单选题 Some problems can be readily identified simply by looking around. These problems concern the pollution of our environment by technology as a result of sudden upsets in the physical, economic and social balance. The most obvious of these are the general pollution of our physical environment and the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources. Not so obvious as these, but just as painfully significant to some, are the disappearing and changing of jobs which overnight often create large groups of jobless citizens. Can technology be used to undo what it has done, replace what it has destroyed or substitute for what it has caused to disappear? No one knows. Many wonder whether or not all of the sources of pollution have yet been identified, whether or not they are being arrested and whether or not they will be prevented from recurring. Another set of problems relates to what technological advancement has done to the quality of life. An improved social life has not been unfortunately, either the goal or the chief beneficiary of technological change. Rather, any improvements that have occurred have been more accidental than intended. Too much has happened too fast. The changes demanded of marriage and family relationships remain largely unexamined. It is often a matter of "put up or shut up", and a person has to adapt his life-style to ever-changing conditions with little time for choice. The "no-move-no-advancement" type is an example of one such problem. Many people are coming to think that the reward is simply not worthy the struggle, and they are taking jobs with less responsibility and lower pay.
单选题 In the First paragraph the author is mainly talking about______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:主旨题。第一段第二句为中心句,即科技引起的有关环境污染的问题。下文进一步阐述这些问题有些是显而易见(obvious)的,而有些是在不知不觉(insidious)地进行。
单选题 According to the passage, no one knows whether or not technology______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:细节题。第二段第一句通过设问指出没有人知道科技能不能用来解决自身所造成的问题,能否修复其自身造成的破坏。
单选题 The author would say that technological advancement______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:细节题。最后一段开头指出科技发展与生活质量相关的一系列问题。通过后文的细节叙述可知这句话暗示科技发展有损人们的生活质量。
单选题 What do you learn from the phrase "put up or shut up" in the third paragraph?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:词汇题。put up or shut up本来的意思是“要么就拿出行动或证据来,要么就住口”,在这里显示出人们态度不是积极的。
单选题 It can be concluded from the third paragraph that technological advancement has resulted in quick living pace which______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:推理题。第三段讲到科技进步使得太多事情变化过快。通过后文的叙述可知这种快节奏使得人们变得消极被动,生活质量也受损,由此推理得知其不利于社会的发展。