【阅读理解(ReadingComprehension)It'sFridaymorningintheyear2025andyou'rerunninglate.Yougotdistracted(心烦意乱)watchingthemusicvideothatwasplayinginthecornerofyou】
阅读理解(ReadingComprehension)
It'sFridaymorningintheyear2025andyou'rerunninglate.Yougotdistracted
(心烦意乱)watchingthemusicvideothatwasplayinginthecornerofyourbathroom
mirrorwhileyouwerebrushingyourteeth.HowwillyougettoyourofficeatMegaGagaIndustriesontime?
AquickcheckofyourInternet-connectedrefrigeratormagnet(磁贴)tellsyouyourtrainwhichtravelsatspeedsupto250milesanhourasitelectro-magneticallyhovers(磁悬浮)aboveitsguidetrack-isabitbehindscheduletoo.Soyoudecidetodriveyourenvironmentally-friendlyhydrogenfuel(氢燃料)cellcarinstead-orratherletyourcardriveyou.It'sprogrammedtoknowthewayanditwillgetyoutherewithoutspeedinggettinglostorcrashing.
Settlingintoyourofficechairwhichchangescolortomatchwhatyou'rewearingyoupickupyesterdaymorning'snewspaper.Printedonreusableelectronicpaperitinstantly(立即)rewritesitselfwithtoday'sheadlines.Nowit'stimeforyourbigmeeting.Uh-oh!You'veleftyourhandwrittennotesathome.Noproblem.Thedigital(数字式)inkpenyouusedhasstoredanelectroniccopyofwhatyouwrote.
Yourwristwatchvideophonesuddenlyrings.Yourbestfriend'sfacepopsuponthescreenaskingwhatyou'redoingthisweekend.
Willyouwearyour3-Dcontactlenses(三维隐形眼镜)andplayvirtual(虚拟的)soccerwiththeU.S.Olympicteam?Nono.Yourfriendsayssoyouhavetotakethenewnanometre-tubeelevator(madeofmicroscopicfibers(微纤维)manytimesstrongerthansteel)60000milesintospace.
Couldthisscenereallytakeplaceinjustacoupleofdecades?Theresearcherswhoarecurrentlydevelopingallthisstuff(材料)thinkso.Thesegadgetsmaybeascommonin20yearsascellphonesandDVDplayersaretoday.
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HowwillyougettoyourofficeatMegaGagaIndustriesontime?
[]A.
bybus
B.
bycar