Тексты на английском языке для чтения и перевода. В 2 ч. Ч. 1
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. laptop |
palmtop |
PDA |
hand-h eld comp ter |
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. noteboo k |
laptop |
tablet |
portable comput er |
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. minicom puter |
kneetop |
subno tebook |
ultraportable laptop |
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. superco mputer |
mainfram e |
nanoc omputer |
minico mputer |
4. Поставьте к тексту вопросы разн ых типов и задайте их вашим одногруппникам, затем ответьте на их вопросы (смотрите «Gram mar Ref rence» → «Типы вопро-
сов. Порядок слов ввопросительном предложении»).
ext 7 «P C commu nications»
1. Прочтите текст о различных видах общения в электронно среде и ска жите, че они отличаются друг от друга.
PC c ommunications
The term "PC communications" refers to the transmission of data from one computer to ano ther, or from one device to another. A communications device, therefo re, is any machine that assi sts data transmissio n. For example, modems, cables and ports are all communications de vices. Co mmunicat ions softw are refers to programs that make it possib le to transmit data.
" Data communications" or "datacom" refers to digital tran smission. "Telecomm unications " or "telecom" refers to a mix of voice and data, both analog and digital. However, due to d igital con vergence "telecommunicati ons" impl es "data communicati ns."
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"Networking" generally refers to a local area network (LAN), but it may refer to a wide area network (WAN), which is commonly called a telecom network.
The way data communications systems "talk to" each other is defined in a set of standards called "protocols." Protocols work in a hierarchy starting at the top with the user's program and ending at the bottom with the plugs, sockets and electrical signals.
2. Переведите слова на английский язык.
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пересылка |
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взаимопроникновение |
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устройство |
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сетевой шнур |
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передавать |
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обозначать/относиться |
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3. Прочтите текст и объясните разницу между «a sysop» и «an administrator».
A sysop is the person who runs a computer server. In general, a sysop or system operator is one who runs the day-to-day operation of a server and the term suggests a person who is available when the system is. A related term is administrator. In larger computer systems, the administrator manages security and user access while a system operator monitors and performs routine operations at the computer. In smaller computer systems (for example, UNIX systems), the administrator and the system operator tend to be the same person.
In a wide area network (WAN), a sysop is a tech-savvy (сведущий в технике) employee who receives a small stipend (in addition to their regular salary) for trouble-shooting (выявление и устранение неполадок ) computerrelated problems. Typically, the WAN administrator will assign a sysop to each building on the WAN.
4. Заполните пропуски в предложениях, используя слова в рамке.
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3.Hayes is recognized as the industry standard, and most _______are Hayes ______.
4.Data is split into _____ before it is sent down the line using a specific
________ such as Zmodem.
5.When you are ________ to the system you will need to give a name and a _______ to enter.
6.Once you are ______ on to a BBS you can chat with other users or send and receive _________ and data.
7.If you have a modem with a low data ___________ e.g. 14400bps, it can take several hours to ________________ moderately large files.
8.The _______ (the person who runs the BBS) will generally store files in a ______ format.
9.Fax software __________ documents to a modem instead of to a
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10.Communications software refers to __________ that make it possible to
______ data.
Text 8 «Buying a сomputer»
1. Прочтите диалог и заполните пропуски.
Nick has come to his local computer shop to buy a new laptop. Complete his conversation with the sales assistant with the words from the box.
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Sales assistant: Hi there. Do you need (1)__________ help or are you just looking?
Nick: Actually, yes, you might be able to help. I’m looking (2) ____ a new laptop. Have you (3) ______ any that are really reliable? I’ve had loads of problems with the one I’ve got at the moment.
Sales assistant: OK. Well, it’ll depend on your budget, but we’ve got two with 20% off at the moment – the Acer Aspire 4920 and the Samsung R60.
Nick: Right. And what’s the difference between these two? Do they have similar (4) ________ ?
Sales assistant: Well, the Samsung’s more of an entry-level model. It’s got a Pentium Dual Core processor (5) ______ at 1.4Ghz, which is fast enough for most applications, although you might struggle if you want to play really advanced games on it. The Acer’s processor runs at 2Ghz, which is really fast. The Acer also has twice as much RAM as the Samsung – that’s 2GB as opposed to just 1.
Nick: OK and what’s the (6) ___________ capacity of each model?
Sales assistant: OK, that’s 80GB for the Samsung and 250GB for the Acer.
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They a lso both (8) _________ DVD writers, so back p onto DVD is quick and
easy. The Acer has a sli ghtly (9) ________ |
screen, nd it’s ( 10) _____ _____, |
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which would m ke it more practical if you plan to travel with it. |
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N ick: OK a nd how |
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N ick: Yeah, but I just can’t aff ord that much. I th ink I’ll ta ke the Sa sung. |
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SPEA KING
Составьте свой диало , испол зуя ниж еприведенные фразы.
Speak wit h a partn er. Stud ent A is a computer shop |
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who w ants to buy a new compu ter and needs advice fro |
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–Good morning, ho w can I he lp you?
–We have a great v riety of t he latest innova tions/mod els.
–What do ou need the computer for?
–This mo el is a b argain. The discount s 15% at the moment.
–We offer a 5% discount for regular custom ers.
–You are a lways welcome.
–It’s very kind of you.
–I would like to …. (buy a computer/notebook).
–Could you help me …. (choose the one I need)?
–Do you have ch eaper/ligh ter/ more powerful mo dels?
–How long is the guarantee?
–Thank you for your help.
WRITING
Представьте, что вы работаете в компании, которая производит компьютеры. Напишите статью в газету и дайте рекламу компью терам, которые производятся в вашей
компании (опишите технические характеристики, дизайн, потенциальны х пользователей и т. д.).
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Unit III. T ECHNOLOGY AND T E YOU NG
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
Ka l Marx
Text 1 «Technology a nd the yo ung»
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to improve – улучшать |
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omplicat ed – сложный; составной |
e quipment – оборудование |
bility – способность |
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to invent – изобретать |
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iscover – находить, открывать |
la ptop – ноутбук |
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s cientist – ученый |
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Сопоставьт первое предложение |
текста с заглавием. Установите , выражают ли они одну и ту же м ысль.
3. Прочтите текст и выберите правильное слово в с кобках.
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technology will probably (decrease, involve ) and yo ur children will fe l more comfortable with new technology than you do. You won’t want them to c riticize you, will you?
*the young – молодеж ь, молодые – субстантивированное прилагательное. Субстантивированн ые прилагательные обозначают обобщающие или абстрактные по-
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4. Скажите, какая пробле ма выте ает из содержания текста. Выскажите свое мнение о прочитанном.
5. Найдите в тексте близкие по значению слова:
perhaps – |
p-to-date – |
re searchers – |
frequently – |
difficult – |
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devices – |
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Grammar Focus
6. Выпишите из текста все прилагательные и заполните таблицу
(смот ите «Grammar Reference» → «The аdjective. Имя прилагательное»).
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Text 2 «Most internet users will soon be sm artphone-only»
1. Найдите в тексте английские эквивален ы для следующ х словосочетаний ( смотрите выделенные слова).
красноречивое сви етельство |
основательный сдвиг |
быстрый взгляд |
мобильный и нтерене |
уделять первоочередное внимание |
господство |
общаться, используя два смартфона |
настольный ПК |
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2. Прочтите текст и выберите правильное слово в с кобках.
M ost inter net users will soon be smartphone-o nly
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(have/ are) growing up wi h the mo bile Internet instead of the desktop variety. Y oung Chinese peo ple who g rew up w ith the In ternet, especially the mo-
bile Internet, now shop (l rge/largely) online, particularly using mobile d vices. Still, the de sktop Internet’s prevalence in the West means Western nternet users s till (prefer/pretend PCs for many tas s. China’s Internet, meanwhile, began on the PC but (go/went) mobile extremely (quick y/quick). Sites like Alibaba, Tencent, Weibo, and many ot hers prio ritized mobile efforts over desktop ones la rgely because of th e rapid rise of the mobile Internet ove r the desktop Internet. Now, as we look (at/for) China, nearly all ha dware, s oftware, and ser-
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3. Прочтите текст второй раз и выпишите ключев е слова и словосочетания, составляющие тематичес кую основу кажд ого абзаца.
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4. Используя выписанные слова и словосочетания, сформулируйте главную мы сль каждого абзаца.
5. Рaсска ите о разнице использовании мобильных устройств молодым и старшим поколен ием в Западной Европе и Азиатских странах.
Grammar Focus
(смотрите Grammar Referen ce» → «The Article (Артикль)»)
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Text 3 «A Computer ad dicted husband» |
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A Computer addicted husba nd |
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drew a family p ortrait for a school p roject, all the figur es were g ood, and the back of your head is v ery realistic. You ( should/ha d to) be very proud of him.
Little Jenn fer turne three in September. She (look/looks/looked) a lot like you did at that a ge. She (was/are/is) an attra ctive chil and quite smart. S he still (reme mber/rem mbers/re membere ) that yo u spent the whole afternoon with us on her birthday.
I (were/is/a m) doing well. I went blonde about a year ago. George, I mean,
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realized that yo u didn't mind being vacuumed but that feather dusting ma de you sneeze. The house is in go od shape. I had the living room painted last spring; I'm
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things while we are away, she'll kee p things in (distance/order), fill your coffee cup
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Text 4 «Is it possible to meas re the level of sm artphone addictio ?»
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in dispensa ble – важный, необходимый |
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smartphone. Recently researchers i n Germa ny have developed an app (a pplication program) c alled «Menthal» to keep track of our d aily smartphone us e, with the ai m of finding out whether th ere are addictive tendencies. The researchers have been work ing hard t o create th e application.
This applic ation program works like digital scal e. Smartphone users use a so-called ‘M-score’, which shows how much the person is a ctually using the
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2 ho urs a day. On aver age, parti cipants activated th eir phone s more |
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than 8 0 times a day – that’s every 12 minute on average.
2. Разделите текст на три смысловые части и подберите к ним названия из приведенных ниже .
“ A pilot st dy proves the serio usness of the existing problem”.
“ Today it’ s possib e to find out whether y u are a ddicted to your smartphone”.
“ Addiction to modern devices”.
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