大学英语精读第三册Unit 10 the fantastic spurt in technology

BeforeReading_1.1Directions:

Whatwilloccurtoyouwheneverwementiontheword“technology”?Writedownasmanywordsaspossible.WordWebspacecraftrocketplanesrobotsComputerandinternetadvancedmedicalequipmentsSmartphonesgeneticallymodifiedfood(转基因产品)SymbolsoftechnologyAboutlessthanacenturyago/intheearlytwentiethcentury,whatistheclassicsymboloftechnology?Smokysteelmills/factoriesNoisymachinesAssemblylineTheinventionoftelevisionEtc.Thefirsttelevisionandthefirstcoloredtelevisionintheworld1954Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcenturyTelevision—butsmarterComputer&InternetSymbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcenturySymbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcenturysmartphoneshavemoreadvancedcomputingcapabilityandconnectivity.High-speeddataaccessisprovidedbyWi-Fi,mobilebroadband(移动宽带)andBluetooth.

Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcentury

RobotsArobotisplayingchesswithahumanbeing.Arobotwithahuman-likeheadcanspeak,singwithhumanvoiceandfacialexpression,beingabletodoalotoftasks.DeanofaSculptureInstituteinXi’ansittingwitharobotwhichresembleshimandisinventedwiththeprototypeofhim.Itcanspeak,smileandwink…Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcentury

3Dprinting---describedasthe“futureofmanufacturing”It

is

used

in

a

variety

of

industries

including

jewelry,

footwear,

industrial

design,

architecture,engineering

and

construction,aerospace,and

medical

industries,

education,etc.Googleglass—Google’swearablecomputer.Anevolutionofthesmartphone.Itallowsyoutouseverbalcommandstobrowsetheinternet,takepictures,sendmessagesandmore.Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcenturyFlyingcarsarenowareality–settolaunchin2015.Thesecarswillgoonsalein2015.Symbolsoftechnologyinthe21stcentury…andmore.1.Whatdoestechnologymeantous?2.Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?

3.Whatwilllifebelikein50years?Watchthevideoclip“theworldin50years”

BeforeReading_3_5_POPGroupDiscussionIstheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?advantagesdisadvantages

Technologyshortensthedistancebetweenpeopleandmakescommunicationmucheasier.eg.InternetModernmeansoftransportation,suchasairplanesandhigh-speedtrainsmakeourjourneysmootherandfaster.Modernmedicineprolongsourlifeandrelievespatientsfrompain.technologyexpandsourvisionoftheworld.

Weaponsofmassdestructionhavebeeninventedandusedinwarsinwhichlargenumbersofinnocentpeoplehavebeenkilled.

theirrationalinvasionofnatureandtheunlimitedexploitationofnaturalresourcestheabuseoftechnologicalinventionsforevilpurposes,eg.onlinebankingtheft,videogameviolence

TheFantasticSpurtinTechnologyUnit10工艺技术上不可思议的突飞猛进spurt:n.ashortsuddenincreaseofactivity,effortorspeed;burst.猛增；突然加速；迸发PartDivisionPartI

Peoplemayhaveinadequateandmisleadingideasontechnologyandtheneedtochangetheirviews.PartII

Ourtimeshavewitnessedagreatleapforwardintechnology.PartIII

Technologyfeedsonitself.

Paras.1-2

Paras.3-6Paras.7-11

WordStudyArticleAlvinTofflerwritesaboutthefactthattechnologyisadvancingmuchfastertodaythaneverbeforeinhistory.Thesymbolsoftechnologyarenolongerthefactorysmokestackortheassemblyline.Asweheadintothefuture,thepacewillquickenstillfurther.GlobeReading.1.1

AssemblyLine

Theassemblylineisasystemofmanufacturinginwhicheachworkerperformsaspecializedoperationonanunfinishedproductasitismovedpasthisorherstationbyaconveyor.(流水装配线)ReadParas.1-2andanswerthefollowingquestions.Whataretheoldsymbolsoftechnology?Dothesesymbolstrulyrepresentmoderntechnology?Whyorwhynot?Smokysteelmillsornoisymachines.2)Assemblylinesorblastfurnaces(鼓风炉).No.theyareinadequateandmisleading.Technologyhasalwaysbeenmorethanfactoriesandmachines.2)Technologyincludestechniques,orwaystodothings,aswellasthemachinesthatmayormaynotbenecessarytoapplythem.3)Inmostofthenewindustries,quietandcleansurroundingsarecharacteristic.1.Tomostpeoplethetermtechnologyconjuresupimagesofsmokysteelmillsornoisymachines.PerhapstheclassicrepresentationoftechnologyisstilltheassemblylinecreatedbyHenryFordhalfacenturyagoandmadeintoasocialsymbolbyCharlieChaplininModernTimes.Thissymbol,however,hasalwaysbeeninadequateandmisleading,fortechnologyhasalwaysbeenmorethanfactoriesandmachines.TheinventionofthehorsecollarinthemiddleagesledtomajorchangesinagriculturalmethodsandwasasmuchatechnologicaladvanceastheinventionoftheBessemerfurnacecenturieslater.Moreover,technologyincludestechniques,orwaystodothings,aswellasthemachinesthatmayormaynotbenecessarytoapplythem.Itincludeswaystomakechemicalreactionsoccur,waystobreedfish,plantforests,lighttheaters,countvotesorteachhistory.Article1_S选票统计养鱼造林剧院照明VSArticle2-3_S2.Theoldsymbolsoftechnologyareevenmoremisleadingtoday,whenthemostadvancedtechnologicalprocessesarecarriedoutfarfromassemblylinesorblastfurnaces.Indeed,inelectronics,inspacetechnology,inmostofthenewindustries,quietandcleansurroundingsarecharacteristic—evensometimesessential.Andtheassemblyline—theorganizationoflargenumbersofmentocarryoutsimplerepetitivefunctions—isoutdated.Itistimeforoursymbolsoftechnologytochange—tocatchupwiththequickeningchangesintechnologyitself.在今天，最先进的技术工艺是在流水作业线或鼓风炉的操作截然不同。因而，旧的技术象征就会使人产生误解。的确，安静和洁净的工作环境是电子技术，太空技术以及大部分新工业的特点------甚至有时是非要不可的。而且，流水作业线------大批的人重复进行简单操作的这种组织-------已经过时。是我们改变技术象征的时候了------只有这样，才能跟上技术本身加速变化的步伐。Itis(about/high)timeforsb.todosth.Itis(about/high)timesb.didsth.e.g.It’shightimemancontrolledtheincreasingpopulation.Questions:Whatisthecharacteristicofthenewindustries?Whatisoutdated?AfterReading_1.11.

不可思议的突飞猛进

2.

联想到

3.

流水装配线

4.使……成为社会象征5.中世纪 6.典型的代表 7.养鱼8.造林fantasticspurtconjureupassemblylinemake…intoasocialsymbolthemiddleagesclassicrepresentationbreedfishplantforestsUsefulExpressionsofPara.19.技术进步

10.选票统计technologicaladvancecountvotesBeforeReading_5.1CharlieChaplin(1889~1977):motion-pictureactor,director,andproducer

CharlieChaplinwasasuperstarofsilentcomediesandoneofthegreatesticonsofthe20th-centuryfilm.Hewasbornon16April,1889inLondonanddiedon25December,1977inCorsier-sur-VeveyinSwitzerland.

Hisbest-knownfilmsincludeTheGoldRush(1925),CityLights(1931),ModernTimes(1936),TheGreatDictator(1940),Limelight(1952)andA

KinginNewYork(1957).CharlieChaplinBackgroundinformation1.HenryFordHenryFord(1863~1947):AmericanautomobiledesignerandmanufacturerJuly30,1863BeingbornonafarmnearDearborn,Michigan,U.S.A.1879Obtaininghisfirstjob,asanapprenticemachinist1896Completinghisfirstworkingmodelofanautomobile.June16,1903FoundingtheFordMotorCompanyinDetroitOctober7,1913Introducingtheassemblylinemethodofmanufacturingautos1914AnnouncinghisplantosharetheFordMotorCompany’sprofitswithworkers,payingthem$5.00foraneight-hourdayBy1915HiscompanysellingalmosthalfofalltheautomobilesproducedintheU.S.A.April7,1947HediedinDearborn,Michigan,U.S.A..Tomostpeoplethetermtechnologyconjuresupimagesofsmokysteelmillsornoisymachines:Thewordtechnologycausesmostpeopletothinkofsmokysteelfactoriesornoisymachines.conjureup:causesthtoappearinthemind.使联想起Eg:他常常回忆自己童年时的情景。Heoftenconjuredupvisionsofhischildhood.GlobeReading.1.2Ahorsecollarisadeviceusedtodistributeloadaroundahorse’sneck,forpullingawagonorplow.Thehorsecollarwasinventedby100BCinChina,andspreadtoEuroperoundthe8thor9thcentury.（马轭）inadequate:a.notenough;insufficient;

不充足的；不适当的e.g.Oneoftheproblemsfacingthenewmayoristheinadequatewatersupplyofthecity.Withoutanyexperienceinteaching,Iwasinadequateforthejob.

surroundings:n.theobjects,buildings,naturalthings,etc.thatarearoundapersonorthingataparticulartime——surroundings&environment这两个名词均含“环境”之意。——surroundings:

Whenyouaredescribingtheplacewhereyouareatthemoment,ortheplacewhereyoulive,youcanrefertoitasyour

surroundings.指人所在的周围地区或事物。它有两个特点：1）只指具体的物质的东西；2）一定要用复数。——environment:

isallthecircumstances,people,things,andeventsaroundthemthatinfluencetheirlife.

强调指对人的感情、品德思想等产生影响的环境。characteristic:

adj.verytypicalofaparticularthingorofsomeone’scharacterEg:信息时代的典型现象是广泛使用计算机。ThewideuseofcomputersischaracteristicoftheInformationAge.becharacteristicof…:是……的特点Eg:你认为贪婪和不诚实是所有商人的特征吗？Doyoubelievethatgreedanddishonestyarecharacteristicof

allbusinessmen?Pattern:

n.特征，特色，特性Eg:Some

animals

possess

the

characteristic

of

man.

有些动物具有人类的特征。mislead:Ifyousaythatsomeoneorsomething

hasmisled

you,youmeanthattheyhavemadeyoubelievesomethingthatisnottrue,eitherbytellingyoualieorbygivingyouawrongideaorimpression.使做错事；引入歧途Heisagoodboy,butbadcompanionsmisledhim.他是个好孩子，但坏伙伴把他带坏了。misunderstand；misuse；misfortunemisleading:

adj.likelytomakesb.believesth.thatisnottrue

我父亲从不相信广告。他认为大多数广告都是误导的。Myfatherneverbelievesinadvertisements.Hethinksmostofthemaremisleading.GlobeReading.1.3TheBessemerFurnaceItisafurnaceformakingsteelbyblastingcompressedairthroughmolteniron,burningoutexcesscarbonandotherimpurities.ItwasnamedafterSirHenryBessemer(1813~1898),aBritishmetallurgist(冶金学家)andinventor.TheBessemerprocessincreasedsteelproductionandgreatlylowereditscost.贝西默鼓风炉GlobeReading.2.2ProgressinTransportationTimeMeansofTransportSpeed(mph)6000BCcamelcaravanaveraging8about1600BCchariotabout201784mailcoachaveraging101825firststeamlocomotive131825greatsailingship6.51880’smoreadvancedsteamlocomotive1001938airplanemorethan4001958airplane1960’srocketplane4,0001960’sspaceship18,000morethan800PartIIParas.3-6Ourtimeshavewitnessedagreatleapforwardintechnology.3.Thisaccelerationisfrequently

dramatizedbyabriefaccount

oftheprogressintransportation.Ithasbeenpointedout,forexample,thatin6000BCthefastesttransportationavailable

tomanoverlongdistanceswasthecamelcaravan,averagingeightmilesperhour(mph).Itwasnotuntilabout1600BCwhenthechariotwasinventedthatthemaximumspeedwasraisedtoroughlytwentymilesperhour.4.Soimpressivewasthisinvention,sodifficultwasittoexceedthisspeedlimit,thatnearly3,500yearslater,whenthefirstmailcoachbeganoperatinginEnglandin1784,itaveragedameretenmph.Thefirststeamlocomotive,introducedin1825,couldhaveatopspeedofonlythirteenmphandthegreatsailingshipsofthetimelaboredalongatlessthanhalfthatspeed.Itwasprobablynotuntilthe1880’sthatman,withthehelpofamoreadvancedsteamlocomotive,managedtoreachaspeedofonehundredmph.Ittookthehumanracemillionsofyearstoattainthatrecord.Article3-4_Slabouralong:费力地前进简要地回顾一下交通发展史，工艺技术的这种加速变化往往便可得到生动形象的说明。Article5-6_S5.Ittookonlyfifty-eightyears,however,togofourtimesthatfast,sothatby1938meninairplanesweretravelingatbetterthan400mph.Ittookameretwenty-yearflickoftimetodoublethelimitagain.Andbythe1960’srocketplanesapproachedspeedsof4,000mph.andmeninspacecapsules

werecirclingtheearthat18,000mph.6.Whetherweexaminedistancestraveled,altitudesreached,ormineralsmined,thesameaccelerativetrendisobvious.Thepattern,hereandinathousandotherstatisticalseries,isabsolutelyclearandunmistakable.Thousandsofyearsgoby,andthen,inourowntimes,asuddenburstingofthelimits,afantasticspurtforward.minetheminerals:开采矿产accelerate:v.

Iftheprocessorrateofsomething

accelerates

orifsomethingaccelerates

it,itgetsfasterandfaster.使加速;加速Eg:Growthwillaccelerateto2.9percentnextyear.增长明年将加快到2.9%。n.accelerationadj.accelerative政府采取了有效措施来加速经济的发展速度。Thegovernmenthastakeneffectivemeasurestoacceleratetherateofeconomicgrowth.

CamelCaravanUsingpackanimalstohaul(拉)peopleandgoodsisstillatypicalmodeoftransportationinsomepartsoftheworld.Achariotisavehiclewithtwowheelspulledbyahorse,usedinancienttimesinbattlesandraces.LocomotiveAlocomotiveisarailwayenginethatrunsonrailsandisself-propelledbyanyofseveralformsofenergyforthepurposeofmovingrailroadcars.Aspacecapsuleisanoftenmannedspacecraftwhichhasasimpleshapeforthemainsection,withoutanywingsorotherfeaturestocreateliftduringatmosphericreentry(返回大气层).dramatizevt.1)change(abook,astory,etc.)intotheformofaplay把（小说、故事等）改编为剧本e.g.SoonafterBaJinpublishedhisnovelFamily,itwasdramatizedbyhisfriendCaoYu.Andtheplayprovedasmuchasuccessasthenovel.

2)toshoworexpressinadramatic(exciting,interesting,colorful,vivid,impressive)way

把…戏剧化，演戏似表现e.g.heyhaveatendencytoshowoff,todramatizealmosteverysituation.他们有一种炫耀的倾向,几乎任何情况都要大肆渲染一番。Thesuffix“-ize”(-ise)isaddedtonounsofadjectivestoformverbswiththemeaningof“make(into)”;“(cause)tobecome”使成为；使像；使变成P250Ex.IVaccount:n.awrittenorspokenreport;description报道，叙述，描写e.g.Hegaveusadetailedaccountofwhathadhappenedatthemeetingaweekago.

oaccount:考虑；重视(oconsideration)onaccountof:因为，由于onnoaccount决不accountv.accountfor:解释，说明；（指数量等）占Eg:Studentsaccountfor

50%ofourcustomers.

available:adj.sth.thatisavailableisabletobeusedorcaneasilybeboughtorfoundI’mafraidmybicycleisnotavailable;itisbeingrepaired.今晚音乐会的票买不到了。Therearenoticketsavailablefortonight’sconcert.beavailable若以人做主语时，为“有空的，不忙碌的”Heisnotavailableforthejob.b)available一般作表语，不作定语；若要修饰名词时，通常放在所修饰的名词之后。——Thisistheonlyreferencebookavailablehere.这是这里能得到的唯一的一本参考书。exceed:v.bemoreorgreaterthan;domorethan;gobeyondThetemperatureinthisregionneverexceeds30degrees.exceedone’sexpectation出乎某人的预料exceedinsth.在……方面领先，超过goby:(oftime)pass走过，过去e.g.Timegoesbyquickly.Itismorethanayearsinceweenteredtheuniversity.Nearlyadecadewentbybeforetheymetagainintheirhometown.

Thousandsofyearsgoby,andthen,inourowntimes,asuddenburstingofthelimits,afantasticspurtforward.Thousandsofyearshavepassed,duringwhichprogressintechnologyhasbeensloworinsignificant,andthen,allofasudden,inourowntimes,thelimits(ofspeed,flyingaltitude,etc.)havebeenbroken,andmanhasmadeabigleapforwardintechnology.然后，到了我们的时代，一切极限突然统统被打破，出现了不可思议的突飞猛进。InGreatBritain,themailcoachorpostcoachwasahorse-drawncarriagethatcarriedmaildeliveries,from1784.Thecoachwasdrawnbyfourhorsesandhadseatingforfourpassengersinside.

Soimpressivewasthisinvention,sodifficultwasittoexceedthisspeedlimit,thatnearly3,500yearslater,whenthefirstmailcoachbeganoperatinginEnglandin1784,itaveragedameretenmph.当“so/such...that...”结构中的so,such连同它所直接修饰的成分共同位于句首表示强调时，主句要进行倒装(that后面的结果状语从句不倒装)。Eg:1)Soangrywashethathecouldn’tspeak.他愤怒得一句话也说不出来。2)Tosuchanextentdotheparentslovetheirsonthattheyhavetriedtosatisfyeverydemandofhis.父母俩爱子爱到了如此程度，以至于尽量满足他的任何要求。(tosuch放于句首，主句呈现部分倒装的形式)Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A.IdidfindB.didIfindC.IhavefoundD.haveIfoundExerciseVIStructure–P252Soabsurdwashismannerthateveryonestaredathim.3.Soforcefullydidhespeakatthemeetingthateveryonepresentwasconvinced.AfterReading_1.2

laboralongattaintherecordameretwenty-yearflickoftimeUsefulExpressionsofParas.2-6最先进的工艺流程加速变化简要描述最高速度超过限速蒸汽机车艰难地航行达到记录

20年瞬息功夫themostadvancedtechnologicalprocessquickeningchangesabriefaccountofmaximumspeedexceedthespeedlimitasteamlocomotiveGlobeReading.3FillintheblankswiththeinformationfromParas.7-11.BlankFillingforPartIIIDirections:

Technologicalinventionconsistsof.Theyare

.

2.Technologyisadvancingmuchmorequicklythanbeforebecause.

3.Thetimebetweenthestagesofideaandapplicationismuchshorternowthanitwasintheancienttimesbecause

.4.Theauthorusestheexamplesof“refrigerator”and“television”toshow

.thatnowadaysthetimebetweenapplicationanddiffusionhasbeenshortenedandthreestages___________thecreativeidea,itspracticalapplicationanditsdiffusionorspreadthroughsociety__________________________________________________________________nowthetimebetweeneachstepinthiscyclehasbeenmuchshortened_________________________________________________________allkindsofsocialdeviceshavebeenInventedtospeeduptheprocess_______________________________________________________thepaceofdiffusionisrisingrapidly_______________________________________________________________________________________________7.Thereasonforthisisthattechnologyfeedsonitself.Technologymakesmoretechnologypossible,aswecanseeifwelookforamomentattheprocessofinnovation.Technologicalinnovationconsistsofthreestages,linkedtogetherintoaself-reinforcingcycle.First,thereisthecreative,feasibleidea.Second,itspracticalapplication.Third,itsdiffusionthroughsociety.8.Theprocessiscompleted,theloopclosed,whenthediffusionoftechnologyembodyingthenewidea,inturn,helpsgeneratenewcreativeideas.Todaythereisevidencethatthetimebetweeneachofthestepsinthiscyclehasbeenshortened.9.Thusitisnotmerelytrue,asfrequentlynoted,that90percentofallthescientistswhoeverlivedarenowalive,andthatnewscientificdiscoveriesarebeingmadeeveryday.Thesenewideasareputtoworkmuchmorequicklythaneverbefore.Thetimebetweenthefirstandsecondstagesofthecycle—betweenideaandapplication—hasbeenradicallyreduced.Thisisastrikingdifferencebetweenourselvesandourancestors.Itisnotthatwearemoreeagerorlesslazythanourancestors,butwehave,withthepassageoftime,inventedallsortsofsocialdevicestohastentheprocess.Article7-8_S当体现这一新思想的技术推广反过来帮助产生新的创造性思想时，这一过程就完成了，这个循环也就结束了。Thereisevidencethat…:有证据证明

随着时间的推移PartIIIhasten:quicken/accelerate10.Butifittakeslesstimetobringanewideatothemarketplace,italsotakeslesstimeforittosweepthroughthesociety.Forexample,therefrigeratorwasintroducedintheUnitedStatesbefore1920,yetitspeakproductiondidnotcomeuntilmorethanthirtyyearslater.However,by1950—inonlyafewyears—televisionhadgrownfromalaboratorynoveltytothebiggestpartofshowbusiness.Sothe

intervalbetweenthesecondandthirdstagesofthecycle—betweenapplicationanddiffusion—haslikewisebeencut,andthepaceofdiffusionisrisingwithastonishingspeed.11.Thestepped-uppaceofinvention,applicationanddiffusion,inturn,acceleratesthewholecyclestillfurther.Fornewmachinesortechniquesarenotmerelyaproduct,butasource,offreshcreativeideas.stepped-up:

adj.increasedinsize,speed,orextent.

增加的，加大的；加强的；加速的发明，应用以及推广，各个阶段的快节奏反过来是整个循环得到更进一步的加速发展。因为新机器，新技术既是有创造性的新思想的产物，又是其它新思想的源泉。

Question:Whatexamplesdoestheauthorgivetoshowthatthetimebetweenapplicationanddiffusionhasbeengreatlyreduced?1.What’sthemeaningof“feedonitself”hereinChinese?2.Canyoufindawordinthisparagraphwhichhasalmostthesamemeaningwiththisphrase?自身的扶植作用。Itis“self-reinforcing”.Thereasonforthisisthattechnologyfeedsonitself.reinforce:

Ifsomething

reinforces

anideaorpointofview,itprovidesmoreevidenceorsupportforit.加强，巩固Eg:Hereinforcedhisargumentwithmanyfacts.他用很多事实进一步证实了他的论点。diffuse:Ifsomethingsuchasknowledgeorinformation

isdiffused,orifitdiffuses

somewhere,itismadeknownoverawideareaortoalotofpeople.传播(知识、消息等);散布Eg:Overtime,however,thetechnologyisdiffusedandadoptedbyothercountries.然而，随着时间的推移，这项技术在其它国家得以传播并使用。n.diffusion扩散，传播interval:An

interval

betweentwoeventsordatesistheperiodoftimebetweenthem.间隔Eg:圣诞节和元旦相隔一周时间。

ThereisanintervalofaweekbetweenChristmasandNewYear’sDay.Collocation:atintervals每隔一定的时间(或距离)；不时；到处intheintervals不一会儿，不久embodyv.express,represent体现(em-:在里面)e.g.Dr.Brown’slatestbookembodiedallhisnewideasoneducation.艺术家在他的作品里体现了对大自然的热爱。Theartistembodieshisloveofnatureinhisworks.novelty:n.Novelty

isthequalityofbeingdifferent,new,andunusual.新奇Eg:Inthecontemporarywesternworld,rapidlychangingstylescatertoadesirefornoveltyandindividualism.在当代西方世界，快速变换着的款式迎合了人们对新奇和独特性的追求。同义词：originalityfeedon:takeasfood以…为食物，以…为能源

--LuXunoncesaid:“Cowsfeedongrassbutwhattheyproduceismilk.”2)becomenourishedorstrengthenedfrom;getsupportfrom从…获得力量;依赖，靠…过日子

Eg:Theactorfeedsonadmirationfromthepublic.演员从公众的赞扬得到力量。innovate:Vi.

To

innovate

meanstointroducechangesandnewideasinthewaysomethingisdoneormade.创新;革新Eg:Butbusinesseshavelittlechoicebuttoinnovateinemergingeconomies,becausethatiswheretheircustomersare.但企业别无选择，只能在新兴经济体创新，因为他们的客户就在那里。adj.innovative:创新的;革新的n.innovationAfterReading_4.1Directions:

Inthissection,youarerequiredtowriteasummaryofthetext.Thefirstsentenceofitandthefirstwordorphraseofeachsentenceinthebodyaregivenbelow.Youareaskedtocompletethewholesummary.Prof.Trofflerpointsoutthatpeopleshouldchangetheirviewsontechnologysoastocatchupwiththequickeningchangesintechnologyitself.Technologyhasalwaysbeen.Itincludes.Theoldsymbolsoftechnology,assemblylinesorblastfurnaces,.Today’snewtechnology,esp.electronicsandspaceindustry,Hetracestransportationbackto6,000BCand.Atlasthepointsoutthat______________________________________________________________________thestepped-uppaceofinvention,applicationanddiffusionreinforcesthedevelopmentoftechnology.

morethanfactoriesandmachinestechniquesorwaysaswellasmachines________________________________areoutdated

___________quietandcleansurroundings

_______________________________________________________________reviewstheacceleratingdevelopmentoftransportationtoshowthegreatprogressSummarywriting___________________________________________.

ischaracterizedby

_______________________________________AfterReading_1.2

feedonitselfnewscientificdiscoveriesThereisevidencethat…beputtoworkwiththepassageoftimeUsefulExpressionsofParas.7-1120.自身的扶植作用21.技术革新22.包含23.自我强化的循环24.实际应用25.在社会上的推广26.新的科学发现27.有证据证明28.得到应用随着时间的推移30.以惊人的速度增长technologicalinnovationconsistofSelf-reinforcingcyclepracticalapplicationdiffusionthroughsocietyrisewithastonishingspeedIII.VocabularyActivities-1igebcjafhdIII.VocabularyActivities-2impressivehavebeenembodied/wereembodiedcyclelikewisecharacteristicaccelerateavailablemisleadingsurroundingspeaksymbolvotesoutdatedmerefantasticIII.VocabularyActivities-3accountgenerateacceleratefeedonputtoworkclassicavailableshortenedfantasticIII.VocabularyActivities-4keepupwithfeedonbecarriedoutgobyconjuresupstepuppointoutconsistsoflabore