unit3 Security (The Land of The Lock)

Unit3SecurityOralPractice1.Whatisimportantwhenyougoforaholidaytrip?Bookingtheticketscash&creditcardFindingthefavoritecompanionsSafetyconfirmation...OralPractice1.Howtoprotectyourselfwhenyoulivealone?LockthedoorGettingthesecurityoffice’stelnumberAlarmequipmentWeaponsathome...OralPractice1.Whatshouldwedofirstofallwhenthewalletwaslost?goforthepoliceSearchingaroundgotobankscallrelatives...THELANDOFTHELOCKBobGreene“ONTHELATCH”ThereisasimilaroldsayinginChina路不拾遗，夜不闭户Noonepickedupandpocketedanythinglostontheroad,whilenofamilyhadtheneedtoboltthedoorsatnight.Pleasescanthewholetextin7minsandrecallthekeywordsrelatedtothecontext“lock”isoneofthekeywordsinthistext,bylocating“lock”throughoutthetext,wegetaprettygoodideaofwhatthisessayisabout.Whattypesofsecuritymethodshasmentionedinthetext?Couldyoufindthemout?SecuritySystemsSecuritysecuritychainselectronicalarmsystemstripwiresslidingglassdoorswithsteelbarsaccesscardselectronicX-rayequipmenthigh-intensitylightrapewhistlesdead-boltlocks“LOCKS”TextOrganizationPartsLinesMainIdeas11~11212~60361~74InAmerica,theeraofleavingthefrontdooronthelatchhasdrawntoaclose.Anewatmosphereoffearanddistrustcreepsintoeveryaspectofdailylife.Asaresult,securitydevices,invariedforms,areputtouse.Bylockingourfearsout,webecomeprisonersofourownmaking.Part1TrueorFalse1.Thephrase“onthelatch”meansthedoorisclosedandlocked.()2.Nowadays,doors,notonlyincitiesbutalsoinruralareas,arelocked.()3.Urbanstreetsaremoredangerousthanoutskirtsandcountryareas.()4.InAmericanowadays,nooneleaveshisfrontdooronthelatchanymore.()Keys:F,T,F,TPart2SupportingFactsfortheCentralIdeaInthistexttheauthoruseslotsoffactstosupporthiscentralpointofview:Americaisdeterioratingfrom“theLandoftheFree”into“themostinsecurenation”.Couldyoufindanymoresupportingfacts?ReferenceonTextOrganizationpracticeonpage78.Doorsarenotleftunlockedeitherincitiesorinruralareas.(para2)Dead-boltlocks,securitychains,electronicalarmsystemsandtripwiresarewidelyinuse.(para4)Suburbanfamilieshavesteelbarsbuiltinslidingglassdoors.(para4)Smallnoticeswarningagainstburglaryarecommonlyseenpastedonthewindowsofthemostpleasantofhome.(para5)Accesscardsarerequiredofthosewhoworkwithmediumtolarge-sizecompanies.(para10)AirportsecurityuseselectronicX-rayequipmenttoguardagainstterrorism.(para12-13)Businessmenemploynewmachineslinkeduptotheirtelephonetohelpdeterminewhetherthecalleristellingliesornot.(para15)Suburbanhousewiveswearrapewhistlesontheirkeychains.(para18)1.Wehavebecomesousedto__________________________________________________,andsousedto_______________.SentenceCompletionReadPart2carefullyandsupplythemissinginformation.defendingourselvesagainstthenewatmosphereofAmericanlifeputtingupbarriers2.Wearesatisfied__________________.SentenceCompletionwhenwethinkwearewell-protected3.WithelectronicX-rayequipment,weseemfinallyto__________________.havefiguredoutawaytoholdtheterroristsatbay4.Wedonotwanttoaffordourselves__________________asashadow.evensomuchaluxury1.UnderwhatexcusedopeopleresortallthesemeansmentionedinPart2?2.Doestheauthorthinktheyarejustifiedindoingso?Part3QuestionsandAnswersInthenameof“Security”.No.Becauseintheauthor’sopinion,Americabecomesthemostinsecurenationwithallthesemeans.3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmaybethelegacywerememberbestwhenwerecallthisera?Webecameprisonersofourselveswhenwedealwiththeunseenhorrorsamongus.QuestionsandAnswersTextAnalysispara1vs.para4Para1:onthelatch;closedbutnotlocked;noneofuscarriedkeys;closeupPara4:dead-boltlocks;securitychains;electronicalarmsystems;tripwireshookeduptoapolicestationorprivateguardfirm;slidingglassdoors;steelbars.Function:Thefirstpairofcontrastactsastheopeningofthewholepieceofwriting.Comparisonandcontrastpara10vs.para11Para10:carrysomekindofaccesscard,suchaselectronicones;securityguardPara11:policyfreeaccessFunction:Itisthesupportingdetailsforthecentralargument.para12vs.para13Para12:it(theairport)isaplaceofeducationandfun;parentsusedtotakechildrenouttodeparturegates（登机口）towatchplanelandandtakeoff.Para13:electronicX-rayequipmenttoholdtheterroristsFunction:Thelattertwoarejusttwosupportingdetailsforthecentralargument.•simplepastinpara1VS.presentperfectinpara4;•aphrasethatindicatedanoldhabitVS.aphraseindicatingthecurrentstate(i.e.“usedto”vs.“nolonger”inPara.11);•summarysentence(“Itwasn’talwayslikethat”inpara12).TextAnalysisTensechange:Expressionson“安全”联合国安全理事会负有维持国际和平与安全的责任。TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilischargedwiththemaintenanceofinternationalpeaceandsecurity.这架飞机在大雾中安全着陆。Theplanemadeasafelandinginheavyfog.注意安全！Watchout！Attention!Caution!BecarefulTakecare！Theylulledherintoafalsesenseofsecurity.他们哄骗她,使她产生一种虚假的安全感。LanguageStudycloseup:shut(sth.)esp.temporarilyNoneofuscarriedkeys;thelastoneinfortheeveningwouldcloseup,andthatwasit.(line3)Itwascommonpracticethenthatwhenthestoreownerswantedtogoonvacationtheysimplycloseup.(No.6,Page83)许多跨国公司正考虑结束他们在这个国家的业务，把生产转移到低工资国家或地区。ManyinternationalcompaniesareconsideringclosingupthebusinessesinthiscountryandtransferringproductiontolowwageeconomiesTheroadhasbeenclo