Unit Two

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Unit Two

Surfing’s Up And Grades Are Down

1. Vocabulary 1). Vocabulary 2). World-building2. Text 1). Background Information 2). Key phrases 3). Paraphrases 4). Summary3. Grammar4. Practical writing

Vocabulary

vocabulary

1. confess: say or admit ( that one had done wrong); acknowledge

A. The boy confessed to his mother it was he who had broken the

window. B. The thief refused to confess his theft. C. He confessed to leaving the cigarette on the chair.

2. counselor: someone whose job is to help and support people with problems; advisor

A. Each student has a counselor to guide him in his choices of classes.

counselor 辅导老师 Vocational Counselor 职业顾问

vocabulary

3. excessive: much more than is necessary A. $15 for two beers seems a little excessive. B. Excessive cutting of trees has resulting in environmental deterioration. excessive speed 超速 an excessive amount) 巨款 excess

charge 超重 "pre-mature consumption, excessive consumption " 超前消费 excess reclamation 过度开垦

4. forum: a public meeting lace for discussion A. The letters page of this newspaper provides a forum

vocabulary

5. impose…on: lay or place something on A. Many tasks have been imposed on the new employees in

the company. B. Many factories impose limits on the time the workers spend in meeting their visitors. C. He had no choice but to perform the task imposed on him. impose uniformity in all cases 一刀切 6. inquiry A. I‘ve been making some inquiries about this composition.( 多

方 调查 ) B. hold an official inquiry ( 进行正式调查 )

vocabulary 7. neglect: ignore, pay no attention to A. Some students are so addicted to computer games that they neglect their responsibility as students. 8. orientation: 方向 , 方位 , 定位 , 倾向性 , 向东方 A. a Marxist orientation. 马克思主义倾向 B. orientation for incoming students. 向新同学进行介绍 9. overwhelm: weight down; submerge A. The old lady was overwhelmed by a feeling of

homesickness. B. The whole nation was overwhelmed by the news of their

leader's death. the overwhelming majority of the people 最广大人民群众

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10. pose: create; give rise to A. The increasing number of visitors has posed many new problems for the museums. B. Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for

the local government. 11. session: （官方机构的）会议，会期 , （从事某一活

动的）一段时间 A. The general session approved the report of the

investigation committee. 全会批准了调查委员会的报告。 B. a recording session 录音时间

近义词辨析

Confess: He confessed taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.

Admit: Do you admire taking those goods without paying for them.

Acknowledge: That is a fact even our enemies abroad have

to acknowledge.

近义词辨析

Excessively: They were excessively hospitable.

Exceedingly: They were exceedingly hospitable.

近义词辨析

Inquire: We determined to inquire thoroughly into the matter that had discredited us.

Question: The suspect was questioned by the police about the murder.

Interrogate: It took the judge four hours to interrogate the witnesses and the criminal before making a decision.

近义词辨析

neglect: Why do you always neglect the regulation?

ignore: He stopped and smiled when he saw Jane ,but she

ignored him and walked on.

Word Building

1.v.—n.

1) 去掉不发音的 -e 加 -ion e.g.

2) 去掉不发音的 -e 加 -y e.g.

imitate—imitation; inquire—inquiry.

2.n.—adj.

1) 加 -ible e.g. access—accessible( 可进入的 )

2) 加 -some e.g. trouble—troublesome

TEXT

Background Information

因特网 (Internet) 又称国际计算机互联网，是目前世界上影响最大的国际性计算机网络。其 准确的描述是：因特网是一个网络的网络 (a network of network) 。它以 TCP/IP 网络协议将 各种不同类型、不同规模、位于不同地理位置的物理网络联接成一个整体。因特网最早来源于 1969 年美国国防部高级研究计划局的前身 ARPA 建立的 ARPAnet 。最初的 ARPAnet 主要用于军事研究目的。 1972 年， ARPAnet 首次与公众见面，由此成为现代计算机网络诞生的标志。 ARPAnet 在技术上的另一个重大贡献是 TCP/IP 协议簇的开发和使用。 ARPAnet 试验并奠定了因特网存在和发展的基 础，较好地解决了异种计算机网络之间互联的一系列理论和技术问题。

Key phrases

聊天室 chat room

网虫 computer addict

学生宿舍residence hall

数字时代 digital age

电脑化课业computerized course work

陷进去 drift off

过度go overboard

虚拟论坛 computerized forum

不合格drop out

校园网户头campus computer account

Key phrases

1.At the expense of…. Those who try to profit at the expense of others will come to no good end. 2.be preoccupied with…. She is always preoccupied with her own well-beings. 3.impose…on…. Do not impose your wishes on me. 4.on one’s hands…. The mother has 5 young children on her hands. 5.put emphasis on…. This school puts emphasis on students’ ability to solve problems independently.

Paraphrases Lines 4---5 : "A growing number……. their lives." More and more students are having their lives controlled by

computers.

Lines 14---15 : "We are seeing……. everything else." We are seeing that some of them are led astray by the

excessive use of computers and forget almost everything else.

Lines 28---29 : "Some students……. on electronic relationships,……"

Some students, they say, are making too much of the relationships on the internet.

Lines 34 : "But some go overboard." But some students become too keen on forming relationships

on the internet.

Summary

Colleges across America are now alarmed to see their

students increasingly obsessed with computers while

neglecting their course work. In order to bring these

students back to their study from online activities like

computer games, chatting etc., colleges are now taking

preventive measures. Such measures include limiting

students on computer hours, programming warnings on

computer screens, creating workshops on the use of

computers, and even involving the subject in orientation

courses.

Summary

It is believed that many students are overwhelmingly addicted to computers because of the easy access to campus computers and hence the fascination of the Internet including a free communication that can lead to some sort of relationship. At the University of California's Berkeley campus, students are so addicted to cyber relationships that they forget their learning or in some cases, even get cheated out of money. It is really piteous that they feel lonely on the vast campus and consider the World Wide Web as the only safe connection to the world.

Summary A similar situation in excessive computer use is also found

in the University of Maryland and Alfred University in update New York. Some students at the University of Maryland have become preoccupied with campus computers so much that they have even either dropped out or failed courses. And according to an examination of the dropouts made at Alfred University, they are found to have the common feature of excessive logging in, particularly late at night.

Having realized the negative impact campus computers could product on students in their course work, American universities are now working to change the situation. Alfred University, for instance, has planned to warm the incoming freshmen of the dangers of excessive use of computers and keep a close watch on computer addicts on campus.

Grammar动名词

I. 定义：动词原形＋ ing 即成动名词 常见的用动名词做宾语的动词和动词短语 Enjoy, appreciate, mind, consider, avoid, deny, dislike,

practice, admit, suggest, forget, remember, object to, look forward to, be used to, be accustomed to;

II. to 做介词的常见结构 Object to, look forward to, be used to ( 习惯于 ) ， be

accustomed to, adapt sb to, In addition to, on the way to, with regard to, devote to, be

similar to, be opposed to, be superior to, prior to

Practical Writing

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