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Unit8ScienceandTechnology

1.TopicPreview

·Whatassociationdothepreviouspicturesbringtoyou?

Advancedscienceandtechnology:

Picture1----informationtechnology

Picture2----Bird’sNestofBeijingOlympicGames

Picture3----Shenzhou7:

MannedSpaceship

Picture4----sharkskinswimsuit

Picture5----thegiganticbridgespanningHangzhouBay

·Whatchangesdoyouthinkmodernscienceandtechnologyhasbroughttoourlives?

Itmakesourlivesmucheasierandunexpected:

convenientcommunicationandtransportation,comfortablehouseholdappliances,workingenvironmentwithoutthelimitationoftimeandspace,andsoon.

·Whatdoyoufeelarethemostimpressiveeventsintherecentscienceandtechnology?

ThedevelopmentofChinesemannedspacecourse;theadvanceofinformationandelectronictechnology;theapplicationofscienceandtechnologyinthesportsgames,etc

·Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheelementofscienceandtechnologyin2008BeijingOlympicGames?

Thebuildingofthesportsstadiums;theapplicationofscienceandtechnologyintheopeningandclosingceremonies;sharkskinswimsuit;runningshoes,etc

·WhatdoesChinaneedmosttobecomeastrongpowerinscienceandtechnologyintheworld?

Thetrainingofthetalents;capitalinvestmentinscienceandtechnology;softenvironmentofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,etc

2.Listening

Volvo'sConceptCar

Hattori

Ofcourse,notalltrafficjamsarecausedbytoomanycars.BoneheaddriversImean,accidentsareanotherculprit.Well,initseffortstoreducetheaccidentrate,Volvohasunveileda$10millionsafetyconceptcar.Andsomeday,featuresfromthisvehiclemaygointocarsthatwecanafford.AnnKellantakesitforaspin.

AnnKellan,CNNCorrespondent

Most,ifnotall,carmanufacturerscreateconceptcarsyouwon'tfindinashowroombutareusedtohelpdeveloptechnologiesforfuturecars.Thisonefocusesonsafety.TenmilliondollarsofresearchandtechnologywentintothisVolvosafetyconceptcar.Thisbabyisloadedwithfeatures.Fromasee-throughpillarthatreducesadriver'sblindspotstosensorsandcomputersthatadjusttheseatsbasedonthelocationofthedriver'seyes,thegoal,toreduceaccidentsandimprovecomfortandsecurityontheroad.SowhenIgetin,thereisaneyesensorthatrecognizesme?

SteveRohanna,FordMotorCompany

That'sright.Itwillrecognizeyourfaceandyoureyes.

Kellan

Andadjusttheseat?

SteveRohanna

Anditadjuststheseatandthepedals,andthesteeringwheelandtheconsole,althoughtheseatdoesn'tgoforeandaft.

Kellan

Itdoesn'tgoback.

SteveRohanna

Wemovethepedalsinstead.

Kellan

Ford,bytheway,ownsVolvo.

SteveRohanna

Abigproblemtodayisparentsdon'ttaketheirboosterseatfromcartocarsothishasitbuiltrightin.

Kella

Andtheentireseatrisestogivekidsabetterviewoftheroadahead.Let'stakeitforatestdrive.

SteveRohanna

Wecantellwhenthere'sacarcominguponyou,whenyou'rechanginglanes.

Kellan

OK,herehecomes.

SteveRohanna

Youusethatone.Yousee,flashing.Noyoushouldn'tgoover.Youseetheredlinesflashingupthereonthewindscreen.

Kellan

Whatisittellingyou?

SteveRohanna

Youareapproachingthecartooquickly.Weareoverthatlinehere.Weshouldhearotherwarningsignals.Yes,thatwastheonethatpicksup...

Kellan

Overtheline.Andifyougotaflattire,youcan'tfeelit?

SteveRohanna

No.Yougetawarning.Thetirepressureiscomingdownonanyofthetires.

Kellan

Butyoucandriveonforacouplehundredmiles?

SteveRohanna

Yes,youcometoasafeplaceandchangetire.Thelightschangedependingonwhetheryou'reonahighwayorinthecity.Theyalso...

Kellan

Sotheyactuallymovewhenthesteeringwheelmoves,right?

SteveRohanna

Theymovewhenyou'returning,right,toilluminatewhereyou'regoingratherthantheroadinfront.

Kellan

There’sthatMicrosoftsoundagain.

SteveRohanna

Andtherearesixcomputersonboard.Thatredoneisaheatsensor.

Kellan

Towhat?

Totellitsomebodyisinthecar?

SteveRohanna

Exactly.

Kellan

Soyoudon'tleaveanybodyinthecar.Couldallthesesafetyfeaturescreateunsafedistractions?

DANIELJOHNSTON,VOLVO

Wewanttobeabletoputpeopleinthecarandseewhatkindofsituationsthey'reinwheretheycanbecomedistractedbytoomuchtechnologyandthenwestartlookingatthat.Isthereabenefittothatorisitadistractionandthentakeitout.

Kellan

Nowdon'texpecttoseeacarlikethisontheroadanytimesoon,thisisaprototype,butalotofthesafetyfeaturesinthiscarwillbeontheroadoverthenextfiveyears.

1.WhatfeaturesdoesthisVolvosafetyconceptcarhave?

Thisbabyisloadedwithfeatures.Fromasee-throughpillarthatreducesadriver'sblindspotstosensorsandcomputersthatadjusttheseatsbasedonthelocationofthedriver'seyes,thegoal,toreduceaccidentsandimprovecomfortandsecurityontheroad.

2.WhichcompanyownsVolvo?

FordownsVolvo.

3.WhatadvantagesdoestheboosterseatinVolvo’sconceptcarhave?

Thiscarhastheboosterseatbuiltrightin.Andtheentireseatrisestogivekidsabetterviewoftheroadahead.

4.Whatistheredlineflashingonthewindscreentellingthedriver?

Itistellingthedriverthatheisclosingtothecartooquickly.

5.Describethefeaturesofthelightsofthiscar.

Whenthedrivergetsaflattire,thelightschangedependingonwhetherheisonahighwayorinthecity.Thelightsmovewhenthesteeringwheelmoves.Theymovewhenthedriveristurningtoilluminatewherehe’sgoingratherthantheroadinfront.

6.Couldallthesesafetyfeaturescreateunsafedistractions?

HowdoesVolvosolvethatproblem?

Volvowantstobeabletoputpeopleinthecarandseewhatkindofsituationsthey'reinwheretheycanbecomedistractedbytoomuchtechnologyandthenitstartslookingatthat.Isthereabenefittothatorisitadistractionandthentakeitout.

7.Accordingtothenews,whenwillthesafetyfeaturesinthiscarbeontheroad?

Alotofthesafetyfeaturesinthiscarwillbeontheroadoverthenextfiveyears.

4.Discussion

1.Doesthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologymakeourliveseasier?

Proveyourviewwithexamples.

Yes:

convenienttelecommunicationandtransportation,comfortablehouseholdappliances,workingenvironmentwithoutthelimitationoftimeandspace,andsoon.

2.Whateconomic,socialorculturalfactorsdoyouthinkwillaffectthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology?

Investmentonresearchanddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology;People’sunderstandingoftheimportanceofscienceandtechnologytothenation;Thewholesociety’ssupportonthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology;Culturalacknowledgementandrespecttothescientistsandresearchers,andsoon.

3.Whatroledoesscienceandtechnologyplayinthedevelopmentofanation?

Scienceandtechnologyisthefirstproductiveforce.

Withoutthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,thedevelopmentofotherfieldsofthenation,suchas,economy,politics,militaryaffairsandcultureisimpossible.

4.Whataspectsdoesscienceandtechnologyinclude?

Whichaspectdoyouthinkisthemostimportantpartinscienceandtechnology?

Invention,innovation,advancementofscienceandtechnology,patent,trainingoftalents,etc.

Theapplicationofthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyforotherfieldsmaybethemostimportantpartinscienceandtechnology.

5.Whatnegativeaspectsdoyouthinkshouldbeavoidedwhenwedevelopscienceandtechnology?

Environmentalpollution,Misuseoroveruseofthehumanresources,andsoon.

6.Itissaidthattheworldrecordshavebeencontinuallybrokeninthe2008Olympicsduetothedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.What’syouropiniononthis?

Doesthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologybringpositiveornegativeeffectsontheadvancementofsports?

Why?

Positiveeffects:

easiertomakeprogressinsportsthanbefore;attractingmorepeopletotakepartinsports;advantageoustothepopularizationanddevelopmentofsports;

Negativeeffects:

Sportschallengetheultimatelimitofhumanbeings.Withthehelpofscienceandtechnology,thispointseemsweakened.

5.Recitation

EvenGodcannotchangethepast.—Agathon

即使上帝也无法改变过去。

—阿加索

Agathon（448–400BC）wasanAtheniantragicpoet.HeisbestknownforhisappearanceinPlato'sSymposium,whichdescribesthebanquetgiventocelebratehisobtainingaprizeforhisfirsttragedyattheLenaiain（416）.HeisalsoaprominentcharacterinAristophanes'comedytheThesmophoriazousae.Agathonwasthelife-longcompanionofPausanias,whoalsoappearsintheSymposiumandinPlato'sProtagoras.[1]TogetherwithPausanias,AgathonlatermovedtothecourtofArchelaus,kingofMacedon,whowasrecruitingplaywrights;itisherethatheprobablydiedaround401BC.AgathonintroducedcertaininnovationsintotheGreektheater:

AristotletellsusthattheplotofhisAnthuswasoriginalandnot,aswasusualatthetime,borrowedfrommythologicalsubjects.Agathonwasalsothefirstplaywrighttowritechoralpartswhichwereapparentlyindependentfromthemainplotofhisplays.

Platoisdeartome,butdearerstillistruth.—Aristotle

我敬爱柏拉图，但更敬爱真理。

—亚里斯多德

Aristotle（384BC–322BC）wasaGreekphilosopher,astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat.Hewroteonmanysubjects,includingphysics,metaphysics,poetry,theater,music,logic,rhetoric,politics,government,ethics,biologyandzoology.

TogetherwithPlatoandSocrates（Plato'steacher）,AristotleisoneofthemostimportantfoundingfiguresinWesternphilosophy.Hewasthefir