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1、-Module1ReadingTheCityoftheFutureWhatwillthecityofthefuturelooklike?Nooneknowsforsure,andmakingpredictionsisariskybusiness.Butonethingiscertaintheyaregoingtogetbiggerbeforetheygetsmaller.Inthefuture,carefortheenvironmentwillbecomeveryimportantasearthsnaturalresourcesrunout.Wewilluselotsofrecycledmat
2、erials,suchasplastic,aluminium,steel,glass,woodandpaper,andwewillwastefewernaturalresources.Wewillalsohavetorelymoreonalternativeenergy,suchassolarandwindpower.Allthisseemscertain,butthereareplentyofthingsaboutcitylifeinthefuturewhicharenotcertain.Tofindoutwhatyoungpeoplethinkaboutthefutureofurbanli
3、fe,ateacheratauniversityinTexasintheUnitedStatesaskedhisstudentstothinkhowtheywouldrunacityof50,000peopleintheyear2025.Herearesomeoftheideastheyhad:GarbageshipsTogetridofgarbageproblems,thecitywillloadhugespaceshipswithwastematerialsandsendthemtowardsthesun,preventinglandfillandenvironmentalproblems
4、.BatmanNetsPolicewillarrestcriminalsbyfiringnetsinsteadofguns.ForgetsmokingNosmokingwillbeallowedwithinafuturecityslimits.Smokingwillbepossibleonlyoutsidecities,andoutdoors.ForgetthemallsInthefutureallshoppingwillbedoneonline,andcatalogueswillhavevoicecommandstoplaceorders.-TelephonesforlifeEveryone
5、willbegivenatelephonenumberatbirththatwillneverchangenomatterwheretheylive.RecreationAllformsofrecreation,suchascinemas,bowling,softball,concertsandothers,willbeprovidedfreeofchargebythecity.CarsAllcarswillbepoweredbyelectricity,solarenergyorwind,anditwillbepossibletochangethecolourofcarsattheflicko
6、faswitch.TelesurgeryDistancesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorscarryoutoperationsfromthousandsofmilesaway,witheachcityhavingitsowntelesurgeryoutpatientclinic.HolidaysathomeSeniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogoanywhereintheworldusinghigh-techcamerasattachedtotheirhead.SpacetravelTravelli
7、nginspacebyordinarycitizenswillbecommon.Eachcitywillhaveitsownspaceport.CulturalCornerFamousLastWordsNotallpredictionscometrue.Manyofthemarewrong,andsomeareverywrong.Herearejustafewofthebadpredictionspeoplemadeinthetwentiethcenturyaboutthetwenty-firstcentury:AIRPLANESNoflyingmachinewilleverflyfromNe
8、wYorktoParis.OrvilleWright,1908.COMPUTERSIthinkthereisaworldmarketformaybefivecomputers.-ThomasWaston,chairmanofIBM,1943.CLOTHESThirtyyearsfromnowpeoplewillbewearingclothesmadeofpaperwhichtheywillbeabletothrowawayafterwearingthemtwoorthreetimes.ChangingTimesMagazine,1957.MENONTHEMOONWiththefirstmoon
9、coloniespredictedforthe1970s,workisnowinprogressonthetypesofbuildingrequiredformentostayinwhentheyreonthemoon.ArnoldB.BarachinTheChangestoCome,1962.THEBEATLESWedontliketheirsound,andguitarmusicisonthewayout.DeccaRecordingCo.rejectingtheBeatles,1962.ROBOTSINTHEHOUSEBytheyear2000,housewiveswillprobabl
10、yhavearobotshapedlikeaboxwithonelargeeyeonthetop,severalarmsandhands,andlongnarrowpadsonthesideformovingabout.NewYorkTimes,1966.KEYSBythemid-1980snoonewilleverneedtohideakeyunderthedoormatagain,becausetherewontbeanykeys.-ComputerscientistChristopherEvans,TheMicroMillennium,1979.Module2ReadingGetting
11、AroundinBeijingTaxisTaxisareonthestreets24hoursaday.Simplyraiseyourhand,andataxiappearsinnotime.Theyareusuallyred,andtheydisplaythepriceperkilometreonthewindow.Youshouldcheckthecabhasabusinesspermit,andmakesureyouaskforareceipt.BusesandtrolleybusesPublictransportprovidesacheapwaytogetaroundinBeijing
12、.Thereare20,000busesandtrolleybusesinBeijing,buttheycangetverycrowded.Itsagoodideatoavoidpublictransportduringtherushhour(6:30a.m.8:00a.m.and5:00p.m.6:30p.m.).Faresarecheap,startingat1yuan.Air-conditionedbusescostmore.Busesnumbered1to100arelimitedtotravelwithinthecitycentre.Highernumbershavedestinat
13、ionsinthesuburbs.Touristsshouldntmissthe103buswhichoffersoneofthemostimpressiveroutes,pasttheForbiddenCityandtheWhitePagodainBeihaiPark.Ifyougetonadouble-deckerbus,makesureyousitupstairs.Youllhaveagoodviewoftherapidlychangingcity.Mostbusesrunfromabout5:00a.m.tomidnight.However,thereisalsoanightbusse
14、rvice,providedbybuseswithanumberinthe200s.Minibuses-Minibuseswithseatsfor12passengersofferanalternativetoexpensivetaxisandcrowdedpublictransportinsomeareas.Theyrunregularservicesandfollowthesameroutesaslargepublicbuses.Andinaminibusyoualwaysgetaseateveninrushhours.UndergroundTherearefourundergroundlinesinBeijing,andseverallinesareunderconstruction.Trainsarefastandconvenient,butrushhourscanbeterrible.Aone-waytripcosts3yuan.Stationnamesaremarkedinpinyin.Theundergroundisopenfrom5:00a.m.to11:00p.m.PedicabsTouristslikethesehuman-pedalledtricycletaxis,buttheycanbeexpensive.Youshould
