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1、A hundred years from nowSomepeoplearepessimistic(悲观)whentheythinkaboutthefuture.Theysaythat,ahundredyearsfromnow,wewillhaveusedmostoftheearth'sresources(资源).Wewillpollutedourseasbadly,andbeunabletoeatfishfromthem.Wewillhavemadetheairsodirtythatwewillneedtowearmasks(面具).Theworld'spopulationwillha
2、vedoubled,andwewillhaveusedallthecountrysideforhousing;therewillbenofarmlandleft.OtherpeoplebelievethatMancanadapt(适应)tonewcircumstances(环境)veryeasily.Theyhaveadifferentideaofthefuture.How,intheirview,willpeoplebelivinginahundredyears'time?Onearchitect(建筑师)believesthatManwillmoveofftheland.Hesug
3、geststhatthecityofthefuturewillbeahuge,pyramid-shapedbuilding,whichwillbefloatingonthesurfaceofthesea.About5,000familieswillbelivingthere,andthebuildingwillcontainshopsandschoolsaswellashomes.Bylivingonthesea,wewillgivethefarmersmorelandtogrowcrops.[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]Asforoil,peoplewillnolongernee
4、dit,theywillbeheatingtheirhomeswithpowerfromthesun.Andtheywillnotbeshortofminerals(矿物),becausetherearealotunderouroceans.Atthemoment,wedonothavethetechnologytogetthemout.But,inahundredyear'stime,theoptimists(乐观者)say,thenewseacitieswillbeusingtheseresources.Whatwillbeintheshopsintheyear3000?Whatw
5、illpeoplebewearing?Howwillpeoplebetraveling?Scientistswhomakepredictions(预言)aboutthefuturesuggestthat,bytheyear3000,shopswillnolongerexist.Computerswillhavereplacedthem;andpeoplewillordergoodsfromhome.Peoplewillbewearingverylight,thinclothes.Bythistime,scientistswillhaveinventedafabric(纤维)thatke
6、epsuscoolinhotweatherandwarmincoldweather.[来源:Z_xx_k.Com][来源:Z+xx+k.Com]Asfortravel,theexpertssaymostpeoplewillbeusingpublictransport.Electriccarswillbetravelingthroughthestreetdayandnight.Anybodywillbeabletostoponeanduseit.Unfortunately,wewillnotbetheretoseeifthesepredictionswillcometrue.