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1、Unit2ManandTechnologyTaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas(P38)1.AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.1)No.ThesurveyshowedthatthemajorityofAmericansdidnotbecomehappierwiththeadvancementoftechnology.Infact,thepercentageofpeoplewhosaytheyare“v
2、eryhappy”hasfallenslightlysincetheearly1970s,eventhoughtheirincomehasincreasedconsiderably.2)AccordingtoEasterlin,moneycannotmakepeoplehappierafteracertainpoint,thatis,whenpeopleareabletomeettheneedsforadecentlife.3)Accordingtotheauthor,withtechnologicalinven
3、tionssuchaslinkeddatabases,theInternetandTV,peoplehavelessprivacyandlesstimeforreal-worldcommunication.Asaresult,theytendtobemorelonelyanddepressed.4)Themostimportantimpactoftechnologyonpeople’slifeisinthefieldofhealthcare.Thedevelopmentofmedicaltechnologyhas
4、greatlyincreasedpeople’slifeexpectancyandimprovedtheirqualityoflife.Sothevastmajorityofpeoplearehappytobealive,andthemoretimetheygetonearth,thebetterofftheyfeelthey’llbe.5)Onthewhole,theauthorcitesexamplestoillustratethattheadvancesintechnologydonotnecessaril
5、ymakepeoplehappier.TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLines(P39)Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicisedparts.1.Besidesstrivingformaterialsuccess,Americansarepursuinganenjoyablelifeafterwork.Becauseoftheirdemandforenter
6、tainment,TVandfilmproductionsandotherenterprisesthatprovideleisureactivitieshavedevelopedintoextremelyproductiveandprofitableindustries.2.Peoplegenerallybelievethatthemoremoneyonepossesses,thehappierhe/shebecomes.However,accordingtoEasterlin,whenpeoplebecomec
7、omparativelywelloff,theincreaseofmoneycannotmakethemhappier.Moneycansatisfyone’smaterialneeds,butcannotbuyhim/herlove,friendship,orfamilytiesthatwouldmakehim/heremotionallysatisfied.3.TVisatypicalexampletodemonstratehowtechnologicalinventionsisolatepeopleandc
8、ommunityfromeachother.Ittakesawaythetimethatpeoplewouldotherwiseuseotcommunicatewitheachother,especiallyamongfamilymembers,andtoparticipateincommunityactivities.Peoplearelikelytocaremorea
