1、Unit 3ComputersPeriod OneWarming Up & Reading.用适当的介、副词填空1_ time I have been changed quite a lot.2I began _ a calculating machine _ France _ 1642.3After I was programmed _ an operator who used cards _ holes，I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.4From then _，I grew ra
2、pidly both _ size and _ brainpower.5As time went _，I was made smaller.6First it was stored _ tubes，then _ transistors and later _ very small chips.7But I was always so lonely standing there _ myself，until _ the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network.8I was able to share my knowledg
3、e _ others _ the World Wide Web.9_ the 1970s many new applications have been found _ me.10Anyhow，my goal is to provide humans _ a life _ high quality.佳句翻译与仿写1Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.翻译_仿写(1)虽然下着雨，但我们还是去那儿了。_，we went there.(2)虽然他是个孩子，但他知道得很多。_2I developed very slowly and
4、it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.翻译_仿写(1)过了三天他才回来。_(2)不久我们就会习惯新的学校生活。_ we get used to the new school life.3As time went by，I was made smaller.翻译_仿写(1)随着时间的推移，他好像变得越来越困惑了。_，he seems to become more and more confused.(2)我们进这所大学已三年了。_ since
5、we came to this university.4And my memory became so large that even I couldnt believe it!翻译_仿写(1)外面天气太冷了，我们不得不停止比赛。_(2)他是一位如此好的老师，我们大家都尊敬他。_5Anyhow，my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.翻译_仿写(1)他的愿望是在不久的将来买一辆汽车。_(2)这本词典对学生很有价值。This dictionary _ to students.单项填空1In 1936 my real fat
6、her，Alan Turing，wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to _ any difficult mathematical problem.Aimagine Bignore Csolve Dthink2By the 1940s I _ as large as a room，and I wondered if I would grow any larger.Ahave grown Bam growing Chad grown Dgrew3_，I was made smaller.A
7、As time going by BAs time went byCWith time passed by DWith time went by4First as a PC (personal computer) and then as a laptop，I _ in offices and homes since the 1970s.Ahad used Bhave used Chad been used Dhave been used5Over time my memory has developed so much _，like an elephant，I never forget any
8、thing I have been told!Aso Bas Cand Dthat6But I was always so lonely _ there by myself，until in the early 1960s they gave me a family _ by a network.Astanding；connectedBstand；connectedCstanding；connectingDstand；connecting7I have even been put into space rockets and sent to _ the Moon and Mars.Achall
9、enge Bconduct Csearch Dexplore8Anyhow，my goal is to _ humans _ a life of high quality.Aoffer；with Bprovide；with Csupply；for Dsupply；to.阅读理解Personal computers and Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family
10、 members，but the new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about.I know this from personal experience.Email makes it easy to work at home，which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings.My working hours arent necessarily much shorter than they once were b
11、ut I spend fewer of them at the office.This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if shed been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends.Say you do something funsee a great movie perha
12、ps and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it.If you call each one，you may tire of telling the story.With email，you just write one note about your experience，at your convenience，and address it to all the friends you think might be interested.They can read your message when th
13、ey have time，and read only as they want to.They can reply at their convenience，and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.Email is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away.More than a few parents use email to keep in touch，even daily touch，with the
14、ir children at college.We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch.They dont take the place of any of the ways.1The purpose of this passage is to _.Aexplain how to use the InternetBdescribe the writers joy of keeping up with the latest technolog
15、yCtell the value and usefulness of the InternetDintroduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet2The use of email has made it possible for the writer to _.Aspend less time workingBhave more free time with his childCwork at home on weekendsDspend more time at the offi
16、ce3According to the writer，email has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one _.Areach a group of people at one time convenientlyBkeep ones communication as personal as possibleCpass on much more information than the latterDget in touch with ones friends faster than the l
17、atter4The best title for this passage is _.AComputer：new technological advancesBInternet：new tool to maintain good friendshipCComputers have made life easierDInternet：a convenient tool for communication5According to the passage，which of the following is WRONG?ANow the writer spends less time at the
18、office.BYou should read or reply your messages at regular time.CEmail helps people far away from each other keep in close touch.DSome people spend less time with their family because of the Internet.coach n教练；四轮马车；长途公共汽车生义：v.训练，辅导，指导(1)He left by coach for Edinburgh.他乘长途汽车前往爱丁堡。(2)I joined a private
19、 team coached by my school coach.我加入一支私人足球队，由我所在学校的教练训练。(3)He coached her for English examinations.他辅导她准备英语考试。答案.1.Over2.as；in；in3.by；with4.on；in；in5.by6.in；on；on7.by；in8.with；through9.Since；for10.with；of.1.虽然我很年轻，但我能把复杂的数目简单化。(1)Though/Although it was raining(2)Although/Though he is a child，he know
20、s a lot.2我发育缓慢，差不多到了两百年之后，查尔斯巴比奇才把我制成了一台分析机。(1)It was three days before he came back.(2)It will not be long before3随着时间的推移，我被制作得越来越小。(1)As time goes by(2)Threes years has gone by4我的储存容量变得如此巨大，以致于连我自己都不能相信！(1)It was so cold outside that we had to stop the game.(2)He is so good a teacher that we all r
21、espect him.5不管怎样，我的目标就是为人类提供高质量的生活。(1)His wish is to buy a car in the near future.(2)is of great value.1.C句意为：1936年我真正的创造者艾伦图灵写了一本书，这本书是关于怎样才能使我成为一台“通用机器”以便解决任何数学难题的。solve“解决”，符合题意。imagine“想象”；ignore“忽视”；think“想，认为”。2C由时间状语by the 1940s可知此处应用过去完成时。3Bas意为“随着”，用于引导时间状语从句，A项中going不能作谓语。with也可意为“随着”其后接的是
22、复合结构而不是句子，排除C、D两项。4D由时间状语since the 1970s可知此处应用现在完成时，排除A、C两项。I指的是computer，因其与use是被动关系，故用被动语态，因此选D项。5D此处考查句型：so.that.“如此以致于”。6AI与stand是主谓关系，故第一空用现在分词短语作状语；family与connect是被动关系，故第二空用过去分词短语作后置定语。7D句意为：我还被放置在航空火箭里去探测月球和火星。explore“探测，探索”，符合题意。challenge“挑战”；conduct“指挥”；search“搜索，搜寻”。8B“为某人提供某物”有以下表达方式：offer
23、 sb.sth.，offer sth.to sb.；provide sb.with sth.，provide sth.for sb.；supply sb.with sth.，supply sth.to sb.。故选B项。.本文主要讲了互联网的使用价值，它可以使我们有更多与家人相处的时间，朋友之间相互分享思想与体验，便利与相距遥远的朋友和亲人之间的保持联系。1C短文第一句是主旨句，接下来几段通过对email的便利应用的介绍，让我们了解了互联网的用途及使用价值。2B根据第三段最后一句中“This lets me share more time with my young daughter.”判断选B项。3A根据第四段第一句“The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends.”确定正确答案为A项。4D全文主要介绍互联网在通讯中的用途。只有D项最符合题意。5B根据第五段最后一句“They can reply at their convenience，and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.”可知B项错误。
