人教版新目标初二英语下册下学期英语人教版全部课文.doc

Unit 1 In ten years, I think I`ll be a reporter. I`ll live in Shanghai, because I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love with it. I think it`s really a beautiful city .As a reporter, I think I will meet lots of interesting people .I think I`ll live in an apartment with my best friends, because I don`t like living alone .I`ll have pets. I can`t have any pets now because my mother hates them,and our apartment is too small .So in ten years ,I`ll have many different pets .I might even keep a pet parrot! I`ll probably go skating and swimming every day .During the week I`ll look smart ,and probably will wear a suit.On the weekend,I`ll be able to dress more casually. I think I`ll go to Hong Kong on vacation, and one day I might even visit Australia. Predicting the future can be difficult .There are many famous predictions that never came true .Before 1929,there was no sound in movies ,The head of one of the biggest movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors talk .Of course, he was wrong ! In 1977 ,the head of the largest computer company in the United States said , “No one will want to have a computer in her home .”He thought that computers would never be used by most people . Do you think you will have your own robot? In some science fiction movies,people in the future have their own robots.These robots are just like humans.They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs. Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future.However,they agree it may take hundreds of years.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us.Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance.This kind of robot will also be fun to watch. But robot scientist James White disagrees.He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person.For example,its easy for a child to wake up and know where the are.Mr White thinks that robots wont be able to do