人教高中英语复习课堂练习37 ：选择性必修4 Unit 1　Looking forwards Word版含解析.doc

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选择性必修第四册　Unit 1　Looking forwards
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What will our cities be like in 2050? How much will artificial intelligence advance? Some scientists 1. ________ (make) different predictions recently.
Joel Cohen from The Rockefeller University says 2. ________ is likely that by 2050 the majority of the people in the world will live in urban areas, and will have a 3. ________ (significant) higher average age than people today. Cities will be 4. ________ only realistic solution to housing a population that is expected to expand 5. ________ 9.7 billion by 2050.
And the technology will keep 6. ________ (advance) rapidly. According to Bill Mitchell, the late director of MIT Media Lab's Smart Cities research group, cities of the future won't look like “some sort of science­fiction fantasy” or “Star Trek” but virtual reality will change 7. ________ we live. Self­driving cars will make the roads 8. ________ (secure), driving more efficient, and provide faster transport.
Charles Ebinger at the Brookings Institution also thinks that by 2050 we will also have a so­called “smart grid” where all of our 9. ________ (appliance) are linked directly to energy distribution (分布) systems, 10. ________ (allow) for real­time pricing based on supply and demand. Such a technology would greatly benefit most people and reduce fossil fuel energy.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。几位科学家对2050年的城市生活进行了预