What will life in the future be like? And what will we be able to do in the future?
Genetic engineering (基因工程) may help us make the perfect human. Babies may grow up to play basketball like Yao Ming. Also, we may be able to bring the dead back to life. Maybe people will be able to meet and talk with their dead family members.
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell (分辨) if a person is dead or alive. Perhaps humans will be able to make copies of ourselves, so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Humans may be able to find ways of putting the life of a person into a new body.
Nanobots (纳米机器人) will be important. We will use them when we are sick. For example, when we have a stomachache, we will swallow (吞下) a nanobot and it will tell the doctor what’s happening in our stomachs by taking a video with its camera.
In the future, computers may have feelings. They may be able to think better than us. We may be more and more interested in computers and spend all our time in front of computers. Perhaps we will forget our real needs. Perhaps we will weigh 250 kgs!
【小题1】Why does the writer give examples in Paragraph 2?A.To describe what babies will be like. |
B.To tell why we use genetic engineering. |
C.To describe how to bring the dead back to life. |
D.To tell how genetic engineering may help humans. |
A.Everyone in the future will be made into robots. |
B.Nobody will be alive over the next 20 to 50 years. |
C.It will become harder to tell if a person is dead or alive. |
D.Humans will be able to live a long life in another world. |
A.It will tell the doctor what to do. |
B.It will help to cut off the stomach. |
C.It will send medicine directly to the stomach. |
D.It will tell the doctor what’s wrong through a video. |
A.Computers may have feelings. |
B.Computers will weigh 250 kgs. |
C.Computers may think better than people. |
D.People may spend all the time on computers. |
A.Life in the future | B.People never die |
C.The world of robots | D.Super future computers |
Future and Today
It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future.
There is an old English saying: “Gain time, gain life”
We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own.
As we all know, “Time and tide wait for no man.”
A.But if time is gone away, it will never return. |
B.If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. |
C.But do you know what future really is? |
D.We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. |
E.Then what’s time? |
Mary: If we don’t take good care of the earth now, our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with much pollution(污染). There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.
Jack: I agree with Mary. Things will be worse(更糟). The weather in the future will be much hotter. Humans(人类)won’t be able to live on the earth. They will have to look for another planet to live on.
Linda: I think the life in the future will be better. Most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old. As for(至于)space travel, I would say, we will visit Mars(火星)in about fifty years.
【小题1】They are talking about________.
A.pollution | B.weather | C.life in the future | D.Mars in about fifty years |
A.There will be fewer trees. | B.Everybody will have a car. |
C.People will live longer. | D.People will live on Mars. |
A.One | B.Two | C.Three | D.Four |
A.By 2020 | B.In about 50 years | C.For 200 years | D.We don’t know. |
What will the world of the future be like? There are plenty of people who are happy to give their opinion of what we will be doing in 2050. Here are two predictions about the world of tomorrow.
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When we dream about the future, many like to think of owning a personal flying car. The advantages are obvious. This technology would allow total freedom of movement. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads.However, some people believe there will be problems with traffic control. If the cars become popular, there is likely to beair traffic jam. Another big problem is mechanical failure. What will happen if the cars stop working? These are problems we must expect if flying cars become a reality.
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Three-dimensional printing is another new technology with excitingpossibilities. 3D printers are used to build an object with liquid plasticThey build the object layer by layer until it is complete. Car companiesalready use 3D printers to make life-size models of car parts, and medicalcompanies use the technology to make man-made body parts. As we move into the future, 3D printing will revolutionize the way we shop, the way we manufacture and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such equipment will be extremely expensive.
So in the future, we might be able to fly to work or print out new shoes.Although there are some problems to solve before this will be possible, we can certainly dream of a world where technology makes life easier and safer for millions of people.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?A.Environmental protection. |
B.The world of tomorrow. |
C.Advantages of technology. |
A.Some people think technology development may bring new problems |
B.3D printing can bring great changes to our life and its equipment is cheap. |
C.The flying cars won't bring air traffic jam even when they become popular. |
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A.Car companies. |
B.3D print. |
C.Body parts. |
A.doesn't care | B.feels hopeful | C.feels disappointed |
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