【阅读理解。BeingconnectedtotheInternethasbecomeanecessarypartofmodernlife.Somepeopleactuallyneeditastheycannotdotheirjobswithoutitandotherssimplyfeeltheyneeditastheycannotimaginelifewithoutit.】
阅读理解。
BeingconnectedtotheInternethasbecomeanecessarypartofmodernlife.Somepeopleactuallyneedit
astheycannotdotheirjobswithoutitandotherssimplyfeeltheyneeditastheycannotimaginelifewithoutit.
Tothinkthatsomethingthatdidnotevenexist50yearsagohascometoplayacrucialroleinourliveslike
thisinjustabout15yearsmakesonewonder-justwhatwillthefuturebring?
In2004asurveywasconductedintheUSaskingagroupoftechnologyexpertstheiropinionsonthe
Internetinthenexttenyears.57%ofthemagreedthatvirtualclasseswillbemorewidelyadoptedinschools
allowingstudentstolearnwiththoseatthesamelevelandwithinterestsinthesamesubjects.It'squitepossible
thatbytheyear2030everychildineveryschoolwilldoalltheirschool-workontheirownlaptopwithall
theirtextbooksavailable(现成可使用的)ontheInternet.Nomoreheavybookstocarryaroundandnomore
pensandpaper!
Atworkwealreadyuseemailtodealwithpeoplebothinsideandoutsideourofficesandvideo
conferencing(电话会议)isoccur-ringmorefrequently.Thismeansthatmeetingscanbeheldbetweenoffices
indifferentcountrieswithoutthetroublecausedbybusinesstravel.Businesstravelwillstoptoexistinthe
futureandsowillofficesaspeopleallstarttoworkfromhome.
IthasalsobecomeatrendforpeopletousepocketcomputerssuchasBlackberries.Withthishelpful
equipmentpeoplecansendandreceiveemailssurftheWebandreadmultimediafilesfromabsolutely
anywhereevenifweareonabeachholiday.
TheInternetwillhavearevolutionary(突破性的)effectonentertainmentinthefuture.Alreadywecanbuy
anddownloadmusicandmoviesfromtheInternetbutitisstillpossibleforustobuyaCDorgototheDVD
storestorentthelatestmovies.Howeverit'squitepossiblethatinthefutureCDshopsandDVDrentalstoreswillcloseandcinemaswillnolongerexist.Entertainmentwillbe-comecompletelyvirtualalthoughhopefully
peoplewillstillwanttogetoutsidetoplaysportsandentertainthemselvesinmorehealthyways.
WiththeInternetweneedonlyr
