淘金高阶英语六级巅峰阅读 篇章阅读24：科技
<p> 篇章阅读24：科技</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Dahrendorf">Dahrendorf</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="Technology">Technology</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="spear">spear</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="object">object</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spear">spear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spear">spear</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Challenger">Challenger</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Chernobyl">Chernobyl</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="haywire">haywire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Pessimists">Pessimists</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span>. <span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>.</p><p> <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="assert">assert</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="information">information</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="milestones">milestones</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span>.</p>
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