外研版高中英语必修四课文文本.docx
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Module1Reading
TheCityoftheFuture
Whatwillthecity
ofthefuturelooklike?
Nooneknowsforsure,andmakingpredictionsisabusiness.Butonethingiscertain—theyaregoingtogetbiggerbeforetheygetsmaller.Inthefuture,carefortheenvironmentwillbecomeveryimportantasearth'snaturalresourcesrunout.Wewilluselotsofrecycledmaterials,suchasplastic,aluminium,steel,glass,andpaper,andwewillwastefewernaturalresources.Wewillalsohavetomoreonenergy,suchasandwind.Allthisseemscertain,butthereareplentyofthingsaboutcitylifeinthefuturewhicharenotcertain.
Tofindoutwhatyoungpeoplethinkaboutthefutureoflife,ateacheratauniversityinTexasintheUnitedStatesaskedhisstudentstothinkhowtheywouldrunacityof50,000peopleintheyear2025.Herearesomeoftheideastheyhad:
GarbageshipsTogetridofgarbageproblems,thecitywillwastematerialsandsendthemtowardsthesun,preventingandenvironmentalproblems.
BatmanNetsPolicewillcriminalsinsteadofguns.
ForgetsmokingNosmokingwillbeallowedwithinafuturecity'slimits.Smokingwillbepossibleonlyoutsidecities,and.
ForgetthemallsInthefutureallshoppingwillbedone,andcatalogueswillhavetoplaceorders.
TelephonesforlifeEveryonewillbegivenatelephonenumberatbirththatwillneverchangenomatterwherethey.
RecreationAllformsof,suchascinemas,,,concertsandothers,willbeprovidedbythecity.
CarsAllcarswillbepoweredbyelectricity,energyorwind,anditwillbepossibletochangethecolourofcarsattheofa.
Telesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorscarryoutoperationsfromthousandsofmilesaway,witheachcityhavingitsown.
HolidaysathomeSeniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogoanywhereintheworldusinghigh-techcamerasattachedtotheirhead.
SpacetravelTravellinginspacebyordinarycitizenswillbecommon.Eachcitywillhaveitsown.
CulturalCorner
FamousLastWords
Notallpredictionscometrue.Manyofthemarewrong,andsomeareverywrong.Herearejustafewofthebadpredictionspeoplemadeinthetwentiethcenturyaboutthetwenty-firstcentury:
AIRPLANES
"NoflyingmachinewilleverflyfromNewYorktoParis."
1908.
COMPUTERS
"Ithinkthereisaworldmarketformaybefivecomputers."
1943.
CLOTHES
"Thirtyyearsfromnowpeoplewillbewearingclothesmadeofpaperwhichtheywillbeabletothrowawayafterwearingthemtwoorthreetimes."
ChangingTimesMagazine,1957.
MENONTHEMOON
"Withthefirstmooncoloniespredictedforthe1970's,workisnowinprogressonthetypesofbuildingrequiredformentostayinwhenthey'reonthemoon."
ArnoldB.BarachinTheChangestoCome,1962.
THEBEATLES
"Wedon'tliketheirsound,andguitarmusicisonthewayout."
DeccaRecordingCo.rejectingthe,1962.
ROBOTSINTHEHOUSE
"Bytheyear2000,housewiveswillprobablyhavearobotshapedlikeaboxwithonelargeeyeonthetop,severalarmsandhands,andlongpadsonthesideformovingabout."
NewYorkTimes,1966.
KEYS
"Bythemid-1980'snoonewilleverneedtohideakeyundertheagain,becausetherewon'tbeanykeys."
ComputerscientistChristopherEvans,
TheMicroMillennium,1979.
Module2Reading
GettingAroundinBeijing
Taxis
Taxisareonthestreets24hoursaday.Simplyraiseyourhand,andataxiappearsinnotime.Theyareusuallyred,andtheythepriceperkilometreonthewindow.Youshouldcheckthehasabusiness,andmakesureyouaskfora.
Busesandtrolleybuses
PublictransportprovidesacheapwaytogetaroundinBeijing.Thereare20,000busesandtrolleybusesinBeijing,buttheycangetverycrowded.It'sagoodideatoavoidpublictransportduringtherushhour(6:
30.–8:
00.and5:
00.–6:
30.).Faresarecheap,startingat1yuan.busescostmore.
Busesnumbered1to100arelimitedtotravelwithinthecitycentre.Highernumbershavedestinationsinthesuburbs.Touristsshouldn'tmissthe103buswhichoffersoneofthemostroutes,pasttheForbiddenCityandtheWhitePagodainBeihaiPark.Ifyougetonabus,makesureyousitupstairs.You'llhaveagoodoftherapidlychangingcity.
Mostbusesrunfromabout5:
00.tomidnight.However,thereisalsoanightbusservice,providedbybuseswithanumberinthe200s.
Minibuses
Minibuseswithseatsfor12passengersofferantoexpensivetaxisandcrowdedpublictransportinsomeareas.Theyandfollowthesameroutesaslargepublicbuses.Andinaminibusyoualwaysgetaseateveninrushhours.
Underground
TherearefourundergroundlinesinBeijing,andseverallinesare.Trainsarefastand,butrushhourscanbeterrible.Aone-waytripcosts3yuan.Stationnamesaremarkedinpinyin.Theundergroundisopenfrom5:
00.to11:
00.
Pedicabs
Touristslikethesehu
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