高中英语人教版高三下讲解06

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[00:-1.00]1.The fax machine
[00:-2.00]2.The photocopier¹
[00:-3.00]3.The word processor
[00:-4.00]4.The answering machine
[00:-5.00]* The photo copier is a type of machine
[00:-6.00]which is used to make copies from newspapers,books or reports.
[00:-7.00]* The fax machine is used to send messages including works²,
[00:-8.00]pictures,designs and maps.
[00:-9.00]* The word processor is a kind of machine which is used to type materials,
[00:10.00]save them for future use and make changes if necessary.
[00:11.00]* The answering machine is used to record telephone messages when the receiver is absent.
[00:12.00]1.When should you find out how to work the offce equipment?
[00:13.00]* As soon as you start work in an office.
[00:14.00]2.What does"be rushed off one's feet"mean?
[00:15.00]* Extremely³ busy-one is so busy that one's feet do not touch the ground.
[00:16.00]3.Why is it not surprising that Japan has more fax machines
[00:17.00]than any other country in the world?
[00:18.00]* It is a country with a highly-developed economy⁴;
[00:19.00]the Japanese language uses characters not letters.
[00:20.00]4.What are the advantages of sending a fax?
[00:21.00]* Speed.You can send texts,pictures,diagrams,designs,maps and so on.
[00:22.00]5.What are the disadvantages of sending a fax?
[00:23.00]* Expense.Faxes are not private.
[00:24.00]6.What can modern photo copying machines do?
[00:25.00]* It can make copies larger or smaller,lighter or darker,
[00:26.00]copy onto both sides of the paper,sort copies and pin them together,
[00:27.00]and make color copies.
[00:28.00]7.What are the advantages of a word processor?
[00:29.00]* You can make changes easily and can print a report very quickly.
[00:30.00]8.What are the advantages of an answering machine?
[00:31.00]* It can receive messages when no one is in the office and can give information.
[00:32.00]Language points
[00:33.00]1.the photocopier
[00:34.00]the fax machine
[00:35.00]the word processor
[00:36.00]the answering machine
[00:37.00]2.Once you have done this,you will quickly become a useful member of the team.
[00:38.00]* Once you show any fear,the dog will attack you.
[00:39.00]* She wouldn't change her mind once she made the decision.
[00:40.00]* We go home once a week.
[00:41.00]* He once knew her,but they are no longer friends.
[00:42.00]3.It is better to ask for help at the beginning
[00:43.00]rather than to wait until a busy period when everyone is rushed off their feet.
[00:44.00]* John must go rather than Jack⁵.
[00:45.00]* These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.
[00:46.00]* He'd prefer to come in August rather than in July.
[00:47.00]* I decide to write rather than(to)telephone.
[00:48.00]* We ought to check up,rather than just accept what he says.
[00:49.00]rush sb.off his feet
[00:50.00]* We were so busy in the office today.
[00:51.00]* I was rushed off my feet.
[00:52.00]* They're rushed off their feet with the sowing⁶.
[00:53.00]4.It can copy a long report and sort the copies and pin them together.
[00:54.00]charge               design              dream
[00:55.00]flood                heat
[00:56.00]5.When you have finished the letter,
[00:57.00]you make any changes you wish,check it and print it.
[00:58.00]* We have made some changes in our plan for travel.
[00:59.00]* Several important changes have been made in the desian of the new machine.
[-1:00.00]6.When you return to the office the following morning or after the holiday,
[-1:-1.00]you can listen to the messages and take any necessary action.
[-1:-2.00]* the following morning=the next morning
[-1:-3.00]* the following week=the next week
[-1:-4.00]* the following month=the next month
[-1:-5.00]* The child was sick in the evening,
[-1:-6.00]but on the following day he seemed quite well again.
[-1:-7.00]* On the following day after their arrival⁷,

[-1:-8.00]they were foreed to stay at the hotel by a storm.
[-1:-9.00]take action
[-1:10.00]* I felt that it was time for me to take action.
[-1:11.00]* Why didn't you take any action to put out the fire?
[-1:12.00]7.What is more,this"information line"operates 24 hours a day.
[-1:13.00]What is more
[-1:14.00]* He came home after midnight,and what's more,he was drunk⁸.
[-1:15.00]* Why didn't you go and see Mr Johnson?
[-1:16.00]Because it was raining hard that day.
[-1:17.00]And what's more,I din't have his address with me.
[-1:18.00]1.Where did the fire happen?
[-1:19.00]* In a ship which was in a port in Scotland⁹ for repairs.
[-1:20.00]2.What started the fire?
[-1:21.00]A worker fixed¹⁰ the airline to a supply of oxygen instead of comperessed air.
[-1:22.00]1.This story happens in the USA.(F)
[-1:23.00]2."The air-line"provided¹¹ compressed¹² air.(T)
[-1:24.00]3.After the fire broke out,the men tried to jump into the sea.(F)
[-1:25.00]4.The third man's cigarette caused the fire.(F)
[-1:26.00]5.A lot of workers died in the fire.(F)
[-1:27.00]6.The fire happened half an hour after the meal break.(T)
[-1:28.00]1.An extra team started work on the repairs.
[-1:29.00]2.A man was told to fix up an air-line.
[-1:30.00]3.He could not join the air-line to the supply pipe.
[-1:31.00]4.He then used a special fixture¹³ he got from the stores.
[-1:32.00]5.He turned on the air-line.
[-1:33.00]6.Soon the men stopped for a break.
[-1:34.00]7.Two workers lit cigarettes and put them out.
[-1:35.00]8.A third worker lit a cigarette.
[-1:36.00]9.A fire broke out.
[-1:37.00]10.Most of the workers escaped.
[-1:38.00]11.The fire was put out.
[-1:39.00]12.The burnt bodies of four men were found.
[-1:40.00]13.The fire service questioned the workers.
[-1:41.00]14.The fire service questioned the man who had fixed up the air-line
[-1:42.00]and found the cause of the fire.
[-1:43.00]Language points
[-1:44.00]1.A navy¹⁴ ship was in a port in Scotland for repairs.
[-1:45.00]* The shop is closed during repairs.
[-1:46.00]* Repairs on the school building are usually made during the summer.
[-1:47.00]* The repair of the ship cost a lot of money.
[-1:48.00]* A team of workers were sent to repair the ship.
[-1:49.00]* Has the watch been repaired yet? No,not yet.
[-1:50.00]2.It was important to carry out the work quickly,
[-1:51.00]so an extra team of men were asked to work on the repairs one evening.
[-1:52.00]work on
[-1:53.00]They are working on a report of the experiment.
[-1:54.00]We worked on this day and night.
[-1:55.00]* He is still working on inventing a new type of machine for office work.
[-1:56.00]walk on              stay on              talk on
[-1:57.00]* I'll have to work on till the report is ready.
[-1:58.00]It is needed for tomorrow's meeting.
[-1:59.00]3.One man was told to fix up an"air-line"
[-2:00.00]to provide compressed air for the machines they were using.
[-2:-1.00]* The government provided food and shelter¹⁵ for those who were homeless.
[-2:-2.00]Can you provide lunch for us 50 travellers¹⁶?
[-2:-3.00]provide sb with sth
[-2:-4.00]* provide compressed air for the machine=provide the machine with compressed air
[-2:-5.00]* The government provided the homeless with food and shelter.
[-2:-6.00]* They are busy fixing up the lights.
[-2:-7.00]* Some friends helped me to fix up the house.
[-2:-8.00]4.It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe
[-2:-9.00]that ran round the port,
[-2:10.00]but at last it was done as a result the work was able to progress much faster.
[-2:11.00]* contest
[-2:12.00]* digest¹⁷
[-2:13.00]* increase
[-2:14.00]* permit¹⁸
[-2:15.00]* presesnt
[-2:16.00]* record
[-2:17.00]* transport
[-2:18.00]5.As quickly as they could,the men ran to the steps and up into the open,
[-2:19.00]many of them with their clothes on fire.
[-2:20.00]* Try to get there as soon as you can.
[-2:21.00]=...as soon as possible.
[-2:22.00]* They shouted for help as loudly as they could

[-2:23.00]=...as loudly as possible.
[-2:24.00]* A stranger came in,his hands in his pockets.
[-2:25.00]* We walked on in the forest,one behind the other.
[-2:26.00]* The slaves¹⁹ worked hard in the cotton fields,
[-2:27.00]all of them with sweat²⁰ on their faces.
[-2:28.00]* The old woman sat in the chair,tears still on her cheeks.
[-2:29.00]6.There had been fuel on the ship,
[-2:30.00]but this did not appear to have carsed the fire,and little smoke was produced.
[-2:31.00]* It seemed that she had already heard about it.
[-2:32.00]* It seemed that he hadn't fixed up the pipe.
[-2:33.00]7.It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode,
[-2:34.00]a gas that did not smell strong,and a gas that did not kill people.
[-2:35.00]must have done
[-2:36.00]8.The house was burned down.There must have been some cause.
[-2:37.00]* Miss Black didn't come yesterday.She must have been ill