大学体验英语第一册_unit2

DepartmentofCollegeEnglishExperiencingEnglishBookOneDepartmentofCollegeEnglishProceduresPassageA:InternetandEducationPassageB:KelleyMcKeeDepartmentofCollegeEnglishProceduresofPassageAWarm-upActivitiesCultureNotesLanguagePointsDifficultSentencesSummaryFollow-upActivityAssignmentsDepartmentofCollegeEnglishUnit2StudyOnlinePassageAInternetandEducationDepartmentofCollegeEnglishWarm-upActivitiesAskstudentstothinkaboutthefollowingquestionsandsharetheiropinionswitheachother.1.HowislearningmademoreconvenientthroughtheInternet?2.Whydoesonlineeducationoftencostlesstothestudentsthanclassroom-basededucation?3.Doesonlineeducationalsosavethecollegesomemoneyinthelongrun?DepartmentofCollegeEnglishWarm-upActivitiesListentothefollowingpassageaboutInternetuse,andfinishtheexercises.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishWarm-upActivities1.A)Internethasmadeiteasiertofindfriends.B)Thetraditionalwayforpracticinglanguageskillsismakingkeypals.C)Youhavetotakecarewhenfindingfriendsonline.D)Youneedtodoresearchbeforejoininganonlineservice.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishWarm-upActivities2.A)birthdayB)homeaddressC)nicknameD)phonenumberDepartmentofCollegeEnglishWarm-upActivities3.A)feelmorecomfortablewiththetopicsB)getachancetotalktomorepeopleC)practicelanguageskillsD)protectyouridentityDepartmentofCollegeEnglishOnlineEducationMillionsofpeoplehaverejectedtraditionaleducationinfavorofE-learning.AndmanyuniversitieshavesetupE-learningcenters.Online-learningenrollmentsaregrowing33percentayearandareexpectedtohit2.2millionby2004,accordingtoInternationalDataCorp.CultureNotesDepartmentofCollegeEnglishCultureNotesThehighest-payingfieldisLaw,$108,450(average).TheotherfieldsinthetopfivearePublicHealth,$89,706;FinancialManagementandServices,$89,523;ChemicalEngineering,$82,878;andElectrical,ElectronicsandCommunicationsEngineering,$80,848.AwidersalarysurveybytheAmericanAssociationofUniversityProfessors(AAUP)founda3.5percentincreaseinaveragesalariesforfacultyatpublicandprivateinstitutionsinrecentyears.WagesforTeachersTheNationalFacultySalarySurveyinPrivateCollegesandUniversities(2000-01)covers80disciplines/majorfields.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishCultureNotesandarefilledonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Theymayregisterthroughthemail,byphone/faxorinpersonattheCenter.Today,itiswidespreadatcollegesanduniversitiestoregisterthroughtheInternet,soitisnolongeraphenomenonthatstudentsstandinalonglinewaitingtoregisterforclassesattheregistrationcenter.RegisterforClassesStudentsregisterfortheirclasseswiththehelpoftheirteachers.Theyareencouragedtoregisterearly,asclasssizesareusuallylimitedtoacertainnumberofstudentsDepartmentofCollegeEnglishCultureNotesfortheteachershasbeenmorethantheyexpected,andsohavesomeofthefinancialcoststhusfar.However,onlineeducationisquitenew,andinthefuturetheauthor’soptimisticpredictionsmayallcometrue.OnlineLifeItiscertainlytruethatlifeonlineisinescapable.CollegesthathaveinvestedagreatdealinonlinelearninghaveoftendiscoveredthattheextraworkDepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints1.playarole:toplayapartinaplay;takepartinandmakechangeshappenSheplaystheleadingroleinatelevisionshow.Doesreligionhavearoletoplayinsocietytoday?DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints2.extend:v.toreach,stretch,continue;toaddtoinordertomakebiggerorlongerTheforestextendsinalldirectionsasfarastheeyecansee.Wehaveplannedtoextendourpublishingofchildren'sbooks.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints3.horizon:n.1)thelinefarawaywherethelandorseaseemstomeetthesky;Icouldseeashiponthehorizon.2)(plural)thelimitofyourideas,knowledge,experienceSciencegivesusanewhorizon.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints4.typical:adj.havingtheusualfeaturesorqualitiesofaparticulargroupHeisatypicalpupil;heislikemostoftheotherpupils.Thetypicalfamilymayremainchildlessandconsistonlyofamanandawoman.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints5.explore:v.totravelintoorthrough(aplace)forthepurposeofdiscoveryIfIhavetimeinthesummer,I’dliketoexploresomeofthelesswell-knownareaofthecountry.Let’sexplorethisissue/question/topic/ideamorefully.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints6.available:adj.abletobeused;thatmaybeobtainedI'msorry,thoseovercoatsarenotavailableinyourcolorandsize.Theseticketsareavailableforonemonth.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints7.predict:v.tosaythatsth.willhappenorthatsth.willhappeninaparticularwayShepredictedthathewouldmarryadoctor.AnexpertpredictsthattherewillbeanearthquakethismonthinJapan.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints8.inaddition(to):besides;furthermore;Thehotelitselfcanaccommodate80guests,andinaddition,thereareseveralapartments.Inadditiontogene,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandadecenthomeenvironment.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishLanguagePoints9.spreadout:tocoverorstretchoveralargeareaWespreadthepicnicrugoutontheground,andsatdowntoeat.Thesuburbsspreadoutformilestoeithersideofthecity.DepartmentofCollegeEnglishDifficultSentences1.Wegotoschoolbecausewewanttoknowmoreabouttheworldaroundusandatthesametimeextendourhorizonsofthinking.(Para.1)Wegotoschoolbecause