研究生英语综合教程下unit4

1Unit4ScienceandTechnologyContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1Workingroupsandsolvethefollowingcrosswordpuzzleinvolvingwordsdescribingthingsthathaveemergedinrecentyearswiththeimprovementofscienceandtechnology,e.g.email,surfingtheNet,searchengine,cellphone,etc.Startingout1EMO2NANOTE3CHNOLOGYIYC4BUMP5CLONE6S7K8DNR9HACKERNOLROWO10GENETICA11LLYWN12MVEUBL13MOUSE14NNRIODE15SPAMK16ETAILERWGIDR17CYBERPETN18NAIRG19MEATSPACETOIRZ20WEBUCATIONN1.AspecialsignthatisusedtoshowanemotioninemailandontheInternet,oftenbymakingapictureemoticon[i'məutikɔn]n.情感符2.asciencethatinvolvesdevelopingandmakingextremelysmallbutverypowerfulmachinesnanotechnology[,nænəutek'nɔlədʒi]n.纳米技术，毫微技术3.onlineromance4.Tomovearadioortelevisionprogramtoadifferenttime5.toproduceanexactcopyofananimaloraplantbytakingacellfromitanddevelopingitartificially6.Ayoungpersonwhospendsalotoftimeusingcomputersortheinternetscreenager屏幕青少年7.aknowledgeableandexperiencedInternetuserKnowbie8.Tomoveinformationorprogramsfromacomputernetworktoasmallcomputerdownload9.someonewhosecretlyusesorchangestheinformationinotherpeople’scomputersystemshacker10.GMfoodrefersto______modifiedfoodwhichisnotaffectedbyparticulardiseasesorharmfulinsectsGenetically英[dʒe'netikəli]11.anactivityperformedonInternetforumsorchatroomsthatinvolveswanderingthewebsite,readingpostsandneveractuallypostinganythingLurking潜水12.theuser(oremployee)oftheforumwhichisgrantedaccesstothepostsforthepurposeofmoderatingdiscussionontheInternetmoderator['mɒdəreɪtə]论坛版主13.A________potatoissomeonewhospendsmostoftheirtimesurfingthenet.Mouse14.someonewhohasjuststarteddoingsomething,especiallyusingtheInternetorcomputers15.emailmessagesthatacomputeruserhasnotaskedforanddoesnotwanttoread,forexamplefromsomeonewhoisadvertisingsomethingSpam垃圾邮件16.abusinessthatsellsproductsorservicesontheInternet,insteadofinashopetailern.网络零售商17.avirtualpetintheformofaninteractiveprogramCyberpet电子宠物18.ChinaandIndiawillsoonhavefarlargernumbersof________(s)thananyWesternnation.Netizen网络公民19.theoppositeofcyberspaceorthevirtualworldoftheInternetmeatspace实体世界20.educationviatheInternet;e-educationWebucationTask2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-conditionerIsGoogleMakingUsStupid?ReadingFocusGlobalUnderstanding1DetailedInformation2CriticalThinking3LanguagePoints4ReadingFocusVocabularyinAction5Task1Completethefollowingextractwithinformationfromthetext.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)_______hismentalhabits.Arecentlypublishedstudyofonlineresearchhabitsalsopointstothe9)_______inthewaywereadandthink.AlthoughtheInternetandtext-messagingoncellphonesfacilitateourreading,it’sa10)________kindofreading.AccordingtoMaryanneWolf,adevelopmentalpsychologistatTuftsUniversity,wetendtobecome“mere11)_________ofinformation”whilereadingonline.ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingstoppedalteredchangedifferentdecodersAsaconsequence,ourabilitytointerpretandmakerichmentalconnectionsremainstremendously12)_______.Anothergoodcaseinpoint,illustratingthepointthat13)___________extendacrossmanyregionsofthebrainwhenweapplydifferentmedia,isFriedrichNietzsche.Whenhisvisionwasfailinganditwastoughforhimtokeephiseyesfocusedonapage,heboughtatypewriter,withwhich14)_________couldonceagainflowfromhismindtothepage.But,asoneofNietzsche’sfriendsclaimed,itmadeNietzsche’sterseproseeven15)____________andmoretelegraphic.ReadingFocus–GlobalUnderstandingdisengagedvariationswordstighterTask2Choosethesentencethatbestexpressesthemeaningofthesentencefromthetext.(P103)Key:12345678DABDACBCReadingFocus–DetailedInformationReadthefollowingsentencesfromthetextanddiscusswithyourgroupmembershowyouunderstandthemandwhetheryouagreewiththem.Useexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.ReadingFocus—CriticalThinking1.“Wearenotonlywhatweread,”saysMaryanneWolf.“Wearehowweread.”2.Whenwereadonline,shesays,wetendtobecome“meredecodersofinformation.”Re