Unit3 Tomorrow's world Reading
【学习目标】
本部分重要单词，短语和句子。
【学习重难点】
重要单词，短语和句子的用法
【学习过程】
1．a business presentation 商务演示
2．virtual reality 虚拟现实, 虚拟实境
Virtual reality is an environment that is produced by a computer and seems very like reality to
the person experiencing it.
3．deserve 的用法
【用法解析】deserve 多作及物动词，意为“应受，应得，值得”
①deserve +名词 This is a theory that deserves consideration.
Government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well.
②deserve + to do sth.
This writing doesn’t deserve (get) such a high score.
③deserve + to be done Such a trouble maker deserves (punish).
Whoever has done such a thing deserves (fire) from our club sooner or later.
④当 deserve 后面所接动词表示被动意义时，可用动名词的主动式，或者用不定式的被动
式。
I think your suggestion deserves (consider).
He deserved (send) to prison.
【 教 材 例 句 】 You will agree that this is an extraordinary technology that deserves to be
developed further.
4．当连词词组 not only... but also 连接两个并列分句时, 前一分句要用倒装式。
Not only does she know very well about France, but also she speaks very good / fluent French.
【教材例句】Not only will he or she feel every step of climbing Mount Qomolangma, but the
user will also experience the cold, smells, sights and sounds of the surrounding environment.
【高考链接】 New technology was used in teaching. As a result, not only , but students
became more interested in the lessons. (全国 I 09)
A．saved was teachers’ energy B．was teachers’ energy saved
C．teachers’ energy was saved D．was saved teachers’ energy
5．He or she will enjoy a feeling of happiness and a sense of achievement upon reaching the
top.
on / upon doing sth. 表示“在……后立即”
On arriving at Shanghai, he paid a visit to his teachers. 他一到达上海就去看望他的老师。
a feeling of happiness 快乐感 a sense of achievement 成就感
6．不定冠词 a / an 可表示某人或物属于哪一类或有什么性质的类别。如果在前面已出现
的名词加修饰语形成新的类别, 其前要用不定冠词。
His uncle has a car. It's a red car. It's a car made in Japan.
Bill is a doctor, and he is a very successful doctor.
【教材例句】RealCine works by making the users feel that they are really in a new world ― a
world that does not exist except in a computer program.
【高考链接】
It is ______ world of wonders, _______ world where anything can happen.
A．a; the B．a; a C．the; a D．不填; 不填 (福建 04)
7．The movements of the headset indicate the direction in which the user wants to go.
in the opposite direction 朝着相反的方向
in the right direction 朝着正确的方向
in the same direction 朝着相同的方向
in the wrong direction 朝着错误的方向
in the different direction 朝着不同的方向
in one's direction 朝着某人的方向
in all directions 朝着各个方向
in the direction of… 朝着……的方向
①The explosion sent things flying (朝四面八方).
②The robber / thief / burglar ran away (朝火车站的方向).
8．add…to… 把……加入……；把……加到……上/里
add up... 把…… (数目) 加起来
add to... 增加，加强，增添 (乐趣,困难,麻烦等)
add up to... 总计，总共有，合计起来达到
【教材例句】To add to the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings
that give out smells to match the environment. give out smells 发出气味
①She some sugar the milk (把糖加进牛奶) to make it sweeter.
②Every time I these figures, I get a different result.
③His being ill our trouble / difficulty (给我们增添了困难).
④Those colour balloons the festival atmosphere (增添了节日气氛).
⑤He all the expenses and they 2050 yuan.
【 高 考 链 接 】 The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ______ the
helplessness of the crew at sea．(上海 03)
A．added to B．resulted from C．turned out D．made up
9．Both the headsets and the gloves are connected to a computer network in the VR studio.
be connected to... 与……连接; 与……有联系，与……有关联 be connected with…
与……有关
10．in one case 在一种情况下, 在某一实例中
11．put forward a plan / an idea / a proposal / a demand
提出计划、主意、建议、要求
①They put forward some new ideas on the subject. 他们对这个问题提出了一些新的见解。
②He new peace proposals. 他已提出了新的和平建议。
【教材例句 】An argument has been put forward that some users will be disappointed by
RealCine because VR is not real. You put forward the idea that we will save money if we use
RealCine.
12．In reality, he is disabled and can no longer walk.in reality: in fact
otherwise 表示隐含虚拟条件
【用法解析】otherwise 可用作副词或连词，意为 “否则，要不然”，通过其转折意义表
示隐含的虚拟条件，相当于一个虚拟条件状语从句。
【教材例句 】Besides this, VR can be used to practise skills in a secure environment that
otherwise would be quite dangerous.
①I forget where I read the article, otherwise I (show) it to you now.
②I was ill that day. Otherwise I (attend) the meeting that day.
③The various activities (that) our school provides us with have taught us much that we would
never have otherwise learned in the classroom.
【高考链接】
They two free tickets to Canada; otherwise they’d never have been able to afford
to go. (山东 07)
A．had got B．got C．have got D．get
He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he a goal. (上海春 01)
A．had scored B．scored C．would score D．would have scored
We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we more places of interest
yesterday.
A．visited B．had visited
C．would visit D．would have visited (福建 12)
13．Teachers could bring history alive by placing students in an ancient town.
bring history alive 使历史再现；再现历史
14．get injured in a burning building
get injured 受伤 (get + p.p. 构成被动态)
15．carry out
carry out: complete; put...into practice
开展，贯彻，执行，进行，实施，实现
carry out the construction 实施建设
carry out an experiment 做实验
carry out the order 执行命令
carry out a survey 进行调查
carry out one's promise 履行诺言
carry out the plan 执行计划
carry out a brain operation 实施脑手术
carry out the task 完成任务
【教材例句】Engineers can enter the design of a neighbourhood into a computer, and then use
VR to walk around the neighbourhood, see how it looks and make changes before construction is
carried out.
①Everything mentioned in the agreement must (必须执行).
②Has the ban on setting off fireworks been carried out (执行了吗)?
【高考链接】
The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see the next year.
A．carry out B．carrying out
C．carried out D．to carry out (全国 00)
16．in the long term 从长远来看 in the short term 从眼前的观点看
17. compare A with / to B 把……与……相比较
（比较同类事物的不同方面）
compare A to B 把……比作……
(比较不同类事物的相似点，常对两事物作形象比拟)
【教材例句】This kind of urban planning is in the long term cheaper and more practical,
compared with the way most urban planning is done today.
①Let's compare the speed of light in water the speed of light in air.
②I compared the translation the original (原文).
③The young people are often compared (被比作) the sun at eight or nine in the
morning.
④Young girls are often compared flowers (常被比作花朵).
⑤ with the advanced teachers, I have a long way to go.
⑥ the two students, I think that Tom is more diligent.
【高考链接】
with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
A．Compare B．When comparing
C．Comparing D．When compared (湖北 04)
When ______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without
noticing the many similarities. (浙江 06/5)
A．compared B．being compared C．comparing D．having compared
Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, ______with his / my old one. (重庆 09)
A．comparing B．compares C．to compare D．compared
18．I recommend the government use this technology in the future planning of this city.
动词 recommend 表示“建议，劝告”时，其宾语从句谓语用“(should) + 原形”的虚拟式。
I recommend the government this technology in the future planning of this city.
A．use B．used C．would use D．will use E. should use F. to use
19．We were amazed by RealCine’s achievement in allowing users to experience the Himalayas,
without ever having to go there.
allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
20．We would like you to further explain how we can use this in urban planning.
would like to do sth. 想要做某事，愿意做某事 (不定式做宾语)
would like sb. to do sth. 想要某人做某事 (复合宾语)
would like to have done sth. 本想要做某事(而实际未实现)
21．rather than 而不是，宁原……而不……，与其……宁愿…… (其后多接与前面对称的
词或结构)
①These shoes are comfortable (而不是) pretty. 这双鞋不好看，但是舒服。
②I think I will have a cold drink coffee (而不要咖啡).
③He sold the vegetables at half price rather than allow them to go bad．
【教材例句】However, in many ways virtual reality seems more like a toy rather than a useful
technology.
22．We are not very confident as to whether an operator will be able to use RealCine easily.
as to 至于，关于 (复合介词)
23．While we are very interested in RealCine, we will need much more information before we
can make a decision. (while 表让步，意为“虽然” before 表时间，意为“……之后才……”
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