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四川省凉山州2019-2020学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷
What will man be like in the future? How about in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a 1, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from 2 he is today, for man is slowly 3 all the time.
Let us take an example. Man, even 500 years ago, was 4 than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. 500 years is a relatively short period of 5, so we may guess that man will 6 to grow taller.
Again, in modem world we use our 7 a great deal. Even so, we still 8 only about 20% of the brain' s capacity (容量).As time 9, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more --and finally we shall need even larger ones! This is likely to 10 a physical change, too. The head, 11 , the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in 12 use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear 13. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we 14 to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, 15 our fingers will grow more sensitive (敏感的) because they are used a great deal in modem life.
But what about hair? This will probably 16 from the body altogether in course of time because it does not 17 a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald(无发或少发的).
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very 18 creature to look at! All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in 19 with us. He will still be a human being, with 20 and emotions similar to our own.
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