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Unit 5 Tert a PRE-READING TASK Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, try to answer the questions 1. how much do you know about the internet? 2. What do people usually do on the internet' 3. What has made the Internet possible? Modern communication: The laser and Fiber-Optic revolution In April 1995, a young Chinese chemistry student at Beijing University lay dying in a Beijing ospital. She was in a coma, and although her doctors had performed numerous tests, they couldnt discover what was killing her. In desperation, a student friend posted an SOs describing her symptoms to several medical bulletin boards and mailing lists on the Internet. Around the world, doctors who regularly checked these electronic bulletin boards and lists responded In Washington, D. C, Dr John Aldis, a physician with the U.S. Department of State, saw the message from China. Using the Internet, he forwarded the message to colleagues in America Soon an international group of doctors joined the e-mail discussion. a diagnosis emerged - the woman might have been poisoned with thallium, a metal resembling lead. A Beijing laboratory confirmed this diagnosis -the thallium concentration in her body was as much as 1000 times normal. More e-mail communication followed, as treatment was suggested and then adjusted. The woman slowly began to recover. Well over a year later, the international medical community was still keeping tads on her condition through the electronic medium that served her life It's 11: 30 p.m., you're in San Francisco on business, and you want to check for messages at your office in Virginia. First you dial in and get your voice mail. Next you plug your portable computer into the hotel-room telephone jack hit a few keys, and pick up e-mail from a potential client in South Africa, your sister in London, and a business associate in Detroit. Before writing your responses, you do a quick bit of search on the Internet, tracking down the name of the online news group you had mentioned to the man in Detroit and the title of a book you wanted to recommend to your sister. A few more keystrokes and in moments your electronic letters have reached London and Detroit. Then, knowing that the time difference means the next workday has begun in South Africa, you call there without a second thought These stories reflect societys increasing reliance on a system of global communication that can link you equally easily with someone in the next town or halfway around the world. The expanded telephone-line capacity that has allowed the growth of these forms of communication is a recent phenomenon. The United States has enjoyed domestic telephone service for more than a century, but overseas telephone calls were difficult until relatively recently. For a number of years after World War Il, calls to Europe or Asia relied on short-wave radio signals. It sometimes took an operator hours to set up a 3-munite call, and if you got through, the connection was often noisy In 1956, the first transatlantic copper wire cable allowed simul taneous transmission of 36

Unit 5 Text A PRE-READING TASK Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, try to answer the questions. 1. how much do you know about the internet? 2. What do people usually do on the internet? 3. What has made the Internet possible? Modern Communication: The Laser and Fiber-Optic Revolution In April 1995, a young Chinese chemistry student at Beijing University lay dying in a Beijing hospital. She was in a coma, and although her doctors had performed numerous tests, they couldn’t discover what was killing her. In desperation, a student friend posted an SOS describing her symptoms to several medical bulletin boards and mailing lists on the Internet. Around the world, doctors who regularly checked these electronic bulletin boards and lists responded immediately. In Washington, D.C., Dr. John Aldis, a physician with the U.S. Department of State , saw the message from China. Using the Internet, he forwarded the message to colleagues in America. Soon an international group of doctors joined the e-mail discussion. A diagnosis emerged – the woman might have been poisoned with thallium, a metal resembling lead. A Beijing laboratory confirmed this diagnosis – the thallium concentration in her body was as much as 1000 times normal. More e-mail communication followed, as treatment was suggested and then adjusted. The woman slowly began to recover. Well over a year later, the international medical community was still keeping tads on her condition through the electronic medium that served her life. It’s 11:30 p.m., you’re in San Francisco on business, and you want to check for messages at your office in Virginia. First you dial in and get your voice mail. Next you plug your portable computer into the hotel-room telephone jack. hit a few keys, and pick up e-mail from a potential client in South Africa, your sister in London, and a business associate in Detroit. Before writing your responses, you do a quick bit of search on the Internet, tracking down the name of the online news group you had mentioned to the man in Detroit and the title of a book you wanted to recommend to your sister. A few more keystrokes and in moments your electronic letters have reached London and Detroit. Then, knowing that the time difference means the next workday has begun in South Africa, you call there without a second thought. These stories reflect society’s increasing reliance on a system of global communication that can link you equally easily with someone in the next town or halfway around the world. The expanded telephone-line capacity that has allowed the growth of these forms of communication is a recent phenomenon. The United States has enjoyed domestic telephone service for more than a century, but overseas telephone calls were difficult until relatively recently. For a number of years after World War II, calls to Europe or Asia relied on short-wave radio signals. It sometimes took an operator hours to set up a 3-munite call, and if you got through, the connection was often noisy. In 1956, the first transatlantic copper wire cable allowed simultaneous transmission of 36

elephone conversations a cause for celebration then, a small number today. other cables followed; by the early 1960s, overseas telephone calls had reached 5 million per year. Then came satellite communication in the middle 1960s, and by 1980, the telephone system carried some 200 million overseas calls per year. But as demands on the telecommunication system continued to increase, the limitations of current technology became apparent. Then, in 1988, the first transatlantic fiber-optic cable was laid, and the "information superhighway" was on its way to becoming reality Optical fibers form the backbone of the global telecommunication system today. These emarkable strands of glass-each thinner than a human hair, yet stronger, length for length, than steel were designed to carry the vast amounts of data that can be transmitted via a relatively new form of light -tightly focused laser beams. Together, lasers and optical fibers have dramatically increased the capacity of the international telephone system. a typical fiber-optic cable made up of 100 or more such fibers can carry more than 40,000 voice channels. With equally striking improvements in computing the new communication technology has fueled the exponential growth of the phenomenon known as the Internet New Words laser n 激光 fiber n 纤维 optic(al)a 光的,光学的 coma n state of long unnatural deep unconsciousness caused by poisoning,etc.昏厥(状态) SOS n an international signal calling for help, used esp. by ships in trouble 求救信号 a change in body or mind which shows disease or disorder ER bulletin n a short public usu. official notice公告,告示 Internet n 因特网;国际互联网络;网际网 physician n a doctor,esp. one who treats diseases with medicine内科医生 forward y to send; to send forward to a new address寄;转寄 colleague n a fellow worker, esp. in a profession同事 e-mall n electronic mail电子邮件 lent which is the result of di 诊断 emerge 1 to come or appear显现;出现 thallium n resemble y to look or be like像,类似铅插上,塞,堵 that can be carried or moved, quite small and light手提式的,便携式的,轻便的 client n a person who pays a professional person, esp. a lawyer, for help or advice, customer委托人,客户,顾客 a person connected with another,esp. in work合伙人,同事 1. to friends or as partners in business结交,联合 2. to connect in ones mind联想

telephone conversations – a cause for celebration then, a small number today. Other cables followed; by the early 1960s, overseas telephone calls had reached 5 million per year. Then came satellite communication in the middle 1960s, and by 1980, the telephone system carried some 200 million overseas calls per year. But as demands on the telecommunication system continued to increase, the limitations of current technology became apparent. Then, in 1988, the first transatlantic fiber-optic cable was laid, and the “information superhighway” was on its way to becoming reality. Optical fibers form the backbone of the global telecommunication system today. These remarkable strands of glass – each thinner than a human hair, yet stronger, length for length, than steel – were designed to carry the vast amounts of data that can be transmitted via a relatively new form of light – tightly focused laser beams. Together, lasers and optical fibers have dramatically increased the capacity of the international telephone system. A typical fiber-optic cable made up of 100 or more such fibers can carry more than 40,000 voice channels. With equally striking improvements in computing, the new communication technology has fueled the exponential growth of the phenomenon known as the Internet. New Words laser n. 激光 fiber n. 纤维 optic(al) a. 光的，光学的 coma n.. state of long unnatural deep unconsciousness caused by disease, poisoning, etc. 昏厥（状态） SOS n. an international signal calling for help, used esp. by ships in trouble 求救信号 symptom n. a change in body or mind which shows disease or disorder 症状 bulletin n. a short public usu. official notice 公告，告示 Internet n. 因特网；国际互联网络；网际网 physician n. a doctor, esp. one who treats diseases with medicine 内科医生 forward v. to send; to send forward to a new address 寄；转寄 colleague n. a fellow worker, esp. in a profession 同事 e-mail n. electronic mail 电子邮件 diagnosis n. a statement which is the result of diagnosing 诊断 emerge v. to come or appear 显现；出现 thallium n. 铊 resemble v. to look or be like 像，类似 lead n. 铅 plug v. 插上，塞，堵 portable a. that can be carried or moved; quite small and light 手提式的，便携式的，轻便的 client n. a person who pays a professional person, esp. a lawyer, for help or advice; customer 委托人，客户，顾客 associate n. a person connected with another, esp. in work 合伙人，同事 v. 1. to join as friends or as partners in business 结交，联合 2. to connect in one’s mind 联想

get through Proper Name Washington, D. C the U.S. Department of State San francisco Detroit AFTER-READING TASK Reading Comprehe Exercise 2 Choose the best answer according to the passage 1. The first two paragraphs tell us a true story of A. international cooperation via the Internet B. how dangerous thallium can be humans C. how one can get help from the Internet D. the girls recovery from thallium poisoning 2. The third paragraph tells us another story that illustrates A. a modern businessmans typical workday B. more functions of the modern communication system C. the time difference between San Francisco and South africa the way business is do 3. The information superhighway came into existence because of A copper wire cables B satellite communication C optical fibers D laser and optical fibers 4. The highly efficient modern communication system began A. over a century ago B in the middle 1960s C. in the late 1980s in the year 1980 5. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. It's optical fibers and lasers that have made the information superhighway possible B. People can communicate with each other more quickly now on the Internet C. It has taken quite a long time for the Internet to come into existence D. If one is seriously ill, he can always get help via the modern communication system Exercise 3 Decide whether the statement are True or False 1. Dr John Aldis had to go to Beijing with his colleagues to confirm their diagnosis 2. The present telephone line can carry information in the form of sound only 3. Geographical distance is no longer a problem in terms of modern communication. 4. The copper wire cable, though it's capacity is limited, has lots of advantages over short-wave 5. The modern communication technology consists of optical fibers, lasers and computers Exercise 4 Give short answers to the questions 1. Why did the student friend send messages on the Internet? 2. By what means did the group of doctors discuss the girl students case? 3. What made it possible for you" to get in touch with others when"you' were in San

set up get through Proper Name Washington, D.C. the U.S. Department of State San Francisco Detroit AFTER-READING TASK Reading Comprehension Exercise 2 Choose the best answer according to the passage. 1. The first two paragraphs tell us a true story of ___________. A. international cooperation via the Internet B. how dangerous thallium can be humans C. how one can get help from the Internet D. the girls recovery from thallium poisoning 2. The third paragraph tells us another story that illustrates ____________. A. a modern businessman’s typical workday B. more functions of the modern communication system C. the time difference between San Francisco and South Africa D. the way business is done in the modern society 3. The information superhighway came into existence because of ____________. A. copper wire cables B. satellite communication C. optical fibers D. laser and optical fibers 4. The highly efficient modern communication system began _____________. A. over a century ago B. in the middle 1960s C. in the late 1980s D. in the year 1980 5. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. It’s optical fibers and lasers that have made the information superhighway possible. B. People can communicate with each other more quickly now on the Internet. C. It has taken quite a long time for the Internet to come into existence. D. If one is seriously ill, he can always get help via the modern communication system. Exercise 3 Decide whether the statement are True or False 1. Dr John Aldis had to go to Beijing with his colleagues to confirm their diagnosis. 2. The present telephone line can carry information in the form of sound only. 3. Geographical distance is no longer a problem in terms of modern communication. 4. The copper wire cable, though it’s capacity is limited, has lots of advantages over short-wave radio signals. 5. The modern communication technology consists of optical fibers, lasers and computers. Exercise 4 Give short answers to the questions 1. Why did the student friend send messages on the Internet? 2. By what means did the group of doctors discuss the girl student’s case? 3. What made it possible for “you” to get in touch with others when “you” were in San

describe check resemble adjust dramatically relatively capacity demand grow concentrate 1. Words cannot _________ his enormous contribution to his motherland. 2. During World War II the Nazis killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the _________ camps. 3. The newly-built stadium has a seating __________ of 100,000. 4. __________ speaking, I’d prefer blue to yellow. 5. On second thoughts, he decided to make up some slight __________ to the plan of the project. 6. Mary __________ her grandmother in character but not in appearance. 7. The __________ for computer programmers exceeds the supply in many countries. 8. China’s economic ___________ rate has been very high for the last two decades. 9. People’s living standards have increased ___________ in the coastal areas. 10. To confirm what he said, you only need to ___________ the facts. Exercise 8 Complete the sentences with the appropriate expressions. Change the form where necessary. in desperation keep a tab on track down rely on set up get through on one’s way to be made up of 1. Society ________ people with widely differing abilities. 2. _________ He kicked at the locked door _________. 3. As he has invested all his money on the stock market, he has no _________ whatever changes that take place. 4. China is __________ becoming a politically and economically great nation. 5. The modern communication technology ___________ heavily ___________ optical fibers. 6. The company launched a satellite over the Pacific Ocean to _________ a communication relay station. 7. I dialed and dialed yesterday but failed to ___________ to you. 8. The police ___________ the spy to his quarters and arrested him. Exercise 9 Change the direct speech into indirect speech. EXAMPLE: The old man said, “ I will come to this shop tonight again.” The old man said that he would go to that shop that night again. 1. “Three years ago, he was just a school boy, but now he has become a film star,” she told me. _______________________________________________________________________ 2. He said, “My wife bought me an overcoat last month.” _______________________________________________________________________ 3. “I have a letter from your sister, Martin,” Mary said. _______________________________________________________________________ 4. “Has the train stopped?” he asked. _______________________________________________________________________

5. “We are discussing the plan for next week,” the students said. _______________________________________________________________________ 6. “What’s your name and address?” the man asked me. ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. “Don’t drink water while you are having a meal,” mother said to Tom. ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. “Work harder, but don’t worry about the score,” he said to me. ___________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 10 Rewrite the sentences after the model. 1. I can’t meet you tomorrow evening because I have to work. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. I’m sorry I am not familiar with him. I can’t tell you more about him. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3.You didn’t do as I told you, so you didn’t succeed. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises. ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. I don’t know his address. I can’t write to tell him the good news. ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. The water in the river was too cold, so he didn’t swim in it. ___________________________________________________________________________ Text B PRE-READING TASK Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, consider the question. 1. “Intel” is the name of a(n) ___________. A. U.S. company B. IBM computer C. government department D. branch of the Internet 2. China is a country ______________ scientists and engineers in terms of computing technology. A. poor in B. rich in C. lacking in D. with a surplus of Intel Announces US $50 Million for China Research Center 1 BEIJING, May 5, 1998 Intel will open an information technology research and development center in Beijing, China, Dr Andrew S. Grove, chairman and chief executive officer, said here today. 2 The Intel China Research Center will explore Internet-related issues and information technology disciplines such as speech recognition that have particular relevance to Chinese applications. The center’s research scope will extend to other computing technologies as its charter develops. Intel is

conducting an international search now for the Centers director. 3 Dr Grove said, "China has a deep pool of talented scientists and engineers, and we think there is a great opportunity to assemble a world-class team here to do some outstanding research 4"China's importance as both a manufacturer and consumer of computers is growing. As this growth continues, it's likely China will also become a force in shaping computer technology. We want the Intel China Research Center to be part of this process, he said 5 Intel said it expects to invest $50 million during the next five years to fund the new organization The Center will conduct its own research and will also fund projects at Chinas leading universities and research institutes 6 The China Research Center will be part of the companys annual $2.8 billion worldwide research and development effort. The Center will report to Intel Fellow Dr. Richard Wirt, who is director of the icrocomputer Labs. His operations in the U.S., Israel, Russia and China perform r&D in integrated circuits, CPU architectures and compilers, computer platforms, software development tools and technologies for emerging applications 7 Mr Zeng Peiyan, Chairman of Chinas State Development Planning Commission(SDPC) said We always welcome multinational companies to invest and establish fundamental research and development basis in China. In particular, we encourage research in the high technology sector. Chin has a rich supply of talented researchers, a sizeable industrial base, and a large domestic market Combined, they represent a huge potential and bright prospect for the development and application of high technology in China. The establishment of Intels China Research Center is a far-Sighted nvestment. It represents a new trend for foreign investment in China. 8 Professor Wang Xuan, Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering said"The establishment of Intel's China research Center will help improve the fundamental research level in high technology in China. Also, it promotes the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and foreign high technology research institutes, and bring into full play the talents of China's high technology research community. 9 In addition to the new research center, Intel operates a flash memory factory in Shanghai, I marketing offices, and Intel Architecture Development Laboratory which works closely with the nations software developer community from its base in Shanghai New word 1.问题2.出版,发行 discipline n 1. a branch of learning学科 2.纪律 recognition n the quality of being connected with the subject Fa 应用,运用 scope n the area within the limits of a question, subject, etc. range YeE extend v to reach, stretch or continue扩展,延伸 charter n 宪章 conduct v to carry out a particular process, esp. in order to get information or prove facts

conducting an international search now for the Center’s director. 3 Dr. Grove said, “China has a deep pool of talented scientists and engineers, and we think there is a great opportunity to assemble a world-class team here to do some outstanding research. 4 “China’s importance as both a manufacturer and consumer of computers is growing. As this growth continues, it’s likely China will also become a force in shaping computer technology. We want the Intel China Research Center to be part of this process,” he said. 5 Intel said it expects to invest $50 million during the next five years to fund the new organization. The Center will conduct its own research and will also fund projects at China’s leading universities and research institutes. 6 The China Research Center will be part of the company’s annual $2.8 billion worldwide research and development effort. The Center will report to Intel Fellow Dr. Richard Wirt, who is director of the company’s Microcomputer Labs. His operations in the U.S., Israel, Russia and China perform R&D in integrated circuits, CPU architectures and compilers, computer platforms, software development tools and technologies for emerging applications. 7 Mr. Zeng Peiyan, Chairman of China’s State Development Planning Commission (SDPC) said, “We always welcome multinational companies to invest and establish fundamental research and development basis in China. In particular, we encourage research in the high technology sector. China has a rich supply of talented researchers, a sizeable industrial base, and a large domestic market. Combined, they represent a huge potential and bright prospect for the development and application of high technology in China. The establishment of Intel’s China Research Center is a far-sighted investment. It represents a new trend for foreign investment in China.” 8 Professor Wang Xuan, Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering said’ “The establishment of Intel’s China Research Center will help improve the fundamental research level in high technology in China. Also, it promotes the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and foreign high technology research institutes, and bring into full play the talent’s of China’s high technology research community.” 9 In addition to the new research center, Intel operates a flash memory factory in Shanghai, 12 marketing offices, and Intel Architecture Development Laboratory which works closely with the nation’s software developer community from its base in Shanghai. New Words issue n. 1. 问题 2. 出版，发行 discipline n. 1. a branch of learning 学科 2. 纪律 recognition n. the quality of being connected with the subject 相关 application n. the putting to use 应用，运用 scope n. the area within the limits of a question, subject, etc.; range 范围 extend v. to reach, stretch or continue 扩展，延伸 charter n. 宪章 conduct v. to carry out a particular process, esp. in order to get information or prove facts

the Chinese Academy of Sciences 中国科学院 cademy of Engineering 中国工程科学院 AFTER-READING TASK Reading comprehension Exercise 2 Decide whether the statements are True and False according to the passage 1. Dr Andrew S. grove made the announcement of the china investment in the United states 2. The aim of Intel s investment in China is to set up an Intel China Research Center 3. Intel's total investment all over the world is $2. 8 billion in 1998 4. Intel made the investment because China is not only an important manufacturer but also an 5. Right now all Intel's business in China is conducted in Beijing only Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks with the given words. Change the form where necessary discipline talented mble fund outstanding sector epresent cooperatIo combine 1. The dove peace. 2. In the highly competitive society it is important for us to ork with pleasure 3. Bill Gates and Andrew grove are persons in the computer technology 4. In China there is still a lack of researchers in high technology. 5. The Chinese government has done everything possible to assure human right 6. It is those big financial groups that the presidential elections in the U.S 7. As he was no good at history, he had to choose other 8. International is becoming more and more important in our political and economic lif 9. We can't leave until w Exercise 4 Complete the sentences with the given expressions. Change the form where necessary have relevance to extend search for report to bring into full pl in addition to 1. In the United States i visited several cities New York. Chicago and boston 2. a wise leader is one who knows how everyone’ s talents 3. He spends a couple of hours everyday on the Internet and downloading the information that his research area. 4. My responsibility is to everything that happens here the boss 5. Since he became the manager, the company's business many other fields 6. The Legend(联想) Group develops software hardware 7. She loves classical music and mozart Skills Development and Practice Reading skills Definition Practice 1 Read the sentences, draw a box around the word(s) being defined underline the definition

the Chinese Academy of Sciences 中国科学院 the Chinese Academy of Engineering 中国工程科学院 AFTER-READING TASK Reading Comprehension Exercise 2 Decide whether the statements are True and False according to the passage. 1. Dr Andrew S. Grove made the announcement of the China investment in the United States. 2. The aim of Intel’s investment in China is to set up an Intel China Research Center. 3. Intel’s total investment all over the world is $2.8 billion in 1998. 4. Intel made the investment because China is not only an important manufacturer but also an important consumer of computer. 5. Right now all Intel’s business in China is conducted in Beijing only. Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks with the given words. Change the form where necessary. discipline talented assemble fund outstanding fundamental sector represent cooperation combine 1. The dove __________ peace. 2. In the highly competitive society it is important for us to __________ work with pleasure. 3. Bill Gates and Andrew Grove are ___________ persons in the computer technology ________. 4. In China there is still a lack of ___________ researchers in high technology. 5. The Chinese government has done everything possible to assure __________ human rights. 6. It is those big financial groups that __________ the presidential elections in the U.S. 7. As he was no good at history, he had to choose other __________. 8. International ___________ is becoming more and more important in our political and economic life. 9. We can’t leave until we _________ everyday. Exercise 4 Complete the sentences with the given expressions. Change the form where necessary. such as have relevance to extend to search for report to in particular bring into full play in addition to 1. In the United States I visited several cities _______________ New York, Chicago, and Boston. 2. A wise leader is one who knows how ______________ everyone’s talents. 3. He spends a couple of hours everyday on the Internet ______________ and downloading the information that ______________ his research area. 4. My responsibility is to ______________ everything that happens here _____________ the boss. 5. Since he became the manager, the company’s business ______________ many other fields. 6. The Legend (联想) Group develops software ____________ hardware. 7. She loves classical music and Mozart ___________. Skills Development and Practice Reading Skills Definition Practice 1 Read the sentences, draw a box around the word(s) being defined, underline the definition