新视角研究生英语读说写1及课后答案Unit Fiv

1、编辑pptUnit FiveRemote Control编辑pptBackground Information About the author and the text The Washington Post编辑pptAbout the author and the text This classic Dave Barry Column was originally published on Feb. 27, 2000 in the Miami Herald. For 25 years Dave Barry has been a syndicated columnist whose work

2、 appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 1988, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. 编辑ppt Dave has also written a total of 25 books, although virtually none of them contain useful information. In his spare time, Dave is a candidate for president of the United St

3、ates. If elected, his highest priority will be to seek the death penalty for whoever is responsible for making Americans install low-flow toilets.编辑pptThe Washington Post The newspaper is one of the citys oldest papers, first published in 1877. Perhaps the most notable incident in the Posts history

4、was when, in the early 1970s, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein began the medias investigation of Watergate. This played a major role in the undoing of the Nixon presidency.编辑ppt编辑pptLanguage Points编辑ppt How the appliance manufacturers plan to drive consumers insane. (Para. 1) How the applia

5、nce makers are making us mad.编辑pptinsaneadj. mad, senseless. We never do anything like this in our hometown. We are all so controlled, and this is insane.编辑ppt you could have a home where the dishwasher “can be turned on from the office” “transmits your weight to the gym.” (Para. 2) You could live i

6、n a home in which you can turn on the dishwasher when you are working, and the fridge will tell you when there is no milk inside, and your weight will be sent to the gym when you weigh yourself on the bathroom scale.编辑ppttransmitV. pass or hand on; send on The survivors of the shipwreck transmitted

7、a distress signal every hour.编辑ppt I frankly wonder whether the appliance manufacturers, with all due respect, have been smoking crack. (Para. 3) Bearing my respect for the appliance manufacturers in my mind, I frankly want to know if they are crazy.编辑pptdue: adj1) suitable, right, proper After due

8、consideration, the committee agreed to accept his resignation.2) (of payment) required at a certain time The wage due to them will be paid no later than tomorrow.3) (to be) expected; appointed or agreed (for a certain time or date) The shuttle bus is due in 15 minutes.编辑ppt If you want to improve ou

9、r dishwashers, give us one that senses when people leave dirty dishes on the kitchen counter(Para. 4) If you want to make dishwashers more advanced, give us a dishwasher which will automatically realize that there are some dirty dishes left by the owner on the kitchen counter, and then give some sig

10、nal.编辑ppt What we could use is a refrigerator that refuses to let us open its door when it senses that we are about to consume our fourth Jell-O Pudding Snack in two hours. (Para. 5) The fridge we use is the one that will lock itself automatically when we attempt to eat more pudding snack in two hou

11、rs, i.e., a fridge can forbid us to take too much food (and thus keep our figure).编辑ppt We dont want our weight transmitted to our own eyeballs! (Para. 6) We dont want to know our own weight ourselves.编辑ppt What if, God forbid, our refrigerator found out what our weight was! Wed never get the door o

12、pen again! (Para. 6) What if, I hope that will never really happen. Our fridge, which is intelligent, will lock its door forever owing to our overweight!编辑pptGod/Heaven forbid Used to express a fervent wish that sth does not happen God forbid that anything awful should have happened to her. God gran

13、t ; By God编辑pptGod grant: used to express a wish that sth should happen God grant us success/ God grant we may take taxi.编辑ppt By God, we never observed it. God helps those who help themselves: 自助者天助之。编辑ppt This phone probably can communicate with the dead, but I dont know how to operate it, just as

14、 I dont know how to operate my TV, which requires three remote controls. (Para. 7) This phone is perhaps capable of communicating with the dead, but I dont know how to operate it. This is also true with my TV, which needs three remote controls.编辑ppt So when I want to watch TV, Im confronted with a t

15、otal of 120 buttons, identified by such helpful labels as PIP, MTS, DBS, FZ, JUMP and BLANK. (Para. 8) So when I want to watch TV, I need to deal with 120 buttons in total with some very confusing terms, such as PIP, MTS, DBS, FZ, JUMP and BLANK.编辑pptConfrontwithface up to When confronted with the e

16、vidence of her guilt, she confessed and then was sentenced to death.编辑ppt And if you want to try to make the refrigerator stop, youll have to decipher Owners Manual instructions written by and for nuclear physicists. (Para. 9) And if you want to stop the fridge (from reporting the condition of the c

17、elery), you have to read the instructions on the Owners Manual, which is very difficult for anyone except a nuclear physicist to read and write. 编辑pptdecipherfind the meaning of (sth written in cipher, bad hand-writing, sth puzzling or difficult to understand) I can not decipher what is inscribed by

18、 the child on the pillar.编辑ppt So, I am urging you to let the appliance industry know, by phone, letter, fax and e-mail, that when it comes to “smart” appliances, you vote NO. (Para. 10) So I am urging you to express your opinion against the “smart appliances” and let the appliance industry know thi

19、s through calling, mailing letters, faxing and sending emails.编辑ppt Because while youre reading this, your microwave oven is voting YES. (Para. 10) Because when you are reading this article, the appliance manufacturers have begun to take some actions to make more kinds of appliances.编辑pptStructure o

20、f the Text编辑ppt1. Introduction (Paras. 1-2) The appliances “smarter than most of their owners” are actually driving consumers insane and should be strongly opposed.2. Body (Paras. 3-9) Why the author strongly opposes the idea that appliances are “smarter than most of their owners”.3. Conclusion Beca

21、use of all the troubles and impracticality, consumers should take some action to oppose the so-called “smart” appliances.编辑ppt2. Body (Paras. 3-9) A. The conversation between YOUR BOSS and YOU shows the smart appliance can not provide us any career benefits. (Para. 3) B. The examples of a smart dish

22、washer, a smart refrigerator and a scale prove that smart appliances are not practical. (Paras 4-6) C. The examples of remote controls and watching TV tell us that although we like features, we wont be able to use them, so they are impractical. (Paras. 7-8) D. More features in smart appliances will

23、cause more troubles instead of providing more convenience. (Para. 9)编辑pptV. Vocabulary A. 1. foolproof 2. insane 3. default 4. likewise 5. transmitted 6. afar 7. productivity 8. identify 9. limp 10. disability B. 1-5 CABDC 6-10 ABBCD编辑pptCloze 1. application 2. tool 3. insurance 4. power 5. civiliza

24、tions 6. DNA 7. life 8. advances 9. completely 10. sea 11. and 12. surplus 13. phenomenon 14. techniques 15. diseases 16. has 17. room 18. prediction 19. get 20. with编辑pptTranslation God forbid it if ever I had bought smart appliances! He is concerned about state affairs and keeps reading newspapers every day. When it comes to the rocketing price of housing, the media generally agree that neither the government nor land developers can shrink from their responsibilities. Visiting local bookshops for second-hand books at random,