1、UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURESHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY?This morning, I saw _(震惊的头条): “Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode（_）”. In the article, _(许多人认为) the public should _(反对的想法) developing driverless cars. They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could ev
2、en be dangerous._, we should _ (停止接受技术) just because it is new. The newspaper reported that the car company had already _(为道歉) the accident, but the families of _(死者) said it was not enough. _, the company still _(宣称) that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon._(一方面), there
3、 are many different groups of people around the world _ live happily _(缺少) new technology. Probably the most well known are the Amish, a group of Christians _(live) in rural America. They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, _ use the Internet. They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century
4、, and they will probably be living the same way _(在遥远的未来). They _(提倡简单生活) _(强调) hard work, family, and community. They think that is better than caring about _(奢侈品) or following the lives of the rich and famous. _ (颇有道理) the Amishs quality of life is better _ they live in and appreciate the natural
5、environment_ living in large, polluted cities._(另一方面), new technology _(provide) people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For example, the latest weather-tracking computer programmes (_) give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters, which saves many lives._(此外), the Int
6、ernet _(使成为可能) for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are _(在的另一边) the world. It has also made finding opportunities in life much easier, _ it allows people to make larger networks of friends through using social media._(就个人而言), I _(从中受益良多) technological advances. I found my car
7、eer _ an AI designer through a social media network. My health monitor （_）, which I wear all the time, has also helped me _(进入的最好状态) my life. Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be _(可怕的前景)._, I will always _(看的积极方面) change and accept it rather than _(抵抗) it. 答案UNIT 2 LOOK
8、ING INTO THE FUTURESHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY?This morning, I saw _the shocking headline_(震惊的头条): “Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode（_无人驾驶模式_）”. In the article, _various people_(许多人认为) the public should _oppose the idea of_(反对的想法) developing driverless cars. They said that some
9、advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous._Hence_, we should _cease accepting technology_ (停止接受技术) just because it is new. The newspaper reported that the car company had already _apologized for_(为道歉) the accident, but the families of _the deceased_(死者) said it was not enou
10、gh. _Nevertheless_, the company still _claimed_(宣称) that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon._On the one hand_(一方面), there are many different groups of people around the world _who_ live happily _in the absence of _(缺少) new technology. Probably the most well known are the
11、 Amish, a group of Christians _living_(live) in rural America. They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, _or_ use the Internet. They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century, and they will probably be living the same way _in the distant future_(在遥远的未来). They _advocate a simple life_(提倡简单生活
12、) _with an emphasis on_(强调) hard work, family, and community. They think that is better than caring about _luxuries_(奢侈品) or following the lives of the rich and famous. _It could even be argued that _ (颇有道理) the Amishs quality of life is better _since_ they live in and appreciate the natural environ
13、ment _rather than_ living in large, polluted cities._On the other hand_(另一方面), new technology _has provided_(provide) people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For example, the latest weather-tracking computer programmes (_最新的天气追踪系统) give people lots of warnings about potential natural di
14、sasters, which saves many lives. _Moreover_(此外), the Internet _made it possible for_(使成为可能) for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are _on opposite sides of_(在的另一边) the world. It has also made finding opportunities in life much easier, _as_ it allows people to make larger networ
15、ks of friends through using social media._Personally_(就个人而言), I _have benefited quite a lot from_(从中受益良多) technological advances. I found my career _as an AI designer through a social media network. My health monitor （_健康监测器_）, which I wear all the time, has also helped me _get into the best shape of_(进入的最好状态) my life. Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be _a scary prospect_(可怕的前景)._Nevertheless_, I will always _look on the positive side of_(看的积极方面) change and accept it rather than _resist_(抵抗) it.
