Unit 3 Times change！ 外刊拓展提升（多题型专练）英语外研版选择性必修第二册

Unit 3 Times change! 外刊拓展提升（多题型专练） 识·单元要点概览 读·外刊拓展阅读 （来源：The Guardian, 19 April 2026）Independent bookstores are showing that technological change does not always erase older forms of culture. The Guardian reported in April 2026 that about 422 independent bookshops opened in the United States during 2025, a rise of 31%. The figure surprised people who had long expected online retail and large chains to make small bookshops disappear. Many of the new stores compete by offering something a website cannot easily copy: a sense of place. They hold author talks, reading groups and children’s events, and staff members often recommend books personally. Some shops also sell coffee, gifts or local products. In this way, the bookstore is changing from a simple point of sale into a community space. The comeback does not mean the digital age has ended. Online shopping remains powerful, and running a small shop is still difficult. Instead, the trend suggests that old and new can develop side by side. A business may survive not by refusing change, but by discovering which human needs technology does not fully replace. 【全文翻译】 独立书店正在说明：技术变化并不一定会让较早的文化形式消失。《卫报》2026年4月报道称，2025年美国约有422家独立书店开业，同比增长31%。这一数字让许多长期认为网络零售和大型连锁店会使小书店消失的人感到意外。许多新书店通过提供网站难以复制的体验来竞争——一种真实的场所感。它们举办作家分享会、读书会和儿童活动，店员也常常提供个性化荐书。一些书店还销售咖啡、礼品或本地产品。这样一来，书店正从单纯的销售点转变为社区空间。独立书店的回归并不意味着数字时代结束了。网购依然强大，经营小型书店也仍然困难。相反，这一趋势说明新旧事物可以并行发展。一个行业要生存，不一定要拒绝变化，而是要发现哪些人的需求仍无法被技术完全替代。 【核心词汇】 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 ①independent adj. 独立的 ②erase v. 抹去；消除 ③retail n. 零售 ④chain n. 连锁店 ⑤compete v. 竞争 ⑥recommend v. 推荐 ⑦community n. 社区 ⑧comeback n. 回归；复兴 ⑨digital age 数字时代 ⑩side by side 并行地 ⑪survive v. 生存；延续 ⑫replace v. 取代 ⑬revival n. 复兴 ⑭personalised adj. 个性化的 ⑮physical adj. 实体的 ⑯trend n. 趋势 ⑰adapt v. 适应 ⑱transform v. 转变 ⑲experience n. 体验 ⑳human need 人的需求 【长难句分析】 1. The Guardian reported in April 2026 that about 422 independent bookshops opened in the United States during 2025, a rise of 31%. 句意：《卫报》2026年4月报道称，2025年美国约有422家独立书店开业，同比增长31%。 分析：that引导宾语从句，作reported的宾语；a rise of 31%为补充说明，对前面的开店数量变化作进一步解释。 2. A business may survive not by refusing change, but by discovering which human needs technology does not fully replace. 句意：一个行业要生存，不一定靠拒绝变化，而可能靠发现哪些人的需求仍无法被技术完全替代。 分析：not by..., but by...构成并列对比结构；discovering后接which引导的宾语从句；technology为从句主语。 练·能力培优拔高 培优提升篇 Passage 1 Every time a new emoji appears on a phone, there is a technical system behind it. In September 2025, the Unicode Consortium released Unicode 17.0, adding 4,803 characters to the global standard. Among them were eight new emoji characters, including a trombone, an orca and a distorted face. Unicode matters because computers need a shared way to represent text. Without a common standard, the same character might not travel reliably from one device or platform to another. Emoji are part of this system. The Unicode Emoji specification describes which symbols count as emoji and how sequences should be handled. New emoji are not simply chosen because they look amusing. Proposals are reviewed according to selection factors, and accepted characters must work within a global communication system. Different companies may draw the same emoji in slightly different styles, but the underlying code remains shared. The continuing growth of emoji shows how written communication changes with technology. Yet it also shows the importance of standards: new forms of expression become useful only when people on different systems can understand the same digital signal. 1．What is the main purpose of Unicode according to the passage? A．To make every company draw identical pictures. B．To provide a shared system for representing digital text. C．To replace written languages with pictures. D．To limit the number of symbols people can use. 2．How many new emoji characters were added in Unicode 17.0? A．Four. B．Seventeen. C．Eight. D．One hundred and sixty-three. 3．Why are emoji proposals reviewed before acceptance? A．To make sure they can function in a global communication standard. B．To ensure every new emoji is used only by teenagers. C．To prevent different cultures from using the same symbol. D．To make digital messages longer and more formal. 4．What idea best connects the passage with the unit theme? A．Technology makes language stop changing. B．Emoji have already replaced ordinary writing. C．Digital change makes common rules unnecessary. D．New communication forms develop together with technical standards. Passage 2 For centuries, libraries 1.________ (serve) as places where people can read, learn and share knowledge. In the digital age, however, their role is becoming broader. A UNESCO brief released in 2025 describes more than 2.8 million libraries worldwide as important partners in building a more 2.________ (include) digital future. As societies work 3.________ (close) the digital divide, libraries can provide internet access, digital-skills training and trusted information. The global network, 4.________ is supported by about 1.6 million staff members and more than half a million volunteers, reaches people in many different communities. UNESCO argues that connectivity becomes truly 5.________ (meaning) only when people know how to use it well. In many places, library users 6.________ (support) not only with devices but also with guidance. By 7.________ (help) people judge information, protect privacy and use online services, libraries turn access 8.________ opportunity. The report stresses 9.________ digital inclusion is not simply about putting more people online. It is about making sure that technology can be used safely, confidently and 10.________ (effective). Passage 3 Remote work first looked like a temporary response to a crisis. Several years later, it has become part of a longer change in how cities function. Researchers found that working from home remained at about one day per week globally for college-educated employees from 2023 into early 2025. 1.________ One effect can be seen in where people spend money. When fewer workers travel downtown every day, some restaurants, shops and services near large office buildings lose customers. At the same time, neighbourhood businesses closer to people’s homes may gain them. 2.________ Researchers have called this pattern the “Donut Effect”. The change does not mean city centres will become empty. Hybrid workers still travel to offices on some days, and many people continue to value face-to-face meetings, culture and entertainment. 3.________ This is why the wider metropolitan area can remain strong even while the centre changes. Cities are responding in different ways. Some are considering how unused offices might become housing, schools or mixed-use spaces. Others are improving public areas so that downtown districts attract people for more than work. 4.________ The larger lesson is that technology can change geography as well as behaviour. A laptop may seem like a small object, but when millions of people use it to work from different places, transport, housing and local business can all be affected. 5.________ A．A successful response may therefore require city centres to serve several purposes. B．For this reason, all office buildings will certainly disappear within a few years. C．Hybrid work changes the centre of activity without necessarily destroying the city. D．The story of remote work shows that social change often spreads far beyond its starting point. E．Researchers therefore recommend that every employee work from home five days a week. F．Economic activity can move outward from the centre while staying within the same city region. G．This suggests that the pandemic accelerated a change that did not simply vanish afterward. Passage 4 Paying for everyday purchases is becoming faster and more digital. A 2025 brief from the Bank for International Settlements reported that cashless payments continued to rise across many economies. Credit transfers and electronic money grew especially strongly in emerging and developing markets, while fast-payment systems encouraged people to make more frequent small transactions. Yet the same report did not describe cash as a thing of the past. Although the amount of cash in circulation has generally declined relative to digital payments, demand for cash withdrawals has stabilised in many places. This suggests that people may use cash less often at the checkout while still wanting it available. Cash can matter for reasons that go beyond habit. It can work when digital systems fail, and it may be easier to use for people who lack reliable internet access, bank accounts or confidence with new technology. Digital systems, meanwhile, offer speed and convenience that cash cannot match. The changing payment landscape therefore looks less like a simple replacement and more like a new balance. The future may be increasingly digital, but older methods can continue to serve needs that newer ones do not fully meet. 1．What is the main trend described in the passage? A．Digital payments are growing while cash still keeps a role. B．Cash use is increasing faster than every digital method. C．Fast payments are disappearing in developing economies. D．People have stopped withdrawing cash completely. 2．What does “stabilised” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A．Became illegal. B．Started to rise rapidly. C．Remained at a relatively steady level. D．Was replaced by online shopping. 3．Why may cash remain useful according to Paragraph 3? A．It always costs less than digital payment. B．It can support access and resilience when digital options are limited. C．It makes every purchase easier to track. D．It requires a smartphone and internet connection. 4．What is the author’s main point? A．New technology always destroys older systems. B．Cashless payment should be avoided by young people. C．Payment habits never change once they are formed. D．Old and new payment methods can coexist during change. Passage 5 For generations, people have dreamed of a tool that could remove language barriers instantly. In 2025, researchers reported a machine-translation system that brought that 1.________ a little closer. The model can 2.________ speech from more than 100 languages and produce spoken output in dozens of target languages. Instead of using several separate programs, it 3.________ speech and text tasks within one system. This can make communication more 4.________ and may help travellers, students and health workers cross language 5.________. Yet researchers also point out an important limit: not every language has equal 6.________ to digital resources. Languages with 7.________ training material may receive weaker results because modern AI depends heavily on large amounts of 8.________. Accuracy also involves more than changing words. Tone, cultural references and 9.________ can affect meaning. For this reason, machine translation should not simply 10.________ human judgement in situations where a misunderstanding could matter. A better view is to treat AI as a 11.________ that expands communication while people remain responsible for checking meaning. At the same time, multilingual technology can help 12.________ languages by making more content available to speakers. Its future will depend on careful design, better data and international 13.________. The history of translation technology therefore shows that communication tools 14.________, but the human need to understand one another 15.________. 1. A．rule B．dream C．problem D．memory 2. A．hide B．divide C．translate D．repeat 3. A．supports B．forgets C．limits D．avoids 4. A．direct B．direction C．directed D．directly 5. A．habits B．barriers C．prices D．screens 6. A．danger B．silence C．access D．distance 7. A．limited B．perfect C．equal D．daily 8. A．money B．space C．noise D．data 9. A．speed B．context C．colour D．size 10. A．invite B．record C．replace D．borrow 11. A．tool B．border C．risk D．market 12. A．cancel B．measure C．close D．preserve 13. A．competition B．collaboration C．separation D．confusion 14. A．freeze B．return C．change D．fail 15. A．remains B．disappears C．travels D．breaks Passage 6 Streaming has transformed the music business, but one older format keeps returning to record shops: vinyl. The Recording Industry Association of America reported that U.S. vinyl revenue reached about one billion dollars in 2025, rising 9.3% from the previous year. It marked the nineteenth straight year of growth for the format. The numbers are striking because paid streaming still produces far more music revenue. Vinyl is not winning by becoming the fastest or cheapest way to hear a song. Instead, buyers often value the physical object, the large cover art and the experience of choosing and playing a record. This does not mean everyone is returning to old technology. Most listening is still digital, and vinyl remains a smaller part of the market. But its long revival shows that convenience is not the only thing people value. Sometimes a slower format survives because it offers an experience that feels different from the dominant technology. The story resembles the return of some independent bookshops. A new technology can become the main system without removing every older one. Change may create room for old forms to find a new purpose. 1．Why is vinyl’s growth described as striking? A．It has become cheaper than all streaming services. B．An older physical format is growing in a mainly digital market. C．It is now the only way people listen to music. D．Streaming revenue fell to zero in 2025. 2．What does “physical object” refer to in Paragraph 2? A．A live concert. B．A mobile phone. C．The record itself. D．A streaming account. 3．What can be inferred about many vinyl buyers? A．They may value experience and ownership as well as convenience. B．They refuse to use any digital technology. C．They buy records only because they are cheaper. D．They are mainly interested in faster listening. 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．Why Streaming Has Ended B．The Cheapest Way to Hear Music C．Digital Music Without Change D．An Old Format Finds New Life Passage 7 Books are changing in format, but print remains surprisingly strong. In August 2026, the Association of American Publishers released its annual estimate for 2025. It put total U.S. publishing revenue at about $33.4 billion, 2.5% higher than in 2024. Digital formats continued to grow. Digital audio revenue rose by more than 5% in 2025, and e-book revenue also increased. Online retail remained the largest sales channel, showing how strongly technology has changed the way readers discover and buy books. At the same time, print still accounted for just over half of total publishing revenue. In the Trade, or consumer-book, market, print formats represented 76.3% of revenue. Physical retail revenue also increased, even while online shopping remained important. The figures make the story of change more complicated than a simple move from paper to screen. New formats can grow quickly while older ones remain popular. For publishers and readers, the future may be a mixture of print, audio and digital reading rather than a single winner. 1．What was the estimated total U.S. publishing revenue for 2025? ________________________________________________________________________________ 2．Which digital format mentioned in the passage grew by more than 5%? ________________________________________________________________________________ 3．What share of Trade publishing revenue came from print formats? ________________________________________________________________________________ 4．Why is the story more complicated than a move from paper to screen? ________________________________________________________________________________ 5．What lesson about change does the final paragraph suggest? ________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 8 Social media has changed how teenagers keep in touch. A Pew Research Center survey published in 2025 found that many U.S. teens believed social media helped them feel more connected to friends. For young people whose friendships continue after school through messages, videos and shared posts, online communication can make distance feel smaller. At the same time, connection is not the same as comfort in every situation. The survey found that 52% of teens said they would feel very comfortable discussing their own mental health with a parent, while 48% said the same about a friend. Only 12% said they would be very comfortable having such a conversation with a teacher. Teens also had mixed views about social media itself. Many valued the way it supported friendship, but roughly one in five said social media hurt their own mental health. This does not produce a simple conclusion that online communication is either good or bad. Instead, the findings show how communication has become more flexible and more complicated. A message can create connection, but the quality of communication still depends on who is speaking, what is being discussed and whether people feel safe enough to be honest. 1．What positive effect of social media is mentioned in Paragraph 1? A．It removes the need for face-to-face friendship. B．It can help teens feel connected to friends. C．It makes every difficult conversation easier. D．It prevents distance between all family members. 2．With whom were teens least likely to feel very comfortable discussing mental health? A．A parent. B．A friend. C．A family member. D．A teacher. 3．Why is there no simple conclusion about social media? A．It can support connection while also causing problems for some teens. B．Teenagers no longer use social media to communicate. C．All teens have exactly the same online experience. D．The survey measured only adults. 4．What is the main idea of the final paragraph? A．New tools automatically improve every conversation. B．Online communication has made honesty unnecessary. C．Communication changes, but human trust still matters. D．Teachers should replace parents in difficult conversations. 迁移应用篇 一、根据提示完成句子 1.Physical bookstores are no longer what they ____________________（过去的样子）.（used to） 2.____________________（emoji不仅改变了）the way we write, but they have also added new emotional signals.（not only...but also） 3.____________________（随着远程办公变得更加普遍）, some city centres are finding new uses for old office space.（with复合结构） 4.Many readers still choose printed books ____________________（而不是完全转向电子阅读）.（rather than） 5.In a fast-changing world, we need to learn ____________________（如何适应新的沟通方式）.（“疑问词 + 不定式”作宾语） 二、应用文写作 假定你是李华，你校英语社将举办“Then and Now”主题展览，负责人Ms Green正在征集展区设计。请你结合本套外刊阅读内容，给她写一封邮件，建议设置“Communication Then and Now”和“Reading & Shopping Then and Now”两个展区。内容包括：1. 每个展区各设计一项具体展示或互动活动；2. 说明活动意义。 注意：1. 词数80-100； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 3. 条理清晰，语言连贯。 Dear Ms Green, I'm writing to share some ideas for our Then and Now exhibition. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope these ideas can help students understand change in a thoughtful way. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua $ Unit 3 Times change! 外刊拓展提升（多题型专练） 参考答案 练·能力培优拔高 培优提升篇 Passage 1 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D Passage 2 1. have served 2. inclusive 3. to close 4. which 5. meaningful 6. are supported 7. helping 8. into 9. that 10. effectively Passage 3 1．G 2．F 3．C 4．A 5．D Passage 4 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D Passage 5 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．C 7．A 8．D 9．B 10．C 11．A 12．D 13．B 14．C 15．A Passage 6 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D Passage 7 1. About $33.4 billion. 2. Digital audio. 3. 76.3%. 4. Because digital formats are growing while print remains strong and physical retail can also grow. 5. New and old formats can coexist instead of one completely replacing the other. Passage 8 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 迁移应用篇 一、根据提示完成句子 1. what they used to be 2. Not only have emojis changed 3. With remote work becoming more common 4. rather than move completely to digital reading 5. how to adapt to new ways of communication 二、应用文写作 【参考范文】 Dear Ms Green, I'm writing to share some ideas for our Then and Now exhibition. First, in Communication Then and Now, students can compare letters, early text messages, emojis and AI translation, then discuss what has become easier and what still requires human understanding. Second, in Reading & Shopping Then and Now, we can create a small display showing print books, e-books and the changing role of bookstores. Visitors can vote for the experience they value most. These activities can show that progress often means adaptation and coexistence rather than simply replacing the old with the new. I hope these ideas can help students understand change in a thoughtful way. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $Unit 3 Times change! 外刊拓展提升（多题型专练） 识·单元要点概览 读·外刊拓展阅读 （来源：The Guardian, 19 April 2026）Independent bookstores are showing that technological change does not always erase older forms of culture. The Guardian reported in April 2026 that about 422 independent bookshops opened in the United States during 2025, a rise of 31%. The figure surprised people who had long expected online retail and large chains to make small bookshops disappear. Many of the new stores compete by offering something a website cannot easily copy: a sense of place. They hold author talks, reading groups and children’s events, and staff members often recommend books personally. Some shops also sell coffee, gifts or local products. In this way, the bookstore is changing from a simple point of sale into a community space. The comeback does not mean the digital age has ended. Online shopping remains powerful, and running a small shop is still difficult. Instead, the trend suggests that old and new can develop side by side. A business may survive not by refusing change, but by discovering which human needs technology does not fully replace. 【全文翻译】 独立书店正在说明：技术变化并不一定会让较早的文化形式消失。《卫报》2026年4月报道称，2025年美国约有422家独立书店开业，同比增长31%。这一数字让许多长期认为网络零售和大型连锁店会使小书店消失的人感到意外。许多新书店通过提供网站难以复制的体验来竞争——一种真实的场所感。它们举办作家分享会、读书会和儿童活动，店员也常常提供个性化荐书。一些书店还销售咖啡、礼品或本地产品。这样一来，书店正从单纯的销售点转变为社区空间。独立书店的回归并不意味着数字时代结束了。网购依然强大，经营小型书店也仍然困难。相反，这一趋势说明新旧事物可以并行发展。一个行业要生存，不一定要拒绝变化，而是要发现哪些人的需求仍无法被技术完全替代。 【核心词汇】 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 ①independent adj. 独立的 ②erase v. 抹去；消除 ③retail n. 零售 ④chain n. 连锁店 ⑤compete v. 竞争 ⑥recommend v. 推荐 ⑦community n. 社区 ⑧comeback n. 回归；复兴 ⑨digital age 数字时代 ⑩side by side 并行地 ⑪survive v. 生存；延续 ⑫replace v. 取代 ⑬revival n. 复兴 ⑭personalised adj. 个性化的 ⑮physical adj. 实体的 ⑯trend n. 趋势 ⑰adapt v. 适应 ⑱transform v. 转变 ⑲experience n. 体验 ⑳human need 人的需求 【长难句分析】 1. The Guardian reported in April 2026 that about 422 independent bookshops opened in the United States during 2025, a rise of 31%. 句意：《卫报》2026年4月报道称，2025年美国约有422家独立书店开业，同比增长31%。 分析：that引导宾语从句，作reported的宾语；a rise of 31%为补充说明，对前面的开店数量变化作进一步解释。 2. A business may survive not by refusing change, but by discovering which human needs technology does not fully replace. 句意：一个行业要生存，不一定靠拒绝变化，而可能靠发现哪些人的需求仍无法被技术完全替代。 分析：not by..., but by...构成并列对比结构；discovering后接which引导的宾语从句；technology为从句主语。 练·能力培优拔高 培优提升篇 Passage 1 Every time a new emoji appears on a phone, there is a technical system behind it. In September 2025, the Unicode Consortium released Unicode 17.0, adding 4,803 characters to the global standard. Among them were eight new emoji characters, including a trombone, an orca and a distorted face. Unicode matters because computers need a shared way to represent text. Without a common standard, the same character might not travel reliably from one device or platform to another. Emoji are part of this system. The Unicode Emoji specification describes which symbols count as emoji and how sequences should be handled. New emoji are not simply chosen because they look amusing. Proposals are reviewed according to selection factors, and accepted characters must work within a global communication system. Different companies may draw the same emoji in slightly different styles, but the underlying code remains shared. The continuing growth of emoji shows how written communication changes with technology. Yet it also shows the importance of standards: new forms of expression become useful only when people on different systems can understand the same digital signal. 1．What is the main purpose of Unicode according to the passage? A．To make every company draw identical pictures. B．To provide a shared system for representing digital text. C．To replace written languages with pictures. D．To limit the number of symbols people can use. 2．How many new emoji characters were added in Unicode 17.0? A．Four. B．Seventeen. C．Eight. D．One hundred and sixty-three. 3．Why are emoji proposals reviewed before acceptance? A．To make sure they can function in a global communication standard. B．To ensure every new emoji is used only by teenagers. C．To prevent different cultures from using the same symbol. D．To make digital messages longer and more formal. 4．What idea best connects the passage with the unit theme? A．Technology makes language stop changing. B．Emoji have already replaced ordinary writing. C．Digital change makes common rules unnecessary. D．New communication forms develop together with technical standards. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍Unicode 17.0及新emoji的加入过程，说明数字沟通方式不断变化，但新表达形式要真正实现跨设备、跨平台交流，仍需要共同的技术标准。 1．细节理解题。第二段指出computers need a shared way to represent text，因此Unicode的核心作用是为数字文本提供共同标准。故选B。 2．细节理解题。第一段明确指出Among them were eight new emoji characters。故选C。 3．推理判断题。第三段指出被接受的字符必须能够在global communication system中工作，因此审核是为了保证其适合全球通用体系。故选A。 4．主旨联系题。全文既强调新emoji不断出现，也强调共同技术标准的重要性，说明新沟通形式在规则基础上发展。故选D。 Passage 2 For centuries, libraries 1.________ (serve) as places where people can read, learn and share knowledge. In the digital age, however, their role is becoming broader. A UNESCO brief released in 2025 describes more than 2.8 million libraries worldwide as important partners in building a more 2.________ (include) digital future. As societies work 3.________ (close) the digital divide, libraries can provide internet access, digital-skills training and trusted information. The global network, 4.________ is supported by about 1.6 million staff members and more than half a million volunteers, reaches people in many different communities. UNESCO argues that connectivity becomes truly 5.________ (meaning) only when people know how to use it well. In many places, library users 6.________ (support) not only with devices but also with guidance. By 7.________ (help) people judge information, protect privacy and use online services, libraries turn access 8.________ opportunity. The report stresses 9.________ digital inclusion is not simply about putting more people online. It is about making sure that technology can be used safely, confidently and 10.________ (effective). 【答案】1. have served 2. inclusive 3. to close 4. which 5. meaningful 6. are supported 7. helping 8. into 9. that 10. effectively 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章根据UNESCO 2025年有关图书馆与数字包容的材料，说明传统图书馆正在从“借阅空间”扩展为数字技能、信息判断和公共服务的重要平台。 1. 考查时态。For centuries表示从过去延续到现在，主语libraries为复数，故填have served。 2. 考查形容词。修饰digital future应用inclusive“包容的”。 3. 考查非谓语。work to do sth.表示“努力做某事”，故填to close。 4. 考查定语从句。非限制性定语从句修饰network，关系词作主语，填which。 5. 考查形容词。become后作表语，填meaningful。 6. 考查语态。users与support为被动关系，陈述一般情况，填are supported。 7. 考查非谓语。By为介词，后接动名词helping。 8. 考查介词。turn...into...为固定搭配。 9. 考查宾语从句。stresses后接完整从句，填that。 10. 考查副词。与safely、confidently并列修饰used，填effectively。 Passage 3 Remote work first looked like a temporary response to a crisis. Several years later, it has become part of a longer change in how cities function. Researchers found that working from home remained at about one day per week globally for college-educated employees from 2023 into early 2025. 1.________ One effect can be seen in where people spend money. When fewer workers travel downtown every day, some restaurants, shops and services near large office buildings lose customers. At the same time, neighbourhood businesses closer to people’s homes may gain them. 2.________ Researchers have called this pattern the “Donut Effect”. The change does not mean city centres will become empty. Hybrid workers still travel to offices on some days, and many people continue to value face-to-face meetings, culture and entertainment. 3.________ This is why the wider metropolitan area can remain strong even while the centre changes. Cities are responding in different ways. Some are considering how unused offices might become housing, schools or mixed-use spaces. Others are improving public areas so that downtown districts attract people for more than work. 4.________ The larger lesson is that technology can change geography as well as behaviour. A laptop may seem like a small object, but when millions of people use it to work from different places, transport, housing and local business can all be affected. 5.________ A．A successful response may therefore require city centres to serve several purposes. B．For this reason, all office buildings will certainly disappear within a few years. C．Hybrid work changes the centre of activity without necessarily destroying the city. D．The story of remote work shows that social change often spreads far beyond its starting point. E．Researchers therefore recommend that every employee work from home five days a week. F．Economic activity can move outward from the centre while staying within the same city region. G．This suggests that the pandemic accelerated a change that did not simply vanish afterward. 【答案】1．G 2．F 3．C 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章根据远程办公研究介绍“甜甜圈效应”：经济活动从城市中心向周边分散，同时强调混合办公并不意味着城市消失，而是推动城市空间重新分配功能。 1．前文说明远程办公在2023年至2025年初仍保持稳定，G项概括这种变化并未在疫情后消失。故选G。 2．前文比较市中心与居住区附近商家的客流变化，F项概括经济活动向外移动并引出“Donut Effect”。故选F。 3．本段首句说市中心不会变空，C项说明活动中心变化并不等于城市被摧毁。故选C。 4．前文列举办公楼改造和公共空间改善，A项总结市中心需要承担多种功能。故选A。 5．最后一段从笔记本电脑扩展到交通、住房和商业，D项概括变化会扩散到起点之外。故选D。 Passage 4 Paying for everyday purchases is becoming faster and more digital. A 2025 brief from the Bank for International Settlements reported that cashless payments continued to rise across many economies. Credit transfers and electronic money grew especially strongly in emerging and developing markets, while fast-payment systems encouraged people to make more frequent small transactions. Yet the same report did not describe cash as a thing of the past. Although the amount of cash in circulation has generally declined relative to digital payments, demand for cash withdrawals has stabilised in many places. This suggests that people may use cash less often at the checkout while still wanting it available. Cash can matter for reasons that go beyond habit. It can work when digital systems fail, and it may be easier to use for people who lack reliable internet access, bank accounts or confidence with new technology. Digital systems, meanwhile, offer speed and convenience that cash cannot match. The changing payment landscape therefore looks less like a simple replacement and more like a new balance. The future may be increasingly digital, but older methods can continue to serve needs that newer ones do not fully meet. 1．What is the main trend described in the passage? A．Digital payments are growing while cash still keeps a role. B．Cash use is increasing faster than every digital method. C．Fast payments are disappearing in developing economies. D．People have stopped withdrawing cash completely. 2．What does “stabilised” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A．Became illegal. B．Started to rise rapidly. C．Remained at a relatively steady level. D．Was replaced by online shopping. 3．Why may cash remain useful according to Paragraph 3? A．It always costs less than digital payment. B．It can support access and resilience when digital options are limited. C．It makes every purchase easier to track. D．It requires a smartphone and internet connection. 4．What is the author’s main point? A．New technology always destroys older systems. B．Cashless payment should be avoided by young people. C．Payment habits never change once they are formed. D．Old and new payment methods can coexist during change. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章根据国际清算银行2025年支付趋势材料，说明数字支付持续增长，但现金仍具有可获得性和系统韧性等价值，体现社会变化中“新旧共存”的特点。 1．主旨理解题。全文一方面强调cashless payments增长，另一方面说明cash仍保留作用。故选A。 2．词义猜测题。结合前文declined和后文仍希望现金可用可知，stabilised意为保持相对稳定。故选C。 3．细节理解题。第三段指出现金在数字系统失灵或数字条件不足时仍可使用。故选B。 4．主旨理解题。末段明确说变化更像new balance而非simple replacement，即新旧支付方式共存。故选D。 Passage 5 For generations, people have dreamed of a tool that could remove language barriers instantly. In 2025, researchers reported a machine-translation system that brought that 1.________ a little closer. The model can 2.________ speech from more than 100 languages and produce spoken output in dozens of target languages. Instead of using several separate programs, it 3.________ speech and text tasks within one system. This can make communication more 4.________ and may help travellers, students and health workers cross language 5.________. Yet researchers also point out an important limit: not every language has equal 6.________ to digital resources. Languages with 7.________ training material may receive weaker results because modern AI depends heavily on large amounts of 8.________. Accuracy also involves more than changing words. Tone, cultural references and 9.________ can affect meaning. For this reason, machine translation should not simply 10.________ human judgement in situations where a misunderstanding could matter. A better view is to treat AI as a 11.________ that expands communication while people remain responsible for checking meaning. At the same time, multilingual technology can help 12.________ languages by making more content available to speakers. Its future will depend on careful design, better data and international 13.________. The history of translation technology therefore shows that communication tools 14.________, but the human need to understand one another 15.________. 1. A．rule B．dream C．problem D．memory 2. A．hide B．divide C．translate D．repeat 3. A．supports B．forgets C．limits D．avoids 4. A．direct B．direction C．directed D．directly 5. A．habits B．barriers C．prices D．screens 6. A．danger B．silence C．access D．distance 7. A．limited B．perfect C．equal D．daily 8. A．money B．space C．noise D．data 9. A．speed B．context C．colour D．size 10. A．invite B．record C．replace D．borrow 11. A．tool B．border C．risk D．market 12. A．cancel B．measure C．close D．preserve 13. A．competition B．collaboration C．separation D．confusion 14. A．freeze B．return C．change D．fail 15. A．remains B．disappears C．travels D．breaks 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．C 7．A 8．D 9．B 10．C 11．A 12．D 13．B 14．C 15．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍多语言AI翻译技术的发展，同时指出低资源语言、语境和文化信息仍可能带来挑战，强调技术变化应与人的判断和国际合作相结合。 1．前文dreamed of与空后closer呼应，表示让“梦想”更接近现实。故选B。 2．机器翻译系统能够translate speech。故选C。 3．模型在一个系统中supports多种语音和文本任务。故选A。 4．修饰communication，表示更“直接地”，用directly。故选D。 5．cross language barriers为固定搭配。故选B。 6．have access to为固定搭配。故选C。 7．训练材料limited的语言效果可能较弱。故选A。 8．现代AI依赖大量data。故选D。 9．tone、cultural references与context均会影响意义。故选B。 10．机器翻译不应完全replace人的判断。故选C。 11．treat AI as a tool符合语境。故选A。 12．更多数字内容可帮助preserve语言。故选D。 13．跨语言技术需要international collaboration。故选B。 14．沟通工具会change。故选C。 15．工具变化，但相互理解的需要remains。故选A。 Passage 6 Streaming has transformed the music business, but one older format keeps returning to record shops: vinyl. The Recording Industry Association of America reported that U.S. vinyl revenue reached about one billion dollars in 2025, rising 9.3% from the previous year. It marked the nineteenth straight year of growth for the format. The numbers are striking because paid streaming still produces far more music revenue. Vinyl is not winning by becoming the fastest or cheapest way to hear a song. Instead, buyers often value the physical object, the large cover art and the experience of choosing and playing a record. This does not mean everyone is returning to old technology. Most listening is still digital, and vinyl remains a smaller part of the market. But its long revival shows that convenience is not the only thing people value. Sometimes a slower format survives because it offers an experience that feels different from the dominant technology. The story resembles the return of some independent bookshops. A new technology can become the main system without removing every older one. Change may create room for old forms to find a new purpose. 1．Why is vinyl’s growth described as striking? A．It has become cheaper than all streaming services. B．An older physical format is growing in a mainly digital market. C．It is now the only way people listen to music. D．Streaming revenue fell to zero in 2025. 2．What does “physical object” refer to in Paragraph 2? A．A live concert. B．A mobile phone. C．The record itself. D．A streaming account. 3．What can be inferred about many vinyl buyers? A．They may value experience and ownership as well as convenience. B．They refuse to use any digital technology. C．They buy records only because they are cheaper. D．They are mainly interested in faster listening. 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．Why Streaming Has Ended B．The Cheapest Way to Hear Music C．Digital Music Without Change D．An Old Format Finds New Life 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章根据RIAA 2025年音乐市场数据介绍黑胶唱片连续多年增长的现象，说明数字技术成为主流并不意味着所有旧形式都会消失。 1．推理判断题。流媒体仍占更大市场，而旧的实体媒介黑胶却持续增长，因此B正确。 2．指代题。结合vinyl buyers、cover art和playing a record可知physical object指唱片本身。故选C。 3．推理判断题。买家看重实体物品、封面艺术和播放过程，说明重视体验和拥有感。故选A。 4．标题题。全文围绕旧媒介在数字时代重新增长展开，D最准确。 Passage 7 Books are changing in format, but print remains surprisingly strong. In August 2026, the Association of American Publishers released its annual estimate for 2025. It put total U.S. publishing revenue at about $33.4 billion, 2.5% higher than in 2024. Digital formats continued to grow. Digital audio revenue rose by more than 5% in 2025, and e-book revenue also increased. Online retail remained the largest sales channel, showing how strongly technology has changed the way readers discover and buy books. At the same time, print still accounted for just over half of total publishing revenue. In the Trade, or consumer-book, market, print formats represented 76.3% of revenue. Physical retail revenue also increased, even while online shopping remained important. The figures make the story of change more complicated than a simple move from paper to screen. New formats can grow quickly while older ones remain popular. For publishers and readers, the future may be a mixture of print, audio and digital reading rather than a single winner. 1．What was the estimated total U.S. publishing revenue for 2025? ________________________________________________________________________________ 2．Which digital format mentioned in the passage grew by more than 5%? ________________________________________________________________________________ 3．What share of Trade publishing revenue came from print formats? ________________________________________________________________________________ 4．Why is the story more complicated than a move from paper to screen? ________________________________________________________________________________ 5．What lesson about change does the final paragraph suggest? ________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】1. About $33.4 billion. 2. Digital audio. 3. 76.3%. 4. Because digital formats are growing while print remains strong and physical retail can also grow. 5. New and old formats can coexist instead of one completely replacing the other. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章根据美国出版商协会公布的2025年出版业数据，说明数字音频、电子书和线上零售继续发展，但纸质出版仍保持强势。 1．第一段给出总收入约33.4 billion dollars。故答案为About $33.4 billion. 2．第二段指出Digital audio revenue rose by more than 5%。故答案为Digital audio. 3．第三段明确给出Trade市场中print formats占76.3%。 4．文章同时说明数字格式增长与纸质书、实体零售仍强劲，因此不是单向替代。 5．末段指出未来可能是print、audio和digital reading的混合，说明新旧形式可以共存。 Passage 8 Social media has changed how teenagers keep in touch. A Pew Research Center survey published in 2025 found that many U.S. teens believed social media helped them feel more connected to friends. For young people whose friendships continue after school through messages, videos and shared posts, online communication can make distance feel smaller. At the same time, connection is not the same as comfort in every situation. The survey found that 52% of teens said they would feel very comfortable discussing their own mental health with a parent, while 48% said the same about a friend. Only 12% said they would be very comfortable having such a conversation with a teacher. Teens also had mixed views about social media itself. Many valued the way it supported friendship, but roughly one in five said social media hurt their own mental health. This does not produce a simple conclusion that online communication is either good or bad. Instead, the findings show how communication has become more flexible and more complicated. A message can create connection, but the quality of communication still depends on who is speaking, what is being discussed and whether people feel safe enough to be honest. 1．What positive effect of social media is mentioned in Paragraph 1? A．It removes the need for face-to-face friendship. B．It can help teens feel connected to friends. C．It makes every difficult conversation easier. D．It prevents distance between all family members. 2．With whom were teens least likely to feel very comfortable discussing mental health? A．A parent. B．A friend. C．A family member. D．A teacher. 3．Why is there no simple conclusion about social media? A．It can support connection while also causing problems for some teens. B．Teenagers no longer use social media to communicate. C．All teens have exactly the same online experience. D．The survey measured only adults. 4．What is the main idea of the final paragraph? A．New tools automatically improve every conversation. B．Online communication has made honesty unnecessary. C．Communication changes, but human trust still matters. D．Teachers should replace parents in difficult conversations. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章根据Pew Research Center 2025年青少年调查，分析社交媒体带来的连接感与潜在困扰，指出沟通工具虽然变化，但信任仍决定沟通质量。 1．第一段明确指出社交媒体帮助许多青少年feel more connected to friends。故选B。 2．第二段中parent为52%，friend为48%，teacher仅12%，故选D。 3．第三段同时说明社交媒体支持友谊，也给部分青少年带来心理困扰，因此A正确。 4．末段强调工具变化，但交流质量仍取决于对象、内容与安全感，故选C。 迁移应用篇 一、根据提示完成句子 1.Physical bookstores are no longer what they ____________________（过去的样子）.（used to） 2.____________________（emoji不仅改变了）the way we write, but they have also added new emotional signals.（not only...but also） 3.____________________（随着远程办公变得更加普遍）, some city centres are finding new uses for old office space.（with复合结构） 4.Many readers still choose printed books ____________________（而不是完全转向电子阅读）.（rather than） 5.In a fast-changing world, we need to learn ____________________（如何适应新的沟通方式）.（“疑问词 + 不定式”作宾语） 【答案】 1. what they used to be 2. Not only have emojis changed 3. With remote work becoming more common 4. rather than move completely to digital reading 5. how to adapt to new ways of communication 二、应用文写作 假定你是李华，你校英语社将举办“Then and Now”主题展览，负责人Ms Green正在征集展区设计。请你结合本套外刊阅读内容，给她写一封邮件，建议设置“Communication Then and Now”和“Reading & Shopping Then and Now”两个展区。内容包括：1. 每个展区各设计一项具体展示或互动活动；2. 说明活动意义。 注意：1. 词数80-100； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 3. 条理清晰，语言连贯。 Dear Ms Green, I'm writing to share some ideas for our Then and Now exhibition. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope these ideas can help students understand change in a thoughtful way. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 【参考范文】 Dear Ms Green, I'm writing to share some ideas for our Then and Now exhibition. First, in Communication Then and Now, students can compare letters, early text messages, emojis and AI translation, then discuss what has become easier and what still requires human understanding. Second, in Reading & Shopping Then and Now, we can create a small display showing print books, e-books and the changing role of bookstores. Visitors can vote for the experience they value most. These activities can show that progress often means adaptation and coexistence rather than simply replacing the old with the new. I hope these ideas can help students understand change in a thoughtful way. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua $