Many people are interested in talking about life in the future. Some people 1 that life in the future will be easier and more comfortable. But others believe that it will be worse and more difficult than now. As for me, I 2 the idea of the first team.
First，as for education, people will have 3 education .This is because of technology (科技). E-books will replace (取代) common books, robots will replace teachers, and students will not have to go to school every day. They will 4 at home through online teaching and will find learning more interesting.
Second, people' s 5 will improve. Technology will also play a very important role. New medicine will help people get better quickly. Robots will help doctors and sometimes replace 6 Also, doctors will be able to cure more diseases (治愈更多疾病), 7 people will live longer.
Third, housing problems will end. People will build houses under the sea. Also, some people will live 8 the moon. Then everyone will have a place to live.
Fourth, hunger will stop all over the world. People will grow crops (庄稼) everywhere 9 on the top of buildings.
Now what about you? 10 do you think life in the future will be like?
A: Welcome to the show, Tina.
B: Thank you, Rob. I' m glad to be here.
A: What new technologies will we see in the future?
B: That's a great question, Rob.
A: Sure. I have my smartphone right here.
B: Well, now we are seeing lots of other smart things.
A:
B: Right.
A: Why is smart technology so popular?
B: Because it can make our life easier.
A:
B: Well, you could turn on your air conditioner (打开空调) before you get home.
A: Oh! That's good.
B: That is true.
A: So what can people do?
B: They can wait to buy new things, because things are cheaper after a few months.Maybe they can get a cheaper one.
A: Good idea. Thank you, Tina.
A. How does it do that? B. But technology can be expensive. C. Technology makes everything cool. D. Such as smart watches and smart glasses. E. How is it becoming more and more popular. F. We all know about smartphones (智能手机) fight. G. Or people can also compare (对比) prices at different stores. |
Mike is in charge of(负责) a shopping center. He is a little worried these days because there is a new shopping center nearby and many of his customers (顾客) are now shopping there. Mike wants to do something to get them back. Before he starts, he gives out questionnaires (调查表) to shoppers. Here is one shopper, Miss Watson's questionnaire.
Questionnaire
⒈Age group：
口10—12口13—15口16—18√19 and over
⒉What do you think is important for a shopping center?
(Circle th6 number. 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important)
a) all kinds of shops 1 ② 3 4 5
b) beautiful window shows 1 2 ③ 4 5
c) good prices ① 2 3 4 5
d) lucky draw (抽奖) with great prizes 1 2 3 4 ⑤
e) sitting areas (区域) 1 ② 3 4 5
⒊Name five kinds of shops that you think should be in a good shopping center.
a) clothes shops
b) shoe shops
c) play areas for children
d) restaurants
e) movie theaters
⒋On which of the following do you spend most of your money?
(List 1, 2 and 3 with 1 as the most)
a) clothes [1] b) shoes [] c) books and CDs [2] d) food. [3] others []
Thank you for taking the time me to fill in the questionnaire!
①clothes ②food
③shoes ④books and CDs
Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer (职业冲浪手) in America. Her parents are both surfing lovers. As a baby, Bethany liked to play in the water. She started surfing at the age of five. By thirteen, she had been one of the best teenage surfers in the world. Then the shark attack (鲨鱼袭击) happened.
On the morning of October 31, 2003, Bethany and some friends decided to go surfing. The sky was clear, and the sun was shining. The 13-year-old surfing star was lying on her surfboard (躺在她的冲浪板上) with her left arm in the clear, blue water. Suddenly a five-meter shark appeared and attacked her. Bethany saw the water around her tum red. She held on to her board and the shark swam away -- but it took her left arm with it. Luckily, the shark attacked only once. It all happened so fast that she didn't even shout.
In her mind, Bethany thought, "Get to the beach. Get to the beach." She started to swim with one arm. She shouted for help. Her friends didn't know about the shark attack -- they thought at first that she was joking. Then they saw the red water and quickly came to help. It took her about fifteen minutes to reach the beach. They called 911 and. Bethany got to hospital at last. Surprisingly, she was surfing again in a competition only ten weeks later. And less than a year after the shark attack, she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii.
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It's summer holidays. For Jacob, it means (意味着) having a lot of free time to play with friends. Usually, he isn't so excited about it, but this summer is .This summer, he is going to see Justin Timberlake – one of his favorite singers.
Jacob got four free tickets to Justin Timberlake' s concert (演唱会) after hean online singing competition.Justin Timberlake is one of his dreams, so it will be something he will never forget.
The biggest he had was trying to choose just three friends to go with him. He that all his friends could go. He asked his mother for help. She told him to choose people who liked Justin Timberlake. Jacob thought it was a good so he chose three friends who liked Justin Timberlake as much as he did. He felt sorry for not his best friend Andrew, but he knew that Andrew didn't like Justin Timberlake's music that much. Jacob's three friends were all very excited when he them the good news.
Now the concert is just a week away and Jacob can hardly wait.
Kumar and his two friends built a robot and named it Athena. They would go for Battle of the Bots--the city's biggest robot competition, and it would start in two days. The winning team would get $5,000.
"How are we going to beat (打败) the Cougars?" asked Alex. The Cougars was the team that won the last two years' competitions.
Kumar said, "The Cougars always build a big and strong (强壮的) robot. But usually their robot isn't very fast."
"Our robot is fast," Alyssa said.
"Yes!" Kumar said. "Don't worry. I have a plan for how to do it." Kumar told the group his plan and they began to work.
Two days later, the competition began. Kumar said to his friends, "I' m sure the plan will work and Athena will win. Just wait and see."
Athena won all of her first battles (较量). The Cougars' big, strong robot, The Avenger, did well, too. By the end of the day, The Avenger and Athena were the only two robots left in the competition.
Soon the battle between Athena and the Avenger began. The Avenger lunged (猛扑) for Athena, but the small robot was too quick for him. Athena went behind The Avenger and, before the larger robot had time to turn, Athena hit (攻击) him from behind. The Avenger fell" down and couldn't move.
The three friends all jumped up excitedly. "Now it's time for the real question," said Alex“ ”
