Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house or switch off the TV? These kinds of things often happen to us,
Your home will learn your daily routine and
This smart technology is not
2 . Our future selves used to be a riddle. Now, thanks to social media filters (滤镜), we can stare them right in the face. People fell in love with TikTok this month to share themselves “aging” in real time using a filter “time travel”. Set to a sad song, the effect shows the user’s face slowly getting older, complete with wrinkles (皱纹) and sunspots.
Camera filters that age you have been around for years. But advancements in AI are making the results more real. Doctor Aleksandra Brown said the TikTok time travel filter does well in guessing how a given face would age.
As we get older, our facial skin thins, fat dissolves (溶解) and gravity pulls everything downward. Not everyone is pleased about this. One of Brown’s friends didn’t like watching time fly past. She couldn’t stand watching herself age 50 years in 15 seconds-could life really go by that fast? Brown cried herself after using the aging effect on her own young daughter. She won’t live to see her daughter get that old, she pointed out.
For other people, the time travel filter brought up unexpected positive feelings. Actor Jonathan Bennett shared a video saying his own filtered face recalled happy memories of his late father. Nicole Loehle, a 24-year-old in New Jersey, tested the effect with her boyfriend. It gave her a new viewpoint, she said, she could imagine the relationship lasting into their old age.
There’s no correct way to age. But it’s important to remember that no one can stop time or undo its effects. “I keep trying to view aging as a gift.” Brown said, “Some people don’t get to age, unfortunately?”
1. What can people do with the filter “time travel”?A.Find their partners. | B.See their aging faces. |
C.Experience others’ lives. | D.Guess their future success. |
A.Reminders of the good old days. | B.Reasons for using the aging effect. |
C.Reflections on close personal relationships. | D.Responses to the aging effect of “time travel”. |
A.It’s good to watch time fly past. | B.The “time travel” needs advancements. |
C.Not everyone is fortunate enough to get old. | D.TickTok invented the first app with aging effect. |
A.TikTok’s “time travel”: slowly or quickly | B.TikTok’s “time travel”: backward or forward |
C.TikTok’s “time travel”: to enjoy or to suffer | D.TikTok’s “time travel”: to develop or to drop |
1. What makes learning at the School of the Future special?
A.Students and teachers do not have to meet. |
B.The latest technology will be applied in the classroom. |
C.Students use special glasses to prevent getting near-sighted. |
A.By just giving lectures. |
B.By providing guidance. |
C.By giving students special tests. |
A.Students get to solve real problems. |
B.The tests are all done on our computers. |
C.The tests will focus on extra-curricular knowledge. |
A.Prepare them for future challenges. |
B.Make the learning process enjoyable. |
C.Help them memorize facts for exams. |
1.设想一下未来地球的自然环境展望;
2.解释原因。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.合理增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Our Environment in the Future
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In the near future, life is filled with amazing wonders.
Mornings are a delight as the delicious breakfast takes center stage. Helpful robots with advanced AI offer assistance gracefully. Transportation has become super fast with hyper loop trains that travel through tunnels
As twilight sets in, streets come alive with holographic(全息的) displays
Yet among these technological wonders, the core of humanity
As the day draws to
1. 写信目的;
2. 你未来的职业和工作内容(与未来科技相关),如机器人设计师、发明家或新时代医生等;
3. 简短地给现在的自己建议与寄语。
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Dear Me,
I’m YOU in 10 years!
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Best regards!
Me in 10 years
7 . What will our world really be like 20 years from now? What does the future hold for the food we eat, the technology we use and the homes we live in? It would be beyond imagination--food pills, flying cars and bases on the moon--but the reality will probably be less exciting. The world in 2040 will probably be much like it is today, but smarter.
The future of food
The next major food change will be vertical farming (垂直农业) in which we grow food in AI-controlled vertical buildings rather than horizontal land. We could be eating insects in 2040. Insects are rich in proteins, low in fat and a good source of calcium.
The future of love
The Internet has forever changed the way people meet and fall in love. Online dating and location-based services have opened up possibilities that allow people to look beyond their friends, friends of friends, and co-workers.
The future of technology
We’re heading into a future where improved battery technology will make better electric cars, personal flying machines, and private space tourism possible.
The future of work
Rather than humans working with machines, robots are likely to reduce some jobs. Taxi drivers will be replaced by self-driving cars, for example. Clearly, there will also be new jobs created: the computer engineer, mechanics who fix the self-driving taxis, programmers, space tour guides and vertical farmers. Technology will continue to disturb businesses and get rid of some jobs, creating new professions we can’t yet imagine.
The future of health
Hospitals are the costliest part in the health system, Prevention will become the center of attention as we gain greater control of our health information.
1. What is the food in 2040 like?A.People will not eat pork or beef then. |
B.Insects will become the main food then. |
C.The food will mainly exist in the form of pills. |
D.Part of the food will come from vertical farming. |
A.New professions will appear. | B.Boring jobs will be abandoned. |
C.Most jobs will be done by robots. | D.Humans will work with machines. |
A.Hospital treatment. | B.Health systems. |
C.Prevention. | D.Health information. |
8 . “We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds... Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. I’m convinced that humans need to leave the earth.” These are the words of the famous scientist Stephen Hawking, spoken at a science festival in Norway in 2017, a year before his death.
Hawking was not alone in this view. Many experts feel that the only way for humanity to last far into the future is to colonise (移民于) other planets. That way, if a terrible disease, nuclear war or some other disasters strike the earth, civilisation as we know it would still have a chance. Mars is one of the most attractive destinations. NASA, the United Arab Emirates, the private company SpaceX, and the organisation Mars One all have plans to send humans there. “Either we spread the earth to other planets, or we risk going extinct,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk said at a conference in 2013.
But not everyone agrees that colonising Mars or any other planet is such a great plan. The most common argument against going is that it’s just too expensive or dangerous. It will take huge amounts of money and other resources just to get people there,let alone set up a place for them to live. It’s not even clear if humans could survive on Mars. One of the biggest dangers is its deadly radiation that ruins the planet.
Maybe all the time and money people would pour into a Mars mission would be better spent on more urgent projects here on Earth, like dealing with poverty or climate change. Some experts argue that handling a problem like an asteroid (小行星) strike or a disease outbreak while staying here on Earth would be much easier and less expensive than surviving on a new planet.
In addition, moving to a new planet could harm or destroy anything that already lives there. Mars seems uninhabitable, but micro-organisms could exist on Mars. Human visitors may destroy these lives or permanently change or damage the Martian environment. Some feel that’s too much of a risk to take.
1. Why did the author mention NASA, the United Arab Emirates, SpaceX and Mars One?A.To stress the risk of dying out on Earth. |
B.To provide evidence for Hawking’s theory. |
C.To show growing intention of moving to Mars. |
D.To explain the advanced technology in astronomy. |
A.It is costly and risky to colonise Mars. |
B.Civilisation is difficult to maintain on Earth. |
C.Poverty is the most urgent problem to handle. |
D.All the time and money should be spent on Earth. |
A.Not steady to keep. |
B.Not fit to live on. |
C.Not easy to approach. |
D.Not safe to set foot on. |
A.Mars, Our Future Planet |
B.Moving to a New Planet |
C.Should We Colonise Mars? |
D.Stay Home or Outer Space? |
Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house or switch off the TV? These kinds of things often happen to us,
Your home will learn your daily routine and
This smart technology is not
1. What did the program say about the life in the future?
A.People’s way of consumption will change. |
B.More supermarkets will come into existence. |
C.More free time will be available for people. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Supportive. | C.Dismissive. |