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modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now , we may seem as primitive(原始的)in our ideas

as the Stone-Age hunters do to us . Perhaps through the cribe , These words , which I have just made

up , have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can't think of .

So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future ? Here are two reasons . First unless we

remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history , we are likely to think

our own interests are much more important than they really are . If we make the earth a poor place to

live because . we are careless or greedy(贪婪) or quarrelsome . our grand-children will not bother to

think of excuses for us.

Second , by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future , we may

arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves . For example , if we imagine that in the future men

may give up farming , we can think of trying it now . So set you imagination free when you think about

the future .

64．The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to show that _________. 63．A particular mention made of Stapledon's book in the opening paragraph ____________ A．serves as a description of human history B．serves an introduction to the discussion C．shows a disagreement of views D． Shows the popularity of the book A．human history is extremely long B．life has changed a great deal C．it is useless to plan for the next 50 years D．it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future 65．Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to _________. A．tools used in farming B．ideas about modern life C．unknown things in the future D．hunting skills in the Stone Age 66．According to the writer of the text , imagining the future will _________. A．serve the interests of the present and future generations B．enable us to better understand human history C．help us to improve farming D．make life worth living

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Excused from recycling(回收利用) because you live in a high rise with a rubbish chute(垃圾

道)? You won't be for long . Miami's Mark Shantzis has made it simple for those living in tall

buildings to use the chute and recycle too .

In Shantzis' Hi-Rise Recycling System , a chute leads to a pie-shaped container with six boxes

that can turn around when operated . The system , which fits in the same space as the chute and

container now in use , enables glass , plastic , paper , metal , and other rubbish to go into separate

boxes .

The system is controlled from a board next to the chute door . The board has a button for each

class of recycling materials (as well as for unrecyclables). At the press of a button , a microcomputer

locks all other floors' chute door and sets the recycling container turning until the right box comes

under the chute . The computer also counts the loads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full .