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Digital screams
A. What holds new advances in technology back is not the pace of development. Is it then the fact that people are generally conservative by nature? Or is it instead the inability of the market place to absorb new products fast enough?

B. There is always a time lag between new inventions and discoveries being made and the release of any related technology into the public domain. Like aircraft hovering to land at a busy airport, new products are frequently held in abeyance, while the marketplace is emptied of the last latest gadget. Meanwhile, the general population are drip-fed information about what is to come. In this way, the public appetite for new products is constantly being whetted.

C. People's blind faith in any new technological device prevents them from thinking through the implications of what is happening. Fewer and fewer people seem to have any serious misgivings about mankind's Promethean march to some great dystopia. Any lurking dangers are brushed aside, as are the diminishing band of dissenters.

... Utopia...

D. People are oblivious of the creeping advance of robots into their lives. Operations are being performed with voice-operated robots, not only giving surgeons an extra pair of safe hands, but also allowing a range of procedures to be carried out anywhere in the world by computer. Apart from surgery, voice-operated devices are also being introduced into cars. Drivers will soon be able to bark at mobile-phone-like gadgets capable of supplying them with all the information they need from weather forecasts to stock market quotations. Who needs friends?

E. Experiments have already been carried out on inserting micro-chips under the human skin so that people can be monitored at any time. Tagging is currently in use in some areas for criminals in the community. And data-tagging is being used for technical equipment like expensive motorbike parts and also for tracing lost dogs. Details about using micro-chips in humans have already been flagged in the press. And given the right circumstances, the procedure will be introduced with barely a whimper. Micro-chip implants might perhaps become the passport of the future.

F. Without our knowing it, you are already being monitored without the slightest hint of protest. The technology in your mobile phones allows you to be located. It is ironic that when mobile phones were first introduced they were perceived as status symbols. But now they are viewed as symbols of slavery, as bosses can monitor their work-force when they are out on the job. Video cameras in public places are now so wide-spread that it is possible to trace you for quite a distance. Supermarket loyalty cards and bank cards leave traces of your life everywhere.

G. As we naively come to accept the role of machines, they are appearing in roles that were exclusively the preserve of humans. Robots in bars already exist: soon they will replace hosts on chat-shows, and people as shop assistants or drivers and humans in many other professions. No? Do you take money from a teller at your bank or do you receive it from a robot built into a wall?

H. And much to the chagrin of traditionalists, toys have now come on the market which teach children to speak and which children can then communicate with. The novelty apart, this is a rather sinister turn of events. It is bad enough for adults to talk to cars and computers. But this development is much more disturbing. Children may develop certain linguistic skills from the robotic toy, but will lose out on the necessary social and emotional interaction. Social de-skilling of this kind will lead to untold social problems.

... or just a dream too far?

I. Yet, not all the developments are bad. The advances taking place in medicine, herald a new dawn for the human race. Disease will become an irritation rather than the bane it is now. Humans will replace body-parts as they wear out, with specially grown prostheses or electronic parts, whatever is in vogue at the time. Certain diseases which required huge resources and expenditure will be treated by gene therapy. Paralysis will become a thing of the past. By 2020, the life expectancy for new babies will be well over 100 years and more. Recently, the 'immortality' gene was located: so soon the world may be full of Methuselahs.

J. A nightmare scenario perhaps. Not half as nightmarish as the future possibility of downloading the human mind before the body dies. But I for one do not wish to live out eternity as some sort of digital collectable item. Against the hum of machines who will hear my screams? Or yours?

Questions 1-10

The Reading Passage has 10 paragraphs (A-J). Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the drop-box list of headings.

NB. There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of them.

Paragraph A Answer
Paragraph B Answer
Paragraph C Answer
Paragraph D Answer
Paragraph E Answer
Paragraph F Answer
Paragraph G Answer
Paragraph H Answer
Paragraph I Answer
Paragraph J Answer
Questions 11-14
Do the statements below agrees with the information from the Reading Passage? Choose

Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage
No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage
Not Given if there is no information about the statement in the passage

11. There is always a time lag between new inventions being made and their release into the public domain. Answer

12. The writer feels that the general public have too much faith in the technological devices being introduced into the marketplace. Answer

13. Tagging criminals by inserting micro-chips into their bodies will dramatically reduce the number of crimes being committed. Answer

14. The writer of the article does not have serious doubts about the direction technology is taking. Answer

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Bỏ qua đến nội dung chínhNewelearningTiếng Anh (en)Bạn đang đăng nhập như Anh Nguyễn Ngọc Vân (đăng xuất)HK14.2A - nâng cao tiếng Anh 1(0100)Đường dẫn trangTrang chủ / ▶ các khóa học của tôi / khóa học Năm ▶ 2014-2015 / ▶ Khoa Ngôn tính & Văn hóa / ▶ Học kỳ 14.2A / ▶ ANH202DE01_HK142A_2083 / ▶ 11 tháng 5 - 17 tháng 5 / ▶ bắt đầu bài kiểm traCâu hỏi 1Chưa được trả lờiĐánh dấu ra khỏi 14.0 Không có câu hỏi flaggedFlagVăn bản câu hỏiKỹ thuật số hét lênA. những gì giữ những tiến bộ mới trong công nghệ trở lại không phải là tốc độ phát triển. Là nó sau đó thực tế là người dân nói chung bảo thủ của thiên nhiên? Hoặc là nó thay vì sự bất lực của thị trường nơi để hấp thụ các sản phẩm mới đủ nhanh?Sinh có luôn luôn là một tụt hậu thời gian giữa phát minh mới và khám phá đang được thực hiện và phát hành bất kỳ công nghệ có liên quan vào phạm vi công cộng. Giống như máy bay lơ lửng hạ cánh tại một sân bay bận rộn, sản phẩm mới được thường xuyên tổ chức trong không áp dụng, trong khi thị trường làm trống của tiện ích mới nhất cuối cùng. Trong khi đó, dân số nói chung là cho ăn nhỏ giọt thông tin về những gì đang tới. Bằng cách này, sự ngon miệng công cộng cho sản phẩm mới liên tục được whetted.C. nhân Đức tin mù quáng trong bất kỳ thiết bị công nghệ mới ngăn ngừa chúng từ suy nghĩ thông qua những tác động của những gì đang xảy ra. Ít hơn và ít người dường như có bất kỳ misgivings nghiêm trọng về nhân loại của Promethean đến một số dystopia lớn. Bất kỳ nguy hiểm bí mật được chải sang một bên, như là ban nhạc quá ít của Warr.... Utopia...D. People are oblivious of the creeping advance of robots into their lives. Operations are being performed with voice-operated robots, not only giving surgeons an extra pair of safe hands, but also allowing a range of procedures to be carried out anywhere in the world by computer. Apart from surgery, voice-operated devices are also being introduced into cars. Drivers will soon be able to bark at mobile-phone-like gadgets capable of supplying them with all the information they need from weather forecasts to stock market quotations. Who needs friends?E. Experiments have already been carried out on inserting micro-chips under the human skin so that people can be monitored at any time. Tagging is currently in use in some areas for criminals in the community. And data-tagging is being used for technical equipment like expensive motorbike parts and also for tracing lost dogs. Details about using micro-chips in humans have already been flagged in the press. And given the right circumstances, the procedure will be introduced with barely a whimper. Micro-chip implants might perhaps become the passport of the future.F. Without our knowing it, you are already being monitored without the slightest hint of protest. The technology in your mobile phones allows you to be located. It is ironic that when mobile phones were first introduced they were perceived as status symbols. But now they are viewed as symbols of slavery, as bosses can monitor their work-force when they are out on the job. Video cameras in public places are now so wide-spread that it is possible to trace you for quite a distance. Supermarket loyalty cards and bank cards leave traces of your life everywhere.G. As we naively come to accept the role of machines, they are appearing in roles that were exclusively the preserve of humans. Robots in bars already exist: soon they will replace hosts on chat-shows, and people as shop assistants or drivers and humans in many other professions. No? Do you take money from a teller at your bank or do you receive it from a robot built into a wall?H. And much to the chagrin of traditionalists, toys have now come on the market which teach children to speak and which children can then communicate with. The novelty apart, this is a rather sinister turn of events. It is bad enough for adults to talk to cars and computers. But this development is much more disturbing. Children may develop certain linguistic skills from the robotic toy, but will lose out on the necessary social and emotional interaction. Social de-skilling of this kind will lead to untold social problems.... or just a dream too far?I. Yet, not all the developments are bad. The advances taking place in medicine, herald a new dawn for the human race. Disease will become an irritation rather than the bane it is now. Humans will replace body-parts as they wear out, with specially grown prostheses or electronic parts, whatever is in vogue at the time. Certain diseases which required huge resources and expenditure will be treated by gene therapy. Paralysis will become a thing of the past. By 2020, the life expectancy for new babies will be well over 100 years and more. Recently, the 'immortality' gene was located: so soon the world may be full of Methuselahs.J. A nightmare scenario perhaps. Not half as nightmarish as the future possibility of downloading the human mind before the body dies. But I for one do not wish to live out eternity as some sort of digital collectable item. Against the hum of machines who will hear my screams? Or yours?Questions 1-10The Reading Passage has 10 paragraphs (A-J). Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the drop-box list of headings. NB. There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of them.Paragraph A AnswerParagraph B AnswerParagraph C AnswerParagraph D AnswerParagraph E AnswerParagraph F AnswerParagraph G AnswerParagraph H AnswerParagraph I AnswerParagraph J AnswerQuestions 11-14Do the statements below agrees with the information from the Reading Passage? ChooseYes if the statement agrees with the information in the passageNo if the statement contradicts the information in the passageNot Given if there is no information about the statement in the passage11. There is always a time lag between new inventions being made and their release into the public domain. Answer12. The writer feels that the general public have too much faith in the technological devices being introduced into the marketplace. Answer13. Tagging criminals by inserting micro-chips into their bodies will dramatically reduce the number of crimes being committed. Answer14. The writer of the article does not have serious doubts about the direction technology is taking. AnswerSkip Quiz navigationQUIZ NAVIGATIONQuestion 1 This pageFinish attempt ...Time left 0:29:15You are logged in as Anh Nguyễn Ngọc Vân (Log out)ANH202DE01_HK142A_2083Switch to the standard theme