1.make up组成；编造；弥补；化妆；和好

3.find out找出，发现，查明

4.be pessimistic/optimistic about...对......悲观/乐观

5.take action采取行动

Ⅲ.重点句式

1.in the last/past＋时间段，句子谓语用现在完成时

In the last thirty years，the Internet has grown(grow) rapidly.三十年来，因特网迅猛发展。

2.it 作形式主语

...，"it is clear that we are going to see a huge growth in shopping on the Internet."

......，"很显然，我们将会看到网络购物的巨大增长。"

3.as if/though...仿佛......，好像......

Some experts see our future in virtual reality-the use of computers with sounds and pictures that make you feel as if/though you are in a real situation.

一些专家预见了虚拟现实的未来--计算机通过声音和图像模拟现实，以使人感到仿佛置身于一个真实的空间中。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)、误(F)

1.More and more computers will be connected to the Internet.(T)

2.The Internet came into the world in the 1980s.(F)

3.Some experts are pessimistic about the future of the Internet because they are worrying that the world won't be safe.(T)

4.Peter Anderson thinks people will be able to work in a virtual world.(T)

5.We can live in virtual reality completely.(F)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1.The writer writes this passage in order to .

A.show us the bright future of cyberspace

B.tell people the disadvantages of the Net

C.build up the future picture of the influence of the Net on our life