1、 You can never plan the future by the past.Burke你永遠不要依照過去來計劃將來。伯克Imagination is not to be divorced from the facts.A.N.Whitehead想象不應脫離現實。艾爾弗雷德諾思懷特海I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.T.Jefferson我不緬懷過去的歷史，而致力于未來的夢想。托馬斯杰斐遜Living without an aim is like sailing without a c

2、ompass.J.Ruskin生活而無目標，猶如航海之無指南針。魯斯金Anything one man can imagine, other men can make it real.Jules Verne但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能將它實現。儒勒凡爾納Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.T.Fuller生活只是由一系列下決心的努力所構成。富勒Hope and DespairHope is magic that pulls people out of the edge of despair and gives them

3、the energy to go for a bright future.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday because it has passed and is beyond our control.Tomorrow is unknown because it could either be bright or dull.So the only way is to work hard today，and we will enjoy a better tomorrow.Its exciting to imagine how future

4、 humans will have solved the problems we have now, or what amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interesting.Robots will be doing most of our jobs, from building homes to teaching math.There are already robots that clean floors and pump gas.In the future they will be more co

5、mplicated(復雜的) and useful.Unfortunately, with robots taking all the jobs, unemployment rate will be high.Speaking of being social, we will communicate in an entirely different way.Forget texts and emails.Mindreading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word.We w

6、ill also be able to send thoughts to objects around us.(Instead of pressing “start” on the microwave, you could just think “start”) Meanwhile, chips implanted(植入) in our brains will improve memory and intelligence.Today, around 30，000 Americans die in car accidents each year.One hundred years from n

7、ow, accidents will be a thing of the past.According to Mark Safford, consultant of the US.Department of Transportation, future cars will drive themselves.These electric cars will communicate with other cars on the road to travel safely in close formation at high speeds.Raising animals is not the bes

8、t way to produce food, and it harms the environment.Today, scientists can “grow” meat in a lab from animal cells, but its expensive and not very delicious.In the future, they will have perfected the process.Youll order hamburgers that come from factories, not cows.Scientists may even find ways to ma

9、ke labgrown meat tastier and healthier than the real thing.探究發現1Find out the main idea of the passage and then think of a proper title for it. 答案The passage is mainly about the future life.The title is “More convenient and interesting future life.”2Find out what robots can help us do. 答案Do most of our jobs，such as build homes，teach math，clean floors and pump gas.3. Find out what our future life will be. 答案Robots will be doing most of