Modern Technology can Produce more Inconvenience than Convenience

高二英语科技创新单选题40题1.The new technology has brought great changes to our lives. The word “technology” is closest in meaning to_____.A.scienceB.innovationC.engineeringD.invention答案：B。

“technology”主要指技术，“science”是科学，“engineering”是工程学，“invention”是发明，“innovation”创新，与题干中“technology”在科技创新语境下意思最为接近。

2.The company is always looking for ways to improve its products through technological_____.A.advancementB.progressC.developmentD.improvement答案：C。

“technological development”科技发展是固定搭配。

“advancement”一般指人的进步，“progress”通常指事情的进展，“improvement”更侧重于改善，不如“development”在科技语境下恰当。

3.The latest scientific_____have made it possible to cure many diseases.A.discoveriesB.inventionsC.creationsD.findings答案：A。

“scientific discoveries”科学发现，“inventions”发明，“creations”创造，“findings”调查结果，在题干中说能治愈很多疾病的应该是科学发现。

4.The development of new technologies requires a lot of_____and resources.A.effortB.timeC.moneyD.energy答案：A。

U1 How to be happy1、吵闹的邻居的确对我们家庭不和有很大影响。

Noisy neighbors are one of the major causes of domestic upset.2、在职场上，如果一个同事对我们表示威吓的话，会造成难以言表的抑郁情绪。

A colleague at work who bullies or dismisses us creates untold wretchedness.3、我们不可能适应这种敌对关系，这种不良的人际关系会损害身心健康。

We can never fully adapt to hostile relationships, which inevitably damage our wellbeing.4、如果这种坏情绪长时间留在人们的心里，会让人陷入无法解决的恶性心理困境。

If this bad mood stays inside our mind, it will lead us to an unresolved destructive depression.5、我们不应当回避这些问题，而是要正确面对它们。

We should not avoid these problems but face them instead.U21、随着大量市民被迫迁到遥远的效外，汽车的需求量正在飞涨。

The demand for cars is soaring as growing numbers of citizens are pushed into distant suburbs.2、生态城市将把传统设计要素同最先进的绿色技术相结合。

The eco-city will combine elements of traditional design with the latest green technologies.3、预计到2010年将有一千辆燃料电池车投入使用，而到2012年将增至一万辆。

The production and transport of food has been heavily influenced by modern technology. To what extent do you think this is a positive development?
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同时应该积极地发展更加清洁的燃料 Cleaner, more environmentally friendly fuels
轻轨、地铁等公共交通系统 Public transport systems such as sky train and underground train systems.
Air transport is often used to take food such as vegetables and fruits to countries where such food is out of season. Some people think that is a positive development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
思路指导：
长距离飞行确实消耗能源，并且可能污染空气，但完全禁止却未必可行。至少在目前，长距离 飞行仍然应该是国际旅游或商务出行的主要交通方式（the main means of transport for international tourism and business trips）。理由可以有： a.长途飞行的效率远远高于汽车（Flights are the most efficient means of long-distance travel. The average speed of a jet airliner is about 15 times that of a car.） b.有些地区靠坐火车或者坐汽车仍然无法到达（Some areas are still not accessible by road or by rail.） c.与乘坐汽车或火车相比，乘坐飞机对于长途旅行者们的健康危害较小（A long-distance flight poses less health risk to travelers than a long-distance car ride or train ride does.）

中考英语科技发展练习题50题含答案解析1.With the development of technology, we can use many different kinds of ______ to communicate.A.waysB.methodsC.meansD.approaches答案解析：C。

“ways”“methods”“means”“approaches”都有“方法”的意思，但“means”侧重于指实现目的的手段、工具等，这里指的是科技发展下的沟通工具，更符合语境。

“ways”比较常用，侧重于指方式、方法；“methods”更强调有系统的方法；“approaches”侧重于指处理问题的方法。

2.Smartphones are one of the most important ______ in modern technology.A.inventionsB.discoveriesC.creationsD.inventors答案解析：A。

“inventions”是“发明”；“discoveries”是“发现”；“creations”是“创造”；“inventors”是“发明家”。

智能手机是一种发明物，所以选“inventions”。

3.The development of 5G technology brings us faster ______.A.connectionB.connectedC.connectingD.connectivity答案解析：D。

“connection”是“连接”；“connected”是“连接的”；“connecting”是“连接”的现在分词；“connectivity”是“连通性”。

这里表示5G 技术带来更快的连通性，选“connectivity”。

4.Technology has made great contributions to the field of ______.municationmunicatemunicatingmunicated答案解析：A。