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1、Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyUnit 4Section BThe Information Superhighway-2 -Reading SkillsText ComprehensionLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit FourUnit FourTest Yourself4 4- 3 -Reading SkillsReading SkillsReading SkillRecognizing Paragraph Patterns (I)- 4 -Reading SkillsReading Skills Parag

2、raphs are important units of thought in the essays and stories you have to read. And figuring out the main idea in a paragraph is your basic challenge as a reader. A helpful clue to it often lies in the way a writer arranges information in a paragraph.Recognizing Paragraph Patterns - 5 -Paragraph in

3、formation often appears in patterns that can be recognized or analyzed. If you know some typical paragraph patterns in which information may appear, you may find it easier to understand what you read. Of course, no writer follows any patterns rigidly. Usually, in an essay or story, many different pa

4、tterns appear. In a single paragraph, in fact, they often overlap and combine. But being aware of typical patterns in a reading selection can help you follow a writers thoughts and ideas.Reading SkillsReading Skills- 6 -Reading SkillsReading Skills All these developing regions see advanced communica

5、tions as a way to leap over whole stages of economic development. Widespread access to information technologies, for example, promises to condense the time required to change from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing, and design. Modern communications “will

6、 give countries like China and Vietnam a huge advantage over countries stuck with old technology”. (Para. 2, Passage A, Unit 4)- 7 -Reading SkillsReading Skills What is the main idea of the paragraph? Advanced communications are seen as a way to leap over whole stages of economic development. Why? I

7、t is because information technologies shorten the time required to change from labor-intensive assembly work to engineering, marketing and design industries. And modern communications “will give countries like China and Vietnam a huge advantage over countries stuck with old technology”. What is the

8、structure of the paragraph? It is a general statement supported by reasons.- 8 -Reading SkillsReading Skills Wireless demand and usage have also exploded across the entire width and breadth of Latin America. For wireless phone service providers, nowhere is business better than in Latin Americahaving

9、 an operation there is like having an endless pile of money at your disposal. BellSouth Corporation, with operations in four wireless markets, estimates its annual revenue per average customer at about $2,000 as compared to $860 in the United States. Thats partly because Latin American customers tal

10、k two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America. (Para. 8, Passage A, Unit 4) - 9 -Reading SkillsReading Skills What is the main idea of the paragraph? Wireless demand and usage have exploded across the entire Latin America. What are the reasons to support this main idea? Wireles

11、s phone service providers are making a lot of money out of information technologies.- 10 -Reading SkillsReading Skills What is the example given to support the main idea? BellSouth Corporation estimates its annual revenue per average customer at about $2,000 as compared to $860 in the United States.

12、 What is the structure of the paragraph? It is a general statement supported by details of reasons and an example.- 11 -Reading SkillsReading SkillsRead the following paragraphs from Passage B, try to recognize the paragraph pattern and answer the questions.- 12 -Reading SkillsReading SkillsYour sch

13、ool has no professors of Japanese, a language you want to learn before visiting Japan during the coming summer holiday. Dont worry. Just sign up for the language course offered by a school in another district or city, have the latest edition of the course teaching materials sent to your computer, an

14、d attend by video. If you need extra help with a translation assignment or your pronunciation, a tutor can give you feedback via your computer. (Para. 2, Passage B, Unit 4)- 13 -A. What is the problem identified?B. What are the solutions mentioned?C. What is the structure of the paragraph?Your schoo

15、l has no professors of Japanese and you want to learn the language.Just sign up for a language course offered by a school in other places and the materials and instructions can be sent to you via your computer.A problem-solution pattern.Reading SkillsReading Skills- 14 -Reading SkillsReading SkillsP

16、oor people must also have access to high technology, says another expert. “Such access will be crucial to obtaining a high-quality education and getting a good job. So many transactions and exchanges are going to be made through this medium banking, shopping, communication, and information that thos

17、e who have to rely on the postman to send their correspondence risk really falling behind,” he says. (Para. 12, Passage B, Unit 4)- 15 -B. In what way does the author support the main idea?C. What is the structure of the paragraph?A. What is the main idea of the paragraph?Poor people must also have

18、access to high technology.The author offers reasons such as the access to high technology is crucial to obtaining a high-quality education, getting a good job, and also important to banking, shopping, communication, and information.The paragraph starts with a general statement, which is supported by

19、 reasons.Reading SkillsReading Skills- 16 -Reading SkillsText ComprehensionLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit FourUnit FourTest Yourself4 4Directions: Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the text.Text ComprehensionText ComprehensionText C

20、omprehension- 17 - 18 -Q: 1. If you sign up for a language course, a tutor will give you feedback by a computer.Q: 2. _ People have talked a lot about the information superhighway, and they share the same opinion about what the information superhighway is.Text ComprehensionText Comprehension- 19 -Q:

21、 3. _ It is technological advances that make easier the storage and rapid transmission of information into homes and offices.Q: 4. _ The information superhighway has got its name because the greatly increased volume and speed of data transmission is much like a highway with many lanes allowing more

22、cars to move at a faster speed than a two-lane highway.Text ComprehensionText Comprehension- 20 -Q: 5. _ The Internet and information superhighway will make routine the electronic transmission of data in the same formats.Q: 6. _ Some people are afraid that only rich people will gain the profits brou

23、ght by the data highway.Text ComprehensionText Comprehension- 21 -Q: 7. _ To get high-quality education and a good job, it is necessary for poor people to have the right to acquire and use high technology.Q: 8. _ While they denied they were avoiding the poor, the four regional phone companies were m

24、ore concerned with making profits than providing access to the poor.Text ComprehensionText Comprehension信息高速公路信息高速公路 信息高速公路就是把信息的快速傳輸比喻為“高速公路”。所謂“信息高速公路”，就是一個(gè)高速度、大容量、多媒體的信息傳輸網(wǎng)絡(luò)。速度快，容量大。一條信道就能傳輸大約500個(gè)電視頻道或50萬路電話。此外，信息來源、內(nèi)容和形式也是多種多樣的。網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶可以在任何時(shí)間、任何地點(diǎn)以聲音、數(shù)據(jù)、圖像或影像等多媒體方式相互傳遞信息。- 25 -Reading SkillsText Co

25、mprehensionLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit FourUnit FourTest Yourself4 41.1. The World Cup final is being transmitted live to over fifty countries. 世界杯決賽現(xiàn)在正向五十多個(gè)國家現(xiàn)場(chǎng)轉(zhuǎn)播世界杯決賽現(xiàn)在正向五十多個(gè)國家現(xiàn)場(chǎng)轉(zhuǎn)播。transmit: v. 1. send or give (sth.) in ways that cannot be seen 傳播，傳送傳播，傳送 2. pass sth. from one person to another 留

26、傳留傳EXAMPLEsLanguage PointsLanguage Points- 26 -2.2. The tension soon transmitted itself to all the members of the crowd. 這種緊張情緒很快感染了人群中所有的人。這種緊張情緒很快感染了人群中所有的人。EXAMPLEshence: adv. that is the reason or explanation; therefore 因此，所以因此，所以Language PointsLanguage Points- 27 -好的工作環(huán)境能改善人的表現(xiàn)，從而提高生好的工作環(huán)境能改善人的

27、表現(xiàn)，從而提高生產(chǎn)率。產(chǎn)率。A good working environment improves peoples performance, and hence productivity. EXAMPLEsformat: n. 1. a pattern, plan or arrangement (安排或表現(xiàn)的安排或表現(xiàn)的)樣式樣式, 方式方式, 計(jì)劃計(jì)劃 2. the shape and size of a book, magazine, etc. 版式版式Language PointsLanguage Points- 28 -1. 這些每周舉行的會(huì)議沒有固定的模式。這些每周舉行的會(huì)議沒有固定

28、的模式。1. There is no set format for these weekly meetings.EXAMPLEsvacuum: n. 1. a lack of sth. 真空般的狀態(tài)真空般的狀態(tài),空白空白 2. a space from which all air has been removed 真空真空Language PointsLanguage Points- 29 - vacant a. 空的空的; 空缺的空缺的 vacancy n. 空職空職 vacate v. 使出缺使出缺 vacation n. 休假休假vacationist n. 休假者休假者 evacuat

29、e v. 撤退撤退 evacuation n. 撤退撤退 EXAMPLEsin the hands of: in sb.s control, care or possession 在在手上，在手上，在掌握之中掌握之中Language PointsLanguage Points- 30 -這件事已在我的律師的控制之下。這件事已在我的律師的控制之下。 The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer. EXAMPLEssynthetic: a. 1. artificial 人造的，合成的人造的，合成的2. not sincere or genuine 虛假的虛

30、假的Language PointsLanguage Points- 31 -2. 我討厭她那副皮笑肉不笑的樣子。我討厭她那副皮笑肉不笑的樣子。2. I hate her synthetic skin-deep smiles. 1.1.合成橡膠在許多領(lǐng)域取代了天然橡膠。合成橡膠在許多領(lǐng)域取代了天然橡膠。1. Synthetic rubber has substituted natural rubber in many fields. EXAMPLEshave access to: be able to reach or use (sth.) 享享有接近（或進(jìn)入）有接近（或進(jìn)入）的機(jī)會(huì)，享有使用的

31、機(jī)會(huì)，享有使用的的權(quán)利權(quán)利Language PointsLanguage Points- 32 -學(xué)生必須有機(jī)會(huì)享用好的資源。學(xué)生必須有機(jī)會(huì)享用好的資源。Students must have access to good resources. - 33 -Reading SkillsText ComprehensionLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit FourUnit FourTest Yourself4 41. Communication is the process of _ a message from a source to an audience via a

32、channel. A) transmitting B) submitting C) transforming D) switchingMultiple Choices2. The computer has become smaller and cheaper and _ more available to a greater number of people. A) yet B) hence C) still D) nevertheless3. Take one _ of this cough-mixture three times a day. A) therapy B) prescription C) injection D) dose4. John Smith is the New York Times