[00:06.58]1 Listen to the tape.
[00:10.95]What is being described?What can the things be used for?
[00:17.11]1 These are very simple,two sticks about 20cm long.
[00:25.36]They are usually made of wood. You hold the two sticks in one hand.
[00:32.84]You put one stick between two of your fingers
[00:37.98]and you hold the other one with your thumb.
[00:42.42]These things can be difficult to use at first.
[00:47.39]But you will soon learn how to pick up even small pieces of food.
[00:53.63]2 This thing is very popular and useful.
[00:59.09]Almost everyone has one these days.
[01:03.45]You can see people using this thing on the bus,when they are walking or at home.
[01:09.93]It's usually small about the same size as your hand and comes in many colors.
[01:17.58]There're several buttons on it,some for numbers others for other things.
[01:24.43]It can be put in your pocket or in a small bag.
[01:29.39]With it you can talk to people far away.
[01:33.96]3 This is a large box with a big door.
[01:40.13]If you open the door,a light comes on,and you can see what inside.
[01:46.97]You'd better not leave the door open for too long,
[01:52.01]because it is not good for things inside
[01:57.05]You might catch a cold too,if you stand in front of the open door
[02:03.72]There're several shelves inside some in the box itself and some in the door.
[02:11.37]You usually find this large box in the kitchen.
[02:16.52]READING LIFE ON THE GO
[02:24.67]Wang Mei puts her hand into her pocket
[02:29.63]takes out her red cellphone and presses the talk key.
[02:36.08]"Hi,mum!I'm on the bus I should be home in about ten minutes.
[02:44.15]"Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers who live life "on the go"
[02:51.52]and use cellphones.
[02:54.97]Cellphones,or mobile phones,
[02:59.62]make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.
[03:06.17]Words and images are being sent throughout the world.
[03:11.53]Modern cellphones are more than just phones
[03:16.68]they are being used as cameras and radios,
[03:22.03]and to send e-mail or surf the Internet.
[03:27.31]New functions are being added to the phones.
[03:32.27]The latest cellphones have features such as games,
[03:37.91]music and an electronic calendar
[03:42.75]that will remind you about appointments and important dates.
[03:48.39]Cellphones have changed our behaviour and how we communicate
[03:54.45]They are being used everywhere--sometimes where they shouldn't.
[04:00.61]One headmaster says that phones are not allowed in the classroom.
[04:07.46]"If a phone starts ringing in the classroom,
[04:12.42]teachers and students are disturbed and cannot work.
[04:18.17]"The students obey the rules and agree not to use their phones in the classroom.
[04:25.53]"I don't dare to use the phone in school,because they will take it away from me,"
[04:33.29]says John Hill,a student in London.
[04:38.15]John got his phone for his birthday,
[04:42.59]but his parents don't let him use it in school.
[04:47.87]Some parents worry
[04:51.34]that their children will spend too much time and money on phone calls.
[04:57.90]Why are cellphones so popular,especially among teenagers?
[05:04.56]The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family
[05:11.22]no matter where we are or what we are doing.
[05:16.08]Having a cellphone also makes us feel safer,
[05:21.23]since we can call for help in case of an emergency.
[05:27.00]Of course,to many teenagers the cellphone is not only a useful tool
[05:34.65]but also a way to have fun and be cool.
[05:39.93]Wang Mei calls her best friend Xiao Li
[05:44.69]at least once a day to see how she is doing and what she is going on.
[05:51.74]She says that her cellphone helps her do whatever she wants to do
[05:57.98]and still stay in touch with her parents and friends.
[06:03.13]"I think it's the most useful invention ever,
[06:08.40]Wang Mei says as she is dialling the number to Xiao Li again
[06:14.15]to ask her what she will be wearing to school tomorrow.
[06:19.40]INTEGRATING SKILS
[06:25.65]Reading and writing
[06:28.81]It is the year 2374 and the machines have taken over.
[06:36.46]The earth is ruled by a great computer named Q12
[06:42.05]that uses robots to make people work for it.
[06:46.60]It is not a happy world.
[06:50.15]The few surviving human beings
[06:54.22]are being used in the way that we use machines today:
[06:59.47]they have to make electricity for the machines,repair them when they break down,
[07:06.74]and do everything Q12 tells them to.
[07:11.49]Once,the earth was a beautiful blue planet
[07:16.17]where people lived happily among trees and animals.
[07:21.03]Now,the world is dark and dirty,with no room for happiness and fun.
[07:28.18]But there is still hope.
[07:31.42]The human beings have been able to keep a small,
[07:36.18]secret school open since the machines took over.
[07:41.32]In this school,the students still learn about all the wonders of the world
[07:47.49]science,art,history,
[07:51.85]culture and they are still allowed to dream about a better future
[07:58.30]The leader of the humans has decided that it is time to do something to stop Q12,
[08:05.96]bring the machines and people back together,and make the world beautiful again.
[08:13.11]A group of experts were asked to solve the problem,but they failed.
[08:18.99]Now,the leader has asked a group of students
[08:23.64]to do what they can to save the earth.
[08:27.90]Q12 cannot be defeated by force.
[08:32.57]It is too strong and no one believes that fighting a war can solve the problem.
[08:39.65]Instead, the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution.
[08:46.50]They will try to teach Q12 about love and friendship.
[08:51.85]If they succeed,they believe that humans and machines can live together
[08:58.41]like friends in the future.
[09:01.65]Imagine that you are one of the students chosen to solve the problem.
[09:07.40]Write a letter to Q12 in which you explain love and friendship.
[09:13.64]Remember that Q12 is a computer that does not understand how human beings feel
[09:21.08]and what human life is like.
[09:24.85]Tell Q12 about how we think,how we feel about each other,
[09:30.91]and try to give examples of love and friendship.
[09:36.26]Words and expressions
[09:42.64]UNIT 9
[09:45.69]item toothpick automobile agreement
[09:49.62]n.项目；条款；一条 n.牙签 n.汽车 n.一致；协定
[09:53.55]disagreement disagree absolutely depend
[09:57.68]n.不一致；分歧 vi.不同意；不一致 adv.绝对的；完全地 vi.依靠；依赖
[10:01.81]press teenager image throughout
[10:05.49]n.压力；新闻 n.(13-19岁的)青少年 n.图象；肖像；形象 prep.遍及；贯穿
[10:09.18]function add latest feature
[10:12.90]n.作用；功能 vt.增加；补充说 adj.最近的 n.特征；特色
[10:16.62]calendar remind appointment behaviour(=behavior)
[10:20.50]n.日历；历法 vt.提醒；使想起 n.约会；指定 n.行为；举止；习性
[10:24.38]obey dare stay in touch with call for
[10:28.51]vt.服从；顺从 敢；胆敢 与...保持联络 要求；需要
[10:32.63]case in case (of) emergency whatever
[10:36.46]n.事;案例；情形 假设；万一 n.紧急情况;非常时刻 adj.无论怎样的
[10:40.29]dial according according to unexpected`
[10:44.38]vt.拨号 adv.依照 按照；根据...所说 adj.未预料到的
[10:48.46]particular negative broadband test-tube
[10:52.43]adj.个别的；特别的 adj.负面的;消极的 adj.宽带的 adj.在试管在发展的
[10:56.40]clone revise interview resource
[11:00.58]无性繁殖；克隆 vt.修订；校订；修正 接见；会见； n.资源；财力
[11:04.76]department take over electricity break down
[11:08.79]n.部;局;处科 接收；接管 n.电；电学 毁掉;坏掉;中止
[11:12.81]planet wonder defeat force
[11:16.53]n.行星 n.奇迹；惊奇 n.失败；败北 n.力量；暴力
[11:20.25]peaceful succeed skip
[11:23.23]adj.和平的;安宁的. vi.成功；取得成功 vi.& vt.跳读；略过
[11:26.21]clue Chelyabinsk Irkutsk
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