Unit3TheInternetReadingandThinkinglanguagepointsMuch

hasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWideWeb.Therearecountlessarticles

tellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.We

nolonger

havetowaitinline

or

carrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformation

fromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People'sliveshavebeenchangedby

onlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.muchpron.許多（優秀的人或事物）做主語謂語動詞用單數現在完成時的被動語態

wonder【c】n.奇跡v想知道數不盡的文章現在分詞做后置定語

make+賓語+賓補

nolonger=

not…anylonger不再排隊等候carryaround隨身攜帶updatedadj.更新的；現代化的大型數據庫nomatterwhen無論何時，引導時間狀語從句

simple---simplyadv.僅僅現在完成時的被動語態

在線社區社交網絡MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthewondersoftheWorldWideWeb.TherearecountlessarticlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolongerhavetowaitinlineorcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformationfromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimageswheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People'sliveshavebeenchangedbyonlinecommunitiesandsocialnetworks.關于萬維網奇跡的文章有很多。有無數的文章告訴我們互聯網是如何使我們的生活更加方便。當我們去購物時，我們不再需要排隊或隨身攜帶現金。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、文檔和圖像。但互聯網為人們帶來的不僅僅是簡單地讓生活更加便利。在線社區和社交網絡改變了人們的生活。JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenly

developedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathome

withonlyhercomputertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroup

whereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.developv.患上…疾病quitone’sjob辭職quitdoing停止做某事find+賓語+賓補

with+賓語+賓補(with復合結構做伴隨狀語)

keepone’scompany陪伴某人一段時間后網上沖浪不那么孤獨和無聊探索世界加入一個在線群組where引導的定語從句

todo不定式做后置定語that引導的定語從句修飾distance

with的復合結構：一、結構：with+賓語+賓語補足語，在句中作狀語或定語，表示伴隨狀態、原因、條件、方式等。二、形式：1.現在分詞（表主動/進行）Sheheldhersontightlyintoherarms,withtearsstreamingdownhercheeks.她緊緊地把兒子抱在懷里，淚水順著臉頰流下來。2.過去分詞（表被動/完成）Withtheworkfinished,wewenthome.工作做完了，我們就回家了。3.不定式（表將來/目的）Withsomuchhomeworktodo,Ican’tgoout.有這么多作業要做，我不能出去。4.形容詞/介詞短語/副詞（表狀態）Hesleptwiththewindowopen.

Theteacherenteredwithabookinhishand.Withthemeetingover,everyonewenthome.

JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyhercomputertokeephercompany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.英國伯明翰的一位英語教師簡·夏曼尼突然得了重病，因此不得不辭職。50歲時，她發現自己失業了，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少孤獨和無聊。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小組，在那里她可以談論自己的問題，并獲得他人的支持和建議。她意識到互聯網最大的好處之一是能夠消除通常存在于人與人之間的距離感。ShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclub

toteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoneytopayfor

privateteachers.Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.so...that引導的結果狀語從句

定語從句修飾people成立一個IT俱樂部todo表目的

組織活動

籌集資金

支付某人的工資

privateadj.私人的現在完成時的被動語態

applyfor申請

nowthat

既然；由于(引導原因狀語從句）

照顧；照料定語從句修飾woman

和…一起；連同ShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoneytopayforprivateteachers.Manypeoplehavebeenhelpedbytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowtoapplyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.A61-year-oldwomanwhowaslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwithtwofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.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。現在，她和她的朋友們組織活動并募集資金來支付私人教師的費用。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，并找到了一份出色的工作。現在他工作了，而且可以照顧自己，他的女兒就有時間在大學學習。一位61歲獨居婦女與兩個朋友一起創辦了一家小型在線公司。她不再感到孤獨，她的公司也相當成功。Janhasstartedtakingonlineclasses

tolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.Shebelievesthat

itishighlyimportantto

bridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsite

toraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.開始參加網絡課程

todo表目的作狀語

howtodo作賓語

make+賓語+adj做賓補

it作形式主語

itishighlyimportanttodosth做某事非常重要

消除數字鴻溝

確保

haveaccessto…有…的機會；可以進入/接近/使用

每個人都能使用互聯網

todo表目的做表語

todo表目的作狀語

建立一個慈善網站

募集資金

JanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.ShebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryonehasaccesstotheInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsiteto