Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet? 1.Every morning, my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. 2.Every day, I open my books in class and start my lessons. 3.Every evening, my mother looks through magazines at home. 4.And very night, I look at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. 5.Can we imagine life without paper or printing? 6.Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago in China. 7. After its invention, people started to write on paper to make a book. 8.In those days, books were only produced one at a time by hand. 9.As a result, there were not many books, and they were expensive. 10. So, few people had the chance to learn to read. 11.Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. 12.Later, developments in printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. 13.A trade in books resulted, and more people learnt to read. 14.Knowledge and ideas spread faster than ever before. 15.In a way, we can compare the invention of paper and printing to the introduction of the Internet in the twentieth century. 16.Although the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast, and may become more powerful than printing. 17.A much larger amount of information can be stored on the Internet than in books. 18. Someone with an Internet connection can find information much more easily than they can find in printed forms. 19.And the machines we use to read it are now small and light, often smaller and lighter than a single book. 20.Computers and the Internet are used in classrooms now, and newspapers and magazines are already read online. 21.So what direction will traditional printing take in the future? 22. Will books be replaced by the Internet? 23.Let’s wait and see.
生词表 1.Every morning, 每天早上 buys 买 newspaper报纸 on his way to 在他去...的路上 work上班 2.Every day每天 open 打开 books 书 in class 在课上 start 开始 Lessons课程 3.Every evening 每天晚上 looks through 浏览 magazines 杂志 at home在家 4.every night每天晚上 look at 看 the photos of ...的照片 David Beckham 大卫・贝克汉姆（人名） Yao Ming姚明 （人名） bedroom 卧室 wall 墙 before 在...之前 go to sleep睡觉 5.imagine 想象 life 生活 without 没有 paper纸 printing 印刷术 6.Paper 纸 first created 发明 about 大约 2,000 years ago 2,000年前 in China在中国 7.After 在...之后 invention 发明 people 人们 started to 开始 write 写字 on paper在纸上 make books制作成书 8.In those days 那时 Books书 only 只能 produced 制作 at a time一次 by hand用手工 9.As a result结果 there were not 没有 many books 许多书 they 它们 expensive贵的 10.So 因此 few people很少人 had the chance有机会 learn to read学习阅读 11.Printing 印刷术 was invented 被发明 in China在中国 during 在...时期 the Sui and Tang Dynasties隋唐 12.Later后来 developments 发展 in printing 印刷术 made it possible to 成为可能 produce books制作书 more quickly 更快地 cheaply便宜地 13.A trade 交易 resulted, 产生 more people 更多的人 learnt 学习 read阅读 14.Knowledge 知识 ideas 思想 spread 传播 faster更快 ever before以前 15.In a way在某种程度上 compare 比较 invention 发明 printing 印刷术 introduction介绍 Internet 网络 twentieth century.二十世纪 16.Although 尽管 the Internet网络 still 还 young 年轻 growing 发展 very fast 很快 may become 可能变得 more powerful更强大 printing印刷术 17.A much larger amount of 更大量 information信息 be stored 储存 more varied forms更多样化的 on the Internet 网络 than in books比在书上 18.Someone 人 Internet connection 网络连接的 find information 寻找信息 much more easily更容易地 find 找到 in printed forms印刷形式下 19. machines 机器 small and light 又小又轻 often 经常 smaller and lighter更小更轻 single book一本书 20.Computers 电脑 Internet网络 used 应用于 newspapers 报纸 magazines 杂志 already 已经 read online在线阅读 21.what 什么 direction 方向 traditional printing传统印刷术 in the future 将来 22.Will 会 books 书 be replaced 取代 by the Internet 被网络 23.Let’s 让我们 wait and see拭目以待 |
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