Unit1LivingwithtechnologyTechnologyCreatesorSolvesProblems?人类文明受技术的影响从未像今天这样强烈，卫星、克隆和互联网都是很好的例子。当然，技术也带来了一些新的问题，关键是让技术通过自身发展克服它们。Itseemsthathumancivilizationhasneverbeenasfueledbytechnologyasitistoday.Satellites，CloningandInternetareallexamplesoftechnologythathasreshapedourlifetoanunprecedenteddegree.Whatmattersmostnowadaysisthatthepoweroftechnologymustbeensuredtoovershadowthecursesitbringsabout.Itmustbepointedoutthattechnologycanaggravateexistingproblemsthatarefarfromitsoriginaltarget.Atomicenergyisjustthecaseinpoint.Althoughitsresearcheshaveaviewofoptimizingthecurrentenergysources，atomictechnologyisrepeatedlyemployedtomanufacturedeadlyweaponsforthepurposeofdeterringorevendestroyingothercountries.Technologycanalsocreatenewproblemswithoutalleviatingthepreviousones.Thereisnobetterexamplethantheautomobile.Wasn'tittheinventor'spromisethatautomobilescouldbringspeedandconveniencetotheirowners，thussurpassingtheothermeansoftransportation?Buteverymorningatrushhours，carownersenjoyneitherspeednorconveniencefromcarownership.Meanwhilecarexhaustremainsanalarmingeffectonourenvironment.Therefore，technologyisbynomeansa“cureall”solution.Yetthereisnoneedtousetheabovereasonsasexcusestostopthedevelopmentoftechnology.Thekeyistocontroltheproblemsandallowthetechnologytoovercomethemthroughselfadvancement.[阅读障碍词]1．unprecedentedadj.前所未有的2．overshadowvt.遮挡3．aggravatevt.使严重4．optimizevt.充分利用5．detervt.制止6．alleviatevt.缓解[诱思导读]1．Whatdoesatomictechnologybringusaccordingtothepassage?Itcanletpeoplemakefulluseofthecurrentenergysourcesbutitalsohelpsmanufacturedeadlyweapons.2．Whatisyouropinionoftechnology?Technologycannotonlybringdevelopmentofhumancivilizationbutalsocauseproblems.Weshouldlearnhowtocontrolandsolvetheproblems.SectionⅠReading(Ⅰ)(Welcometotheunit&Reading)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.evolutionA．vt.制造；修筑，建造()2.principleB．n.演变，发展；进化()3.receiverC．n.原理，法则；道德原则，行为准则()4.windD．n.无线电接收机；听筒，受话器；接受者()5.constructE．vt.&vi.上发条；缠绕；蜿蜒，曲折()6.portableF．n.专利权；专利证书()7.digitalG．vt.播放，转播；接转，转发n．接力赛；中继设备()8.storageH．adj.便携式的，轻便的()9.patentI．adj.数字信息系统的，数码的，数字式的()10.relayJ．n.存储，储藏(空间)[答案]1－5BCDEA6－10HIJFGⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A．受益于，从……中受益B．对……做出贡献；有助于C．上发条D．与……齐头并进；与……保持同步E．依靠F．有使用……的权利(机会)()1.Theclockstopped.Iwoundituptomakeittickregularly.()2.Onlythendidwerealizethatoureconomyhadbenefitedfromthenewtechnologiesgreatly.()3.Thishorseistooweaktokeeppacewiththeothers.()4.Withthehelpofthecharity，thechildrencanhaveaccesstotheInternet.()5.Wehopeyoursuggestionwillcontributetosolvingtheproblem.()6.Itwouldbebettertorelyonourselvesthanonothers.[答案]1－6CADFBETheevolutionofvideoandsounddevices(设备)EarlyhistoryofTVThefirstpublicTVbroadcastsweremadeintheUSAin1925.Later，in1928，thefirstlongdistanceTVbroadcastwasmadebetweentheUKandtheUSA.Regularpublicbroadcastingfollowedshortlyafterwards，firstbeginningon11May1928inNewYorkandon20August1929inLondon①.ManydifferentpeoplecontributedtothedevelopmentofTV.MostearlyTVbroadcastsweremadeusingasystemdevelopedbyJohnLogieBaird②intheUK.However，hissystemwasveryprimitiveandhadmanydr...
