Module 6 The Internet and TelecommunicationsSince 1990s the Internet has become fashionable in people's daily life. The Internet is a system of thousands of networks, linking middle schools, universities, businesses, government agencies, libraries and millions of individuals.The Internet, an information highway, can bring many conveniences into the school, home and office. College students can find the data of different countries to finish their papers. Housewives can do their shopping and pay bills without leaving their homes. Businessmen can place an order through electronic media. Patients can reach the world's leading experts on the disease they suffer from. Men and women can communicate with people from all over the world by sending and receiving emails. With a computer and the network, any individual can call up information about almost anything from almost anywhere at almost any time.The Internet offers us excitement and a world of promise. For example, it can improve efficiency in scientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the latest developments in the field concerned and they don't need to spend time doing what has already been done. In view of personal communication, the Internet could be the most convenient means, too.开启快乐学习之旅当今互联网无处不在，很难想象没有互联网的生活会是怎样。读完本文，你会对因特网有进一步的了解和认识。阅读助手：1．fashionable adj. 时尚的2．agency n. 机构3．convenience n. 方便4．place an order 订购5．electronic adj. 电子的6．suffer from 遭受7．communicate with 与……交流8．efficiency n. 效率9．by means of 用，依靠10．concerned adj. 有关的11．in view of 鉴于，考虑到12．means n. 手段；方法模块核心素养导航SectionⅠ Introduction & Reading and Speaking...
