X2U3ExtendedReading

HowtheworldgoteyeglassesLearningObjectives1324ThestructureofthisarticleThedevelopmentofeyeglassesLanguagefeatureLanguage

pointsThedevelopmentofeyeglassesAbout2,000yearsagoInthe1280s3.____________________4.____________________ThesedaysNow1.__________________________________2.__________________________________5.___________________________________ThedemandforreadingglassesincreasedSpectacleswitharmpiecesthatcouldclipbehindtheearswereinvented6.___________________________________Peoplebeganmagnifyingglasses.CorrectivelensesfirstappearedinItaly.Inthe15thcenturyInthe18thcenturyTechnologyhasmadespectaclescomfortable.Wearedevelopingsmartglasses.TopicSentence&TransitionalSentenceParas.1&2:____________________________________________Paras.2&3:____________________________________________Paras.3&4:____________________________________________Paras.4&5:____________________________________________Paras.5&6:____________________________________________Paras.6&7:___________________________________________Paras.7&8:____________________________________________Para.8&9:_____________________________________________Ifyoudisagreewiththisranking,...Consideringthat...poorvision,...Nooneknows...shapingglassto....Oncethetechnologywasavailable,spectacles...Peoplemade...overcomethisproblem,some...Ittooksolongtodesignspectacleswitharmpieces......nowthatwe’vetackledthetechnologicalproblem...We’llhaveto...seeifsmartglasseswould...IntroductionMainbodyConclusionPara(s).____:____________________Para(s).____:____________________Para.9:____________________TextStructure1-2Eyeglassesareanimportantbreakthrough.3-8Theinventionanddevelopmentofeyeglasses.Allinall,eyeglassesareagreatinvention.ProblemsBadfocusandnothavingframes

PeoplesufferfrompoorvisionGettinglensestostaycomfortablyontheface

AnethicaldilemmaposedbythedevelopmentofsmartglassesNotyetMagnifyingglassesCorrectivelensesSpectacleswitharmsthatcouldclipbehindtheearsSolutionsHowmanysolutionsaretheretogetlensestostaycomfotablyonthefaceaccordingtoPara.6?Usingthreadsorwirestohooktheirglassestotheirhats...Tyingweightstotheendsofthethreadstocounterbalance...TyingthreadstotheframesandloopingthemovertheearsAttachingglassestostrapstiedaroundforehead.Threadingthemintotheirhair.Havingtheframesslightlypinchthenose.Deepanalysis1.This

drovethedemandforreadingglasses(L26-27).“This”

:____________________________________________2.Spectacleswereheldonthefacebytyingthreadstotheframesandloopingthem

overtheears(L32-33).“them”:____________________________________________4.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofsmartglasses:Advantages:____________________________________________________________________________________________Disadvantages:__________________________________________________________________________________________Inthe15thcentury...inexpensive.threadsSmartglassesmakeitpossibleforthewearertousetheWebandmakevideosofeverythingtheysee.Thatsmartglassesallowitswearertorecordpeoplewithouttheirknowledgeisdisturbing.

Findout“however,although,unfortunately,eventthough”

fromthisarticleanddistinguishbetweenmain

informationandminor(次要的)information.DeepanalysisLanguageAppreciation1.Whatarethegreatest....thewheel?(L1-2) 2.Ifyoudisagreewith...youreyes./Or,ifyou...(L5-6)3.Considering...,youmaythinkthat...(L11-12) 4.Indeed,readingwhile...inthesoup!(L29-30)5.Oh,wait—youcan’t,...enough.(L7) 6.Eventhen,thesidestemswere...(Ouch!).(L41-42)rhetoricalquestionConversationalsentencehumorousdiscourseremarksLanguageApplication1.答案：③②④①2.答案：B④However,opponents

ofsmartglassesbelievethatadevicethatallowsitswearertorecordpeoplewithouttheirknowledge,almostanywhereandanytime,isdisturbing.③Unfortunately,nowthatwe’vetackledthetechnologicalproblemofhelpingpeopleseeclearly,wefaceanethicaldilemmaposedbythedevelopmentofsmartglasses,

whicharewearablecomputersinessence.①Eventhoughwehavebecomeusedtothemarvelsofmoderntechnology,

westillneedtopauseandthinkaboutthepotentialnegativeimpactofthisnewinvention.

②Lookinglikeapairofordinaryglasses,smartglassesmakeitpossibleforthewearertousetheWebandmakevideosoeverythingtheysee.LanguageApplicationTherewas,however,apracticalproblemtoovercome.Whilethequalityofthelenseswasimprovingquickly,gettingthemtostayonthefacewasagreatchallenge.Indeed,readingwhileeatingoftenmeantspectaclesinthesoup!____________________________________________________.Spectacleswereheldonthefacebytyingthreadstotheframesandloopingthemovertheears.Weightsweresometimestiedtotheendsofthethreadstocounterbalancetheweightoftheglassestokeepthemfromslippingoff.Somepeopleusedthreadsorwirestohooktheirglassestotheirhatssothattheydangledjustinfrontoftheeyes.Othersattachedthemtostrapstiedaroundtheforeheadorthreadedthemintotheirhair.Stillotherdesignssimplypercheduneasilyonthebridgeofthenose.Latermodelsworkedabitbetterbyhavingtheframesslightlypinchthenose.Thesestayedonthefacelonger,buttheymusthavebeenquiteuncomfortable.

A.Oncethetechnologywasavailable,spectaclescaughtonquickly.B.Peoplemademanyattemptstoovercomethisproblemsomestrangerthanothers.C.It'shardtoimaginewhyittooksolongtodesignspectacleswitharmpiecesthatcouldclipbehindtheears.ImportantPhrases1.向……提出一個問題

2.僅次于3.印刷機(jī)4.矯正鏡片

5.受到視力不佳的困擾6.一塊曲面玻璃7.放大鏡8.想出9.將鏡片嵌入鏡框

10.通過不斷嘗試

1.poseaquestionto...2.comeinbehind3.printingpress4.correctivelenses5.sufferfrompoorvision

6.apieceofsurvedglass7.magnifyingglasses8.comeupwith9.mountlensesinframes10.bytrialanderror

11.迅速流行12.推動了對……的需求13.將……繞在耳朵上14.抵消……的重量15.將他們的眼鏡鉤在帽子上16.把眼鏡和前額的綁帶相連17.不舒服地架在鼻梁上18.別在耳后19.在某人不知情的情況下20.對……感激11.catchonquickly12.drivethedemandfor13.loop...overtheears14.counterbalancetheweightof15.hooktheirglassestotheirhats16.attachglassestostrapstiedaroundtheforehead17.perchuneasilyonthebridgeofthenose18.clipbehindtheears19.withoutsb’sknowledge20.begratefultoImportantPhrasesImportantSentences1._______________(consider)

thatmanypeopleintheworldwouldsufferfrompoorvision,youmaythinkthatthegreatmindsofhistorywouldhavequicklysometogethertotackletheproblem.2.Nooneknowswhocameupwiththetechnologyofshapingglasstobringimagesintobetterfocus,or________(mount)lensesinframesthatcouldgoinfrontofyourface.3.Althoughwehdon’tknow_______tothank,itisprettymuchagreed_______correctivelensesfirstappearedinItalyinthe1280s.4.Inthe15th

century,theprintingpresswasinvented,makingbooksplentifulandrelatively_____________(expensive).Considerin