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必修第三册Unit3DiverseCulturesⅠ.阅读理解A(2023·河北张家口段考)I’mrathergoodatusingmaps.ButIforgotthemapsandherewewere，lateafternoon，lastdayofvacation，mydaughter，mycousinandI，drivingalongatwo-lanehighwayinOregon.Noothercarinsight，andthesunhadjustgonedown.Wherewasthatsweetlittlevillage?Itwassupposedtoberightalongthisriver.Wedroveon，fartherintotheunknown，riveralwaysontheleftasourguide.Wekeptpassingfarmsandfieldsandnowafewlightswerecomingout.Inmyhead，Iwasdoingalotofself-criticism：Whydidn’twestartearlier，bringthemapanddriveonandon？MycousinandIwerebothimpatientandstressed.Mydaughter，atleast，washappyinthebackseat，text-messagingafriend.Ipulledupontheshoulderoftheroadtothink.Justthen—WOW！Amazing！Anewscenehadappeared.Wherediditcomefrom?Rightthere，outofnowhere：amagicalmistylandscape.Fieldsstretchedinsilentpurples，withrowsoftalltrees，darkeninginthedusk.Iturnedthecarengineoff.Allwassilentinthehotsummerair.Besideus，aplum-coloredriverhardlymovedbetweenaborderoftrees，itsdarklazywaterreflectingthelastlightofday.Howbreathtaking！Wherehaditbeen？IfIhadseenevenabitofthisbeautywhiledrivingalong，Icouldhavestoppedandtakenalook.Ihadmisseditall.Wemissalot，almosteverything，infact，inourworld.Ourtask-focusedfilters(过滤器)takecareofthat，selectingonlywhatweneed.Weneedtogettowork.Havesomelunch.Weseewhatweneedtosee，oftenforthepurposeofsurvival.GregoryBateson，speakingofbeauty，saidaestheticjudgmentisselectionofafact.Inourdailylives，whoorwhatisdoingtheselecting？Canwemakeachange？Canweseefurther?1．Whichofthefollowingmightbethedestinationoftheauthor’sdriving?A．Herownhome.B．Avacationspot.C．Atouristcentre.D．Hercousin’sfarm.2．Whatmadetheauthorkeepblamingherselfinthebeginning?A．Thatthevacationwasbelowherexpectations.B．Thatshewasn’tasgoodatusingmapsasbefore.C．Thathercousinanddaughtercouldn’tgetalong.D．Thatlackoffullpreparationsgothertoloseherway.3．Theauthorfeltreallyamazedbecause.A．hercarelessnessbroughtanunexpectedpleasureB．shediscoveredatouristspotunknowntothepublicC．sheunintentionallyreachedwhatshehadplannedtoD．therightroutetoherdestinationcameoutofnowhere4．Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A．Staycoolwhenyouaretrappedintrouble.B．Makeachangeforthepurposeofsurvival.C．Slowdownyourpacetoenjoybeautyinlife.D．Bepositivebecausethere’salwaysanalternative.BNow，anincreasingnumberofcitiesarestoppingusingrecyclingservices，partlyoutoffearthatworkersmightcontactthecoronavirusfromoneanotherwhilesortingthroughusedwaterbottles，foodcontainersandboxes.Onesolution：Letrobotsdothejob.SincethecoronavirustookholdintheUnitedStateslastmonth，AMPRoboticshasseena“significant”increaseinordersforitsrobotsthatuseartificialintelligencetosortthroughrecycledmaterial，andweedouttrash.Somefacilitiesthatwerelookingatgettingoneortworobotsarenowsaying，“Weneedquiteabitmore.”TheColoradocompany’schiefexecutive，MatanyaHorowitzsaid，“It’sallmovingquitefast.”Beforethepandemic，automation(自动化)hadbeengraduallyreplacinghumanworkinarangeofjobs，fromcallcenterstowarehousesandgrocerystores，ascompanieslookedtocutlaborcostsandimproveprofit.Butlaborandroboticsexpertssaysocial-distancingdirectives，whicharelikelytocontinueinsomeformafterthecrisisbecomeslessstrong，couldcausemoreindustriestoacceleratetheiruseofautomation.Andlong-lastingworriesaboutjoblossesorabroaduneaseabouthavingmachinescontrolvitalaspectsofdailylifecoulddisappearassocietyseesthebenefitsofrestructuringworkplacesinwaysthatminimizeclosehumancontact.Recyclingisoneindustrythatmaybealteredpermanentlybythepandemic.Someworkers，whoearnaslittleas$10anhour，havebeenconcernedaboutcomingtoworkduringthecrisisandsomecitieshavebeencompetingtofindenoughprotectivegear(防护装备)foralloftheiremployees.Federalhealthofficialshaveassuredthemthattherisksoftransmissionfromhouseholdrefuseislow.Butworkersinrecyclingfacilitiesoftenworksidebysidesortingmaterial，makingsocialdistancingdifficult.AtAMPRobotics，executiveslikeMrHorowitzsaytheirrobotswillenablerecyclingfacilitiestospaceouttheiremployees，whostandatconveyorbelts(传送带)weedingthroughtheusedplasticandpaper.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Thepandemicbecomeslessstrong.B．Robotsareingreaterdemandnow.C．Recyclingservicesaren’tsatisfying.D．Unemploymentissharplyontherise.6．What’speople’sattitudetoautomationafterthepandemic?A．Panicked.B．Doubtful.C．Appreciative.D．Unconcerned.7．Inwhichaspectwillrobotshelpmostinrecyclingindustry?A．Sortingoutrecycledmaterial.B．Minimizingclosehumancontact.C．Replacingthejobsofcheaplabor.D．Producingenoughprotectivegear.8．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．PandemicAcceleratesAutomationB．RobotsCauseSevereUnemploymentC．RecyclingIndustryIsChangingD．SocialDistancingIsStillImportantⅡ.完形填空MsSalomonhadonlybeenworkingatSainsbury’sforayearwhenshewasdiagnosed(诊断)withAlzheimer’sdisease.Beforethat，shehadbeen1toleaveherjobasabookkeeperbecauseshewasbecomingincreasingly2.Uponbeinginformedofherdiagnosis，3，theSainsbury’sstaffersstarteddoingalltheycouldtomakesurethatMsSalomonfeltcomfortableand4.Forthenextfouryears，Sainsbury’sdideverythingtokeepMsSalomonontheteam.Theychangedher5；theystayedin6withherfamilysotheycouldprovide7onhercondi