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视听915

Unit9

Task1

Computerhavealreadychangedourlives.

Computershavechangedourlives,butIdon’twantmylifechanged.

Thecomputerwillaffecteveryoneintheworld.Recordscanbekeptofeverythingwedo.Recordswillbekeptofallourprivatelives.Thecomputeristhegreatestdisasterofthe20thcentury.

Thecomputerisamachine.Itwasinventedbypeople;itisusebypeople.Ifthecomputerisadisaster,thenpeopleareadisaster.

Task2

A:

（1）Itincludesa9-inchTVscreen,akeyboardwith46numbersandcharactersonit,aprinter,andtwodiskdrives.

（2）It’allcontainedrightonthefloppydisk.

（3）Itisbetterthanatypewriterinthatonemovewordsorsentencesfromplacetoplaceormakecorrectionsorchangesrightonthescreen,andneverhavetoeraseonpaper.

（4）Itcanhelphimmakeamonthlybudgetforhishouseholdwithelectronicspreadsheetsoftware.

B:

（1）loadsyourprogramintothemachine.

（2）typewritertypewriter

（3）turningthecomputeronandloadingaprogram.

（4）thedifferentthingstheprogramcando.

Task3

A:

（1）Theyareimportantbecausetheyareabletomeasurequantitiessuchaselectricityandtemperature.

（2）Digitalcomputers.

（3）Onlyonepersonatatimecanusethem..

（4）Itisbecausetheirownersdonotspendenoughtimelearninghowtooperatethemefficiently.

（5）Eachpersonwhousesaminicomputerhasacomputerterminalthatisconnectedtotheminicomputerbyinterfacewires.Withthehelpoftheoperatingsystem,theCPUisabletodivideitstimeandperformtasksforalltheusers

B:

1.Theyaretwokindsofcommondigitalcomputers.

2.Bothofthencanbeusedinsmallbusinesses.

3.EachcomputerhasonlyoneCPU.

1.Minicomputerarelargerthanmicrocomputers.

2.Minicomputerareusedmorefrequentlyinlargeofficesandbusinessesthaninsmallbusinesses.

3.Morethanonepersoncanuseaminicomputeratthesametime.

Task4

A:

（1）Itwasn’tthetypicalvoicethatsoundedlikearecordbeingplayedattooslowaspeed.Itsoundednatural.Ithadcharmtoit.

（2）Lupahadonceheardthatevenasophisticatedanalogcomputercouldn’tpickupcertainsubtletiesintheEnglishlanguage,nomatterhowgoodtheprogramming.

（3）whenLupastoodupandwalkedaroundtheroom,itwasevidenttoherthatsomewhereinthebuilding,listeningthroughanintercomwassomeonewithamicrophone.

B.

“They’rerunningacontest.Thekidsaresupposedtonameme,I’mdreadingthewholething,believeme”

“Youknowsomething;Ithoughtyou’dbedifferent.JustoncetodayIwashopingI’dgetsomeonewhowouldn’ttrytobeattheprogram.”

“Youwouldn’thappentoknowwhatdayoftheweekSeptemberthefourteenth,1321,fellon,wouldyou?

”

“ItwasaSunday;butdoyouknowwhetherI’mright?

Thankyouforvisitingthecomputerexhibit.”

Task5A.1）b2）c

B.FFFT

C.

Tostartorwork

Todisconnectitortakeitoutofthesystem

Todosomethingsothatdifferentcomputerpartsorsoftwarecanworktogether

Tomakeinformationavailable

Task6

1）Cyberethics2）Itwillfocusoneducatorshowtoteachtheirstudentscyberethics3）Becauseit’snotdoneverballysothatpeoplecanoverhearit;theythinkit’sanonymousontheInternet.4）ShewasaformerprincipalandaprofessoratMarymountUniversity,teachingcurriculumdevelopmentandtechnologyintheclassroom.5）Youngcomputerusersdonotseehacking,e-mailthreats,cybertalking,IntellectualPropertyRightsviolationsandvirusdistributionascrimes.6）Shesaidthatitissomethingthatthesebehaviorsareascyberspaceasinthephysicalrealm.

Task7

A.

1）It’sMicrosoft’sSANTAthatthekid’scan’tresist;it’stheultimatesoftwarewithatraditionaltwist—recommendedbynolessthanjollyoldelf,andonthepackageapictureofSantahimself.

2）Fatherdidhislast-minuteshopping;MumandIhadjustsettleddownforalongwinter’snap.

B.

1）notacreaturewasstirring,exceptfather’mouse.Thecomputerwashumming,theiconswerehopping.

2）werehungnexttothemodemwithcareinthehopethatSantawouldbringnewsoftware.

3）werenestledallsungintheirbeds,withvisionsofcomputergamesfillingtheirheads.

4）nowhadbeenre-routedtoWashingtonStatewhereSanta’sworkshophadbeenmovedbyBillGates.

5）nowfindshe’sanewbillionaire,withashinyredPorscheinplaceofhissleigh,andahouseonLakeWashingtonjustdownthewayfromwhereBillhashismansion;preensinblackGuccibootsandredCalvinKleinjeans.

6）nomoredollsortinsoldiersorlittletoydrums,onlycompactdiskROMswithMicrosoftlabel.

7）anewChristmasstar,ownedbytheMicrosoftguy.

8）turneddownwithaJingle-Bellssound,asIsprangfrommybedandwasturningaround.

9）asmilingBillGatesnexttojollyoldSanta,twoarm-in-armmates.

Exclaiminvoicessobright,haveaMicrosoftChristmas,andtoallagoodnight!

Task8

A:

（1）Youwouldneedacomputerbecauseofits“memory”andspeed;acomputercanconsidermorefactorsthanapersoncan.

（2）Thereservationclerkusesamachinetorecordinformationaboutwhereyouwanttogoandtheflightnumberoftheplantthatwilltakeyoutoyourdestination.

（3）Thecomputernotdetermineswhatseatsareavailableatwhatprices,butitalsoprintstheticketsatthesametime.

B:

（1）thereislimittothenumberofconsiderationsthehumanmindcan

（2）analyzingthisfactorinrelationtoinformationaboutthebusinessthathasalreadybeenprogrammed

（3）inwhichcomputersarebeing

（4）whetherornotthereisspaceforyou

Task9A:

abcB:

TFF

C:

（1）potentialcriminals:

Computercrime

（2）usinglessobviousandlesseasilyrememberedpasswordsthatallowaccess

（3）limittheuser’saccesstoinformationaswellastheoperationstheuser

D:

Courtsarebeingtougherandcomputersecurityisimproving.Computersecurityisgettingmoresophisticated.Forexample,lessobviouspasswordsarebeingused,andaccess-controlsoftwareand“dialback”systemshavebeendeveloped.Scramblingdevicesandaudittrailsarealsoavailable.

Unit10

Task1

A:

（1）washingmachinestelevisionscars1946unemploymentsoldierspoliticiansontelevisioninfilms

（2）10percent

B:

（1）TheMarketResearchSociety.

（2）Morethan3,000peoplewerequestioned.

（3）Peopledressfarmorecasuallythantheyusedto.

（4）Inthepast“aneveningout”formostpeoplemeantavisittothecinema.Today

theywouldbemorelikelytogotoarestaurantortoadisco.

（5）Thelackofambitionamongthemiddle–aged.

C.1）-6）FTFTFF

Task2A

DilipSardesaiandhiswifeAndrijaashopontheInternetOhio,USA

NicoleParnotasmallstationer’sshopnearArras,France

DaveStirlingaFotumhypermarketNewcastle,England

B1）-5）dcabc

Task3

A1）

a）Oneinthree

b）doubled25years

c）increased50percent

d）wentup15percent19801955

2）

a）aroundhalfunmarriedparentsathird

b）birthsoutsidemarriage

3）

a）719705

b）thelowest1995

4）

a）theUnitedStatestheUnitedKingdom

b）Denmark

c）10percent19801990

B1）Thisfallinthebirthrateisdueinparttothefactthat,asmotewomenhavecareers,theyatewaitinglongerandlongertostartafamily.

2）Itisstilltooearlytotell.Becauseinsomecountriesthesepatternsareactuallyreversing.

Task4Ab

B1）Becauseyoungerworkersaregenerallymoreproductive,adaptableandflexible,whileolderworkerstendtolosespeedandflexibility.Inthefuture,withconstantlychangingtechnology,itiscountrieswithmuchyoungerpopulationsthatwillsucceed,ratherthanthemajorindustrialnationslikeJapan,theUSAandGermany.

2）AccordingtoAngelaSeligman,oneoftheproblemsisthatarelativelysmallworkingpopulationwillhavetosupportalargenumberofunproductiveretiredpeople.And“younger”countrieswillbemorecompetitiveintheworldmarketthan“elderly”countries.Antherproblemidthathugesumsofmoneywillhavetobespendonhealthandwelfarefacilitiesfortheseoldpeople.

Task5

Amanisslowlychangingallthetime

1）3inches

manwillcontinuetogrowtaller

2）foreheadgrowlargerourbrainsaphysicalchange

3）stronger

4）growweakermoresensitive

5）disappearfromthebodyaltogetherwon’tbeusefulanylonger

ahumanbeingthoughtsandemotions

BFTT

Task6

Adbb

BFTTT

Task7

ATFFFTFTFF

B1）ThefinancialnewsreadsthattheEurohasrisensharplyinShanghai.ThenMarytellsthecomputertobuy5000Euros

2）heisacomputerprogrammer,workingforseveralcompaniesonacontractbasis.Heusedtobeinmarketingandthnetelevision.

3）Sheisdoingresearchintogeneticengineeringtogetherwithseveralotherprople.Sheworksathome.

4）Classroomsvanishedin2030becausetherewasnolongeranyneedforthem:

Interactivecommunicationssystemshavemadeitmucheasiertolearnathome.

5）Louiseregardsmarriageasanold–fashionedconcept,anddoesn’twantoneherself.Shelikestheideaofaseriousrelationship,andthinkstherewillprobablybeseveralduringherlifetimesinceshedoesnotwanttotieherselfdowntooneperson.

Unit11

Task1

A

paycarefulattentiontodress---yourappearanceandbenatural.

ifit’sauniversityapplication–haveaclearideaofthesubjectsyouwishtotakeandthenofyoupossiblecareer.Abdifit‘sajobinterview,showthatyou’reinterestedinthecompanyitselfbeforeyouactuallygettotheinterview.

haveatleastonetopicorhobbywhichyoucanreallytalkabout,andshowyouthatyouknowalotabout.

don’ttellliesortrytocoverupwhenyoudon’tknowsomething

beontime;allowplentyoftimetomakethejourneyandfindwhereyouaregoingto;don’tgushtoomuch,keeptothepoint,andsoundmotivatedforthejob.

B