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1、UnitThreeUnderstandingeachother一背景篇A词数:344阅读时间:WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep:thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,theTV,orherboyfriend,shesaidthephone.Personally,Icoulddowithoutthephoneentirely,whichmakesmeunusualbecausethetelephoneischa
2、ngingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology. Point1:Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic.Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4∶00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwitha
3、llday.Ifthephonedidnotexist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout? Point2:Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone.“Themobilesavedmylife,”saysCrystalJohnstone.ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinside,shemanagedtomakethecallthat
4、broughttheambulancetoherrescue. Point3:Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsMarketingManagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,toringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatanytimeofdaytoaskwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,andhowtheirlastmeetingwent. Point4:Thetelepho
5、neseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesays,“WeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcouldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonear-butwedidn’tmeetforthefirsttwoweeks!” Point5:Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseve
6、ralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslyonchatlines(atleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn'tknowwhattotalkabout).Wecantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts(ifyouknowany)whilethey’respacewalking.And,withthephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecanaccesstheInternet
7、,thebiggestlibraryonearth.Thinkandanswer:1.Howdoyouunderstand“Pointl:Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,…”?___________________________________________________________________________.2.What’speople’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?__________________
8、_________________________________________________________.3.Whatdoesheunderlinedword“simultaneously”mostprobablymean?___________________________________________________________________________.参考答案:1.Peoplecommunicatemoresincethetelephonehasbeencreat