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Unit Eight
Lead-in
1 business 2 communicating 3 discover 4 type in 5 invention
6 get along 7 opposition 8 create 9 memory 10 available
Passage A
Think About It
1 Yes, I often do, as I like to explore the potentialities of the Internet. Many people also welcome free software because they don’t have to pay for it. Others don’t do so because there is no protection guaranteed against viruses.
2 There are different kinds of anti-virus software, e.g. Norton, Rising Star and some others. The computers I use in the library all have one kind or another of software installed to prevent viruses from being brought in.
3 When old types of viruses have been taken care of, new ones may appear. It would be impossible to get rid of computer viruses permanently.
Read About It
Content Awareness Read And Think
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2 Work with your partner and answer the following questions.
1 They turned to the IT staff in their company for help. 2 Viruses such as Melissa, the Love Bug, etc.
3 No, they aren’t. They forget about the harm a computer virus may bring when that virus is off news headlines. 4 They open unsolicited attachments and download unauthorized software. 5 Open.
3 Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 1 B 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 C
4 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
1 adequate 2 vitally 3 document 4 distribution 5 urban 6 potential 7 continual 8 infecting 9 threat 10 updated 5 Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage. Change the form where necessary.
1 let down 2 came across as 3 in the back of…mind 4 as a matter of course 5 cleaning up
6 Choose one word from the box below to replace the
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underlined word in each sentence. change the form where necessary.
1 encountered 2 detected 3 transmitted 4 pirated 5 inflicted 7 Translate the following sentences into English.
1 In pursuit of a healthier diet, people are eating more fish than they used to.
2 We need to have the roof repaired before the bad weather sets in.
3 The disease is spreading, and all young children are at risk. 4 The information is transmitted from one computer to another through a telephone line.
5 Jack is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not. 8 Read and compare the English sentences, paying attention to their italicized parts, and then translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.
1 It sounds like this high-tech company has put in place many favorable measures to protect against brain drains. 2 The worry comes when paper-mills ignore the environmental pollution in pursuit of profits.
3 It’s vitally important that one attend a test-preparation class before taking a TOEFL test but this cannot be a one-off
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event if he really wants to have a good command of English. 4 The potential threat should always be in the back of a doctor’s mind and appropriate measures should be taken in no time once emergency arises.
5 In the end, sciences and education are the keys to a prosperous country and this is a continual process.
9 Computer viruses are a constant threat to companies and other organizations as well as home users. Work in small groups and have a discussion about how computer viruses spread and how companies should protect against computer viruses.
Computer viruses can be transmitted via e-mail attachments. They also spread through software downloaded from the Internet. So when you are downloading the unlicensed and pirated software, you are likely to put your computer at risk. The software can seem harmless enough, but they could easily be harboring a dangerous virus.
To protect against computer viruses, we should be careful
when opening e-mail attachments and downloading software. We should use anti-virus software and update it regularly.
As for companies, they should not only take measures by
investing in anti-virus software, but also pay enough attention
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to the education of their employees. While the employees may suddenly become aware of the virus threat when the threat is there, they soon forget about it as the stories disappear from the news headlines. So it is important that companies constantly educate the users about the virus threat and ask them to practice safe computing.
10 Write a paragraph of around 80 words explaining that companies should do more than invest in anti-virus software to protect against computer viruses. The following points may help you to organize your writing. And the first sentence has been written for you.
To protect against computer viruses, companies should do more than invest in anti-virus software on the desktops, servers and email gateways. It’s true that anti-virus software, updated regularly, can protect the companies’ defences to a large extent. The employees, however, may use office computers for personal amusement. When they are opening unsolicited attachments or downloading unauthorized software, they probably are putting the company at risk, for the attachments and the software could easily harbor dangerous viruses. Therefore, it is very important that companies should constantly educate their employees about
大学体验英语综合教学教程第三版2详细答案解析Uint8
