a building that provides wheelchair access

accessible： a.easy to obtain or use 易得到的；易使用的

Hehas made some attempts to make opera accessible to a wider public. 他做了一些尝试，想让歌剧能有更多的受众。

3. instant-message: v.exchange written messages over the Internet with people what you know 发送即时消息

   She doesn’t like instant-messaging. When shehas something to say, she will make a phone call. 他不喜欢发即时消息。有话要说时，她就打电话。

4. less than interesting / honest / helpful, etc.: notat all interesting, honest, helpful, etc. 一点也没有意思 / 一点也不诚实 / 一点也没有帮助等

5. be tied tosth.:be related to sth. and dependent on it 和某物联系在一起；依附于某物

Isthe allergy tied to dairy products? 过敏症与奶制品有关系吗？

Iwant to work but I’m tied to the house with the baby.

6. have sth.at one'sfingertips: have sth. instantlyor readily available

对...了如指掌, 掌握（信息等），精通（知识等）

7. 1）feellike后面可接由 that 引导的从句（that有时可省略），意思与 feel as if 相同，表示“感觉好像…”。

例如：

Alice felt like (that) she was in a very nicedream.艾丽斯觉得她好像在做一个美梦。

2）feellike后面还可以接sth.或doingsth.作宾语，表示“想要（做）某事”。例如：

Do you feel like another drink? 你想不想再喝一杯？

He didn’t feel like going to work. 他不想去上班。

8. add to sth.:make a feeling or quality stronger and more noticeable 增加；增添

   Her rejection of our request has added tothe uncertainty of the situation. 她拒绝了我们的要求，这使得形势更加不确定。

9. sense: n.[C] a feeling about sth.（对某物的）感觉

   Winning an award would give me a great senseof achievement.

consciousawareness or rationality —usually used in plural

e.g.  He finally came to his senses

make sense

1. 1)      tohave a clear meaning : to be easy to understand

Weread the recommendations and thought they made (perfect) sense.

Theinstructions don't make any sense (at all)./The instructions make no sense (atall).

You'renot making much sense (to me).

1. 2)      to bereasonable

Itmakes sense to leave early to avoid traffic.

Itmakes little/no sense to continue.Why would he do such an awful thing?

Itmakes no sense (to me).

10.indispensable: a. difficult or impossible to exist or do sth.without 不可缺少的；必不可少的

Gooddictionaries are indispensable in English learning.

对英语学习来说，好词典是必不可少的。

11. visit withsb.:  talk socially with sb. 叙谈；闲谈

Heis so busy that he hardly has time to visit with his friends. 他忙得几乎没时间和朋友聊天。

Whydon’t you kids play outside while the adults visit with each other?

12.network: vi.meet and talk to people in order to receive or give information, esp. aboutbusiness opportunities 交流；沟通；（尤指）建立商业联络

You’vealways got to network and make new contacts. 你总得与人交流并建立新的联系。

13.regulate: vt. to bring order, method, oruniformity to控制，管理

regulate one's habits

14. take thelead树立榜样，带头

Thechairman always takes the lead in everything and is deeply trusted by themasses.

主席做事总是一马当先，深受广大群众信任。

15. account for: form,use, or produce a particular amount or part of sth. （在数量或比例上）占，占据

Studentsaccount for the vast majority of our customers.

accountfor: to be the reason why sth. happens; to give a satisfactory explanation ofwhy sth. happens or why you did sth. 是某事发生的原因；解释，说明

Manycountries are trying to find out what accounts for the disappearance of MH370airplane.很多国家都在尽力弄清楚MH370失踪的原因。

16. fire off: quickly send amessage or give instructions 匆忙发出（讯息或指示）

Whenher car kept breaking down, Jane fired off an irate letter to the manufacturer.

珍的汽车总是抛锚，她就给厂家发去了一封言辞激烈的信。

17. bank balance:n.[C] the amount of money sb. has in their bank account 账户余额；银行存款余额

 I check my bank balance about once a month. 我大约每个月查一下我的账户余额。

18. inferiority complex: n. [C, usu. sing.] a continuous feelingthat you are much less important, clever, etc. than other people 自卑情结；自卑感

He’salways had an inferiority complex about his height.

inferior差的，次的

It isstupid to think that women are inferior in intelligence to men.

认为女性的智力低于男性的想法是愚蠢的。

19. focus on（把…… ）集中（于）

Millionsof people focus their attention on commodities which are good in quality andlow in price. 优质价廉的商品令万众瞩目。

20. wired: a.connected to, and able to use the Internet（指计算机系统)联网的，连线的

   Many colleges now have high-tech librariesand wired dormitories.

许多大学现在都有高科技图书馆和联网的宿舍。

21. keep upwith.①跟上；保持同步；②和（朋友）保持联系

Youngpeople now have more and more means to keep up with their friends.

现在的年轻人可以通过更多的方式和朋友们保持联系。

22. strain tostand out from one’s peers努力从同行中脱颖而出

strain/pull a muscle 拉伤肌肉

strainto do sth. : try hard to do sth.

 stand out ①出色；②显眼；突出

Herlong, blonde hair and bright pink dress made her stand out in the crowd.

她那长长的金发和鲜亮的粉色裙子使她在人群中显得很突出。

23. replace with用……替换, 以……接替

Manypeople believe that it will be a matter of time before they completely replacecash with credit cards.很多人相信信用卡替代现金只是个时间问题。

24. in largepart:mostly, or in most places 多半；在很大程度上；大多数地方

Thestate is becoming stronger, thanks in large part to the emergency measurestaken to guard against economic collapse.

这个国家正在变得日益强大，这主要归功于采取了预防经济崩溃的紧急措施。

Step5: While-reading Activities

LanguagePoints:

1.  In her dorm, she instant-messages herroommate sitting just a few feet away. (Para. 2)

Meaning:In her dorm room, she even sends instant messages to her roommate, who issitting only a few feet away from her.

2.“ I always feel like I have a means of communication- in class and out ofclass,” says engineering major. (Para. 4)

Meaning:“I always have the feeling that I have a way to communicate with others,whether in class or out of class,” says a student majoring in engineering.

3.“It’s adding to students’ sense of excitement about the subject.” ( Para. 5)

Meaning:“It makes students feel more excited about the subject.”

4.Professors have been encouraged to tape their lectures and post them online.(Para.5)

Meaning:Professors have been encouraged to record their lectures and put them online.

5.More than just toys, these instruments are powerful tools for the storage andmanagement of virtually every kind of information. (Para. 6)

Meaning:These instruments are not just toys. They are powerful tools to store and dealwith almost any kind of information.

6.In the past few years, schools have taken the lead by turning their campusesinto bubbles of Wi-Fi networks. (Para. 7)

Meaning:In the past few years, school have been the first to transform their campusesinto places connected with Wi-Fi networks.

7.Other colleges are straining to stand out from their peers (Para. 10)

Meaning:Other colleges are trying very hard to do better than their fellow colleges.

8.For those who prefer to travel laptop-free, colleges supply several computerlabs. (Para. 11)

Meaning:For those students who do not like to take a laptop with them, colleges provideseveral computer labs for them.

9.The anywhere-anytime access has already yielded amazing benefits in education.(Para. 12)

Meaning:The fact that the Internet is available anywhere and anytime on campus hasproduced surprising benefits in education.

Step6: Typical patterns:

Typicalpatterns：

1.The college campus, long a place of scholarship and frontiers of newtechnology, is being transformed into a new age of electronics by a fleet oflaptops, smartphones and connectivity 24 hours a day.

大学校园长久以来都是学术之地，也是新技术的前沿。现在随着手提电脑和智能手机的大量出现，加上每天24小时不间断的网络连接，大学校园正在转而进入电子设备的新时代。

sth.,long a … of …, is being transformed into …, and …用于形容“某物的变化”。

应用: 太空长久以来都是一个充满神秘色彩的地域，现在随着尖端技术和先进材料的大量出现，加上专业的宇航员，太空已经正在转为人类探索活动的战场。

Thespace, long a place of mystery, is being transformed into a battlefield ofhuman exploration by a fleet of top technology, advanced material andprofessional astronauts.

2.In fact, a recent study in the US found that information technology accountedfor 5% to 8% of college budgets, up from an estimated 2% to 3% in themid-1980s.

事实上，美国最近的一项研究发现，信息技术的投入占高校预算的5%-8%，比20世纪80年代中期约2%-3%的投入有所增加。

Arecent study/ research/ experiment found/ discovered/ indicated that …

用于表达“某些研究、实验等所发现的结果”。

应用：最近的一项研究发现，与动物进行积极的互动能降低一个人的血压。

Arecent research discovered that interacting with animals in an active way maylower a person’s blood pressure.

3.With the widespread application of laptops and computer science, we are goingto produce a generation of problem-solvers and intelligent thinkers, which isindispensable for the future of the world.

随着计算机技术的广泛应用，我们将培养出善于解决问题和善于思考的一代人，这对于世界的未来是至关重要的。

Withthe widespread application of …/With the fast/rapid development of …用于表达“某事或某物的发展或应用”。

应用：随着互联网的迅猛发展和广泛应用，网络信息安全问题变得越来越严峻。

Withthe rapid development and widespread application of Internet, the seriousnessof Internet information security is on the rise.

StepVI. Sum-up and consolidation

Readthe text again and try to fill in the blanks.

    The college campus is being transformedinto a new age of electronics. With many schools offering wirelessInternet access anywhere on campus, colleges have become the most Internetaccessible spots in the world. Students can use the wonders of the Internet to dohomework, review lecture outlines, take part in class discussionsand network online with your friends. In the meantime, colleges around theworld have been replacing their old computer systems with a free and themost advanced online system. The anywhere-anytime access has already yieldedamazing benefits in education.

StepVII. Homework

1.Readthe text aloud as many times as you can

2.Finishthe exercises and check answers.

SectionB: Students should study this part by themselves and the teacher give guidance, supervise and check theirhomework.

Guidance forSelf-Study

I.A Reading Skill

Readabout the skills introduced before Text B. Make sure you understand it and knowwhat to do and how to do it. Try to apply it in reading Text B.

IIText B

1.    Fast-reading. Read the text quickly: thefirst and the last paragraph+the beginning sentence of each paragraph.

2.    Read the word list aloud. If you are notsure about your pronunciation, please read after the tape.

3.    Read the text twice more and sum up the mainidea: what is this article about? What details do you notice? Try to answerthese questions with the book closed.

4.    Write down answers to questions after thetext.

5.Pay attention to the following sentences and try to translate them.

1. Perhapsthe greatest change the world hasseen in modern times has been the rise of the Internet.

2.Likepollution and traffic jams that come with the convenience of cars, Internetaccess has proven so popular that it hasgiven rise to a new kind of social epidemic, Internet addiction.

3.These things did not happento these people because theywere lazy or stupid.

4.Without the discipline and structureof home, students have to manage time by themselves.

5. Duringtheir very first term, ther grades can plunge,their health decline, andtheir friendships cease

6. Itis easy for those who are unaffected by the powerful draw of connectivity toview Internet addiction as an imaginary problem or to attribute its origins toa weak personality.

7.WithInternet addiction endorphins donothing but keep people hookedto their computers.

8. Sowatch how much time you spend online; moderation is your best defense against Internet addiction.

9.The Internet is a powerful tool, but makesure that you use it wisely for alll the good value it offers and thatyou won’t let too much of a good thing become somehting bad.

III.Check answers to the Exercises.