5.　　　 contemporary　 adj.

①　　 of the present time; modern 当代。 现代

　contemporary events　 当代事件；　 contemporary style　 现代风格

②of the time or period being referred to; belonging to the same times　 属于该时代的， 属于同一时代的

　　 Byron was contemporary with Wordsworth.　　 拜伦与渥滋华斯属于同一时代。

4.　　　 glimpse　 ①n.　 瞥见；

catch / have / get　 a glimpse of …=catch a brief sight of …

　　　　 ② vt.; vi　 瞥见， 乍看　

glimpse at…

他瞥了一眼那封信， 不耐烦地把它丢到一边。

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( He glimpsed at the letter and then threw it impatiently aside.)

3.　　　 major

①　　 adj. 主要的； 重要的； 较大的

Liverpool is a major British port.

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( 利物浦是英国的一个重要港口)

②　　 v. 主修科目， 常与in 搭配

　　 他在大学时主修化学和生物

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　 ( He majored in chemistry and biology at university. )\

③　　 n. ( 大专院校的)主修科目； 专业

你主修什么？ 我主修英语。

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What’s your major?　　 My major is English.

* 链接　 major　 主要的； 较大的 -- minor　 次要的； 较小的

　　　　 majority　 大多数　 ----　 minority　 少数 　

2.　　　 forecast

① v. (forecast(ed) )　 　to tell in advance 预言； 预测

气象人员预测明天将会有雨。

The weatherman_________________________________________.

( The weatherman forecast that it would rain the next day. )

天气预报是和乎科学的。

The weather ________________________________________.

( The weather is forecast scientifically.)

③　　 n. statement that predict sth with the help of information.

　　 每天早晨我收听气象预报

　　 I listen to the weather forecast over the radio every morning.

　make forecasts about ….对… 作出窥

　* 构词： fore-　 前缀。 表示“预先，前”

　 例如：forehead　 n, 　(前额)　 　foreknowledge n. (先见， 预知)　 　foresee　 v. (预知)

　　　　 forearm n.. (前臂);　 v. ( 预先武装)　 foredeck　 n.(前甲板)

1.　　　 predict vt. 预言， 预报

The fortune-teller said he could predict a person’s future.

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(这个算命先生说他能预言别人的未来。)

能预言人何时会死吗？

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( Is it possible to predict when one will die)

prediction n.

2.　　　 double

①　　 adj. 两倍; 双重的

a double room in a hotel　 _______________( 旅馆的双人房 )

get a double advantage　 ________________( 获得双重利益)

那城镇的人口是当时的两倍

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( The population of the town is double what it was then.. )

②　　 v. 使…加倍， 使…成倍增长

　He doubled his income in five years.

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( 他5年里的收入增加了1倍 )

Reading & Integrating skills :

Warming up

1.　　　 happen vi. 发生

　happen to sb/ sth. …发生了什么事情； 怎么了

那年秋天，他们家发生了一件不幸的事。

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(That autumn something unfortunate happened to his family.)

---- I haven’t heard from Henry for a long time.

---- What do you suppose ______ to him?

A. to happen　　 B. has happened　　 C. was happening　　 D. had happened

( Key　 B )

* 拓展 happen vi. 碰巧

　happen to do sth.

　It so happens / happened that ….

上个星期天， 我碰巧在街上遇到了一个十多年未见面的老同学。

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( In the street last Sunday I happened to meet a former classmate who I hadn’t seen for over ten years.= It so happened that I met a former classmate who I hadn’t seen for ten years in the street last Sunday.)

5. What can we infer from Passage 2?

A. Mekanika lives a lonely life.　　 B. Life in the year 3044 makes Mekanika feels happy.

C. Mekinika doesn’t do anything in the year 3044.　 D. Mekanika welcomes us to the year 3044.

( Key 1-5 DBADD 6-10 DAAAC　　　 1-5 DCAAB )

4. What’s the main idea of Passage 2?

A. Life in the year 3044 and life in the 21^st century are quite different

B. E-friends can help us do everything.

C. We don’t need to meet again in the year 3044 because of the computer.

D. None of the above.

3. In the year 3044, using computer programmes can ____________.

A. copy the world and people　　　 B. send old fashioned e-mails

C. help you to make an e-friend　　 D. travel back in time and visit friends