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1、5Unit9Text AThe Web Lifestyle网络生活方式Today in the United States， there are over 22 million adults using the Web，about half of whomaccess the Internet at least once a day Meanwhile ， the variety of activities on the Webis broadening at an amazing rate There is almost no topic about which you cannot fin

2、d fairly interesting material on the Web Many of thesesites are getting excellent traffic flow Want to buy a dog? Or sell a share? Ororder a car? Use the Internet当今美国有 2200 万个成年人在使用网络，他们中大约半数人要每天至少上互联网一次。同时，网上 活动方式正以惊人的速度变得更加多样化。任何一个主题你都能在网上找到与之有关的非常有趣的材料。 许多网站正变成极好的商业交易渠道。想买狗吗?或者卖股份 ?或者定购一辆汽车 ?那就用网

3、络吧。Where are we going to get the time to live with the Web ? In some instances，people will actually save time because the Webwill make doing things more efficient than in the past ，being able to get information about a major purchase ，for example ， or finding out how much your used car is worth ， or

4、 what your cheapest way of getting to Florida is That is easy to find on the Web ， even today In other instances ， people will trade the time they now spend reading the paper ，or watching television ， for information or entertainment they will find on the computer screen Americans ， particularly you

5、ng ones， will spend less time in front of a television，more onthe Web 我们哪有时间消磨在网络上 ?一些实例表明应用网络能更节约时间，因为网络能使我们更有效率地处 理一些事情，能搜索到某一重要购买品的信息，例如帮你判定你那辆旧车的价钱，或者去佛罗里达州的最 便宜的方法。即使是现在，这些都很容易在网上找到答案。其他情况，人们会把现在花费在读报、看电视 等获得信息或消遣的时间转用到电脑屏幕前来。美国人特别是年轻人花费在网络上的时间将比花费在电视 上的时间多。One greatbenefit of the Web is that i

6、t allows us to move information onlinethat now resides in paper form Several states in America are using the Web in aprofound way You can apply for various permits or submit applications licenses Somestates are putting up listings jobs ， but all the jobs available in the state information be moved o

7、n to the Internet网络的一大好处在于我们可以在线移动这些现在存在于纸上的资料。 很广。你可以在网上申请各种形式的许可证或提交营业执照申请书。一些州在网上张贴工作职位列表 不仅仅有本州政府提供的工作，而且有本州所有可供选择的工作。我相信随着时间的变化，现在政府印刷 出版的资料，以及所有以纸张形式存在的资料都将会被转移到互联网上。Electronic commerce notches up month by month， too It is difficult because a lot of electronic commerce involves existing buyers

8、 and sellers who are simply moving paper based transactions business Microsoft computers(PC)online it has just improved the efficiency occurred where electronic commerce matches buyers and sellers who would not previously have found each other When you go to a book site and find an obscurebook that

9、you never would have found in a physical bookstore， that is a new typeof commerce 电子商务每月也在扩展。很难数清有多少，因为许多电子商务涉及到现存的买卖双方仅仅是 ( 单纯地 ) 把纸上交易转为网上。这不是新的商业形式。例如微软公司就是通过网络而不是纸上形式收购了数百万美of jobs I believe that governments print ， and all those paperfor business not just state government ，over time ， that all

10、the forms they now have， will美国有几个州的网络运用的范围tomeasure ，to the Web That ， for example ， purchases millions of dollars instead of by paper However， that is not a fundamental of an existing commerce matches buyers and sellersnot new personal change ； process The biggest impact hasisof元的液晶显示器。但是这不是根本性的变化

11、，因为它仅仅提高了现存交易过程的效率，而电子商务最大的 影响在于它使先前素不相识的买卖双方联系在一起。你进入某个网上书店并发现一本你在普通书店不容易 找到的书，这是一种新型的商业。Today, about half of all PCs are still not connected to the Web Gettingcommunications cost down and making all the software simple will bring in those people And that ，in turn ，will move us closer to the critic

12、al mass that will make the Web lifestyle everyone's lifestyleOne element people underestimate is thedegree to which the hardware and software will improve Just take one aspect：screen technology I do mye-mail on a 20-inch liquid crystal display(LCD)monitor Itis not available at a reas on able pri

13、ce yet, but in two years it will be. In tenyears , a 40-i nch LCD with much higher resoluti on will be com mon place.目前大约有半数的私人电脑还没有上网。降低信息费并简化软件将吸引这部分人。这样就能逐级接近 使网络生活方式成为每个人的一种生活方式这一重要阶段。人们往往低估硬件和软件发展程度这一因素。 仅仅举一个例子：显示器技术。我在20英寸的液晶显示器上发电子邮件，现在该显示器价格仍然不菲，但是不出两年就会便宜下来。不出10年，可能40英寸的高清晰度的液晶显示器就会很平常了。Th

14、e boundary between a televisionset an a PC will be blurred because even theset-top box that you connect up to your cable or satellite will have a processor more powerful than what we have today in the most expensive PC. This will . ineffect . make your television a computer .电视与电脑之间的界限将会变得模糊起来，因为连接有

15、线或卫星的顶置式电视机将来会安装上一个处 理器，它的功能会比我们现在最昂贵的电脑还要强大。这实际上将使我们的电视成为电脑。Interaction with the Web will also improve， making it much easier for peopleto be involved. Today the keywords we use to search the Web often return to toomany articles to sort through， many of them out of con text. If you want to lear nab

16、out the fastest computer chip available， you might end up gett ing respon sesin stead about potato chips being deliveredin fast trucks . In the future ，we shallbe either speak ing or typing sentences into the computers. If you ask about the speed of chips ，the result will be about computers . not po

17、tatoes . Speech recognition also means that you will be able to call in on a phone and ask if you have any new messages， or check on a flight ， or check on the weather .网络与人之间的相互作用会日益加强，会更便于人们操作。现在我们在网上搜索关键词常常会得到太 多的文章以至于我们无法从中归类选择，其中许多是脱离背景毫不相干的。比如你想了解目前运转速度最 快的电脑芯片（computer chip）速度是多少，你得到的答案可能是关于快

18、运货车运送薯片（potato chips）的速度。但是将来我们可以通过语音或手动输入句子到电脑。如果你再问“speed of chips ”，答案会是关于电脑的而不再是关于马铃薯片的。语音识别系统意味着你可以通过电话输入询问最新消息或检查航班或 天气。To predict that it will take over ten years for these cha nges to happe n is probably pessimistic . We usually overestimate what we do in two years and underestimate what we

19、can do in ten . The Web will be as much a way of life as the car by 2008. Perhaps before .估计实现这些变化需要 10年时间的话可能太悲观了。我们通常过高地估计了我们两年内要实现的目标， 但对于10年目标又往往估计得过低。到 2008年甚至更早一些，网络可能就像汽车一样成为我们的一种生 活方式。CLOZE1V. Cloze . Please pay attention that there are more words than are necessary admit affect compete con

20、flict degree en ter esse ntial future however in flue nee moreover positi on step thi nk uni mporta ntThe fact that I enjoy learning and gaining knowledge was my main reason for choos ing to enter college , but I must admit that it was not the sole（惟一的）reas on .In today ' s world, a college educ

21、ation had become almost essential if one wishes to compete in the job market . In the next several years， this trend will surelycontinue . with a bachelor ' s（学士 ）degree becoming almost indispensable（必不可少的）if one wishes to find a worthwhile（有价值的）position ， and a master ' s（硕士 ）degree becomin

22、g highly desirable for advaneed positions. Although it may soundmaterialistic（ 唯物的）。I felt that attending college was a practical and necessary step that I took to ensure a secure future for my family and myself . I made my choice to study engineering primarily on the basis of my love of mathematics

23、 and the physical sciences ; however，the fact that it is a well-paid and respected profession did have some in flue nee on my final decisi on to study.喜欢学习和获取知识是我选择进人大学的主要原因，但是我必须承认这不是惟一的原因。在当今的世 界，如果想在工作中具有竞争力，那么拥有大学水平的教育是必需的。在未来的几年中，这种趋势肯定会 继续下去，如果一个人想找到一个有价值的岗位，学士学位已经变得必不可少了，并且硕士学位对某些高 级岗位来讲是非常合意

24、的。尽管听起来是唯物的，但是我感觉上大学是必要的实践步骤，是用来保证我和 我的家庭未来安全的。基于对数学和自然科学的热爱，我选择学习工程。然而，搞工程收入高和受到尊敬 对我最后做岀决定确实有一些影响。Text BWhat Are Computers 计算机是什么Since their first appearance on earth ， men have gathered information and have attempted to pass useful ideas to others The carvings of word-pictures on the walls of anc

25、ient caves as well as symbols on stone tablets represent someof man's earliest efforts to convey information Scenes of hunting ，maps of battles ， and stories of heroes were put down for all to See自从人在地球上出现以来，就着手收集信息并设法将有用的想法传达给其他人。石碑上及古代岩洞壁上 刻的图形文字和符号， 都体现出人类早期传递信息所做的努力。 这些狩猎场面、 战斗地图和英雄故事被 “记 录”

26、下来，供大家观看。But as civilizations grew more complex， better methods of communication wereneededThe written word ，the carrier pigeon ，the telegraph ，and manyother devices carried ideas faster and faster from person to person In recent years one typeof machine ，the electronic computer ， has become increas

27、ingly important in the lives of all people in the industrialized nations of the world Computers are now widely used aids for communication ，calculation ，and other activities Their effect becomes more important every day 但是，社会文明日趋复杂，人们需要有更好的通讯方法。文字、信鸽、电报和其他许多手段使人们之 间传递消息越来越快。近年来，一种被称为“电子计算机”的机器，在世界各工

28、业国家人们的生活中已变 得愈来愈重要。计算机已经成为通讯、计算及其他活动中广泛使用的辅助工具，其作用日益重要。Man has always been interested in extending the range of his senses and the power of his mind Through the years ，he has invented many instruments to help him see better and understand moreHe invented the telescope for example ， to be able to loo

29、k at faraway objects To see the very small things in the world he developed the microscope Radios ， telephones ,and telegraphs are means by which man has extended the range of his senses of hearing and speech人类一向希望扩大自己的感官和智力的范围。多年来，人类发明了许多仪器以便能够看得更清，懂得 更多。例如，为了能够观察远处的事物，人类发明了望远镜；为了观察世界上非常细小的东西，研制了显

30、微镜。无线电、电话及电报都是人类赖以扩大自己的听觉和说话功能范围的手段。， man first began to identify and count What is it? ”and“Howmany?''It was a long of things began Early manused his fingers Perhaps each of his fingers and toes ， the measures of grain he had stored Whatever it was that early manWhile developing his power o

31、f thought objects He began to ask the questions time ago that this numbering and comparing and his toes as the first counting aid represented one of the animals he owned and the piles of firewood he needed each day counted he soon needed something more than his fingers and toes to keep adequate reco

32、rds We know， for example ，that in early times shepherds cut notches in their staffs as they led their flocks to pasture Each notch probably represented onesheepRegular checks showed when a ewe was left behind or when a new lamb was born在发展思维能力的同时，人类首先开始学习识别和点数物件，并且开始问：“这是什么 ?”“有多少 ?”等。这种将物体进行编号和比较的方

33、法在很久之前就开始了。早期的人类最初利用手指和脚趾作为点数辅 助工具。也许他的每个手指和脚趾代表他拥有的一头牲畜，是其谷物储藏量的计量单位，表示他每天所需的木柴堆数。不管早期人类所点数的是什么，很快他们就需要比手指和脚趾更有效的工具，以便记录做得 更详尽。例如，我们知道古时候牧羊人把羊群赶往牧场的时候，会在牧杖上刻V 形凹痕，每个刻痕就可能代表一只羊。定期检查，他们就可以了解一只母羊什么时候掉队的，一只羊羔是什么时候出生的。Using a different method， a farmer might have had a pile of stones in frontof his gran

34、ary representing the amount of grain stored More stones were added asmore wheat was brought from the fields at harvest time When craftsmen exchangedcloth or pots for the grain ， stones were taken away from the pile The farmer then had a continuous record of the grain stored 另外一种不同的方法是，农夫可能在谷仓前堆放一堆石块

35、，以代 表其贮藏谷物的数量。收获季节从 田野里新收获了小麦，就在石堆上加几块石头。当手艺匠用布匹和陶罐来交换谷物时，农夫就从石堆上 取掉几块石头。这样农夫对自己贮藏的谷物就有一个持续不断的记录。As times changed and the number of people increased ， potters and weavers moved into cities and lived away from farmers in villages The exchange of goods had tobe done through a third person ， the mercha

36、nt Coins came into use ， and records of exchanges were needed Sailors boldly moving into unknown waters needed aids for efficient navigation Notched sticks or piles of stones would never do随着时代的变化和人数的增加，制罐匠和织布匠便从乡村移居城市，货物交换不得不通过第三者 商人进行。货币开始使用，货物交换需要记账，贸然闯人陌生水域的水手需要有效的航海辅助工具， 带刻痕的牧杖和石堆不足以满足这些要求。New ways of helping with counting and recording information evolved Somemarks were taken to represent certain quantities, and other marks were taken to represent relationships between quantities 用以计算和记录信息的新方式发展起来了。一些符号用来代表一定的数量，其他一些符号则用来代表 各数量间的关系。Newdevices to aid i