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Shanghai, one of the largest cities in China and also one of the 1 cities in Asia, had more than 24 million people. Shanghai is often 2 China's business center and is also one of the busiest shipping centers in the world. Shanghai is popular 3 tourists because it is a great mix of the 4 and the new sides of China. Visitors often go to the Bund, Yuyuan Garden and many 5 beautiful and famous places. Shanghai is also a city that attracts many Chinese 6 people who want to make a living there and also 7 their dreams. As an international and modern city, it provides young people 8 many opportunities to develop successful careers. However, 9 many people live in Shanghai, life there can be very challenging. Traffic jams, expensive housing, the high cost of living and air pollution are just a few of the problems that people living and working in Shanghai must 10.
Welcome to our future life!
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. You look young. In 2035, many people can live to be about 150 years old. So at the age of 40, you're not old at all. And your parents look the same age as you!
You say to your shirt, "Turn red." It changes (改变) from blue to red. In 2035, "smart clothes" can change the color or style (样式；款式) as you like.
You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but you hear the voice, "You shouldn't drink that!" Your fridge (冰箱) remembers the information about the milk. It knows that the milk is not fresh. In 2035, every household appliance (家用电器) is like your secretary (秘书) .
It's time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your "smart car" where to go. On the way, you can call a friend with your watch. Such "smart technology (科技；工艺) " is all around you.
So can these things come true? "All these can come true, even better," says a scientist. I am looking forward to the new life.
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
Welcome to Share Ideas! I'm Tony Brown. This is Professor Lin. He is a scientist. He has many exciting ideas about life in the future. Let's listen to what he has to say.
"I think in the future, traveling will be much cleaner and safer. Most cars will run on solar energy. That way, there will be less pollution. Those cars will be driven by computers and there won't be an accident. All of the computers will work together with radio signals."
"I also think that people will be able to go back to the past through a time tunnel. If they do something wrong, they will be able to go back and do it again and try not to make the same mistakes."
"Housework will become much easier because you'll just tell a robot to do it."
"In the future, people will be able to talk with each other on the phone more easily, and you'll be able to see the person you're talking to on the screen of the cell phone. The telephones that we have today will seem out of date."
What do you think life in the future will be like? Send us a letter.
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Rice, chicken, tomatoes … These foods are so common in our lives today. By the year 2050, the world's population will reach 9.1 billion. To feed everyone, we may need to change our food in some ways.
Meat made in lab
Making meat in lab will reduce greenhouse gases. A company in Australia makes meat with cells from animals. It makes both traditional meat like pork and chicken.
Insects become tasty
Insects have as much protein (蛋白质) as fish and meat. They don't need a lot of food and water. They don't need a big place to live. Many of them are also tasty. Insects like grasshoppers (蝗虫) and ants are on dining tables in many Asian and African countries.
Scientists are thinking to add natural "seasonings" (调料品) in vegetables. The "seasonings" come from some animals. This encourages people to eat more vegetables.
A. Smart way to eat vegetables.
B. Also, people can make it healthier by cutting out fat.
C. They make the vegetables taste better.
D. What about food in the future?
E. But raising insects is much easier.
F. What kind of food would you like to eat?
We are all proud of our country—China. People from home and abroad are all surprised at China's progress. October 1st, 2019, China held its largest military parade（阅兵仪式）in Tiananmen Square. It was really（amazed）. Looking back at the past, the great changes have taken place in China.
Many people died because of（hungry）and wars in the past. Most people lived a hard life. About five to seven people ever lived in a small house. Children couldn't have（they）own rooms and the younger seldom had new clothes. People had little money to see a doctor. And there were few hospitals.
, in 1978, China carried out the reform and opening-up policy（政策）. It wasimportant turning point for Chinese people. China has developed rapidly since then. Now, people's life is much（good）. More people begin to have a happy life the country tries its best to help poor areas. China also（pay）great attention to compulsory（义务）education.
I think it is important（remember）the past, live in the present and dream about the future.
A Nation of Poetry
Iceland, it seems, is full of hidden poets. When they're not at their jobs, many of the island's 340,000 citizens try their hand at writing p. Even David Oddsson, who used to be the country's prime minister, is a well-known poet.
There are a businesspeople, zookeepers and scientists, among others, who share a love for poems. Kari Stefansson is a world-famous biologist. He talked about a poem he wrote a few months after the birth of Dolly the cloned (克隆的) sheep. "I f a little bit sad," said Stefansson. "One of my ways to deal with that is to write a small poem." He went on to recite the poem: "Where do I find, lost in the brightness of a sunny day,/ The happiness of an unhappy man; / Fortunate only to be one copy of himself./ Everything else is terrible."
Literature professors in Iceland agree that poetry has b a national pastime. It's part of being an Icelander. In earlier times, writing poems was a key part of social gatherings. National competitions were regularly h.
Icelanders are also great poetry readers. Books of poetry are very popular in Iceland. Far more poetry books are published in the country than o types of books.
It is believed that the cold weather and long winter nights may have something to do with Icelanders' love of poetry. "It's easy to get bored in Iceland. People often try to amuse each other," said Sveinn Egilsson, a literature professor. "And one of those recreational (娱乐) a is reading poetry and writing poems."
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What will the world of tomorrow look like? Many people believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on Earth today. New technology may solve old problems, and it may create new ones. No technology is perfect. Each has advantages and disadvantages, as these three examples. When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the skies in our own flying car. We could fly at 480km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, if the cars become popular, there will be problems with traffic .
3-D printing is new technology for the future. 3-D printers are used to make life-size models of car parts, and man-made body parts, such as ears. As we move the future, 3-D printing will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such a machine is very .
Finally, people are trying to a robot suit (套装). This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy and walk a long way. It might help people walk again after an illness or an accident. However, one disadvantage at the moment is cost.
Looking ahead, it is easy a future. We will be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes or lift a car above our heads. there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world. In this world, technology makes people's life easier and safer. It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today.
A: Hi, Michael.
B: Hi, Kangkang.
A: My favorite sport is the high jump. What about you?
B: I don't like the high jump. I like basketball best.
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B: Because it's very exciting.
A: Do you play it a lot?
B: I play it five times a week.
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B: I play it in my P.E. class. We have five P.E. classes every week.
A: That's cool.
B: OK. We will meet at my school at about 5:00 p.m.. See you there.
A. Yes, I do.
B. I think it's very exciting.
C. What's your favorite sport?
D. When do you play it?
E. Let's play basketball this afternoon.
F. Thank you very much.
G. Why do you like basketball best?
