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1、2019-2020年高中英语Unit3LifeinthefutureBackgroundinformation教案新课标人教版必修5PartTwo:TeachingResources(第二部分：教学资源)Section2:BackgroundonlifeinthefutureTHENEXT1,000YEARSbyDr.BruceGoldbergI.Duringthe21stcenturyworldpeacewillfinallybeeareality.Peacelastsfor300years.TheEarthwillu
2、ndergogeographicalchanges;scientificprogresswillbemostevident.Hunger,greed,jealousy,prejudice,andothernegativeaspectsofsocietyseemtohavebeenalmostentirelyeliminatedbytheendofthe21stcentury.Solarpowerwillbeincorporatedintoeverydaylifeinthe22ndcentury.Thelifespanof
3、theaverageadultwillbeincreasedtoover90years.CancerandAidsarefinallycured.The23rdcenturywillbecharacterizedmynoiselessandefficienttransportation.Nuclearpowerisusedextensivelyandissafeandclean.Experimentsinweathercontrolareatoppriority.Theaveragelifespanisnowover11
4、0.Politically,theEarthisdemocraticwithtwomajorgroups.OneiscalledtheWesternFederationofNationsandisposedofNorthAmerica(includingtheU.S.),SouthAmerica,Europe,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.TheEasternAllianceistheothergroup,andismadeupofRussia,China,India,Japan,SoutheastAsi
5、a,NewZealandandAustralia.Asmallscalenuclearwaroccursinthe24thcentury.FurthergeographicalchangestakeplaceontheEarth'ssurface,andtheLeagueofOneisthedemocraticformofgovernmentfortheentireplanet,replacingtheWesternFederationandtheEasternAlliance.Coldfusionandotherfre
6、eenergysourcesarenowinuse.Itisduringthe25thcenturythatwefinallycontroltheweather.Androidsareusedtoperformallmenialtasks.Amajornuclearwarreducestheworld'spopulationtolessthanabillionpeople.Underwatercities,geneticengineeringandinterplanetarytraveldominatethe26thce
7、ntury.Wewillhaveregularcontactwithextraterrestrials.Informationpillswillkeepcitizenswellinformed.Thelifespanisincreasedtoover125years.Sicknessanddiseasearealmostunknown.Duringthe28thcenturytheLeagueofOneisreplacedbytheAtlanticandPacificFederations.Thesegroupsarea
8、lsodemocratic,andareposedofthesamenationsthatwereapartoftheoldWesternFederationandEasternAlliance.Therearenowars,andpeoplelivetobeabout150atthistime.
