What's going to happen in the future
What's going to happen in the future？Here are some things that scientists say is most likely to happen 10to 30 years from now.
1 Digital money
We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. In fact，we are already using one type of digital money，when we swipe（刷卡）our bus pass or use a credit card to shop online.
You have to admit that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash on your person. People in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year and the US might be next.
2 Bionic（仿生的）eye
People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back-by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light，but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data into the brain.
Although the bionic eye that's out now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes，a high resolution（分辨率）version could be just a few years away.
3 Self-driving car
Unlike a human driver，a self-driving car won't be distracted（分神）by a phone call，the radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to keep strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents Many vehicle companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2040，driverless vehicles will be the main vehicles on the road.
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| Digital money | Advantages | Using cards is much easier and |
| The future | Sweden stopped taking cash last year and America may follow its | |
| Bionic eye | | A bionic eye can use a camera to "see" the environment and send data directly to the brain so the |
| The future | Although now blind people wearing a bionic eye can only see lights and unclear shapes, there could be | |
| Self-driving car | How it | Sensors and cameras make it possible to keep a safe distance from other cars. |
| Advantages | A self-driving car will strictly keep to the | |
| The future | Many vehicle companies are planning self-driving cars. Driverless | |
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Self-driving cars bring both questions and solutions
Could you imagine being in a car driven by a computer, not a human? Recently, China has made a big step toward self-driving technology. Since August, driverless taxis can run on roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen.
Why do we develop self-driving cars?
Self-driving cars give us many benefits (好处). They use computers to sense (感知) the things around them and make better use of space. This means fewer traffic jams (堵塞) and better parking of cars. For disabled (残疾的) or blind people, self-driving cars can also help them get around more easily.
According to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, more than 1.35 million people are killed on roads around the world. Many more are injured (受伤). Self-driving cars could reduce (减少) road accidents by 90 percent and save governments a lot of money, said the website TechDim. The main cause of car accidents is human error (错误). By using computers, self-driving cars don’t make poor decisions or lose focus (注意力) like humans do.
But self-driving cars aren’t perfect. If something unexpected on the road happens, self-driving cars can’t react (反应) as fast as a human driver could. Also, during weather events like heavy snow, self-driving cars would struggle (费力) to see the lines on the road. It might lead to an accident. The car’s computer system could also get hacked (非法入侵) by someone, causing it to crash or change its destination (目的地).
It’s clear that there is a lot of work to do to make self-driving cars a common and safe sight (景象) on our roads. And China is taking the lead in making this happen, said China Daily.
1. In which city can we find driverless taxis?2. What benefits can self-driving cars give disabled people?
3. How many people are killed on roads around the world each year?
4. What is the main cause of car accidents?
5. What is the disadvantage of self-driving cars when something unexpected happens?
【推荐2】A long time ago, people were very different from the way we are now. For example, if you find a really old house somewhere, you’ll see that the doors are usually much lower (较低的) than they are today. Why? Because hundreds of years ago, people were shorter. Over time, the human body has changed a lot.
Can we expect the human body to keep changing in the future? That’s for sure. And the main reason is that we have more and more technology (技术), and it is changing how we live. Here are some possible changes.
In the future, people will probably be even taller. Most of us now have much better food than people in the past, so we grow more.
Our muscles (肌肉) will not be as strong as now, because we won’t do a lot of physical work.
We are already using our feet less, and our hands more (think about computers). So we can expect that our legs will get shorter and our feet smaller. At the same time, our fingers (手指) will get longer. And our fingers and our eyes will both get better, because they’ll have to do more work together.
What about the mouth? It’ll get smaller, because we needn’t talk so much with the help of technology.
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| Human body has | Today people are |
| Some possible | In the future, people will probably grow more Because of |
Some kinds of tools (工具) have been developed. They make the 21st century learning experience much more interactive and interesting. Attracting the attention of students is always difficult, but these tools have made a big difference in how pupils learn.
For example, an interactive whiteboard is different from a traditional chalkboard. It allows the teachers to show images and provide sound as well. If you imagine a large computer screen with colorful images and sound added in, you can see why so many pupils are drawn in by what they see and hear in a modern classroom.
Various audio (声音的) tools also help to make sure that everyone can hear what the teacher has to say. In the past, if a teacher said something that a child missed, perhaps the child was too timid (胆小的) or nervous to ask them to repeat it. Now they are less likely to miss out simply because they’re sitting too far away from the teacher to hear them.
The 21st century classroom is able to teach pupils more than one thing. For example, imagine a history lesson is given in a modern classroom. How is it different from a classroom setting in the past? The answer is simple. The students will not only learn about history itself, they will also learn how to use the modern equipment (设备) that helps the teacher get their message across.
Modern technology can make teaching and learning easier. Student response (应答) system makes everyone able to express their opinions or answers without having to speak up. Since everyone can do it, the teacher can see who needs more help in other ways.
It’s clear that this kind of classroom technology is making a great difference in modern classrooms.
| Topic | Modern technology helps us make teaching and learning more interesting and interactive. |
of using modern technology in the classroom | 1. Make it much easier to attract pupils’ ●Whiteboards allow teachers to show colorful images and p  rovide sound.●Audio tools make students hear the teacher’s 2. Make students learn more than one thing. ●Help students learn the knowledge of a 3. Make teaching and learning easier. ●Student response system makes students give their opinions or answers without |
| Conclusion | Modern classroom technology makes a great difference to teaching and learning. |
People have always wanted to know what our future will look like. Go on reading this text, and you will know what will happen in the next fifty years.
How can we know what the future will look like? To be able to understand the future, you have to know the past, what has taken us to where we are today and what has changed along the way? The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but people are driven by the same basic needs as they were 150 years ago. Will this change in the next 150 years? No.
What inventions have really made a different in the last 150 years? In the past years, the inventions that have changed most people’s everyday life are telephone, radio, television, computer, the car and the internet. Then we of course have a lot of inventions that have made life easier, like new medicine, faster cars, trains, etc. In general, people have been working hard in the last 150 years to make inventions that will make the world a better place. Since there is still much to do in the area, this will be important for at least the next 150 years.
Why do we need to guess the future? Guessing the future is important for two reasons: First, we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and our children. And then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give us the best future.
1. Do people want to know what our future will look like?____________________________________________________________
2. What do people have to know if they want to understand the future?
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3. Why did people work hard to make inventions in the last 150 years?
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How do you imagine the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you think of the future?
People think that life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, planes will be very small, so flying will be very cheap. Everyone will have a small car. Fuel(燃料) will be new and clean but expensive. We will see robots everywhere. And space planes will take us around the world in two hours. Houses will be warm in winter and cool in summer, so they will be very comfortable. We’ll use the sunshine to heat our houses. Computers will be very small, so they’ll be very light. People will do many things on the Internet.
At that time, water will become one of our most serious problems. In many places, farmers will be in great need of water to grow fruit and vegetables.
By 2050, we will be able to help blind people see again or deaf people hear again. At that time, our life will become better and better.
| What will the future be | |
| Planes and cars | ※ Planes will become very ※Everyone will have a small car. Fuel will be new and clean, but it’s not as ※There will be space planes which can make us travel around the world within |
| They will be comfortable to live in. People will not feel hot or | |
| Computers | They will be very small and light. |
| Water | It will become a very serious |
| Doctors can make the blind | |
I’m going to the sun on my holiday. I will go there by spaceship.
I will take a big blue spaceship. Then I’ll take the spaceship to the sun. The sun is very hot. So I put on the super shirt. In the morning, I will have some sun burgers for my breakfast. At eight o’clock, I will play with my friends there. They are a super dog and a super girl. The super dog is white and black. The super girl is very clever. The super girl and the super dog like to play with me. So I play with them for an hour and a half. Then I will do my homework on a small blue table. After finishing my homework, I will have my lunch. I will eat sun salad. I will have red juice, red fish and red rice. All things are red. Then I need a lot of water because the sun is too hot. Then I will walk to the spaceship. After that I will take the spaceship to the earth.
This is a good holiday on the sun.
根据文章内容回答下列问题，不超过5个单词。
1. How will he go to the sun on his holiday?
2. What will he have for his breakfast?
3. What colour is the super dog?
4. Why does he need a lot of water?
5. What do you think of his holiday?
A survey of young people around the world looked at their ideas of today’s teenagers. It shows how different they are to those of their parents and grandparents. The survey wanted to try and understand the next generation ( 一 代 人 ) of adults better and these are some of the results. They show that there are many more (A) similarities between young people around the world than differences.
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Gap years ( 间 隔 年 ) between school and university are becoming more and more common. Today’s teenagers want to travel to different countries and experience different cultures. They regard this as an important part of their character development.
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For most teenagers, family and friends are the most important side of life. According to the survey, 60 percent of British young people said their relationship with their family was of the highest importance to (B) them.
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75 percent of teenagers in Western Europe expect to have enough money to live when they are adults. They are a happy generation. Eight out of ten believe they will have a good profession with a job they enjoy. They also expect that they will be happy and healthy.
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Young people now are hungry for all kinds of information on mass media. 57 percent of teenagers in the UK read at least one magazine every week, which is one of the highest totals in the world.
1.根据文章内容，把相关的信息匹配。将答案的字母代号填入对应的横线上。
A.Hope in the future B.Crazy for information
C.Discovering the world D.Family and friends
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5. 根据上下文，猜测文中(A)处划线单词 similarities 的中文意思。
6. 找出(B)处划线单词 them 所指代的内容。
7. 请从文中找出与They have strong interest in learning about all kinds of information from radio, television, Internet and so on. 意思相近的句子。
A. Don’t use the chopsticks to beat your bowls, or you will be thought to be a beggar who beats his bowl to beg for more rice and money.
B. Don’t point at anyone or food with chopsticks. If you do so, you will be thought to be very impolite. What’s more, it is a bit dangerous.
C. Never leave your chopsticks sticking up in rice. This is because placing the chopsticks vertically is a symbol of death in China.
D. Never make any noise when having the food. Pick up the bowl of rice and lift the rice into your mouth with the chopsticks quietly.
E. It’s quite wrong to make a cross with chopsticks at the dinner table. It is disrespectful to yourself, because in ancient times, people only marked a red cross when killing criminals.
F. It’s impolite to lick (舔) the tips of the chopsticks. Because it means you are so hungry that you even forget the table manners and you will be looked down upon.
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6. Do you know other table manners? Please write down one of them. (No more than 20 words)
Today, young people spend about six hours a day in front of a TV or a computer and less than four minutes playing outdoors. It is not healthy for the mind and the body when time spent using technology replaces outdoor time.
Some health experts(专家) call green time "vitamin G". Kids who don't get outdoors much are likely to have trouble in school. Doctors believe that is because being outdoors excites the mind more than sitting around indoors. Even those who usually spend a lot of time outdoors notice a difference when they don't get green time. Madelyne P., 14, says, "I feel more tired when I don't get outdoors."
Researchers believe the positive(积极的) effects of green time come from the physical activity in pastimes such as hiking or boating. Exercise produces brain chemicals that improve learning, mood, and sleep. It also improves learning by increasing connections between nerve cells that are important in learning and memory. Some schools hold classes outside for those reasons. Student Hannah Smith, 18, says she believes the outdoors helps her focus and gets her to learn. Learning in a forest sparked her interest in art and photography, too.
Even doctors are helping give their patients a dose of vitamin G.Miller writes "park prescriptions(处方)" for her patients because,she says, "being outdoors is good for health." She finds that when she gives patients park prescriptions, they are likely to continue with them.
Getting outdoors can be simple, just like calling together your family for a picnic lunch. All it takes is five minutes or more of green time. Get outside, and get your vitamin G!
根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
1. Do young people today spend more time in front of a TV than playing outdoors?
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2. What do some health experts call green time?
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3. Where do the positive effects of green time come from?
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4. Why does Miller write "park prescriptions" for her patients?
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5. What does the passage mainly tell us about vitamin G?
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