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1、ElectronicTeachingPortfolioBookFourUnitTwo:ManandTechnologyPartIGetStartedSectionADiscussion▇Workinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1)Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlifewiththeadvancementoftechnology?2)Doyouthinktechnologymakesyourlifeeasier?Couldyougivesomeexamples?3)
2、Istheadvancementoftechnologyalwaysagoodthing?▇Answersforreference:1)Withtheadvancementoftechnology,ourhealthhasbeenimproved;productionhasbeenincreased;humanlaborhasbeendecreased;people’smentalhorizonshavebeenbroadened,andwhatismostimportantisthatpeoplelivelongerandbetter.2)Yes.Ta
3、ketheInternetforexample.WiththeaccesstotheInternetIcanlearnwhatisgoingonallaroundtheworld.Icangetthelatestinformationaboutmypresentstudiesatcollege.AndIcancommunicatewithothersviae-mail,whichsavesmealotoftimeandmoney.Anotherexampleistherapiddevelopmentofvariousmeansoftransportati
4、on.Planes,trainsandcarshavemademytraveleasierandmoreconvenient.3)No.Technologyisadouble-edgedswordwhichcanbeusedequallyforgoodorevil.Forexample,technologyhasfoundwideapplicationinthemedicalfield.However,owingtotechnology,weaponsofmassdestructionhavebeeninventedandusedinwarsinwhic
5、hlargenumbersofinnocentpeoplehavebeenkilled.SectionBQuotes▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutmanandtechnologyanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.⊙Thesaddestaspectofliferightnowisthatsciencegathersknowledgefasterthansocietygatherswisdom.—IsaacAsimovInterpretation:Thisquotetellsusth
6、atknowledgeisnotwisdom.Knowledgealonedoesnotnecessarilymakeuswiser.Althoughsciencehasbroughtaboutarapidgrowthinknowledge,today’ssocietyhasnotwitnessedanycorrespondingincreaseinwisdom.Andwhatweareindesperateneedoftodayiswisdomratherthanscientificknowledge,forknowledgehelpsusmakeal
7、ivingwhilewisdomhelpsusmakealife.IsaacAsimovAboutIsaacAsimov:IsaacAsimov(1920-1992):aUSsciencefictionwriter.BorninRussia,hewasbroughttotheUSAwhenhewasthreeandgrewupinBrooklyn,NewYork.HestudiedchemistryatColumbiaUniversityanddevelopedacareerbothasanacademicbiochemistandasasciencef
8、ictionwriter.Amonghisbestknownnovelsaret
