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湖南省临湘市定湖中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期第二次月考英语试题
Garry Golden is sharing his ideas with some university students.
Golden is a futurist(未来主义者) . Futurists are scientists who study(研究) the world today and use that information to make predictions about the
future.Some futurists study the environment.Some study human society(人类社会), Golden studies transportation(交通运输).
Golden says there will be fewer cars in cities in the future.
Golden says. "We have to build lots of parking lots (停车场) for cars, but having so many parking lots is not efficient . Much of the time the
parking lots are empty (空的). Golden says cities will make new laws(法律)to limit(限制) the number of cars in the future.
"Buses have the same problem as parking lots,"Golden says. "Sometimes they are full, and sometimes they are empty." Golden says in the future
people can use phones to send messages(信息) when they want to take the bus. And buses can change (改变) their ways to pick(接) them up.
"Traffic is a big problem for cities today," Golden says."But there are so many things we can do to improve it. I believe that in thirty years we will live in a very different world."
Remember we used to see many fireflies(萤火虫) shining in the grass on summer evenings? Now we are lucky if we see one. Fireflies have become fewer and fewer all over the world because the lights at night keep them away and because there is too little land for them to live on. To bring these little flying friends back into our lives, we can: 1. Keep the grass taller and grow more plants. Fireflies like to live over tall grass or near the high points of plants. 2. Leave dry leaves or dead plants in the garden. Small animals like slugs, snails, and worms live under them. They are fireflies' favorite food. 3. Turn off lights in the garden or by the window. When it is too bright, fireflies don't know if the light is from other fireflies or from lamps. So it is difficult for them to find each other. 4. Build a pond in the yard and keep the water clean. Fireflies like to live around clean water. Let us know if you have any questions. The National Science Center: 123-4567. |
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