人教版必修二Unit 3Reading.ppt

* As time went by, I was made smaller. 随着时间的推移，我被弄得越来越小。 First as a PC(personal computer) and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s. 自二十世纪七十年代以来，我一直被用在办公室和家庭里，先是用作个人电脑，后来又被做成便携式。 These changes only became possible as my memory improved. 这些变化只有随着我的存储能力的不断提高才成为可能。 First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips. 最初是被存储到电子管中，以后是晶体管上，后来是非常小的芯片上。 As a result I totally changed my shape. 因此，我已经完全改变了我的形状。As I have grown older I have also grown smaller. 随着我的年龄越来越大，我也变得越来越小。 Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told! 随着时间的推移，我的记忆能力发展得如此之快，就像一头大象一样，从来不会忘记告诉我的任何事情！And my memory became so large that even I couldn’t believe it! 我的存储容量变得如此巨大，连我自己都不能相信！ But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network. 但是我总是孤孤单单地站在那里，直到二十世纪六十年代初，人们才给了我一个用网络联成的家庭。 I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web. 我能够通过万维网和其他人分享我的知识。 Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. 从二十世纪七十年代起，我又被开发出了很多新的用途。I have become very important in communication, finance and trade. 我在通讯、金融和商业领域变得非常重要。 I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations. 我还被放在机器人里面，被用来制作移动手机，并且用来帮助作医疗手术。 I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars. 我还被放置在航空火箭里去探测月球和火星。Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. 不管怎样，我的目标是给人类提供高质量得生活。 I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!现在我充满了幸福感，因为我是人类忠实的朋友并时时给他们提供帮助。 1. Who is the speaker in this story? A computer. 2. Write down three sentences from the story to support your idea. 1) I was built as an Analytical machine by Charles Babbage. 2) My real father, Alan Turing, … 3) I was always lonely standing there by myself, until in early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a