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Unit3Lifeinthefuture教材背景链接FutureWorld再过二十年，我们的生活会变成什么样子呢？到那时，一些有趣的小装置，比如与互联网相连接的冰箱磁铁、环保型的氢动力车、与衣服颜色相搭配的办公椅、数字墨水笔等等都将会像今天的手机和DVD机一样随处可见。It’sFridaymorningintheyear2025，andyou’rerunninglate.Yougotdistracted(思想不集中的)watchingthemusicvideothatwasplayinginthecornerofyourbathroommirrorwhileyouwerebrushingyourteeth.HowwillyougettoyourofficeatMegaGigaIndustriesontime?AquickcheckofyourInternetconnectedrefrigeratormagnet(冰箱磁铁)tellsyouthatyourtrainwhichtravelsatspeedupto250milesanhourisabitbehindschedule，too.Soyoudecidetodriveyourenvironmentfriendlyhydrogenfuelcellcar(氢动力小汽车)instead—orrather，letyourcardriveyou..It’sprogrammedtoknowtheway，anditwillgetyoutherewithoutspeeding，gettinglost，orcrashing.Settlingbackinyourofficechair，whichchangescolortomatchwhatyou’rewearing，youpickupyesterdaymorning’snewspaper.Printedonreusableelectronicpaper，itinstantlyrewritesitselfwithtoday’sheadlines.Nowit’stimeforyoutohaveameeting.Uhoh！You’veleftyourhandwrittennotesathome.Noproblem.Thedigitalinkpen(数字墨水笔)youusedhasstoredanelectroniccopyofwhatyouwrote.Yourvideophonesuddenlyrings.Yourbestfriend’sfaceappearsonthescreenaskingwhatyouaredoingthisweekend.“Willyouwearyour3Dcontactlenses(隐形眼镜)andplaysoccerwiththeU．S.OlympicSoccerTeam？”Yourfriendasked.“No，no.”Youanswered，“Iwilltakethenewtypeofelevator60,000milesintospace.”Couldthisscenereallytakeplaceinjustacoupleofdecades？Theresearcherswhoaredevelopingallthisstuffatthepresenttimethinkso.Thesegadgets(小装置)maybeascommonin20yearsascellphonesandDVDplayersaretoday.新课导入科学技术在发展。事物具有两面性，其发展进步在推动人类社会积极发展，为人们未来生活带来一系列便利之处的同时，也对人们未来的生活产生一系列的负面影响。