1BrainstormThinkaboutlifeinthepast,nowand50yearsfromnow.VocabularyPracticeWhataresomeofthethingsthewriterthinkswillbedifferentinthefuture?Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutit?LifeintheFutureA．Whatwilllifebelike50yearsfromnow?Ofcourse,nobodyknowstheanswertothatquestion,butitisinterestingtothinkaboutsomeofthechangesthatcouldhappeninthefuture.B．Fiftyyearsago,nobodyknewabouttheinternet,butnowitisavitalpartofourlives.Whatabouttheinternetofthefuture?Maybewewillallbe‘pluggedin’,withaconnectionrightinsideourbrains.Wewillbeabletoreceivemail,accessinformationandplaygameswithoutanyscreenorkeyboard,justbymovingoureyesinacertainway.Itwilllookstrange,watchingpeoplewalkdowntheroadwiththeireyesmovingrapidlyastheytalkontheinternet!C．Butthen,maybewewon’thavetowalkdownthestreetanymore.Maybewewillbeabletodoeverythingwewantinsideourhomes–learn,shop,communicate,playgames,anddomanyotheractivities.Wewillhaveagyminsideourhousesowecandoexerciseandwecanstaysafelyindoorsallofourlives.精读重点突破（二）2D．Andwhataboutourfood?Fiftyyearsago,peopleatemostlysimplefoodthattheygrewandcookedthemselves.Nowadays,webuyalotoffastfoodandeatinrestaurants,butmaybeinthefuture,someonewillcomeupwithapillwewilljustswallow,ormaybewewillmakeupourmindonaspecialmachinewhichwillcookitallforus.Everyonewillbeabletohaveadifferentmenueverynight,butmaybeitwon’ttasteasgoodastheold-fashionedfoodusedto.E．Theremightbebigchangesindoctorsandmedicinetoo.Futuredoctorswillbeshockedwhentheyrememberourmethodsfortreatingdiseasessuchascancer.Maybeinthefuture,peoplewillbecuredquicklyandeasilywhentheyhaveabaddisease.Maybewewilljusttakeanotherspecialpilleverydaytokeepushealthyandwewillalllivetobe150yearsold!F．Hmmm–I’mjustthinkingaboutthisfuturelife–wewillstayinsideallthetime,anddoeverythingonthecomputer.Wewilleatpillsinsteadoffoodandwewillliveaverylongtime.Itallsoundsratherboringtome.IthinkIprefertoliveintoday'sworld!Maybeitwon’ttasteasgoodastheold-fashionedfoodusedto.A．ItwilltastebetterthanB．ItwilltasteworsethanC．Itwilltaste...
