9．Everyone looks forward to progress，whether in one's personal life or in the general society．Progress indicates a person's ability to change the way he is living at the moment．Progress must lead a better way of doing things．All these，however，remains true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things．
However，at the back of the minds of many people，especially those who the"good old days"，efficiency comes with a price．When communication becomes efficient，people are able to conduct one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to．The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes．With the communication gadets，such as mobile phones and ipads，people often do not take the effect to visit one another personally．A personal visit carries with the additional feature of having to be in the person's presence for as long as the visit lasts．We cannot unnecessarily excuse our selves or turn the other person off．
With efficiency also comes mass production．Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today．Factories have improved efficiency．Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done．However，with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal
Touch when making these products．For example，many handcrafts（手工藝品） are now produced in a factory．
Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand，now that the supply is quick and efficient，the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item．
Nevertheless，we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view．In fact，progress has allowed tradition to keep up．It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state．New technology is required for old products to stay old．
It is people's attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society．Technology is flexible．There is no fixed way of making use of it．Everything depends on people's attitude．The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society．When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs，a new"past"is created．
70．According to Paragraph 1，progress can benefit people when they are willing toD．
A．live a better life
B．look for better methods
C．change ways of living
D．a(chǎn)ccept technology and advance steadily
71．The underlined word"gadgets"is closest in meaning toA．
A．tools
B．messages
C．barriers
D．skills
72．The author explains"efficiency comes with a price"byB．
A．describing a process
B．using examples
C．following time order
D．making classification
73．Compared with home-made handicrafts，machine made productsB．
A．lack great accuracy
B．lack the personal touch
C．a(chǎn)re of high value
D．a(chǎn)re quite welcome．
74．What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4？D
A．It can destroy old traditions．
B．It can lead to social progress．
C．It can be used to correct mistakes．
D．It can be used to preserve old products．
75．What can be concluded from the last paragraph？D
A．Progress can suit the needs of daily life．
B．People review the past with great regret．
C．Technology should be introduced in a fixed way．
D．People's attitude decides the use of technology．
分析 新技術(shù)的出現(xiàn)給我們的生活和社會帶來很大的影響，有積極的方面也有消極的方面．但是真正決定技術(shù)是否能夠影響人類的生活，取決于人們對待技術(shù)的態(tài)度．
解答 70．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段的"All these，however，remains true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things．"可知，只要人們想要接受新的技術(shù)并且繼續(xù)努力向前找到做事的更好的更高效的方法，那么技術(shù)的進(jìn)步是可以給我們帶來很多的好處的．故選D．
71．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)本句的"With the communication gadgets，such as mobile phones and ipads"關(guān)鍵是橫線后面的"mobile phones and ipads，"可知這些都是人們經(jīng)常使用的交流工具，所以該詞意為"工具"．故選A．
72．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)橫線下面的"When communication becomes efficient，people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to．The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes．"當(dāng)交流變得高效的時候，不管人們在哪里，我們都可以進(jìn)行有效地交流．輕輕點(diǎn)按鈕就能和別人進(jìn)行交流．可知作者是通過具體的例子來說明"efficiency comes with a price"．故選B．
73．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段的"However，with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products．"可知技術(shù)進(jìn)步以后，機(jī)器生產(chǎn)出來的產(chǎn)品缺乏個人特色．故選B．
74．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的"It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state．New technology is required for old products to stay old．"可知，使用最新的技術(shù)可以把很多舊的東西弄舊到原來的狀態(tài)，也可以使用新技術(shù)來保存舊產(chǎn)品．故選D．
75．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)本段第一句"It is people's attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society．"和第三句"Everything depends on people's attitude"可知，人們對于進(jìn)步的態(tài)度導(dǎo)致了技術(shù)是否能夠?qū)ι鐣a(chǎn)生何種影響，一切都取決于人們的態(tài)度．故選D．
點(diǎn)評 本篇是社會文化類閱讀，主要考查學(xué)生對細(xì)節(jié)的理解把握和推理判斷能力，做題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
