研究生英语综合教程(下)Unit-4

高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（下）INTEGRATEDCOURSE2Unit4ScienceandTechnologyContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1Workingroupsandsolvethefollowingcrosswordpuzzleinvolvingwordsdescribingthingsthathaveemergedinrecentyearswiththeimprovementofscienceandtechnology,e.g.email,surfingtheNet,searchengine,cellphone,etc.StartingoutAcross2.asciencewhichinvolvesdevelopingandmakingextremelysmallbutverypowerfulmachines4.topostareplyinordertoraisethethread’sprofilebyreturningittothetopofthelistofactivethreads5.toproduceanexactcopyofananimaloraplantfromitscells9.someonewhosecretlyusesorchangestheinformationinotherpeople’scomputersystems10.GMfoodrefersto________modifiedfoodwhichisnotaffectedbyparticulardiseasesorharmfulinsects.13.A________potatoissomeonewhospendsmostoftheirtimesurfingthenet.15.emailmessagesthatacomputeruserhasnotaskedforanddoesnotwanttoread,forexamplefromsomeonewhoisadvertisingsomething16.abusinessthatsellsproductsorservicesontheInternet,insteadofinashop17.avirtualpetintheformofaninteractiveprogram19.theoppositeofcyberspaceorthevirtualworldoftheInternet20.educationviatheInternet;e-educationDown1.keyboardcharactersusedincombinationtoproducewhimsicalsymbolsrepresentingarangeofemotions,alsoknownassmiley3.onlineromance6.teenagerswhospendtoomuchtimeinfrontofthescreen(televisionorcomputerscreens)7.aknowledgeableandexperiencedInternetuser8.moveinformationorprogramsfromacomputernetworktoasmallcomputer11.anactivityperformedonInternetforumsorchatroomsthatinvolveswanderingthewebsite,readingpostsandneveractuallypostinganything12.theuser(oremployee)oftheforumwhichisgrantedaccesstothepostsforthepurposeofmoderatingdiscussionontheInternet14.someonewhohasjuststarteddoingsomething,especiallyusingtheInternetorcomputers18.ChinaandIndiawillsoonhavefarlargernumbersof________(s)thananyWesternnation.1EMO2NANOTE3CHNOLOGYIYC4BUMP5CLONE6S7K8DNR9HACKERNOLROWO10GENETICA11LLYWN12MVEUBL13MOUSE14NNRIODE15SPAMK16ETAILERWGIDR17CYBERPETN18NAIRG19MEATSPACETOIRZ20WEBUCATIONNTheInternetiswithoutanydoubtoneofthegreatestinventionsinhistory.Nowlet’swatchawittyspeechon“IfIControlledtheInternet”andfindoutaboutwhatifthespeakerrantheInternet.ClickonthepictureTask2StepOneDirections:WorkinpairstomatchinventorsinColumnAwithinventionsinColumnB.(P96)Startingout1)TimBerners-Lee(England)→2)AlexanderGrahamBell(US,borninScotland)→3)WilburWrightandOrvilleWright(US)→4)ThomasAlvaEdison(US)→5)CaiLun(China)→6)AlexanderFleming(England)→7)LeoBaekeland(US,borninBelgium)→8)ChesterFloydCarlson(US)→9)WilhelmConradvonRöntgen(Germany)→10)WillisCarrier(US)→Startingoutg.theWorldWideWebd.telephonei.airplaneh.electriclightbulbc.papera.penicilline.plasticsj.xerographyb.X-rayf.air-conditionerStepTwoDirections:Choosetwooftheinventionsmentionedaboveandtalkabouttheirimportance.Sample:Ithinkoneofthemostimportantinventionsistheelectriclightbulb.Theimportanceofthisinventionbecomesmostapparentwhenthereisapoweroutageandwehavetofeelforeverythingindarkness.Anothermostimportantinventionistheairplane.Theinventionofairplaneshasenabledhumanbeingstofulfilltheirdreamofflyinglikebirds.Itisthefastestmeansoftransportationsofar.Moderntourismalsoowesmuchtotheinventionoftheairplane.Airplaneshaveshortenedthedistancebetweenpeopleandmadetheworldsmaller.Thankstotheinventionoftheairplane,peoplecannowtravelaroundtheworldandenjoydifferentthingsinexoticdestinations.StartingoutIsGoogleMakingUsStupid?ReadingFocusWatchashortvideothen1)findoutaboutpeople’sideasaboutwhatGooglehasdonefromdifferentanglesand2)fillinthefollowingparagraphwiththeinformationyou’vegotfromthevideo.Sixsimplelettersonaplainwhitepage–that’sthefaceof___________________________________intheworld,revered,envied,andsometimesscorned.Google’scofoundersSergeyBrinandLarryPagestartedthecompanyasgradstudents_________.Ithasmadethem________________.Todaytheystandatopanempirecastintheirownimage,__________,ambitious,andoften___________.Itisacompanylikenoother,________onlonghours,toomuchcoffee,andsomethingquiteelusive–genius.BackgroundInformationthemostpowerfultechnologycompanyin1998astonishinglyrichaudaciouscontroversialthrivingGlobalUnderstanding1DetailedInformation2CriticalThinking3LanguagePoints4ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction5Completethefollowingextractwithinformationfromthetext.Overthepastfewyears,I’vehadan1)_____________feelingthatI’mnotthinkingthewayIusedtothink,particularlywhenIam2)________.Inthepast,Iwouldbeableto3)________myselfinlengthyarticles.But,itisadifferentstorynow.Ithasbecomeanexactingthingformetodosome4)_______reading.This,Ithink,canbeattributedtoauniversalmedium–theNet,whichprovidesimmediate5)________tosuchanincrediblyrichstoreofinformation.RelianceontheNetleadstothegraduallossofmycapacityfor6)_____________andcontemplation.Similartroubleswithreadingalsofalluponotherpeople,ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandinguncomfortablereadingimmersedeepaccessconcentrationincludingScottKarp,whorecentlyconfessedthathehas7)________readingbooksaltogether,andBruceFriedman,whoclaimedthattheInternethas8)_______hismentalha