1、Unit3 Computers Period 1 Warming Up & Reading 文本研读课,. 根据汉语提示及课文语境, 写出正确的单词 1. Although I was young I could _(简化) difficult _(算术题). 2. After I was programmed by an _(操作员) who used cards with holes, I could“think” _ (合逻辑地).,simplify,sums,operator,logically,3. At that time it was considered a _ (科技的) _
2、(革命). 4. At that time it was considered the start of my _(人造的; 假的) _(智能; 智力). 5. I could be made to work as a“universal machine” to _(解决)any difficult mathematical problem.,technological,revolution,artificial,intelligence,solve,6. However, this _(现实; 事实)also worried mydesigners. 7. First as a PC( _(
3、个人的)computer). 8. First it was stored in _(电子管). 9. As a result I _(完全地)changed my shape.,reality,personal,tubes,totally,10. Until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a _(网络). 11. I have become very important in communication, _(金融; 财经)and trade. 12. I have even been put into space
4、 _(火箭)and sent to _(探索)the Moon and Mars.,network,finance,rockets,explore,13. _(无论如何), my _(目标)is to provide humans with a life of high quality. 14. I am now truly filled with _ (幸福; 快乐).,Anyhow,goal,happiness,. 补全下列词语 1. in _ 有共同之处 2. as _ result 结果, 因此 3. share. . . _ . . . 与分享 4. _ sb. with sth.
5、提供给某人某物 5. be _ with 充满,common,a,with,provide,filled,6. _ the early 1960s 在20世纪60年代早期 7. in _ 实际上, 事实上 8. from. . . _ 从时起,in,reality,on,. 阅读导引 1. 查阅有关电脑发展的材料, 了解电脑发展的历史及其最新动态。 2. 找出描述当今电脑应用于各个领域的句子。 3. 找出课文中含有的现在完成时的被动语态的句子。,Step 1 Leading in 1. Look at the following pictures, discuss them in pairs
6、and name them. What are they?,PC,laptop,robot,2. Try to give the Chinese meaning of the following terms about the computers and the Internet. web fans_ netizen_ software_ hacker_ blog_ homepage_ Internet bar_ host computer_ desktop_ WeChat_,网迷,网民,软件,黑客,博客,主页,网吧,主机,桌面,微信,Step 2 Fast Reading Skim the
7、passage and do the following tasks. Match the main ideas with the paragraphs. Para. 1 A. These changes only became possible as my memory improved. Para. 2 B. Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.,Para. 3 C. Over time I have been changed quite a lot. 答案: CAB,Step 3 Careful Rea
8、ding . Read the text carefully and finish the following tasks. 1. When did the computer come into being? A. In 1640. B. In 1642. C. In 1822. D. In 1936.,2. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Charles Babbage built an analytical machine in 1642. B. Alan Turing wrote a book about how the com
9、puter could be made to work as a“universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem in 1936. C. The computers were first connected by a network in the late 1960s. D. Since the 1960s the computer has been used to help with medical operations.,3. How do the computers serve the human race? A
10、. By sharing the pictures with the other computers. B. By talking to humans just as what they do. C. By helping people deal with information by the Internet. D. All of the above.,4. According to the text, the computer has grown smaller mainly because_. A. it uses good material B. it was too large in
11、 the past C. its memory has improved a lot D. there is less room on the earth,5. What can we infer from the text? A. The computer can take the place of human beings. B. The smaller a computer is, the faster it calculates. C. Computers can solve all the problems of human beings. D. People can benefit
12、 more from computers in the future.,. Fill in the form according to the text.,calculating,analytical,artificial,universal,transistors,chips,connected,network,homes,connect,. Sentence explanations. 1. In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a“universal m
13、achine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.,分析:,句意: 在1936年, 我真正的父亲, 艾伦图灵写了一本 书, _ _。,讲述了怎样能使我成为一台“通用机器”来解决任,何数学难题,2. But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network. 分析: (1)本句中_为v. -ing形 式作伴随状语。,standing there by myse
14、lf,(2)connected by a network为过去分词短语作后置定 语, 相当于一个定语从句_ _。 (3)in the early 1960s意为“_”。 句意: 但是, 我总是孤孤单单地站在那里, _ _。,which was connected by a,network,在20世纪60年代初,直到20世纪,60年代初, 他们才给了我一个用网络连接的家庭,3. Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. 分析: 本句中anyhow是副词, 意为“_ _”; 不定式短语_ _在句中作表语。 句
15、意: _ _,无论如何, 即使如,此,to provide humans with a life of high,quality,无论如何, 我的目标是给人类提供高品质的生,活。,Step 4 Retelling Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text. In 1642, I began as a 1. _machine, which could 2. _ difficult sums. About two hundred years later I was built as an 3. _ machine. The
16、n in 1936 I was made to work as a,calculating,simplify,analytical,“4. _ machine”to 5. _ any difficult mathematical problem. As time 6. _ _, I was made smaller because my memory improved with thenew 7. _developed. Nowadays I have been put into space rockets and sent to 8. _the Moon and Mars. Anyhow,
17、my 9. _is to provide 10. _with a life of high quality.,universal,solve,went,by,technology,explore,goal,humans,Step 5 Group Discussion Discuss in groups the advantages and disadvantages of the computer. _ _ _,【参考答案】 Advantages communicate with friends/listen to music/watch films and news/play games/do shopping/save a lot of time/do a lot of useful things,Disadvantages Some people especially the teenagers are addicted to the computer games and chatting on the Internet. As a result, they have little time to study. Besides, some people use the computer wrongly.,
