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CollegeEnglishReadingCourse1UnitThreeText7.TheFunTheyHadI.Vocabulary《大学英语课程教学要求》(积极词汇用红色标出)一般要求（4级）词汇：head(v.在…加标题)inspectdialpunch(n.打孔机vt.打孔)sectorgearoverallsuperiordisputeadjustarithmeticfractioninsert(vt.插入,嵌入)较高要求（6级）词汇：ponder(深思；仔细考虑)scornslotloftytuck(v.卷起,挤进,塞)UsefulPhrases:bethroughwith:befinishedwith结束begoodfor值得,适于Samewithmine.scornful轻蔑的sendfor派人去请take…apartput…togetherpunchcode老式电脑打孔编码innotime:immediatelyslowup(使)慢下来,减慢,减速blankout:gowrong出毛病lookat…withsuperioreyes用非常高傲的/瞧不起的眼神看beadjustedto适应,调节havesth.tuckedbeneathone’sarm把...夹在腋下atregularhours有规律地;定时地properfractionII.DifficultLanguagePointsintheText1.Whenyou'rethroughwiththebook,youjustthrowitaway,Iguess.Ourtelevisionscreenmusthavehadamillionbooksonitandit'sgoodforplentymore.Iwouldn'tthrowitaway.(Line12)Paraphrase:Ithinkthatpeopleoflastcenturywouldnormallydiscardtheirpaperbooksafterreadingthem,butwewouldnotdiscardourtelebooksafterreadingthough.Althoughwehaveamilliontelebooks,westillwantmore.Translation:我猜想，当时这种纸书读完了就扔掉。我们在电脑显示屏上能读到上百万本书，而且越多越好。我是不会把书扔掉的。2....sentfortheCountyInspector.(Line28)CountyInspector:amaintenancemanforcomputerorrobotinthecounty对电脑或机器人进行巡查维修的人员3.HesmiledatMargieandgaveheranapple,thentooktheteacherapart.(Line31)theteacher:herereferringtoacomputerorarobot机器人老师4.Shealwayshadtowritethemoutinapunchcodetheymadeherlearn...(Line38)punchcode:codeintheformofpunchedholesforconveyinginstructionsordatatoacomputer.Itisoldfashionedandnolongerinuse.老式电脑上使用的打孔编码出毛病5.TheyhadoncetakenTommy'steacherawayfornearlyamonthbecausethehistorysectorhadblankedoutcompletely.(Line49)blankout:becomeconfusedorgowrong6.Andtheteacherswerepeople...(Line108)TheomittedsentenceimpliesthatMargieadmiredthechildreninthepastbecausetheirteacherswerehumanbeingsinsteadofcomputers.III.KeytoExercisesI.1.D2.B3.B4.A5.A6.AII.1．他们翻着发黄起皱的书页，读里面的文字真是有趣。这些文字本应该在显示屏上移动，而不是静止不动的。2．我认为地理部分的进度调得有点太快。3．汤米用非常高傲的(瞧不起的)眼神看着她。4．但我母亲说，老师必须适应它教的每一个男孩和女孩的智力，而且必须对每个小孩采用不同的教学方法。5．他吹着口哨离开了，腋下夹着那本沾满灰尘的旧书。KeytotheReading-SkillExercisesI.1.D2.C3.D4.B5.B6.C7.A8.A9.B10.D11.D12.C13.A14.AII.1.comparable2.sensible3.selfish4.wisdom5.classify6.apologized7.regardless8.slightly9.agreement10.kindnessText8.Today’sTechnologyCouldSeemGoofyTomorrowI.Vocabulary《大学英语课程教学要求》(积极词汇用红色标出)一般要求（4级）词汇：vibrate(v.(使)振动)distributecrude(天然的,未加工的,粗糙的)lapplugequivalent(对等物)modemstrategy(战略)electronic(电子的)immunevirus(病毒)appliance(用具,器具)plagueblade(刀片)scrape(刮,擦)scratch(抓搔,刮擦)laser(激光)shave(剃,刮)venturetransformvia(prep.通过,经由)pop(v.)whip(v.)kick(n.)较高要求（6级）词汇：bizarre(奇异的,古怪的)rectangular(矩形的)stereo(立体声系统)cradledescendent(子孙后代)embed(埋置,嵌进)medievalgiggle(格格地笑)compile(vt.编辑)更高要求词汇：Spaghetti(意大利面条)grotesquepulp(果肉,纸浆)rinse(v./n.漂洗,冲洗)razor(剃刀)bountyUsefulPhrases:tooutlivetheirpurpose已经没用却仍然存在lookback(on)回顾,追忆stationery文具和办公用品,信纸信封vibrantcompaniesletterhead信笺抬头distributor销售者,批发商cubesteak肉块VCR–videocassetterecorderswirecable有线电缆toplug…into把（插头等）插入computercradle电脑支架livewith忍受(不愉快的事)unsightly:uglycellularphone:mobilephoneinexplicablydroppedcalls莫名其妙地掉线hitthemarketdial-upinternetserviceprovider拨号上网服务商embed(paper-likesheet)withelectronicinkwood-pulp木浆beimmunetobathroomappliancesnottomention更不用说venturecapitalist风险投资家nanometer纳米transform…into将…转化为haveaprofoundimpactonII.DifficultLanguagePointsintheText1.Butnow,thereprobablyaren'tmanypeoplewhogetterriblyexcitedaboutcubesteak,muchlessmachinestomakeit.(Line11)Paraphrase:However,nowadaysveryfewpeopleareinterestedincubesteak,tosaynothingofthecubesteakmachines.Translation:然而现在没有多少人见到肉块就胃口大开，更谈不上对肉块切割机感兴趣。2.Sixtyyearsisalongtime.Butthen,ifyoulookaroundnow,whatpiecesoftoday'stechnologyaregoingtoseemthatgoofy60yearsfromnow?(Line14)Paraphrase:Aftersixtylongyearsfromnow,youwillfindthattheworldaroundyouhaschangedsomuchthatmanypiecesoftoday'stechnologywilllookoldandodd.Translation:60年是一段漫长的时间。到那时，如果你回首今天的世界，你会认为今天所应用的技术看起来多么荒唐可笑。3.Latergenerationswillwonderhowwelivedwithsoft.thingsounsightlyandgrotesque.(Line34)Paraphrase:Ourdescendentswillbesurprisedtoknowthatwehadsomuchpatiencewithsuchuglyandoddthings.Translation:咱们的后代会感到惊奇，我们竟然忍受得了如此难看和怪诞的东西。4.Theyarethemodernequivalentofthebicyclemessengerswhousedtodelivertelegramsabarrieroftimebetweenyouandtheinformationyouwant.(Line43)Paraphrase:Theyarejustlikethedeliverymeninthepastwhorodebicyclesdeliveringtelegrams.Itwasnormallyalongtimebeforeadeliverymanputthemessageinyourhand.Translation:现在看来他们相当于那些过去骑自行车送电报的邮递员，他们在传递你想要的消息时耽搁了时间。5.Andthenthere'stheelectricrazorwhirringbladesthatscrapeandpullatyourface,leavingitfeelingasifyou'djustdraggeditalongasphalt.(Line60)Paraphrase:Thenextthingtomentionistheelectricrazor.Whenyoushaveyourfacewithit,youhaveabadfeelingasifyouhurtyourfaceonaroughsurface.Translation:而且还有电动剃须刀——那些旋转的刀片刮拔着胡须让你感到好像把脸挨到沥青地面上擦过一样。III.KeytoExercisesI.1.F2.T3.F4.T5.T6.FII.1．一些生机勃勃的公司潜心地研究着当时热门而现在看起来过时而又古怪的技术。找到这些公司曾经发来的信函特别有趣。2.这就是生活中我们不得不忍受的事情之一，何况我们也不知道有什么更好些的事，就好像19世纪人们对马在都市大街上发出啪啪声无可奈何一样。3.对，我们的后代可能会说：很久以前，在那技术落后的黑暗世纪里，一些很大的公司制造了这些接收性能糟糕、莫名其妙地掉线、只能用声音交流、而且常常导致汽车交通事故的装置。4．毫无疑问，到2061年，技术专家们已经完善了像纸张一样的书页。这种书页含有能像电脑显示屏一样变化的电子墨水o5.现有的概念——商品首先由工厂生