Unit 20 New Frontiers Life in the future 【文章导语】 Have you ever imagined your life in the future?What will it be like?Do you think all your dreams will come true? It’s 2055.You have a job,a family and you’re about 40 years old!Welcome to your future life! Getting ready for work,you pause in front of the mirror.1“Turn red,” you say.Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red.Tiny preprogrammed electronics are rearranged in your shirt to change its color.Looking into the mirror,you find it hard to believe you’re 40.2You look much younger.With amazing advances in medicine,people in your generation may live to be 150 years old.You’re not even middle-aged! As you go into the kitchen and prepare to have your breakfast cereal,you hear,“To lose weight,you shouldn’t eat that” from your shoes.They read the electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details.You decide to listen to your shoes.“Then what can I have for breakfast?” Some possible foods appear on the counter. “Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter.In 2016 only few specially trained astronauts went into space.Today anyone can go to space for vacations.Your best friend even works in space.Handing your children three strawberries each,you add,“The doctor said you need these for space travel.”3 Thanks to medical advances,vaccination shots (疫苗注射) are a thing of the past.Ordinary foods contain special vaccines.With the berries in their mouths,the kids head for the front door. It’s time