【学案导学与随堂笔记】高中英语（人教版必修五）配套课件：Unit 3 period one.pptVIP

Unit 3　Life in the future The idea of traveling forward into the future or back into the past has always fascinated science fiction writers.The “grandfather paradox” is the argument many people use to suggest that time travel is impossible.What if you went back in time and prevented your grandfather from meeting your grandmother so that your mother was never born？Then you would never have been born...and so on. Until very recently such arguments led most scientists to believe that time travel could never exist outside science fiction.But amazingly，some interpretations of the weirdness(离奇) of the quantum(量子) world now suggest that time travel is possible—at least in theory. 话题导入 Einstein’s theory of relativity brought space and time together in a single，four­-dimensional arrangement that he called space-­time.We know that we can travel forwards，backwards and sideways in space，so why not forwards and backwards in time? Then what life will be like in the future？It is difficult to predict.It is，however，possible to use a model to make forecasts about future developments.One wayto catch a glimpse of the future is to examine some of the major trends in the contemporary society.Take health for example: people in the future will be able to enjoy a longer and healthier life and remain active even in old age. People now are paying more attention to the importance of a healthy diet and an active life.They are careful about what they eat and exercise regularly.Advances in medical science also allow us to deal with new diseases.Some diseases，for example smallpox，have already been successfully defeated.With a better understanding of the human body，scientists and physicians will be able to cure more diseases.Perhaps more importantly，discoveries in genetics and biochemistry may lead to changes in the way diseases are cured and medicines are made. 根据上文完成下列各题 1.What is the closest meaning of the underlined word “fascinated” in the first paragraph? _________ 2.