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1、UNIT51.Doesthenarratorthinkourfirstimpressionsofapersonarealwaysright?Whyorwhynot?No,hedoesn’t.Becausehispersonalexperiencetellshimthisiswrong.2.WhatwasEdwardBurtonbyprofession?Howdidhelook?HewasamerchantandhandbeeninbusinessinJapanformanyyears.Hewasatinylittlef

2、ellow,notmuchmorethanfivefeetfourinheight,andveryslender,withwhitehair,aredfacemuchwrinkled,andblueeyes.3.WhatstruckthenarratormostaboutEdwardBurton?Why?EdwardBurtonhaddonesomethingthenarratorcouldneverhavebelievedhewould,unlesshehadheardthestoryfromhisownlips.B

3、othinappearanceandmannerhesuggestedthetypeofcharacteryouwouldnotassociatewithsuchanaction.4.WhowasLennyBurton?HowdidEdwardBurtongettoknowhim?LennyBurtonwasaremittancemanlivinginJapan.EdwardBurtonusedtoplaybridgewithhim.5.WhatwasEdwardBurton’simpressionofLenny?In

4、hiseyes,Lennywasnotabadchap,andhelikedhim6.HowdidLennymanagetosupporthimself.?Hegotfromtimetotime,abitofmoneyfromhisfamilyinLondonandmadeabitmorebycard-playing.UNIT61.Whatdidweusetoexceptfromtechnology?Weusedtothinkthattechnologywouldmakeourliveseasier.2.Inwhatw

5、ayshaveinventionssuchasthemotorcarandtheaircraftbroughtusbenefits?Andwhatabouttheadventofwashingmachines?Inventionssuchasthemotorcarandtheaircrafthaveofferedusunimaginablelevelsofpersonalmobility.Washingmachineshavefreedwomenfromhavingtotoiloverthelaundry.3.What

6、newburdenshastechnologyproducedapartfromcrammingworkintoourleisuretime?Accordingtotheauthor,asidefromallowingworktospreadintoourleisuretime,technologyhasalsoaddedthenewburdenofdealingwithfaxes,e-mailsandvoicemails.4.Howfastisinformationgeneratedtodayasacomparedt

7、oacoupleofcenturiesago?Acoupleofcenturiesago,nearlyalltheworld’saccumulatedlearningcouldbecontainedintheheadsofafewphilosophers.Today,thoseheadscouldnothopetoaccommodatemorethanatinyfractionoftheinformationgeneratedinasingleday.5.WhatisEdwardWilson’spurposeinsub

8、scribingtosix-oddjournalsandmagazines?Hispurposeistokeephimupwithwhatisgongingoninhisspecializedfield--entomology.6.Whatgivesrisetoourdiscontentwithsuperabundance?The