(外教社)全新版大学英语综合教程第二册第四单元课后练习答案unit-4-book-2

Unit4TheVirtualWorld

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

Sheusedtobeatelevisionproducer,butnowsheisawriter.

Shewritesandeditsarticlesonline,submitsthemviaemail,andcommunicateswithcolleaguesviatheInternet,too.

Shecouldstaycomputer-assistedathomeforweeks,goingoutonlytgetmail,newspapersandgroceries.

Theyfeelasiftheyhadbecomeonewiththecomputer,andlifeseemstobeunreal.

Thatpeoplewhogrewusedtoavirtuallifewouldfeelanaversiontooutsideformsofsocializing.

Shegetsoverexcited,speakstoomuch,andinterruptsothers.

Sheisbad-tempered,easilyangered,andattackseveryoneinsight,allbecauseshehaslongbecomeseparatedfromothersandlacksemotionalface-to-faceexchangeswithpeople.

Shefightsherboyfriend,misinterpretinghisintentionsbecauseofthelackofemotionalcuesgivenbytheirtypeddialogue.

Becausewerelyonco-worksforcompany.

Shecallspeople,arrangerstomeetthefewfriendsremainingintheCity,getstothegym,arrangesinterviewsforstories,doctor’sappointments---anythingtogetheroutofthehouseandconnectedwithothers.

No,shedoesn’tfeelhappy.Shefeelsbeingfacetofaceisintolerable.

Shemakesherexcusesandflees,re-entersherapartment,runstothecomputer,clicksonthemodem,anddisappearsintothevirtualworldagain.

TextOrganization

WorkingOnYourOwn

2-3

1,4-10,13

11

12

Thefirstparagraphdescribestheconsequencesoflivingavirtuallifeandthelasttellsoftheauthor’sescapebackintoit.Together,theybringoutthedilemmapeopleatpresentarein:Becauseofmoderntechnology,wehaveachoicebetweenavirtuallifeandreallife,butfindbothunsatisfactory.

LanguageSenseEnhancement

routine

forcompany

unemployment

externally

drugabuse

restore

fled

gym

setapart

appointments

Vocabulary

I

conversely

butthen

symptom

spitting

abusing

tone

took;in

editing

havearranged

insight

stretched

data

smokingcigarettesjarsonme.

findthemselvesgettingsuckedin.

hasarrangedforatechnicianfromthecomputerstoretocheckandrepairit.

fledtheircountrytoavoidmilitaryservice/fledtoothercountriestoavoidmilitaryservice.

restorepeople’sconfidenceinit.

thevirtual;online;via

nightmare;routine;anyappointment;arrangefor

cue;remarks;histune

Collocation

Wecamehereallthewayonfoot.

Privatecarsarenotallowedoncampus.

TheyareonvacationinFlorida.

Maryhasbeentalkingtoherfriendonthephoneforanhour.

Don’tworry,Lucyisalwaysontime.

Industrialdemandonfuelisontherise.

Usage

hard

difficult

impossible

tough

hard

easy

ComprehensiveExercises

cloze

Internet

click

virtual

routines

arrange

nightmare

annoying

connection

craw