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1、UnitThreeUnderstandingeachother一背景篇A詞數(shù)：344閱讀時(shí)間：WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep:thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,theTV,orherboyfriend,shesaidthephone.Personally,Icoulddowithoutthephoneentirely,whichmakesmeunusualbecausethetelephoneischa
2、ngingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology. Point1:Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic.Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4∶00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwitha
3、llday.Ifthephonedidnotexist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout? Point2:Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone.“Themobilesavedmylife,”saysCrystalJohnstone.ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinside,shemanagedtomakethecallthat
4、broughttheambulancetoherrescue. Point3:Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsMarketingManagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,toringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatanytimeofdaytoaskwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,andhowtheirlastmeetingwent. Point4:Thetelepho
5、neseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesays,“WeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcouldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonear-butwedidn’tmeetforthefirsttwoweeks!” Point5:Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseve
6、ralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslyonchatlines（atleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn'tknowwhattotalkabout）.Wecantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts（ifyouknowany）whilethey’respacewalking.And,withthephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecanaccesstheInternet
7、,thebiggestlibraryonearth.Thinkandanswer:1．Howdoyouunderstand“Pointl:Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,…”?___________________________________________________________________________.2．What’speople’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?__________________
8、_________________________________________________________.3．Whatdoesheunderlinedword“simultaneously”mostprobablymean?___________________________________________________________________________.參考答案：1.Peoplecommunicatemoresincethetelephonehasbeencreat
