.00]Page 104
[-1:40.00]A Silent letters: h,g,k and gh
[-1:41.00]Silent letters are letters which are written but not pronounced.
[-1:42.00]The letters in bold type are not pronounced in these words.
[-1:43.00]Exercise A1
[-1:44.00]h honest             honour
[-1:45.00]rhyme                vehicle
[-1:46.00]whale
[-1:47.00]g sign               foreign
[-1:48.00]resign               design
[-1:49.00]k knee               knock
[-1:50.00]knowledge            knot
[-1:51.00]  unknown
[-1:52.00]gh although          through
[-1:53.00]daughter             high
[-1:54.00]   sight
[-1:55.00]Excise A3
[-1:56.00]1 He might come in an hour.
[-1:57.00]2.She taught me chemistry.
[-1:58.00]3.The king reigned5 for eight years.
[-1:59.00]4.My neighbour knits all night.
[-2:00.00]5.Our naughty daughter whispered in school.
[-2:-1.00]6.She has rheumatism6 in her knuckles7.
[-2:-2.00]7.The slaughter8 of the rhinoceros9 was sad.
[-2:-3.00]8.When I knocked on the door,the knob fell off.
[-2:-4.00]9.What white wheels on your vehicle!
[-2:-5.00]10.The exhausted10 knight11 knelt on the ground.
[-2:-6.00]TERM PROGRESS FILE
[-2:-7.00]A   Listening
[-2:-8.00]Page 107
[-2:-9.00]Exercise A1
[-2:10.00]Listen to the conversations,
[-2:11.00]and write the letters of the four places in the spaces provided.
[-2:12.00]1.A:Excuse me,could you tell me where is the toilet, please?
[-2:13.00]B:Yes,just turn to your left,here by the florists12.
[-2:14.00]Go pass the Cashiers and take the second turning on your left.
[-2:15.00]The toilet is down there,at the end of the corridor.
[-2:16.00]A:Thanks very much.
[-2:17.00]2.A:Can you tell me where's the bakery,please?
[-2:18.00]B:Yes,it's at the back of the shop.
[-2:19.00]Go straight ahead to the fruit counter,turn left and go all the way along
[-2:20.00]then you'll see the bakery on your right in the corner. [-2:21.00]A:Oh,thanks very much.
[-2:22.00]B:You're welcome.
[-2:23.00]3.A:Can you tell me where I can find a box of chocolates?
[-2:24.00]B:Oh,the chocolates are in the middle.
[-2:25.00]Go straight ahead and turn left at the end,
[-2:26.00]the chocolates are about half way down on your left,
[-2:27.00]they're opposite the fresh meat counter,they're on the end near to the cashiers
[-2:28.00]B:Thanks.
[-2:29.00]4.A:Excuse me,where is the ice cream kept?
[-2:30.00]B:Ice cream,oh,it's over on the left side,OK?
[-2:31.00]Go straight ahead and then turn left just after the cashiers.
[-2:32.00]Go along to the end of the store,
[-2:33.00]and you'll find the ice cream in the corner there next to the drink's.
[-2:34.00]A:Oh,good thanks for your help.
[-2:35.00]B:That's all right.
[-2:36.00]Exercise A2
[-2:37.00]Listen and write the answers to the questions in the spaces provided.
[-2:38.00]5.Which city is in the highest part of Trevonia?
[-2:39.00]6.Which city is the furthest North?
[-2:40.00]7.Which city is between the Jungle and the Desert?
[-2:41.00]8.Which city is near a river in the south west corner of Trevonia?
[-2:42.00]Exercise A3
[-2:43.00]Listen to these conversations and complete the notes.
[-2:44.00]A:Yes,my wife and I are looking forward to visiting your family next Sunday
[-2:45.00]But we are not sure how we get there if we don't have a car[-2:46.00]B:Right,I'll give you directions.Do you have a pen and paper?
[-2:47.00]A:Yes,go ahead.
[-2:48.00]B:Well,take the underground out to New Station,and get off there.
[-2:49.00]A:New Station,Yes.
[-2:50.00]B:Then come out of the station turn left,and walk for about 100 metres,
[-2:51.00]Then you'll see a minibus stand.
[-2:52.00]A:Yes,which minibus?
[-2:53.00]B:Take minibus No.79 to Small Town.
[-2:54.00]A:Right.
[-2:55.00]B:The journey takes about 15 minutes.
[-2:56.00]Get out in small town,walk to the cinema and you'll find some taxis.
[-2:57.00]Take a taxi to Tiny Village.
[-2:58.00]A:Taxi to Tiny Village,yes.
[-2:59.00]B:Walk into the village and our house is the third on the right.
[-3:00.00]It's the only blue house in the village.
[-3:-1.00]A:Third on the right, a blue house.Good!I've got all that thanks very much
[-3:-2.00]We'll look forward to seeing you on Sunday,then.
[-3:-3.00]B:Fine,I'll help you manage to find it,all right?
[-3:-4.00]A:I'm sure we will. Good-bye for now.
[-3:-5.00]B:Good-bye.

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1 glide 2gExT     
n./v.溜,滑行;(时间)消逝
参考例句:
  • We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着,眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
  • So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞,宛如滑翔。
2 arcade yvHzi     
n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道
参考例句:
  • At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
  • In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场,你可以发现许多的纪念品。
3 arcades a42d1a6806a941a9e03d983da7a9af91     
n.商场( arcade的名词复数 );拱形走道(两旁有商店或娱乐设施);连拱廊;拱形建筑物
参考例句:
  • Clothes are on sale in several shopping arcades these days. 近日一些服装店的服装正在大减价。 来自轻松英语会话---联想4000词(下)
  • The Plaza Mayor, with its galleries and arcades, is particularly impressive. 市长大厦以其别具风格的走廊和拱廊给人留下十分深刻的印象。 来自互联网
4 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
5 reigned d99f19ecce82a94e1b24a320d3629de5     
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式)
参考例句:
  • Silence reigned in the hall. 全场肃静。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Night was deep and dead silence reigned everywhere. 夜深人静,一片死寂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 rheumatism hDnyl     
n.风湿病
参考例句:
  • The damp weather plays the very devil with my rheumatism.潮湿的天气加重了我的风湿病。
  • The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
7 knuckles c726698620762d88f738be4a294fae79     
n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝
参考例句:
  • He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. 他紧紧握住方向盘,握得指关节都变白了。
  • Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles. 她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 slaughter 8Tpz1     
n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀
参考例句:
  • I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
  • Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。
9 rhinoceros tXxxw     
n.犀牛
参考例句:
  • The rhinoceros has one horn on its nose.犀牛鼻子上有一个角。
  • The body of the rhinoceros likes a cattle and the head likes a triangle.犀牛的形体像牛,头呈三角形。
10 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
11 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士,武士;爵士
参考例句:
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
12 florists b144baeff0a8df843a6a577e7473f3ca     
n.花商,花农,花卉研究者( florist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The little dressmaker bought an envelope of nasturtium seeds at the florists. 那个个子矮小的女裁缝在花铺里买了一包金莲花种子。 来自辞典例句
  • I have more important things to do than petulant florists. 我有比教训坏脾气的花匠更重要的事情要做。 来自互联网

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