高二英语牛津版(上）chapter six

[00:00.00]CHAPTER SIX [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 glide 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 arcade 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 arcades 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 drawn 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 reigned 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 rheumatism in her knuckles. [-2:-2.00]7.The slaughter of the rhinoceros 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 exhausted knight 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 florists. [-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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