Unit1SchoollifeElectronictextbooksinschool现在电子书在学校广泛流行,当然电子书也有其缺点,我们相信会有办法来改正这些缺点的。Electronicbookshavechangedthewaymanypeoplereadforpleasure.Nowonlinetextbooksarechangingthewaysomestudentslearnandsometeachersteach.MorethanonehundredseventyfivethousandstudentsattendthepublicschoolsinFairfaxCounty,Virginia,outsideWashington.Lastyear,theschoolsystemuseddigitalbooksinfifteenschools.Thisschoolyear,middleschoolsandhighschoolschangedfromprintedtoelectronictextbooksintheirsocialstudiesclasses.LukeRosaisahistoryteacheratFallsChurchHighSchool.Hisstudentsworkonlaptopcomputersatschool.Heexplainstheideatothemthisway,“Imean,it'sjustlikearegulartextbook,exceptit'sgotitallonline.”PeterNoonan,anassistantsuperintendentofschools,said,“Theworld'schanging.Andtheonlinetextbookscanchangerightalongwiththeeventsthatarehappening.”Digitalbooksalsocostlessthanprintedtextbooks,hesaid.AstudentnamedMelanieReutersaid,“Idon'thavetocarryatextbookaround,sothat'snice.”Butanotherstudentsaid,“Idon'tlikeitbecausetheInternetsometimesdoesn'twork.”StudentsalsoneedaccesstotheInternetwhentheyarenotatschool.AbouttenpercentofstudentsinFairfaxCountydonothaveacomputeroronlineaccessathome.PubliclibrariesinthecountyhavefreeInternet.Therearealsoafterschoolcomputerlabsaswellascomputerclubhousessupportedbythecounty.MiddleschoolstudentSliemanHakimishappyaboutthat.Hesaid,“Myfamilyonlyhasonecomputer;mysisterandIbothdoourhomeworkonit.SoIcomeheretodomyhomework.It'sgood.”Otherschoolsystemsintheareaarealsoconsideringonlinetextbooks.[阅读障碍词]1.systemn.系统;体系;制度2.digitaladj.数码的,数字的3.laptopn.笔记本电脑4.superintendentn.监督人5.accessn.通路;(使用或见到的)机会6.clubhousen.俱乐部会所[诱思导读]根据短文内容,回答下列问题。1.WhydoesSliemanHakimfeelhappy?Heneedn'tshareacomputerwithhissistertodohomework.2.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Thepassageismainlyabouttheuseofelectronictextbooksinschools.Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.earnA.n.难事;斗争;努力vi.奋斗,努力;挣扎()2.respectB.adj.喜爱的,喜欢的()3.averageC.n.&vt.交换;交流()4.struggleD.vt.获得;赚,挣得()5.devoteE.adj.一般的,普通的;平均的()6.fondF.adj.学业的,学术的()7.academicG.n.&vt.经历,体验()8.exchangeH.n.&vt.尊敬,敬重()9.experienceI.n.鼓励()10.encouragementJ.vt.致力于;献身[答案]1-5DHEAJ6-10BFCGIⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A.对……满意B.比平常……C.献身于,致力于D.听起来像E.免费F.喜爱,喜欢G.回忆,回顾H.满意地()1.Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual,youmayhavetotightenyourbelt.()2.Jackiscrazyaboutfootball,whileAmyisfondofplayingthepiano.()3.Thebosswassatisfiedwithherachievementsinthework.()4.Thisismycar.Youcanuseitforfreeatanytime.()5.Whenmyfatherlookedbackonhisschooldays,hebecameveryhappyandexcited.()6.Weshoulddevoteourselvestoourjobs.()7.Helookedattheworkshejustfinishedandsmiledwithsatisfaction.()8.Yousoundedlikeyourfatherwhenyousaidthat.[答案]1-5BFAEG6-8CHDSchoollifeintheUKGoingtoaBritishhighschoolforoneyearwas①averyenjoyable(令人愉快的)andexcitingexperience(经历)forme.IwasveryhappywiththeschoolhoursinBritainbecauseschoolstartsaround9a.m.andendsabout3:30p.m.ThismeansIcouldgetupanhourlaterthanusual,asschoolsinChinabeginbefore8a.m.②Onthefirstday,allofthenewstudentsattendedanassembly(集会)intheschoolhall.IsatnexttoagirlwhosenamewasDiana③.Wesoonbecamebestf...