大學(xué)高級英語課程閱讀材料與練習(xí)題閱讀材料：TheDouble-EdgedSwordofTechnologicalAdvancement練習(xí)題2.Theauthormentions"economicdisplacement"asapotentialnegativeconsequence.Whatdoesthistermimplyinthecontextofthepassage?3.Whataretwospecificconcernsrelatedtothedigitalagementionedbytheauthor?4.Intheauthor'sview,whyisethicaldialogueimportantinthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies?5.Doestheauthorpresentapredominantlyoptimisticorpessimisticviewoftechnologicaladvancement?Supportyouranswerwithabriefexplanation.II.VocabularyinContextForeachofthefollowingwordsorphrasesfromthepassage,provideasynonymorbriefexplanationbasedonthecontextinwhichtheyappear.1.Pervasiveness(Paragraph1)2.Indispensable(Paragraph1)3.Manifold(Paragraph2)4.Dismantled(Paragraph2)5.Democratizing(Paragraph2)6.Lurk(Paragraph3)7.Exacerbate(Paragraph3)8.Vulnerable(Paragraph3)9.Diminishment(Paragraph3)10.Inexorable(Paragraph5)III.ParaphrasingParaphrasethefollowingsentencesfromthepassageinyourownwords,maintainingtheoriginalmeaning.1."Fromtheinventionofthewheeltothedawnofthedigitalage,eachleapforwardhasredefinedtheboundariesofwhatispossible..."(Paragraph1)2."Thevastamountsofpersonalinformationgeneratedandcollectedthroughdigitalinteractionsarevulnerabletomisuse,surveillance,andbreaches..."(Paragraph3)IV.DiscussionandCriticalThinking1.Theauthordescribestechnologyasa"double-edgedsword."Canyouthinkofaspecifictechnologicalinnovationnotexplicitlymentionedinthepassagethatexemplifiesthisduality?Explainbothitsbenefitsandpotentialdrawbacks.2.Thepassagementionstheimportanceof"criticalthinkingskills"inrelationtotechnologyuse.Howmightover-relianceontechnologypotentiallyerodetheseskills,andwhatstepscanindividualstaketomitigatethis?3.Considertheethicalconcernssurroundingartificialintelligence.Whatspecificethicalquestionsdoyoubelievearemostpressing,andhowmightsocietyaddressthem?V.TextStructureandAuthor'sPurpose1.Identifythemainideaofthethirdparagraph.Howdoesthisparagraphcontributetotheoverallargumentofthepassage?---參考答案及解析（僅供教師參考）*(此處為教師參考部分，實際學(xué)生用材料中無需提供。在實際應(yīng)用中，教師可根據(jù)學(xué)生具體情況調(diào)整題目難度及評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。)*1.Ithasdismantledthebarriersoftimeanddistance,allowinginstantaneousglobalconnectivityandfosteringinteraction,collaboration,andidea-sharing.3.(Anytwoofthefollowing:)Privacyconcerns,datasecurityrisks,potentialmisuseofinformation,surveillance,breachesofpersonalinformation,diminishmentofcriticalthinkingskills,socialisolation,disconnectionfromthephysicalworld.4.Becausenewtechnologies,especiallyinfieldslikeAIandgeneticengineering,havethepotentialtobeharmfulorunderminedemocraticprocesses.Ethicaldialoguehelpsensuredevelopmentanddeploymentthatisethical,equitable,andsustainable.5.Theauthorpresentsabalancedview,acknowledgingboththeimmensebenefitsandsignificantchallenges.Whiletheyhighlightthetransformativepotentialforgood,theyalsostronglyemphasizetheneedforcriticalengagementandresponsibilitytoaddressnegativeconsequences.II.VocabularyinContext1.Pervasiveness-Thequalityofbeingpresentandapparenteverywhere.2.Indispensable-Absolutelynecessary;essential.3.Manifold-Manyandvarious.4.Dismantled-Takenapart;removed.5.Democratizing-Makingaccessibletoallpeople;removingbarrierstoaccess.6.Lurk-Existunobservedorthreateningly.7.Exacerbate-Make(aproblem,badsituation,ornegativefeeling)worse.8.Vulnerable-Exposedtothepossibilityofbeingattackedorharmed,eitherphysicallyoremotionally.10.Inexorable-Impossibletostoporprevent.III.Paraphrasing(SampleAnswers)1."Throughouthistory,fromearlyinventionslikethewheeltotoday'sdigitalera,eachmajortechnological進(jìn)步hasexpandedthelimitsofhumanachievement..."2."Thelargequantitiesofpersonaldataproducedandgatheredthroughonlineactivitiesareatriskofbeingusedimproperly,monitored,oraccessedwithoutauthorization..."3."Asweapproachnewandunchartedareasoftechnologicaldevelopment,itiscrucialthatwehaveknowledgeableandinclusiveconversationsabouttheprincipleswewanttointegrateintothetechnologieswedevelopanduse."IV.DiscussionandCriticalThinking(Open-ended,sampledirectionsforevaluation)*Evaluatestudentresponsesbasedontheirabilitytoclearlyarticulateaspecifictechnology,itsbenefits,anditsdrawbacks,demonstratingunderstandingofthe"double-edgedsword"concept.*Evaluatestudent'sabilitytoexplainaplausiblemechanismbywhichover-reliancemightreducecriticalthinkingandsuggestreasonable,actionablesteps.*Evaluatestudent'sabilitytoidentifyaspecificethicalquestionrelatedtoAI,explainitssignificance,andproposeathoughtfulapproachorconsiderationforaddressingit.V.TextStructureandAuthor'sPurpose1.Mainidea:Thedigitalagepresentssignificantchallengesandconcerns,suchasprivacyissues,datasecurity,andpotentialnegativeimpactsonhumanskillsandsocialinteractions.Thisparagraphcontributesbyprovidingspecificexamplesofthe"shadows"ornegativeconsequencesoftechn