综合教程VI练习答Unit1-3.docVIP

综合教程VI-1:Keys to exercises Text comprehension I.C II. 1. F. Not all technology makes things complicated and wasteful; it is only retarded technology that makes things complicated and wasteful. (Paragraph 1) 2. T. Refer to Paragraph 5. 3. F. It is true that the author acknowledges the great changes brought about by new technology, but he believes these advantageous changes are often offset by a lot of technology-related waste. (Paragraph 7) 4. T. Refer to Paragraph 7. 5. F. The author expresses his doubt in a sarcastic tone that cellular phones could really improve marriages and save “family values”. (Paragraph 9) III. 1. The author makes his comparison in terms of cost, fragility, mobility and durability. He hopes to show that products of new technology, such as e-books, have many disadvantages. 2. The author’s counter-argument is based on arithmetic calculation and common sense, that is, the compressed 200,000 books available to one person vs. 2,000 books available to 2,000 persons, and the necessity of making the entire collection available to most people. 3. By the word “paradox” the author means that new technology may not be all that bad and it is supposed to bring gains to people. Unfortunately it does not work that way, although some theories claim we are in the primitive stage of new technology which will promise significant gains. 4. Because according to the author’s view, all the three reasons are technology-inspired waste. In other words, they are not based on rational need, nor do they have practical significance. 5. The author casts his doubt on the relationship between owning cellular phones and productivity increase and marriage improvement, because he believes that is the way people justify their frivolity and pro-technology attitude. IV. 1. It is obvious that technology in modern age has brought about great changes. Nevertheless, we have not yet benefited from the supposed gains of new technology-rising income and greater productivity. 2. Creati