大学英语综合教程第4册-unit2

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1、BR_mainListeningComprehensionBackgroundInformationBR_AnEnglishSong_mainListeningComprehensionThinkingBeforeListeningThinkingWhileListeningListeningandSpeakingBR_AnEnglishSong_mainBackgroundInformationAutomobileIndustryGlobalPositioningSystemIntelligentTranspo

2、rtationSystemInformationofCarsBR_ThinkingBeforeListeningThinkingBeforeListeningThetitleofthepassageyouaregoingtolistentois“CarsoftheFuture”.Writedownthreequestionsaboutcarsofthefuture.BR_ThinkingWhileListeningThinkingWhileListeningListentothepassageandfindout

3、ifitanswersthequestionsyouaskedinExercise1.Whatkindofcarwillwebedrivingin2010?Ratherdifferentfromthetypeweknowtoday,withthenext20yearsbringinggreaterchangethanthepast50.Theirvisionisofamachinewiththreewheelsinsteadoffour,electricallypowered,environmentallycle

4、an,andabletodriveitselfalong“intelligent”roadsequippedwithbuilt-inpowersuppliers.Futurecarswillpickuptheirfuelduringlongjourneysfromapowersourcebuiltintotheroad,orstoreitinsmallquantitiesfortravelinginthecity.Insteadoftoday’sseatingarrangements—twoinfront,two

5、orthreebehind,allfacingforward—the2010carwillhaveaversatileinteriorwithadultsandchildreninafamilycircle.BR_ThinkingWhileListening1Thisviewofthefuturecarisbasedonamuchmoresophisticatedroadsystem,withstripsbuiltintomotorwaystosupplypowertovehiclespassingalongth

6、em.Carswillnotneeddrivers,becausecomputerswillprovidesafedrivingcontrolandroutefinding.Allthedriverwillhavetodoissaywheretogoandthecomputerwilldotherest.Itwillbecomeimpossibleforcarstocrashintooneanother.Thetechnologyalreadyexistsforthecartobecomeatrueautomob

7、ile.BR_ThinkingWhileListening2cleandriving:electricallypowered,environmentallycleansafedriving:controlledbycomputermorecomfortable:aversatileinteriorwiththeadultsandchildreninafamilycircleBR_ListeningandSpeakingListeningandSpeakingListentothepassageagainandsa

8、ywhatchangeswillmakedriving:—cleaner?—safer?—morecomfortable?Tips:BR_AutomobileIndustry1AutomobileIndustryTheautomobileindustryisoneofthemostimportantindustriesintheworld,________notonlye