UNIT3 Living in a digital world
一.题目
3.1Warm-up（3）
①What did you hear?（填空题）
②How would you respond?——Task 1（口语题）
What rules do your instructors have for their classes about using computers and cell phones?
·use computers to take notes and read handouts, ...
·use cell phones to take photos of instructors' notes or consult new words, ...
③How would you respond?——Task 2（口语题）
Why does Professor Johnson have these rules? Why do your instructors have rules?
·Professor Johnson: to create a good learning environment, ...
·your instructors: to make students focus on learning, get answers quickly, ...
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3.2Lisitening（2）
①Understand a conversation（选择题）
【1.
A.Set up his mum's computer.
B.Buy his mum a birthday gift.
C.Solve his dad's computer problems.
D.Help his dad choose a new computer.
【2.
A.They never had a computer of their own.
B.They had little or no 
experience with computers.
C.Nobody taught them how to use computers.
D.Nobody helped them with their computer problems.
【3.
A.It would be silly.
B.It would be boring.
C.It would be amazing.
D.It would be unimaginable.
【4.
A.They get bored without electronic things.
B.They are happy without electronic things.
C.They wish they had more experience with electronic things.
D.They hope their grandchildren would use electronic things less.
②Understand a passage（选择题）
【1.
A.Because water comes to them every day.
B.Because water is easy to use in their homes.
C.Because they can't live for a day without water.
D.Because they have to walk far to get water every day.
【2.
A.It is a place high up the mountain.
B.It is a place not far from people's homes.
C.It is a place for people to wait for their turns to get water.
D.It is a place for people to get water three times every week.
【3.
A.Because it is their custom.
B.Because they can walk faster.
C.Because it is the easiest way to carry water.
D.Because they are too old to use their hands.
【4.
A.Because they walk a lot and push a heavy can.
B.Because they carry heavy water on their heads.
C.Because it's difficult to walk on the bumpy road.
D.Because it's difficult to pump water into a plastic can.
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3.3Specking—practicing conversation skills（4）
①Useful expressions（听）
②Model dialogues（听）
③Role—playing 1（读）
④Role—playing 2（读）
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3.4Specking—listening and specking（6）
①Conversation-Task 1（填空题）
1. The man says his apartment is a (1) ____. He doesn't have time to (2) ____ his possessions and doesn't know how to (3) ____.
2. He thinks the woman is probably the best person to give him some (4) ____ because her place is very (5) ____ and (6) ____.
3. The woman's first tip is to pick one area to (7) ____, so the man won't feel (8) ____ about all the work.
②Conversation-Task 2（填空题）
1.?What you have:?papers you don't need
What you can do: ____
A.keep them
B.throw away
C.give to an organization
D.give them to second-hand bookstores
E.make digital copies
2.What you have:?important documents
What you can do: ____
A.keep them
B.throw away
C.give to an organization
D.give them to second-hand bookstores
E.make digital copies
3.?What you have:?books that are important for your studies
? ??What you can do: ____
A.keep them
B.throw away
C.give to an organization
D.give them to second-hand bookstores
E.make digital copies
4.?What you have:?books you don't need
? ??What you can do: ____
A.keep them
B.throw away
C.give to an organization
D.give them to second-hand bookstores
E.make digital copies
5.?What you have:?damaged clothes
? ??What you can do: ____
A.keep them
B.throw away
C.give to an organization
D.give them to second-hand bookstores
E.make digital copies
6.?What you have:?good clothes, shoes and hats
????What you can do: ____
A.keep them
B.throw away
C.give to an organization
D.give them to second-hand bookstores
E.make digital copies
③Conversation-Speak out（口语）
How is your dormitory room, clean and tidy or messy and unorganized?
④Passage-Task 1（填空题）
1.?Q:?What makes many parents think their children spend too much time on the Internet?
? ? A:?They see their children (1) ____ quietly at their computers 第三单元 (2) ____ the keyboard all day long.
2.?Q:?What do parents wish their children would do?
? ? A:?They wish their children would (3) ____ to play or have a(n) (4) ____ like playing sports, playing a (5) ____ or reading a book.
3.?Q:?In what way does the speaker think parents are right?
? ??A:?Children shouldn't (6) ____ their whole day on the computer. They should do other important activities to make their lives (7) ____.
⑤Passage-Task 2（判断）
1. The Internet has good effects on children's lives. For example, the Internet has opened the world for everyone; we are (1) ____ to the world; we can learn about the events that are happening far away; we can all be part of a (2) ____ now.
2. The Internet is also a great (3) ____ for children's education. They can find (4) ____ they need for their schoolwork from the Internet, and they don't have to go to the (5) ___ to get this information.
3. The Internet is not the enemy; it is a (6) ____ to a big, (7) ____.
⑥Conversation-Speak out（口语）
If you were a parent, what rules would you set up for your children about using the Internet? First make a list of your own rules. Then explain. The following clues are only for your reference. Feel free to come up with your own ideas.
dos: do school projects, communicate with friends, play games only on weekends, …
don'ts: give out personal information, post pictures or videos of themselves, meet online friends in person, …
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3.5Homework
①News report 1（选择题）
【1
A.Create a new government.
B.Make its citizens happier.
C.Make the world people happy.
D.Create a new office in the government.
【2
A.The government doesn't do anything to make people happy.
B.The government doesn't care whether people are happy or not.
C.The government hasn't created an office to study people's happiness.
D.The government hasn't solved many problems that make people unhappy.
②News report 2（选择题）
【1
A.They were able to win a large television.
B.They were able to sleep in the Eiffel Tower.
C.They were able to visit a holiday rental company.
D.They were able to watch the Euro football matches in Paris.
【2
A.Answer a question.
B.Win a football game.
C.Break down the apartment.
D.Attend a Euro football game.
③Understanding passages（选择题）
【1
A.Because dogs leave people alone.
B.Because dogs like to be with people.
C.Because dogs are willing to do things for people.
D.Because all dogs, including wild dogs, are friendly.
【2
A.Because dogs are friendly by nature.
B.Because humans are friendly to them.
C.Because dogs like to be taught how to do things.
D.Because humans bred wild dogs into friendly ones.
【3
A.Cats choose humans.
B.Cats care if humans are happy.
C.Cats refuse to come near humans.
D.Cats are interested in learning things.
【4
A.Cats want to be close to humans.
B.Cats want to make 第三单元 humans happy.
C.Dogs regard humans as their equals.
D.Dogs regard humans as their masters.
二.听力原文
3.1Warm-up（3）
①What did you hear?（填空题）
Welcome?to?European?History?101.?
I'm?Professor?Johnson,?and?this?semester?you?will?learn?a?lot?of?interesting?facts?about?
Europe.?
But?first,?I'd?like?to?talk?about?some?important?rules?that?I?have.?
First,?you?can?use?your?computer?during?lecture,?but?only?to?take?notes.?
If?I?see?that?you're?watching?videos?online,?you?won't?be?allowed?to?use?your?computer?for?the?
rest?of?the?semester.?
Second,?please?put?your?cell?phone?away?during?lecture.?
Don't?use?it?to?send?or?read?text?messages?or?to?look?at?Facebook.?
If?you?don't?follow?this?rule,?I?will?collect?your?phone?and?hold?it?until?the?end?of?class.?
I?don't?give?these?rules?because?I?am?strict.?
I?have?these?rules?because?I?want?you?to?learn?in?class.?
If?you're?too?busy?looking?at?other?things,?you?can't?learn.?
Let's?have?a?good?semester?with?and?without?technology.
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3.2Lisitening（2）
①Understand a conversation（选择题） W:?What?are?you?doing?tonight? M:?I've?got?to?help?my?mum?set?up?her?computer. W:?Has?she?got?a?new?one? M:?Yes,?it?was?her?birthday,?so?we?bought?her?a?new?computer?that?she?wanted. W:?Your?mum?can't?set?it?up?by?herself? M:?Not?really.?She?gets?frustrated?about?it?all,?so?she'd?rather?have?me?do?it. W:?My?mum's?the?same?way.?Even?my?dad?asks?me?to?help?him?with?his?computer?problems?
sometimes. M:?I?think?they?were?unlucky.?They?didn't?have?much?experience?with?computers?when?they?
were?young. W:?Right.?And?my?grandparents?are?even?worse!?They?were?surprised?when?I?said?I?needed?a?new?mouse.?They?thought?it?was?an?animal! M:?How?silly!?My?grandparents?don't?have?a?computer?or?even?a?mobile?phone! W:?That's?amazing.?I?can't?think?of?my?life?without?a?computer?or?mobile?phone. M:?I?agree.?I'd?feel?like?I?was?missing?a?part?of?my?body?like?an?arm?or?leg. W:?It's?funny?that?our?grandparents?are?perfectly?happy?without?these?things. M:?I?think?they?rather?like?their?lives?that?way?too. W:?They?say?it's?better?to?visit?people?and?have?a?chat. M:?My?grandparents?are?very?happy?when?I?stop?by?to?visit. W:?I?don't?think?I?could?be?as?happy?as?they?are?without?my?electronic?things. M:?I'd?probably?be?bored,?but?maybe?it?wouldn't?be?a?bad?idea?to?use?them?less. Questions: 1.?What?is?the?man?going?to?do?tonight? 2.?Why?does?the?man?say?their?parents?were?unlucky? 3.?What?do?the?speakers?feel?about?a?life?without?a?computer?or?a?mobile?phone? 4.?What?is?the?grandparents'?attitude?to?electronic?things?
②Understand a passage（选择题） Most?of?us?seldom?think?about?water.?
We?can?find?it?everywhere?we?go.?
It's?also?easy?to?use?in?our?homes?because?the?water?comes?directly?to?us.?
It?seems?to?be?a?small?thing?to?think?about,?but?many?other?people?around?the?world?must?
think?about?it?a?lot.
In?Africa,?people?cannot?get?water?easily.?
Water?doesn't?come?to?them;?they?must?go?to?the?water.?
Sometimes?they?walk?30?minutes?to?get?water?and?walk?30?minutes?to?return?home.?
When?they?arrive?at?a?place?to?pump?water,?they?must?often?wait?in?line.?
It?can?be?very?slow?for?each?person?to?get?water. Almost?all?of?those?who?are?responsible?for?getting?water?are?women.?
They?work?very?hard?even?though?some?of?them?are?quite?old.?
Each?woman?puts?the?water?in?a?plastic?can.?
When?the?plastic?can?is?full,?it?weighs?about?18?kilograms.?
Then?the?woman?must?carry?that?heavy?water?on?her?head.?
The?road?to?the?water?station?is?not?flat,?so?she?cannot?push?or?pull?the?can.?
It?must?be?carried,?and?it's?easiest?to?carry?on?her?head.?
However,?the?women?feel?a?lot?of?pain?in?their?neck?and?back?because?the?water?is?so?heavy. It?also?makes?them?very?tired?because?sometimes?they?get?water?two?or?three?times?in?one?
day,?or?they?must?walk?farther?if?there's?no?more?water?nearby.
We?don't?think?about?water?because?we?don't?have?to?think?about?water,?but?these?women?
must?think?about?it?every?day.? Questions: 1.?Why?do?African?women?have?to?think?about?water?every?day? 2.?How?does?the?speaker?describe?the?place?to?pump?water? 3.?Why?do?the?women?carry?water?on?their?heads?? 4.?Why?do?the?women?have?pain?in?their?neck?and?back??
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3.4Specking—listening and specking（6）
①Conversation-Task 1/2（填空题） M:?My?apartment's?a?mess!?
I?don't?have?time?to?organize?my?possessions?and?don't?know?how?to?start.?
You're?probably?the?best?person?to?give?me?advice?because?your?place?is?so?neat?and?clean.?
You?don't?have?a?desk?with?piles?of?books?or?papers,?or?clothes?thrown?in?the?corner?of?the?
room.?How?can?I?be?organized?like?you? W:?First,?pick?one?area?to?begin?with,?so?you?won't?feel?stressed?about?all?the?work. M:?Good?idea!?I?usually?start?to?clean?up,?but?there's?too?much?stuff,?so?I?just?give?up. W:?Exactly,?so?pick?a?small?area?like?your?desk?and?give?yourself?one?hour.?
Review?which?papers?are?important?and?throw?away?anything?you?don't?need?or?haven't?
looked?at?for?a?long?time.?
You?can?also?make?digital?copies?of?important?documents?to?save?on?your?computer. M:?Great?idea!?I?can?throw?away?a?lot?of?papers?this?way.?
Should?I?keep?my?old?books? W:?If?they're?important?for?your?studies,?keep?them.?
The?bookstore?will?give?you?some?money?if?you?sell?books?back?to?them.?
You?can?give?all?the?other?books?to?second-hand?bookstores. M:?What?about?all?my?clothes? W:?If?there?are?any?damaged?clothes,?throw?them?away.?
If?there?are?good?clothes?you?haven't?worn?in?two?years,?you'll?never?wear?them,?so?give?them?to?an?organization?that?helps?poor?people.?
Do?the?same?thing?with?your?shoes?and?hats,?too. M:?These?are?great?tips! W:?You'll?see?that?being?organized?makes?your?life?cleaner?and?much?easier.
④Passage-Task 1/2（填空题） Many?parents?think?that?their?children?spend?too?much?time?on?the?Internet.?
They?see?their?children?sitting?quietly?at?their?computers?typing?on?the?keyboard?all?day?long.?
Parents?say?they?wish?their?children?would?go?outside?to?play?or?have?a?different?activity?like?
playing?sports,?playing?a?musical?instrument?or?reading?a?book.? Parents?are?right,?but?they?are?also?wrong?to?think?that?the?Internet?only?has?bad?effects?on?
their?children's?lives.?
The?Internet?has?opened?the?world?for?everyone.?
Now?we?are?connected?to?anyone?in?the?world.?
In?the?past,?our?friends?were?only?people?who?lived?near?us.?
Now,?if?we?live?in?the?US,?we?can?have?a?friend?in?Russia?or?South?America. We?can?learn?so?much?from?around?the?world.?
We?can?see?pictures?of?people?and?places?from?different?parts?of?the?world.?
We?can?learn?about?the?events?that?are?happening?far?away?and?can?all?be?part?of?a?
worldwide?society?now. The?Internet?is?also?a?great?source?for?children's?education.?
They?can?find?information?to?research?and?write?reports?for?school.?
It?is?easy?to?do,?and?they?don't?have?to?go?to?the?library?to?get?this?information. Parents?are?right.?
Children?must?not?spend?their?whole?day?on?the?computer.?
They?should?do?other?important?activities?to?make?their?lives?enjoyable.?
However,?the?Internet?is?not?the?enemy;it?is?a?window?to?a?big,?wonderful?world.
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3.5Homework
①News report 1（选择题） Is?it?possible?to?make?people?happier??
One?country?in?the?Middle?East?is?trying?to?do?this.?
This?country?has?created?a?new?government?position?to?study?what?makes?people?happy?
around?the?world.?
The?government?wants?to?use?this?information?to?make?its?citizens?happier.?
The?government?also?wants?to?ask?its?citizens?what?makes?them?happy.?
In?fact,?it?has?begun?to?include?new?departments?that?focus?on?happiness.?
For?example,?even?the?police?department?has?an?office?for?happiness?in?the?community. Some?people?complain?that?the?government?can't?force?people?to?be?happy.?
They?also?say?the?government?hasn't?fixed?issues?that?make?people?unhappy.?
For?example,?it's?expensive?to?live?and?go?to?school;?it's?difficult?to?find?jobs.?
However,?other?people?say?that?it's?good?for?the?government?to?think?about?the?happiness?of?
its?people.?
After?all,?the?people?know?what?the?government?needs?to?change?to?make?their?lives?more?
successful?and?pleasant. Questions: 1.?What?is?one?country?in?the?Middle?East?trying?to?do? 2.?What?do?people?complain?about?the?government?
②News report 2（选择题）
People?from?around?the?world?can?instantly?recognize?the?Eiffel?Tower?in?Paris,?France.?
Seven?million?people?actually?visit?the?famous?tower?every?year.?
For?the?first?time?ever,?four?lucky?families?were?able?to?sleep?in?the?tower.?
A?conference?room?was?changed?into?a?temporary?apartment.?
It?was?created?by?a?holiday?rental?company?to?celebrate?the?Euro?football?matches?in?Paris.?
The?apartment?had?a?large?television?to?watch?the?football?games,?and?it?had?amazing?views?of?the?city.?
The?company?announced?an?online?competition?to?win?a?night?in?the?apartment?in?the?
Eiffel?Tower.?
Applicants?had?to?answer?the?question:?What?would?you?do?if?you?could?spend?a?night?in?the?Eiffel?Tower?apartment??
The?company?received?more?than?150,000?entries,?and?finally?they?chose?four?winners.?
After?the?football?matches?were?finished,?the?apartment?was?broken?down.?
What?would?you?do?if?you?could?spend?the?night?there? Questions: 1.?What?were?the?four?lucky?families?able?to?do? 2.?To?win?the?contest,?what?did?the?families?have?to?do?
③Understanding passages（选择题） There?is?a?lot?of?debate?about?which?makes?the?better?pet,?a?dog?or?a?cat.?
In?the?United?States,?there?are?more?pet?cats?than?pet?dogs;?however,?most?Americans?will?
say?that?dogs?are?better?than?cats.
There?are?many?reasons?why?dogs?seem?to?be?favorites.?
One?reason?is?that?they?are?friendlier.?
Dogs?enjoy?being?with?humans,?but?cats?seem?to?enjoy?being?alone.?
Also,?we?can?teach?dogs?how?to?do?things,?but?cats?don't?seem?interested?in?learning?how?to?do?anything.
Why?are?these?popular?pets?so?different??
Humans?chose?qualities?in?dogs?that?they?wanted?and?bred?more?dogs?that?would?have?these
qualities.?
For?example,?dogs?are?friendly?because?humans?made?sure?that?friendly?dogs?would?create?more?friendly?dogs.?
This?is?how?they?changed?wild?dogs?into?friendly?ones.?
Humans?and?dogs?have?always?had?a?close?relationship,?and?dogs?like?to?make?humans?
happy. Cats,?however,?are?never?treated?this?way,?so?they?are?truly?wild?animals?that?have?chosen?to?be?part?of?human?lives.?
They?come?near?humans?because?mice?are?always?around?humans,?and?cats?like?to?eat?mice.
Humans?do?not?choose?cats;?cats?choose?humans?and?don't?care?if?humans?are?happy?with?
them. For?dogs,?humans?are?their?masters.?
For?cats,?humans?are?their?equals.?
Humans?just?have?to?decide?which?kind?of?relationship?they?wish?to?have,?and?they?will?be?
happy?with?either?a?dog?or?a?cat.?
Which?do?you?prefer?? Questions: 1.?Why?do?most?Americans?like?dogs?better? 2.?Why?are?dogs?friendly?to?humans? 3.?What?is?special?about?cats? 4.?What?is?one?of?the?differences?between?cats?and?dogs?
三.口语题
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