Scientists and engineers
Two American researchers, Andrew McKenzie from the University of Kansas and Jeffrey Punske of Southern Illinois University, have explored one possible problem with such travel. They considered the possibility
Languages naturally changes as communities grow more isolated from each other, the researchers noted in the paper. The long isolation of a community could lead to enough differences in language to make
The researchers noted that in addition to new words being used, the language of people traveling on spaceships and living in colonies
The researchers say one possible solution to
The home of the future won't be
Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won't be for everyone because they are
According to the laws of physics, the earth is going to
1.介绍大学；
2.陈述理由；
3.表达期待。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My Ideal University
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4 . You are just waking up in the spring of 2030. Your Internet of Things bedroom opens solar-powered e-windows and plays gentle music while your smart lighting displays a montage(蒙太奇) of beachfront sunrises from your recent vacation.
Your shower uses very little water or soap. It recycles your grey water and puts the extra heat back into your home's integrated operating system. While you dress, your artificial intelligence (Al) assistant shares your schedule for the day and plays your favourite tunes.
You still start your day with caffeine but it comes from your loT refrigerator which is capable of providing a coffeehouse experience in your home. A hot breakfast tailored to your specific nutritional needs (based on chemical analysis from your trips to the "smart toilet") is waiting for you in the kitchen.
When it's time to leave, an on-demand transport system has three cars waiting for you, your spouse and your kids. On the road, driverless cars and trucks move with mathematical precision, without traffic jams. Accident rates are near zero.
En route, you call your R&.D team, who are wrapping up a day's work in Shanghai. Your life-sized image will be projected,which makes your colleagues see you as if you were sitting with them. It's a bit surreal(超现实的)for them to see you in the morning light given that it's dark on the Bund, Shanghai's waterfront, though the novelty fades after a few uses.
You review the day's cloud-based data from your Shenzhen manufacturing centre, your pilot project in San Diego, and your QA team in Melbourne. The massive datasets are collected in realtime from every piece of equipment and have been beautifully summarized by your company's AI. All these facilities are closely maintained and operated via a skilled predictive analytics platform. Pleased with the team's progress, you end the call and ease into a good book. This is the future and it will be here sooner than you think.
1. What will happen when you dress yourself according to the text?| A．Your schedule is sent to your boss. |
| B．Bedroom opens quickly. |
| C．Your favourite tunes are played. |
| D．Your coffee is ordered and served. |
| A．Made specially. |
| B．Mixed similarly. |
| C．Produced in advance. |
| D．Invented traditionally. |
| A．Because the team makes progress. |
| B．Because your images are wrapped up. |
| C．Because you did it ahead of time. |
| D．Because your life-sized picture is projected. |
| A．Why we need AI assistants. |
| B．What life will be like in 2030. |
| C．How we find meaningful work in the future. |
| D．How AI helps you lead an important life. |
要点：1. 家庭；
2.工作；
3.生活。
注意：1. 词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Me in Ten Years
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6 . A parent’s hopes for 2030
When 2010 arrived, my son was only a year old—tiny and
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I hope we finally get
I’m not sure what a warming planet will
The world is always going to be full of
The world of 2030 won’t
| A．special | B．generous | C．intelligent | D．dependent |
| A．athlete | B．adolescent | C．artist | D．engineer |
| A．month | B．century | C．year | D．decade |
| A．questions | B．experience | C．danger | D．change |
| A．worry | B．sacrifice | C．owe | D．arrange |
| A．particular | B．serious | C．optimistic | D．enthusiastic |
| A．for sure | B．as usual | C．no longer | D．till now |
| A．slow | B．record | C．complete | D．multiply |
| A．mean | B．obtain | C．share | D．seek |
| A．pick up | B．fight for | C．turn down | D．take part in |
| A．finished | B．continued | C．started | D．left |
| A．aims | B．examples | C．disagreements | D．results |
| A．escape | B．express | C．seek | D．affect |
| A．differ from | B．agree with | C．refer to | D．call for |
| A．explode | B．admire | C．prove | D．build |
7 . If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch a performance of a Shakespeare's play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you'd voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.
The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machine, written by H. G. Wells and published in 1895 . It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now universally referred to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.
But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propose using cracks in time and space called "wormholes", which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einstein's theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship-going at nearly the speed of light. Though building such a spaceship wouldn’t of course be simple .
Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the "grandfather paradox". It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born. If the time traveler wasn't born, how would he travel back in time?
And would you really like to visit the future? In H. G. Wells' book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles (触角).
If that's what's in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.
1. The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show________.| A．the long history of time travel |
| B．the contribution of H.G. Wells |
| C．the story's different features |
| D．people's interest in time travel |
| A．The Time Machine is one of the bestselling science fiction novels. |
| B．There are films, comic books and dramas adapted from the novel The Time Machine. |
| C．Works of Literature about time travel first appeared one hundred years ago. |
| D．It was H.G. Wells who invented the term "time machine". |
| A．suggest the possibility of time travel |
| B．have been proved wrong by some time travelers |
| C．have similarities because both are based on experiments |
| D．have pushed the invention of the first spaceship |
| A．the reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness |
| B．the grandfather's death makes the traveler's birth impossible |
| C．the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather |
| D．the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather |
| A．Unclear. | B．Supportive. | C．Doubtful. | D．Unconcerned. |
8 . What will future schools look like in 100 years? Imagine future schools in which students are totally engaged in a class. They are concentrating on working together to solve real-world problems. They are self-driven and are coming up with amazing ideas on the spot. They are concerned with each other’s well-being as part of a team. Their concerns reach far beyond the classroom to others all over the globe.
The school of the future will be an amazing melting pot of different peoples coming together to solve real-world problems.
Will they even be called “schools” in the future?
The teacher-student relationship is changing. Teachers are acting more as helpers rather than keepers of all knowledge. Students are driving their own education to the path that they feel best fits them. In the future, employers may not be as concerned with a diploma. They’ll look more at cases and examples of how students contribute to solving real-world problems. They’ll want to know how well they work in a team.
What will problem-solving look like in the future?
Information from the Internet is accessible everywhere and at unimaginable speeds. Kids are connected to news around the world in real time. Imagine someone could put out a request to the global community to help solve an issue in their own community! Classes can adopt an issue and work with other classes around the world in real time to create solutions.
What will information look like in the future?
It’s already everywhere. Users can get flooded by the constant flow of information. The need to understand what is true and what is not is important. The flipped classroom (翻转课堂) has already completely changed lecture-based lessons. It presents interesting content to students before they even come to class. They can access the Internet as many times as they want to review the lessons.
1. What is the key message of the first paragraph?| A．The things students will do in the future school. |
| B．The situation where students will be in the future. |
| C．The attention students will pay to in the classroom. |
| D．The methods students will use to study in the classroom. |
| A．Respect. | B．Patience. | C．Teamwork. | D．Concern. |
| A．Teachers encourage students to develop leadership. |
| B．Students are really relaxed with their heavy study. |
| C．The employers value students’ diplomas most. |
| D．Students have the right to choose the most suitable lessons. |
| A．To help students to improve the problem-solving ability. |
| B．To provide the lessons for students to study before or after class. |
| C．To help students to keep in contact with the outside world. |
| D．To help students to understand the most difficult content. |
1. What will happen in 2022?
| A．A new space lab will be built. |
| B．The first space hotel will open. |
| C．Astronauts will live in the space hotel. |
| A．Two. | B．Four. | C．Six. |
| A．Cook food. | B．Watch movies. | C．Have a video chat. |
| A．Relaxing. | B．Dangerous. | C．Expensive. |
1. What will life be like in the future?
| A．People will hold online meetings virtually. |
| B．More visits are needed to the doctor. |
| C．A few people will go to an office. |
| A．How tall today's buildings are. |
| B．How different the smartphone would be. |
| C．How the Internet would change our lives. |
| A．Order online. | B．Print at home. | C．Design by ourselves. |
| A．What life will be like in 100 years. |
| B．Where to go on holiday in the future. |
| C．How the 3D technology will help us. |
