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Unit 4 Amazing ScienceTopic 3 China is the third nation that sent a person into space. Section C What are the computers used for? 1a 1. Tick the fields we use the computer in. education business industry communication daily life medical care entertainment sports In space, computers have been used to control the speed and direction of a spaceship. What is the passage about ? Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. 1. Since computers were invented in the USA in the 1950s, they have become very important in many areas of work and leisure. 2. Since the Internet came into being, people’s lives at home have been changed, too. 3. Computers have improved our lives, but they have brought problems, too. 2.For example , tiny computers which are inside patients’ bodies can keep their hearts beating normally.例如，病人体内植入微电脑能帮助病人的心脏正常搏动。 Language points 3.The whole world is connected.网络连接了全世界。 come into being more and more watch movies thanks to do business instead of chat online make the world smaller 做买卖 形成，产生 越来越多 看电影 代替 网上聊天 使世界更小 多亏，由于 1. For instance, if we work on computers too long, we may get headaches or sore eyes.比如：如果我们使用的电脑工作的时间太长，我们就会头昏眼花。 for instance =for example 用来举例说明某一论点或情况，一般只举同类人或物中的“一个”为例。 such as 用来列举事物时，一般列举同类人或事物中的几个例子。 E.g. （1）Many countries, Japan, for instance (for example), has a lot of earthquakes. （2）I like fruits, such as apples, pears and bananas. (1)besides与except用于肯定句时，except意为“除……之外（不 再有）”；besides意为“除……之外（还有）”。 如： I have another blue pen besides this one.除了这支外，我还有另一支蓝色钢笔。（1+1，共2支）We all passed the exam except Tom.我们都通过了考试，汤姆除外。（整体中……汤姆一人不及格） (2)except前几乎总有all、any、every、no及其复合词等词。如：He answered all the questions except the last one.除了最后一个问题没答外，其余问题他都答了。 (3)except后接名词、代词、动名词和动词原形，这时except=but；但except后跟副词、介词短语时，不能用but代替。如：The window is never open except in summer. 这扇窗户从来不开，除夏季外。He did nothing