选择性必修第1册 UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（人教版）

[对应学生用书P497]

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2025·浙江杭州教学质量检测)Education in 2080 is distinctive from education in the 2020s.Until about 2035，the main function of education systems is to supply the economy with the next generation of workers.In 2080, the purpose of education is the well­being of society and all its members.To make this a bit more tangible for you, I would like to give an example of what a child's education looks like in 2080.Her name is Shemsy.Shemsy is 13, and she is confident and loves learning.

Shemsy does not go to school in the morning because schools as you know them no longer exist.Schools have been replaced with “Learning Hubs” that are not restricted to certain ages.They are where intergenerational learning happens, in line with the belief that learning is the lifelong pursuit.

Every year, Shemsy designs her learning journey for the year with a highly attentive “teacher­citizen”．Shemsy is actively engaged in designing her education and has to propose projects she would like to be involved in to contribute to and serve her community.She also spends lots of time playing as the role of play in learning has finally been recognized as the essential and core to our humanity.Shemsy works a lot collaboratively.Access to education is universal, and higher education institutions no longer differentiate themselves by how many people they reject yearly.Variability between students is expected and leveraged (充分利用) as young people teach one another and use their differences as a source of strength.Shemsy naturally explores what she is curious about at a pace she sets.She still has some classes to take that are mandatory for children globally：Being Human and the History of Humanity.

We invite you to think about your vision for education in the year 2080: what does it look like, who does it serve, and how does it transform our societies?

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。本文通过虚构人物Shemsy向读者展示2080年的教育是什么样子的，并引发读者思考自己眼中的2080年的教育是什么样子的。

1．What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us?

A．There are different types of education.

B．The present education needs improvements.

C．Education and economy are closely associated.

D．The goal of future education is fundamentally different.

解析　D　段落大意题。根据第一段的中心句“Education in 2080 is distinctive from education in the 2020s.”可知，2080年的教育和现在很不同；再结合第一段中的“Until about 2035 the main function of education systems...In 2080, the purpose of education is the well­being of society and all its members.”可知，本段主要讲未来的教育功能和现在截然不同，故选D。

2．What do we know about the Learning Hub that Shemsy goes to?

A．It accepts students of all ages.

B．It promotes competition.

C．It discourages individualized learning.

D．It is all about play­based learning.

解析　A　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“‘Learning Hubs’ that are not restricted to certain ages.They are where intergenerational learning happens, in line with the belief that learning is the lifelong pursuit.”可知，Shemsy去的学习中心不限制年龄，几代人可以同时在那里学习，故选A。

3．What does the underlined word “mandatory” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Tough. B．Satisfactory.

C．Optional. D．Required.

解析　D　词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“Variability between students is expected...Shemsy naturally explores what she is curious about at a pace she sets.”可知，未来教育是允许学生间差异化存在的，Shemsy以她设定的速度自然地探索她好奇的事物。再根据画线词所在句中的“still” “children globally”以及常识可推知，“Being Human”和“the History of Humanity”是全球学生必学的科目，故选D。

4．What is the suitable title for the text?

A．An Example to All

B．A Vision for Education

C．A Challenge for Education

D．A Journey into the Future

解析　B　主旨大意题。第一段讲2080年的教育与现在截然不同；第二、三段通过虚构人物Shemsy展示了“what a child's education looks like in 2080”；最后一段则向读者发出邀请，让读者思考“your vision for education in the year 2080”。综上可知，本文主要是对2080年教育的展望，故选B。

B

(2024·山东济南模拟)The words “caring” and “empathetic” (共情的) aren't ones normally associated with technology.Yearsley，an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI)，is trying to change that.

Yearsley is the founder of Akin，a robotics startup that currently uses a tablet­based system to help users manage the tasks related to home life，whether that's planning meals or reminding you to pay your cell phone bill.Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns，strengthen behaviors and manipulate (操控) buying decisions，some of which，she assumes，are questionable or just unhealthy.

In contrast，the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home，encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk，refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends.“It's the hardest AI I have ever built for it's a complex system，” Yearsley says.

Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017，when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored.Besides，she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work.A United Nations'report estimates that women do 2.6 times the amount of unpaid care and domestic work that men do，or close to 30 hours per week in the U．S.alone.

While Yearsley pictures an army of robots someday helping with routine homemade tasks，the first display for Akin will take time and money.Akin has received some early seed money from a handful of investors，and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova's Mission for the Future program，an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了Akin公司的一套未来人工智能系统。

5．What might the Akin's AI system suggest?

A．Consuming more drinks to enjoy yourself.

B．Staying up late working to make more money.

C．Spending more time staying with your family.

D．Purchasing products that may attract you.

解析　C　推理判断题。根据第三段“In contrast，the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home，encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk，refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends.”可知Akin的人工智能系统支持与家人一起度过更多时间。故选C。

6．What made Yearsley develop the Akin's AI system?