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1、BookIVModule1LifeintheFuture“Weknownothingofwhatwillhappeninfuture,butbytheanalogyofpastexperience.”---AbrahamLincoln除了凭着对过去的经验加以类推之外，我们对今后的事一无所知。Dearstudents，withtherapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,whatthelifewilllooklikeinthefutureisdifficulttopredict,butonethingiscertain,thatis,ou
2、raimistoliveinacleaner,safer,healthierandmorecomfortableworld.Thismodulewewilltalkaboutthelifeinfuture.HowtheWorldWillLookLikeintheNext50YearsPeoplehavealwaysbeenintrigued(V.引起好奇心)ofwhatthefuturewilllooklike.Theanswersarequitesimpleandhereyouhavetemforthenext50years.1._____________Predicti
3、ngthefutureisimportantfortworeasons.Firstly,weneedtostarttothinkaboutwhatkindoffuturewewouldlikeforourselvesandtopassontothenextgeneration.Secondly,weneedtoknowwhatdecisionsweneedtomaketodaythatwillgivethebestresultinthefuture.2._____________Itisagreatandexcitingidea.Tostartwithwemustfindo
4、utifthere’sabasicneedforit.Thenwehavetothinkaboutthesystemwehavetoday—carsgoingontheground,andthetransition(n.转变)toanewsystem.Tomakeitworkinthisexampleweneedtwoparallelsystems.Eveniftheflyingcarsareimprovedtobesuitableforcitytraffic,theinvestmentswillbehugeforacitytodothis.SoI’msorry,there
5、willbenoroadnetworkforflyingcarsinthenext50years.3._____________Itismostlikelythatthereisotherlifeintheuniversesincetherearebillionsofsolarsystems.Intheaspectthatoursolarsystemisabout4.6billionyears,othercivilizations(文明n.)couldbe10millionoreven1billionyearsaheadofus.Withthesenumbersinmind
6、thereisnogreaterchancethatitwillmakecontactwithuswithinthenext50yearsthanin100,000years.4._____________Whatwewillseeinthenext50yearsisthetransitionfromanoil-dependent(adj.依靠石油的)society,newmedicine,thefirststepsinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence（人工智能）,continuedexplorationofspace.Hopef
7、ullyabetterstateforthepoorpeopleintheworld,challengesintheclimatechange,andnewinventionsthatmakelifealittleeasierandentertainingforsome.Task:Fillintheblankswiththerightsubtitles.A.WillweevergetthoseflyingcarsinthefutureIsawinpicturesasakid?B.Whydoweneedtopredi
