《跨文化英語報刊選讀》課件 第五單元 Technology and City

Unit5TechnologyandCityReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.東南形勝，三吳都會，錢塘自古繁華。

——柳永（984—1053年）

Aplaceofscenicbeautyinthesoutheast,themetropolisintheregionoftheThreeWus,Qiantanghasflourishedsinceancienttimes.——LiuYong(984–1053)Don’tletthecitystealyoursoul.——TerriGuillemets(1973--,Americanmottoeditor）

不要讓城市偷走了你的靈魂。——特麗·吉耶梅（1973—,美國格言編纂者）TextA:GettingtoKnowChina’sNewInfrastructureProjects1)Chinaisfamousforitsinfrastructurefever.DoyouknowmuchaboutChina'sinfrastructure?2)CouldyouprovideuswithanexampleofChina'srecentlyconstructedinfrastructurethatisbothimpressiveandmemorable?1.DetailsofthetextA1)WhatcanbeinferredaboutthedemandforgoodsandservicesinChinabyApril2020?

A.Itwasstartingtogrowduetotheincreaseine-commerceinvestment.

B.Itremainedrobustdespitethepandemic.

C.ItcontinuedtodiminishasthePMIindicatedanegativevalue.

D.ItstayedweakfromtheimpactofCOVID-19,despitetheeconomybeginningtorecover.1.DetailsofthetextA2)Whichsectorshowedaremarkableincreaseininvestmentdespitetheeconomicdownturninearly2020?

A.Publictransportation.

B.Foreigntrademarket.

C.E-commerceservices.

D.Retailsalesofconsumergoods.1.DetailsofthetextA3)WhatwastheimpactofCOVID-19onChina'sretailsalesinthefirstthreemonthsof2020?

A.Retailsalesincreasedsignificantlyduetoonlineshopping.

B.Therewasnosignificantimpactonretailsales.

C.Totalretailsalesofconsumergoodsdroppedconsiderably.

D.Retailsalesdiversifiedintonewconsumergoods.1.DetailsofthetextA4)WhatisthemainpurposeofChina'stargetedinvestmentsin"newinfrastructure"projects?A.Toincreasethetotalinvestmentonmajorprojectsannouncedbylocalgovernments.B.Tofacilitateinnovationandstrengthenweaklinksinsocioeconomicdevelopment.C.Tooffsettheeconomicimpactofthepandemic.D.Alloftheabove.1.DetailsofthetextA5)AccordingtoWuHao,whichofthefollowingisNOTacategoryofnewinfrastructureprojects?Information-basedinfrastructure.B.Convergedinfrastructuresupportedbyapplicationsofnewtechnologies.C.Innovativeinfrastructuresthatsupportscientificresearchandproductdevelopment.D.Constructionoftraditionalpowerplants.1.DetailsofthetextA6)AsperWangJian,whatdistinguishesnewinfrastructurefromtraditionalinfrastructure?A.Newinfrastructureisrelatedtobasicfacilitiesforsurvivalanddevelopment.B.Traditionalinfrastructureadaptstothedevelopmentofe-commerceandgreenenergy.C.Newinfrastructureactsasnewgrowthdrivers.D.Traditionalinfrastructureismainlyusedfortransportationandhydro-power.1.DetailsofthetextA7)WhatisthemainfocusofthenewinfrastructureaccordingtoHuangRihan?Theconstructionoftraditionalinfrastructurefacilities.B.Theupgradingofdigitalizationandintelligence.C.Thecompletionoftheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction.D.TheimprovementofremoteruralareasinChina.1.DetailsofthetextA8)WhydoesWangbelieveitistherighttimetoproposethedevelopmentofnewinfrastructureinChina?BecauseChinahasalreadyachievedahighlevelofdigitalization.BecauseChinahascompletedtheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction.C.BecausetheChinesepeoplearenolongerpayingfortraditionalinfrastructurefacilities.D.Becausetheepidemichassloweddowntheprogressofdigitaltransformation.1.DetailsofthetextA8)WhydoesWangbelieveitistherighttimetoproposethedevelopmentofnewinfrastructureinChina?BecauseChinahasalreadyachievedahighlevelofdigitalization.BecauseChinahascompletedtheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction.C.BecausetheChinesepeoplearenolongerpayingfortraditionalinfrastructurefacilities.D.Becausetheepidemichassloweddowntheprogressofdigitaltransformation.1.DetailsofthetextA9)AccordingtoHuang,whatroledoestechnologyplayinnationalstrength?Ithasnosignificantimpactonnationalstrength.Itdetermineswhowillleadtheworldinvariousfields.Itplaysavitalroleindeterminingnationalstrengthandgloballeadership.Itisimportantbutnotascrucialaseconomicfactors.1.DetailsofthetextA10)AccordingtoHuang,whatroledoestechnologyplayinnationalstrength?Ithasnosignificantimpactonnationalstrength.Itdetermineswhowillleadtheworldinvariousfields.Itplaysavitalroleindeterminingnationalstrengthandgloballeadership.Itisimportantbutnotascrucialaseconomicfactors.1.DetailsofthetextAKeys:1.D(Atpresent,China’seconomyhasstartedtorecover,butdemandremainsweak...)2.C(Investmentine-commerceservices,nevertheless,inthefirstquarterthisyearincreasedby39.6percentfromayearearlier...）3.C(amajorindicatorofconsumptiongrowth,tumbledby19percent...）4.D(aimtofacilitateinnovation,strengthenweaklinksinsocioeconomicdevelopment,offsettheeconomicimpactofthepandemic,andachievesustainablegrowth)5.D(Traditionalpowerplantsarenotmentionedaspartofthenewinfrastructurecategories.)6.C.(newinfrastructureadaptstothedevelopmentofindustrieslikee-commerceandgreenandnewenergy,actingasnewgrowthdrivers)7.

B.(assistingintheupgradingofdigitalizationandintelligence,whichinturnhelpsthetransformationoftheChineseeconomy).8.B(WangstatesthatChinahascompletedtheinitialstageoftraditionaleconomicconstruction)9.C(Huangarguesthattechnologyplaysavitalroleinnationalstrength,andwhoeverisatthehelmofscienceandtechnologywillleadtheworld),10.C(China‘snationalstrengthwillbegreatlyimprovedwithadvantagesinAI,IoT,and5G……)2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.unveileditseverlargestfiscalstimuluspackage（para.6）expandingdomesticdemand,increasingemploymentandstimulatingeconomicgrowth（para.7）3.facilitateinnovationandstrengthenweaklinksinsocioeconomicdevelopment,therebyoffsettingtheeconomicimpactofthepandemicandachievingsustainablegrowth（para.8）4.madepeoplemoreaccustomedtoonlineworkandlife（para.17）5.

definesthecharacteristicsofnewinfrastructure:fairnessandinclusiveness（para.26）TextBWhatMakesaCityGreat?AnAmericanPerspectivePleasebearinmindthefollowingquestionasyoucontinuereading:Whatdoeseach"C"standforinthecontextofthe4Cs?Onceyouhavefinishedreadingthepassage,youwillhaveabetterunderstandingofthisconcept.Enjoyreadingandrefrainfromconsultingadictionary,evenwhenencounteringunfamiliarwords.1.ReadtextBandthenanswerfollowingquestionsHow