《2025年新课堂同步训练八年级英语上册人教版》

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2050 seems to be a long way to go, but we can still predict the future. What will the future be like? Let’s start our predictions.
• The free Internet
Today more than half of the people around the world use the Internet. Asia has the largest number of Internet users. However, most Internet users have to pay for it. By 2050, it is possible that the Internet will be free.
• Self-driving cars
Many engineers are working on self-driving cars. Self-driving cars will be everywhere by 2050. The driver only needs to tell the car where he wants to go. And the driver will have more free time in the car.
• The intercontinental railways(洲际铁路)
We will see intercontinental railways by 2050. It is not a dream anymore. Isn’t it wonderful if you can take a train from Taiyuan and arrive in New York a few hours? The Intercontinental Railway Project will make this come true.
• Living on Mars(火星)
Mars might be the most possible planet to live on for humans. Now, the earth is polluted badly and the environment will be in great danger. Humans are always trying to look for the next “Earth”. By 2050, we may move to Mars and live there.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
1. Which continent(大陆)has the most Internet users in the world?Asia.
2. If the driver in the self-driving car wants to travel to Beijing, what will he do?He only needs to tell the car that he wants to go to Beijing.
3. What can make people travel from Taiyuan to New York in a few hours in 2050?The Intercontinental Railway Project.
4. Why are humans looking for the next “Earth”?Because the earth is polluted badly and the environment will be in great danger.
5. Which prediction do you hope will come true? Why?I hope the free Internet will come true because it will make it easier to get information.

答案： 1. Asia. 2. He only needs to tell the car that he wants to go to Beijing. 3. The Intercontinental Railway Project. 4. Because the earth is polluted badly and the environment will be in great danger. 5. I hope the free Internet will come true because it will make it easier to get information.