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1Unit2ManandTechnologyTaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas(P38)1.AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.1)No.ThesurveyshowedthatthemajorityofAmericansdidnotbecomehappierwiththeadvancementoftechnology.Infact,thepercentageofpeoplewhosaytheyare“veryhappy”hasfallenslightlysincetheearly1970s,eventhoughtheirincomehasincreasedconsiderably.2)AccordingtoEasterlin,moneycannotmakepeoplehappierafteracertainpoint,thatis,whenpeopleareabletomeettheneedsforadecentlife.3)Accordingtotheauthor,withtechnologicalinventionssuchaslinkeddatabases,theInternetandTV,peoplehavelessprivacyandlesstimeforreal-worldcommunication.Asaresult,theytendtobemorelonelyanddepressed.4)Themostimportantimpactoftechnologyonpeople’slifeisinthefieldofhealthcare.Thedevelopmentofmedicaltechnologyhasgreatlyincreasedpeople’slifeexpectancyandimprovedtheirqualityoflife.Sothevastmajorityofpeoplearehappytobealive,andthemoretimetheygetonearth,thebetterofftheyfeelthey’llbe.5)Onthewhole,theauthorcitesexamplestoillustratethattheadvancesintechnologydonotnecessarilymakepeoplehappier.TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines(P39)Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicisedparts.1.Besidesstrivingformaterialsuccess,Americansarepursuinganenjoyablelifeafterwork.Becauseoftheirdemandforentertainment,TVandfilmproductionsandotherenterprisesthatprovideleisureactivitieshavedevelopedintoextremelyproductiveandprofitableindustries.2.Peoplegenerallybelievethatthemoremoneyonepossesses,thehappierhe/shebecomes.However,accordingtoEasterlin,whenpeoplebecomecomparativelywelloff,theincreaseofmoneycannotmakethemhappier.Moneycansatisfyone’smaterialneeds,butcannotbuyhim/herlove,friendship,orfamilytiesthatwouldmakehim/heremotionallysatisfied.3.TVisatypicalexampletodemonstratehowtechnologicalinventionsisolatepeopleandcommunityfromeachother.Ittakesawaythetimethatpeoplewouldotherwiseuseotcommunicatewitheachother,especiallyamongfamilymembers,andtoparticipateincommunityactivities.Peoplearelikelytocaremoreaboutwhathappensinthevirtualworld,whileignoringthefeelingsandneedsofthosearoundthemintherealworld.4.Theoriginalmeaningofthejokeisthatthefoodmaynotbesodelicious,butwestillwanttobeservedasmuchaspossible.“Food”herereferstolife,and“portions”referstolifeexpectancy.Thejokehereimpliesthatwewanttoliveaslongaspossiblethoughwemaynotbeleadingahappylife.CheckingYourVocabulary(P44)WordDetective21.FindtherightdefinitioninColumnBforeachitalicisedwordinColumnA.PutthecorrespondingletterinthespaceprovidedinColumnA.Thenumberoftheparagraphinwhichthetargetwordappearsisgiveninbrackets.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.1)b2)d3)c4)a5)g6)e7)f2.Readthefollowingpairsofsentencescarefullyandthen,withthehelpofadictionary,writedowninEnglishthemeaningoftheitalicisedwordineachsentence.NotethatthemeaningoftheitalicisedwordinSentenceAissimilartothatinTextB.Thenumberoftheparagraphinwhichthetargetwordappearsisgiveninbrackets..1)(n.)apersonwhoopposessb.orsth.(n.)apersonwhotakestheoppositesideinagameorcompetition2)(a.)(ofopinions)goingbeyondtheusuallimits(a.)greatestpossible;ofthehighestdegree3)(n.)apersonwhoworksamachine(n.)apersonwhoworksatelephoneswitchboard4)(vt.)change(sth.),esp.slightly(vt.)(ofaword)describeorlimitthemeaningof(anotherword)3.FillineachblankinthefollowingsentenceswithaphrasefromTextB.Boththemeaningandthenumberoftheparagraphinwhichthetargetphraseappearsaregiveninbrackets.1)taketime2)dependingon3)theothersideofthecoin4)comparedtoCheckingYourComprehension(P46)CompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeinformationcontainedinTextB.Youmayrefertothetextafteryouhavefinishedthetask.1.technologyisneithergoodorbad.Ifusedproperly,itwillimproveourlife;otherwiseitwilldestroyit2.ithasimprovedourstandardoflifesothatwecanlivelongerandbetter3.medicine,biotechnologyandwar4.arelessinterestedinestablishingcloserelationshipswiththeirpatientsandrelytoomuchonmodernmedicaltechnology5.wewillbepunishedbynaturesoonerorlater6.thepersonwhousesthetechnologyWordsInAction(P547)1.Intheboxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)monitor2)phenomenon3)isolation4)gradual5)opponent6)advent7)genetic8)consciously9)extreme10)nasty11)boom12)formal13)soar14)survey15)Similarly16)modify17)rough2.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethesentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.31)atthesametime2)arestuckwith3)forcertain4)makenodifference5)onaverage6)whenitcomesto7)dependson8)builtinto9)cometomind10)atworkIncreasingYourWordPower(P49)1.WordFamily.Wordsthatcomefromthesamerootmaybesaidtobelongtothesamefamily.Gettingacquaintedwitheachmemberofthefamilyisasurewaytoincreaseyourwordpower.Nowcompletethefollowingtablewithwordsofthesamefamily.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.AdjectivesNounsAdjectivesNouns1)technologicaltechnology6)luxuriousluxury2)eternaleternity7)leisurelyleisure3)miraculousmiracle8)subjectivesubject4)relevantrelevance9)prosperousprosperity5)analyticalanalysis10)innovativeinnovation2.WordBuilding.Nowad