UNIT 4 Information Technology 训练7 培优提能练(一)（配套教参Word）-【步步高】2025-2026学年高一英语必修第二册学习笔记（北师大版·新教材）

训练7　培优提能练(一)

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Ⅰ.主题语篇阅读(共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分)

A

(2025·四川高一上期中)

When her mother died two years ago，Celia Bashaw began dreaming about an artwork her uncle Perkins had made.Her mother and grandmother had loved it.But Bashaw couldn’t find it.She knew it had been picked up 15 years ago，after her grandmother’s death when the family was going through her belongings.And she knew her uncle，who lived in Vermont，had given it away there，hoping the new owners would hold on to it.As it turned out，they sold it.

So she decided to make a post online in a group for Vermonters，hoping she could track down the buyers and get the piece back.Bashaw attached three photos of the artwork and the post was shared about 600 times.

Then，in Vermont，Alvin and his wife Nora，saw the post and realized they had bought the artwork.They arranged a meeting without hesitation.Despite being nervous about meeting strangers from the Internet，Bashaw found them “so nice and great”．

“With all the bad news and everything going around，it’s good to see something really nice，” Nora said，who offered to give it back to Bashaw.

In an updated post，Bashaw shared her excitement at being reunited(团聚) with her uncle’s artwork，thanking the community for sharing and helping her find the piece.

Now，Bashaw feels like a piece of her mother and grandmother has come back home.

“It’s really nice because I don’t have very many things of my mother or my grandmother and actually，it’s been extremely hard for me to even find a picture of me and my grandmother together.We were so close，and it just makes me so sad...I hope she can see it now that I have it back because she was looking for it too，” she said.

语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Celia Bashaw通过在社交网络平台发布帖子，寻回已故亲人艺术品的故事。

 

1．Why did Bashaw post online?

A．Because she enjoyed sharing her life.

B．Because she’d like to make new friends.

C．Because she hoped to sell her belongings.

D．Because she wanted to get the artwork back.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中“So she decided to make a post online in a group for Vermonters，hoping she could track down the buyers and get the piece back.”可知，她发帖的原因是想把那件艺术品找回来。故选D项。

2．Which of the following can best describe Alvin and Nora?

A．Kind and friendly.

B．Caring and curious.

C．Brave and confident.

D．Determined and honest.

答案　A

解析　推理判断题。根据第三段中“Despite being nervous about meeting strangers from the Internet，Bashaw found them ‘so nice and great’. ”及第四段“‘With all the bad news and everything going around，it’s good to see something really nice，’ Nora said，who offered to give it back to Bashaw.”可知，Alvin和Nora非常善良、友好。故选A项。

3．What did Bashaw do after meeting Alvin and Nora?

A．She reunited with her uncle.

B．She expressed thanks online.

C．She decided to buy the artwork.

D．She found a picture of her mother.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。根据第五段“In an updated post，Bashaw shared her excitement at being reunited(团聚) with her uncle’s artwork，thanking the community for sharing and helping her find the piece.”可知，在与Alvin和Nora见面并拿回艺术品后，Bashaw在网上分享了她的兴奋之情以及对社区帮助的感谢。故选B项。

4．What is the text mainly about?

A．A girl meets strangers from the Internet.

B．A community helps a girl find her family.

C．A social media post helps reunite a family.

D．A couple gives an artwork back to its owner.

答案　C

解析　主旨大意题。文章讲述了Celia Bashaw通过在社交网络平台发布帖子，寻回已故亲人艺术品的故事以及作者寻回艺术品的感受。家人丢失的艺术品的寻回让Celia Bashaw感觉像亲人又回到了身边一样，而这一切都归功于网上发布的帖子及社区人们的帮助。C项“社交媒体的帖子助力一家人‘团聚’”概括全文，故选C项。

B

(2025·江苏南通高一上期中)

Does technology replace more jobs than it creates? What is the balance between these two things? Until now，that has not been completely measured.However，a new research project led by MIT economist David Autor has developed an answer，at least for U．S.history since 1940.

The study uses new methods to examine how many jobs have been lost because of machine automation(自动化)，and how many jobs have been created through augmentation(扩增)，in which technology creates new chances and tasks.In this research，Autor and his workmates studied about 35,000 jobs，recording how they appear over time.That led them to find that technology has replaced more U．S.jobs than it has created，particularly since 1980.

“Clearly，from 1980 to the present，there is a faster rate of automation and a slower rate of augmentation than in the former 40 years，” says Autor.From 1940 to 1980，for example，jobs like elevator operator and typesetter(排字工人) were getting automated.But at the same time，more workers filled roles such as shipping and receiving clerks，buyers，department heads and industrial engineers.From 1980 to 2020，the number of machinists(机械工) dropped because of automation，while operations and systems researchers enjoyed growth.Finally，the research suggests that the negative effects of automation on employment were more than twice as great in the 1980－2020 period as in the 1940－1980 period.There was a more positive change in the effect of augmentation on employment in 1980－2020 compared to 1940－1980.

Automation and augmentation often happen within the same industries.Within the same large company，there may be fewer machinists but more systems researchers.“Technology is really making a difference，” Autor says.“It may substitute some expert knowledge or skills，but may add decision-making tasks.It takes a while to figure them out.”

5．What does Autor’s study focus on?

A．The key to searching for a job.

B．The solutions to taking up new tasks.

C．The influence of new technology on jobs.

D．The application of machines to industry.