1、.-Unit 9Task 1【答案】Panel2nd penallist: Miss puters have changed our lives, but I dont want my lifeAnderson changed.3rd penallist: Arthur The puter will affect everyone in the world. Records can bekept ofeverything we do. Records will be kept of all our privatelives. The puteris the greatest disaster

2、of the 20th century.4th penallist: Phyllis The puter is a machine. It was invented by people; it is usedthe puter is a disaster, then people are a disaster.【原文】pere: And now for our first question. It es from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. Moore?Mrs. Moore: Does the panel think that puters will change our li

3、ves?pere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if puters will change our lives. Philip Barnes?Philip Barnes: puters have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient. Planesand trains provide a better service.Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but howmany people

4、have lost their jobs because of puters? puters havechanged our lives, but I dont want my life changed.Arthur Haines: Excuse me, Miss Anderson. Were talking about our lives, not your life.The puter will affect everyone in the world. Records can be kept ofeverything we do. Records will be kept of all

5、our private lives. In myopinion, the puter is the greatest disaster of the 20th century.Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt? Arthur Haines says the puter is a disaster, but theputer is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used by people. Ifthe puter is a disaster, then people are a disaster.per

6、e: Thank you, Phyllis Archer. Thank you, panel. And thank you, Mrs. Moore.Task 2【答案】A.-1) It includes a 9-inch TV screen, a keyboard with 46 numbers and characters on it, aprinter, and two disk drives.2) Its all contained right on the floppy disk.3) Its much better than a typewriter in that one can

7、move words or sentences fromplace to place or make corrections or changes right on the screen, and never have toerase on paper.4) It can help him make a monthly budget for his household with electronic spreadsheetsoftware.B.1) loads your program into the machine2) typewriter, typewriter,3) turning t

8、he puter on and loading a program4) the different things the program can do【原文】Narrator: For Harvey Van Runkle, it was love at first sight, or should we say, love atfirst byte? Really, it is 64,000 bytes thats the size of the memory on hisnew BANANA-3 personal puter. It all happened by accident. His

9、 wife,Charlotte, had sent him out to buy a new toaster, when he found himselfstanding in front of a puter display at the BANANA puter Store.Salesman: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this little puter is going to change your lives. Justconsider the hardware: You have a 9-inch TV screen. Thats your videodi

10、splay terminal. You have a keyboard with 46 numbers and characters on it.You have a printer that will give you paper printouts of your work in threecolors. You have two disk drivesone inside the puter terminal and oneoutside. This puter can do anything! Now let s have a little demonstration.Who woul

11、d like to try the new BANANA-3 puter? You, sir. You lookinterested. Step right up and try the BANANA-3.Harvey: Whats a d-disk drive?Salesman: Thats the part of the puter that loads your program into the machine.Harvey: Oh. Whats a program?Salesman: The program? Thats your software. Thats the instruc

12、tions. Its all containedright on this floppy disk here. The instructions on this disk tell the puterwhat to do.Harvey: Oh, you mean like my wife. She always tells me what to do.Salesman: Exactly. Now what type of program would you like? I have word processing,I have electronic spreadsheet.Harvey: Wh

13、ats word processing?Salesman: Word processing is using the puter like a typewriter. But its much better.-than a typewriter. You can move words or sentences from place to place ormake corrections or changes right on the screen. You never have to eraseon paper. Its a wonderful little program! Would yo

14、u like to try it, Mr.Harvey: Van Runkle. Harvey Van Runkle. Ive never used a puter before.Salesman: Its easy. First we start up the machine, and then boot up a program.Harvey: Boot up?Salesman: Thats puter talk for turning the puter on and loading a program. There. Nowwe look at the menu.Harvey: Men

15、u? But I just had lunch. Im not hungry.Salesman: No, no. This is a program menu, not a restaurant menu. It shows thedifferent things the program can do. For example, here we have file. If youselect file, you can choose which of your documents you want to work on.And s“edit”. This gives you ways to c

16、orrect your document.Harvey: Gee, this is great! Theres only one problem.Salesman: Whats that?Harvey: I dont have any documents. Im a plumber.Salesman: But you have bills, dont you?Harvey: Yeah, but.Salesman: Well, with our electronic spreadsheet software, you can make a monthlybudget for your house

17、hold.Harvey: No. My wife, Charlotte, does that.Salesman: Well, now you can do it, Harvey.Harvey: I dont know.Salesman: And you have friends, dont you?Harvey: Yeah, well theres my brother-in-law Bob.Salesman: Great! You can write letters to Bob on your new BANANA-3 puter!Harvey: Okay. How much is it?

18、Salesman: Never mind. Do you have a credit card?Harvey: Well, sure.Salesman: Great. Joe, get Harvey here signed up, will you? He wants a BANANA-3 witha printer and software. Okay, step right up, ladies and gentlemen. This putercan do anything!Task 3【答案】A.1) They are important because they are able t

19、o measure quantities such as electricityand temperature.2) Digital puters.-3) Only one person at a time can use them.4) It is because their owners do not spend enough time learning how to operate themefficiently.5) Each person who uses a miniputer has a puter terminal that is connected to theminiput

20、er by interface wires. With the help of the operating system, the CPU is ableto divide its time and perform for all the users.B.Similarities and Differences between Microputers and Miniputers1They are two kinds of mon digital puters.2Both of them can be used in small businesses.3Eachputer has only o

21、ne CPU.2. Microputers are used more frequently in large offices andbusinesses than in small businesses.3. More than one person can use a miniputer at the same time.【原文】There are two primary kinds of puters: analog puters and digital puters. Unless youare a scientist, you probably will not use analog

22、 puters. These puters are importantbecause they are able to measure quantities such as electricity and temperature.In contrast, digital puters perform their tasks by counting. Some digital puters arebuilt to help solve only a specific kind of problem. For example, digital puters thatmonitor airplane

23、s flying in and out of airports are built only for that task. Most digitalputers, though, can be used to help solve many kinds of problems. Among them,microputers and miniputers are two kinds of mon digital puters.Microputers, also called personal puters, are the newest puters. Many are aboutthe siz

24、e of a very small television set. Some, however, are so small and light that peoplecan carry them easily on business trips. Because puter manufacturers produce anenormous amount of puter hardware, it is possible for anyone to own and use amicroputer. Therefore, we now see these machines in many home

25、s, schools, andbusinesses. There is one disadvantage to these puters, though. Only one person at atime can use them. Also, many people who buy microputers do not understand whatthese machines can and cannot do. Some experts say that almost half of allmicro-puters are not used often because their own

26、ers do not spend enough timelearning how to operate them efficiently.Like microputers, miniputers are used in small businesses. However, they arelarger than microputers and are used more frequently in large offices and businessesthan in small businesses. Another difference is that more than one pers

27、on can use aminiputer at the same time. We call this time-sharing. Some miniputers can have morethan a hundred people time-sharing them. Each person who uses a miniputer has a.-puter terminal that is connected to the miniputer by interface wires. But even thoughmore than one person can use a miniput

28、er, the puter has only one CPU. With the help ofthe operating system, the CPU is able to divide its time and perform for all the users.Task 4【答案】A.1) It wasnt the typical low mechanical voice that sounded like a record being played attoo slow a speed. It sounded natural. It had charm to it.2) Lupa h

29、ad once heard that even a sophisticated analog puter couldnt pick up certainsubtleties in the English language, no matter how good the programming is.3) When Lupa stood up and walked around the room, it was evident to her thatsomewhere in the building, listening through an inter was someone with ami

30、crophone.B.1) Theyre running a contest. The kids are supposed to name me. Im dreading thewhole thing, believe me.2) You know something; I thought youd be different. Just once today I was hoping Idget someone who wouldnt try to beat the program.3) You wouldnt happen to know what day of the week Septe

31、mber the fourteenth, 1321,fell on, would you?It was a Sunday; but how do you know whether Im right? Thank you for visiting theputer exhibit.【原文】Lupa laughed. She liked the voice that had been selected for the puter. It wasntthe typical low mechanical voice that sounded like a record being played at

32、too slow aspeed. It sounded natural. It had charm to it.Do you have a name? Lupa asked.Not yet, the puter answered. Theyre running a contest. The kids are supposed toname me. Im dreading the whole thing, believe me.Now Lupa thought this was clever, the way they had programmed the puter. Shewondered

33、if there was some way to screw up the program. She had once heard thateven a sophisticated analog puter couldnt pick up certain subtleties in the Englishlanguage, no matter how good the programming is, so she decided to give it a try.My paws give me pause, she said.The puter was silent.My paws give

34、me pause, Lupa repeated. Its a clause without claws.Lupa waited in silence for a response.You know something, the puter said. I thought youd be different. Just once.-today I was hoping Id get someone who wouldnt try to beat the program.Lupa smiled. This was marvelous, she thought to herself. Theyd t

35、hought ofeverything.Sorry, she said. dispiace.Ah, you speak Italian, the puter said with some sarcasm.Qui,daccord,Lupaanswered.Cest vrai.And French, too. Your French is better than your Italian. Though neither one isgreat. Now, if youll excuse me, I have to shut down. Its closing time.Lupa stood up

36、and walked around the room. It was evident to her thatsomewhere in the building, listening through an inter was someone with a microphone.She thought about how to test for this.You wouldnt happen to know what day of the week September the fourteenth,1321, fell on, would you? Lupa asked.It was a Sund

37、ay, the puter answered, but how do you know whether Im right?Thank you for visiting the puter exhibit.Task 5【答案】A.1) b) 2) c)B.1) F 2) FC.3) F 4) TTo disconnect it or take it out of the systemTo do something so that different puter parts or software can worktogetherTo access【原文】To make information a

38、vailableHello. I think we can begin now if youre ready. Um, today I want to talk to youabout puters, about the impact of puters on how we talk, on the ways we talk. Now ofcourse we all know that puters have changed our lives in many ways. Stop and think fora minute about how we use puters in our eve

39、ryday life. Its hard to think of anything wedo that hasnt been changed by puters. For example, puters allow us to get moneydirectly from our bank accounts at cash machines. At hospitals, puters help doctorsunderstand what is wrong with patients. We can use puters to help us decide whichcolor to pain

40、t our houses, which hair styles to have, or which dresses or suits wouldlook good on us-lots of professional and personal uses. puters are simply a part of.-our lives, and, I think it is safe to say, they will continue to be. What Id like to look attoday is how the use of puters has had an impact on

41、 our language-how puters havechanged the expressions we say, the words we use.First, let me give you some examples. These are examples from English that Idlike you to think about. The first example is this. Someone at an office says, Wed liketo have the project online by next Monday. In puter talk o

42、nline means started orworking. So this statement means that wed like to have the project started and goingby next Monday.The second example is from a discussion or seminar. Someone might say, Letstake this discussion offline until tomorrow. To take a puter offline means todisconnect it or take it ou

43、t of the system. What do you think it means to take adiscussion offline? To take a discussion offline means to stop talking about it. Thisexample means lets stop discussing this now and talk about it tomorrow.The third example is: Ill try to interface my plans with yours. To interface, inputer talk,

44、 means to do something so that different puter parts or software can worktogether. So Ill try to interface my plans with yours means that Ill try to change myplans to fit with yours. People still say, of course, Ill try to change my plans to fit withyours. But now we might also start to hear people

45、say, Ill try to interface my planswith yours, or Lets see if we can interface our schedules so that we can meet nextweek.Lets try one more example. Our fourth example might take place at home. Someonesays,” I just cant access where I left my car keys.” In puter talk to “”something means to make info

46、rmation available. If I cant access where I left my keys,I dont have this information available for me to use. What would be another way tosay this? Of course, we could also say, “I cant remember where I put my keys.”Task 6【答案】1) Cyber ethics.2) It will focus on teaching educators how to teach their

47、 students cyber ethics.3) Because its not done verbally so that people can overhear it; they think itsanonymous on the Internet.4) She was a former principal and an adjunct professor at Marymount University,teaching curriculum development and technology in the classroom.5) Young puter users do not s

48、ee hacking, threats, cyber talking, Intellectual PropertyRights violations and virus distribution as crimes.6) She said that it is something that needs to be instructed as routine curriculum, andstudent should know that these behaviors are as unacceptable in cyberspace as in the.-physical realm.【原文】

49、Although schools are doing a better job at teaching children how to use the Internet,they are not addressing cyber ethics. Cyber Ethics: Teaching Responsible Use ofTechnology will focus on teaching educators how to teach their students cyber ethics.When typical crimes are mitted on the Internet, stu

50、dents do not see them as a crime,said Cherie Geide, the conference director.They dont see anything wrong with it because they see it as a prank. Its moreunacceptable to do it verbally where people can overhear it. They think its anonymouson the Internet, said Geide, a former principal and an adjunct

51、 professor at MarymountUniversity, teaching curriculum development and technology in the classroom.Geide said young puter users do not see hacking,threats, cyber talking, IntellectualProperty Rights violations, such as in software or music, and virus distribution ascrimes.This is something that need

52、s to be instructed as routine curriculum, she said, that thisbehavior is as unacceptable in cyberspace as in the physical realm.Task 7【答案】A.1) Its Microsofts SANTA that the kids cant resist; its the ultimate software with atraditional twistremended by no less than the jolly old elf, and on the packa

53、ge, apicture of Santa himself.2) Father did last-minute Internet shopping; Mum and I had just settled down for a longwinters nap.B.1) not a creature was stirring, except fathers mouse. The puter was humming; theicons were hopping2) were hung next to the modem with care in the hope that Santa would b

54、ring newsoftware3) were nestled all snug in their beds, with visions of puter games filling their leads4) now had been re-routed to Washington State where Santas workshop had beenmoved by Bill Gates5) now finds hes a new billionaire; with a shiny red Porsche in place of his sleigh, and ahouse on Lak

55、e Washington just down the way from where Bill has his mansion;preens in black Gucci boots and red Calvin Klein jeans6) no more dolls or tin soldiers or little toy drams, only pact disk ROMs with theMicrosoft label7) a new Christmas star, owned by the Microsoft guy8) turned on with a Jingle-Bells so

56、und, as I sprang from my bed and was turning.-around9) a smiling Bill Gates next to jolly old Santa, two arm-in-arm matesexclaim in voices so bright, have a Microsoft Christmas, and to all a good night【原文】It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature wasstirring, except

57、 fathers mouse. The puter was humming; the icons were hopping, asfather did last-minute Internet shopping.The stockings were hung next to the modem with care in the hope that Santawould bring new software. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, with visionsof puter games filling their lea

58、ds.The letters to Santa had been sent out by Mum, to santatoyshop.northpole., whichnow had been re-routed to Washington State where Santas workshop had been movedby Bill Gates. All the elves and the reindeer had had to skedaddle to flashy new quartersin suburban Seattle.Alter living a life that was

59、simple and spare, Santa now finds hes a new billionaire;with a shiny red Porsche in place of his sleigh, and a house on Lake Washington justdown the way from where Bill has his mansion. The old fellow preens in black Gucciboots and red Calvin Klein jeans.No more dolls or tin soldiers or little toy d

60、rams will be under the tree, only pactdisk ROMs with the Microsoft label. So spin up your drive from now on, Christmas runsonly on Windows 95.Its Microsofts SANTA that the kids cant resist; its the ultimate software with atraditional twistremended by no less than the jolly old elf, and on the packag