《Book 2 Unit3 Computers》.docVIP

Book 2 Unit3 Computers Period 2 reading 编写人：刘丹 审核人： 左德奎 编写时间： 2014-12-05 班级_________ 小组编号________姓名________等级_________ The Learning Process note READING TASKS I. Work in pairs or groups. Fill in the blanks according to the text (P18). Who am I? Time Development Characteristics / Functions In 1642 I began as a(n) 1._____ machine in France. I could 2._____ difficult sums. About 200 years later I was built as a(n) 3._____ machine by Charles Babbage. It was the start of my “4._____”. I could “think” logically and produce an answer 5._____ than any person. In 1936 I was made to work as a(n) “6._____ machine”. I could 7._____ any difficult mathematical problem. By the 1940s I grew rapidly both in size and in 8._____. I had grown as large as a room. In the early 1960s I had a family connected by a(n) 9._____. I was able to 10._____ my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web. Since the 1970s I have been used in offices and homes. Many new 11._____ have been found for me. I have become very important in 12._____, finance and trade. II. True (T) or False (F): 1. The passage mainly tells us the history of the computer. ( ) 2. The computer was considered simple-minded before it got artificial intelligence. ( ) 3. Charles Babbage invented the first computer. ( ) 4. Since my birth I have been built to take the place of the human race. ( ) 核心单词 1. common adj. 共同的，普遍的；常见的 常用结构： in common 共有，公用(在句中多作状语） have nothing/little/a lot/something in common (with) sb. 与某人没有/许多/有些共同之处 in common with 和……一样 common sense/knowledge 常识 common welfare 公共福利 易混辨析 common/ordinary/usual/normal common 指“共有的，公共的；共同的；常见的”。反义词为rare。 common作“普通的”讲时可与ordinary换用。如“普通人”也可以说成common people。 ordinary 意为“普通的，平淡无奇的”，指没有什么特别的地方。 usual 意为“平常的，通常的，一向的”，含惯例之意。 normal 意为“正常的”。 Eg:1.Jane and I have nothing in common. . 我与简毫无共同之处。 2. In common with many young people, he prefers pop songs. 和许多年轻人一样，他喜欢流行歌曲。 单项填空 Harry visited the bookstore every week. He became such