The Future of Education David Kelly, founder of the Design School Stanford, said

The Future of Education

David Kelly, founder of theDesign School Stanford, said, “In the classroom of the future,education will be custom-made for each student. Every child will have a laptopprogrammed for his or her learning style and speed. At the same time, morestudents will go out into the community to learn from business owners. And you’ll see more retirees in the schools as teachers.”

A New Way to Pay

Turn your cell phone into a “mobile wallet” and speed through the checkoutline. With a smart phone that uses the same technology as “tap and go” cards, you’ll be able to access your financial data fast. You can select acredit or debit card（借记卡）from the screen, and then tap the phone on the checkout console（操纵台；控制台）.

High-Tech Guitar

A 26-year-old Australian designerhas invented a brand-new way to be a rock star. The Misa Digital Guitar’s fret board looks like a traditional six-string’s but with no strings attached. There’sa touch pad （垫）where the sound hole normally is, and instead of plucking strings,（弹弦） you tap, drag, or brush the pad to “play” the instrument electronically.

The Future of Phones

Jason Chen, editor of the websitegizmodo.com, makes his prediction. “Data connections will get evenfaster, and you’ll be linked to your environmentby cell phone. Fcr example, when you go on vacation, you can point your phoneat a monument（纪念碑） and it will give you information about what you’re looking at.’

Needle-Free Vaccines（无针接种）

Boston University researchers areworking on a new method of inoculation（接种）—no injection necessary. A mild electricalcharge from a small device, shaped like a gun, is used to drive the particles（粒子） into the body. The new idea beats the old needle method.

1.The passage mentions the following EXPECT        .

A．payment     B．medicine     C．education       D．music instrument

2.What can we learn from the text?

A．Evena man with no music knowledge can be a rock star in the future.

B．Studentsshould go out into the community to learn from business owners instead ofstaying at school to learn from books.

C．Wecan carry no cash while shopping in the future.

D．Wecan feel more pain with the method of inoculation.

3.In which column can we read the passage?

A．Entertainment.                  B．Production. 

C．Technology.                     D．Work.

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】 略