1. Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading － Preparing

2. 预习多维感知 ► Step One ： Ask and Discussion In the future ， the world will totally change with the development of new technologies.Many new inventions will be made. 1 ． What education do you expect to see in your life in the future? _____________________________________

3. 答案： There may be more “schools on the air”and more distance education.We will become lifelong learners.

4. 2 ． Compared with the past ， what is the most important thing in future transportation? __________________________________ ___________ 答案： The future transportation must be environmently friendly and energy saving.

5. ► Step Two ： Fast Reading 1 ． Let the students read the text and then answer the following questions. (1)Why did Li Qiang go into the future? ____________________________________ _______ 答案： Li Qiang went into the future because he had won a prize that gave him a tour.

6. (2)How did he feel when he left his own time? ____________________________________ _______ 答案： He felt rather anxious when he left his own time but soon got it over. (3)What did he notice first when he arrived in AD 3008? ____________________________________ _______ 答案： The first thing he noticed was the poor quality of the air and it gave him a headache.

7. 2 ． Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text. (1)What is the main idea of the passage? A ． First impression about Li Qiang’s travel to the future. B ． How to travel to the future. C ． What the future life will be like. D ． An exciting experience.

8. (2)The author and his friends were safely transported into the future in a ________. A ． time capsule B ． hovering carriage C ． flying chair D ． plane (3)What did the author feel in the first few days? A ． He was upset and comfortable. B ． He felt frightened. C ． He suffered a lot of pain. D ． He felt uneasy and not sure.

9. (4)What was the room like? A ． It was large ， clean with broken walls. B ． The walls are colored and moveable. C ． There are pipes sending oxygen the room needs. D ． Tables and chairs are placed against the wall.

10. (5)From the passage we can infer that ________. A ． Wang Ping often travels to the future B ． Li Qiang has been to the future twice C ． Li Qiang’s parents didn’t agree to his travel D ． people in the future don’t have to eat food 答案： (1) ～ (5)AAADB

11. ►Step Three ： Careful Reading 1 ． Let the students listen to the tape.Then answer the following question. What else did he find that was different? ________________________________ ________

12. 答案： He found several things that were different ： ·a mask to give him enough oxygen ·a hovering carriage ·having a “time lag” experience ·a strange-looking house that belonged to Wang Ping’s parents ·trees that acted as walls and provided oxygen for the room ·tables ， chairs and a bed that were stored under the floor

13. 2 ． Let the students read the text carefully and find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph1_________________________ ______ 答案： How I came to take a time travel journey. Paragraph2_________________________ ______ 答案： The journey

14. 答案： My impressions of life one thousand years into the future. Paragraph4__________________________ ______ 答案： Staying in Wang Ping’s home. Paragraph3______________________________

15. ►Step Four ： Summary We climbed into a time 1.________ through a small opening. After a calming 2.________ ， we fell asleep. A few 3.________ later we arrived on the earth one thousand years in the future. At first my 4.________ ached for lack of fresh air.Wang Ping asked me to put on a 5.________ and took me to a small room.I felt better at once. We flew away in our separate hovering 6.________. When arriving at a house ， he showed me into a 7.________ ， bright clean room ， the 8.________ of which was made of trees. Wang Ping produced a table ， some chairs and a bed from the 9.________. After he left ， I 10.________ something ， took a hot bath and went to bed.

16. 答案： 1.capsule 2.drink 3.minutes 4.head 5.mask 6 ． carriage 7.large 8.wall 9.floor 10.ate

17. ►Step Five ： Discussion In the future ， the world will totally change with the development of new technologies.Many new inventions will be made.If we learn to accept and appreciate what is new and different ， we will be well- prepared for whatever the future may have in store.Then discuss what our life will be like in the future.

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19. 答案： (1)In the future distance education will play an important part in our daily life.We can stay at home. (2)We will have a healthy and balanced diet ； exercise regularly. (3)We will make great advances in medical science.There will be an effective cure for deadly diseases ， such as cancer ， AIDS and so on. (4)People can combine shopping with fun in the future. (5)Scientists will develop new fuels and engines that are environmently friendly.