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NewHorizonCollegeEnglishUnit4SectionBTheInformationSuperhighway新视野Unit4SectionBDirectoryRecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)ComprehensionGuideLanguagePointsBlank-fillingwithNewWordsReplacementwithWordsorExpressionsDictationMultipleChoiceReadingSkillsTextBExercisesTestYourselfPracticeInourNewHorizonCollegeEnglishseries,wehavebeenanalyzingeveryPassageAfromUnit1,Book1uptonow.Thiskindofpracticehasthreepurposes:1.comingtoabetterunderstandingofthemainideasofthereadingpassages;2.understandingtextstructure;3.helpingusconstructwell-organizedparagraphsorshortcompositions.Ⅰ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)ThroughTextStructureAnalysis,wehavebecomefamiliarwithquiteafewbasicstructuresofatextsuchasCauseandEffect,ComparisonandContrast,TimeSequence,aSetofSequentialActions,aGeneralPointSupportedbyDetails/Examples/aListofThings,aProblem-SolutionPattern,etc.BackⅠ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)BackParagraphsareimportantunitsofthoughtintheessaysandstoriesyouhavetoread.Andfiguringoutthemainideainaparagraphisyourbasicchallengeasareader.Ahelpfulcluetoitoftenliesinthewayawriterarrangesinformationinaparagraph.Ⅰ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)Paragraphinformationoftenappearsinpatternsthatcanberecognizedoranalyzed.Ifyouknowsometypicalparagraphpatternsinwhichinformationmayappear,youmayfinditeasiertounderstandwhatyouread.Ofcourse,nowriterfollowsanypatternsrigidly.Usually,inanessayorstory,manydifferentpatternsappear.Inasingleparagraph,infact,theyoftenoverlapandcombine.Butbeingawareoftypicalpatternsinareadingselectioncanhelpyoufollowawriter’sthoughtsandideas.BackⅠ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)HerearetwomoreexamplesfrompassageA:Example1Allthesedevelopingregionsseeadvancedcommunicationsasawaytoleapoverwholestagesofeconomicdevelopment.Widespreadaccesstoinformationtechnologies,forexample,promisestocondensethetimerequiredtochangefromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoindustriesthatinvolveengineering,marketing,anddesign.Moderncommunications“willgivecountrieslikeChinaandVietnamahugeadvantageovercountriesstuckwitholdtechnology”.(Para.2,PassageA,Unit4)BackⅠ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)Whatisthemainideaoftheparagraph?Advancedcommunicationsareseenasawaytoleapoverwholestagesofeconomicdevelopment.Why?Itisbecauseinformationtechnologiesshortenthetimerequiredtochangefromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoengineering,marketinganddesignindustries.Andwhatismore,moderncommunications“willgivecountrieslikeChinaandVietnamahugeadvantageovercountriesstuckwitholdtechnology”.Whatisthestructureoftheparagraph?Itisageneralstatementsupportedbyreasons.BackⅠ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)Example2WirelessdemandandusagehavealsoexplodedacrosstheentirewidthandbreadthofLatinAmerica.Forwirelessphoneserviceproviders,nowhereisbusinessbetterthaninLatinAmerica—havinganoperationthereislikehavinganendlesspileofmoneyatyourdisposal.BellSouthCorporation,withoperationsinfourwirelessmarkets,estimatesitsannualrevenueperaveragecustomeratabout$2,000ascomparedto$860intheUnitedStates.That’spartlybecauseLatinAmericancustomerstalktwotofourtimesaslongonthephoneaspeopleinNorthAmerica.(Para.8,PassageA,Unit4)BackⅠ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)Whatisthemainideaoftheparagraph?WirelessdemandandusagehaveexplodedacrosstheentireLatinAmerica.Whatarethereasonstosupportthismainidea?Wirelessphoneserviceprovidersaremakingalotofmoneyoutofinformationtechnologies.BackⅠ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)Whatistheexamplegiventosupportthemainidea?BellSouthCorporationestimatesitsannualrevenueperaveragecustomeratabout$2,000ascomparedto$860intheUnitedStates.Whatisthestructureoftheparagraph?Itisageneralstatementsupportedbydetailsofreasonsandanexample.BackⅠ.ReadingSkills:RecognizingParagraphPatterns(I)1.YourschoolhasnoprofessorsofJapanese,alanguageyouwanttolearnbeforevisitingJapanduringthecomingsummerholiday.Don’tworry.Justsignupforthelanguagecourseofferedbyaschoolinanotherdistrictorcity,havethelatesteditionofthecourseteachingmaterialssenttoyourcomputer,andattendbyvideo.Ifyouneedextrahelpwithatranslationassignmentoryourpronunciation,atutorcangiveyoufeedbackviayourcomputer.(Para.2,PassageB,Unit4)A.Whatistheproblemidentified?B.Whatarethesolutionsmentioned?YourschoolhasnoprofessorsofJapaneseandyouwanttolearnthelanguage.Justsignupforalanguagecourseofferedbyaschoolinotherplacesandthematerialsandinstructionscanbesenttoyouviayourcomputer.ReadingSkills:PracticeXV.ReadthefollowingparagraphsfromPassageBandanswerthequestions.BackC.Whatisthestructureoftheparagraph?Aproblem-solutionpattern.2.Poorpeoplemustalsohaveaccesstohightechnology,saysanotherexpert.“Suchaccesswillbecrucialtoobtainingahigh-qualityeducationandgettingagoodjob.Somanytransactionsandexchangesaregoingtobemadethroughthismedium—banking,shopping,communication,andinformation—thatthosewhohavetorelyonthepostmantosendtheircorrespondenceriskreallyfallingbehind,”hesays.(Para.12,PassageB,Unit4)ReadingSkills:PracticeB.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsupportthemainidea?C.Whatisthestructureoft