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2019-2020年高中英语BookIVModule1LifeintheFuture学案外研版必修4“Weknownothingofwhatwillhappeninfuturebutbytheanalogyofpastexperience.”---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,withtherapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywhatthelifewilllooklikeinthefutureisdifficulttopredictbutonethingiscertainthatisouraimistoliveinacleanersaferhealthierandmorefortableworld.Thismodulewewilltalkaboutthelifeinfuture.HowtheWorldWillLookLikeintheNext50YearsPeoplehavealwaysbeenintriguedV.引起好奇心ofwhatthefuturewilllooklike.Theanswersarequitesimpleandhereyouhavetemforthenext50years.
1._____________Predictingthefutureisimportantfortworeasons.Firstlyweneedtostarttothinkaboutwhatkindoffuturewewouldlikeforourselvesandtopassontothenextgeneration.Secondlyweneedtoknowwhatdecisionsweneedtomaketodaythatwillgivethebestresultinthefuture.
2._____________Itisagreatandexcitingidea.Tostartwithwemustfindoutifthere’sabasicneedforit.Thenwehavetothinkaboutthesystemwehavetoday—carsgoingonthegroundandthetransitionn.转变toanewsystem.Tomakeitworkinthisexampleweneedtwoparallelsystems.Eveniftheflyingcarsareimprovedtobesuitableforcitytraffictheinvestmentswillbehugeforacitytodothis.SoI’msorrytherewillbenoroadnetworkforflyingcarsinthenext50years.
3._____________Itismostlikelythatthereisotherlifeintheuniversesincetherearebillionsofsolarsystems.Intheaspectthatoursolarsystemisabout
4.6billionyearsothercivilizations文明n.couldbe10millionoreven1billionyearsaheadofus.Withthesenumbersinmindthereisnogreaterchancethatitwillmakecontactwithuswithinthenext50yearsthanin100000years.
4._____________Whatwewillseeinthenext50yearsisthetransitionfromanoil-dependentadj.依靠石油的societynewmedicinethefirststepsinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence(人工智能)continuedexplorationofspace.Hopefullyabetterstateforthepoorpeopleintheworldchallengesintheclimatechangeandnewinventionsthatmakelifealittleeasierandentertainingforsome.Task:Fillintheblankswiththerightsubtitles.A.WillweevergetthoseflyingcarsinthefutureIsawinpicturesasakidB.WhydoweneedtopredictthefutureC.Pleasetellmethatwewillgetincontactwithsomealiensinthenearfuture…D.Sowhatwillthefuturelooklikethen。