2014-2015学年《英语测试报》配套光盘 人教新课标必修2课件 READING U3备选.ppt

1、Unit 3ComputersReading高一人教新课标版必修二Do you know in what ways computers are used today?doing homework drawing picturesplaying gameswatching movies chatting with friendsgetting informationlistening to musicanalytical machine（分析机）laptopcalculating machine（计算机器）robotPCuniversal machine（通用机器）Can you put the

2、se inventions in an order according to the time when they appeared?WHO AM I?Reading1.In 1642 I began as a calculating machine and could solve any mathematical problem.2.My real father was Charles Babbage,who wrote a book and build me in 1936.FFTask 1:Fast readingTrue or False3.After I got my new tra

3、nsistors,I became smaller but cleverer and quicker.4.I was brought into peoples homes in the 1970s.5.Since my birth I have been built to take the place of human race.TTF6.Alan Turing built an Analytical Machine to solve any mathematical problems.7.People began to realize that the computer got clever

4、er and quicker with time passing.8.The computer began to serve the human race since it was brought into peoples homes.FTF9.Since the 1970s,the computer was used by people around the world through the Internet.10.The larger the computer is,the more memory it has.TF1.“I”in the passage refers to _.A.A

5、TV set B.A computer C.A radioD.The internet2.When was the computer the biggest?A.In 1642B.In 1936 C.In the 1940s D.In the 1970sTask 2:Choose the best answer.BC3.Whats the main idea of the text?A.What a computer is.B.What a computer is used for C.How the computer becomes popular.D.The history of the

6、computer.D4.How old is the computer?A.About 370 years old B About 270 years old.C.About 170 years old.D.About 470 years old.A5.What can you infer from the text?A.The computer has artificial intelligence.B.The computer changes greatly over the years.C.The computer was not connected by a network until

7、 in the early 1960s.D.Now the computer can only be used to deal with information.B6.Who was the first person to make the earliest computer?A.Alan Turing.B.Charles Babbage.C.Charles Turing.D.Charles Alan.7.When was the universal machine built?A.In 1822.B.In 1642.C.In 1936.D.In 1940.BC8.What happened

8、to the computer in the 1960s?A.It was put into robots and used to make B.mobile phone.B.It was given a family connected by a network.C.It began to be put into space rocketsD.It began to be used in the offices.B9.Which is the right order?a.The computer was connected with other computers.b.Alan Turing

9、 wrote a book about the computer.c.The computer has been sent to explore the Moon and Mars.d.The computer began to simplify difficult sums.A.a,b,c,d.B.b,c,a,d.C.d,a,c,b.D.d,b,a,c.D1.Where were you in 1642?In France.2.What happened to you after nearly two hundred years?I was built as an Analytical Ma

10、chine by Babbage.Task 3:Answer the following questions.3.What were you called in 1936?A universal machine.4.What happened to you in the 1970s?I have been used in offices and homes.5.Who built the first analytical machine?Charles Babbage built the first analytical machine.6.Who was the next important

11、 person to design computers?Alan Turing was the next important person to design computers.7.How did the computer work as an Analytical Machine?The computer followed instructions from cards with holes.8.What changes only became possible as my memory improved?Many changes happened to my size and brain

12、power.9.What new applications have been found for me?I have been widely used in many fields and have also been put into robots to explore the Moon and Mars.16421822The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage.1936The computer began as a calculating machineThe computer grew rapidly both in size

13、 and in brainpower.Comprehending1.Read the passage and finish the 2.timeline below.1940sThe first family of computers was connected to each other.1970s nowThe computers had grown as a room.1960sComputers were used in offices and homes.Computers connect people all over the world together.2.Read the p

14、assage again and complete the chart below.Paragraph 1Topic sentenceSupporting detailsOver time I have been changed quite a lot.calculating machineanalytical machine universal machinePClaptopParagraph 2Topic sentenceSupporting detailsThese changes only became possible as my memory improvedtubestransi

15、storschipsnetworkWorld Wide WebParagraph 3Topic sentenceSupporting detailsSince the 1970s many new applications have been found for munications;finance;trade;robots;mobile phonesmedical operationsspace rocketsproviding a life of high qualityHomeworkSurf the Internet to find more information about how computer influence peoples lives and present it to your classmates in the next class.