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Unit2LookingintotheFutureUsingLanguage(1)练习题

1.Readtheinterviewtranscriptaloud.

Interviewer:Ontoday’sepisodeofFutureChanges,wetalkwithtwoexpertsfromdifferentfields:DrHanandVincentBlacktoheartheirpredictionsaboutthefuture.First,DrHan,couldyoupleasetellouraudiencewhatyoudo?

DrHan:Certainly.I’macomputerscientist.

Interviewer:Andcouldyoupleasetellusyourprediction?

DrHan:Yes.Well,Iforecastthatcomputerswillbeclevererthanusinthefuture.Ithinkthatpeoplewillalsobeprogrammingcomputerstothinklikehumans.

Interviewer:That’sveryinteresting.Butareyouworriedthatsuchcomputerswouldbedangerous?

DrHan:Notatall.Thisisbecausewe’llbeprogrammingthemtonotthinkinwaysthatmayharmhumans.Infact,we’llalsobecreatingmachinestohelppeopleinternally.Forexample,Ithinkscientistswillputsomesmallintelligentmachinescallednanobotsinsideourbodiestoincreaseourabilities.

Interviewer:Wow！Thatwouldmakeeachoneofussuperhuman!AndVincent,couldyoupleasetellusaboutyourjob?

Vincent:Certainly.I’manarchitect.Idesignbuildings.

Interviewer:Andwhatisyourpredictionaboutthebuildingsofthefuture?

Vincent:It’saboutthecitiesofthefuture.Actually,Ibelievethatcitiesfloatingonwaterarepartoftheworld’sfuture.

Interviewer:Oh,really?Whatmightmakeuswanttodothat?

Vincent:Yes,withglobalwarmingcausingpolaricetomelt,thesealevelrisingbymanymetresisaveryrealisticprospect.Insteadofmovingpeopleawayfromthesea,Ithinkthatpeoplecouldmoveintohousingandcitiesthatfloat.

Interviewer:Thatsoundsveryinnovative!Couldyoupleasegiveusmoredetails?

Vincent:Sure.Well,I’vedevelopedaplanbydesigningacitythatborrowsmanyideasfromthegiantwaterlily,aflowerthatfloatsonwater.Moreover,…

2.Refertoasampleinterviewtohelpyoufinishyours.

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