Module1LifeintheFuture基砒^東

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（一）

A

What'soninStateLibraryofQueensland（SLQ）

FESTIVAL

BrisbaneWritersFestival

6—10Sep|ThroughoutSLQ|Pricesaredifferent|somebookings

required|.au

Readersandwriterswillcometogetherforfivedaysofliteraryactivitiesat

SLQ-homeoftheBrisbaneWritersFestival.Meetfamousauthors,joinin

livelydiscussions,walkaroundandbuyattheLibraryShop.Atthecenterofit,

enterAngelsPalace,aninterestingartworkexperiencebyartistGordon

Hokey,inspiredbyauthorAlexisWrightsnovelCarpentaria.

TALK

AnightbythefirewithLukePearson

9Sep.6：30pm—7：30pm|TalkingCircle,level1|Free|Nobookings

JoinLukePearson,amanwithexperienceacrossteaching,public

speakingandmore.HearLuketalkaboutthefoundingof（?Indigenousandhis

futureplansfortheproject.

SPECIALEVENT

TerraNulliusbooklaunch（發布）

9Sep,5pm—6pm|AngelsPalace,MaiwarGreen|Free|Bookings|

.au

JoinauthorClaireColemantolaunchherfirstnovelTerraNullius,which

dealswithwhatitmeanstobehuman.Setinthegreatsouthernpartof

WesternAustralia,thissurprisingworkofimaginationbasedonrealityisa

mixofhistoricalfactsandnovel.

WORKSHOP

YoungWritersConference（研討會）

25Nov,10am—4pm|SLQAuditorium2,level2|$25|Bookings|

.au/whafs-on

InterestedintheartofwritingandhowtogetpublishedinAustralia?

Comealongforadayofwritingworkshopstowidenyourknowledge.Receive

adviceandsupportforgettingaheadinthebusinessofwriting.Meetingwith

youngauthorsandwell-knownpublishers,you'llgetachancetotakeyour

writingfurther.

1.Whatshouldyouchoosetoavoidthetroubleofbooking?

A.BrisbaneWritersFestival.

B.TerraNulliusbooklaunch.

C.YoungWritersConference.

D.AnightbythefirewithLukePearson.

2.Wherecanyougoifyouwanttoimproveyourwritingskills?

A.MaiwarGreen.B.TalkingCircle.

C.AngelsPalace.D.SLQAuditorium2.

3.HowisBrisbaneWritersFestivaldifferentfromtheothers?

A.Itisnotfree.B.Itlastsafewdays.

C.Itinvitessomeauthors.D.Itorganizescompetitions.

B

Intheworkplaceofthefutureyourbosscouldbewatchingyourevery

move.

Workingathomeisincreasinglypopularasameansofescapingfromthe

hardworkinfrom-nine-to-fiveofficelife.Whyworkundertheconstant

surveillance（監督）ofyourbosswhenyoucanworkcomfortablyinfrontof

theTVinyourhome?Armedwithalltheofficebasics—thetelephone,

computer,e-mailandfax,manyworkersbelievetheycanworkaseffectively

astheircolleaguesintheoffice.Workwhereveryoulike：Fromabusycityto

abeautifulvillage.Ifyouwish,youcanevenworkonaboat.

Sowhatwilltheofficeoftomorrowbecome?Itispossiblethatmany

coulddisappearintocyberspacetobecomeanewwaveofvirtual（虛擬的）

offices.Tominimizetheofficeinintercity（城市間的）areas,companieswill

applyaworkforcemadeupofanetworkofhomeworkerslinkedbyan

advancedcommunicationandinformationsystem.Acentralprocessing

computerwouldbecontrolledbythemanagerwhosendsoutworkschedules

andoverseestheactivityofeachemployee.

Avideoscreenwouldbecreated,astheneedformorenaturalformof

communicationthane-mailortelephonebecomesgreater.Managerswould

havetheabilitytoviewseveralemployeesatonceontheirscreens.

Employeeswouldbeencouragedtofeedanyinformationthatmaybeusefulto

fellowworkersintothecomputertomakethecompanyworkmoreeffectively.

Asthecompany'slifeblood,thecomputerwouldcontainarecordofall

conversationsandcorrespondenceforfuturereferenceandholdsecret

informationsuchasaccountsinpasswordprotectedareas.

4.Whyisworkingathomemoreandmorepopular?

A.It'seasier.

B.Itsmorecomfortable.

C.Itsmoreconvenient.

D.Itsmoreeffective.

5.Accordingtothetext,thefutureofficewould.

A.beabigroomwithmanycomputers

B.hasnosurveillancebytheboss

C.disappearinintercityareassoon

D.becomesavirtualone

6.Whatwouldbeusedformorenaturalcommunication?

A.E-mails.B.Videoscreens.

C.Telephones.D.Computers.

7.Thistextmaycomefroma.

A.textbookB.sciencemagazine

C.storybookD.dailynewspaper

（二）

A

Lifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.Firstofall,itseemsthatTV

channelswillhavevanishedby2050.Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogram

froma"menu"andacomputerwillsendtheprogramdirectlytothetelevision.

By2050,music,films,programs,newspapersandbookswillcometous

inthesimilarway.

Inmanyplaces,agricultureisdevelopingquicklyandpeoplearegrowing

fruitandvegetablesforexport.Thisusesalotofwater.Therefore,therecould

beseriousshortagesofwater.Somescientistspredict（預測）thatwater

couldbethecauseofwarsifwedon'tactnow.

Inthefuture,carswillrunonnew,cleanenergyandtheywillgovery

fast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedandtherewon'tbeany

accidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywhere

theyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittoyour

destination.Also,by2050,spaceplaneswillflypeoplefromLosAngelesto

Tokyoinjusttwohours.

Somebigcompaniesnowprefertouserobotsthatdonotaskforpayrises

orgoonstrike,andwork24hoursaday.Theyarealsoeasytocontrol.And

theyneverarguewithpeople.Theycanbeeasilyusedinavarietyof

places-factories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.

Scientistshavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes（基因）.Scientistshave

alreadyproducedclones（克隆）ofanimals.By2050,scientistswillbeable

toproduceclonesofpeopleanddecidehowtheylookandhowtheybehave.

Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings,butshouldthey?

1.Whatwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"vanished?"

inParagraph1?

A.Settled.B.Spread.

C.Disappeared.D.Dropped.

2.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.Robotscanworkindifferentplaces.

B.Robotshavemuchtobeimproved.

C.Robotsworkforhumansforfree.

D.Robotshavemanyadvantages.

3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?

A.Heislookingforwardtousingcloningtechnology.

B.Heprobablydisagreeswiththeideaofhumancloning.

C.Heisinterestedinhowtocontrolgenes.

D.Hethinksscientistswillfacemanydifficultiesofcontrollinggenes.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.High-techCarsB.LifeintheFuture

C.IsCloningReallyGood?D.AreYouReadyfortheFuture?

B

Myhouseismadeoutofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeoutof

software.

Ifyoucometovisit,you'llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.

SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPINtowear.ThisPINtellsthehousewho

andwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.

Whenitsdarkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearestyou,andthen

turnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthe

houseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobe

everywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicorno

music.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.

Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.

Thereisahomecontrolconsole（控制室），asmallmachinethatturnsthings

onandoffaroundyou.

Ibelievethattenyearsfromnow,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystems

thatI'veputinmyhouse.Thesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetter

thantheonesI'veputintoday.

Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthan

others.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,

andaskmyselfinstead,"HowwillIlivewithoutthem?"

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thedevelopmentofanewsystem.

B.ThefunctionofthePIN.

C.Ahomeforthefuture.

D.Lifeinthefuture.

6.WhatistheuseofanelectronicPIN?

A.Ittellsthehousewhereyouare.

B.Ithelpsyouansweratelephonecall.

C.Itcontrolsthesmallmachinesinahouse.

D.Itgivesinformationaboutwhatyouneed.

7.Whyistheauthorsnewhousedifferentfromordinaryones?

A.Itismadeoutofstone.

B.Itiscontrolledbycomputers.

C.Itcanmakeatelephonecallcheaper.

D.Itcanmakeyourfavoritemusicsoundsweeter.

8.Whatistheauthormostlikelytobeaccordingtothetext?

A.Adesigner.B.Aninventor.

C.AnITexpert.D.Aprogrammer.

（三）

Whatwillthehouseofthefuturelooklike?Couldithavegardensonits

walls,orapoolwithfishfordinner?Architectsbelievethattheyareall

possibilities.Theonlythingforsureisthatthehouseswillbeasgreenas

possible.

Thetreehouse

Manyarchitectsintheworldwouldliketobuilda"treehouse".Likealeaf,

thesurfaceofthehousecollectssunlightduringtheday.Theenergycanbe

usedtoheatwater,produceelectricity,andevencreatefreshairforthe

home.The"root"ofthehouseisdeepundertheground.Itusesthesoilto

keepthehomestemperature.

TheLizard（蜥蜴）house

Likealizard,changingcolorwiththeweatheristhemostimportant

designofalizardhouse.Whenit'sinthebrightsun,thecoverofthehouse

willturndarktoprotectitfromstrongheat.Duringdarkdays,itturnswhite

andtakesinasmuchlightandheataspossibletoproduceenergy.

Mealsathome

Thisdesignisperhapsasmuchaboutthefutureoffoodproductionas

architecture.Ithasgardensontheoutsidewallofthehouse.Peoplecanplant

tomatoes,carrotsandgreenteaonthem.Soeverydayinthemorning,you

justneedtowalkoutsideandcollectyourmeals.

Learningfromthepast

Lookingtothefutureisnttheonlywaytobegreen.Sometimes,ancient

techniquescanalsohelpcutdownenergyuse.Forexample,achimney（煙

囪）canbeausefulairconditionerbecauseitiseasierforhotairtoflowoutof

thechimney.

1.Wecanheatwaterorcreatefreshairforthehomewith.

A.thelightinthehouseB.theenergyfromsunlight

C.thesoilunderthegroundD.gardenplantsonitswalls

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutmealsathomeinthefuture?

A.Theywillbemoredelicious.B.Theyneedmorecooks.

C.Theycostmore.D.Theywillbegreener.

3.ThecoveroftheLizardhouseinthebrightsunwill.

A.takesinlight.B.produceenergy.

C.createsfreshair.D.turnsdark.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.GreenHouseoftheFutureB.TheGreener,theBetter

C.HowtoBuildGreenHousesD.ChangesoftheHouses

跟蹤導練(六)

二、選詞填空

用下面給出單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。有兩個詞是多余的。

Resourcerelypowerdefiniteloadpredict

Chargeriskshapelimitcrimedisability

1.Whataretheinthishotel?

2.Theresultsoftheexperimentprovedours.

3.Thesedangeroushaveallbeenlockedup.

4.Heth