课文原文

Dialogue
Language Structure:
The —ing Participle(I)
A:It's half past six.Are you going to the concert?
B:Yes.I can't avoid going. My brother is in it.
A:I considered going,but I have this composition to write.
B:So you mean you are not going.
By the way,when are you going to finish writing it?
A:It'll probably take me another hour.
B:I hope you'll stop writing before eight.
concert
音乐会
avoid
避免
consider
认为
composition
作文；乐曲
Listening Comprehension
Listen and fill in the blanks.
1.She enjoys__to the park on Sundays.
2.I don't mind__in English.
3.Mrs Jackson stopped__and there was no sound in the room.
4.They tried to avoid_.
5.As soon as we finished__,we went out.
6.Do you like__?
7.We considered__that day.
8.Has it stopped__?
9.would you mind__for me?
10.John is considering__.
Text：Computers
Imagine that it is a few years in the future.
You are studying English in a small town in a foreign country.
The newspaper rarely has news about your country.
In fact,it has very little international news,
but this does not bother you at all.
You sit comfortably in your apartment,turn on your computer,
and ask for the international news.
The screen is immediately filled with news from all over the world.
The computer is a wonderful machine.
It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars.
These days it has a great effect on science,industry,and business.
We are using it more and more and its use has become very common in educationand medicine.
By theend of this century it will touch on everyone's life,
even the lives of the people in distant villages.
It is a revolutionary invention.
Today most computers are stored-program computers;
that is,they have a memory.
The computer has become smaller and smaller in size
and it works faster and faster:the results of advancements in science.
Computers can do all kinds of work,including controlling people and making war.
Will we use them to improve our lives?
The students of today will ha to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.

词语解释
New Words and Expressions
rarely
罕有地；不常地
bother
打扰；烦恼
comfortably
舒适；安逸地
screen/skri:n/
屏幕
invention
发明
medicine/medisin/
医学
distant
远的
revolutionary
革命的
stored-program
贮存程序的
memory
存储器；记忆；纪念
computer
计算机，电脑
advancement
进步
including
包括；包含
improve/im'pru:v/
改进