1.prediction

2.outer

3.outerspace

4.worse

5.takeover

6.sci-fi

7.ticket

8.positive

9.traffic

10.technoLogy

11.video

12.transport

13.system

14.efficient

15.education

16.Length

17.topic

18.partner

19.shall

20.pass

21.winner

22.cure

23.cancer

24.concert

25.cash

26.wallet

27.guest

28.author

29.best-selling

30.futurist

31.everywhere

32.service

33.disaster

34.emergency

35.disappear

36.challenging

37.piLot

38.expert

39.replace

40.creativity

41.emotionaL

42.inteLLigence

43.emotionaLintelligence

44.mention

45.refrigerator

46.accept

47.influence

48.creative

49.impossibLe

50.us

51.quality

52.devetop

53.German

54.valuable

55.challenge

56.public

57.medical

58.industry

59.task

60.depend

61.dependon/upon

SectionA,laandlb

TengFei:Hi,Peter!Areyoufreetomorrow?Anewsci-fifiLmis

comingout.Iknowyoulikesci-fifiLms.ShaLLwegotoseeit?

Peter:Oh,I'dloveto!Whichcinemashallwegoto?

TengFei:\A/hatabouttheHuaxiaCinema?

Peter:Goodidea!

TengFei:OK.I'llbooktheticketsonlinenow...OK,done.Thefilm

startsat5:15p.m.

Peter:Good.Shallwemeetatthecinemaatfiveo'cLock?

TengFei:ALLright.Seeyouthen!

SectionA,1c

Peter:Whatanexcitingsci-fifiLm!Ireallylovedthestory.

TengFei:Metoo.Butdoyouthinkthefilmwasright?Willclimate

changebeworseinthefuture?

Peter:I'mafraidso.SomescientistsbeLievetherewillbeLessland

togrowfood.

TengFei:Idon'tthinktherewillbeLessLand.

Peter:Youseemquitepositiveaboutthefuture.

TengFei:Iam.IreadthatpeoplecouLdplanttreesandturn

desertsintoforests.AndwecanmakemorefarmLandtoo.

Peter:Perhapsyouareright.So,doyouthinkwewillstiLLliveon

earthinthefuture?

TengFei:Yes,butIbeLievewe'llkeeponexpLoringspace.

SectionA,2aand2d

HeLen:Hi,Jennifer.\A/hat'sup?

Jennifer:Oh,hi,Helen.I'mwatchingavideoaboutfuture

predictions.

Helen:So,whatwillthefuturebeLike?

Jennifer:therewillbemorepeopLeincities,butthetransport

systemwillbemoreefficient.Itmeansthattherewillbefewer

trafficaccidents.

Helen:Soundsgreat!Anyotherpredictions?

Jennifer:Studentsprobablywon'tgotoaschooLinthefuture.

Theywillstudyathomeoranyplacetheywant.

Helen:Oh,butIreallylikegoingtoschooL!Anythingelse?

Jennifer:AndpeoplewiLLliveLonger.

Helen:Really?Why?

Jennifer:Becausewe'llhavebetterhealthcaretechnologyinour

homes.Machineswilltellushowtosolvesmallhealthproblems

beforetheybecomebigger.

HeLen:That'llbegreat!HowLongwillmostpeopLeLive?

Jennifer:We」somepeopLewillLivetobeover100yearsold.

Somemayevenlivetobe150.

Helen:Wow,thatsoundswonderful!

SectionBlb

ReadyforTomorrow?

Host:Goodevening,everyone!OurguesttodayisDrPeteRoberts,

authorofthebest-sellingbookReadyforTomorrow.Sowelcome

toourshow,DrRoberts.

Guest:Goodevening.Thankyou,it'sapLeasuretobehere.

Host:DrRoberts,thankyouforjoiningus.So,asafuturist,can

youtellushowLifewillbedifferentin50years?

Guest:Well,you'llseerobotsworkingeverywhere.

Host:Canyougiveussomeexamples?

Guest:Well,we'llhaveservicerobots.Theywilldoalmostallour

housework.TheywillalsohelpsaveLiveswhendisastersand

emergencieshappen.

Host:So,whatjobswillhumansstilldointhefuture?

Guest:Goodquestion!Somejobstodaywilldisappearinthe

comingyears.However,therewillbemorechallengingjobsinthe

future,suchasspacepiLotsandAlexperts.

Host:Doyouthinkrobotswillreplacehumansoneday?

Guest:No,Idon't.OurcreativityandemotionalintelLigenceare

importantforrelationships.AlwillnotrepLacehumansforthese

things.

Host:YoumentionedAl.HowwillAlchangeourworld?

Guest:Itwillchangetheworldinmanyways.Forexample,we

won'tneedtogotothesupermarket.Smartrefrigeratorswill

understandourneeds.WhenweareaLmostoutofsomefood,they

willorderitforus.

Host:Wow,that'LLsaveusalotoftime!Now,myLastquestion:

Howcanweprepareforthefuture?

Guest:It'ssimple.Justacceptchange.KeepLearningandworking

hard.Today'schoiceswillinfluenceyourfuture.

Host:Thankyouforyourtime,DrRoberts.

ReadingPLus

TheAntandtheGrasshopper

(AdaptedfromAesop'sFabLes)

Itwassummertime.Theantandthegrasshopperwereinthe

farmer'sfieid.Theantwasbusycollectingcorn.Thegrasshopper

wasrelaxinginthesun.

"Hey,Ant!Comesitwithme,"saidthegrasshopper.

"Nothanks,"saidtheant."Ihavetotakethiscornhome.I'm

preparingforthewinter."

AfewweeksLater,summerwasalmostatanend.Theant

continuedtotakecornhomeeveryday,butthegrasshopperjust

playedhisviolinanddancedaround.

"Comeon,Ant!"saidthegrasshopper,"Dancewithme!"

"No,"repLiedtheant."I'mgoingtogetmorecorn.Whydon't

youjoinme?YoushouldpLanforthewinter."

"Butthewinterissofaraway!YourworkLookssoboring!

Comewithme!Let'shaveapicnic!"

"No,thanks,Grasshopper.I'mgoingtocontinuewithmy

boringwork."

ThegrasshopperwassiLentforawhile,butthenhehappily

dancedaway.

Theantlookedtired,butshefelthappywhenshesawallthe

foodinherkitchen.

Theautumnarrivedandtheweatherbecamecoolandwindy.

Thegrasshopperranaroundthefarmsingingsongs.Thepoorant

hadtofightherwaythrough