新世纪大学英语综合教程4老师Unit2

Unit2ManandTechnology

TextATechnologyandHappiness精选pptBeforeReading1GlobalReading2DetailedReading3AfterReading4Contents精选pptTopicPreviewVideoClip精选pptTopicPreviewPleaselookatthepicturesandanswerthefollowingquestions.

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Picture5精选ppt1.Whatassociationdothepreviouspicturesbringtoyou?Advancedscienceandtechnology:Picture1----informationtechnologyPicture2----Bird’sNestofBeijingOlympicGamesPicture3----Shenzhou7:MannedSpaceshipPicture4----sharkskinlikeswimsuitPicture5----thegiganticbridgespanningHangzhouBayCompanyLogo精选pptWatchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestion.Whatchangescouldtakeplaceinourfuturelifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?VideoClip精选pptQ:Whatchangescouldtakeplaceinour

futurelifewiththeadvancementof

technology?Healthbeimproved.Productionbeincreased.Humanlaborbedecreased.People’smentalhorizonbebroadened.精选pptDoyouthinktechnologymakesyourlifeeasier?Couldyougivesomeexamples?Istheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?Yes:convenienttelecommunicationandtransportation,comfortablehouseholdappliances,workingenvironmentwithoutthelimitationoftimeandspace,andsoon.精选pptWhatnegativeaspectsdoyouthinkshouldbeavoidedwhenwedevelopscienceandtechnology?Environmentalpollution,misuseoroveruseofthehumanresources,wars,moralproblems,andsoon.精选pptTrueorFalseStructureAnalysisQuestionsandAnswersBlankFillingFurtherUnderstanding精选pptStructureAnalysisPart1(Para.1-2)

Materialandtechnologicaladvancesdonotreallybringhappinesstopeopleinthedevelopedcountries.ThoughAmericansnowarewealthierthantheywereinthemiddleofthelastcentury,theyarenothappierthantheyusedtobe.Part2(Para.3-5)

Technologyandhappinessarenotnecessarilycloselycorrelatedbecausepeopleadapttotechnologicalprogresstooquickly.

精选pptPart3(Para.6-9)Thecurrentcommentsontechnologyhavemostlycenteredonthebadeffectsoftechnologyonhumanrelationshipsratherthanparticular,harmfultechnologies.Part4(Para.10)Themostimportantimpactoftechnologyonpeople’ssenseofwell-beingisinthefieldofhealthcare.Part5(Para.11)Peopleingeneralclaimthatonadeeperlevel,technologycannotbringhappinesstothem,whichisjustcontradictorytothefactthatithasgreatlyimprovedpeople’shealthandlifeexpectancy.精选ppt1.Inthesecondhalfoflastcentury,grossdomesticproductpercapitaincreasedby200percentinUS.2.Mediaandleisurewereturnedintomultibillion-dollarindustriesfortheAmericanspentlesstimeonworkandmoretimeonentertainment.3.Materialandtechnologicaladvanceshaven’tmadeAmericanshappierthanbefore.4.ThisisauniquephenomenoninUSthatwiththeincreaseoftheirincomethepercentageofpeoplewhofeelhappyhasfallenslightlysincetheearly1970s.TrueorFalseReadthefirstpartofthetextandmakeyourjudgementaboutwhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalseaccordingtoparas.1-2.精选ppt1.Inthesecondhalfoflastcentury,grossdomesticproductpercapitaincreasedby200percentinUS.2.Mediaandleisurewereturnedintomultibillion-dollarindustriesfortheAmericanspentlesstimeonworkandmoretimeonentertainment.Americans’pursuitofentertainmentturnedmediaandleisureintomultibillion-dollarindustrieseventhoughtheyseemedtoworkextraordinarilyhard.3.Materialandtechnologicaladvanceshaven’tmadeAmericanshappierthanbefore.4.ThisisauniquephenomenoninUSthatwiththeincreaseoftheirincomethepercentageofpeoplewhofeelhappyhasfallenslightlysincetheearly1970s.Similardatarevealingthisphenomenonhavebeenfoundinmostdevelopedcountries.TT

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F精选pptInwhatsenseisRichardEasterlin’spaperatruly

groundbreakingwork?2.WhatistherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessaccordingtoRichardEasterlin?QuestionsandanswersReadthesecondpartofthetextandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.3.Howusuallydoesalotterywinner’ssenseofwell-beingchange?Whydopeopletendtotaketechnologicalinnovationsforgranted?精选pptInwhatsenseisRichardEasterlin’spaperatruly

groundbreakingwork?Thetopichispaperisconcerninghasseldombeenexaminedbyothereconomistsandsocialscientists.2.WhatistherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessaccordingtoRichardEasterlin?Atleastafteracertainpoint,moneycan’tbuyhappiness.QuestionsandanswersReadthesecondpartofthetextandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.精选pptWhydopeopletendtotaketechnologicalinnovationsforgranted?Technologydevelopsveryfast,anymiraculousinnovationwillsoonbecomecommonorfrustratingwhenitdoesn’tworkwell,andit’shardforpeopletorememberwhatthingswerelikebeforewithoutthetechnologicalinnovation.QuestionsandAnswers3.Howusuallydoesalotterywinner’ssenseofwell-beingchange?Usuallyheisveryhappy,butsoontheexcitementwilldisappear,andhissenseofwell-beingwillbecomethesameasbefore.精选pptSpecificbadtechnologies:a.,b.,c..telemarketing_____________trafficjams________________Downsideoftechnology1.2.3.NegativeimpactofTVidentitytheft________________disruptrelationships______________________fracturecommunity_________________gradualisolation_____________________BlankFillingBlankFillingReadthethirdpartofthetextandtrytofillintheblanksinthefollowingparagraph.精选pptHowhaslifeexpectancychangedinEurope?2.Howdidtechnologychangepeople’slife?3.Howdidmedicaltechnologybenefitpeople?4.Whatistheparadoxofhappiness?Workinpairstoperformaninterview.Onestudentplaysasthewriter,JamesSurowiecki,andtheother,ajournalist.Youtwoaretalkingabouttheimpactoftechnologyonpeople’ssenseofwell-beinginthefieldofhealthcareandtheparadoxofhappiness.Yourconversationshouldbebasedonpart4and5.Theconversationshouldcoverthefollowingaspects:Directions:RolePlay精选ppt

Inthepresentera,allofusareenthusiasticallypursuingtechnologicaladvancementandtakeitforgrantedthatthedevelopmentoftechnologywillmakeushappier.However,littleevidencecanbefoundtoprovethecorrelationbetweentechnologyandhappinessoncematerialandtechnologicaladvancesreachacertainlevel.Thetextbelowmayprovideyouwithsomeinsightsintothisissue.精选pptDetailedReadingPart1(Para.1-2)Questions:Whatistheauthor’sopinionofthetechnologicaladvancesofthe20thcentury?(Para.1)WhatevidenceisgiveninPara.2tojustifythestatement“Americansarebetteroffnowthantheywereinthemiddleofthelastcentury〞?(Para.2)精选pptgrossdomesticproduct国内生产总值

Hisgrossannualincome,beforetax,isjust$12,000.

Thegrossweightofthepackageis10kilos,includingthebox.这个包裹连盒子总重量是十公斤。gross:a.general,total精选pptlifeexpectancy:Womenstillhavealongerlifeexpectancythanmen.

这个部落人的平均寿命是40岁。Theaveragelifeexpectancyofthepeopleinthistribeis40years.Collocations:lowlifeexpectancy

highlifeexpectancy

alifeexpectancyof50years预期寿命短预期寿命长预期寿命50年

thelengthoftimethatapersonoranimalisexpectedtolive精选pptboom:n.Thiscountry’seconomydevelopmenthascontributedalottotheboominworldtrade.我们必须要意识到90年代的经济繁荣已经结束了。Wehavetorealizethattheeconomicboomin90sisovernow.a(periodof)rapidgrowthorincrease精选ppt57.Thepost-WorldWarIIbabyresultedina43percentincreaseinthenumberofteenagers________inthe1960sand1970s.

A)production

B)boost

C)prosperity

D)boom

2004.6,CET6精选pptformal:a.Weshouldbeformalonbusinessoccasions,andnevercallanyonebytheirfirstname.我们在商务场合应该讲究礼仪，不要对别人直呼其名。Collocations:formalcurriculum

formaldress

formaleffectiveness

formalstyle

正式课程礼服正式生效正式文体suitableforofficialoccasions,seriouswriting,etc.butnotforordinaryconversation精选pptPart2(Para.3-5)WhatinsightfulviewpointsdidEasterlinpresentinhisarticle?(Para.3)Canyougiveanexampletoshowthat“peopleadaptveryquicklytogoodnews〞?(Para.4)Howdoespeople’sattitudechangetowardsanewinnovationaccordingtotheauthor?(Para.5)精选pptThetrulygroundbreakingworkontherelationshipbetweenprosperityandwell-beingwasdonebytheeconomistRichardEasterlin,whoin1974wroteafamouspaperentitled“DoesEconomicGrowthImprovetheHumanLot?〞TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.经济学家理查德·伊斯特林在经济繁荣和幸福的关系方面进行了具有开拓性的研究，并于1974年发表了一篇题为“经济增长改变人类命运吗？〞的著名论文。精选pptwhenitcomesto:

Whenitcomestothismatter,people’sopinionsvary.

这个问题大家众说纷纭。在记者招待会上，当提到这位影星的私人生活时，他总是保持沉默。Atthepressconference,whenitcametohispersonallife,themoviestaralwayskeptsilence.whenitconcerns精选pptThereisanobviouscorrelationbetweensunbathandskincancer.Intests,therewasnocorrelationfoundbetweendietandintelligence.correlation:n.

astructural,functional,orqualitativecorrespondencebetweentwothings精选pptThepillsareatwork,andheissleepinglikealognow.经济学家们正在研究通货膨胀在经济中的作用。Economistsarenowstudyingtheinflationaryforcesatworkintheeconomy.atwork:havinganeffectonsth.精选pptfrustrating

adj.annoying;discouragingManylearnersfinditfrustratingthattheycan’tspeakthesecondlanguagewellenoughafteralongtimeofstudy,andthenquit.Recoveryfromaseriousaccidentcanbeaslowandfrustratingprocess.精选pptfrustratev.tocausefeelingsofdiscouragementLackofprogressinrecoveryfrustrateshergreatly.康复没什么起色，

这让她很灰心。frustrated:a.Theworld-famousdirectoroncewasafrustratedactor.这位世界闻名的导演曾是个不得志的演员。frustration:n.thestateofbeingfrustratedInchildren’seducation,it’snecessarytodeveloptheirabilitytoendurefrustration.在儿童教育中，培养他们的耐挫能力是有必要的。beinginastateofupsetordiscouragement精选ppt63.Shewasdeeply________bytheamountofcriticismherplayreceived.

A)frustrated

B)deported

C)involved

D)deprived

2005.1,CET6精选pptPart3(Para.6-9)Canyounamesomeofthebadthingstechnologyhasbroughtaboutbesidestelemarketing,trafficjams,andidentitytheft?(Para.6)Howisitthatpeoplealwaysfeeldisappointedwiththethingstheyhavebought?(Para.8-9)精选pptcometomind:

make(one)suddenlythinkofThemomentwhenhelockedthedoor,itcametohismindthathelefthiswalletintheroom.看到这幅图，你第一个会想到什么东西？Atsightofthispicture,whatisthefirstthingthatcomestoyourmind?精选pptmonitor:vt.watchorlistento(sth.)carefullyoveracertainperiodoftimeforaspecialpurpose我们将会监督他的表现,看看他是否能有所进步。Wewillmonitorhisperformancetoseeifhecanmakesomeprogress.Satellitetechnologymeansthatenemyairwavescanbemonitoredmorecloselythaneverbefore.精选ppt67.Thedoctorsdon’t________thatthepatientwilllivemuchlonger.

A)monitor

B)manifest

C)articulate

D)anticipate

2003.12,CET6精选pptThenotionthattechnologydisruptsrelationshipsandfracturescommunitygainedmainstreamprominenceasanattackontelevision.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.人们对电视的批评主要集中在以下方面：技术扰乱了人际关系、破坏了社区交往。精选pptdisrupt:bringorthrowintodisorderProtestersdisruptedthecandidate’sspeech.转校，尤其是在11岁至16岁之间，很容易打断一个孩子的教育。Movingtoanewschoolcaneasilydisruptachild’seducation,especiallybetweentheagesofelevenandsixteen.disrupttraffic

disruptschedule

disruptpublicorder

Collocations:引起交通混乱扰乱方案扰乱治安精选ppt63.Somecropsarerelativelyhighyieldersandcouldbeplantedinpreferencetoothersto________thefoodsupply.

A)enhance

B)curb

C)disrupt

D)heighten

2003.12,CET6精选pptfracture:v.(causeto)breakorcrack

Theoldladyfelldownthestairs,andherrightlegfracturedintwoplaces.老妇人摔下楼梯，右腿两处骨折。他被提名破坏了权利的微妙平衡。Thenominationofhimfracturedthedelicatebalanceofpower.精选pptprominence:n.thequalityorconditionofbeingprominent.Someyoungwritersbornin80shaverecentlycometoprominence.一些生于80年代的青年作家们近来已经崭露头角。Thenewspapersaregivingtheaffairconsiderableprominence.各报都以相当的重要性报道了那件事。精选pptToday,technologicalchangeissorapidthatwhenyoubuysomething,youdosoknowingthatinafewmonthsthere’sgoingtobeabetter,fasterversionoftheproduct,andthatyou’regoingtobestuckwiththeoldone.Withtechnologychangingsorapidly,isitpossibleforpeople

tobuythebestproduct?Whyorwhynot?No,becauserapiddevelopmentoftechnologywillalwayssoonproduceabetterone.2. Whatcanwedowiththeoldversionoftheproduct?Wehavetokeepitevenifwedon’tlikeitanymore.精选pptbestuckwith:haveordealwithsth.unwantedunwillinglyJillaskedmetotakecareofherlittleson,soIhadtobestuckwiththenaughtyboyforawholeweekend,whichalmostdrovemecrazy.Asaresultofthefinancialcollapse,manypeoplearestuckwithworthlessinvestments.精选pptPart4(Para.10)Whatisthewriter’stonewhenhetalksabouttheimpactofmedicaltechnologyonpeople’ssenseofwell-being?精选pptDailystress,anannoyingsenseofdisappointment,fearthatthegovernmentknowsalotmoreaboutyouthanyouwouldlikeitto—theseareobviouslysomeofthewaysinwhichtechnologyreducespeople’ssenseofwell-being.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.日常生活的压力、一种令人烦恼的失望感、对政府知道你的情况超出你希望程度的恐惧感——这些显然都是技术降低了人们幸福感的几个方面。精选pptbuild…into:make(sth.)apartofasystem,agreement,etc.

Thegovernmentisfocusingon