Unit 7 Where would you like to visit?
[00:04.88]SECTION A
[00:07.84]1b Listen.Where would San,Gina,and Lydia like to go on vacation?
[00:17.71]Why?Fill in the chart.
[01:00.55]2a Listen and number these statements in the order that you hear them.
[01:55.12]2b Listen again.Why do the people decide not to visit these places?
[02:03.59]Match each place with a reacon.
[02:53.04]3a Read this newspaper article about Singapore.
[02:59.70]circle the things you like about visiting Singapore.
[03:04.66]Underline things you don't like.
[03:08.73]TRAVEL SPOTLIGHT:SINGAPORE
[03:13.31]For your next vacation. why not consider visiting Singapore?
[03:18.87]Singapore is a small city,but there are many things go do.
[03:24.33]It doesn't have any beaches or mountains,but it has a very large zoo,
[03:31.38]a beautiful botanical garden,and lots of museums.
[03:36.35]It is also a wonderful place for shopping.
[03:40.40]Don't plan on driving a car in Singapore.
[03:44.65]The traffic is heavy in some parts of the city,
[03:49.22]and most private cars are not allowed in downtown Singapore.
[03:53.67]It is easiest to get around the city by subway.
[03:58.11]If you decide to visit Singapore,bring a lot of money;
[04:03.25]living in Singapore is quite expensive.
[04:07.41]Also,pack light clothes;Singapore is very hot all year round.
[04:14.56]SECTION B
[04:20.91]2a Jeff has a summer job at a travel agency.
[04:27.99]Listen to the conversations and number the pictures.
[06:36.85]2b Listen to the conversations again and complete the chart.
[08:46.71]3a Read the e-mail message.
[08:52.27]Then read the statements about the e-mail message.
[08:57.13]Write"T"(for true),"F"(for false),or"DK"(for don't know)
[09:06.87]Dear Ace Travel,
[09:10.24]My family and I want to take a trip this summer somewhere in the east of China.
[09:17.90]I hope you can provide me with some information
[09:23.23]about the kinds of vacations that your firm can offer.
[09:27.90]We would like to travel to an exciting place,
[09:33.65]and we don't mind how far we have to go.
[09:38.09]It has to be a place where we can do lots of exercise;
[09:45.04]we especially love hiking and swimming,but any kind of exercise is fine.
[09:52.30]We also need to stay in an inexpensive hotel.
[09:58.07]It would be nice if our hotel had rooms with kitchens
[10:03.72]so we could save money by cooking our own meals.
[10:08.68]The room needs to be big enough for three people.
[10:13.51]Also,we'd like to stay at a place with a big pool or somewhere near the ocean.
[10:21.66]Could you please give me some suggestions for vacation spots?
[10:27.83]Also,please let us know if it's best to travel by plane,train or bus.
[10:36.29]We'd like to be away for about three weeks.Thank you very much.S.T.Zhang
[10:43.94]READ Your own robot
[10:53.51]In the movie A.I., people in the future,several hundred years from now,
[11:00.45]have their own robots.These robots are just like humans.
[11:07.53]They help people with everyday work as servants.
[11:12.29]In the movie,the robots even start to have feeliongs.
[11:17.85]Is this doubtful? Maybe not.
[11:22.71]Some robot scientists believe this movie shows the future of artificial intrlligence.
[11:29.97]But it may take hundreds of years.
[11:33.73]Scientists are now working on humanoids.
[11:38.28]These are robots that look like people and do the same things we do.
[11:44.31]Japanese companies have already made robots that can walk,
[11:49.56]dance and wave their hands hello and goodbye.
[11:54.53]The Japanese scientists have a special reason for making this kind of robots.
[12:01.01]They want the robots to help the elderly.
[12:05.16]These old people will need more help
[12:08.61]because there aren't as many children in Japan any more.
[12:13.94]This kind of robots will also be fun to watch.
[12:19.11]"We may see an all-robot football team by the year 2025.
[12:25.87]This football team would play faster and better than human players,"
[12:31.23]says scientist Maja Mataric.
[12:35.17]And,of course,this football team won't get tired.
[12:40.45]But artificial intelligence scientist Jordan B.Pollack disagrees.
[12:47.01]He thinks that it's very difficult for a robot
[12:51.97]to do the same simple things a person can do.
[12:56.07]For example,it's easy for a child to open her eyes and know where she is.
[13:03.54]This is very difficult for a robot.
[13:07.59]But other scientists think that robots will be smart enough to talk to people
[13:13.97]in 25 to 50 years.
[13:18.01]Humanoid robots are not the only kind of robots scientists are trying to make.
[13:24.28]There are already robots which are used in factories,for example to make cars.
[13:31.55]Thexe robots don't look like people.
[13:36.09]They look more like big arms.They do simple jobs over and over again.
[13:43.35]People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored.
[13:48.63]But robots never get bored.New robots will have many different shapes.
[13:55.89]Some will look like spiders,others may look like snakes.
[14:01.85]After an earthquake,a snake robot could look for people trapped under a building.
[14:08.51]That may not seem possible now,but a hundred years ago,computers,
[14:15.46]spaceships to the moon and even electric toothbrushes would have seemed impossible.
[14:22.82]The world is changing quickly and someday a robot,not a student,may read this book.
[14:31.08]Words and Expressions in Each Unit 7
[14:38.94]tiring educational fascinating thrilling
[14:43.27]adj.引起疲劳的 adj.教育的 adj.迷人的 adj.令人激动的
[14:47.59]peaceful exotic trek jungle
[14:51.66]adj.平静的 adj.外(国)来的 v.旅行 n.热带丛林
[14:55.74]take it easy explore historic site
[15:00.06]从容,轻松 v.探险 adj.历史上著名的 n.地方
[15:04.39]fall Niagara Falls touristy spotlight
[15:09.07]n.瀑布 尼亚加拉大瀑布 adj.游客常去的 n.公众注意中心
[15:13.76]singapore botanical heavy private
[15:17.19]新加坡 adj.植物的 adj.大量的 adj.私人的
[15:20.61]downtown get around pack light
[15:24.88]n.商业区 到处走动 v.把...打包 adj.轻的
[15:29.15]customer provide firm offer
[15:33.19]n.顾客 v.提供 n.公司 v.提供
[15:37.22]spot Confucius stele forest
[15:41.09]n.地点 孔子 n.石碑 n.森林
[15:44.95]The Forest of Steles surf arctic
[15:48.43]碑林 v.冲浪 adj.北极的
[15:51.90]Reading
[15:54.46]artificial intelligence A.I.(Artificial Intelligence)
[15:59.39]adj.人工的 n.智力 <<人工智能>>
[16:04.31]servant feeling doubtful humanold
[16:08.48]n.仆人 n.感情 adj.怀疑的 n.类人动物
[16:12.64]wave elderly shape earthquake
[16:16.52]v.挥动 adj.老年的 n.形状 n.地震
[16:20.40]trap electric toothbrush
[16:26.17]v.陷入困境 adj.电子的 n.牙刷
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