1.drive 2.monitor 3.speaker 4.keyboard 5.mouse 6.type 7.control 8.hide 9.tiny 10.realize 11.print 12.operate 13.railway 14.judge 15.raise 16.supply 17. order 18.company 19.price 20.opinion 21.modern
22. medium 23. disagree 24. hot 25. smooth 26. speed 27.distance
二、重点词组
1. hardly ever 2. be unaware of 3. for the time being
4. control the computer 5. in the world 6. at the moment
7. more importantly 8. for these reasons 9. the answer to this question
10. change one’s life 11. have nothing to do 12. be better at doing sth
三、重点句子。
1. Not so many years ago, you hardly ever saw computers.
2. There are also many tiny, hidden computers in your home, but you might be unaware of them.
3. They are faster at calculating than people.
4. They can teach you many things and also play games with you.
5. More importantly, they can operate railways and fly planes and spaceships.
6. The answer to this question is, for the time being, “No”.
7. They may even be better at doing their jobs than doctors, judges and teachers.
8. This raises interesting questions.
9. How will computer change our lives?
10. Will computers make our lives better or worse in the future?
四、背诵段落
What kind of jobs can a computer do?
五、解释句子
1. Not so many years ago, you hardly ever saw computers.
---Not so many years ago, you seldom saw computers.
2. Now they seem to be everywhere.
--- Today they seem to be here and there.
3. There are also many tiny, hidden computers in your home, but you might be unaware of them.
--- There are also many small, hidden computers in your home, but you might not know about them.
六、日常交际用语
1. In my opinion, Sichuan food is better. 2. I agree.
