课前想一想
1.Do you know what is navigational system?
2. What does "a bold claim" mean?
词汇装备库
1.brake/breɪk/(v.)(n.)刹车
2.acceleration/ək,selə'reɪʃn/
(n.)加速，增速
3.emission/ɪ'mɪʃn/(n.)排放，散发
4.utopia/ju:'toʊpiə/(n.)乌托邦
5.disastrously/di'zæstrəsli/
(adv.)灾难性地
How could everything go so disas-trously wrong?
一切怎么会变得如此糟糕呢？
6.residential/,rezɪ'denʃl/
(adj.)住宅的，跟居住有关的
7.ride-hailing/'raɪd heɪlɪŋ/
(adj.)打车的，叫车的
ride-hailing platform 打车平台
8.ride-sharing/'raɪd ferɪn/
(adj.)拼车的
9. schmooze / ʃmu:z/ (v.)闲谈，闲聊10.nirvana/nɪr'vɑ:nə/(n.)涅磐
词句兵工厂
Driverless cars that will ferry you around with no need for you to worry yourself with troublesome bits of kit like steering wheels, or brakes, or gears, or anything, really.
坐在无人驾驶汽车上你丝毫不用担心，不用再管那些繁琐的方向盘、刹车、排挡或别的什么零部件。
Note
1.ferry/'feri/(v.)渡运；运送
ferry(someone)around
从一个地方运送到另一个地方
Now that I have my license, my parents always want me to ferry my siblings around-it's so annoying.
现在我有了驾照，我父母总是希望我带着我的兄弟姐妹到处跑——太烦人了。
2.troublesome/'trʌblsəm/
(adj.)令人烦恼的，讨厌的
a troublesome child
一个讨厌的小孩
The situation has proven more troublesome than any of us expected事实证明，情况比我们任何人料想的都要麻烦。
3.kit/kɪt/(n.)成套的工具或组装配件
a first-aid kit 一套急救工具
He's making a model car from a kit.他在用成套组件组装汽车模型。
steering wheel 方向盘
4.gear/gɪr/(n.)传动装置；排挡
词句兵工厂
It's a bold claim, and one that will test the navigational systems to their limit.这是一个大胆宣言，这需要测试导航系统的极限。
Note:
1.bold/boʊld/
(adj.)勇敢的，无畏的，大胆的
make a bold move or take a bold step采取大胆的行动
They made a bold move to open a business in Beijing.
他们大胆地在北京开了一家公司。
a bold claim 大胆的宣言
That is a bold claim and it will cer-tainly be a tough target for us to meet.
这是一个大胆的主张，对我们来说，这肯定是一个难以实现的目标。
2 . navigational / , nævɪ'geɪʃənl /(adj.)导航的，辨识方向的
navigational equipment导航设备navigational errors导航误差
navigational system 导航系统
词句兵工厂
And before you even think about au-tonomy, you need to gear up for elec-tric.
在考虑自动驾驶汽车前，你得先为电动汽车做好准备。
Note:
1.autonomy/ɔ:'tɑ:nəmi/
(n.)自动，自主
2.gear up for/to sth准备；使...准备好
Cycle organizations are gearing up for National Bike Week.
自行车组织正在为全国自行车周做准备。也可以说gear sb/sth up for/to sth
I'm gearing myself up to ask him to give my money back.
我准备要开口向他要回我的钱。
3.electric/ɪ'lektrɪk/
(adj.)用电的，电动的（n.)电，电能electric car 电动汽车
词句兵工厂
Apart from the obvious thrill of driving Nissan's entry-level electric option,Gareth has another reason to be evan-gelical about alternative power. Vehi-cles are far easier to automate if they are also electric.
加雷思对新能源如此热衷的原因，除了驾驶日产入门级电动汽车所带来的兴奋感以外，还有另一个理由，车辆电动化后更容易实现自动化。
Note:
1.apart from 除...以外；且不说
It's a good piece of work, apart from a slight fault.
除了一个小缺点外，这不失为一件漂亮的作品。
2.thrill/θrɪl/(n.)激动
3.entry-level/'entri levl/(adj.)入门级别的，适合初级用户的
4. evangelical /,i:væn'dʒelikl/(adj.)在信仰上很狂热的，热衷传播自己观点的
Why is it that people who's given up smoking become so evangelical and intolerant of other smokers?
为什么戒了烟的人会变得如此热衷于规劝别人戒烟，而且不能容忍别人抽烟呢？
be evangelical about sth 热衷于...
5.alternative power 可替代能源
6.automate/'ɔ:təmeɪt/(v.)使自动化
The factory is now fully automated.这家工厂现在是全自动的。
语法轻知识
表语从句和它的那些引导词
Marker sentence:
The reason is that the way Americans drive is not the same as French and British people drive
这是因为，美国人开车的方式和法国人英国人是不一样的。
什么是表语从句呢？
表语是出现在系动词之后，用来描述主语的身份、特征、性质或状态的句子成分，而表语从句就是由一个句子来充当表语的成分。表语从句通常出现在连系动词be,look,seem,sound,appear,remain等之后
引导表语从句的词有连词that,wheth-er,连接代词和连接副词，关系代词型what,以及as if,as though,because等连词。
1.由that引导
My suggestion is that we should我的建议是我们应该告诉他
My idea is that we should start making preparations right now.
我的意见是我们马上就开始做准备工
2.由because和why引导
I think it is because you are
talking too much.(强调原因）
我想这是因为你话太多。
That's why he got angry with you.
(强调结果）那正是他对你生气的原因
3.由as,as if,as though引导
He looked just as he had looked ten years before.
他看起来还与十年前一样。
Now it was as though she had known Millie for years.
现在好像她认识米莉已有好多年了似
4.由连接副词引导
That's why he didn't come.这就是他没有来的缘故。
5.由关系代词型what引导
He is no longer what he was已经不是以前的他了。
实战练兵场
2016年12月四级考试阅读理解节选As a person who writes about food and drink for a living. I couldn't tell you the first thing about Bill Perry or whether the beers he sells are that great. But I can tell you that I like this guy . That's oecause he plans to ban tipping in favor of paying his servers an actual living wage.
46. What can we learn about Bill Perry from the passage ?
A. He runs a pub that serves excellent oeer.
B. He intends to get rid of the tipping oractice.
C . He gives his staff a considerable sum for tips
D. He lives comfortably without getting any tips.
重点解析：
题干的意思是：从文章中我们可以了解到关于比尔·佩里的什么信息？
A. He runs a pub that serves excellent oeer.他经营一家供应优质啤酒的酒把。文章里提到他无法说比尔卖的啤酒好不好，所以排除该项。
B.He intends to get rid of the tipping practice.他打算取消给小费的做法。
对应到选段的最后一句话，表达的是相同的意思。
C. He gives his staff a considerable sum for tips.
他给员工一大笔小费。文章并没有提及。
D . He lives comfortably without getting any tips.
他过着舒适的生活，没有得到任何小费。与原文无关，所以满足题意的是B正确答案：B
文化加油站
Weird and Wonderful Car Facts
1.60 million cars are produced every year.
That's 165,000 a day, 6,875 an hour and 115 a minute-crazy right?
2. It would take less than a month to get to the moon by car.
That's right--drive straight up at an average of 60mph, and you could get to the moon in under a month.
3.The average car contains over 30,000unique parts
When you think about it, it's a miracle they don't break down more often.
4. The first ever car accident occurred in 1891
This prompted the introduction of better safety equipment for drivers.
5. The largest speeding fine ever pro-duced was £1,000,000.
This was levelled at a man in Sweden,who was clocked doing 180mph. In Sweden, speeding fines are propor-tionate to the amount someone earns.
主题打包盒
1.根据计划，第四级的汽车能在设计的适用范围内来执行所有的驾驶动作，同时监控旅途中的全部路况。坐在无人驾驶汽车上，你丝毫不用担心，也不用再管那些繁琐的方向盘、刹车、轮胎或其他零部件。并且，第四级的汽车还提供完全的自动驾驶体验，车上没有需要乘客人为控制的装置。
2.第四级自动驾驶汽车唯一的局限就是它只能在指定的范围内行驶。而第五级的自动驾驶汽车则可以在任何地方、任何条件和任何文化习惯下行驶。在第五级中，汽车可以实现完全自动驾驶。这时的无人车在任何情况下，都可以达到至少和人类司机同等的水平。
3.无人汽车面对的一个主要的挑战是，在过去的一个世纪里，我们对世界的建设都基于一种完全不同的车。在考虑自动驾驶汽车前，要先为电动汽车做好准备。这是因为车辆电动化后更容易实现自动化，并且可能会融入现有城市结构中。