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UNIT 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
单元目标速览
Section Ⅰ TOPIC TALK & LESSON 1
Step One:Pre-reading
1.What does “avatar” mean?
An avatar is a personalized graphical illustration that represents a computer user,or a character or alter ego (第二自我) that represents that user.An avatar can be represented either in three-dimensional form (for example,in games or virtual worlds) or in two-dimensional form as an icon (图标) in Internet forums and virtual worlds.
2.What is an avatar?
Digital identities,known as avatars,are a key part of how people use the Internet to communicate and express themselves.
Step Two:While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea.
What's the main idea of the text?
A.To introduce some information about avatars.
B.To express yourself using pictures.
C.To introduce the history of avatars.
D.To introduce the definition of avatars.
答案:A
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Ⅱ.Read for the structure.
Read the passage quickly and fill in the blanks.
Ⅲ.Read for details.
Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.
1.What is an avatar?
A.Your own image. B.A digital image.
C.Your new identity. D.An Internet user.
2.How have avatars developed over decades?
A.They were used in web chats by the late 1990s.
B.They appeared in computer games in the 1980s.
C.There have been avatars since computers appeared.
D.From computer games to online chats.
3.Why do people use avatars?
A.Only for work.
B.Just for meeting others.
C.Just for fun.
D.Expressing and representing themselves.
4.What do you know about the avatars today?
A.They can only talk alone.
B.They are everywhere.
C.They are used by certain people.
D.They can provide all kinds of activities.
5.What are people's views on the use of avatars?
A.Positive but a little worrying.
B.Negative and concerned.
C.Positive and a bit exciting.
D.Negative or positive.
答案:1~5 BDDBA
Step Three:Post-reading
Ⅰ.品质升华
1.What does the author mean by saying“the avatar you choose says a lot about your personality”?(Critical Thinking 批判性思维)
He means that the avatar