大学英语阅读教程Reading 4.docVIP

New words Illustrations [印刷] 插图；插画（illustration的复数） Polio n. 小儿麻痹症（等于poliomyelitis）；脊髓灰质炎 Floppy adj. 松软的；叭嗒叭嗒响的；懒散的，邋遢的 Inauguration n. 就职典礼；开始，开创；开幕式 Algae . [植] 藻类；[植] 海藻 Epidemic adj. 流行的；传染性的 n. 传染病；流行病；风尚等的流行 Maze n. 迷宫；迷惑；糊涂 vt. 迷失；使混乱；使困惑 Ozone n. [化学] 臭氧；新鲜的空气 Beverage n. 饮料 tortillas n. 墨西哥玉米粉圆饼（tortilla的复数 Exercise 1 1、 Main Idea:E-mail (electronic mail) has several important advantages. Signal Words Details The main it take little time to send and receive message. Another it is cheap to send a message by E-mail. In addition you don’t have to worry about the time difference. Last it allows you to send a single message to many people at the same time 2、 Main Idea:Communicating by e-mail becoming increasingly popular for many reasons. Signal Words Details First people who do not like to use the telephone like to use e-mail. Second it is useful for sending suggestions or requests. Furthermore e-mail message are uniform. In addition they do not give away the sender’s feelings or emotional condition 3、 Main Idea:An advertising executive recently described the many ways that e-mail helps her do her job. Signal Words Details First she uses e-mail for communicating with her employees. In addition her employees no longer have to do all of their work in the office And when the advertising company wants to contact a large number of clients,a single e-mail message is sent to them. Exercise 2 1、 Main Idea:Iceland is not a place for the ordinary tourist. Signal Words Details The landscape the landscape is bare and strang. The far northern climate the winter weather is severe,summer is short and cool,with strong wind The Remote location