DigitalLifeUnit3新發展英語1StudyFocus1.Thinkabouttherelationshipbetweencomputersandourlife.2.Trytousethewordsandexpressionsaboutcomputerscience.3.Practiceusingthestructureof“not…nor…”.4.Learnhowtoleavemessages(留言).5.ReadabouttherecoveryfromiPhoneaddiction.

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IntensiveReadingSkillsBuildingFastReadingPartⅠPartⅡPartⅢPartⅠIntensiveReadingPartⅠPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehension1.Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartners.

（1）MicrosofthasreleasedmanyversionsofWindowsOS(operatingsystem)since1985.Whatversionshaveyoueverused?Whichoneofthemdoyoulikemost?Why?

（2）Haveyoueverbeentroubledbyacomputerbreakdown?Howdidyoufeelatthemoment?Howdidyousolvetheproblemthen?PartⅠ2.Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyandworkoutthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsandexpressions.(1)Iamsorrytoinformyouthatyourapplicationhasbeenunsuccessful.(2)Mycar’squiteold,butit’sstillprettyreliable.(3)Thegovernmentmusttakeactionnowtostoptheriseinviolentcrimes.(4)WouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmybabywhenI’mawayforaminute?Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionPartⅠPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearning在英語中，這個短語表示“盡管有各種缺點和瑕疵”之意。在本文中，作者一方面寫電腦帶來的各種不快，另一方面指自己腿上長的疣（wart），一語雙關，詼諧幽默。wartsandall(Title)PartⅠ格魯喬眼鏡（連有眉毛、髭須和假鼻子的眼鏡，通常用于化裝舞會等場合。其來源可能與美國20世紀三四十年代喜劇明星格魯喬·馬克思〈GrouchoMarx〉有關，此人的典型形象為濃眉、髭須、大鼻子并戴眼鏡。）Grouchoglasses(Para.4)Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningLearningtoLovetheComputer,WartsandAll1.Atleastonceperday,withoutfail,mycomputer,likeeverycomputerIhaveeverowned,hassomekindofemotionalbreakdown.Itsimplystopsworking—oftenwhenI’mnottouchingit—anditputsamessageonthescreeninformingmethatanerrorhasoccurred.Itdoesnotsaywhattheerroris,norwhereitoccurred.ForallIknow,itoccurredinNewZealand,andmycomputerfoundoutaboutitviatheInternet,andbecamesoupsetthatitcouldnotgoon.1.我的電腦——就像以前我擁有過的所有電腦一樣——每天至少會來上一次某種類型的情緒化故障，從無例外。它干脆罷工——經常是在我根本沒有碰它的時候——并在屏幕上顯示一條信息，告訴我發生了一個錯誤。它不說是什么錯誤，也不說發生在哪里。說不定錯誤發生在新西蘭，我的電腦通過互聯網發現了它，并因此而煩惱得無法繼續工作。TranslationPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionPartⅠ2.Whenthishappens,Ihavetoturnmycomputeroffandstartitupagain.WhenIdo,mycomputerputsasnippynoteonthescreeninformingmethatitisscanningitsdisksforerrors,becauseitwasshutdown

improperly.Translation2.在這種情形下，我只得關閉電腦然后重新啟動。這樣做以后，電腦就在屏幕上打出一條傲慢的信息，告訴我它正在掃描磁盤中的錯誤，而原因是我沒有正常關機。Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ3.“ButIDIDN’TDOANYTHING!”Ishout,butmycomputerignoresme,becauseitisbusyscanningitsdisks.Youjustknowthatifitfindsanyerrors,it’sgoingtoblameme,eventhoughIdon’tevenknowwhereitsdisksARE.Translation3.“可我什么也沒干呀！”我叫道。但電腦根本不睬我，因為它正忙著掃描它的磁盤。你要知道，一旦它發現了任何錯誤，都會怪到我頭上，盡管我連它的磁盤在哪里都不知道。Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ4.Whilemycomputerisbusy,Iscanmywart.Ihaveawartonmyrightleg.Ithasbeenthereformanyyears.IcallitBuddy.IkeepaneyeonBuddy,incasehisappearancechanges.I’vereadthatit’sabadthing,medically,whenawartsuddenlychangesappearance.IfIeverlookdownandseethatBuddyhasturnedgreenandnotgood-lookinganylonger,orhe’swearingalittlepairofGrouchoglasses,I’llknowit’stimeto

takesomekindofmedicalaction.Suchasquitdrinking.Translation4.電腦忙著的時候，我審視我的疣。我右腿上長了個疣，已經有好些年了。我叫它巴迪老弟。我密切關注著巴迪，就怕它的外表有任何改變。我讀到過，疣外表上的突變從醫學上看不是什么好事情。如果我低頭看到巴迪變綠，不再好看了，或者戴上了一副小小的格魯喬眼鏡，我就知道該采取某種醫療行動了，比如戒酒。Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ5.Butmypointisthatbecauseofcomputerweirdness,Iregularlyseeanentiremorning’swork—sometimesasmanyas18words—getblippedawayforevertothePlanetofLostData.Needlesstosay,IuseMicrosoftWindows.I’vebeenaloyalWindowsmansincethefirstversion,whichrequiredyoutowriteonthescreenwithcrayons.Everyyearorso,Microsoftcomesoutwithanewversion,whichMicrosoftalwaysswearsisbetterandmorereliable,andIalwaysbuyit.IboughtWindows2.0,Windows3.0,Windows3.1415926,Windows95,Windows98,WindowsME,WindowsRSVP,TheBestofWindows,WindowsStrikesBack,andWindowsLet’sAllBuyBillGatesaHousetheSizeofVermont.Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠTranslation5.不過我要說的是，由于電腦的古怪脾氣，我經?？吹秸粋€早上的工作成果——有時候多達18個單詞——“嗶”的一聲就永遠到“丟失數據之星球”上去了。不用說，我用的是微軟視窗系統。從視窗第一版——這個版本要求用戶用彩色筆在屏幕上書寫——開始，我就是它的忠實用戶。大約每一年，微軟公司都會推出一個新版本，并信誓旦旦地稱它更好、更可靠，而我也總是照單全收。我買了視窗2.0版、視窗3.0版、視窗3.1415926版、視窗95版、視窗98版、視窗ME版、視窗RSVP版、最佳視窗版、視窗“又來了”版，以及視窗“讓我們大家為比爾·蓋茨買一座跟佛蒙特州一樣大的房子”版。Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ6.Mycomputerskeephavingseizures,butIkeepbuyingWindowsversions,hopingI’llgetlucky.I’mliketheloserinthenightclubwhokeepshitting

onthehot

babe.Hisshoesaresquishingfromthepinacoladashepouredonhim,buthe’sthinking:“She’swarmingtome!”Translation6.我的電腦仍在不停犯病，而我仍堅持購買各種視窗版本，希望自己能交上好運。我就像那個夜總會里的倒霉蛋，不停地去招惹那個辣妹。他的鞋子已經被辣妹潑在他身上的冰鎮果汁朗姆酒泡軟了，而他還在想：“她對我動心了！”Pre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ7.IbringthisallupbecausenowMicrosofthasanewversionout,whichaccordingtoeverybodyisthe“mostreliableWindowsever.”Tome,thisislikesayingthatasparagusis“thebestvegetableever.”Butstill,Iamtempted.“Maybethiswillbetheone,”IsaytoBuddy,asthetwoofuswaitforthediskstobescanned.Translation7.我說這些是因為微軟又推出了新版本，每個人都說它是“有史以來最可靠的視窗版本”。對我來說，這就像是說蘆筍是“最好的蔬菜”一樣。但我還是心動了。在和我的巴迪一起等待電腦掃描磁盤的時候，我對它說：“也許這個版本行?！盤re-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ1.withoutfail:一定，必定；沒有失敗的可能a.Behereatnoonwithoutfail.一定要在正午時到這里。b.I’llbethereattwoo’clockwithoutfail.我兩點鐘一定到那里。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ2.breakdown:n.故障；崩潰；（身體）衰弱a.Ourcarhadabreakdownonthemotorway.我們的汽車在高速公路上拋錨了。b.Thestrainofhisjobledtothecompletebreakdownofhishealth.他工作過度，累垮了身體。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ3.informing是現在分詞短語修飾message，相當于定語從句whichinformed…informsb.that…/informsb.of/aboutsth.通知或告訴某人某事a.Heinformedthepolicethatalargeamountofmoneywasmissing.他向警方報案說一筆巨款不見了。b.Keepmeinformedof/aboutwhathappens.有事隨時通知我。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ4.not…nor:既不……也不（在這種用法中，nor連接一個陳述句時會引起該句子主語和助動詞的順序改變）

a.Idon’texpectchildrentoberude,nordoIexpectthemtobedisobeyed.我不希望孩子們行為粗野，也不希望他們不聽話。

b.Hecannotfindanyoneherenow,nordoesheexpecttofindanyonehereinthefuture.現在他在這兒找不到任何人，以后也別想在這兒找到任何人。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ5.foralloneknows:說不定；據……所知

a.ForallIknow,hecouldbeseriouslyill.說不定他病得很重。b.Idon’tknowwheresheis.ShecouldhavebeenkidnappedforallIknow.我不知道她在哪，說不定她已經被綁架了。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ6.startup:啟動，開始Wecouldn’tstartthecarup.

我們沒辦法啟動汽車。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ7.scan:vt.掃描；細看；瀏覽，快讀

a.Scanningthecomputerregularlywillhelpusdetectcomputerviruses.定期掃描計算機可以幫助我們發現計算機病毒。b.Theshipwreckedsailorscannedthehorizonanxiouslyeverymorning.這位遭遇船難的水手每天早晨都焦急地掃視著海天相接之處。

c.Shescannedthenewspaperoverbreakfast.她邊吃早飯邊瀏覽報紙。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ8.shutdown:關上，關閉；使停工，停業

a.Heshutdownthelidofboxandleft.他關上箱蓋就離開了。b.Theworkshophasshutdownandtheworkersareunemployed.車間被關閉了，工人們失業了。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ9.ignore:vt.不予理睬；忽視Isaidhellotoher,butsheignoredmecompletely.

我向她打招呼，但她根本不理我。10.bebusydoingsth.:忙于做某事

He’sbusywritinghistermpaperrecently.最近他忙著寫他的學期論文。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ11.buddy

本意為“老兄，伙計，好朋友”，在這里作者幽默地把他身上長出的疣比作一個很親切的兄弟，因此用Buddy作為對疣的昵稱。12.keepaneyeon:照看，照顧

a.Couldyoukeepaneyeonmysuitcaseforamoment?你能幫我照管一會兒手提箱嗎？b.Wouldyoukeepaneyeonmybabyforawhile?請你照看一下我的嬰兒好嗎？BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ13.incase:

以防萬一；萬一（后面可以接從句，也可以接of短語）

a.Itmayrain;you’dbettertakeanumbrellawithyouincaseitdoes.

可能會下雨，你最好帶把傘以防萬一。b.Thisisthenumbertocallincaseofemergency.

這是萬一發生意外時撥打的號碼。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ14.It’s(high)timeto(do)/It’s(high)time(that):該是做……的時候了a.It’stimeforustogohome.我們該回家了。b.It’shightimeforyoutostartworking.你早該開始工作了。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ15.takeaction:采取行動，行動起來Immediateactionmustbetakentostopthefirespreading.必須立即采取行動以阻止火勢蔓延。16.quit:vt.放棄，停止vi.停止活動，離開，退出a.My60-year-oldfatherdecidedtoquitsmoking.我60歲的老父親決定戒煙。b.Hequithisjobasamanagerinthecompany.他辭去了公司經理的工作。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ17.point:n.談論的事；要點，核心問題Youhavemissedthewholepointofthenovel.你忽略了這篇小說的要點。18.asmanyas:多達Hisspeechattractedasmanyas1,000people.他的演講吸引了上千人。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ19.getblippedaway:“嗶”的一聲就消失了。blip本來是名詞，指雷達等屏幕上的光點，其不停地閃爍，并且每次光點出現都伴有短促而尖銳的聲音。在這里活用為動詞，意為“（使某物）發出短促而尖銳的聲音”。away是副詞，表示“離開，消失”。20.thePlanetofLostData:“丟失數據之星球”，暗喻數據資料被轉移到了電腦硬盤中的某個地方，作者卻找不到，因此對他來說就是丟失了。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ21.needlesstosay:

不用說，無需說（用于告訴別人已經知道或能預料到的事情）a.Needlesstosay,anycontributionsofmoneywillbegratefullyreceived.不用說，任何錢款方面的捐助都會被心存感激地收下的。b.Needlesstosay,Iagreewithyou.

不用說，我贊同你。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ22.man

在這里專指來自某一特定地方、從事某種特定職業或與某機構（特別是大學、公司等）有特定聯系的人。a.EvenaHarvardmanhasalottolearnaboutpolitics.即使是哈佛大學高才生在政治上也仍有許多要學習的東西。b.I’vebeenanIBMmanforyears.

我成為IBM公司用戶好多年了。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ23.comeoutwith:

推出（產品）；說出，提出

a.Theyaregoingtocomeoutwithagreatnewencyclopedianextmonth.

下個月他們將推出一部了不起的新百科全書。b.Aftersomehesitation,shecameoutwiththewholetruth.猶豫了一會兒，她終于道出了全部真相。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ24.hiton:（通過某種方法展示自身吸引力來）搭訕

Davehashitonmostofthewomeninthedepartment.

戴夫和部門里大部分女性都搭訕過了。25.hot:adj.熱情的；新鮮的且常引起轟動的

a.SheisthehottestgirlIhaveeverseen.

她是我所見過的最熱情似火的女孩。b.Doyouknowwhatisthehottesttopicthesedays?你知道什么是近來最熱門的話題嗎？BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ26.warmto:對……開始發生興趣；對……更為喜歡Iwarmedtothenewguestatonce.我立刻喜歡上了新來的客人。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ27.bringup:提出；再引述；養育a.Thesearemattersthatyoucanbringupinthecommittee.這些問題你可以在委員會上提出。b.I’llbringupyoursuggestioninthenextmeeting.下次開會我會再引述你的提議的。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionPartⅠ27.bringup:提出；再引述；養育a.Thesearemattersthatyoucanbringupinthecommittee.這些問題你可以在委員會上提出。b.I’llbringupyoursuggestioninthenextmeeting.下次開會我會再引述你的提議的。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ28.tempt:vt.①勸誘（某人做壞事或蠢事），勾引（tempt…intosth./tempt…intodoingsth.）

a.Nothingcouldtempthimintosuchacourse.沒有什么能誘使他那樣做。b.Hewastemptedintodoingafalsestep.他被引誘做了一件傻事。②吸引，誘使，誘導（tempt…todo）Shetemptedthechildtohavealittlemoresoup.她誘使那個孩子多喝一點湯。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠ29.theone指的是

theoneIcangetluckfrom，正如前文第六段中所提到的IkeepbuyingWindowsversions,hopingI’llgetlucky。BackPre-readingPreparationTextReadingComprehensionCulturalNotesNewWordsandPhrasesDetailedLearningPartⅠTextReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationDecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).Thengobacktothetextforacheckofyourunderstanding.Youshouldtellwhichline(s)ofwhichparagraphsupport(s)you.Finally,workinpairstocorrectthosefalsestatements.1.Accordingtothewriter,whenanerrorhasoccurred,thecomputerwilltellyouwhereitoccurredandwhattheerroris.()Line(s)_____Para._____._______________________________________________________________________________________2.Whenthecomputerstops,thewriterhasnothingtodobutturnthecomputeroffandrestartit.()Line(s)_____Para._____._________________________________Pre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionTeamWork4-51Itdoesnotsaywhattheerroris,norwhereitoccurred.F

FactSearchingT

12PartⅠ3.Thewriterhasawartonhisleftlegandhecallsit“Bobby”.()Line(s)_____Para._____.________________________________________________________________________________________4.Ifthewartonthewriter’slegchangesitsappearance,heshouldtakesomemedicalaction..()

Line(s)_____Para._____._________________________________5.Accordingtothewriter,heisn’taloyaluserofWindowsoperationsystems.()Line(s)_____Para._____._______________________________________________________________________________________4-74T

45HehasbeenaloyalWindowsmansincethefirstversion.F1-24F

HehasawartonhisrightlegandhecallsitBuddy.TextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingPartⅠ6.ThewriterisinterestedinthelatestMicrosoftWindows.()

Line(s)_____Para._____._______________________________________________________________________________________3-47T

TextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingPartⅠChoosethebestoptiontocompleteeachstatementandanswereachquestionaccordingtothetext.1Thewriterfeelsupsetbecause

.A.hiscomputerhassomeproblemsfromtimetotimeandhecannotsolvethemB.healwaysoperatesthecomputerinawrongwayC.hecannotbuythenewestversionofWindowsD.hehasaseriousdiseaseonhislegReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingTextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionPartⅠ2SomeversionsofWindowsthewritermentionsinthetextdon’texist.Thewritercreatestheseimaginaryversionstoshowthat

.A.WindowsproductsaremoreandmorereliablealongwiththedevelopmentB.thereisarichseriesofWindowsproductsforuserstochoosefromC.MicrosofthasarichimaginationanddevelopmentabilityD.Microsoftonlywantstomakemoney,notreliableproductsTextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingPartⅠ3.HowcantheuserdowiththeveryfirstversionofWindowsoperatingsystem?A.Theusercanusepenstowriteonthescreen.B.Theusercanusethemouseandthekeyboard.C.Theusercanusethekeyboardonly.D.Theusercanusethecrayons.TextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingPartⅠ4.InParagraph5,by“PlanetofLostData”,thewritermeans

.A.hehastoomuchworktodoB.owingtothebreakdownofWindows,whathehaswrittendisappearedcompletelyandcouldnotbefoundatallC.hisfilesanddataaresavedinacertainplaceinsidethecomputer,butnoteasytobefoundD.hemeetswithahacker(黑客)ontheInternetTextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingPartⅠ5.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsWindows?A.Thewriterthinksit’stimeheshouldquitusingit.B.Thewriterthinksitisverygoodthoughitoftenbreaksdown.C.Thewriterdislikesitsometimes,buthecannotlivewithoutit.D.Thewriterthinkshighlyofit.TextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingLearningtoLovetheComputer,WartsandAllMainidea:MicrosoftWindowsisn’tasreliableasitisclaimedtobe,butpeoplestillbuyit.Supportingpoints:1(Paras.1-3)Iwastroubledby

andIhavenoideaaboutthematall.2(Para.4)MicrosoftWindowsissimilartomywartinthattheymay

.3(Paras.5-7)AlthoughIcomplainedabouttheunreliableMicrosoftWindows,Iamstill

.

PartⅠCompletethefollowingoutlineforabetterunderstandingofthetextorganization.ReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingcomputer’sbreakdownshaveproblemsoftenaloyaluserTextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionPartⅠDiscussthefollowingtopicswithyourteammates.1Haveyoueverencountered(遇到)anyproblemssimilartothewriter’s?

Canyoudescribethem?Howdidyousolvethoseproblems?Youmayuse

thewordsandexpressionslearnedinthetextorsomeofthosegivenbelow.TextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingPartⅠ2MicrosoftWindowsOSnowisnotaspopularasbefore,especiallyinsmartdevicessuchassmartphones,smartTV,computersincars,orevenintelligenthome.HaveyouusedotheroperatingsystemslikeMacorUNIX?Howdoyoulikethem?3HowimportantisMicrosoftWindowsinourdailylife?CanyoushareyourstoriesaboutMicrosoftWindowswithyourpartners?TextPre-readingPreparationReadingComprehensionReadingAnalysisInformationOrganizationTeamWorkFactSearchingPartⅡSkillsBuildingPartⅡWordFormsKeyStructures1FormnewwordsbycombiningeachwordinColumnAwithaproperoneinColumnB.ThengivetheirChinesemeanings.

形容詞+名詞+-ing/-ed，

構成新的復合形容詞，中間常用連字符連接。good+looking→good-looking 好看的bad+tempered→bad-tempered 脾氣壞的WritingVocabularyTranslatione.g.PartⅡA(1)new(2)high(3)bare(4)absent(5)short(6)wide(7)hardBa

fashionedb

workingc

handedd

sightede

spreadingf

mindedg

rankingnew-fashioned新式的，時髦的hard-working努力工作的，勤勞的bare-handed徒手的short-sighted近視的；目光短淺的wide-spreading范圍廣闊的，流傳很廣的absent-minded心不在焉的high-ranking等級高的，職位高的WordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ2Turnthefollowingverbsintonounsthatendwith“-ance/-ence”,andthengivetheirChinesemeanings.

一些動詞加上后綴-ance/-ence，詞性變為名詞，表示某種狀態、狀況或行為。VerbNounChineseoccuroccurrence發生；出現performacceptexistdifferinsureperformanceacceptanceexistencedifferenceinsurance履行，實行；演出，表演接受；領受存在；生活區別，差異保險WordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ3Pleasefillintheblankswiththeappropriatewordsfromtheabovetable.(1)Thecustomerwasimpressedbythemachine’s

.(2)Thenewlawsgainedwidespread

.(3)Robberynowisaneveryday

.(4)Peoplewithout

hadtopayfortheirownrepairs.performanceacceptanceinsuranceoccurrenceWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ1Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.(1)WewerenotinParisatfirstbutweflewtoAthens___Paris.A.in B.through C.to D.via(2)Youcan’t___thefactthatyourcompanyneedstobereorganized.A.refuse B.ignore C.resist D.miss(3)Thenewprogramisdesignedto___youngpeople___studyengineering.A.tempt,to B.draw,out C.catch,with D.push,onWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ1Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.(4)Hehasremained___thepartyallhislife.A.honestwith B.faithfulof C.loyalto D.sincerefor(5)Mymemory’snot___thesedaysandIalwaysforgetsomething.A.reliable B.possible C.sure D.true(6)BaggageCondition2(《行李條款》第2條)also___thatthetransportcompany,authorityorhotelshouldhavebeeninformedinwriting.A.asks B.requires C.requests D.claimsWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ2Replaceeachoftheunderlinedpartswiththebestchoicegiven.(1)IkeepaneyeonBuddy,incasehisappearancechanges.A.lookafter B.lookat C.waiton D.stickto(2)IfIeverlookdownandseethatBuddyhasturnedgreen,orhe’swearingalittlepairofGrouchoglasses,I’llknowit’stimetotakesomekindofmedicalaction.Suchasquitdrinking.A.startdrinking B.stopdrinking C.stoptodrink D.pausedrinking(3)Butmypointisthatbecauseofcomputerweirdness,Iregularlyseeanentiremorning’swork—sometimesasmanyas18words—getblippedawayforevertothePlanetofLostData.A.getleftaway B.getflashedawayC.getremovedtosomewhere D.getstartedsuddenlyWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ2Replaceeachoftheunderlinedpartswiththebestchoicegiven.(4)Mycomputerskeephavingseizures,butIkeepbuyingWindowsversions,hopingI’llgetlucky.A.makingjokesfrequentlyB.havingcontrolofthemselvesregularlyC.beingattackedbyvirusfromtimetotimeD.committingerrorssuddenlyandunexpectedlyWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ2Replaceeachoftheunderlinedpartswiththebestchoicegiven.(5)Hisshoesaresquishingfromthepinacoladashepouredonhim,buthe’sthinking:“She’swarmingtome!”A.aremadesoftandflatby B.aremakingoutliquidfromC.arepressedflatby D.arepouredwith(6)IbringthisallupbecausenowMicrosofthasanewversionout.A.buyallthis B.mentionallthisC.feedallthis D.takecareofallthisWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡ3Completethefollowingsentenceswiththeexpressionsgiven.(1)bebusydoingDon’tbotherher.She

(她正忙著寫信呢).(2)incaseTaketheraincoat

(以防下雨).

(3)shutdownTheprintingpress

(已被關掉進行維修).(4)warmtoVotersarestartingto

(喜歡上這個主意).incaseitrainsisbusywritingaletterhasbeenshutdownforservicingwarmtotheideaWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡRewritethefollowingsentencesaftertheirmodels.

ModelAItdoesnotsaywhattheerrorisanditdoesn’tsaywhereitoccurred,either.(not...nor)→Itdoesnotsaywhattheerroris,norwhereitoccurred.1.Hedoesn’thaveatalentandhedoesn’thaveawilltostudymusic..

2.Marycouldn’treadandshecouldn’twritewhenshewas16yearsold.

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Hedoesn’thaveatalentnorawilltostudymusicMarycouldn’treadnorwritewhenshewas16yearsoldWordFormsKeyStructuresWritingVocabularyTranslationPartⅡRewritethefollowingsentencesaftertheirmodels.

ModelBIkeepbuyingWindowsversions,becauseIhopeI’llgetlucky.(hopingthat)→IkeepbuyingWindowsversions,hopingthatI’llgetlucky.3.IcametothisuniversitybecauseIhopedIcouldgetadoctor’sdegree.4.Wehurriedoutofthebuildingbecausewehopedthatnoonew