UNIT3 alienation and the internet Text comprehension
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IV.1. Since the Internet can be reached and used with relatively few restrictions, the Internet ,as a mode of communications, is similar to international waters which are open to all countries to use/ it plays a role in connecting people globally, which is comparable [‘kɔmpərəbl] to traveling through the international waterways.
2. A lot of people talk about the \"new information age\" , but not so many people are acquainted with the idea that the Internet separates people from each other and fragments society further as a result.
3. I think that in our society the top priority is given to the satisfaction of one's immediate needs. The Internet is the best tool for this purpose, for on the Internet one can do whatever he likes to. Vocabulary
I.1. ability to develop, achieve or success
2. causing to feel very distant from or not welcome to other people 3. liked it very much and wanted to spend as much time doing it as possible 4. more information that one can cope with
5. a set of images and sounds produced by a computer which seems so real that for most purposes it can be regarded as real II.1. for the better 2. at the expense of 3. was confronted with 4. took advantage of 5. in earnest 6. are available for 7. prior to
8. would give …pause to think III.1. alienating 2. globalization
3. fragmenting 4. addict 5. exaggerates 6. Depression 7. simulated 8. gratified IV.A B B C B A D D
V.1. intended, purposeful, intentional, planned 2. extraordinary, unusual 3. alienate, isolate, estrange 4. cultivate, nurture
5. considerable, excessive, indulgent 6. improvement, enhancement 7. misrepresent, falsify 8. unimportant, trivial, minor VI.1. expanses
2. thinking it is necessary 3. commonplace 4. at home 5. tell you 6. large number Translation
I.1. 由于登录和使用互联网的相对较少，它的作用就等同于通讯传播中的国际海域。 2. 咋听起来这似乎相互矛盾，一种东西怎么会既能让人们自由地交流思想、从而使全球融为一体，同时又让人们彼此疏远呢
3. 据我所知，此人不喜欢夸大其词，因此当他描述自己的网瘾、说常常连续泡网一天一夜时，这引起了我的思考。
4. 但代价是消耗了原本可以用来参加一些培养他们村庄及城镇社区意识的活动的时间。
II.1. There's no denying / There is no doubt that smoking is addictive. And once you are addicted, it's very difficult to get rid of the habit.
2. In a Japanese-made video game, players can simulate the experience of AIDS from HIV infection until death.
3. I'm sure he was in earnest when he said that you could use this money to continue your study of music.
4. We can only increase production at the expense of quality, which could ruin the company’s reputation
5. She is not often given to anger, but this time she really lost her temper.
6. A teacher of foreign language should possess at the very least a graduate degree from a certified education school or institute if he is to teach high school. 7. I soon perceived that I couldn't make him change his mind.
III. 互联网已经把我们带入了一个真正的信息时代，而且正在帮助世界各地的人们在一个以前不可想象的范围内相互交流。无论互联网和信息高速公路走的是一条什么样 的发展道路电讯、电视盒计算机行业一致采用数码化的做法永远改变了我们的交际和计算方式。 这种一致将使公司能提供以前因技术有限而不能提供的服务。网 络电视将使观众能接触互联网。大屏幕、高保真数字电视和DVD有可能改变电影的拍摄方法。卫星将帮助汽车自行回家。家家户户将接收到卫星、微波发射塔、纤维线或铜线传送的信号。
