北师大版高中英语必修二-unit4-lesson1-The-Future-of-Cyberspace

CyberspaceTheFutureofCyberspacePartAReading:TheFutureofCyberspaceBeforeyoustart1.Imaginelifeinthenexttwentyyears.Howdoyouthinktechnologywillchangeourlives?2.Lookatthetitleofthearticle.Whichofthesetopicsdoyouthinkitwillmention?*theInternet*artificialhuman*timetravel*robots*globalwarming*virtualrealityReadtolearn3.Readthearticleandmatchthevocabularyfromthetextbelowwiththedefinitions.hacker,chaos,terrorist,theNet(Internet),virtualreality,crash(1)apersonwhoentersotherpeople’scomputerprogrammesinsecret(2)Theuseofcomputerstomakesituationsfeelandlookreal(3)haveanaccidentbyviolentlyhittingsomething(4)someonewhodoesterriblethingstoharmcountries,governmentsandpeople(5)computersystemthatallowsmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldtoshareinformation(6)Aterriblesituationinwhicheverythinggoeswrong4.Whyaresomeexpertspessimisticaboutthefuture?WhatpossiblechangesdosomeexpertsbelievetheInternetcanbringtoourlives?TheFutureofCyberspacePeterTaylorfindsouthowcomputersandtheInternetaregoingtoaffectourlives.Inthelastthirtyyears,theInternethasgrownrapidly.In1983,therewereonly200computersconnectedtotheinternet;nowtherearearound50millionandthisgrowthisclearlygoingtocontinue.Someexpertsarepessimisticaboutthefuture.Oneworryiscrimeincyberspace.Evennow,younghackerscangetintothecomputersofbanksandgovernments.Inthefuture,terroristsmay“attack”theworld’scomputers,causechaos,andmakeplanesandtrainscrash.However,manypeopleareoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheInternet.Already,userscanbuybooks,findoutaboutholidayoffers,booktickets,andgetallsortsofinformationfromtheInternet.“Inthenextfewyears,”saysAngelaRossettoofCyberiamagazine,“ItisclearthatwearegoingtoseeahugegrowthinshoppingontheInternet.”Shealsobelievesthat,inthefuture,wewillgetentertainmentfromtheNetandthattelevisionwillprobablydisappear.Themailservicemayalsodisappearwiththeincreasinguseofe-mail.Someexpertsseeourfutureinvirtualreality—theuseofcomputerswithsoundsandpicturesthatmakeyoufeelasifyouareinarealsituation.“Personally,Ithinkvirtualrealitywillbecomeapartofmodernlife,”saysAustralianexpertPeterAnderson.“Iseepeoplelivingandworkinginavirtualworld.Wewillworkinvirtualoffices,shopinvirtualsupermarkets,andwewillevenstudyinvirtualschools.”5.Readthetextandjudgethefollowingstatementsistrue(T)orfalse(F)．(1)Inspiteofthedevelopmentofcomputers，itisunlikelytoliveinvirtualreality.()(2)ThetextinferstousthatworryisnecessaryandcomputersandtheInternetmaydobadtous.()(3)Itiscertainthatinthefuturechildrenwillnotgotoschoolintheclassroomlikeus.()(4)Accordingtothetext，itispossiblethatpeopleliveinanotherworldofouterspace.()(5)Invirtualreality，youcangotoworkbutneedn’tgototheplaceyourself.()(6)BecauseoftherapiddevelopmentofInternet，televisionandthemailmaydisappearandarereplacedbycomputers.()6.Choosetherightanswers.(1)Thewriterwritesthispassageinorderto____.A．showusthebrightfutureofcyberspaceB．tellpeoplethedisadvantagesoftheNetC．buildupthefuturepictureoftheinfluenceoftheNetonourlifeD．makepeopleknowabouttheadvantagesoftheNet(2)Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A．cyberspacewillaffectpeople’slifegreatlyB．communicatingwithyourfriendsontheInternetisalwayssecretC．theNetissuretohaveagoodeffectonpeople’slifeD．theNetissuretohaveabadinfluenceonpeople’slife(3)AngelaRossettothinksthat________.A．emailwillsurelyreplacemailB．mostpeoplethinktheNethasabrightfutureC．peoplewillbookticketsfromtheNetD．moreandmorepeoplewillbuywhattheyneedontheNet(4)Theword“chaos”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．anaccidentB．adisorderedsituationC．afireD．aninterruption(5)Themainideaofthelastparagraphis________.A．peoplecandoeverythinginvirtualrealityB．cyberspacewillplayanimportantroleinpeople’slifeC．thepredictionofourlifeinvirtualrealityD．peoplecannotlivewithouttheNetvoiceyouropinion7.DoyoufeelpessimisticoroptimisticaboutthefutureoftheInternet?Why?词汇：1．____________adj.全球的→____________n．地球→____________adv.全球性地2．____________n．现实→____________adj.真实的→____________adv.→____________v．实现3．____________n．生长→____________v．→____________n．成年人4．____________n．犯罪，罪行→____________n．罪犯→____________adj.5．____________n．恐怖分子→____________n．恐怖→____________v．使恐怖6．____________vi.消失→____________n．→____________v．(反义词)7．____________n．&v．伤害，损害→__________adj.→__________adv.→__________adj.(反义词)8．____________n．破坏，毁灭→____________v．→____________adj.有破坏性的1．变成现实________true2．在最近的30年________the________30years3．对……乐观beoptimistic________4．时局，目前形势________situation5．各种各样的all________of6．在不久的将来________________7．表达观点、看法________________8．立即采取行动________________语法练习：用will或begoingto填空1．He'sveryill.I'mafraidhe______________die.2．Ithinkthere________bemanytallbuildingsinthecentreofthecityinyears.3．Itissaidthere______________beafootballmatchbetweenclass.4．She______________takeatriponweekends.5．I________betwentyyearsoldnextweek.6．Ifgotothenewwaterpark,you______________seemanyinterestingthings.7．Itlooksasifhe_____________winthegame.8．Ithinkwe________beabletohaveholidaysonthemoonintwentyyears'time.课后作业一、品句填词1．Don’tbeafraid.Thedogismyfriend，anditwon’t________(攻击)you.2．Itis________(显而易见的)tousthathelikeshisnewjob，