新课标同步导学高一英语课件：Module 6《The Internet and Telecommunications》 牵手课堂（山东专用外研版必修1）.pptVIP

Module 6　The Internet and Telecommunications 因特网与电信 The Internet and computers 计算机和网络的发明给我们的生活带来了很大的方便，我们无时无刻不在享受着它们的恩惠。因特网已渗透到我们生活的方方面面，它将继续影响着你我他。 Perhaps，the invention of the Internet is one of the biggest inventions in the modern world.In today’s world we can’t think of life without it.May it be for personal or professional use，we all depend upon it so heavily.The Internet has changed how businessmen do business in the current (当前的) time and how people communicate with each other.For convenience，speed，ease of use，and cost purposes it is now used as the most useful communication method all over the world. May it be social，economic，cultural and even political use，this life-changing technology has touched us all in some form or other.We are all so heavily dependent on the Internet，but experts say whatever we are seeing it today as a technology is just the tip of the iceberg.That’s because the Internet as a technology has large possibilities that will change our life in many ways. So in short，we can say the Internet as a technology has influenced all of us and will also continue to influence us in the coming years.Gone are the days when the Internet was meant for business or hi-tech people.Now it has become a common household technology without which we can’t live for even a single day.Almost daily we hear about one success story or invention or other，and still the story continues. Another major invention before the Internet was the invention of the computer.Frankly (坦率地) speaking，when it comes to the history of computers，there is hardly any single person that could be named as its inventor.However，the first attempt that paved the way for the modern computer was made by Konrad Zuse.It is believed that this German scientist in 1936 created the first programmable computing device (设备)，which later became the fully programmable device called the computer. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1．The experts may agree that________. A．the Internet