Unit3TheInternetOpeningpage

TheInternetisbecomingthetownsquarefortheglobalvillageoftomorrow.BillGates

因特網(wǎng)正成為明日地球村的鬧市廣場。比爾.蓋茨Watchthevideo:InternetchangestheworldStrongerTogether:HowWeHaveBeenChangedbytheInternet共同強(qiáng)大：我們是如何被互聯(lián)網(wǎng)改變的WhileReadingMuchhasbeenwritten

aboutthewonders

(奇妙之處；奇觀)oftheWorldWideWeb.Therearecountless(數(shù)不盡的)articlestellingushowtheInternethasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient.Wenolonger(不再)havetowaitinline(排隊(duì))orcarrycasharoundwhenwegoshopping.Wecangetthemostupdatedinformation(最新的信息)fromlargedatabases.Wecandownloadsoftware,documents,andimages

wheneverweneedthem.ButtheInternethasdonemuchmoreforpeoplethansimplymakelifemoreconvenient.People’sliveshavebeenchanged

byonlinecommunities

andsocialnetworks.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternetPara.1People’sliveshavebeenchangedbytheInternet.關(guān)于萬維網(wǎng)奇妙之處的著述浩如煙海。講述互聯(lián)網(wǎng)如何使我們的生活更加方便的文章數(shù)不勝數(shù)。當(dāng)我們?nèi)ベ徫飼r(shí)，我們不再需要排隊(duì)等候或隨身攜帶現(xiàn)金。我們可以從大型數(shù)據(jù)庫獲得最新的信息。我們可以隨時(shí)下載軟件、文檔和圖片。然而，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)為人們做的事情還很多，并不僅僅是讓生活更加便利。在線社區(qū)和社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)改變了人們的生活。WhileReadingJanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillness

(身患重病)andhadtoquitherjob(辭職).Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofwork

(失業(yè))andstuckathome(困在家里)withonlyhercomputertokeephercompany(陪伴她).Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecouldlistentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld(探索世界).Shealsojoinedanonlinegroupwhereshecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.SherealisedoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistance

(消除距離)thatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.Para.2WhydidJanaccessInternetandherexperience.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet英國伯明翰的一位英語教師簡·夏曼尼突然身患重病，被迫辭職。50歲時(shí)，她發(fā)覺自己失業(yè)了，困在家里，只有電腦相伴。過了一段時(shí)間，她發(fā)現(xiàn)上網(wǎng)可以幫助她減輕孤獨(dú)和無聊。她可以聽音樂、看電影、玩游戲和探索世界。她還加入了一個(gè)在線群組，在群里她可以談?wù)撟约旱膯栴}，并獲得他人的支持和建議。她意識(shí)到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的最大好處之一就是能夠消除通常存在于人與人之間的距離感。WhileReadingShewassoinspiredbythepeopleshemetonlinethatshedecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Sheandherfriendsnoworganiseeventsandcollectmoney

(募集資金)topayfor

privateteachers.

Manypeoplehavebeenhelped

bytheclub.A59-year-oldmanlearnthowto

applyforworkonlineandfoundagreatjob.Nowthatheworksandcantakecareofhimself,hisdaughterhastimetostudyatuniversity.A61-year-oldwomanwho

waslivingalonehasstartedasmallonlinecompanytogetherwith

twofriends.Shenolongerfeelslonely,andhercompanyhasbecomequitesuccessful.

Para.3JandecidedtostartanITclubtoteacholderpeoplehowtousecomputersandtheInternet.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet網(wǎng)友給了她很大的啟發(fā)，她決定成立一個(gè)IT俱樂部來教老年人如何使用電腦和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。如今，她和朋友們一起組織活動(dòng)，并募集資金來支付私人教師的工資。許多人得到了俱樂部的幫助。一名59歲的男子學(xué)會(huì)了如何在線申請工作，并找到了一份不錯(cuò)的工作?，F(xiàn)在他工作了，而且可以照顧好自己，他的女兒就有時(shí)間上大學(xué)了。一位61歲的獨(dú)居?jì)D女與兩個(gè)朋友一起創(chuàng)辦了一家小型網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司。她不再感到孤獨(dú)，而且她的公司也相當(dāng)成功。raisemoneyWhileReadingJanhasstartedtakingonlineclassestolearnmoreabouthowtousetheInternettomakesocietybetter.Shebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivide

andmakesurethateveryonehasaccessto

(有使用…的機(jī)會(huì)/權(quán)利)theInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.Hernextgoalistostartacharitywebsite

toraisemoneyforchildreninpoorcountries.Para.4Jan’sbeliefandhernextgoal.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet簡開始參加網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程，更多地學(xué)習(xí)關(guān)于如何利用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)讓社會(huì)變得更加美好。她認(rèn)為，消除數(shù)字鴻溝、確保每個(gè)人都能使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)并知道如何運(yùn)用新技術(shù)是非常重要的。她的下一個(gè)目標(biāo)是建立一個(gè)慈善網(wǎng)站，為貧窮國家的兒童募集資金。消除數(shù)字鴻溝removethedistance...(P.2)WhileReadingJan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.“Whenyougothroughtoughtimes,youmeetotherswhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansays.“Thinkingaboutotherpeople’ssituationsinspiredmetoofferhelp.”Para.5Jan’slifehasbeengreatlyimprovedbytheInternet.Strongertogether:HowwehavebeenchangedbytheInternet互聯(lián)網(wǎng)極大地改善了簡的生活。“當(dāng)你身處逆境時(shí)，你會(huì)遇到面臨相似挑戰(zhàn)的人?！焙喺f道，“想到別人的處境，我就會(huì)受到激勵(lì)，伸出援助之手?！盩heInternethasbroughtgreat ___________toWuzhen,asmallwatersidetowninZhejiangProvince.Forthepastfewyears,WuzhenhashostedtheWorldInternetConference(WIC),whichmakeslifeinthisancienttownmuchmore____________thanithasbeen.CompletethepassageaboutWuzhenwiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.accessconvenientsurfinspiredistancenetworkdownloadcashupdatebenefitbenefitsconvenientAfterReadingResidentsherecan___________onlineaseasilyasinlargemoderncities.Plustheycan___________moviesandmusicathighspeeds.TheInternethasevenchangedWuzhen’stransport!Forshort____________,bothresidentsandtouristscanusethepublicbikesystem.Bikescanberentedbyusingonlineapps--noneedforpaperworkor___________payment.accessconvenientsurfinspiredistancenetworkdownloadcashupdatebenefitsurfdownloaddistancescashAfterReadingIn2016,theparkingsystemforWuzhen'sWICcentrewas__________tobefullyInternet-based.Wuzhen'senteringtheworldoftheInternetshould____________othersmalltownsaroundtheworld.Nomatterhowsmallatownis,everyoneshouldbeabletojointheglobal___________and__________theworldoftheInternet!accessconvenientsurfinspiredistancenetworkdownloadcashupdatebenefitupdatedinspirenetworkaccessAfterReadingPara.1makeourlivesmoreconvenient使我們的生活更美好

nolongerwaitinlinesorcarrycash不必排隊(duì)或帶現(xiàn)金getthemostupdatedinformation得到最新的信息downloadsoftware,documentsandimages下載軟件、文檔和圖片para.2keephercompany和她作伴

feellesslonelyandbored減輕孤獨(dú)和無聊listentomusic聽音樂watchfilms看電影playgames玩游戲exploretheworld探索世界joinanonlinegroup加入在線組群

removethedistance消除距離感

RememberthephrasesPara.3startanITclub成立IT俱樂部organizeevents組織活動(dòng)collectmoney籌集資金payforprivateteachers支付私人教師工資learnhowtoapplyforworkonline學(xué)會(huì)如何在網(wǎng)上申請工作findagreatjob找到不錯(cuò)的工作takecareofhimselfstartasmallonlinecompany創(chuàng)辦一個(gè)小型網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司

nolongerfeellonely不再感到孤獨(dú)becomequitesuccessfulpara.4takeonlineclasses參加網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程

makesocietybetter使社會(huì)更美好bridgethedigitaldivide消除數(shù)字鴻溝

haveaccesstotheInternet使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)startacharit