Unit4TheVirtualWorldPartIIReadingTaskComprehensionContentQuestionPairWork1.Sheusedtobeatelevisionproducer,butnowsheisawriter.2.Shewritesandeditsarticlesonline,submitsthemviaemail,andcommunicateswithcolleaguesviatheInternet,too.3.Shecouldstaycomputer-assistedathomeforweeks,goingoutonlytgetmail,newspapersandgroceries.4.Theyfeelasiftheyhadbecomeonewiththecomputer,andlifeseemstobeunreal.5.Thatpeoplewhogrewusedtoavirtuallifewouldfeelanaversiontooutsideformsofsocializing.6.Shegetsoverexcited,speakstoomuch,andinterruptsothers.7.Sheisbad-tempered,easilyangered,andattackseveryoneinsight,allbecauseshehaslongbecomeseparatedfromothersandlacksemotionalface-to-faceexchangeswithpeople.8.Shefightsherboyfriend,misinterpretinghisintentionsbecauseofthelackofemotionalcuesgivenbytheirtypeddialogue.9.Becausewerelyonco-worksforcompany.10.Shecallspeople,arrangerstomeetthefewfriendsremainingintheCity,getstothegym,arrangesinterviewsforstories,doctor’sappointments---anythingtogetheroutofthehouseandconnectedwithothers.11.No,shedoesn’tfeelhappy.Shefeelsbeingfacetofaceisintolerable.12.Shemakesherexcusesandflees,re-entersherapartment,runstothecomputer,clicksonthemodem,anddisappearsintothevirtualworldagain.TextOrganizationWorkingOnYourOwn1.1.2-32.1,4-10,133.114.122.Thefirstparagraphdescribestheconsequencesoflivingavirtuallifeandthelasttellsoftheauthor’sescapebackintoit.Together,theybringoutthedilemmapeopleatpresentarein:Becauseofmoderntechnology,wehaveachoicebetweenavirtuallifeandreallife,butfindbothunsatisfactory.LanguageSenseEnhancement1.(1)routine(2)forcompany(3)unemployment(4)externally(5)drugabuse(6)restore(7)fled(8)gym(9)setapart(10)appointmentsVocabularyI1.1)conversely2)butthen3)symptom4)spitting5)abusing6)tone7)took;in8)editing9)havearranged10)insight11)stretched12)data2.1)smokingcigarettesjarsonme.2)findthemselvesgettingsuckedin.3)hasarrangedforatechnicianfromthecomputerstoretocheckandrepairit.4)fledtheircountrytoavoidmilitaryservice/fledtoothercountriestoavoidmilitaryservice.5)restorepeople’sconfidenceinit.3.1)thevirtual;online;via2)nightmare;routine;anyappointment;arrangefor3)cue;remarks;histuneII.Collocation1.Wecamehereallthewayonfoot.2.Privatecarsarenotallowedoncampus.3.TheyareonvacationinFlorida.4.Maryhasbeentalkingtoherfriendonthephoneforanhour.5.Don’tworry,Lucyisalwaysontime.6.Industrialdemandonfuelisontherise.III.Usage1.hard2.difficult3.impossible4.tough5.hard6.easyComprehensiveExercisesI.cloze1.(1)Internet(2)click(3)virtual(4)routines(5)arrange(6)nightmare(7)annoying(8)connection(9)crawls(10)takein(11)spit(12)data(13)suckedinto(14)Attimes(15)flee(16)online2.(1)companion(2)deliver(3)access(4)enables(5)customers(6)delights(7)provides(8)small(9)remote(10)informationII.Translation1.1)Researchshowsthatlaughtercanbringalotofhealthbenefits.2)AslowInternetconnectionspeedisreallyannoying.3)Asthelawstands,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisacrime.4)Inherreport,Marytriestointerpretthedatafromacompletelydifferentangle.5)Sueisagirlofgreattalent.Heramazingmemorysetsherapartfromherclassmates.2.Perhapsyouenvymeforbeingabletoworkfromhomeonthecomputer.IagreethattheInternethasmademyjobaloteasier.Icanwrite,submitandeditarticlesviaemail,chatwithmycolleaguesonlineanddiscussworkwithmyboss.Withaclickofthemouse,IcangetallthedataIneedandkeepupwiththelatestnews.Butthen,communicatingthroughtheNetcanbefrustrating...
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