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1Unit3DigitalcampusUnderstandingandLearningOverviewThisunitdiscussestheprosandconsoftheuseofnewtechnologyinyoungpeople’slives.Youngpeoplearethemosteagergrouptousenewelectronicgadgets.TheyarealsomorelikelytodevelopaddictiontotheInternetandelectronicgadgets,whichmayleadtomanyundesirableconsequences.WehopethatstudentscanunderstandthebenefitsoftheInternetandelectronicgadgetsandatthesametimerealizethepossiblenegativeeffectsofobsessionwiththem.TextAemphasizesthepositiveeffectsoftheelectronicgadgetsonstudents’studiesandlives.Wehopestudents,afterreadingthetext,cananswersuchquestionsaswhysomeuniversitieshavespentsomuchmoneyestablishingeasyaccesstotheInternet,whatelectronicgadgetsarepopularoncampus,andhowthesegadgetsfacilitatetheirstudy.WeexpectstudentstodiscusshowtheInternetispromotingorhinderingtheirlearning,andwhichteachingmethodisbetter,thetraditionalapproachorthemultimediaapproach.IncontrastwithTextA,TextBdepictsthesevereconsequencescausedbyInternetaddiction.Throughcomparisonandcontrast,studentsareexpectedtobefullyawareofboththeprosandconsoftheuseofnewtechnology.Wewouldalsolikethemtoaskthemselveswhethertheyareorwerecyberaddicts,discusswhatcausesapersontobecomeacyberaddict,andhowtheycanpreventthemselvesfrombecomingInternet-addicted.Meanwhile,studentsshouldbeencouragedtobemastersofscienceandtechnologyratherthanbecontrolledbythem.Astowritingstyles,TextAislikeanewsreportbecauseitprovidessomedataandcitesquotationswithsources.Therefore，itsoundsmoreconvincingthanTextB,whichcitesindirectquotationswithoutprovidingsources.Classroomactivitiesmayincludegroupdiscussions,surveysanddebating.Forexample,askstudentstointerviewafewclassmatesaboutwhatkindofteachingandlearningstyletheypreferanddiscusstheirfindingsingroups,oraskthemtodebatewhetherauniversityshouldprovideInternetaccessanywhere,anytime.Also,askstudentstostudytheargumentsandevidenceinthetwotextsanddecidewhichtextismorepersuasiveandwhy.SectionACollegelifeintheInternetageBackgroundinformationSmartphonesAsmartphoneisadevicewithwhichonecannotonlymakephonecalls,butalsosendandreceiveemail,andeditOfficedocuments.Butwhatmakessmartphonessopopularisthattheycanaccessthewebathigherspeeds,thankstothegrowthof3Gand4Gdatanetworks,aswellastheWi-Fisupport.Butasthetechnologyisconstantlychanging,whatconstitutesasmartphonetodaymaychangebynextweek,nextmonth,ornextyear.Staytuned!Detailedstudyofthetext1.Thecollegecampus,longaplaceofscholarshipandfrontiersofnewtechnology,isbeingtransformedintoanewageofelectronicsbyafleetoflaptops,smartphonesandconnectivity24hoursaday.(Para.1)2Meaning:Foralongtime,thecollegecampushasbeenaplacetoprovideeducationandproducemostadvancednewtechnology.Butitisnowbeingcompletelychangedintoanelectronic-agehotspotbythewideuseoflaptops,smartphones,andaccesstotheInternet24hoursaday.★campus:n.[C,U]thelandandbuildingsofauniversityorcollege(大学或学院的)校园Allfreshmanstudentsliveoncampus.Whentheyareintheirsecondyearatcollege,theymayliveoffcampus.所有大学一年级的学生都住在校园里。大学二年级时,他们可以住在校外。★scholarship:n.[U]theknowledge,workormethodsinvolvedinseriousstudy学问；学识；学术研究Thisbookseriesisregardedasamagnificentworkofscholarship.这套丛书被认为是学术巨著。★frontier:n.[C,usu.pl.]themostadvancedorrecentideasaboutsth.(思想的)前沿；(知识的)新领域Theywereveryexcitedabouttheirworkonthefrontiersofmedicine,fortheyweredevelopingamedicinethatmightbeabletocurelungcancer.他们对自己在医学研究新领域的工作感到非常兴奋，因为他们正在研发一种可能治愈肺癌的药物。★transform:vt.completelychangetheappearance,form,orcharacterofsth.orsb.,esp.inawaythatimprovesit使改观；使变形；使转化Thepresidentoftheuniversitysaidthattheyweretryingtheirbesttotransformtheiruniversityintoatopschoolinthecountry.这个大学的校长表示，他们正竭尽全力把他们的学校建设成为全国的一流大学。★electronics:n.[U]1)electronicequipmentorequipmentwithelectronicparts电子设备；电子仪器Storms,thunderandlightningcanaffectacar’selectronics.暴雨和雷电会影响汽车的电子仪器。2)thescienceandtechnologythatusesorproduceselectronicequipment电子学；电子技术Heisanelectronicsengineer,buthelikestowritewithapeninsteadofacompute.他是电子工程师，但是他喜欢用笔写字，而不是用电脑打字。★fleet:n.[C]agroupofvehicles,planes,boatsortrains,esp.whentheyareownedbyoneorganizationorperson车队；机群；船队Survivorsweretakentoahospitalinafleetofambulances.幸存者被救护车队送往医院。Note:Thewordfleetisusedmetaphoricallyhere.Itisakindofwordplay.Youcouldsayafleetoflaptops,oranarmyoflaptops,orahostoflaptops.Forexample:Hesatinthebackyardinthesun,watchingafleetofwhitecloudsoverhead.他坐在后院晒太阳，看着天上的朵朵白云。2.Onatypicalmodern-daycampus,whereeverybuildingandmostoutdoorcommonareasofferwirelessInternetaccess,onestudenttakesherlaptopeverywhere.(Para.2)Meaning:Onatypicalcampusnowadays,wherewirelessInternetaccessisavailableinallbuildingsandmostoutdoorpublicareas,astudentcanuseherlaptopatanyplace.★typical:a.likemostthingsofthesametype典型的；有代表性的Noticethesentencesinthetextthatarerelativelylong,whichistypicalofanewsreport.注意这篇文章中的句子比较长，这在新闻报道中是很典型的。★access:n.[U]therightoropportunitytohaveorusesth.thatwillbringyoubenefits享用权；享用机会Studentsandfacultyintheuniversityhavefreeaccesstothecomputerlab.大学的学生和教职员工可以免费使用那个机房。3.Inclass,shetakesnoteswithit,sometimesinstant-messagingoremailingfriendsiftheprofessorislessthaninterestin