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1、Unit2 Robots【美文阅读】Roboticagedrawscloser随着科技的发展,机器人时代的到来已经指日可待了。Thesedays,robotsaremorecommonthanyoumightthink.ConsidertheRoomba,aroboticvacuum(吸尘器)whichcleansfloorsonitsown.“Wewantedtomakesomethingsimplethatpeoplecoulduseeveryday,”saysGreiner,cofounderofIRo
2、bot,thecompanythatmakesthesmartvacuum.“Andthat'swhatinspiredustobuildtheRoomba.”SomerobotsliketheRoombaarealreadyverycommoninmanyUShouseholds.IRobotmakeseverythingfromtheRoombatorobotsthatsomedaymightbecomeapartofus.“Youcanhaveroboticsequippedintoyourbody,t
3、ogetbackthatarmorlegthatyou'velost,eitherinsomeaccidentordisease,”saysGreiner.Althoughrobotshavebeendevelopedmainlyformilitary(军用的)applications,civilianusesforthetechnologyaregrowing,accordingtoMichaelToscano,presidentoftheAssociationforUnmanned(自控的)Vehicle
4、sInternational.“Unmannedsystemsallowhumanbeingstodotheirtaskwithanextensionoftheirhands,theireyesandtheirears.”“Wecanputthemintheoceanandthey'llswimforeightorninemonths,collectingdataandmonitoringoceanpollution,”saysHudsonofIRobot.RecentlytheUSGovernment'sD
5、efenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA)displayeda“roboticman”.Insteadofdependingonremotecontrol,DARPA's“roboticman”canactuallylookatsomeblocks,findonewithaspecialpattern,andmoveittoanewlocation.Mandelbaum,DARPA'sprojectmanager,saysmorechallengingtasksli
6、eahead.Someday,aDARPArobotmightfindahiddenbomborhelpadisabledpersonselectashirtandbuttonit.Toadvancethetechnology,DARPAplanstoletmembersofthepublicwritesoftwareforthe“roboticman”,thensignontotheInternetandwatchamodelof“roboticman”performthetask.It'soneofthe
7、waysthatrobotswillhelphumankindtoextenditsreach.【诱思导学】1.WhatdoesthecompanyIRobotdoaccordingtothepassage?________________________________________________________________________2.Whatcanyouimaginetherobotwilldoforusinthefuture?_______________________________
8、_________________________________________【答案】 1.Itmakesthesmartvacuum. 2.略PeriodⅠPreviewing(教师用书独具)●教学目标初步掌握本课文中的词汇,浅层次理解课文,了解相关的背景知识。本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习,了解本课文中所出现的词汇,初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识,对下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到
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