UNIT 3 The world online1.The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.互聯(lián)網(wǎng)正在成為未來(lái)地球村的城鎮(zhèn)廣場(chǎng)。2.If you miss the Internet,it's not just an opportunity that you will pass by,but an entire era.如果你錯(cuò)過(guò)互聯(lián)網(wǎng),與你擦肩而過(guò)的不僅是機(jī)會(huì),而是整整一個(gè)時(shí)代。3.Internet is just like a bridge of communicating between people.People get closer through it,which promotes interpersonal relationship.互聯(lián)網(wǎng)就像溝通的橋梁。人們通過(guò)它距離更近了,它促進(jìn)了人際關(guān)系。4.Many students ignore their studies since they are addicted to computer games seriously.許多學(xué)生沉迷于網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲后忽視了學(xué)習(xí)。5.A great deal of junk information spread through the Internet,which disturbs our life terribly.互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上傳播的大量垃圾信息嚴(yán)重干擾了我們的生活。6.People spend so much time surfing the Internet at the cost of their health.人們花大量的時(shí)間上網(wǎng)付出了健康代價(jià)。In 2005,Steve Jobs, who had just found out his cancer,was invited to give a speech at the graduation ceremony of Stanford University. This man who has changed the world several times said such a sentence in the face of death:“Remember that you are about to die”is the most important motto in my life. It helps me to point out the important choices in my life.There is no reason why you should not follow your heart. In 2010,Jobs was attracted by a mobile APP called Siri. He sat up excitedly as if he saw the future. Three years later, Siri development team made such a design in memory of Jobs. When users ask,“How can I be Steve Jobs?”Siri's answer was,“Be yourself”.Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet,but what is it,do you know?The Internet is a network.It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.Maybe that doesn't sound very interesting.But when you're connected to the Internet,there are a lot of things you can do.You can send e-mails to your friends,and they can get them in a few seconds.You can communicate with your friends through social software such as QQ,WeChat,F(xiàn)acebook,and so on.You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web(WWW).There are many different types of computers now.They all can be linked to the Internet.Most of them are small machines sitting on people's desks at home,but there are still many others in schools,offices or large companies.These computers are owned by people and companies,but no one really owns the Internet itself.There are lots of places for you to surf the Internet.For example,your school may have the Internet.You can explore the Internet to search for useful information or knowledge in your classroom.However,in order to prevent yourself from playing with computer games,you should use it in limited time.Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet.You are welcome to use it at any time.Thanks to the Internet,the world is becoming smaller and smaller.It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front,receiving and sending the information you need.You can buy or sell whatever you want through the Internet.But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English?So what will English be like tomorrow?[探索發(fā)現(xiàn)]1.Find out the main idea of the passage.The passage is mainly about something about the Internet.2.Find out what can be done on the Internet.Send e-mails to your friends;communicate with your friends through social software such as QQ,WeChat,F(xiàn)acebook;do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web.