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 lifestyle 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 of 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______.

单选题 According to the passage, no one knows whether or not technology______.

单选题 The author would say that technological advancement______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：细节题。题目问的是作者认为科技发展与生活质量的关系是怎样的。定位到最后一段开头指出关于“what technological advancement has done to the quality of life”产生了一系列的问题。通过后文的叙述可知这句话暗示科技发展有损人们的生活质量。故选C。

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：细节题。题目问的是第三段的“put up or shut up”的意思是______。定位到文章第三段，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”，在这里暗示人们面对科技带来的压力态度很消极。故选D。

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：推断题。题目问的是通过技术的提高导致快节奏的生活我们可知______。定位到第三段讲到科技进步使得“Too much has happened too fast”。通过后文的叙述可知这种快节奏使得人们没有时间选择，变得消极被动，这不利于社会的发展。故选A。