[00:02.90]Technology
[00:05.85]LISTENING
[00:08.49]1 Listen to the tape.
[00:12.85]What is being described?What can the things be used for?
[00:19.10]1 These are very simple,two sticks about 20cm long.
[00:27.35]They are usually made of wood. You hold the two sticks in one hand.
[00:34.48]But you will soon learn how to pick up even small pieces of food.
[00:40.65]2 This thing is very popular and useful. Almost everyone has one these days.
[00:49.40]You can see people using this thing on the bus,when they are walking or at home.
[00:55.95]It's usually small about the same size as your hand and comes in many colors.
[01:03.61]There're several buttons on it,some for numbers others for other things.
[01:10.45]It can be put in your pocket or in a small bag.
[01:15.49]With it you can talk to people far away.
[01:20.07]3 This is a large box with a big door.
[01:26.23]If you open the door,a light comes on,and you can see what inside.
[01:33.00]You'd better not leave the door open for too long,
[01:38.04]because it is not good for things inside
[01:43.08]You might catch a cold too,if you stand in front of the open door
[01:49.74]There're several shelves inside some in the box itself and some in the door.
[01:57.29]You usually find this large box in the kitchen.
[02:02.54]READING
[02:08.60]LIFE ON THE GO
[02:12.15]Wang Mei puts her hand into her pocket
[02:17.12]takes out her red cellphone and presses the talk key.
[02:23.28]"Hi,mum!I'm on the bus I should be home in about ten minutes.
[02:31.35]"Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live life "on the go"
[02:38.72]and use cellphones.
[02:42.19]Cellphones,or mobile phones,
[02:46.64]make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.
[02:53.19]Words and images are being sent throughout the world.
[02:58.55]Modern cellphones are more than just phones
[03:03.80]they are being used as cameras and radios,
[03:09.07]and to send e-mail or surf the Internet.
[03:14.35]New functions are being added to the phones.
[03:19.31]The latest cellphones have features such as games,
[03:24.88]music and an electronic calendar
[03:29.84]that will remind you about appointments and important dates.
[03:35.01]Cellphones have changed our behaviour and how we communicate
[03:41.07]They are being used everywhere--sometimes where they shouldn't.
[03:47.24]One headmaster says that phones are not allowed in the classroom.
[03:54.08]"If a phone starts ringing in the classroom,
[03:58.84]teachers and students are disturbed and cannot work.
[04:04.61]"The students obey the rules and agree not to se their phones in the classroom.
[04:11.87]"I don't dare to use the phone in school,because they will take it away from me,"
[04:19.74]says John Hill,a student in London.
[04:24.59]John got his phone for his birthday,but his parents don't let him use it in school.
[04:32.74]Some parents worry
[04:36.22]that their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.
[04:42.70]Why are cellphones so popular,especially among teenagers?
[04:49.46]The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family
[04:56.12]no matter where we are or what we are doing.
[05:00.98]Having a cellphone also makes us feel safer,
[05:06.13]since we can call for help in case of an emergency.
[05:11.09]Of course,to many teenagers the cellphone is not only a useful tool
[05:18.75]but also a way to have fun and be cool.
[05:24.02]Wang Mei calls her best friend Xiao Li
[05:28.78]at least once a day to see how she is doing
[05:33.92]and what she is going on.
[05:37.40]She says that her cellphone helps her do whatever she wants to do
[05:43.56]and still stay in touch with her parents and friends.
[05:48.73]"I think it's the most useful invention ever,
[05:53.88]Wang Mei says as she is dialling the number to Xiao Li again
[05:59.76]to ask her what she will be wearing to school tomorrow.
[06:05.01]INTEGRATING SKILS
[06:12.56]It is the year 2374 and the machines have taken over.
[06:20.21]The earth is ruled by a great computer named Q12
[06:25.78]that uses robots to make people work for it
[06:29.43]It is not a happy world.
[06:32.99]The few surviving human beings
[06:37.14]are being used in the way that we use machines today:
[06:42.29]they have to make electricity for the machines,repair them when they break down,
[06:49.44]and do everything Q12 tells them to.
[06:54.30]Once,the earth was a beautiful blue planet where people lived happily among trees and animals.
[07:01.67]Now,the world is dark and dirty,with no room for happiness and fun.
[07:08.93] But there is still hope.
[07:12.09]The human beings have been able to keep a small,
[07:16.85]secret school open since the machines took over.
[07:21.91]In this school,the students still learn about all the wonders of the world
[07:28.08]science,art,history,culture--and they are still allowed to dream about a better future
[07:37.64]The leader of the humans has decided that it is time to do something to stop Q12,
[07:45.27]bring the machines and people back together,and make the world beautiful again.
[07:52.42]A group of experts were asked to solve the problem,but they failed.
[07:57.00]but they failed.Now,the leader has asked a group of students
[08:02.32]to do what they can to save the earth.
[08:06.45]Q12 cannot be defeated by force.
[08:10.61]It is too strong and no one believes that fighting a war can solve the problem.
[08:17.76]Instead, the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution.
[08:24.53]They will try to teach Q12 about love and friendship.
[08:29.99]If they succeed,they believe that humans and machines can live together
[08:36.15]like friends in the future.
[08:39.60]Imagine that you are one of the students chosen to solve the problem.
[08:45.24]Write a letter to Q12 in which you explain love and friendship.
[08:51.49]Remember that Q12 is a computer that does not understand how human beings feel
[08:58.93]and what human life is like.
[09:02.69]Tell Q12 about how we think,how we feel about each other,
[09:08.75]and try to give examples of love and friendship.
[09:14.03]Words and expressions UNIT 9
[09:21.01]item
[09:22.29]n.项目；条款；(消息 、情报等的)一条
[09:23.57]toothpick
[09:25.04] n.牙签
[09:26.52]automobile
[09:27.94]n.汽车
[09:29.36]agreement
[09:30.80]n.一致；协定
[09:32.24]disagreement
[09:33.82]n.不一致；分歧
[09:35.40]disagree
[09:36.93]vi.不同意；不一致
[09:38.46]absolutely
[09:39.98]adv.绝对的；完全地
[09:41.51]depend
[09:42.95]vi.依靠；依赖
[09:44.39]press
[09:45.70]vt.&vi.按；压；逼迫n.压力；印刷；新闻
[09:47.02]teenager
[09:48.41]n.(13-19岁的)青少年
[09:49.79]image
[09:51.16]n.图象；肖像；形象
[09:52.54]throughout
[09:54.01]prep.遍及；贯穿
[09:55.49]function
[09:56.86]n.作用；功能
[09:58.23]add
[09:59.51]vt.增加；添加；补充说vi.加；加起来 ；增添
[10:00.79]latest
[10:02.16]adj.最近的
[10:03.53]feature
[10:04.92]n.特征；特色
[10:06.30]calendar
[10:07.62]n.日历；历法
[10:08.94]remind
[10:10.38]vt.提醒；使想起
[10:11.81]appointment
[10:13.29]n.约会；指定
[10:14.77]behaviour
[10:16.23]n.(=behavior)行为；举止；习性
[10:17.69]obey
[10:19.01]vt.服从；顺从
[10:20.33]dare
[10:21.70]vt.& v.aux.敢；胆敢
[10:23.07]stay in touch with
[10:24.81]与...保持联络
[10:26.55]call for
[10:27.98]要求；需要
[10:29.42]case
[10:30.74]n.事；病例；案例；情形
[10:32.06]in case (of)
[10:33.59]假设；万一
[10:35.12]whatever
[10:36.49]pron.凡是...;无论什么
[10:37.86]dial
[10:39.23]vt.拨号
[10:40.60]according
[10:41.97]adv.依照
[10:43.34]according to
[10:44.92]按照；根据...所说
[10:46.50]unexpected
[10:48.03]adj.想不到的;意外的;未预料到的
[10:49.56]particular
[10:51.02]adj.个别的；特别的
[10:52.49]negative
[10:53.91]adj.否定的;负面的;消极的
[10:55.33]broadband
[10:56.77]adj.宽带的
[10:58.21]test-tube
[10:59.58]adj.在试管在发展(或生长)的
[11:00.95]clone
[11:02.33]vt.& n.无性繁殖；克隆
[11:03.72]revise
[11:05.25]vt.修订；校订；修正
[11:06.78]interview
[11:08.21]vt.& n.接见；会见；
[11:09.65]resource
[11:10.93]n.资源；财力
[11:12.21]department
[11:13.79]n.部;局;处科;部门;系
[11:15.37]take over
[11:16.74]接收；接管
[11:18.11]electricity
[11:19.58]n.电；电学
[11:21.04]break down
[11:22.51]毁掉;坏掉;中止
[11:23.99]planet
[11:25.31]n.行星
[11:26.63]wonder
[11:28.00]n.奇迹；惊奇
[11:29.37]defeat
[11:30.81]vt.击败；战胜n.失败；败北
[11:32.25]force
[11:33.62]n.力量；暴力
[11:34.99]peaceful
[11:36.31]adj.和平的;平静的;安宁的.
[11:37.63]succeed
[11:39.09]vi.成功；取得成功
[11:40.55]skip
[11:41.88]vi.& vt.跳读；略过
[11:43.22]clue
[11:44.50]n.线索；提示词语
[11:45.78]Chelyabinsk
[11:47.36]n.车里雅宾斯克(俄罗斯城市)
[11:48.94]Irkutsk
[11:53.56]n.伊尔库次克(俄罗斯城市) |