大学二年级上册创意阅读3 Unit 15 Fifteen.doc

1、Unit FifteenThe Linux StoryWords to noteAkin 8; arbiter 13; cannon 10; clumsy 14; crawling 11; embraced 1; eminent 21; feasted 20; idolized 17; innovation 18; intricate 5; scruffy 6; shunned 19; simulations 7; skipped 9; sneak 15; studious 2; surreptitiously 4; unpremeditated 12; voracious 16; wind

2、up 3Understanding the textPart A: True or falseStatementsF1Linus is idolized because he is a successful businessman.T2The Linux operating system is now more popular for programming use rather than running on PCs.F3Linus family ignored him and forced him to be independent.T4People can modify Linux to

3、 suit their own purposes.T5The Linux system often had to be brought into companies without the knowledge of bosses.F6The Chinese government favours Linux because it is more powerful than Microsofts system.F7Software compatible with Linux is not currently available.T8Software compatible with Linux is

4、 not currently available for purchase.T9Linux decides on the modifications to be made to the Linux system.F10Linus owns Linux.Corrections1. Linus is idolized because he had created the kernel of a new computer operating system and had given it away free.3. Linus mother and father divorced and that f

5、orced him to be independent.6. The Chinese government favours Linux because they can control it.7. Linux is compatible with a number of software.10. No one owns Linux as a whole it is shared by everyone.Part B: Sentence completionComplete the sentences below. Write on the lines provided.1. a new com

6、puter operating system cal Linux.2. because he allows anyone to use the system free3. Linus Pauling, the famous American chemist and double Nobel Prize winner4. he could not afford a personal version of the popular Unix system5. the ideas become worthlessDeveloping your skillsPart A: Skimming and sc

7、anning: further practiceFactorsFigures1. number of people globally using computers that run Linux30 million2. number of people globally using computers that run Microsoft Windows400 millionPart B: Using your notes accurately1. b) 2. a) 3. b) 4. a) 5. a)Extending your vocabularyPart A: Descriptive words and phrasesCharacteristicsDescriptive Words and Phraseslong-haired, wore glasseshunchedsoft and lightintensestudiousimpressivevoraciouspoorPart B: Specific-topic related wordsProgrammersInstallingSystemsHardwareSoftware compatibleComputersProgrammesSimulationsModels2