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1.必修四Module1TheCityoftheFuture未来城市Whatwillthecityofthefuturelooklike?未来的城市会是什么样子呢？Nooneknowsforsure,andmakingpredictionsisariskybusiness.没有人确切的了解，预测也是一件很危险的事情。Butonethingiscertain---theyaregoingtogetbiggerbeforetheygetsmaller.但是有一件事情是可以肯定的---他们将会先变大，然后再变小。Inthefuture,carefortheenvironmentwillbecomeveryimportantasearth'snaturalresourcesrunout.在未来，爱护环境将会很重要，因为地球的资源将濒临枯竭。Wewilluselotsofrecycledmaterials,suchasplastic,aluminum,steel,glass,woodandpaper,andwewillwastefewernaturalresources.我们将会使用大量的可回收材料，例如，塑料、铝、钢铁、玻璃、木头和纸。我们浪费自然资源的程度将会有所减弱。Wewillalsohavetorelymoreonalternativeenergy,suchassolarandwindpower.我们也将不得不更多地依赖其他能源。例如，太阳能和风能。Allthisseemscertain,butthereareplentyofthingsaboutcitylifeinthefuturewhicharenotcertain.所有的这些似乎是肯定的，但是还有许多关于城市生活的事情仍是未知的。Tofindoutwhatyoungpeoplethinkaboutthefutureofurbanlife,ateacheratauniversityinTexasintheUnitedStatesaskedhisstudentstothinkhowtheywouldrunacityof50,000peopleintheyear2025.为了获知年轻人对未来城市生活的想法，美国得克萨斯州的一位大学老师让他的学生思考如何管理一个在2025年拥有5万人口的城市，Herearesomeoftheideastheyhad:下面是他们的一些构想:GarbageshipsTogetridofgarbageproblems,thecitywillloadhugespaceshipswithwastematerialsandsendthemtowardsthesun,preventinglandfillandenvironmentalproblems.垃圾船:为了摆脱垃圾问题的困扰，城市将会用巨型宇宙飞船装载废弃材料，朝太阳射，这样做防止了垃圾填埋和环境间题。BatmanNets：Policewillarrestcriminalsbyfiringnetsinsteadofguns.勤务兵网:警察逮捕罪犯时，将会向罪犯射出网状物而不是用枪。Forgetsmoking：Nosmokingwillbeallowed'withinafuturecity'slimits.Smokingwillbepossibleonlyoutsidecities,andoutdoors.戒烟:在未来城市范围内将禁止吸烟。只有在郊区和户外才允许吸烟。Forgetthemalls：Inthefutureallshoppingwillbedoneonline,andcatalogueswillhavevoicecommandstoplaceorders.告别商厦:将来所有的购物将会在网上进行，商品目录将会有语音指令来排序。Telephonesforlife：Everyonewillbegivenatelephonenumberatbirththatwillneverchange'nomatterwheretheylive.电话人生:每个人一出生就会给予一个电话号码，将来无论他们居住在哪儿，这个电话号码都不会更改。Recreation：Allformsofrecreation,suchascinemas,bowling,softball,concertsandothers,willbeprovidedfreeofchargebythecity.娱乐:所有的娱乐形式，例如，电影院、保龄球、垒球、音乐会和其他等等都将由该市政府免费提供。Cars：Allcarswillbepoweredbyelectricity,solarenergyorwind,anditwillbepossibletochangethecolorofcarsattheflickofaswitch.汽车:所有的汽车部将由电能、太阳能或风能提供动力，并且只要轻轻按一下开关就能够改变汽车的颜色。Tele-surgery：Distancesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorscarryoutoperationsfromthousandsofmilesaway,witheachcityhavingitsowntele-surgeryoutpatientclinic.远程手术:随着每个城市拥有自己的远程手术门诊部，医生将能在数千里以外实施手术，远程手术将会变得十分普通。Holidaysathome：Seniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogoanywhereintheworldusinghigh-techcamerasattachedtotheirhead.居家度假:年长的市民和残疾人通过使用绑在头上的高新技术相机可以周游世界。Spacetravel：Travellinginspacebyordinarycitizenswillbecommon.Eachcitywillhaveitsownspaceport.太空邀游:普通市民邀游太空将会变得很平常，每个城市都将有自己的太空港。2.必修四Module2GettingAroundinBeijing行在北京Taxis出租车Taxisareonthestreets24hoursaday.北京大街上的出租车是24小时服务的。Simplyraiseyourhand.andataxiappearsinnotime.只要你招招手，立刻就会有出租车。Theyareusuallyred,andtheydisplaythepriceperkilometeronthewindow.它们通常都是红色车身，并且在车窗上显示每公里的路价。Youshouldcheckthecabhasabusinesspermit,andmakesureyouaskforareceipt.你要做的，就是确认司机有营运照，并且索要发票。Busesandtrolleybuses公交车和电车PublictransportprovidesacheapwaytogetaroundinBeijing.公共交通为人们游览北京提供了低价位的出行方式。Thereare20,000busesandtrolleybusesinBeijing,buttheycangetverycrowded.北京大约有两万多辆公交车和电车，但是，它们有时会很拥挤。It'sagoodideatoavoidpublictransportduringtherushhour(6:30amand8:00amand5:00pmand6:30pm).最明智的做法是避免在高峰期(上午6:00一8:00，下午5:00一6:30)乘坐公交车和电车。Faresarecheap,startingat1yuan.这些车车票价格便宜，一元起价。Air-conditionedbusescostmore.空调车则要贵一些。Busesnumbered1to100arelimitedtotravelwithinthecitycentre.公交线1到100路部是仅限于市中心内的，Highernumbershavedestinationsinthesuburbs.车号更高一些的线路，可以通达郊区。Touristsshouldn'tmissthe103buswhichoffersoneofthemostimpressiveroutes,pasttheForbiddenCityandtheWhitePagodainBeihaiPark.对于游人来说，最不该错过的是103路电车，它途经紫禁城和北海白塔，沿途风景令人印象深刻。Ifyougetonadouble-deckerbus,makesureyousitupstairs.如果你乘坐双层公共汽车，请务必坐在上层，You'llhaveagoodviewoftherapidlychangingcity.这样你会一览这个飞速发展城市的亮丽风景。Mostbusesrunfromabout5:00amtomidnight.However,thereisalsoanightbusservice,providedbybuseswithanumberinthe200s.Minibuses小公共汽车Minibuseswithseatsfor12passengersofferanalternativetoexpensivetaxisandcrowdedpublictransportinsomeareas.在一些地区，这种12个座位的小型公共汽车给人们在昂贵的出租车和拥挤的公共汽车外，提供了第三种选择。Theyrunregularservicesandfollowthesameroutesaslargepublicbuses.它们跟大公共汽车走同样的路线，提供有规律的服务。Andinaminibusyoualwaysgetaseateveninrushhours.在小公共汽车上，即使在高峰期也能找到空位。Underground地铁TherearefourundergroundlinesinBeijing,andseverallinesareunderconstruction.北京有四条地铁线，还有几条线也正在建设之中。Trainsarefastandconvenient,butrushhourscanbeterrible.地铁方便快捷，但在高峰期，情况会很糟糕。Aone-waytripcosts3yuan.地铁票价单程为三元，Stationnamesaremarkedinpinyin.站名拼音标注，Theundergroundisopenfrom5:00amto11:00pm.运营时间为上午5点到晚上11点。Pedicabs三轮脚踏车Touristslikethesehuman-pedaledtricycletaxis,buttheycanbeexpensive.游客们喜欢这些人力驱动的三轮脚踏车，但价格可能会较贵。Youshouldtalktothedriver,andmakesureyouknowthepricebeforeyoubeginthejourney,forexample,ifitisperperson,singleorreturn.因此坐之前要先弄清楚价格，明确价钱是否按人数计算、是单程还是往返双程的问题。Tricyclesareworthusingifyouwanttoexplorethenarrowalleys(hutong)ofoldBeijing.如果想去老北京的胡同探秘，三轮脚踏车绝对是值得一坐的。3.必修四Module3Bodylanguage身势语Ifyousaythewordcommunication,mostpeoplethinkofwordsandsentences.Althoughtheseareveryimportant,wecommunica