新视野大学英语听说教程1 unit 9
时间：2018-12-01 作者：英语课 分类：新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第四册
II. Listening Skills
Making Calculations
W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer?
M：Well, it’s $25 for labor 1 to start with. A new modern cost another 50 bucks 2. On top of that I needed a new battery, and it cost $17.
Q: How much did the man spend altogether fixing his computer?
W: How long are you on the Internet every day?
M：About three hours a day. I promised Dad to cut that in half, but the Internet is so slow.
Q: How much time has the man promised to spend on the Net every day.
W: Where did you get all these e-mails?
M：I got ten messages from classmates, one about an assignment and one from my brother. Five were spam, the annoying stuff that comes at all times.
Q: How many e-mail messages did the woman get altogether?
W: It takes twice as long to open my Hotmail now. I need over a minute to see my mail. Is the problem Hotmail or the ISP?
M：Forget Hotmail. I get e-mail through a local provider in ten seconds. Try it.
Q: How long did it use to take the man to get his mail?
W: Talking about computer, what’s the meaning of Pentium 4 and clock speed?
M：Imagine the processor of a computer as a bus. The higher the Pentium number, the larger the the bus and the more information it can carry. Clock speed tells how fast data are processed. A clock speed of 100 is half as fast as a speed of 200.
Q: How much faster is a clock speed of 200 than a clock speed of 100?
1.D 2. C 3.A 4.B 5.C
III. Listening In
Task 1: The Internet on Campus
The Internet, a worldwide information network, is used at universities mainly as an information supply source. Staff supply information via the Internet and students may access it or any other publicly available information. The Internet is also useful for students to communicate with staff.
Teachers may present lecture materials in lecture halls, and at the same time, they can distribute the materials for students to access from any location at any time via their computer. Such materials are preesented mainly in the form of text, still pictures and hypertext links. Students find this valuable and relevant to their needs. If they must miss a lecture, students can still keep up to date. Staff users may put up notices of conferences, maintain professional contacts, and communicate and conduct discussions with their colleagues or students. Students, on the other hand, are taught haow to use the Internet as an individual productivity 3 tool in several courses.
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. C
Task 2: Surfing the Net
W: Hi Bryan. Hare you doing? You look tired.
M：Oh, I’m a little burnt out. I’ve been surfing the Net for the last few hours.
W: Were you doing schoolwork, or was it just for pleasure?
M：Well, I wanted to get some information on South America for a project I have, but I found a really interesting chat site with people from there and started chatting.
W: Well, did you get the information you needed?
M：Yes, but then we spent lots of time chatting about other interests.
W: I see. The Internet is a wonderful place. There is so much information available. I completely understand how you can get distracted 4. Sometimes I find myself looking for one piece of information, but by the time I am finished I have a lot more than I started off looking for.
M：I know. One thing I really don’t like about it, though, is it takes so much longer to find things, because many sites are useless.
W: Yes, there’s that, and also, I often find the same site over and over again in a search. That definitely wastes lots of my time.
M：And, of course, there are sites that offer little to no relevant information on the topic you are searching for. In my search today, I found quite a few sites that were nothing more than old local news archives and event calendars.
W: Well, I’m sure they were useful to someone at some time, but they should be removed when they’re no longer of use to anyone.
M：I agree. With all the time I spnd on it, I still find it to be the best source of information available. And speaking of information, I really should read through what I got on the Internet and start working on my project.
W: Okay. Good luck. It’s funny we had this chat, as I was just on my way home to surf the Net myself.
M：Well, it was nice talking to you, and maybe I’ll meet you in a chat room later tonight.
Surfing the Internet for the last few hours.
Some information on South America for a project he had.
Because there is so much information available.
It takes so much longer to find things because many sites are useless.
She thinks they were useful to someone at some time, but they sgould be removed when they’re no longer of use to anyone.
Task 3: Internet Addiction 5
Over the years, studies have shown that it’s possible to become addicted 6 to the Internet. Actually, college students are most likely to have the addiction because of many factors. Difficulty in adapting to life away from home, and certain psychological problems like depression or social anxiety are among the main reasons. College students have lots free time to spend and many of them are supplied with free Internet access and a computer in their doorms. It’s really easy to get addicted. Walking through the computer labs, you are most likely to find students chatting or surfing on the Internet. There are not just some, but many students not really doing anything related to schoolwork. They are spending far too much time online, which may do harm to their schoolwork and other activities. As a result, some have been academically dismissed, and others are even in the danger zone for developing an addiction needs to be addressed now as a serious problem on college campuses.
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Task 4: A Brief Introduction
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New Threats to Security wake your interest
IV. Speaking Out
Focusing Attention
Model 1 As far as I’m concerned, …
Now Your Turn
Nicole: Hi, Chris! What’s up?
Christopher: The damned 9 Internet is down again. Seems like it’s always down. What do you think I should do?
Nicole: If uou ask me, you just need to have your connection checked.
Christopher: Maybe you’re right. But, to tell the truth, what I really need is to have my own computer.
Nicole: Why? As far as I’m concerned, that’s not necessary when you’re living on campus.
Model 2 In my opinion
Ashley: Hey Mike, what are you doing online?
Michael: Well, I’m getting some ideas for my term paper.
Ashley: Ideas? Well, I personally think we should think for ourselves.
Michael: It’s easier said than done! Working with the Internet is much faster , you know.
Ashley: But, in my opinion, that’s a form of plagiarism 10.
Michael: Come on, Ashley. I never quote the passages; I just use their ideas.
Model 3 As I See it, …
Maria: I’ve got to do two assignments this week, but the Internet is not always a timer saver.
Jessica: Searching on the Internet? Don't’t you think it’s hard to find the right information for your assignments?
Maria: No, just the opposite. There’s too much information. I start looking for one thing, and see something else. Before I know it, I’m completely off topic.
Jessica: Well, as I see it, you should focus on what you are doing and not get distracted.
Maria: But, the point is that it’s very hard to stay on one topic when other topics keep flashing and jumping out at you!
V. Let’s Talk
Anne: John! You’re playing computer games again?
John: Hi, darling. I’m just surfing the Net.
Anne: Oh, my gosh! You’re becoming a Net-addict!
John: Come on, Anne. I find the Internet very useful—I can find anything. Want me to search for
the number of Net-addicts in America?
Anne: John, you spend more time on the Net than with me. It’s kind of unhealthy!
John: Unhealthy? Here, just feel my muscles. I like Atlas—I can lift the world with the Net. Anne: Stop joking, John. You spend hours closed up in your room, with just your computer for
company, like a recluse 11. It is as if you lived in a computer!
John: Not really. I am in touch with the world through the Web.
Anne: But it is not the same. You need to interact 12 with people, play real games, and enjoy nature. Your virtual 13 world is a form of… of… escapism.
John: The real world could use some escaping form, don’t you think?
Anne: You know, John, it is not just you; most young people—even children—spend so much time on the Net that it is not only affecting their eyesight but also their personalities 14. They are becoming unsociable…
John: Anyway, look at the positive side: the amount of useful information available on the Web is amazing.
Anne: I know that. As long as the Internet is only a virtual girlfriend, I won’t have to worry about it.
John:2,4,6,8
Anne:1,3,5,7
For Reference 15
a
A, say hello to B and ask what he is doing online.
Hi,Brian. You’re online again! Searching for something?
B, respond to A’s greeting and answer his /her question.
Hello, Vivian. I’m playing games. It’s thrilling!
A, show your concern for B by listening some dia=sadvantages of Net addiction.
Come on, Brian. You’ve spent too much time online. Haven’t you ever worried about your study? Your addiction to the Net will spoil you!
B, account for your Net addiction by listing some conveniences and excitement the Internet brings to you.
Don’t be joking, Vivian. The Internet is so convenient, and you can do everything on it. I enjoy playing games online. It’s really exciting!
b
A, greet B and ask what he is doing.
Hi, Dave. What’re you doing? Seems you’re doing editing 16 work.
B, respond to A.
Well, I just downloaded an essay from the Net, and have got to make some changes for my literature class.
A, make comments on B’s practice.
What? Downloaded an essay? Are you crazy? We’re supposed to write papers by ourselves. B, try to justify 17 your act.
Sounds easy! But I don’t have the time. Besides, I’m not into literature, you know.
VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking
Listening
Task 1: The Origin of the Internet
The story of the Internet begins in the late 1950s. The Soviet 18 Union launched Sputnik in 1957. ThePentagon set up a research team in 1958 to create a computer network to operate during disasters like a nuclear war. The resulting network linked U.S. scientific and academic researchers. It grew
into the World Wide Web or the Internet that became the network system of the Information Age. In 1985, the National Science Foundation created a network which provided a free national service to any U.S. research and education institution. Later, large corporations began to build their own networks. All those networks finally joined the Pentagon’s network to form the Internet. By the 1990s, anyone with a computer, a modern, and Internet software could link up to the Internet. In the future, the Internet will probably grow more complex and become part of a larger network called the information highway. With that people could bank, shop, watch TV, and perform many other activities online.
Task2: The Internet—A Small Town
The Internet is a global network, but in many ways it’s like a small town with similar services to offer. There are electronic post offices to send and receive e-mail, functioning somewhat more efficiently 19 than the Post Office we know. There are libraries of information that stay open 24 hours a day with millions of books and documents to browse 20 or search through on the World Wide Web or WWW. You can also enjoy real-time text-based communication, using written or printed material to communicate with others immediately and almost “face to face”. Local coffee shops are seen in the guise 21 of chat room, with people dropping by at all hours of the day and night to socialize. Online education and training is available just as it is in a “bricks and mortar” university or school. Online banking 22 offers you all the services available at your local bank, without fearing to be mugged at an ATM. You can buy almost anything, listen to your local radio station or do your grocery shopping. Indeed, the Internet is your town in a box!
Task3: If only life could be like a computer!
To get your daily exercise, just click on “run”!
If you need a break from life, click on “suspend”.
Hit “any key” to continue life when ready.
To “add/remove” someone in your life, click settings.
To improve your appearance, just adjust the display settings.
When you lose your car keys, click on “find”.
You could click on “send” and the kids would go to bed immediately.
To feel like a person, click on “refresh”.
Click on “close” to shut up the noises.
To undo 23 a mistake, click on “back”.
Is your furniture getting old? Click “update”.
If you messed up your life, you could press “Alt, Ctrl, Delete” and start all over!
Speaking
1. F 2. T 3.T 4.F 5.T
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Farmers are introducing in novations which increase the productivity.农民们正引进提高生产力的新方法。
- The workers try to put up productivity.工人设法提高生产率。
- When working, one should concentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted. 工作时要集中精力，不要分心。
- Noise outside distracted her mind from her studies. 门外的噪音使她心神不宁，无法集中注意力学习。
- He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
- Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。
- He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
- She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
- They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
- The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
- It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
- He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。
- The play was damned by the reviewers. 这部戏被评论家们批评得一无是处。
- She damned herself with one stupid remark. 她被自己的一句蠢话毁了。
- Teachers in America fight to control cheating and plagiarism.美国老师们努力对付欺骗和剽窃的问题。
- Now he's in real trouble.He's accused of plagiarism.现在他是真遇到麻烦了。他被指控剽窃。
- The old recluse secluded himself from the outside world.这位老隐士与外面的世界隔绝了。
- His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.他的寡妻孤寂地度过了余生。
- All things are interrelated and interact on each other.一切事物互相联系并相互作用。
- The policeman advised the criminal to interact with the police.警察劝罪犯与警方合作。
- This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
- At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。
- There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
- Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
- We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
- I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。
- The processing of data in random order,not subject to preliminary editing or sorting.未经预先编辑或分类，以任意次序对数据进行的处理的做法。
- He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
- Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
- The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
- Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
- I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
- It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors.他们假装成视察员进了学校。
- The thief came into the house under the guise of a repairman.那小偷扮成个修理匠进了屋子。