Unit4 The Virtual World
Part II Reading Task
Comprehension
Content Question
Pair Work
1. She used to be a television producer, but now she is a writer.
2. She writes and edits articles online, submits them via email, and communicates with
colleagues via the Internet, too.
3. She could stay computer-assisted at home for weeks, going out only t get mail, newspapers
and groceries.
4. They feel as if they had become one with the computer, and life seems to be unreal.
5. That people who grew used to a virtual life would feel an aversion to outside forms of
socializing.
6. She gets overexcited, speaks too much, and interrupts others.
7. She is bad-tempered, easily angered, and attacks everyone in sight, all because she has long
become separated from others and lacks emotional face-to-face exchanges with people.
Quiz for Unit 4
Part I Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You
should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a
single line through the centre.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make
their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But
do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that while variety
certainly makes the workers’life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As
far as increasing productivity is concerned, the variety is not an important factor.
Unit4 The Virtual World
Part II Reading Task
Comprehension
Content Question
Pair Work
1. She used to be a television producer, but now she is a writer.
2. She writes and edits articles online, submits them via email, and communicates with
colleagues via the Internet, too.
3. She could stay computer-assisted at home for weeks, going out only t get mail, newspapers
and groceries.
4. They feel as if they had become one with the computer, and life seems to be unreal.
5. That people who grew used to a virtual life would feel an aversion to outside forms of
socializing.
6. She gets overexcited, speaks too much, and interrupts others.
7. She is bad-tempered, easily angered, and attacks everyone in sight, all because she has long
become separated from others and lacks emotional face-to-face exchanges with people.
1 Unit One
raw: adj. cold and wet; not cooked, refined, processed, organized or analyzed
The event took place on a raw February morning.
Raw materials are the natural substances from which industrial products are
made.
Launch: vt.
1) start
Beginning in the early 1960s, humans launched probes to explore other planets.
2) send (sth.) on its course
On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists launched the world’s first artificial satellite,
called Sputnik.
Collocation:
launch an attack
launch a massive campaign 发动一场大规模的运动
launch a company 开一家公司
launch threats at sb.
launch into （积极有力地）开始
launch out （精力充沛或戏剧性地）开始
He launched into a long speech about the danger of taking drugs.
She wants to be more than a singer and is launching out into films.
campaign: n. a series of military operations or planned activities with a particular
