新世纪高职高专英语第二册UNIT7.ppt

Unit7DigitalFuture Workout Vocabulary Leadin TextStudy Vocabulary 1 confineconfinetoe g Thechairmanremindedthespeakertoconfinehimselftothesubjectunderdiscussion 2 directe g Theireffortsweredirectedtowardshelpingthehomeless Hedirectstheaffairsoftheestate 3 focusn v 集中于 某事 使某物集中于 e g Shealwayswantstobethefocusofattention 外面太吵了 我无法集中精力做试卷 It snoisyoutside Icouldn tfocusmyattentiononmytermpaper Vocabulary 4 maintain 1 keepingoodrepairorworkingordere g Thiscarhasalwaysbeenproperlymaintained 2 keepup continuee g Tomaintainahappymoodisveryimportantineverydaylife 3 assertastruee g Throughoutthetrialhemaintainedthathewasinnocentofthecharge 在整个审讯过程中他坚持说他是无辜的 Vocabulary 5 prioritye g Thebadlyinjuredhavepriorityformedicalattentionoverthoseonlyslightlyhurt Theyinsistthattherighttoliveshouldtakepriorityoverallotherconsideration 6 urgee g Heurgedmetothinkagain Heurgedthatthelibrarybekeptopenduringthevacation Vocabulary adequatedeclinedecadeedgefocusleadmaintainobjectivepromoteurge enoughforaparticularpurpose下降 下跌 婉拒 晚年的aperiodoftenyearsanadvantage 刀口n acentralpointv adj n v 维持 保养 坚持n adj 提升 促进persuadeearnestly Backgroundknowledge TheInternetOriginallyanAmericanfederalgovernmentexperimentthatbeganin1969 theInternetbecameunexpectedlypopularinthescientificcommunity 科学界 andlaterproliferated 扩散 intoaglobalsystemofinterconnectedcommercial academicandgovernmentnetworks Carryingvariousinformationandservices theInternetmakestheworldsimplerandbringspeopleclosertogether Itshrinkstimeanddistance simplifiescomplexbusinessprocesses andenablesmoreeffectivecommunicationandcollaborationinvariousfields MicrosoftWindows Discussion Discussinpairs AdvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheInternet AdvantagesandDisadvantagesoftheInternetNowadays theInternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinpeople sdailylife However people sopinionsarestilldividedonthispoint ThosewhoareinfavoroftheInternetclaimthatithasalotofadvantages Firstly informationsearchingisnolongeratoughjobwiththehelpofallkindsofsearchengines Secondly wecancontactfriendsorbusinesspartnersviae mailsorsoftwaresuchasInternetMeetingandYahooMessenger Lastbutnotleast wecantakepartingroupsormailingliststotalkwithfriendsofthesameinterest ThosewhoareopposedtotheInternetholdthatdisadvantagesaremany Inthefirstplace theInternetcostsconsiderabletime moneyandenergyespeciallyforthosewithlessself control Inthesecondplace surfingontheInternetforalongtimeharmstheeyesalot Finally moreandmoreyoungpeopleareindulgedinonlinegames Internetchatandevenpornography whichareextremelyharmfultotheirfuturedevelopment Allinall wecansafelycometotheconclusionthattheprosoutweighthecons ThepasttwentyyearswitnessedthefastdevelopmentoftheInternetalongwithnationaleconomy AbrighterfutureisawaitingusifwemakegooduseoftheInternet Backgroundknowledge TheInternetmakestheworldsmaller Theabilitytocommunicateandexchangeinformationinstantaneouslyandacrossvastdistanceshasenabledmoreindividualsandbusinessestoparticipateintheeconomy regardlessoftheirlocation Largecompaniescanconnectwithemployees suppliers andpartnersaroundtheglobe andsmallbusinessescanfindtheircustomersanywhereintheworld Businessescanhireknowledgeworkersalmostregardlessofwheretheyare greatlyexpandingemploymentopportunitiesforpeopleintheUnitedStates andgivingdevelopingnationstheabilitytobecomeeconomicpowerhousesbyprovidinginformationtechnologyservicestotherestoftheworld TheInternet alongwithothercomputertechnologies isliterallyenablingsomedevelopingcountriesto leapfrog theindustrialrevolutionandjumpstraighttotheInternetAge Backgroundknowledge TheInternetbringspeopleclosertogether BeforetheInternet itwaspossibletokeepintouchwithrelativesandfriendsacrossthecountryoraroundtheworld butitwasalsoexpensive Today communicatingwithafriendinJapanisaseasyandcheapascommunicatingwithafriendacrosstown andfamiliesregularlyusetheInternettokeepintouchwithfar flungrelatives Millionsofpeoplewithsharedinterests nomatterhowobscure exchangeinformationandbuildcommunitiesthroughWebsites emailandinstant messagingsoftware Usinginnovativeaccessibilityaids peoplewithdisabilitiescanusetheInternettohelpovercomebarriersthatpreventthemfromleadingmoreproductiveandfulfillinglives Backgroundknowledge TheInternetmakestheworldsimpler Forbusinesses theInternetbreaksdownlogisticalbarriers offeringgreaterflexibilityandpowerinthewaytheydobusiness Itshrinkstimeanddistance simplifiescomplexbusinessprocesses andenablesmoreeffectivecommunicationandcollaboration agiantcorporationcannowbeasnimbleasatinystartup whileafamilyfirmlocatedinaremoteruralvillagenowhastheworldasitsmarketplace Combinedwithadvancedproductivitysoftware theInternetenablesindividualknowledgeworkerstousetheirtimemoreefficiently andtofocusonmoreproductivetasks Anditgivesconsumerstheabilitytoshopsmarter tofindthebestproductsattherightprices Infact itempowerstheminwaysthatoncewereavailableonlytolargecompanies enablingthemtojoinwithotherstobuyproductsatlowerprices andbidcompetitivelyaroundtheworld Textstudy Globalreading Detailedreading Textstudy Readthroughthetextandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions Textstudy 1 Whatdoes IT standfor 2 Whyshouldmoreattentionbepaidtoinformationtechnology 3 Whatistheaimoftheproposal 4 WhatdoexpertsurgethegovernmenttodotoimproveITresearch 5 WhataretheproblemsinITdevelopmentintheUS 6 WhatarethefourareasrecommendedbyexpertsforITdevelopment Textstudy Para 1 Para 2 1 Whatdoes IT standfor IT standsforinformationtechnology 2 Whyshouldmoreattentionbepaidtoinformationtechnology MoreattentionshouldbepaidtoinformationtechnologybecauseAmericaisindangeroflosingitsleadininformationtechnology Textstudy 4 Whatistheaimoftheproposal Theaimistorecaptureintheuniversitiesandresearchlabsmuchoftheexcitementthatexistedattop rateddepartmentsinthepast Para 3 Para 4 3 WhatdoexpertsurgethegovernmenttodotoimproveITresearch TheyurgethegovernmenttoincreasespendingonITresearchby 1 4billionayearwiththefocusonlong term high riskprojects Textstudy 5 WhataretheproblemsinITdevelopmentinUS FederalfundingforITresearchhasremainedflatordeclinedinrealterms thoseprogramsbeingfundedtendtobedirectedtoshort termobjectives reflectingprioritieswithinindustryitself andfewcompaniesarenowsupportingthekindoflong termresearchonwhichUSleadershiphasbeenfounded Para 5 Textstudy Para 6 Para 7 Para 8 6 WhatarethefourareasrecommendedbyexpertsforITdevelopment Theyarelargesoftwaresystems thedesignandoperationoflargeinformationnetworks computerdesignwithnewtechniques andITtraining Para 5 Textstudy Para 9 Line46 50 TokeepitscompetitiveedgetheUnitedStatesmustrededicateitselftocuttingedgehigh techresearchanddevelopment thereportconcludes orriskbeingovercomebynationswithaclearerplanandastrongerviewofthefuture TokeepitscompetitiveleadinIT theUnitedStatesmustmakeitsbestefforttoremainintheveryfrontofhigh techresearchanddevelopment thereportconcludes Otherwise thecountrywillriskbeingtakenbyothernationswithaclearerplanandastrongerviewofthefuture Detailedreading 1 Theimportanceofphysicalexercisetohealthhasbeenrecognizedbymanypeople 2 Theimportanceofenvironmentalprotectiontosustainabledevelopmenthasbeenunderstoodbythelocalgovernment Detailedreading Lines11 14 Thoseprogramsthatarebeingfundedtendtobedirectedtoshort termobjectives reflectingprioritieswithinindustryitself Thoseprogramsthatarebeingfundedbythegovernmentusuallyonlyfocusonshort termobjectives showingtheimmediateneedsoftheindustry Detailedreading 1 Manyastudentgoestheretoplaycomputergamesafterschoolnow 2 Manyaletterwassenttodifferentcompaniestocollectinformationaboutthegraduatesofthecollegeworkingthere Detailedreading 1 Thetaskshouldbetocompletetheprojectbytheendofthismonth 2 ThepurposeshouldbetoimproveyourmasterofEnglish Detailedreading Line31 32 SoftwareresearchshouldbeoneoftheNation shighestR Dpriorities SoftwareresearchshouldbeoneoftheNation shighestprioritiesonresearchanddevelopment Detailedreading 1 Thediseasecouldbespreadingataspeedfarbeyondtheexpectationsofthedoctors 2 Thewidespreaduseofcomputersindifferentfieldstodaywouldbefarbeyondtheexpectationoftheinventors Detailedreading Line41 43 Finally theUSneedstodealwithahostofsocio economicissuesarisingfromtheinformationrevolution centeringonITliteracy educationanduniversalaccess Finally theUSneedstodealwithaseriesofsocio economicissuescomingfromtheinformationrevolution centeringonITknowledge educationandtheaccesstointernetinformationfromanywhereintheworld Detailedreading Line46 50 TokeepitscompetitiveedgetheUnitedStatesmustrededicateitselftocuttingedgehigh techresearchanddevelopment thereportconcludes orriskbeingovercomebynationswithaclearerplanandastrongerviewofthefuture TokeepitscompetitiveleadinIT theUnitedStatesmustmakeitsbestefforttoremainintheveryfrontofhigh techresearchanddevelopment thereportconcludes Otherwise thecountrywillriskbeingtakenbyothernationswithaclearerplanandastrongerviewofthefuture SummaryoftheTextTheUSPresident sInformationTechnologyAdvisoryCommittee ITAC hasnowurgedthegovernmenttoheavilyincreasespendingonITresearchastheybelievethefederalresearchoninformationtechnologyisseriouslyinadequate Accordingtothem theUSisindangeroflosingitsleadinITasthegovernmentfundinghasfallenbehindtheimportanceofitinthenationaleconomicgrowth TheyalsofindthatasthepresentgovernmentfundedITprograms onlyreflectingprioritieswithinindustryitself tendtobedirectedtoshort termobjectives thelong termresearchactuallygetslittlesupportfromcompanies Summary InordertorestorethelostenthusiasminITresearchinAmericanuniversitiesandresearchlabs ITAChasparticularlyproposedintheirreportforastrategicinitiativein visionaryandhigh risk ITprojects Theseprojectsfallintofourareasfordevelopment largesoftwaresystems thedesignandoperationoflargeinformationnetworks computerdesignwithnewtechniques andITtraining Inaddition thereporthassuggestedavarietyofmanagementstructuresfortheinitiativesoastokeepAmerica scompetitiveedgeinITindustry Summary CS P1 2 CS P1 2 ListeningPractice Directions Listentothefollowingpassage Anddecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesare T or F InanInternetchatroom kidsareadvisednottoaskotherpeople snames addressesandphonenumbers It shardforastrangertocollectdetailsaboutakidbecausetheyhavenochancestotalkaboutthemselves TheChildren sOnlineProtectionActallowsWebsitestoobtainparents permissionbeforecollectinginformationfromchildrenunder13 Thespeakerpointsoutitisagoodpracticeforparentstoexplaintotheirkidswhytheyshouldn tgiveWebsitesinformationinthefirstplace Accordingtothespeaker childrenshouldlearntoprotectthemselvesfromonlinedangers 1 2 3 4 5 F F F T T ProtectyourkidsfromonlinedangersWhenchattingontheInternet kidsmightknowthattheyshouldn tgivestrangerstheirrealnames addressesandphonenumbers Buttheymightnotrealizethattheyalsoshouldavoidgivingoutsuchinformationastheschoolstheyattendorevenchurchesorcommunitycentretheybelongto It snothardforastrangertocollectdetailsaboutakidifhepaysspecialattentiontothekid swordsinachatroom MuchofwhatI vereadaboutprotectingyoungpeoplefromonlinedangersplacestheresponsibilityoneveryoneexceptthekidsthemselves Forexample theChildren sOnlineProtectionActrequiresWebsitestoobtainparents permissionbeforecollectinginformationfromchildrenunder13 Thoughthat sagoodpracticeforsitestofollow it sanevenbetterpracticeforparentstoexplaintotheirkidswhytheyshouldn tgiveWebsitesinformationinthefirstplace Ifparentscouldmaketheirkidsunderstandthis theydon thavetorelyoneveryWebsiteobeyingthoserules becausemanydon t asastudybyindependentresearchersshows Workout II1 urged2 edge3 bepromoted4 adequate5 focus 6 lead7 objective8 declined9 decade10 maintain Workout II