Unit3Lifeinthefuture-詞匯篇____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________掌握重點(diǎn)詞匯的搭配及用法，能夠正確完成基礎(chǔ)類型題。掌握重點(diǎn)句型的用法，會(huì)模仿句型進(jìn)行寫作和翻譯?！局攸c(diǎn)單詞詳解】lackv.&n.缺乏；缺少的東西(2013·浙江卷閱讀理解)It’snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthy，it’smorethatalackofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydisease.與其說運(yùn)動(dòng)使你健康，倒不如說缺乏運(yùn)動(dòng)使你的身體虛弱，容易受到疾病的影響。(1)v.eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(lack＋n.,lackfor＋n.多用于否定句中需求；需要))(2)n.eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(for/throughlackof＋n.因缺乏……,alackof＋n.缺乏……))(3)eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(lackingadj.短缺的；缺乏的,belackingin缺少))①Doyouwanttomakemorefriendsbutlacktheconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon’tknow?你是否想交更多的朋友，但缺乏信心和陌生人交談？②Thoughlackingmoney,hisparentsmanagedtosendhimtoauniversity.盡管缺錢，他的父母設(shè)法送他上大學(xué)。③Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajorcauseofglobalclimatechange.公眾缺乏環(huán)境保護(hù)的習(xí)慣被認(rèn)為是全球氣候變化的一個(gè)主要原因。toleratevt.容忍；忍受教材原句P18：Atfirstmynewsurroundingsweredifficulttotolerate.一開始，新的環(huán)境很難忍受。容忍，忍受eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(putupwith,stand,bear))①Thosewhoknowtotolerateotherscannaturallyleadahappylife.那些懂得容忍他人的人自然可以生活得幸福。②Thesportsworlddoesnottoleratedopingasitisafundamentalformofcheating.運(yùn)動(dòng)世界不能容忍使用麻醉，因?yàn)檫@是作弊的基本形式。③EarthislettingMankindknowthatourwasteanddestructionwillnotbe_tolerated_any_more.地球正在讓人類知道我們的浪費(fèi)和破壞不會(huì)再被忍受了。instantadj.立即的，立刻的；n.瞬間，剎那(牛津P1058)Irecognizedhertheinstant(that)Isawher.我一眼就認(rèn)出她了(1)eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(foraninstant一瞬間,inaninstant＝immediatly立刻))(2)ininstantneedofhelp急需援助(3)eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(theinstantthat,immediately/directly/instantly,on/upon＋n./doing))一……就……①Inaninstant,hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.他馬上脫掉衣服跳進(jìn)了水里。②Wecan’tpromiseinstantsolutions，butwecanpromisetolisten.我們不能保證立刻給予解決，但保證能認(rèn)真聽取意見。③Theycarriedoutthevolunteeractivitytheinstant/instantlytheyarrivedthere.他們一到達(dá)那里就從事志愿活動(dòng)?！局攸c(diǎn)短語詳解】1.expect(sb.)todosth.希望(某人)做某事Iexpecttobebackwithinaweek.hopetodosomething希望做某事2.overeone‘sshortings克服缺點(diǎn)overeenemy壓倒,制服beoverewith/bysth...不堪(通常指感情，常用被動(dòng)語態(tài)）Shewasoverebyfear.她嚇得要命3.Firstimpressions.第一印象impressions:n.[C]印象;感想Ihadaverygoodimpressionofhim.我對(duì)他的印象很好.Firstimpressionsarehalfthebattle.[諺]最初的印象最深刻;先入為主。impress1)v.使(某人)印象深刻Heimpressedmeunfavorably.我對(duì)他印象不好注意:使（某人）印象深刻，常用這個(gè)句型beimpressedby/at/withsth對(duì)…留下深刻印象，驚嘆通常用于被動(dòng)語態(tài),不用于進(jìn)行時(shí),常用于下列結(jié)構(gòu):Theteachersweremostimpressedbyyourperformanceintheexam.2)v.使(某人)銘記impresssthonsb/impresssbwithsth3）impressive給人深刻印象的,感人的animpressivescene感人的場(chǎng)面animpressiveceremony給人深刻印象的典禮4.takeupDoyouintendtotakeuphisofferofajob?接受Thistabletakesuptoomuchroom.占用(時(shí)間或空間)

Whendoesthenewmanagertakeuphisjob?開始從事由take組成的短語：takeoffice就職takeapart拆開takein吸收，留宿takeiteasy別著急takeback收回takedown取下,記下takenotes作筆記takeaway拿走takeaim瞄準(zhǔn)takeout拿takenoticeof注意takeitforgranted想當(dāng)然的認(rèn)為takeholdof抓住takestepstodosth采取措施做某事takesbas..,把某人當(dāng)作takeadvantageof…利用takeadeepbreath深呼吸5.remindsb.of/aboutsth.使某人想起某事Thefilmremindedhimofhisschoollife.這部影片使他回想起學(xué)生時(shí)的生活。1）remindsb.todosth提醒某人做某事Pleaseremindhimtomeetattheschoolgateontheoutingday.請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝阉镉文翘煸谛ｉT口集中。6.constantadj.經(jīng)常的，不變的，忠貞的IamJay’sconstantfanandsupporter.

我是周杰倫忠實(shí)的粉絲和支持者。(1)constantlyadv.經(jīng)常地，反復(fù)地Theoldman’shandsshookconstantly.老人的手不停的顫抖.Fashionisconstantlychanging.時(shí)尚總是日新月異。7.asaresult(of)因此resultfrom起因于……resultin導(dǎo)致某事,造成某事(=leadto)8.sufferfrom:患有(疾病等);為……所苦,因……而吃苦頭。Shesuffersfromheadache.她患頭痛病。sufferfromthewar/theflood遭受戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),洪水之苦/患頭病suffer(from)coldandhunger遭受寒冷和饑餓sufferingn.痛苦,苦惱;勞苦,困難9.keepdoingsth.繼續(xù)做某事

keepawayfrom不接近;避開keepback留在后面,不上前;隱瞞keepoff不接近,擋住keepout(of)使在外keepup跟上;趕上;保持keepupwith跟上;不落人之后10.previous(adj)1)在前的,早先的apreviousengagementapreviousexperience2)過急的,太快的Youarepreviousinmakingthedecision.11.transportn.運(yùn)送/輸；交通工具v.運(yùn)送/輸transportfrom…to…從…輸送到…12.surrounding(1)adj.周圍的，附近的Helivesinthesurroundingareaofourschool.(2)pl.環(huán)境（自然環(huán)境）environment可指自然環(huán)境，也可指精神環(huán)境。Theboygrewupinbeautifulsurroundingsbutnotinahappyhomeenvironment.這個(gè)男孩在美麗的環(huán)境中長(zhǎng)大，但缺少一個(gè)幸福的家庭環(huán)境。13.辨析:beat,hit與strikebeat指連續(xù)地打;hit側(cè)重指“擊中”,有時(shí)也指“打一下”;strike常指“猛地一擊”?！扒描尅币胹trike;“打鼓”要用beat;“敲門”要用knock;“鐘敲幾點(diǎn)”要用strike;比喻意思的“打擊”要用give(deal)ablowtosb.14.lackn缺乏,不足,沒有(a)lackofSheshowedalackofhumor.forlackof因缺乏…lack動(dòng)詞lackingadj.缺少的；不足的belackingin...在……不足15.有關(guān)time的短語（看看）inontime:veryquickly立刻;馬上allthetime一直,始終atatime依次,逐一,每次takeone’stime不要急，慢慢來atalltimes無論何時(shí),一直atonetime從前；一度attimes有時(shí)behindthetimes過時(shí)的,落伍的forthetimebeing暫且,眼下fromtimetotime不時(shí),偶爾,間或Ontime按時(shí)onceuponatime從前atthesametime同時(shí)）【重點(diǎn)句型詳解】1.Well,nowthere’sasystemwherethewasteisdisposedofusingtheprinciplesofecology.現(xiàn)在，這里有一種裝置，能利用生態(tài)學(xué)原理來處理掉廢棄物。名師指津：where引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾先行詞asystem。例句仿寫：許多人想得到那個(gè)位置，在那兒他會(huì)發(fā)展得更好。Manypeoplewanttogettheposition,wheretheywilldevelopbetter.2.Hitbyalackoffreshair,myheadached.由于缺乏新鮮空氣，我頭痛。名師指津：hitbyalackoffreshair為過去分詞短語作原因狀語。例句仿寫：假如給予更多的關(guān)心和照顧，這個(gè)孩子就不會(huì)變得如此自私和淘氣。Givenmoreattentionandcaring,thechildwouldn’thavebeesoselfishandnaughty.3.However,IlostsightofWangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.但是，當(dāng)我們到達(dá)一個(gè)看上去像是大市場(chǎng)的地方時(shí)，由于車輛朝四面八方飛奔，我看不見王平了。名師指津：what引導(dǎo)賓語從句。例句仿寫：前幾天，我父親開車以我認(rèn)為危險(xiǎn)的速度行駛。Theotherday，myfatherdrovehiscaratwhatIthoughtwasadangerousspeed.4.Exhausted,Islidintobedandfellfastasleep.我感到累極了，爬上床很快就睡著了。名師指津：exhausted為形容詞化的分詞在句中作原因狀語。例句仿寫：長(zhǎng)途旅游后，他們?nèi)齻€(gè)回到了家，又餓又累。Afterthelongjourney，thethreeofthemwentbackhome,hungryandtired.1.(2014·浙大附中高三質(zhì)檢)—Manyspeciesareindangerofdyingoutbecauseofa________ofhabitat.—Icouldn’tagreemore.Wemusttakeactionforthemaswellasforourselves.A.wasteB.possessionC.pollutionD.lack2.(2014·福建十所名校第二次聯(lián)考)Accordingtotheresearch,womentendto________jobsrequiringspeechskills.A.takeupB.pickupC.lookupD.setup3.(2014·濰坊市抽樣監(jiān)測(cè))Tobementallyhealthy,youneedto________goodrelationshipswitheachother.A.buildupB.putupC.takeupD.holdup4.(2014·河北衡水二次調(diào)研)Hedidn’t________whathereadbecausehismindwasonsomethingelse.A.takeonB.takeinC.takeoverD.takefor5.Weknewnothingabouttheaccident.Ithappenedtoourarrival.A.juniorB.previousC.seniorD.accessible基礎(chǔ)演練一、單詞拼寫1.Heisgoodathisjobbutheseemstol________confidence.2.Heraddressmadeagreati________ontheaudience.3.Shewasalwayso________evenwhenthingswereattheirworst.4.Trainingisprovided，sonop________experienceisrequiredforthejob.5.Theplaneistakingoff.Pleasef________yourseatbelt.6.Thepanywillmakean________(調(diào)整)inyoursalary.7.Thedateofhisarrivalisstill________(不確定的).8.He________(指引)thetouristpartythroughthepark.9.He________(按)thebelltocallhissecretary.10.Ican’t________(容忍)yourbadmannersanylonger.二、選詞填空takeup,losesightof,remind...of...,innotime,inalldirections,bebackonone’sfeet,sweepup,slideinto1.Whenhelookedupagain,he________________________theplanewhichhesawjustnow.2.I’msorryforthepiecesofbrokenglass.Willyouhelpmeto________________allofthis?3.Whenthepolicearrived，thecrowdscattered(散開)________________________.4.Lastnight,athief________________hisapartmentandstolehisputer.5.Thesongalways________me________thebeautifulflowersIsawinLuoyang,thehometownofpeony(牡丹花).6.Youneedn’tworryabouttheengine.We’llgetitfixed________________________.7.Itdoesn’tmattermuchtobebeaten.Whatitmattersisthatyou__________________andgoonfighting.8.He________________telephonereceiverandbegantodial.鞏固提高一、詞義辨析1.用surroundings或environment填空。(1)Anunhappyhome________canaffectachild’sbehavior.(2)Thenewofficeblockdoesn’tblendinwith(與……協(xié)調(diào))its________.(3)Itisourdutytoprotectthe________frompollution.2.用asaresult或asaresultof填空。(1)Hedidn’tfinishhiswork________________________hislaziness.(2)Mandestroyedalotofforests，and________________,moreandmorelandsbecamedeserts.(3)Shedied________________________herinjuries.3.用hit,beat或strike的適當(dāng)形式填空。(1)Therainwas________againstthewindow.(2)Heshothisarrow(箭)and________thetarget(目標(biāo)).(3)Icaneasily________himattabletennis.(4)Theclockhasjust________eight.(5)Someonewas________adrum.二、佳句翻譯與仿寫1.IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingupthisprizethatIwonlastyear.翻譯：_______________________________________________________________________仿寫：他仍不能相信他即將從事他一點(diǎn)也不喜歡的工作。________________________________________________________________________2.Worriedaboutthejourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.翻譯：_______________________________________________________________________仿寫：由于陷入沉思，他幾乎撞上了前面的樹。________________________________________________________________________3.Atfirstmynewsurroundingsweredifficulttotolerate.翻譯：________________________________________________________________________仿寫：我認(rèn)為這個(gè)人很難相處。________________________________________________________________________4.Theairseemedthin,asthoughitsbinationofgaseshadlittleoxygenleft.翻譯：________________________________________________________________________仿寫：她對(duì)待這個(gè)孩子就好像對(duì)待自己的兒子一樣。________________________________________________________________________5.Arrivingatastrangelookinghouse，heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom.翻譯：________________________________________________________________________仿寫：聽到這個(gè)消息，她高興地跳了起來。_______________________________________________________________________一、單項(xiàng)填空1.IstillcannotbelievethatIam________thisprizethatIwonlastyear.A.sweepingupB.takingupC.makingupD.bringup2.Ihaveto________myselfconstantlythatIamreallyinAD3008.A.suggestB.hopeC.demandD.remind3.________byalackoffreshair,myheadached.A.HitsB.TohitC.HitD.Hitting4.Hehurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearbyforarest.Ifeltbetter________.A.atalltimesB.atanytimeC.innotimeD.attimes5.SoonIwasbackonmyfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriage________byputer.A.driveB.drivenC.drivingD.todrive6.However,IlostsightofWangPingwhenwereached________lookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.A.thatB.whichC.asD.what7.ThenI________WangPingagainandflewafterhim.A.lostsightofB.outofsightC.insightD.caughtsightof8.Arrivingata________house,heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom.A.snowcoveringB.newbuiltC.strangelookingD.wellknowing9.________,Islidintobedandfellfast________.A.Exhausted;asleepB.Exhausting;sleepyC.Tobeexhausted;tosleepD.Beingexhausted;sleep10.Withthecorrecthelpofmyteachers,Iamalways________aboutmystudies.A.pessimisticB.worriedC.curiousD.optimistic二、用適當(dāng)?shù)慕?、副詞填空1.________aresult,Isuffered________“timelag”.2.SoIwasverynervousanduncertain________first.3.Well-known________theirexpertise,hisparents’panytransportedmesafely________thefuture________atimecapsule.4.Hehandedit________meandimmediatelyhurriedmethrough________asmallroomnearby________arest.5.SoonIwasback________myfeetagainandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringcarriagedriven________puter.6.Thesecarriagesfloat________thegroundand______bendingorpressing________inyourseats,youcanmoveswiftly.7.However,Ilostsight________WangPingwhenwereachedwhatlooked________alargemarketbecause________toomanycarriagesflying______________alldirections.8.Hewasswept______________thecenter________them.9.ThenWangPingflashedaswitch________aputerscreen,andatableandsomechairsrosefrom________thefloorasif________magic.10.Exhausted，Islid________bedandfellfastasleep.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________一、單詞拼寫1.Todayeveryc________agedeighteenoroverhastherighttovote.2.Hehadasorethroatandfounditdifficulttos________.3.Iwastrickedbythesalesman’swiles(計(jì)謀)intobuyingworthlessg________.4.Ihavethehonortohavebeensentastheirr____________toattendtheceremony.5.Incaseoffire，breaktheglassandpushtheredb________.6.Somepeopleare________(貪婪的)formoneyandsomethingalike.7.Ihaveneverbeentothe________(沙漠)visitedbythem.8.Atpresentthere’sno________(解決)inthisdisagreement.9.Thesickboyneeds________(立即的)attention.10.Whenbuilding________(材料)costmore，thepriceofhousesincreases.二、詞義辨析1.用stare,glare或glance的適當(dāng)形式填空。(1)Theystoppedarguingand________ateachother.(2)She________athiminsurprise.(3)He________athiswatchandthenleftinahurry.(4)He________attheproblem，tryingtoworkitout.2.用happen,occur,takeplace或breakout的適當(dāng)形式填空。(1)Greatchangeshave________________inmyhometownsincethen.(2)Yesterdayatrafficaccident________________onthisroad，butluckilynoonewasinjured.(3)Lastnightafire________________inthatbuilding，causingagreatloss.(4)Anideasuddenly________________tomethatourroomwillbedecoratedinblue.(5)Pleaseremindmethatthemeetingwill________________attwotomorrowafternoon.三、單項(xiàng)填空1.Hisreportwassoexcitingthatitwas________interruptedbyapplauses.A.constantlyB.constantC.seldomD.never2.Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane________herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A.setoutB.tookoverC.tookupD.setup3.Attherailwaystation,themotherwavedgoodbyetoherdaughteruntilthetrainwas________.A.outofsightB.outofreachC.outoforderD.outofplace4.ThecartoonseriesPleasantGoatandBigBigWolf(《喜羊羊與灰太狼》)madeagood________uponalltheboysandgirls.A.expressionB.impressionC.opinionD.experience5.Thepanyis________me________adecision,andIdon’tknowwhethertoacceptthejob.A.pressing;tomakeB.pressed;tomakingC.pressing;makingD.pressed;tomake6.________thatshewasgoingofftosleep,Iaskedifshe’dlikethatlittledollonherbed.A.SeeingB.ToseeC.SeeD.Seen7.Though________money,hisparentsmanagedtosendhimtouniversityforfurtherstudy.A.lackedB.lackingofC.lackingD.lackedin8.Themanwefollowedsuddenlystoppedandlookedasif________whetherhewasgoingintherightdirection.A.seeingB.havingseenC.tohaveseenD.tosee9.Farmerscanincreasetheircorncropsthreetimessimply________wateringtheirfields.A.forB.acrossC.byD.in10.________bythepolice，thethiefhadtogivein.A.SurroundingB.SurroundedC.TobesurroundedD.Besurrounded四、完形填空WhenPatJonesfinishedcollege,shedecidedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecould__1__shewasyoung.PatwantedtovisitLatinAmerica__2__,soshegotajob__3__anEnglishteacherinaschoolinBolivia.PatspokealittleSpanish,__4__shewasabletomunicatewithherstudentsevenwhentheydidn’t__5__muchEnglish.Asentenceshehadreadsomewherestuckinhermind:ifyoudream__6__aforeignlanguage,youhavereallymastered(掌握)it.Patrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsand__7__thatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreamin__8__.Oneday,oneofher__9__studentscameupandexplainedinSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework.Hehad__10__earlyandhadslept__11__.“Whatdoesthishavetodowithyour__12__?”Patasked.“Idreamedallnight,MissJones.AndmydreamwasinEnglish.”“InEnglish？”Patwasvery__13__,sincehewassuchabadstudent.Shewas__14__secretlyjealous(嫉妒的).Her__15__wasstillnotinSpanish.Butsheencouraged(鼓勵(lì))heryoungstudent.“Well,__16__meaboutyourdream.”“Allthepeopleinmydream__17__English,”thestudentsaid.“AndallthesignswereinEnglish.AllthenewspapersandmagazinesandalltheTVprogramswereinEnglish.”“Butthat’s__18__.”saidPat.“Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou?”“I’msorry,MissJones.That’s__19__Isleptsobadly.Ididn’t__20__awordtheysaid.Itwasanightmare(噩夢(mèng))!”1.A.because B.while C.if D.since2.A.first B.atfirst C.last D.atlast3.A.for B.of C.as D.like4.A.and B.but C.so D.yet5.A.say B.know C.read D.write6.A.in B.about C.of D.for7.A.thought B.realized C.hoped D.wanted8.A.English B.Spanish C.Russian D.German9.A.bright B.excellent C.best D.worst10.A.gotup B.gonetobed C.fallenasleep D.wakenup11.A.well B.soundly C.badly D.heavily12.A.English B.language C.dream D.homework13.A.surprised B.worried C.pleased D.excited14.A.yet B.seldom C.also D.still15.A.study B.class C.work D.dream16.A.answer B.write C.tell D.ask17.A.read B.liked C.spoke D.learned18.A.wonderful B.terrible C.funny D.strange19.A.how B.why C.when D.because20.A.hearB.understandC.knowD.remember五、閱讀理解Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses，ofcourse，butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday，formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage，menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyashortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,inparticular,theforeheadwillgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybeeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.Perhapsallthesegivetheimpressionthatinthefuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotinmonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.1.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A.man’slifewillbedifferentinthefutureB.futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromusC.manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepassesD.man’sorgans’functionswillbeonthewane2.Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?A.Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.B.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.C.Man’sarmsandlegshavebeelighterandweaker.D.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.C.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’thavetomakeuseofthem.D.Hethinksandfeelsindifferentways.4.Itisimpliedthat________.A.humanbeingswillbeelessattractiveinthefutureB.lessuseofabodilyorganmayleadtoitsdegenerationC.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelifeD.futurelifeisalwayspredictableLastweek,about600teenagersintheUSimaginedafuturechangedbytechnologyinwhichtheirlessonsaretaughtbyrobotsandtheylearnaboutcelebritiesandalienlanguages.