新编英语教程4-Unit-5

ContentslDetailedstudyofTextI&IIlOralwork:•Role-play:discussingplansaftergraduation;•Interactionactivities:parentsandchildlGuidedwriting:•Basicwritingtechniques—contrast•compositionwriting—narration;•Letterwriting—askingafterafriend’shealthTextIlPre-readingactivities•1)GroupDiscussion:TheInternetIsaBlessingtoHumanSociety.••Wordsandexpressionforreference:•Surftheinternet,logon(out)totheInternet,launchasearchengine,typein,geton-line,pointandclick,click,zipoffto,cyberspace,cybercafe,chatroom,haveaccesstotheInternet,scrolldownthelist,entries,amouse,amodem,broadband,hackerandcracker,anavalancheofinformation,database,e-mail,download,signin(out),document,software,hardware,browser,networm,•isolate…from…,globalvillage,on-lineshopping(learning,fallinginlove,newsbroadcasting,job-hunting,examination,physicalcheck-up,…),violence,pornographic,commitcrimes,…2)AboutBillGates•Biography•WilliamH.GatesChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerMicrosoftCorporationWilliam(Bill)H.GatesIIIisco-founder,chairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoftCorporation,theworld'sleadingproviderofsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.•BillGateswasbornonOctober28,1955.HeandhistwosistersgrewupinSeattle.Theirfather,WilliamH.GatesII,isaSeattleattorney.MaryGates,theirlatemother,wasaschoolteacher,UniversityofWashingtonregentandchairwomanofUnitedWayInternational.•GatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolbeforemovingontotheprivateLakesideSchoolinNorthSeattle.ItwasatLakesidethatGatesbeganhiscareerinpersonalcomputersoftware,programmingcomputersatage13.•In1973,GatesenteredHarvardUniversityasafreshman,whereheliveddownthehallfromSteveBallmer,whoisnowMicrosoft'spresident.WhileatHarvard,GatesdevelopedaversionoftheprogramminglanguageBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer-theMITSAltair.BASICwasfirstdevelopedbyJohnKemenyandThomasKurtzatDartmouthCollegeinthemid-1960s.Inhisjunioryear,GatesdroppedoutofHarvardtodevotehisenergiesfull-timetoMicrosoft,acompanyhehadstartedin1975withhisboyhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyabeliefthatthepersonalcomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome,theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.•Gates'foresightandvisionregardingpersonalcomputinghavebeencentraltothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.GatesisactivelyinvolvedinkeymanagementandstrategicdecisionsatMicrosoft,andplaysanimportantroleinthetechnicaldevelopmentofnewproducts.MuchofhistimeisdevotedtomeetingwithcustomersandstayingincontactwithMicrosoftemployeesaroundtheworldthroughe-mail.•UnderGates'leadership,Microsoft'smissioniscontinuouslytoadvanceandimprovesoftwaretechnology,andtomakeiteasier,morecost-effectiveandmoreenjoyableforpeopletousecomputers.Thecompanyiscommittedtoalong-termview,whichisreflectedinitsinvestmentofsome$2.6billionforresearchanddevelopmentduringthecurrentfiscalyear.•In1995GateswroteTheRoadAhead,hisvisionofwhereinformationtechnologywilltakesociety.Co-authoredbyNathanMyhrvold,Microsoft'schieftechnologyofficer,andPeterRinearson,TheRoadAheadheldtheNo.1spotontheNewYorkTimes'bestsellerlistforsevenweeks,andremainedonthelistforatotalof18weeks.Publishedinmorethan20countries,thebooksoldmorethan400,000copiesinChinaalone.•In1996,whilestrategicallyredeployingMicrosofttotakeadvantageoftheemergingopportunitiescreatedbytheInternet,GatesthoroughlyrevisedTheRoadAheadtoreflecthisviewthatinteractivenetworksareamajormilestoneinhumancommunication.Thepaperbacksecondeditionalsohasbecomeabestseller.Gatesisdonatinghisproceedsfromthebooktoanon-profitfundthatsupportsteachersworldwidewhoareincorporatingcomputersintotheirclassrooms.•Inadditiontohispassionforcomputers,Gatesisinterestedinbiotechnology.HesitsontheboardoftheICOSCorporationandisashareholderinChiroscienceGroupoftheUnitedKingdomanditswhollyownedsubsidiary,ChiroscienceR&DInc.(formerlyDarwinMolecular)ofBothell,Wash.HealsofoundedCorbisCorporation,whichisdevelopingoneofthelargestresourcesofvisualinformationintheworld-acomprehensivedigitalarchiveofartandphotographyfrompublicandprivatecollectionsaroundtheglobe.•GatesalsohasinvestedwithcellulartelephonepioneerCraigMcCawinTeledesic,acompanythatisworkingonanambitiousplantolaunchhundredsoflow-orbitsatellitesaroundtheEarthtoprovideaworldwidetwo-waybroadbandtelecommunicationsservice.•InthedozenyearssinceMicrosoftwentpublic,Gateshasdonatedmorethan$800milliontocharities,including$200milliontotheGateslibraryFoundationtohelplibrariesinNorthAmericatakeadvantageofnewtechnologiesandtheInformationAge.In1994GatesestablishedtheWilliamH.GatesFoundation,whichsupportsavarietyofinitiativesofparticularinteresttoGatesandhisfamily.ThefocusofGates'philanthropyisinfourareas:education;worldpublichealthandpopulation;non-profit,civicandartsorganizations;andPugetSound-areacapitalcampaigns.•BillandMelindaFrenchGatesweremarriedonJanuary1,1994.Theyhavenowthreechildren,oneisJenniferKatharineGates,whowasbornin1996;andasonRoryJohnGates,bornin1999andadaughter,PhoebeAdelleGates,bornin2002.•Chronology•In2000GatesresignedasCEOofMicrosofttospendmoreonsoftwarearchitectureandlesswithrunningthecompany•Honorsandawards•2-03-2005BillGates