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📝 Dialogo inglese avanzato
Urban deployments of environmental sensors are increasingly framed as technical solutions to policy problems. I will discuss one municipal program that illustrates social resistance and disciplinary choices. The city council chose a vendor with low-cost sensors. Some residents described the devices as stinky, not because of literal odor, but as shorthand for an offensive presence. Others used the descriptor stinky to mean poorly designed equipment that rusted and smelled when wet. Critics called the monitoring regime horrible, alleging intrusive surveillance and lack of consent. Some described the process as horrible because officials had not engaged in meaningful consultation. In response, researchers chose participatory methods to rebuild trust. A neighborhood activist chose to document failures with photographs and timelines. Those interventions reduced complaints and reframed the technology as accountable. The case suggests that technical efficacy alone does not determine acceptance. Perceptions of functionality, aesthetics and ethics converge. Policymakers should anticipate rhetorical reactions and remediate them. To ignore social vocabulary - the metaphors 'stinky' or 'horrible' that citizens use - is to misread public sentiment. Corrective choices require transparency, co-design and iterative evaluation.
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1
What action did the city council take regarding the sensor program?
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Risposta Corretta:
A
Spiegazione:
The passage explicitly states that the city council chose a vendor with low-cost sensors. Options B, C and D contradict the stated action or introduce details not mentioned in the passage.
2
Why did some residents describe the devices as 'stinky' according to the speaker?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
B
Spiegazione:
The speaker says residents described the devices as 'stinky', not because of literal odor, but as shorthand for an offensive presence. Option A is explicitly negated by the text. Options C and D are unrelated to the reason given.
3
Which phrase describes the critics' complaints about the monitoring regime?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
A
Spiegazione:
The passage states critics called the regime 'horrible', alleging intrusive surveillance and lack of consent. Options B, C and D introduce causes that are not mentioned or are implausible relative to the text.
4
What methodological change did researchers adopt in response to criticism?
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Risposta Corretta:
A
Spiegazione:
The passage explicitly notes researchers chose participatory methods to rebuild trust. Options B, C and D are not supported by the text and contradict the described response.
5
What effect did the interventions (researcher and activist actions) have?
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Risposta Corretta:
A
Spiegazione:
The passage states that those interventions reduced complaints and reframed the technology as accountable. Options B, C and D contradict this stated outcome or introduce events not described.
6
In the passage, what is the best synonym for 'remediate' as used in 'remediate them'?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
A
Spiegazione:
Within context, 'remediate them' refers to addressing or correcting rhetorical reactions and public concerns. 'Ignore permanently' is the opposite, while 'publicize' and 'measure quantitatively' do not capture the corrective sense implied.
7
What can be inferred about the speaker's view on technical efficacy and public acceptance?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
A
Spiegazione:
The speaker explicitly suggests that 'technical efficacy alone does not determine acceptance' and that perceptions of functionality, aesthetics and ethics converge. Options B, C and D overstate or misstate the speaker's nuanced position and are not supported by the passage.
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