Information Organization
Complete the following table based on the text. (P175)
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Introduction
(Para. 1) The future is determined by_？_
The future is determined by the actions of the present day.
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Brain
(Paras. 2-4) 1. Brainwaves may be used to_？_
2. Psychologist Arthur F. Kramer
found that__？ __
3. Bosses will be able to_？ _
Brainwaves may be used to check out whether one is busy, tired or doing his or her work properly.
Psychologist Arthur F. Kramer found that he could predict the performance of the volunteers in his experiment from the strength of the brain’s electrical activity.
Bosses will be able to tell whether a worker is performing well, working hard or too tired to do the job properly with the help of brain activity.
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Doctor
(Paras. 5-7) 1. Doctors will use computers for___？___
2. Computers in people’s home will enable them to___？___
Doctors will use computers for medical diagnosis and treatment.
Computers in people’s home will enable them to answer interactive questions about their health and show the alternative results which will affect them if they act in a certain way.
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Car
(Paras. 8-11) 1. Computers will record a car’s passage on high-speed toll roads and automatically___？___
2. Computers will tell drivers where they___？___
3. Computers will _？_, list _？_,
and tell _？_ and _？_
Computers will record a car’s passage on high-speed toll roads and automatically take the money from the car owner’s computerized bank accounts.
Computers will tell drivers where they are by showing maps of districts the car is traveling through on a small screen in the car.
Computers will diagnose any problems with a car engine, list the nearest places of repair, and tell the driver the cost of the new parts and where they can be bought.
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Home
(Paras. 12-15) 1. Computers at home can turn on_？_, control _？_
2. Computers can help people with___？___
3. People can_？_ without leaving their house with _？_
Computers at home can turn on the lights and heating, control cooking and security.
Computers can help people with homework assignments.