Hi Kelsey,
Happy 18th birthday! You’ve officially reach
Many bittersweet events will happen in the next ten years. There will be highs. Stick to
The world will always throw new challenges at you.
As you become an adult, jump at every opportunity
Happy birthday, Kelsey! See you in ten years.
28-year-old Kelsey
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. |
3 . We asked Professor John Williams, a futurologist, for his expert predictions on life in the next few decades.
“Unfortunately, it looks quite likely that the climate may
“Homes probably won’t be as big, and so we will need more adaptable (可改变的) furniture, such as sofa beds, and when we are not
“New technology will make us more self-sufficient (自给自足的). Kitchens may have fish tanks which, as well as providing fish to eat, also
“Water will be more expensive and the home of the future will probably be designed to use much
“We will also
A.change | B.improve | C.respond | D.cool |
A.prepared | B.placed | C.qualified | D.equipped |
A.dealing with | B.relying on | C.focusing on | D.giving out |
A.using | B.moving | C.cleaning | D.selling |
A.demanded | B.arranged | C.measured | D.enlarged |
A.produce | B.wash | C.store | D.cook |
A.find | B.save | C.provide | D.test |
A.spaces | B.energy | C.systems | D.material |
A.as | B.if | C.unless | D.though |
A.more | B.warmer | C.less | D.slower |
A.dirt | B.water | C.leaves | D.hair |
A.future | B.past | C.life | D.imagination |
A.regularly | B.suddenly | C.nearly | D.certainly |
A.designed | B.discovered | C.repaired | D.collected |
A.Old | B.Additional | C.Common | D.Clever |
Take a moment
Some people have a vivid sense of future self, which feels
You could almost think about your future self as a relationship that should
5 . Children’s Sci-fi Art Predicts Extraordinary Future
More than 80 sci-fi artworks are on display at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, showing a beautiful yet puzzling future. The “Brave New Sci-Fi World” exhibition features paintings and art installations (设备) by students from Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and other cities. They imagine the future as a world where robots and human beings co-exist.
Ru Chen, from Shanghai New Putuo Primary School, has pictured a robot chameleon (变色龙) to be used in outer space to aid in the search and rescue of human beings in case of danger.
Li Jiaqi from Guangzhou Dongfeng East Road Primary School has painted a city where advanced technologies are everywhere, and even the city itself turns into a large robot.
Huang Yanrui from Beijing Shijingshan Gucheng No. 2 Primary School imagines his rubber, pencil box and such stationery (文具) becoming conscious robots, and beginning to design future human beings.
Wang Zhihan, from Shanghai Shangde Experimental School and her schoolmates, stick electronic components on stone faces as a metaphor (隐喻) for the increasingly unclear boundaries between the reality and virtual world. “We hope to remind people never lose yourself in a world with advanced technologies,” she said.
The exhibition will last till November 4.
Opening hours:
Tuesdays-Sundays 9: 00- 17: 15; legal holidays 8: 45- 18: 30.
Transportation Guide:
Metro: Metro Line 2: Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Station.
Metro Line 4, Metro Line 6 and Metro Line 9: change to Metro Line 2 at the Century Avenue Station.
Bus Routes: Bus 184, 640, 794, 983, 984, 987, 1023, 640 inter-zonal bus will take you there.
1. Whose artwork is related with space?A.Ru Chen’s. | B.Li Jiaqi’s. | C.Huang Yanrui’s. | D.Wang Zhihan’s. |
A.Shanghai. | B.Guangzhou. | C.Chongqing. | D.Beijing. |
A.Metro Line 2. | B.Metro Line 4. | C.Metro Line 6. | D.Metro Line 9. |
1. 选择一个领域进行陈述(如日常生活、医疗、汽车制造等);
2. 描述机器人在该领域的应用(可举例说明);
3. 介绍机器人的优势所在。
注意:写作词数应为80左右。
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7 . “May 17, 2157
Dear diary,
Today, Tommy found a real book!...”
“What’s it about?” Margie asked.
“School.” replied Tommy, turning the yellow pages.
“Why would anyone write about school? I hope they can take my geography teacher away.”
“It’s not our school. This is the old sort that they had centuries ago.”
“Anyway, they had a teacher.” Margie said, reading the book over his shoulder.
“Sure, they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
“A man? How could a man be a teacher?”
“Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave them assignments and asked them questions.”
“A man isn’t smart enough.”
“Sure, he is. My father knows as much as my teacher.”
Margie wasn’t prepared to argue about that. She said, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.”
Tommy laughed. “The teachers didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there.”
“And all the kids learned the same thing?”
“Sure, if they were the same age.”
“But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.”
“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to read the book.”
“I didn’t say I didn’t like it,” Margie said quickly.
They weren’t even half-finished when Margie’s mother called, “Margie! School!”
“Not yet, Mamma.”
“Now!” said Mrs. Jones.
Margie said to Tommy, “Can I read the book some more with you after school?”
“Maybe,” Tommy said.
Margie went into the schoolroom, right next to her bedroom, and the mechanical teacher was on waiting for her.
The screen was lit up, and it said, “Please insert yesterday’s assignments in the proper slot.”
Margie was still thinking about the old schools they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole neighborhood came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so they could help one another on the assignments and discussed them.
And the teachers were people…
1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A.Margie doesn’t like her school. |
B.It’s common to read paper books in 2157. |
C.Online learning is what Margie wants. |
D.Tommy feels his father is smarter than his teacher. |
A.There are only female teachers at school. |
B.Teachers give no assignments to students. |
C.A special building is constructed for teachers. |
D.Students learn different things at their own pace. |
A.Envelope. | B.Opening. |
C.Screen. | D.Schoolroom. |
A.Longing. | B.Objection. |
C.Suspicion. | D.Tolerance. |
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