Unit11TheMedia各种媒体使我们更快、更好地了解这个世界，但是同时，也使得我们与亲人、朋友相处的时间大大减少了！WhatKindofInfluenceDoestheMediaHaveonPeople?Themediaisnowoccupying(占据)toomuchofourtime.Manyteenagersarespendingsomuchtimeinusingcomputersthatitseemscomputersaretheirwholelife.Theirlifebelongstothemediaratherthanthemselves.Themediacanhinder(阻碍)peopletogetintouchwiththenature.TheyunderstandtheoutsideworldbysurfingtheInternetandwatchingTV.Exceptofthat,moreandmorepeoplearehavingcellphoneswhichcanhelpthemobtaininformationtheywant.Becauseoftheinformationtechnology,lesspeoplechooselaggard(落后的)informationtools，suchasnewspapersandbooks.Forthemitiseasytounderstandtheworldbymedia.Whatismore,insuchabusyworld,mostofpeoplecannotpaymuchattentiontowhattheyaredoing.Thepeoplewholivedseveralscoresagodidnothaveanymediaaswehavetoday.However,theyinventedthecomputers,televisions,moviesandothertoolsforentertainmentforthemodernpeople.Thereisnodoubtthatthereasontheydidthatistomakethelifeofmodernpeoplehappy.Unfortunately,asanoldsayinggoes,onecoinhastwosides.Peoplehavebeenlosingthemselvesfromthebeginningoftheprevailing(普遍的)ofthosethings.Apersonmayspendawholedayinfrontofthecomputer,whichmakeshim/herspendlesstimewithothers.Sopleasedon’tloseyourselfintheoceanofinformation.SectionⅠWarmup&Lesson1—Comprehending1．chatn．闲谈，聊天2．affairn.事情，事件3．widespreadadj.广泛的4．reformn.改革，改良5．demandvt.要求，请求6．debtn.债务，欠款7．hostn.主办(国/城市/机构)；主人vt.主办8．politicaladj.政治的→politicsn．政治9．painfuladj.令人痛苦的，引起疼痛的→painn．痛苦10．beliefn．信仰；信心；信任→believev．相信11．announcevt.宣布，宣告→announcementn．宣布12．application__n．申请(书);应用→applyv．应用；申请13．delightedadj.高兴的，愉快的→delightvt.使高兴vi.高兴14．explanationn．解释，说明→explainvt.解释15．explodevt.爆炸→explosionn．爆炸(声)；引爆；爆破→explosiveadj.会爆炸的；爆发的1．stand__for是……意思，代表；支持2．react__to对……作出反应3．be__made__up__of由……组成，构成4．in__detail详细地5．prevent...from...防止……做……6．in__the__end最后，终于7．come__down__to可归结为；结果是8．look__forward__to盼望，期盼1．Ifso如果这样的话Doyouoftenreadanewspaper?__If__so(如果这样的话),whichone?2．whatfor的用法DoyousometimesusetheInternet？What__for(用来做什么)?3．sothat引导目的状语从句TheywanttheleaderstocancelthedebtofAfrica’spoorestcountriesso__that(以便，为了)theproblemstherecanbepreventedfromgettinganyworse.4．that引导表语从句Theirbeliefisthatthisistheonlywayformanyofthesenationstoescapetheirpainfulpasts(这是使许多这样的国家摆脱痛苦的过去的唯一出路)．5．不定式作定语...in1908and1948,soitnowhasthedistinctionofbeingthefirstcitytohostheeventthreetimes(三次主办这个运动)．Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutG8isNOTtrue?A．G8standsfortheGroupofEight.B．Itwasformedbyeightoftheworld’swealthiestnationsin1998.C．Theymeeteverysummertodiscussworldmajorproblems.D．ChinaisamemberofG8.2．Whyisthisyear’smeetingofG8unusual?A．BecausethetopicofAfricawillbediscussedindetail.B．BecausewidespreadpovertyinAfricawillbediscussedindetail.C．BecausetheGroupofEightwillbereformedthisyear.D．BecauseG8hasdecidedtocancelthedebtofAfrica.3．Whichcityisthehostcityforthe2012OlympicGames?A．Beijing.B．Athens.C．London.D．Sydney.4．Whywasthenewshistoricallyimp...
