Book IV Module1 Life in the Future “We know nothing of what will happen in future, but by the analogy of past experience.” ---Abraham Lincoln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。Dear students，with the rapid development of science and technology, what the life will look like in the future is difficult to predict, but one thing is certain, that is, our aim is to live in a cleaner, safer, healthier and more comfortable world. This module we will talk about the life in future. How the World Will Look Like in the Next 50 YearsPeople have always been intrigued(V.引起好奇心) of what the future will look like. The answers are quite simple and here you have tem for the next 50 years.1. _____________Predicting the future is important for two reasons. Firstly, we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to pass on to the next generation. Secondly, we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give the best result in the future.2._____________It is a great and exciting idea. To start with we must find out if there’s a basic need for it. Then we have to think about the system we have today—cars going on the ground, and the transition(n.转变) to a new system. To make it work in this example we need two parallel systems. Even if the flying cars are improved to be suitable for city traffic, the investments will be huge for a city to do this. So I’m sorry, there will be no road network for flying cars in the next 50 years.3._____________It is most likely that there is other life in the universe since there are billions of solar systems. In the aspect that our solar system is about 4.6 billion years, other civilizations(文明 n.) could be 10 million or even 1 billion years ahead of us. With these numbers in mind there is no greater chance that it will make contact with us within the next 50 years than in 100,000 years.4._____________What we will see in the next 50 years is the transition from an oil-dependent(adj. 依 靠 石 油 的 ) society, new medicine, the first steps in the 1development of artificial intelligence （ 人 工 智 能 ） , continued exploration of space. Hopefully a better state for the poor people in the world, challenges in the climate change, and new inventions that make life a little easier and entertaining for some.Task: Fill in the blanks with the right subtitles.A.Will we ever get those flying cars in the future I saw in pictures as a kid?B.Why do we need to predict the future?C.Please tell me that we will get in contact with some aliens in the near future…D.So what will the future look like then? 2
