新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程4老師Unit2

Unit2ManandTechnology

TextATechnologyandHappiness精選pptBeforeReading1GlobalReading2DetailedReading3AfterReading4Contents精選pptTopicPreviewVideoClip精選pptTopicPreviewPleaselookatthepicturesandanswerthefollowingquestions.

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

futurelifewiththeadvancementof

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

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

Technologyandhappinessarenotnecessarilycloselycorrelatedbecausepeopleadapttotechnologicalprogresstooquickly.

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

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F精選pptInwhatsenseisRichardEasterlin’spaperatruly

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

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

Inthepresentera,allofusareenthusiasticallypursuingtechnologicaladvancementandtakeitforgrantedthatthedevelopmentoftechnologywillmakeushappier.However,littleevidencecanbefoundtoprovethecorrelationbetweentechnologyandhappinessoncematerialandtechnologicaladvancesreachacertainlevel.Thetextbelowmayprovideyouwithsomeinsightsintothisissue.精選pptDetailedReadingPart1(Para.1-2)Questions:Whatistheauthor’sopinionofthetechnologicaladvancesofthe20thcentury?(Para.1)WhatevidenceisgiveninPara.2tojustifythestatement“Americansarebetteroffnowthantheywereinthemiddleofthelastcentury〞?(Para.2)精選pptgrossdomesticproduct國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值

Hisgrossannualincome,beforetax,isjust$12,000.

Thegrossweightofthepackageis10kilos,includingthebox.這個(gè)包裹連盒子總重量是十公斤。gross:a.general,total精選pptlifeexpectancy:Womenstillhavealongerlifeexpectancythanmen.

這個(gè)部落人的平均壽命是40歲。Theaveragelifeexpectancyofthepeopleinthistribeis40years.Collocations:lowlifeexpectancy

highlifeexpectancy

alifeexpectancyof50years預(yù)期壽命短預(yù)期壽命長(zhǎng)預(yù)期壽命50年

thelengthoftimethatapersonoranimalisexpectedtolive精選pptboom:n.Thiscountry’seconomydevelopmenthascontributedalottotheboominworldtrade.我們必須要意識(shí)到90年代的經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮已經(jīng)結(jié)束了。Wehavetorealizethattheeconomicboomin90sisovernow.a(periodof)rapidgrowthorincrease精選ppt57.Thepost-WorldWarIIbabyresultedina43percentincreaseinthenumberofteenagers________inthe1960sand1970s.

A)production

B)boost

C)prosperity

D)boom

2004.6,CET6精選pptformal:a.Weshouldbeformalonbusinessoccasions,andnevercallanyonebytheirfirstname.我們?cè)谏虅?wù)場(chǎng)合應(yīng)該講究禮儀，不要對(duì)別人直呼其名。Collocations:formalcurriculum

formaldress

formaleffectiveness

formalstyle

正式課程禮服正式生效正式文體suitableforofficialoccasions,seriouswriting,etc.butnotforordinaryconversation精選pptPart2(Para.3-5)WhatinsightfulviewpointsdidEasterlinpresentinhisarticle?(Para.3)Canyougiveanexampletoshowthat“peopleadaptveryquicklytogoodnews〞?(Para.4)Howdoespeople’sattitudechangetowardsanewinnovationaccordingtotheauthor?(Para.5)精選pptThetrulygroundbreakingworkontherelationshipbetweenprosperityandwell-beingwasdonebytheeconomistRichardEasterlin,whoin1974wroteafamouspaperentitled“DoesEconomicGrowthImprovetheHumanLot?〞TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家理查德·伊斯特林在經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮和幸福的關(guān)系方面進(jìn)行了具有開(kāi)拓性的研究，并于1974年發(fā)表了一篇題為“經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)改變?nèi)祟惷\(yùn)嗎？〞的著名論文。精選pptwhenitcomesto:

Whenitcomestothismatter,people’sopinionsvary.

這個(gè)問(wèn)題大家眾說(shuō)紛紜。在記者招待會(huì)上，當(dāng)提到這位影星的私人生活時(shí)，他總是保持沉默。Atthepressconference,whenitcametohispersonallife,themoviestaralwayskeptsilence.whenitconcerns精選pptThereisanobviouscorrelationbetweensunbathandskincancer.Intests,therewasnocorrelationfoundbetweendietandintelligence.correlation:n.

astructural,functional,orqualitativecorrespondencebetweentwothings精選pptThepillsareatwork,andheissleepinglikealognow.經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家們正在研究通貨膨脹在經(jīng)濟(jì)中的作用。Economistsarenowstudyingtheinflationaryforcesatworkintheeconomy.atwork:havinganeffectonsth.精選pptfrustrating

adj.annoying;discouragingManylearnersfinditfrustratingthattheycan’tspeakthesecondlanguagewellenoughafteralongtimeofstudy,andthenquit.Recoveryfromaseriousaccidentcanbeaslowandfrustratingprocess.精選pptfrustratev.tocausefeelingsofdiscouragementLackofprogressinrecoveryfrustrateshergreatly.康復(fù)沒(méi)什么起色，

這讓她很灰心。frustrated:a.Theworld-famousdirectoroncewasafrustratedactor.這位世界聞名的導(dǎo)演曾是個(gè)不得志的演員。frustration:n.thestateofbeingfrustratedInchildren’seducation,it’snecessarytodeveloptheirabilitytoendurefrustration.在兒童教育中，培養(yǎng)他們的耐挫能力是有必要的。beinginastateofupsetordiscouragement精選ppt63.Shewasdeeply________bytheamountofcriticismherplayreceived.

A)frustrated

B)deported

C)involved

D)deprived

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

make(one)suddenlythinkofThemomentwhenhelockedthedoor,itcametohismindthathelefthiswalletintheroom.看到這幅圖，你第一個(gè)會(huì)想到什么東西？Atsightofthispicture,whatisthefirstthingthatcomestoyourmind?精選pptmonitor:vt.watchorlistento(sth.)carefullyoveracertainperiodoftimeforaspecialpurpose我們將會(huì)監(jiān)督他的表現(xiàn),看看他是否能有所進(jìn)步。Wewillmonitorhisperformancetoseeifhecanmakesomeprogress.Satellitetechnologymeansthatenemyairwavescanbemonitoredmorecloselythaneverbefore.精選ppt67.Thedoctorsdon’t________thatthepatientwilllivemuchlonger.

A)monitor

B)manifest

C)articulate

D)anticipate

2003.12,CET6精選pptThenotionthattechnologydisruptsrelationshipsandfracturescommunitygainedmainstreamprominenceasanattackontelevision.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.人們對(duì)電視的批評(píng)主要集中在以下方面：技術(shù)擾亂了人際關(guān)系、破壞了社區(qū)交往。精選pptdisrupt:bringorthrowintodisorderProtestersdisruptedthecandidate’sspeech.轉(zhuǎn)校，尤其是在11歲至16歲之間，很容易打斷一個(gè)孩子的教育。Movingtoanewschoolcaneasilydisruptachild’seducation,especiallybetweentheagesofelevenandsixteen.disrupttraffic

disruptschedule

disruptpublicorder

Collocations:引起交通混亂擾亂方案擾亂治安精選ppt63.Somecropsarerelativelyhighyieldersandcouldbeplantedinpreferencetoothersto________thefoodsupply.

A)enhance

B)curb

C)disrupt

D)heighten

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

Theoldladyfelldownthestairs,andherrightlegfracturedintwoplaces.老婦人摔下樓梯，右腿兩處骨折。他被提名破壞了權(quán)利的微妙平衡。Thenominationofhimfracturedthedelicatebalanceofpower.精選pptprominence:n.thequalityorconditionofbeingprominent.Someyoungwritersbornin80shaverecentlycometoprominence.一些生于80年代的青年作家們近來(lái)已經(jīng)嶄露頭角。Thenewspapersaregivingtheaffairconsiderableprominence.各報(bào)都以相當(dāng)?shù)闹匾詧?bào)道了那件事。精選pptToday,technologicalchangeissorapidthatwhenyoubuysomething,youdosoknowingthatinafewmonthsthere’sgoingtobeabetter,fasterversionoftheproduct,andthatyou’regoingtobestuckwiththeoldone.Withtechnologychangingsorapidly,isitpossibleforpeople

tobuythebestproduct?Whyorwhynot?No,becauserapiddevelopmentoftechnologywillalwayssoonproduceabetterone.2. Whatcanwedowiththeoldversionoftheproduct?Wehavetokeepitevenifwedon’tlikeitanymore.精選pptbestuckwith:haveordealwithsth.unwantedunwillinglyJillaskedmetotakecareofherlittleson,soIhadtobestuckwiththenaughtyboyforawholeweekend,whichalmostdrovemecrazy.Asaresultofthefinancialcollapse,manypeoplearestuckwithworthlessinvestments.精選pptPart4(Para.10)Whatisthewriter’stonewhenhetalksabouttheimpactofmedicaltechnologyonpeople’ssenseofwell-being?精選pptDailystress,anannoyingsenseofdisappointment,fearthatthegovernmentknowsalotmoreaboutyouthanyouwouldlikeitto—theseareobviouslysomeofthewaysinwhichtechnologyreducespeople’ssenseofwell-being.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.日常生活的壓力、一種令人煩惱的失望感、對(duì)政府知道你的情況超出你希望程度的恐懼感——這些顯然都是技術(shù)降低了人們幸福感的幾個(gè)方面。精選pptbuild…into:make(sth.)apartofasystem,agreement,etc.

Thegovernmentisfocusingon