Unit3TheInternetOpeningpage

TheInternetisbecomingthetownsquarefortheglobalvillageoftomorrow.BillGates

因特網正成為明日地球村的鬧市廣場。比爾.蓋茨Watchthevideo:InternetchangestheworldStrongerTogether:HowWeHaveBeenChangedbytheInternet共同強大：我們是如何被互聯網改變的WhileReadingMuchhasbeenwritten

aboutthewonders

(奇妙之處；奇觀)oftheWorldWideWeb.Therearecountless(數不盡的)articlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolonger(不再)havetowaitinline(排隊)orcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformation(最新的信息)fromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimages

wheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeenchanged

byonlinecommunities

andsocialnetworks.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternetPara.1People’sliveshavebeenchangedbytheInternet.關于萬維網奇妙之處的著述浩如煙海。講述互聯網如何使我們的生活更加方便的文章數不勝數。當我們去購物時，我們不再需要排隊等候或隨身攜帶現金。我們可以從大型數據庫獲得最新的信息。我們可以隨時下載軟件、文檔和圖片。然而，互聯網為人們做的事情還很多，并不僅僅是讓生活更加便利。在線社區和社交網絡改變了人們的生活。WhileReadingJanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillness

(身患重病)andhadtoquitherjob(辭職).Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofwork

(失業)andstuckathome(困在家里)withonlyhercomputertokeephercompany(陪伴她).Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld(探索世界).Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.SherealisedoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistance

(消除距離)thatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.Para.2WhydidJanaccessInternetandherexperience.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet英國伯明翰的一位英語教師簡·夏曼尼突然身患重病，被迫辭職。50歲時，她發覺自己失業了，困在家里，只有電腦相伴。過了一段時間，她發現上網可以幫助她減輕孤獨和無聊。她可以聽音樂、看電影、玩游戲和探索世界。她還加入了一個在線群組，在群里她可以談論自己的問題，并獲得他人的支持和建議。她意識到互聯網的最大好處之一就是能夠消除通常存在于人與人之間的距離感。WhileReadingShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoney

(募集資金)topayfor

privateteachers.

Manypeoplehavebeenhelped

bytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowto

applyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.A61-year-oldwomanwho

waslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwith

twofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.

Para.3JandecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet網友給了她很大的啟發，她決定成立一個IT俱樂部來教老年人如何使用電腦和互聯網。如今，她和朋友們一起組織活動，并募集資金來支付私人教師的工資。許多人得到了俱樂部的幫助。一名59歲的男子學會了如何在線申請工作，并找到了一份不錯的工作。現在他工作了，而且可以照顧好自己，他的女兒就有時間上大學了。一位61歲的獨居婦女與兩個朋友一起創辦了一家小型網絡公司。她不再感到孤獨，而且她的公司也相當成功。raisemoneyWhileReadingJanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.Shebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivide

andmakesurethateveryonehasaccessto

(有使用…的機會/權利)theInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsite

toraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.Para.4Jan’sbeliefandhernextgoal.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet簡開始參加網絡課程，更多地學習關于如何利用互聯網讓社會變得更加美好。她認為，消除數字鴻溝、確保每個人都能使用互聯網并知道如何運用新技術是非常重要的。她的下一個目標是建立一個慈善網站，為貧窮國家的兒童募集資金。消除數字鴻溝removethedistance...(P.2)WhileReadingJan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyougothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmetoofferhelp.”Para.5Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet互聯網極大地改善了簡的生活。“當你身處逆境時，你會遇到面臨相似挑戰的人。”簡說道，“想到別人的處境，我就會受到激勵，伸出援助之手。”TheInternethasbroughtgreat ___________toWuzhen,asmallwatersidetowninZhejiangProvince.Forthepastfewyears,WuzhenhashostedtheWorldInternetConference(WIC),whichmakeslifeinthisancienttownmuchmore____________thanithasbeen.CompletethepassageaboutWuzhenwiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.accessconvenientsurfinspiredistancenetworkdownloadcashupdatebenefitbenefitsconvenientAfterReadingResidentsherecan___________onlineaseasilyasinlargemoderncities.Plustheycan___________moviesandmusicathighspeeds.TheInternethasevenchangedWuzhen’stransport!Forshort____________,bothresidentsandtouristscanusethepublicbikesystem.Bikescanberentedbyusingonlineapps--noneedforpaperworkor___________payment.accessconvenientsurfinspiredistancenetworkdownloadcashupdatebenefitsurfdownloaddistancescashAfterReadingIn2016,theparkingsystemforWuzhen'sWICcentrewas__________tobefullyInternet-based.Wuzhen'senteringtheworldoftheInternetshould____________othersmalltownsaroundtheworld.Nomatterhowsmallatownis,everyoneshouldbeabletojointheglobal___________and__________theworldoftheInternet!accessconvenientsurfinspiredistancenetworkdownloadcashupdatebenefitupdatedinspirenetworkaccessAfterReadingPara.1makeourlivesmoreconvenient使我們的生活更美好

nolongerwaitinlinesorcarrycash不必排隊或帶現金getthemostupdatedinformation得到最新的信息downloadsoftware,documentsandimages下載軟件、文檔和圖片para.2keephercompany和她作伴

feellesslonelyandbored減輕孤獨和無聊listentomusic聽音樂watchfilms看電影playgames玩游戲exploretheworld探索世界joinanonlinegroup加入在線組群

removethedistance消除距離感

RememberthephrasesPara.3startanITclub成立IT俱樂部organizeevents組織活動collectmoney籌集資金payforprivateteachers支付私人教師工資learnhowtoapplyforworkonline學會如何在網上申請工作findagreatjob找到不錯的工作takecareofhimselfstartasmallonlinecompany創辦一個小型網絡公司

nolongerfeellonely不再感到孤獨becomequitesuccessfulpara.4takeonlineclasses參加網絡課程

makesocietybetter使社會更美好bridgethedigitaldivide消除數字鴻溝

haveaccesstotheInternet使用互聯網startacharit