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1、綜合英語綜合英語4 Unit3 4 Unit3 Alienation and the Alienation and the InternetInternetPre-reading Questions1.Do you go on-line everyday?What attracts you to the Internet?2.What are the features of a net worm in your mind?3.Does the Internet unify us or alienate us?Why?2Free Template from Background informat

2、ionBackground informationAbout the author:Will Baker is an essayist in Vermont of the United States.mantra(Paragraph 4):Originally it is a word or sound in Hinduism and Buddhism repeated to aid concentration in meditation.Here it means a statement or slogan repeated frequently.Utopia(Paragraph 7):Or

3、iginally it refers to an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas Mores Utopia(1516)as enjoying perfection in law,politics,etc.Here it is used for an ideal state.3Free Template from Language workLanguage workfurther:help forward Additional training is probably the best way to further your career the

4、se days.The interests of an organization will never be furthered through acts of terrorism.alienate:cause(someone)to feel very distant from or not welcome to someone else.She was alienated from her brother by her foolish behavior.All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional read

5、ers.4Free Template from addicted:being dependent on something and wanting to spend as much time doing it as possible.Some youngsters are hopelessly addicted to video games.Shes become addicted to love stories.skew:cause to be not straight or exact;twist;distort The companys results for this year are

6、 skewed because not all our customers have paid their bills.Todays election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of country.5Free Template from lament:express sadness and regret about something He lamented the death of his friend.She lamented that she had never been to Paris.at the exp

7、ense of:at the sacrifice of According to this study,women have made notable gains at the expense of men.The orchestra has more discipline now,but at the expense of spirit.6Free Template from confront:meet face to face;set face to face He challenged his accusers to confront him openly.The lawyer conf

8、ronted the accused man with the forged check.value:regard highly;esteem We value your cooperation and would like to expand business with you.I value your comments on the report.7Free Template from Text AnalysisText AnalysisThis piece of argumentative writing falls into three parts.The first two para

9、s serve as an opening part.The following four paras constitute the body of argumentation.In the final para,the writer reiterates his main idea.8Free Template from Topic sentence:However I am also troubled by the possible unintended negative consequences.Concluding statement:All this being said,I bel

10、ieve that the key to realizing the potential of the Internet is in achieving balance in our lives.9Free Template from Part I Part I paragraph 1-2paragraph 1-21.What is the authors long cherished position about the strong points of the Internet?2.How did the author start his argumentation?10Free Temp

11、late from 1.Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage,it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters.P1本句話可理解為：Internets access and usage are so comparably free that the internet is just like international waters for people to swim as much as they like.11Fre

12、e Template from 2.But much less widely reported has been the notion that the internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users.(Complete Inversion)But the notion that the Internet has been much less widely reported.英語修辭的一個重要原則是尾重原則尾重原則，即把句子最復雜

13、的成分放在句尾以保持句子平衡。在語言使用中為了避免產生頭重腳輕、結構不平衡的句子，我們常采用倒裝倒裝語序。語序。12Free Template from Part II Part II paragraph 3-6paragraph 3-61.Whats the“cruel irony”concerning the use of the internet mentioned in para4?2.In para 5,why does the author narrate his own story?3.why does the author discuss the question whethe

14、r the internet is a real place?13Free Template from 1.But at the expense of the time that would have otherwise been available for involvement in other activities which might foster a sense of community in their villages,towns and cities.P4句子的主干是連詞but+介詞短語介詞短語at the expense of the time.實際上But at the

15、expense of the time是文章中上一個句子的最后部分，作者在這里之所以將它單獨列成一個句子，其目的也是就要強調強調but后面后面的內容的內容。14Free Template from that would have otherwise been available for involvement in other activities是限定性定語從句修飾the time,而另一個定語從句which might foster a sense of community in their villages，towns and cities修飾的是other activities。鏈式多

16、重定語從句鏈式多重定語從句，也可稱為復合式多重定語從句(complex multiple attributive clause)15Free Template from I was endeavoring to put off one sort of life for another sort of life which was not better than the life I had known before.我那是想要脫離一種生活，改換另一種生活，但是我所換到的生活比先前那一種并不見得好。Tom came to the party in patched jeans,which surp

17、rised the other guests,most of whom were wearing evening dress.湯姆穿著打了補丁的牛仔褲來參加聚會，這使得其他人感到吃驚，因為大多數(shù)客人穿的都是夜禮服。16Free Template from “Progress”was their mantra.p4“Progress”was their oft-repeated and most cherished goal.17Free Template from extended family,四世同堂的大家庭，不過隨著時代的發(fā)展，這種大家庭已經(jīng)很少。p5nuclear family,核心家

18、庭，父母和他們的孩子住在一起，這是現(xiàn)在一種比較普遍的家庭類型。single parent family，就是我們說的“單親家庭”。就是家里面只有母親或只有父親。這種家庭類型主要是父母離婚的產物。blended family，混合型家庭，就是指再婚后的家庭，男女雙方的孩子都住在一起。DINK，“丁克”家庭?！岸】恕钡挠⑽囊馑际?雙份收人，沒有孩子(double income no kids)。是近年來新興的一種家庭模式，這種家庭中只有夫妻二人，不生孩子，既有家庭的溫馨，又保持了“單身貴族”的瀟灑。18Free Template from be confronted with cognitive

19、overload face more information than one can cope with p6virtual existences:p6a set of images and sounds produced by a computer which seem so real that for most purposes they can be regarded as real19Free Template from Part III Part III paragraph 7paragraph 71.According to the author,what underlies t

20、he trend of overusing the Internet in our society?2.Does the author believe it is within human capacity to reap the benefit of the Internet without being penalized?20Free Template from This would allow us to maximize its potential without losing our sense of place.Achieving balance in our lives woul

21、d allow us to make the fullest use of the Internet.21Free Template from where the cyber-world is your cyber-oyster.p7.where the cyber-space is the very thing that gives you immediate gratification.22Free Template from Rhetorical FeaturesRhetorical FeaturesThe author of this text seems to believe tha

22、t the Internet has both advantages and disadvantages.This self-contradiction is partly illustrated by the use of antonyms such as globalization and alienation.Some other pairs of antonyms(including words and expressions)are used for the same purpose.23Free Template from .Class CheckThe detective and

23、 his assistant have begun to _ the mysterious murder.A)come through B)look into C)make over D)see to2.In _ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favourable climate.A)prime B)primitive C)primary D)preliminary3.Critics believe that the control by mass advertising has _ the

24、quality of the programs.A)affected B)effected C)lessened D)declined24Free Template from 4.I went along thinking of nothing _，only looking at things around me.A)in brief B)in doubt C)in harmony D)in particular5.There was an _ look on her face when she saw the train her husband took arrived.A)intent B

25、)intelligible C)intrinsic D)instrumental6.The numbers 8,9,14 are _.A)conscientious B)consensus C)conspicuous D)consecutiveB B A D A D 25Free Template from Vocabulary I.1.ability to develop,achieve or succeed2.cause to feel distant or not welcome3.liked it so much that wanted to spend as much time do

26、ing it as possible4.more than one can cope with5.a set of images and sounds produced by a computer which seem so real that for most purposes they can be regarded as real26Free Template from Vocabulary II.1.for the better 2.at the expense of 3.was confronted with4.took advantage of5.in earnest in jes

27、t6.are available for7.prior to8.would givepause to think27Free Template from Vocabulary III.1.alienating 2.globalization 3.framenting4.TV addict5.exaggerates6.Depression7.simulated crash8.gratified28Free Template from Vocabulary IV.ABBC BADD29Free Template from Vocabulary V.1.intended/purposeful/int

28、entional/planned2.extraordinary/unusual3.alienated/isolated/estranged4.cultivate/nurture5.considerable/excessive/indulgent6.improvement/enhancement7.misrepresent/falsify8.unimportant/trivial/minor30Free Template from Vocabulary VI.1.expanses2.thinking it is necessary monplace4.at home5.tell you6.lar

29、ge number31Free Template from Exercises for CE translation1.Theres no denying that smoking is addictive.And once you are addicted,its very difficult to get rid of the habit.2.In a Japanese-made video game,players can simulate the experience of AIDS from HIV infection until death.3.Im sure he was in

30、earnest when he said that you could use this money to continue your study of music.32Free Template from 4.We can only increase production at the expense of quality,which could ruin the companys reputation.5.She is not given to anger,but this time she really lost her temper.6.A teacher of foreign lan

31、guage should possess at the very least a graduate degree from a certified education school or institute if he is to teach high school.7.I soon perceived that I couldnt make him change his mind.33Free Template from 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)已經(jīng)把我們帶入了一個互聯(lián)網(wǎng)已經(jīng)把我們帶入了一個 真正的信息時真正的信息時代，而且正在幫助世界各地的人們在一個以代，而且正在幫助世界各地的人們在一個以前不可想象的范圍內

32、互相交流。無論互聯(lián)網(wǎng)前不可想象的范圍內互相交流。無論互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和信息高速公路走的是一條什么樣的發(fā)展道和信息高速公路走的是一條什么樣的發(fā)展道路，電訊，電視和計算機行業(yè)一致采用數(shù)碼路，電訊，電視和計算機行業(yè)一致采用數(shù)碼化的做法永遠改變了我們的交際和計算方法?；淖龇ㄓ肋h改變了我們的交際和計算方法。這種一致將使公司能提供以前因技術有限而這種一致將使公司能提供以前因技術有限而不能提供的服務。網(wǎng)絡電視將使觀眾能接觸不能提供的服務。網(wǎng)絡電視將使觀眾能接觸互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。大屏幕，高保真數(shù)字電視和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。大屏幕，高保真數(shù)字電視和DVD有有可能改變電影的拍攝方法。衛(wèi)星將幫助汽車可能改變電影的拍攝方法。衛(wèi)星將幫助汽車找到回家

33、的路。家家戶戶將接收到衛(wèi)星、微找到回家的路。家家戶戶將接收到衛(wèi)星、微波發(fā)射塔、纖維或銅線傳送的信號。波發(fā)射塔、纖維或銅線傳送的信號。34Free Template from Text Text American Online:Losing American Online:Losing the Battles,but Winning the Warthe Battles,but Winning the WarReference for questions 1.He imagined a world in which computers would be connected so that the

34、y could work much faster and everybody could use them.2.Because it was by no means easy to get a large number of subscribers,especially at the very beginning.AOL had to start with this unique marketing approach to make its product known to the general public.As a matter of fact,it took five years fo

35、r this company to attract a million subscribers.35Free Template from 3.It did not expect the fast increase of subscribers and failed to satisfy the needs of its customers.As a result,it lost a lot of money and consumer confidence.4.It got a large amount of revenue from advertising on the Internet and selling products online.36Free Template from