四川省昭覺中學高中英語 Module1課文語法填空過關練習 外研版必修4
四川省昭覺中學高中英語 Module1課文語法填空過關練習 外研版必修4答案B4M1課文語法填空(6月2日早讀過關測試)The City of the FutureWhat will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain-they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth's natural resources run out. We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminum, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain. To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025.Here are some of the ideas they had:Garbage shipsTo get rid of garbage problems the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.Batman NetsPolice will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.Forget smokingNo smoking will be allowed within a future city's limits. Smoking will be possible only outside cities, and outdoors.Forget the mallsIn the future all shopping be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.Telephones for lifeEveryone will be given telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.RecreationAll forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free of charge by the city.CarsAll cars will be powered by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.TelesurgeryDistance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.Holidays at homeSenior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.Space travelTravelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Each city will have its own spaceport.