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Unit 2 Man and Technology
Text A Part
Para(s).
Main Ideas
Material and technological advances do not really bring happiness to people in the developed countries. Though Americans now are wealthier than they were in the middle of the last century, they are not happier than they used to be.
Technology and happiness are not necessarily closely correlated because people adapt to technological progress too quickly.
The current comments on technology have mostly centered on the bad effects of technology on human relationships rather than particular, harmful technologies.
The most important impact of technology on people’s sense of well-being is in the field of health care.
People in general claim that on a deeper level, technology cannot bring happiness to them, which is just contradictory to the fact that it has greatly improved people’s health and life expectancy.
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Text B
Word Detective 1. 1) b 2) d 3) c 4) a 5) g 6) e 7) f 2.
1) (n.) a person who opposes sb or sth
(n.) a person who takes the opposite side in game or competition
2) (a.) (of opinions) going beyond the usual limits (a.) greatest possible; of the highest degree
3) (n.) a person who works a machine
(n.) a person who works a telephone switchboard
4) (vt.) change sth esp. slightly
(vt.) (of a word) describe or limit the meaning of (another word) 3.
1) take time 2) depending on 3) the other side of the coin 4) compared to
Checking Your Comprehension
1. technology is neither good nor bad. If used properly, it will improve our life; otherwise it will destroy it 2. it has improved our standar4d of life so that we can live longer and better 3. medicine, biotechnology and war
4. are less interested in establishing close relationships with their patients and rely too much on modern medical
technology
5. we will be punished by nature sooner or later 6. the person who uses the technology
Enhance Your Language Awareness I. WORDS IN ACTION
Working with Words and Expressions
1. In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. 1) monitor 2) phenomenon 3) isolation 4) gradual 5) opponent 6) advent 7) genetic 8)consciously 9) extreme 10) nasty 11) boom 12) formal 13) soar 14) survey 15) Similarly 16) modify 17) rough
2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. 1) at the same time 2) are stuck with 3) for certain 4) make no difference 5) on average 6) when it comes to 7) depends on 8) built into 9) come to mind 10) at work
Increasing Your Word Power 1.
Adjectives
Nouns eternity miracle relevance analysis
Adjectives 6) luxurious 7) leisurely 8) subjective 9) prosperous 10) innovative
Nouns
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2) multi-faith 3) multiform 4) multifunction 7) multi-lingual 8) multimedia 9) multimillionaire 1) a multi-faith society 2) a multi-lingual secretary 3) a multimillionaire
4) a multinational motor-manufacturing corporation 5) a multifunction video camera 6) a multi-ethnic community 7) a multimedia dictionary 8) multi-cultural education
9) a multilateral trade negotiation
10) multiform technological cooperation 3
1) j 2) c 3) b 4) i 5) a 6)g 7) d 8) e 9) f 10) h 4.
Adjectives
Nouns cruelty equality locality majority
5) multi-ethnic 6) multilateral 10) multinational
Adjectives Nouns minority originality purity regularity superiority
1) superiority 2) equality 3) originality 4) minority 5) Creativity 6) purity 7) cruelty
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW 1.
1) My mother would not be worried about me if she knew what my life was like. 2) They would probably allow you to do the job if you were in better health.
3) They wouldn’t work with such enthusiasm if they didn’t know what they were working for. 4) I would have to look it up in the dictionary if I didn’t know the meaning of the word. 5) She would understand what we say if she knew Chinese. 6) I would be quite satisfied if you spoke with greater accuracy. 2.
1) If we knew where he was, we would try to get in touch with him 2) If it were not for the expense involved, we would go there by plane. 3) If we were to miss the train, we would have to wait another four hours.
4) If we pooled all our resources, we would have enough money to buy the equipment.
5) If he didn’t have a strong love for the handicapped children, he wouldn’t be working so tirelessly for them.
CLOZE
1) emphasize 2) opposite 3) improved 4) luxuries 5) benefited 6) obviously 7) consciously 8) fractures 9) eternal 10) groundbreaking 11) entitled 12) correlation 13) depends 14) exclusively
TRANSLATION
1、He really know a lot about theory, but when it comes to actual work, he seems to be quite ignorant.
2、The newest survey shows / showed that the majority of citizens support/supported the government’s plan to build a library.
3、The two countries could reach agreement successfully on scientific and technological cooperation because several factors favorable to their cooperation had been at work.
4、I saw the film when I was in primary school, but just won’t come to mind this moment.
5、He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about twelve hours every day on average.
6、Is it necessary to know his height? To me，it is irrelevant to whether he can be a good lawyer or not. 7、The cupboard is build into the wall so that it both saves space and is convenient to use.
8、These worker can earn more than we do, but the other side of the coin is that their job is more dangerous. 9、Helen majors in economics at the university at the same time she studies philosophy as her second major.
10、What is the most important is that you must find out and solve the problems by yourselves. It makes no
difference whether I go there or not. 2. Nowadays, many people are enjoying the benefits brought about by material and technological advances unimaginable in previous eras. With the development of science and technology, people’s standard of living is getting higher and higher. People’s life expectancy has soared, too.
However, oddly enough, many people do not feel happier than they used to be. It can be seen that there is no close correlation between people’s income and their happiness. Happiness cannot, after all, be bought with money.
Although the majority of people are not very satisfied with their lives, they are happy to be alive, and the more time they get on earth, the better off they feel they’ll be. What is important is that material wealth is far from enough. People need spiritual happiness, too.
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2022-04-08
