外研版英语必修四课文原文精总结doc.docx
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TheCityoftheFuture
Whatwillthecityofthefuturelooklike?
Nooneknowsforsure,andmakingpredictionsisariskybusiness.Butonethingiscertain-theyaregoingtogetbiggerbeforetheygetsmaller.Inthefuture,carefortheenvironmentwillbecomeveryimportantasearth’snaturalresourcesrunout.Wewilluselotsofrecycledmaterials,suchasplastic,aluminum,steel,glass,woodandpaper,andwewillwastefewernaturalresources.Wewillalsohavetorelymoreonalternativeenergy,suchassolarandwindpower.Allthisseemscertain,butthereareplentyofthingsaboutcitylifeinthefuturewhicharenotcertain.
Tofindoutwhatyoungpeoplethinkaboutthefutureofurbanlife,ateacheratauniversityinTexasintheUnitedStatesaskedhisstudentstothinkhowtheywouldrunacityof50000peopleintheyear2025.Herearesomeoftheideastheyhad:
GarbageshipsTogetridofgarbageproblems,thecitywillloadhugespaceshipswithwastematerialsandsendthemtowardsthesun,preventinglandfillandenvironmentalproblems.
BatmanNetsPolicewillarrestcriminalsbyfiringnetsinsteadofguns.
ForgetthemallsInthefutureallshoppingwillbedoneonline,andcatalogueswillhavevoicecommandstoplaceorders.
TelephonesforlifeEveryonewillbegivenatelephonenumberatbirththatwillneverchangenomatterwheretheylive.
Recreationallformsofrecreation,suchascinemas,bowling,softball,concertsandothers,willbeprovidedfreeofchargebythecity.
CarsAllcarswillbepoweredbyelectricity,solarenergyorwind,anditwillbepossibletochangethecolourofcarsattheflickofaswitch.
TelesurgeryDistancesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorscarryoutoperationsfromthousandsofmilesaway,witheachcityhavingitsowntelesurgeryoutpatientclinic.
HolidaysathomeSeniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogoanywhereintheworldusinghigh-techcamerasattachedtotheirhead.
SpacetravelTravellinginspacebyordinarycitizenswillbecommon.Eachcitywillhaveitsownspaceport.
GettingAroundinBeijing
Taxis
Taxisareonthestreets24hoursaday.Simplyraiseyourhand,andataxiappearsinnotime.Theyareusuallyred,andtheydisplaythepriceperkilometeronthewindow.Youshouldcheckthecabhasabusinesspermit,andmakesureyouaskforareceipt.
Busesandtrolleybuses
PublictransportprovidesacheapwaytogetaroundinBeijing.Thereare20000busesandtrolleybusesinBeijing,buttheycangetverycrowded.It’sagoodideatoavoidpublictransportduringtherushhour.Faresarecheap,staringat1yuan.Air-conditionedbusescostmore.
Busesnumbered1to100arelimitedtotravelwithinthecitycentre.Highernumbershavedestinationsinthesuburbs.Touristsshouldn’tmissthe103buswhichoffersoneofthemostimpressiveroutes,pasttheForbiddenCityandtheWhitePagodainBeihaiPark.Ifyougetonadouble-deckerbus,makesureyousitupstairs.You’llhaveagoodviewoftherapidlychangingcity.
Mostbusesrunfromabout5:
00amtomidnight.However,thereisalsoanightbusservice,providedbybuseswithanumberinthe200s.
Minibuses
Minibuseswithseatsfor12passengersofferanalternativetoexpensivetaxisandcrowdedpublictransportinsomeareas.Theyrunregularservicesandfollowthesameroutesaslargepublicbuses.Andinaminibusyoualwaysgetaseateveninrushhours.
Underground
TherearefourundergroundlinesinBeijing,andseverallinesareunderconstruction.Trainsarefastandconvenient,butrushhourscanbeterrible.Aone-waytripcosts3yuan.Stationnamesaremarkedinpinyin.Theundergroundisopenfrom5:
00amto11:
00pm.
Pedicabs
Touristslikethesehuman-pedalled―tricycletaxis‖,buttheycanbeexpensive.Youshouldtalktothedriver,andmakesureyouknowthepricebeforeyoubeginthejourney,forexample,ifitisperperson,singleorreturn.Tricyclesareworthusingifyouwanttoexplorethenarrowalleys(hutongofoldBeijing.
BodyLanguageandNon-verbalCommunication
Ifyousaytheword―communication‖,mostpeoplethinkofwordsandsentences.Althoughtheseareveryimportant,wecommunicatewithmorethanjustspokenandwrittenwords.Indeed,bodypositionsarepartofwhatwecall―bodylanguage‖.Weseeexamplesofunconsciousbodylanguageveryoften,yetthereisalso―learned‖bodylanguage,whichvariesfromculturetoculture.
Weuse―learned‖bodylanguagewhenweareintroducedtostrangers.Likeotheranimals,weareonguarduntilweknowitissafetorelax.Soeveryculturehasdevelopedaformalwaytogreetstrangers,toshowthemwearenotaggressive.Traditionally,EuropeansandAmericansshakehands.Theydothiswiththerighthand—thestrongesthandformostpeople.Ifourrighthandisbusygreetingsomeone,itcannotbeholdingaweapon.So
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