U校園新視野新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫教程答案Units

1、1. Traditional classroom: Advantages: more direct communication between the teacher and students; a better learning atmosphere. Disadvantages: little interaction either among students or between students and the teacher; the teacher tending to dominate the class; writing on blackboard reducing effic

2、iency.Multimedia learning: Advantages: more vivid teaching materials; students better engaged in classroom learning. Disadvantages: too many distractions with too many pictures and videos in multimedia classrooms.Studying online: Advantages: being able to choose when and what you want to learn; easy

3、 access to the wide range of online information. Disadvantages: making it easier for students to copy answers from the Internet; lack of face-to-face communication between the teacher and students; the possibility for students to develop Internet addiction.2. I prefer the multimedia way of learning.

4、 A multimedia classroom is vivid with teaching materials presented in different ways: slides, pictures, and even movies. Compared with a traditional classroom, a multimedia classroom is more interesting. To be frank, I prefer to study online. In this way I can manage my own time. I can have my own p

5、riorities and do things at my own pace. It is simply what I want.3. Yes. The Internet is indispensable in teaching and learning nowadays. It is hard to imagine what it would be like without the Internet. We would have no easy or quick way to learn about the latest development of teaching and learnin

6、g. We would miss the many interesting online courses; we couldnt communicate effectively with teachers after class. We just cant afford to lose the Internet. No. Teaching and learning had been carried out long before the Internet came into being. And people did just as well without the Internet or t

7、he computer. It is true that the Internet makes teaching and learning more convenient and more efficient, but it is by no means indispensable. Im sure we can still teach or learn without the Internet.1. A fleet of laptops, smartphones and Internet connectivity 24 hours a day.2. Wireless Internet acc

8、ess anywhere and anytime on campus.3. Because smartphones could draw students attention and encourage sophisticated thinking.4. Because too much time online can mean too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with friends. If we spend too much time online, we will be cut off fro

9、m the real world.5. They used the money to wire dorms with high-speed connections and equip their campuses with Wi-Fi networks.6. Because the university was afraid that its technology was not as advanced as that of other universities, it gave away free Apple iPads to compensate for its inferiority i

10、n this aspect.7. If a university cant keep up with the rest of the world, or if it cant provide high-bandwidth information as expected, it will be at a competitive disadvantage.8. It is mainly because they want to provide students with the most advanced free system.Reference:1. Yes, I think so. Inte

11、rnet access is a must on campus. We students need the Internet to do research for our study, to obtain information to broaden our knowledge of the world, to communicate with family and friends, and to enrich our lives in our spare time. No, I dont think so. There are many potential disadvantages if

12、Internet access is so easily accessible on campus. Some students may waste too much time in playing online games or chatting online, be tempted to visit unhealthy websites, or even become Internet-addicted and neglect their study.2. It sounds like an awful idea to me. Obtaining knowledge is only par

13、t of learning. Learning not only gives us a wealth of knowledge, it also provides us with great vision, strong principles, social abilities, good manners, interpersonal skills and many more valuable attributes. This obviously cannot be realized by learning at home only with the computer. I think it

14、is a good idea that students can study at home via the Internet in the future. Learning would become more flexible and accessible. This way, college education could become available to many more people, old or young, near or far, healthy or handicapped.3. The Internet and smartphones have become an

15、indispensable part of our daily life because they dont cost much and they make communication much more convenient. We can talk to people, or leave them messages almost anywhere and anytime. And very often we will get responses in no time. With the Internet and smartphones becoming more and more popu

16、lar, we are forgetting how to write with a pen or how to talk with people face to face. The more we use the Internet and smartphones, the less we meet our friends in real life. Even when friends meet face to face, instead of talking with each other, they all look at their smartphones, checking email

17、 or posting something on WeChat.4. Life would be unimaginable without the Internet or smartphones. I depend on them to do everything, from study to communication, from shopping to entertaining. Without the Internet, the banking systems, the communications systems, in fact all key aspects closely rel

18、ated to peoples life will collapse. Life without the Internet would be terrible and simply unimaginable. Actually, I wouldnt mind having a life without the Internet or smartphones. Without them, I would meet my family and friends face to face and spend more quality time together. I might take up som

19、e interesting hobbies or try something new. So, without them life might become even more colorful.1. To make our companies (competitive)in the market, we have to be more creative and productive.2. People are beginning to realize that to (transform)nature at will is the biggest mistake that man has e

20、ver made.3. It is difficult to conclude what a(n) (typical)student does in his spare time because every student has different interests.4. A month ago I wrote to the store complaining about its bad service, but I havent gotten a(n) (response)yet.5. Some of your suggestions have been (adopted), but o

21、thers have been turned down as they are not workable.6. All of a sudden, he lost his interest in engineering, and (focused)his attention on learning a foreign language.7. If a company decreases health benefits for its employees, they should increase salaries to (compensate)the workers.8. I failed to

22、 pass the exam although I had worked very hard. I should (analyze)the causes of my failure.9. When you do yoga, try to (regulate)your breathing. Dont breathe too fast and make sure you breathe only through your nose.10. It was difficult to (estimate)how many people had been wounded in the earthquake

23、.scene 1)(scenery)machine 2)(machinery)-ivedetective 3)(detect)compare 4)(comparative)explode 5)(explosive)mass 6)(massive)represent 7)(representative)-izemodern 8)(modernize)character 9)(characterize)special 10)(specialize)computer 11)(computerize)summary 12)(summarize)1. New Zealand is famous for

24、its clean beaches, friendly people and magnificent (scenery).2. The company decided after a board meeting that the old (machinery)in the factories be done away with.3. The key to an effective presentation is to state your points clearly and (summarize)each of your points at the end of your presentat

25、ion.4. My favorite store is the one that (specializes)in hand-made chocolates and lets you sample them.5. It is sad that when he is alone, he always drinks a(n) (massive)amount of alcohol to get himself drunk.6. To our delight, this new smoke alarm system can effectively (detect)very weak signals.7.

26、 We have sent our union (representative / representatives)to look into the case and see who is responsible.8. James is famous for skillfully using white and black colors; however, bright colors (characterize)his early paintings.9. I made a(n) (comparative)analysis between the two theories to show th

27、eir similarities and differences.10. The project is an important step toward a national health service, and the authorities (當(dāng)局) are trying hard to (modernize)the exercise facilities.11. In recent years, the small city has taken on a new look because of its (explosive)development.12. A(n) (computeri

28、zed)library system is one that stores all the records of the library on computer.There have been increased demands for higher education to provide students with better courses and more opportunities. To deal with this 1)(complex)issue, colleges and universities are turning to the Internet for quick

29、2)(access)to its rich educational resources.Now the Internet has been accepted as the 3)(preferred)technology to many other methods in colleges and universities. Many teachers now routinely 4)(post)their teaching materials online. A growing number of schools offer at least some 5)(undergraduate)cour

30、ses over the Internet.There are two different models of making use of the Internet for higher education. The first model 6)(seeks)to improve existing courses by using the Internet. This model provides high-speed Internet 7)(connectivity)to all students, faculty, and staff. While this model uses the

31、Internet, it doesnt 8)(require)many changes, and it keeps most existing institutional structures unchanged.A different, more revolutionary model regards the Internet as 9)(indispensable)to an important change in higher education, for it is believed that the Internet can 10)(transform)teacher-centere

32、d instruction into student-centered learning. This, as a result, will bring about basic change to our university education.1. I (fired off)a letter of complaint to the manager of the store as soon as I found they had sold me a pair of mismatched shoes.2. People browse the Internet, read newspapers a

33、nd watch TV to (keep up with)what is happening in the world.3. The university has (set up)another large laboratory for students to design more complicated robots.4. I find it very difficult to (account for)the fact that two of our best students failed the exam.5. In the current economy, with unemplo

34、yment high and competition for jobs fierce, your resume needs to (stand out)for all the right reasons.6. She is getting popular since she appeared in a TV interview last month. Her new movie will no doubt (add to)her growing fame.7. The developed countries should (take the lead)in reducing greenhous

35、e gas emissions (排放) and provide support for the developing nations to follow.8. If your spoken English is not very good, then you may be (at a disadvantage)when you are looking for a job.9. Their success was due (in large part)to their well-conceived (周密策劃的) plan.10. He has been so occupied with hi

36、s work these days that he barely has time to (visit with)his friends.A.The topic sentence introduces an effect, and then the details are provided to explain the causes.B.The topic sentence introduces a cause, and then the effects are described.Reference:It is not uncommon to see teenagers smoking to

37、day. Some of them smoke because of peer pressure. When they see some of their friends smoking, they feel the pressure to try it out in order to fit in with the crowd. Some other teenagers smoke because they want to imitate adults or appear to be mature. Teenagers like to imitate their favorite stars

38、 and adults around them. So, parents who smoke may set a bad example for their children. In conclusion, the causes of teenager smoking can be attributed to peer pressure and their intention to look like adults.倫敦地鐵是英國的一個(gè)快速交通運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)，服務(wù)于大倫敦的大部分地區(qū)。地鐵系統(tǒng)因其地鐵隧道的典型形狀也被稱為地下管道。倫敦地鐵始建于19世紀(jì)中期，是世界上最早的地下鐵路系統(tǒng)。它的第一段地

39、鐵于1863年開始運(yùn)營。自此，倫敦地鐵不斷延伸，發(fā)展成為一個(gè)包括12條線路、275個(gè)車站、鐵軌總長超過250英里的地鐵杰作，其中有45在地下運(yùn)行。就路線長度而言，它是世界上第四大地鐵系統(tǒng)，也是車站數(shù)量最多的地鐵系統(tǒng)之一。作為一個(gè)走遍倫敦的經(jīng)濟(jì)便捷的途徑，倫敦地鐵一向是每天數(shù)百萬通勤者以及在節(jié)假日游歷倫敦的游客的首選。倫敦地鐵已成為倫敦的一個(gè)國際標(biāo)志。2013年倫敦舉辦了各種各樣的活動(dòng)，慶祝地鐵運(yùn)營150周年，紀(jì)念這一里程碑。Chinas space industry was launched in 1956. Over the past decades, Chinas space indust

40、ry has created one miracle after another. In 1970 China launched its first man-made earth satellite, ranking China the fifth country in the world to independently develop and launch man-made earth satellites. In 1992 China began to carry out the manned spaceflight program. In 2003 China launchedShen

41、zhou-5, a manned spaceship. The successful launch made China the third country to launch manned spaceships. In 2007Change-1, the first lunar-orbiting man-made satellite, was sent to space. In 2013Shenzhou-10, the fifth manned spaceship, was launched successfully, laying the foundation for building t

42、he Chinese Space Station.1.Perhaps the greatest change the world has seen in modern times has been the rise of the Internet.A.FactB.Opinion2.Its a great way to keep up with friends.A.FactB.Opinion3.Internet access and the ability to make good use of it is practically a must for success in the modern

43、 world.A.FactB.Opinion4.A few years ago, a couple in the United States was charged with child neglect. It was their addiction to playing games online that kept them from caring for their two infant children.A.FactB.Opinion5.Another recent news story told of a man who spent so much time online that h

44、e didnt sleep enough to keep his job.A.FactB.Opinion6.One student not only failed, but lost 12 pounds.A.FactB.Opinion7.It is easy for those who are unaffected by the powerful draw of connectivity those who can easily control their time online to view Internet addiction as an imaginary problem or to

45、attribute its origins to a weak personality.A.FactB.Opinion8.The Internet is a powerful tool, but make sure that you use it wisely for all the good value it offers and that you wont let too much of a good thing become something bad.A.FactB.Opinion1.Which of the following advantages of the Internet i

46、s not mentioned in Paragraph 1?A.Watching movies.B.Buying goods online.C.Using online maps.D.Communicating with friends.2. Cars are mentioned in Paragraph 2 to show _.A.the Internet can provide maps to guide drivers in traffic jamsB.people can solve air pollution and traffic jams by using the Intern

47、etC.the Internet, like cars, brings convenience and causes problems at the same timeD.the negative effects they cause3. Why are new college students most likely to get addicted to the Internet?A.Because colleges provide Internet access 24 hours a day.B.Because they are not watched by their parents w

48、hen at college.C.Because they need to use the Internet to keep in touch with their friends.D.Because they are so homesick that they spend all their spare time online.4. What kind of people think Internet addiction is not a real problem?A.Those who have Internet addiction.B.Those who have a weak pers

49、onality.C.Those who can well manage their time spent online.D.Those who think the Internet is very powerful and useful.5. Which of the following is not mentioned as a circumstance under which endorphins may be released?A.When we are reading an e-book.B.When we have won a game.C.When we have solved a

50、 difficult problem.D.When we are instant-messaging our friends.6.What can we learn about endorphins and Internet addicts from the text?A.Endorphins are the essential brain chemicals that cause Internet addiction.B.Endorphins can provide useful, real-life awards, which can help prevent Internet addic

51、tion.C.Endorphins can encourage Internet addicts to talk and spend time with their family and friends.D.Endorphins may be released continuously and for a long time in the brains of Internet addicts.7. When should we take a step back from the Internet?A.When we prefer to shop and read news online.B.W

52、hen we tell others how much we like the Internet.C.When we use the Internet to stay in touch with our friends.D.When we still think about the Internet when we are offline.1. Teenagers and college students are more likely to become Internet addicts. Many teenagers lack self-discipline. Though their p

53、arents may watch them closely at home and only allow them very limited time to get online, once being away from home, these kids are likely to indulge themselves in the Internet. The same is true for college students. College students often use the Internet to help with their study, and they lack su

54、pervision from their parents if they live on campus. If they do not watch their time online and what they do with the Internet, they may also become addicted to the Internet.2. Yes, I think so. A weak personality usually cant resist temptation. Jack, my former classmate, definitely falls into this c

55、ategory. He knew for sure that online games would take up too much of his study time. However, he just couldnt stop thinking about the games and completely indulged himself in this virtual world. No, I dont think so. A person with a strong personality may also become an addict. One of my friends had

56、 a very strong personality. He was independent and decisive, and he was always the leader among his friends. But somehow he became an Internet addict. So I think addiction to the Internet has nothing to do with ones personality.3.If I have friends who unfortunately become Internet-addicted, I will help them: 1) set time limits. I will suggest that they should allow themselves a limited amount of time to spend online each day; 2) keep themselves busy. I will help them find activities to keep their