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跨文化交際英語·閱讀教程3Unit2UsingInformationFoundontheWebNoteontheTopicLearningObjectives1.Beawareoftheimportanceofcheckingtheinformationwegather;2.Learndifferentwaysofstructuringapassage.BeforeYouRead1.Watchthefollowingvideoanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.2.Discussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.2.1Accordingtothevideo,whyaren’tpeoplerecommendedtouseinformationfromtheWeb?BecauseanyonecancreatecontentandpublishittotheWeb,sothecontent’scredibility,reliabilityandintentshouldbequestioned.2.2HowtoevaluateresourcesfromtheWeb?CRAAPissuggestedtoevaluateresources.Itstandsfortheresources’currency,relevance,authority,accuracyandpurpose.2.3What’sabetterwaytocitesourcesaccordingtothevideo?Uselibrarydatabasestofindinformation.2.4HowoftendoyouuseinformationfromtheWebinyourresearchpapers?Andwhy?Answerswillvarytothisquestion.Asampleanswercouldbe:IalmostuseinformationfromtheWebinallmyresearchpapers,becauseit’sveryconvenientandeasytofindvariousinformationontheWeb.Or,IseldomuseinformationfromtheWebinmyresearchpaperssinceitisnotthatcredibleandreliable.2.5HaveyoueverevaluatedtheWebresources?Ifyes,how?Ifno,willyoufollowthemethodsinthevideotoevaluatetheWebresourceshereafter?Answerswillvarytothisquestion.Asampleanswercouldbe:No,Ihaven’t.ButIwillstarttoevaluatetheinformationbecauseresearchpapersshouldbeveryacademicandreliable.ReadingACheckingIsBelievingTheWebisbeingexpandedallthetimeandisabletosupplyanalmostlimitlessamountofinformationonmostsubjects.Apartfromofferingagreatdealofinformation,theWebisalsofastandconvenienttouse.TodaywehavemanydifferentdeviceswhicharecapableofconnectingtotheInternetanddisplayinginformation,evenwhenyouareonthemove.TheWeb,then,canprovideaconvenientmeansofaccessinginformationandhasbecomegreatlyvaluedbystudents.IfastudenthasInternetaccess,thenthereisnoneedforhim/hertogotoalibrarytosearchforinformation.Thisnotonlysavesagreatdealoftimebutalsoeliminatestransportationcosts.ItisprobablytruetosaythatstudentshavemoretimethanmanyworkingpeopletobrowsetheWeb,andtheyhavetheaddedmotivationthatinformationfoundonitmaybeabletohelpthemcompleteassignments.BackgroundInformation:TheText:CheckingIsBelievingThetextbasicallyadvisesstudentstochecktheinformationtheyfindontheWebforitsquality,otherwisetheymaybemisledintousingwrongorinadequateinformation.Theargumentofthetextmaybeeasiertoseeasaflowchart.Thefollowingchartshowsthestructureofthe“final”textafterstudentshavecompletedtheDevelopingYourSkillssection.Asakeyvisual,thiscanbeusedtoillustratetheoverallargumentofthetext.Itcanalsobeusedforarevisionactivitybygettingstudentstoverbalizethemainideas(usingthekeyvisualonlyandnotlookingatthetext).TheWebisafastandconvenientsourceofinformation.TheWebisafastandconvenientsourceofinformation.butAnyonecanaddinformationtotheWeb.AnyonecanaddinformationtotheWeb.andIntheprintmediapublisherscheckthequalityofwhatispublished.Inthemassmediathereareevenmorequalitychecks.Intheprintmediapublisherscheckthequalityofwhatispublished.Inthemassmediathereareevenmorequalitychecks.yetMaterialvariesinquality.Materialvariesinquality.TheWebisunregulated.sothat’swhyStudentsshouldcheckthequalityofWebmaterial.StudentsshouldcheckthequalityofWebmaterial.byExaminingdocumentsfortheirusesofacademicconventions.Askingquestionsaboutauthors.andExaminingdocumentsfortheirusesofacademicconventions.Askingquestionsaboutauthors.參考譯文：驗證為實網(wǎng)絡(luò)隨時在拓展，它幾乎可以給大多數(shù)學(xué)科提供無限量的信息。除了提供大量信息之外，網(wǎng)絡(luò)使用起來也方便快捷。如今，我們擁有很多設(shè)備它們可以聯(lián)網(wǎng)并展示信息，即使當(dāng)你在趕路時也是如此。因此，網(wǎng)絡(luò)可以提供一個獲取信息的方便途徑，而且網(wǎng)絡(luò)已經(jīng)受到了學(xué)生們的極力推崇。如果一位學(xué)生有條件上網(wǎng)，那么他/她就沒有必要去圖書館查找資料。這樣不僅節(jié)省了大量的時間也省去了交通費。幾乎可以這樣說，學(xué)生們比上班族有更多的時間瀏覽網(wǎng)頁，網(wǎng)絡(luò)上提供的信息有助于他們完成學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)，這一點成了他們上網(wǎng)的額外動機。ReadingBThisfreedomis,ofcourse,insharpcontrasttotraditionalmedia.Publishingcompanies,forexample,canbeveryselectiveabouttheirauthors.Suchcompanieshavehighstandardsandwillonlypublishabookiftheauthoriswellqualifiedandexperiencedinthesubjectarea.Publishersgetotherexpertstoreviewabookbeforeitisprintedandfurtherimprovementstothebookaremadebyeditorsandbookdesignersemployedbythepublishingcompanies.Editorsfrequentlymakesuggestionstomakethebooklongerorshorterandtoimprovetheauthor’suseoflanguagetomakethewritingclearerandmoreeasilycomprehensibletoreaders.Designershandlethelayoutofabook,includingthecover,photographsandothergraphicsandeventhefonttypeandstyleofthetext.KeyWords:review:theprocessofstudyingorexaminingasituation,policyorideaagaininordertodecidewhetheritissatisfactoryorsuitablecomprehensible:abletobeunderstood參考譯文：網(wǎng)絡(luò)提供的這種自由和傳統(tǒng)的媒介相比當(dāng)然有著明顯的區(qū)別。例如，出版公司會慎重選擇作者。這樣的公司要求很高，所以只有當(dāng)作者在某一領(lǐng)域很有資歷和經(jīng)驗時，才會出版他的書。在一本書出版前，出版商會請一些別的專家對該書加以評論，而且公司聘請的編輯和設(shè)計人員會對該書做進(jìn)一步的改善。編輯們通常給出建議，將一本書改長或者縮短，還會改善作者的語言以使作品更清晰、更容易讓讀者讀懂。設(shè)計人員則處理書的版面問題，包括封面、照片和其他圖形類的東西，甚至還包括字體以及文本的風(fēng)格。ReadingCFewsuchrestrictionsapplytotheWeb.Itisanunregulatedmediumateverylevel.Therearenobossesdecidingwhowillgetpublished,noreviewerstocheckthereliabilityofinformation,noeditorsordesignerstoimprovethewayitiswrittenorpresentedandfewenforceablelawsorgovernmentregulationstochecktheacceptabilityoftheinformationortomakeauthorsaccountablefortheirmaterial.TheWebthereforelacksthequalityassurancecontrolswhichoperateinmostmediaandwhichhelpthepublictotrustwhattheyview,readandhear.Theresultsofthislackofqualitycontrolareeasytosee.TheWebislitteredwithsiteswhichwouldbeillegalifpresentedbythemoretraditionalmedia.TheWeballowspeopletopublishtheiropinions,eveniftheseareunfoundedandusediscrimination.KeyWord:discrimination:unfairtreatmentofsomeonebecauseoftheirreligion,race,orotherpersonalfeatures參考譯文：然而這樣的限制很少應(yīng)用于網(wǎng)絡(luò)。網(wǎng)絡(luò)從各個層面上來說都是不受控制的媒介，沒有老板決定誰的書將會出版，沒有評論家去驗證信息的可靠程度，沒有編輯或者設(shè)計人員去改進(jìn)書的原樣，也很少有法律或政府規(guī)定去驗證信息的可接受性或者要求作者對他們的資料能夠做出解釋。因此，網(wǎng)絡(luò)缺少大多數(shù)媒體都具備的質(zhì)量保證，這種質(zhì)量保證有助于廣大讀者相信他們的所見、所讀以及所聞。這一缺陷造成的結(jié)果是顯而易見的。網(wǎng)絡(luò)上隨處可見一些網(wǎng)站，這些網(wǎng)站的內(nèi)容如果用傳統(tǒng)媒介呈現(xiàn)出來則會被認(rèn)為是非法的。網(wǎng)絡(luò)允許人們發(fā)布觀點，就算這些觀點毫無根據(jù)或帶有歧視。ReadingDTV,videoandradiocompaniesworkunderevenstricterregulationsthanpublishingcompanies.Thelawcontrolsthecontentoftheirprogrammesinordertolimittheamountofbias(sexual,racialandpolitical)listenersandviewersareexposedto.Strictlegallimitationsarealsoplacedontheamountofsexandviolenceinprogrammes.Thelanguageusedinsuchprogrammesisalsocarefullycontrolledsothattheaudienceisnotoffendedbyexcessivebadlanguage.Wheredoubtexistsaboutaprogramme,thecompanyresponsibleforbroadcastingtheprogrammewillgetlawyerstocheckthatthecontentandlanguageusedinthefilmdonotbreakanylaws.KeyWords:strict:havingdefiniterulesthatpeopleareexpectedtoobeycompletelybias:anattitudethatyouhavethatmakesyoutreatsomeoneinawaythatisunfairordifferentfromthewayyoutreatotherpeople參考譯文：影視和廣播公司比出版公司具有更加嚴(yán)格的規(guī)定。為了限制它們暴露給聽眾和觀眾的(色情的、種族的和政治的)偏見的數(shù)量，法律控制著它們節(jié)目的內(nèi)容。嚴(yán)格的法律限制也對節(jié)目中色情和暴力的數(shù)量進(jìn)行控制。為了讓聽眾和觀眾不受到臟話的冒犯，這類節(jié)目中的語言也被嚴(yán)格控制。當(dāng)對一個節(jié)目存在疑問時，負(fù)責(zé)播放該節(jié)目的公司往往會請律師核查節(jié)目中的內(nèi)容和語言有沒有觸犯法律。ReadingEItisclear,then,thatstudentswhowishtousetheWebasasourceofinformationtohelpthemcompleteassignmentswillneedtobecautiousaboutusingmaterialfoundonit.Itisimportanttocheckwhetherasitehasbeencreatedandregisteredbyarecognizedbodysuchasauniversityorapublisherorwhetherithasbeencreatedbyanindividual,i.e.aprivateNetaccountholder.Lookfortheorganization’slogoorastructurechartshowingitsvariousdepartmentsandoffices,itsmissionstatement,andalsoforsomeinformationonitshistoryanditsplansforthefuture.Inotherwords,checkforthefeaturesthatyouwouldexpecttofindonanofficialandprofessionallyproducedwebsite.參考譯文：那么，很明顯，想要把網(wǎng)絡(luò)當(dāng)作信息來源去完成學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)的學(xué)生在使用從網(wǎng)絡(luò)上搜尋到的資料時就需要小心謹(jǐn)慎。很重要的一點就是要核查一個網(wǎng)站是由權(quán)威機構(gòu)(如大學(xué)或者出版商)登記創(chuàng)辦的，還是由某個個人，即某個私人網(wǎng)絡(luò)賬戶持有者創(chuàng)辦的。同時要查一下該組織的標(biāo)志或者標(biāo)明其不同部門和辦公室以及任務(wù)說明的機構(gòu)結(jié)構(gòu)表，也要尋找有關(guān)它的歷史以及未來計劃的信息。換句話說，要查詢一個專業(yè)的官方網(wǎng)站所具有的那些特征。ReadingFThisisnottosaythatsitesproducedbyindividualsareallunreliable—farfromit—someareexcellent.Someveryhighlyrespectedprofessorsandauthorsofacademictextbookshavetheirownwebsitesandthesearevaluableandtrustworthysourcesofinformation.Butifanauthorofawebsitefailstoprovideameansforbrowserstomakecontactorhasforgottentoputuphis/heraffiliationsandsomebiodatagivingtheirqualificationsandexperience,thenheorsheisjustaskingtobetreatedwithsuspicion.參考譯文：這并不是說個人創(chuàng)辦的網(wǎng)站都不可信，遠(yuǎn)非如此，有些個人網(wǎng)站是很不錯的。一些德高望重的教授和學(xué)術(shù)教科書的作者擁有他們自己的網(wǎng)站，這些網(wǎng)站是很有價值的，它們提供的資料是值得相信的。但是，如果一個網(wǎng)站的作者沒有能夠把他/她的聯(lián)系方式提供給瀏覽者，或者忘了給出證明其資歷的個人資料，那么他/她就會受到懷疑。ReadingGBiodata,informationonthequalificationsandexperienceofanauthor,isveryhelpfulforstudentscheckingthereliabilityofasite.Lookattheauthor’saffiliationsandcareerrecord.Lookcarefully,too,athis/herqualifications,researchrecordandpublications.Thenaskyourselfquestions:whichuniversitydoesheorshecurrentlyworkinandforhowlong?Istheuniversityrecognizedandrespected?Doestheauthorhaveasubstantialnumberofyearsofexperienceinthesubjectarea?DoestheauthorhaveaPhD(someexcellentresearchersdon’t,butneverthelesspossessionofadoctorateisanencouragingsignwhenwe’recheckingaperson’scredibility)?Hastheauthorbeeninvolvedinresearchprojectsandhashe/shepublishedarticlesinjournalsandacademicbookswithreputablepublishers?Becriticalandaskquestions.參考譯文：個人資料，即關(guān)于一位作者資歷的信息，對學(xué)生們核查一個網(wǎng)站的可靠性非常有幫助。看一看作者為誰工作以及他/她的職業(yè)記錄，也仔細(xì)查看一下他/她的資格證書、研究記錄和出版物，然后想一想下面的問題：目前他/她就職于哪所大學(xué)？將工作多長時間？這所大學(xué)有名望嗎？該作者在這一學(xué)科領(lǐng)域是否有足夠長時間的經(jīng)驗？此人獲得了博士學(xué)位嗎(有些優(yōu)秀的研究人員沒有博士學(xué)位，但是擁有博士學(xué)位在我們考查一個人的可信度時仍是一個讓人放心的標(biāo)志)？該作者是否參與了一些研究項目？有沒有在雜志上發(fā)表過文章？是否與知名的出版商出版過學(xué)術(shù)書籍？要善于批評和提出疑問。ReadingHStudentsmayfindthatnoemailaddressisgivenonasite.Ifthisisthecase,carryoutnamesearchesviaonlinecataloguesofpublicationstotrytofindoutwhethertheauthorisrecognizedorpublishedinthesubjectareayouareinterestedin.Ifanemailaddressisprovided,lookatitcarefully.Doesitappeartobeapersonalratherthanorganizationaladdress?Ifyouarestillindoubt,youcouldemailtheauthorofthepagesdirectlyandaskthemabouttheirwork.Butdothispolitelysothatheorsheprovidesevidenceofpossessingappropriatequalificationsandexperiencetowritewithauthorityonthetopicinquestion.Showinterestinthetopic—thismayevenhelpyoutostartaveryusefulcorrespondencewiththeauthor.Youcanthenstartbuildingupalistofcontactsandstartyourcareerinwhat’sknownaselectronicnetworking!參考譯文：學(xué)生們有時可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)一個網(wǎng)站上沒有電子郵件地址。如果是這樣，通過在線出版物目錄查找該作者的名字，看他是否出名或者是否在你感興趣的學(xué)科領(lǐng)域發(fā)表過什么作品。如果有電子郵件地址，仔細(xì)地看一看。它看上去是不是像一個個人信箱而不是集體信箱呢？如果你仍有疑慮，你可以直接給該網(wǎng)頁的作者發(fā)電子郵件詢問有關(guān)他們工作的事宜。但是，這樣做時要有禮貌，要讓他證明他具備寫有關(guān)這個主題的權(quán)威性文章的資格。要表現(xiàn)出對這一話題的興趣，這樣會有助于你和該作者的通信往來。然后你可以列出一份聯(lián)系表，在建立電子網(wǎng)絡(luò)關(guān)系中開始大顯身手。ReadingIAnotherwayyoucancheckWebinformationistoexaminecarefullythedocumentitself.Carryouttheexaminationverycarefullyandlookfortheconventionsacademicauthorsfollowwhentheywrite.Conventionsincludetheuseofup-to-datereferencestootherauthorsandbibliographiesfortheconvenienceofinterestedreaders.Academicwritersalsousefootnotesorendnotestoadddetailtowhattheyhavewritten.Thetoneoftheirwritingislikelytobeobjectiveandimpersonalandthestyleislikelytobequiteformal.Finally,respectableWebcontributorswillshowthattheyknowagreatdealofbackgroundinformationonatopicandwillalsoshowfamiliaritywithmodernresearchmethodsintheirfieldsofstudy.參考譯文：另一個檢查網(wǎng)絡(luò)信息的方法是仔細(xì)檢查文件本身。仔細(xì)檢查和尋找學(xué)術(shù)作者寫作時遵循的慣例。這些慣例包括使用其他作者的最新資料，也包括為感興趣的讀者提供方便的參考文獻(xiàn)。學(xué)術(shù)作者也使用腳注或尾注來為自己所寫的內(nèi)容增添細(xì)節(jié)。他們作品的語氣很可能是客觀的、非個人的，寫作風(fēng)格可能很正式。最后，值得尊敬的網(wǎng)絡(luò)貢獻(xiàn)者會顯得對某個話題的背景知識非常了解，也會顯得對他們學(xué)習(xí)領(lǐng)域的現(xiàn)代研究方法非常熟悉。ReadingJTheWebhasprovidedallofuswithlimitless,convenientandcheapaccesstovastamountsofinformationbutthequalityandreliabilityoftheinformationmustbecheckedandthismeansthatthestudentneedstobehisorherownqualitycontrolmechanism.參考譯文：網(wǎng)絡(luò)為我們提供了無限、方便、廉價的途徑以獲取大量信息，但是信息的質(zhì)量和可靠性應(yīng)該得到核查。也就是說，學(xué)生們需要自己當(dāng)自己的質(zhì)量監(jiān)控師。Reading-UnderstandingtheTextPartA:TrueorFalseIndicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.Correctanyfalsestatementsintheboxprovided.eq\o\ac(□,F)1.OnereasonstudentslikeusingtheWebisthatithelpsthemtobuythingsinaconvenientway.StudentslikeusingtheWebbecauseitsavesthemtimeandmoneyastheydonotneedtogotoalibraryfortheinformationeq\o\ac(□,T)2.PublishingontheWebiseasierthanpublishinginthemoretraditionalmedia.eq\o\ac(□,F)3.InusingmaterialfoundontheWebforacademicpurposes,youneedtobepreparedtotakerisks.TherearerisksinusinginformationfromtheWeb,butyoushouldmakeeveryefforttominimizetherisks—checkverycarefullywhoisresponsiblefortheinformationandwhetherornotyoufeeltheyarequalifiedtobeusedasareliablesource.eq\o\ac(□,T)4.Youshouldbesuspiciousofawebsitewhichoffersnocontactdetails.eq\o\ac(□,T)5.YouaretheWeb’squalitycontrolmechanism.PartB:IdentifyingMainPointsEachofthetenstatementsbelowcontainsinformationgiveninoneofthesectionsinthetext.Eachsectionismarkedwithaletter.Identifythesectionfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Morethanonestatementmayrefertothesamesection.eq\o\ac(□,F)1.Somewebsitescreatedbyindividualsarereliable.eq\o\ac(□,H)2.ApoliteemailtotheauthorofpagesfoundontheWebwillhelptoestablishifheorsheisqualifiedtowritethematerial.eq\o\ac(□,A)3.StudentshavetheopportunitytorefertotheWebmorefrequentlythanmostworkingpeople.eq\o\ac(□,D)4.LawyerscheckthelanguageusedinfilmsandTVprogrammestomakesureitislegal.eq\o\ac(□,A)5.TheWebhasremovedthetravelcoststhatareinvolvedinavisittoalibrary.eq\o\ac(□,B)6.Traditionalpublishersemployarangeofspecialiststoensurethatthequalityoftheirpublicationsishigh.eq\o\ac(□,C)7.TheWebisalargelyunrestrictedmedium.eq\o\ac(□,E)8.CertainfeaturescanhelpaWebuserdeterminewhetherasitebelongstoanorganization.eq\o\ac(□,G)9.ItisagoodideatocheckthecredentialsofanindividualwriterofmaterialplacedontheWeb.eq\o\ac(□,G)10.HavingaPhDincreasesthechancesthatanauthorisreliable.PartC:SelectingBestChoicesTheparagraphonPage29hasbeentakenfromthetextbutincludestenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordorexpressionforeachblankfromalistofwordsinthewordbankprovided.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthewordbankmorethanonce.WordBankA)analyzeB)atthepresenttimeC)connectionsD)despitethisE)discerningF)engagedinG)harmful H)indeedI)pathJ)professionalK)quicklyL)thoroughlyM)trustworthinessN)usefulO)wellregardedBiodata,informationonthequalificationsandexperienceofanauthor,isvery____N___forstudentscheckingthereliabilityofasite.Lookattheauthors’_____C____andcareer______I______.Look_______L______,too,athis/herqualifications,researchrecordandpublications.Thenaskyourselfquestions:whichuniversitydoesheorshe_______B______workinandforhowlong?WordBankA)analyzeD)despitethisE)discerningF)engagedinG)harmful H)indeedJ)professionalK)quicklyM)trustworthinessO)wellregardedIstheuniversityrecognizedand______O_______?Doestheauthorhaveasubstantialnumberofyearsofexperienceinthesubjectarea?DoestheauthorhaveaPhD(someresearchersdon’t,but______D_______possessionofadoctorateisanencouragingsignwhenwe’recheckingaperson’s_______M______)?Hastheauthorbeen______F_______inresearchprojectsandhashe/shepublishedarticlesinjournalsandacademicbookswithreputablepublishers?Be_______E______andaskquestions.PartD:InterpretingtheTextIdentifythebestanswerstothequestionsbelow.1.Theauthorwrotethetextto...eq\o\ac(□,)informeq\o\ac(□,√)warneq\o\ac(□,)persuadeeq\o\ac(□,)entertain2.Theauthorwrotethetextfor...eq\o\ac(□,)teacherseq\o\ac(□,)thepubliceq\o\ac(□,)professorseq\o\ac(□,√)students3.Theauthor’sattitudetoinformationfoundontheWebcanbestbedescribedas...eq\o\ac(□,√)cautiouseq\o\ac(□,)disbelievingeq\o\ac(□,)trustingeq\o\ac(□,)enthusiastic4.Thetypeofwritinginthetextmaybestbedescribedas...eq\o\ac(□,)causeandeffecteq\o\ac(□,√)discussionandadviceeq\o\ac(□,)comparingandcontrastingeq\o\ac(□,)classificationDevelopingYourSkillsPartA:StructureofaPassage(SequencingInformation)TheflowchartbelowshowstheprocessyoushouldundertakewhencheckinginformationfoundontheWeb.However,thestepsintheprocessarenotinthecorrectorder.Puttheminthecorrectorderbywriting1,2,3,heboxes.UseSectionsGandHinthetexttohelpeq\o\ac(□,1)Checktofindoutifasiteisinstitutionalorindividualbylookingforalogo,organizationchart,missionstatement,etc.eq\o\ac(□,5)eq\o\ac(□,1)Checktofindoutifasiteisinstitutionalorindividualbylookingforalogo,organizationchart,missionstatement,etc.eq\o\ac(□,5)Examinethedocumentitselftocheckitforcompliancewithacademicconventions,toneandstyle,backgroundinformationandknowledgeofup-to-dateresearchmethods.eq\o\ac(□,3)Ifnoemailaddressisgiven,carryoutnamesearchesusingonlinecatalogues.eq\o\ac(□,2)Ifthesiteisprivate,checkitfortheauthor’sbiodata,affiliationsandanymeansofcontact.eq\o\ac(□,4)Ifanemailaddressisprovided,examineitcloselytoestablishwhetheritisinstitutionalorindividualandifstillindoubt,contacttheauthordirectly.PartB:StructureofaPassage(ParagraphInsertion)Theparagraphbelowwascutfromthetextintheeditingprocessbymistake.Putitbackinthetextbydrawinganarrowintheleft-handmarginofthetexttoshowwheretheparagraphshouldgo.However,justasanyonewithalaptopcanaccesstheWeb,soanyonewithalaptopcancontributetotheinformationontheWeb;thatis,anyonecanusetheWebtopublishhisorherownmaterial.TheWebmakesitpossibleforanyonetodeveloptheirownpersonalwebsiteorpostinformationonaparticulartopicandreachapotentiallyhugeaudience.ThisfreedomtocontributetoitmakestheWebbyfarthemostdemocraticmediumintheworld.Thereareveryfewrestrictionswherepublishingonlineisconcerned.However,justasanyonewithalaptopcanaccesstheWeb,soanyonewithalaptopcancontributetotheinformationontheWeb;thatis,anyonecanusetheWebtopublishhisorherownmaterial.TheWebmakesitpossibleforanyonetodeveloptheirownpersonalwebsiteorpostinformationonaparticulartopicandreachapotentiallyhugeaudience.ThisfreedomtocontributetoitmakestheWebbyfarthemostdemocraticmediumintheworld.Thereareveryfewrestrictionswherepublishingonlineisconcerned.BetweenSectionsAandBPartC:StructureofaPassage(SectionReversal)Youneedtoeditthetextalittlemorebyidentifyingthetwosectionswhosepositionsneedtobeexchanged.Writethesectionlettershere.Section______C______andsection______D______needtobereversed.ExtendingYourVocabularyWordFamiliesdownloadkeyboardprogramdiskmotherboardscreeninterfaceemailQQterminalvirusappgamesmouseExcelClassifythefollowingwordsintosoftware-relatedandhardware-relatedgroupsofvocabulary.Software-RelatedHardware-RelateddownloadprograminterfaceemailQQvirusgamesExcelappkeyboarddiskmotherboardscreenterminalmouseExpandingYourCreativityComparingtheWebwithTraditionalMediaInthefirstfiveparagraphsofthetext,theauthorcontraststheWebwithmoretraditionalmediaanddiscussestheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofboth.Re-readtherelevantsectionofthetexttocompletethetableonPage32.AddanyfurthercontrastsyoucanthinkofandthendiscussingroupswhethertheadvantagesoftheWeboutweighthedisadvantages.Considersomeofthepointsbelow.TheWebbringslotsofinformationandknowledgebutwestillneedtousewisdominselectingwhatweuseandinhandlingit.PeoplethinkoftheWebasatechnicalinnovationbutitcouldalsobeafactorinsocialandculturalchange.TheWebbringslotsofinformationandknowledgebutwestillneedtousewisdominselectingwhatweuseandinhandlingit.PeoplethinkoftheWebasatechnicalinnovationbutitcouldalsobeafactorinsocialandculturalchange.Actually,ittakesmoretimethanpeoplethinktofindgoodinformationontheWeb.Actually,ittakesmoretimethanpeoplethinktofindgoodinformationontheWeb.WebTraditionalMediaTheWebgivesaccesstoagreatamountofdataandiseasytoaccessinanylocation.Travelisnecessarytovisitlibraries.ItispossibletoputanykindofmaterialuponWebandreachaverylargeaudience.Publishingcompaniesselectauthorsverycarefully;booksarereviewedbyexperts,andeditorsandbookdesignersmakefurtherimprovements.Therearenochecksonmaterialtobepu