Question

social science: this passage is adapted from the article \information stupor - highway\ by cal jergenson (© 2005 by cal jergenson). think about a remote control. something so simple in function is seemingly capable of invisible magic to most of us. only those with an engineering and electronics background probably have any real idea of why a remote control works. the rest of us just assume it should. and the longer a given technology exists, the more we take it for granted. consider for a moment a split screen showing modern remote control users versus the first remote control users: the original users would be cautiously aiming the remote directly at the television, reading the names of the buttons to find the right one, and deliberately pressing the button with a force that adds nothing to the effectiveness of the device. the modern users would be reclined on a sofa, pointing the remote any which way, and instinctively feeling for the button they desired, intuiting its size, shape, and position on the remote. 1. the passage states that original users of remote controls likely did all of the following except: a. use more strength pressing the button than is necessary b. aim the remote directly at the television c. feel instinctively for the desired button d. read the names of the buttons carefully 2. in the passage, the author answers all of the following questions except: f. how do most people think the global climate crisis should be solved? g. what was the most significant invention of the twentieth century? h. what idea underlies humanitys tool - making instinct? j. how do consumer attitudes about new technology change?

Explanation:

1. Analizamos el texto que describe el comportamiento de los primeros usuarios de los controles remotos. Indica que apuntaban directamente al televisor, leían los nombres de los botones y presionaban con más fuerza de la necesaria. No se menciona que sintieran instintivamente por el botón deseado.
2. El autor del texto habla sobre el control remoto y cómo la percepción de la tecnología ha cambiado, pero no aborda temas como cómo la mayoría de la gente piensa que debe resolverse la crisis climática global, cuál fue la invención más significativa del siglo XX o la idea subyacente a la instinto de fabricación de herramientas de la humanidad.

Answer:

1. C. sentir instintivamente por el botón deseado
2. F. How do most people think the global climate crisis should be solved?

G. What was the most significant invention of the twentieth century?
H. What idea underlies humanity's tool - making instinct?