1、Unit 4After listening1. An employee2. Surfing the net3. He acted all surprised, as if he didnt know why the computer had died suddenlyContent questions1. She used to be a television producer, but now she is a writer2. She writes and edits articles online, submits them via email, and communicates wit

2、h colleagues via the Internet, too3. She could stay computer-assisted at home for weeks, going out only to get mail, newspapers and groceries4. They feel as if they had become one with the computer, and life seems to be unreal5. That people who grew used to a virtual life would feel an aversion to o

3、utside forms o socializing6. She gets overexcited, speaks too much ,and interrupts others7. She is bad-tempered, easily angered and attacks everyone in sight, all because she has long become separated from others and lacks emotional face-to-face exchanges with people. 8. She fights her boyfriend, mi

4、sinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional cues given by their typed dialogue9. Because we rely on co-workers for company10. She calls people, arranges to meet the few friends remaining in the city, gets to the gym, arranges interviews for stories, doctors appointments anything to

5、 get her out of the house and connected with others11. No she doesnt feel happy. She feels being face to face is intolerable12. She makes her excuses and flees, re-enters her apartment, runs to the computer, clicks on the modem, and disappears into the virtual world againWorking on your own1.1) 2-32

6、) 1,4-10,133) 114) 122. The first paragraph describes the consequences of livingon a virtual life and the lat tells of the authors escape back into it. Together, they bring out the dilemma people at present are in: Because of modern technology, we have a choice between a virtual life and real life,

7、but find both unsatisfactoryLanguage Sense Enhancement1. Read aloud1) Routine2) For company3) Unemployment4) Externally5) Drug abuse6) Restore 7) Fled8) Gym9) Set apart10) AppointmentsVocabularyFill the gaps1) Conversely2) But then3) Symptom4) Spitting5) Abusing6) Tone7) Took in8) Editing9) Have arr

8、anged10) In sight11) Stretched12) DataRewrite the sentence1) Smoking cigarettes jars on me2) Finding themselves getting sucked in3) Arranged for a technician form the computer store to check and repair it4) Fled their country to avoid military service/fled to other countries to avoid military servic

9、e5) Restore peoples confidence in itComplete the sentence1) The virtual online via2) Nightmare routine any appointment arrange for3) Cue remarks his tuneCollocation1) We came here all the way on foot2) Private cars are not allowed on campus3) They are on vacation in Florida4) Many has been talking t

10、o her friend on the phone for an hour5) Dont worry. Lucy is always on time6) Industrial demand on fuel is on the riseUsage1) Hard2) Difficult3) Impossible4) Tough5) Hard6) EasyClozeText-related1) Internet2) Click3) Virtual4) Routines5) Arrange6) Nightmare7) Annoying8) Connection9) Crawls10) Take in1

11、1) Spit 12) Data13) Sucked into14) At times15) Flee16) On lineTheme-related1) Companion2) Deliver3) Access4) Enables5) Customers6) Delights7) Provides8) Small9) Remote10) InformationTranslationSentences 1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits2) A slow internet connection s

12、peed is really annoying3) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmatesPassagePerhaps you envy me for being able t

13、o work from home on the computer; I agree that the Internet has made my job a lot easier. I can write, submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But the

14、n, communicating through the net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.Text BChoose the best answer1) C2) A3) A4) B5) D6) CTranslation1) 這是一個原本安寧的家庭中唯一持續不去的不和諧音2) 它使人們還未相識就已親近；它不能保持秘密反而擴散秘密；而最令人擔憂的是，它是撒謊人傳播謊話的工具3) 我說，他們啪嗒啪嗒“講給互相聽的事情中，殺人的傾向或許就被忽略了，難道這不可能嗎？我說這話時盡量想做到通情達理，但不完全成功4) 不用說，這又是一些無辜的人引出了邪惡的力量，卻又不能控制的老故事的翻版。這一次的邪惡力量是以一位來客的面貌出現，但行囊中卻藏著斧頭，隨時可以拿出來殺人Language practiceMatching the definitio