2025-2026学年上学期高二英语人教新版期末必刷常考题之阅读表达

第58页（共58页）2025-2026学年上学期高二英语人教新版期末必刷常考题之阅读表达一．其他阅读题型（共15小题）1．Bodylanguageisapartofnon﹣verballanguage.Itincludesthingslikestance，gestures，（1）（face）expressions，andevensmallthingsthatarebarelyperceptible（可察觉的）likeabriefshrugoftheshoulder（2）nodofthehead.Wefrequentlycommunicatebothbodilyandverballyandnearbya70%of（3）wecommunicatemaybenon﹣verbal.Non﹣verballanguageisaneven（4）（big）category，whichincludesthingsliketoneofvoice.Therearemanywaystolearntointerpretbodylanguagebutitmust（5）（understand）thatthesearefrequentlyspecifictoaculture.Forinstance，intheUSwewavegood﹣bye（6）thepalmfacingthepersonwe'rewavingto，andthefingersmayopenandclose.Inother（7）（culture），wavinggoodbyemayoccurwiththehandpalmuptothesky，andthefingersopeningandclosing.TopeopleintheUS，thismightlooklikeagesture（8）（ask）someonetoapproachratherthanawavegoodbye.Still，sincemostofusliveinonearea（9）bodylanguagemaybesimilaramongpeople，it'simportanttoknowthatyoucancommunicatealotbyhowyougesture，whatyoudowithyourarmswhenyou'resittingorstandingandtalkingtosomeoneelse，andevenwhatyourposturemaysay.ApersoninmuchoftheUSwhositswithhandscrossedoverthechest，andwithlegscrossed，maybesendinganunintendedmessagethatthey'rereallynotopentotalking.Somepeopleareexcellentatreadingthesekindsofmessages，andwedohavetobe（10）（care）whatwemaybeconveying，especiallywhenwe'rebeingjudged，particularlyinthingslikedatingorjobinterviews.Answerthefollowingquestionsafterreadingthepassageabove.（11）Ifwecan'ttalk，canweconveysomeinformationtotheother？How？（12）Whenwetraveltoaforeigncountry，dothegesturesweseereallymatchthemeaningthatwethink？Why？2．Uptonow，nobodyhasbeenabletocreatelaughterlikeCharlieChaplin.He（1）（brighten）thelivesofmillionsthroughtwoworldwarsandthehardyearsinbetween.Hemadepeoplelaughatatimewhentheyfelt（2）（depress），sotheycouldforgettheirdifficulties.Charlie'sownlifewasnoteasybuthissuccessfullifestoryis（3）（inspire）.Hisparentswerebothpoormusichall（4）（performer）.Tomakemoney，Charlielearnttosingassoonashecouldspeak，anddanceassoonashecouldwalk.Such（5）（train）wascommoninstagefamiliesatthattime.Everymemberofthefamilyperformedtohelpmakemoney.Thenhisfatherdied，andsoCharliespenthisyouthin（6）（look）afterhissickmotherandhisbrother.Byhisteens，Charliehad，throughhishumour，becomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.Noonewasbored（7）（watch）him﹣hemadeeverythingfunny.变题型：阅读理解（1）WhydidCharlieChaplinperformataveryyoungage？A.Tomakepeoplelaugh.B.Tosupporthisfamily.C.Toinspirepoorpeople.D.Toachievehisdream.（2）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCharlieChaplin'slifestoryinthetext？A.Controversial.B.Pleasant.C.Encouraging.D.Convincing.3．BETTER，GREENERLIVESAWAYFROMTHECITYWhilethedreamofmostuniversitygraduatesistostartasuccessfulcareerinabigcity，moreandmoreyoungpeoplearechoosingtostayintheirownhometownssotheycanstaywiththeirfamilyandfriends.Forsomeyoungpeople，itisalsoamatterofmakingthequalityoflifeforotherpeopleintheirhometownsbetter.Theyalsohaveadesiretoimproveandmaintainthenaturalandeconomicenvironmentsintheseplacesforgenerationstocome.LiDanisawomanwhohasdiscoveredthatreturninghometoworkinthefieldofagriculturecouldofferherbothameaningfulchallengeandagoodstandardofliving.BorninasmallvillageinSouthwestChina，shedecidednottofollowmanyofherformerclassmatestothecityaftergettingherdegreeatuniversity.Instead，shereturnedtohervillageandstartedherownfruit﹣growingbusiness.Workinghardoverthelastseveralyears，andtakingadvantageofnewtechnologyandtheInternet，shehasexpandedherbusinesstoincludeagritourism.Moreover，hercompany'sannualincomehasreachedsixmillionyuanandmorethan50newjobshavebeencreated.Asaresult，herdecisionhasalsohelpedtoalleviatepovertyandimprovethelivesofmanypeopleinhervillage.WithChina'spopulationexpectedtocontinuerisinginthecomingyears，thegovernmentunderstandstheimportanceofagriculture.Italsounderstandsthatuniversitygraduatescanhelpcomeupwithbetterwaystogrowcrops，anddevelopnew，creativewaysoffarmingusingmoderntechnology.Tohelptheseyoungpeoplewiththeirbrightandinnovativeideas，thegovernmentisprovidingfinancialhelp.Businessdevelopmentloansarebecomingeasierfortheseyoungpeopletoobtain，too.Governmentpoliciesthataimtoeliminatepovertyarealsohavingabeneficialeffect."Lifeinbigcitiesisnotallit'scrackeduptobe，"saidZhangTao，fromBinchuancountyinYunnanProvince，addingthattheairwasbad，transportwasterrible，anditwashardtomakeadecentliving.Whatlifeinone'shometownoffersisastrongsupportnetwork.Moreimportantly，thisnetworkisalsoagoodoneforgettingnewagribusinessesupandrunningquitequickly.Thus，itisnosurprisethatmorenewgraduatesarenowattractedtolifeinthecountry，wheretheycanfulfilpersonalgoalsandcontributetotheirlocalcommunitiesratherthanjustbeingwhite﹣collarprofessionalsinbigcities.（1）Whatdosomeyoungpeoplehopetoachievebylivingintheirhometowns？（2）HowhasLiDan'sdecisiontoworkinherhometowncontributedtohercommunity？（3）Whydoesthegovernmentsupportpeoplewhowanttostayandworkintheirhometowns？（4）Basedonthecontext，whatdoyouthinkthesentence"Lifeinbigcitiesisnotallit'scrackeduptobe"means？（5）Whatismeantby"astrongsupportnetwork"？4．Underlineallthesubjectclausesinthefollowingparagraph.YuanLongpingworkedasateacheraftergraduatingfromSouthwestAgricultureCollegein1953andsincethenwhathehasdevotedhimselftohasbeenagriculturaleducationandresearch.Asisknowntoall，whyhewasdubbedthe"FatherofHybridRice"wasthathefirstdevelopedhybridriceintheworld.Inthe1960s，YuanLongpingsawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.Hecameupwithanideaforhybridizingrice.Yetwhetherhecouldputtheideaintopracticeremainedaproblemforalongtime.In1964，thathehappenedtofindanaturalhybridriceplantthathadobviousadvantagesoverothersgreatlyencouragedhim.Thus，hebegantostudytheelementsofthisparticulartype.In1973，incooperationwithothers，hewasabletocultivateatypeofhybridricespecieswhichhadgreatadvantages.Itwasamazingthatityielded20percentmoreperunitthanthatofcommonones.Hybridriceisknownasthe"fifthinventionintheworld".Forthisachievement，hewasdubbedthe"FatherofHybridRice".In1974，whattheysuccessfullydevelopedwasasetoftechnologiesforproducingindicarice（籼稻），puttingChinaintheleadworldwideinriceproduction.Thustheymadeabreakthroughinseeding.In1979，theirtechniqueforhybridricewasintroducedintotheUnitedStates，thefirstcaseofintellectualpropertyrightstransferinthehistoryofnewChina.In1999arecordyieldof17，055kilogramsperhectarewasregisteredinYongshengCountyinYunnanProvince.DuetoYuan'shardwork，China'stotalriceoutputrosefrom5.69billiontonsin1950to19.47billiontonsin2015.Itisestimatedthatabout300billionkilogramsmorehavebeenproducedoverthelasttwentyyears.Theannualyieldisenoughtofeed60millionpeople.Asofnow，Yuan'sricehybridsintotalaccountforabouttwothirdsofChina'sricecrop，accordingtoChinaNews.WhatismoreinspiringisthatricefromChinahasbeensuccessfullyplantedoverseas.5．Itisquitecommonforpeople（1）（use）chemicalpesticidesandfertilizersinfarming，whichcausesseriouspollution.Whilemanypeoplefocusonpesticides，（2）worriesmemostistheuseofchemicalfertilisers.These（3）（chemical）easilygetintoourwatersupply，andcanalsohaveanegativeimpactonfishandotheranimals.（4）isworse，eventuallytheywillreachtheocean，wheretheycausetroublewiththemarineenvironment.Therearemanyareasnearthecoast（5）fishcannolongerlivebecauseofchangesintheoceanwater.Differentkindsofbacteriagrowinsuchabundancethat（6）isnolongersafeorevenpossibletoenjoyswimmingintheoceanor（7）（go）tothebeach.（8）farmershurrytoincreasetheircropsisprobablythereasonforoveruseofchemicalproducts.Ithinkmaybegovernmentcansubsidize（补贴）forfarmersanddosomeresearchon（9）（nature）waystoincreasecropproduction.（10）thisisadifficultproblemtosolve，wecanseeourwaythroughifweworktogether.变题型：阅读理解（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"abundance"meaninthetext？A.Richness.B.Process.C.Tendency.（2）Whatisthepossibleconsequenceofusingchemicalfertilisersfromthetext？A.Farmerscanearnmuchmoremoney.B.Differentkindsofbacteriawillbekilledinabundance.C.Agriculturalandmarineenvironmentwillbepolluted.D.Governmentcandomoreresearchesoncropproduction.（3）Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom？A.Abiography.B.Abookreview.C.Asciencereport.D.Aliteraturearticle.6．CHEMICALVERSUSORGANICFARMINGChemicalpesticidesandartificialfertilisershavebeeninwidespreaduseinfarmingsincethemiddleofthe20thcentury.Whentheywerefirstintroduced，manyfarmerswelcomedthemasagreatwaytofightcropdiseaseandincreaseproduction.Overtime，however，whatsomescientistshavefoundisthattheirlong﹣termusecansometimesharmboththelandandpeople'shealth.Forexample，pesticidescandamagethelandbykillingnotonlyharmfulbacteriaandinsects，butalsohelpfulones.Inaddition，thesechemicalscanstayinthesoilandundergroundwatersourcesforalongtime.Thisaffectsthecropsgrownonthelandand，inturn，theanimalsandhumanswhodigestthem.Manypeopleworrythatthesechemicalsmaymakethemillandevencausecancer.Infact，somepesticideslikeDDThavebeenprohibitedinmostcountriesbecauseofthedamagetheycausetopeopleandtheenvironment.Asforchemicalfertilisers，cropsgrownwiththemusuallygrowtoofasttoberichinnutrition.Theymaylookbeautifulontheoutside，butinsidethereisusuallymorewaterthanessentialminerals，andtheyoftenhavelessflavouraswell.Asanalternative，somefarmershaveswitchedtoorganicfarming，andmanycustomershaveturnedtoorganicfoodwhentheyshopatthelocalgrocery.Organicfarmingissimplyfarmingwithoutusinganychemicals.Organicfarmersfocusonkeepingtheirsoilrichandfreeofdiseasethroughnaturalmeans.Forexample，manyorganicfarmersusenaturalwastefromanimalsasfertiliser.Thismakesthesoilintheirfieldsricherinminerals.Italsokeepstheair，soil，water，andcropsfreeofchemicals.Organicfarmersalsousemanyothermethodstoproducerichsoil.Theyoftenchangethekindofcropgrownineachfieldeveryyear.Forinstance，theymaygrowcornorwheatinafieldoneyear，andthengrowbeanstherethenext.Whydifferentcropsaregrownisbecausetheyputimportantmineralsbackintotheground，makingitreadyforthenextbatchofcrops.Organicfarmersalsoplantdiversecropsthatusedifferentdepthsofsoiltohelpkeepitrich.Forexample，peanutsgrowontheground'ssurface，butmanyothervegetablesputdowndeeproots.Thegoalofusingdifferentorganicfarmingmethodsistogrowgoodfoodwhileavoidingdamagetotheenvironmentortopeople'shealth.Somepeoplewouldprefertostoptheuseofman﹣madechemicalsinagricultureentirely.Whatkeepsthemfromdoingsoisthefactthatchemicalfarmingservesthehighdemandforfoodaroundtheworld.Organicfarmingisnowherenearabletomeetthatneed.Therefore，thereisstillalongwaytofindasuitablesolutionthatputssufficientfoodonthedinnertablewhilekeepingpeopleandtheenvironmentashealthyaspossible.Readthetext，andthenanswerthequestions.（1）Whydidmanyfarmerswelcometheintroductionofchemicalfarming？（2）Whatconcernsmanypeopleabouttheuseofpesticides？（3）Whatisoneproblemwiththeuseofchemicalfertilisers？（4）Howisorganicfarmingdifferentfromchemicalfarming？（5）Whydoorganicfarmerschangethekindofcropgrowninafieldeveryyear？（6）Whatisthegoalofusingorganicfarmingmethods？Doyouthinkitcanbereached？Whyorwhynot？7．APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEYuanLongping，knownasthe"fatherofhybridrice"，wasoneofChina'smostfamousscientists.Yet，heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed，hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers，towhomhehaddevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However，whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis，hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Aftergraduatingin1953，heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead，farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However，whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself﹣pollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.ThroughIntenseeffort，Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Today，itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan'shybridstrains，andhisstrainshaveallowedChina'sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan'sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina，butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell，suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions，YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.GiventhatYuan'shybridsmadehimquitewealthy，onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However，thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown，Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil，hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead，hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfilhisdreams.Longago，heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum，witheachearofriceasbigasabroom，andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatervisionfor"seawaterrice"alsobecameareality，andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears，YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision，andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.（1）WhydidYuanLongpingconsiderhimselfafarmer？（2）WhydidYuandecidetostudyagriculture？（3）Whatisthemainadvantageofhybridcrops？（4）HowhasYuan'sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries？（5）WhatwasYuan'slatervision？8．APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEYuanLongping，knownasthe"fatherofhybridrice"，wasoneofChina'smostfamousscientists.Yet，heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed，hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers，towhomhehaddevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However，whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis，hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Aftergraduatingin1953，heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead，farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However，whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself﹣pollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.ThroughIntenseeffort，Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Today，itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan'shybridstrains，andhisstrainshaveallowedChina'sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan'sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina，butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell，suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions，YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.GiventhatYuan'shybridsmadehimquitewealthy，onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However，thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown，Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil，hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead，hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfilhisdreams.Longago，heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum，witheachearofriceasbigasabroom，andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatervisionfor"seawaterrice"alsobecameareality，andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears，YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision，andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.（1）Todealwiththiscrisis，hechosetostudyagriculture.（2）Heisaverygoodactorandhecommitshimselftoeveryrolethathetakeson.（3）YuanLongpingstronglybelievedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.（4）YuanLongping，throughintenseeffort，solvedenormousdifficultiesanddevelopedthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarming.（5）Thishybridenabledfarmerstoincreasetheiroutputgreatly.（6）Studentsareencouragedtotryavarietyoffree﹣timeactivitiestoreducetheintensestressfromstudying.9．（1）补全文中小标题①Iwakeuptothesoundofthewindbuffetingtheclothofmytent.Eventhoughthesunisbrightlyshining，tellingwhetheritismorningornightisimpossible.I'mabovetheArcticCircle，whereinsummerthesunneversets.Checkingmywatch，Iseethatitis7：30a.m.Ileavemytentandwalkovertothemountainedge.Spreadingoutbeforeme，branchesoftheRapaRiverflowthroughthevalleybelow.I'mintheremotefarnorthofSwedeninSarekNationalPark，aplacewithnoroadsortowns.②Sarek'smountainsusedtobecoveredbyvastsheetsofice.Around9，000yearsago，thisicemelted，leavingbehindabout100glaciers.Soonafter，reindeerbegantoarrive.FollowingthereindeerweretheSamipeople，whomadethisterritorytheirhome.Gettinghereisquitedifficult，soapartfromtheSamiveryfewpeoplehaveeverseenSarek.In1909，Sarekwasmadeanationalparkinordertokeepthelandinitsnaturalstate.ThoughtheSamiareallowedtocontinuetheirtraditionalwayoflifeinthepark，nooneelsecanlivehere，andallnewdevelopmentisbannedwithinparkboundaries.Atthefarsideofthevalley，anancientSamicottageisvisible.Closeby，thereareafewreindeerfeedingongrass.③Forhundredsofyears，lookingafterreindeerwasawayoflifefortheSami.Theyusedthereindeer'smeatforfood，theirbonesfortools，andtheirskinformakingclothesandtents.Sincereindeerwerealwaysonthemove，theSamiwouldpickuptheirtentsandaccompanythem.Today，mostSamihavehousesinvillagesnearSarekandliveamodernlifejustliketheirneighbours.Buteveryspring，asmallnumberofSamistillfollowtheirreindeerintothevalleysofSarek，livingintentsoroldcottagesandenjoyingtheirtraditions.IamnotaSami，butinSarekI'veadoptedsomeoftheirhabits.Forexample，thismorningmybreakfastisflatbreadwarmedoverafire，driedreindeermeat，andsomesweetandsourberriesthatIfoundgrowingnearmytent.④Afterbreakfast，Ipackmybagandsetoutagain.SinceImustcarryallofmyfoodandsupplieswithme，mybagweighsabout30kilograms.Iftodayisanythinglikeyesterday，itwillbefullofsweatandhardworkasIhikeoverthisdifficultlandtomydestinationontheothersideofthevalley.However，Icannotcomplain.Beinginsuchabeautifulandwildplacemakesmefeelblessedtobealive.HereIam，aloneunderthisbroadsky，breathingthefreshair，andenjoyingthisgreatadventure.Whatcouldbebetter？（2）Readthetextagainandanswerthesequestions.①HowmanyhoursadaydoesthesunshineinsummerinSarek？②WhatstepshastheSwedishgovernmenttakentokeepSarekinitsnaturalstate？③HowhaslifechangedfortheSami？WhymightsofewSamiwanttoliveinSarek？④Whydoesthewriterthinkthesweatandhardworkisworthit？⑤WouldyouliketovisitSarek？Whyorwhynot？（3）ArethesesensesusedtodescribeSarekinthetext？Ifso，explainhow.①Sight②Touch③Smell④Taste⑤Sound（4）Completethepassageusingthecorrectformsofthewordsfromthetext.IntheremotefarnorthofSweden，inSarekNationalParkabovetheArcticCircle，Iwakeuptothesoundofthewind①btheclothofmytent.Standingatthe②eofthemountain，watchingtheRapaRiver③fthroughthevalleybelow，Ifeelso④btobealiveandhavethisrareopportunitytoexplorethisunique⑤t，whichisalmostunknowntotheoutsideworld.Oncecoveredby⑥vsheetsofice，Sarek'smountainsarehometotheSami，thenativeresidentsofthepark.TheSamilivedoffreindeer，movedwiththem，and⑦athemforhundredsofyears.Today，mostSamihavelefttheirancient⑧cinthemountainvalleysandliveamodernlifeinvillagesnearSarekinstead.Tokeepitsnaturalstate，exceptfortheSami，nooneisallowedtoliveinSarek，andallnewdevelopmentis⑨bwithinthepark⑩b.ItishopedthatSarekNationalParkwillalwaysremainasitis，naturalandbeautiful.10．SHOULDWEFIGHTNEWTECHNOLOGY？Thismorning，Isawtheshockingheadline："PassengerDiesWhenCarCrashesinDriverlessMode".Inthearticle，variouspeoplesaidthatthepublicshouldopposetheideaofdevelopingdriverlesscars.Theysaidthatsomeadvancesintechnologywereunnecessaryandcouldevenbedangerous.Hence，weshouldceaseacceptingtechnologyjustbecauseitisnew.Thenewspaperreportedthatthecarcompanyhadalreadyapologisedfortheaccident，butthefamiliesofthedeceasedsaiditwasnotenough.Nevertheless，thecompanystillclaimedthatmostpeoplewouldbetravellingindriverlesscarsonedaysoon.Ontheonehand，therearemanydifferentgroupsofpeoplearoundtheworldwholivehappilyintheabsenceofnewtechnology.Probablythemostwell﹣knownaretheAmish，agroupofChristianslivinginruralAmerica.Theydonotownordrivecars，watchTV，orusetheInternet.Theyhavelivedmainlyasfarmerssincethe18thcentury，andtheywillprobablybelivingthesamewayinthedistantfuture.Theyadvocateasimplelifewithanemphasisonhardwork，family，andcommunity.Theythinkthatisbetterthancaringaboutluxuriesorfollowingthelivesoftherichandfamous.ItcouldevenbearguedthattheAmish'squalityoflifeisbettersincetheyliveinandappreciatethenaturalenvironmentratherthanlivinginlarge，pollutedcities.Ontheotherhand，newtechnologyhasprovidedpeopleeverywherewithmanybenefitsovertheyears.Forexample，thelatestweather﹣trackingcomputerprogrammesgivepeoplelotsofwarningsaboutpotentialnaturaldisasters，whichsavesmanylives.Moreover，theInternethasmadeitpossibleforfriendsandfamilytokeepintoucheasilyeveniftheyareonoppositesidesoftheworld.Ithasalsomadefindingopportunitiesinlifemucheasier，asitallowspeopletomakelargernetworksoffriendsthroughusingsocialmedia.Personally，Ihavebenefitedquitealotfromtechnologicaladvances.IfoundmycareerasanAIdesignerthroughasocialmedianetwork.Myhealthmonitor，whichIwearallthetime，hasalsohelpedmegetintothebestshapeofmylife.Ofcourse，whennewtechnologychangesthewaywelive，itcanbeascaryprospect.Nevertheless，Iwillalwayslookonthepositivesideofchangeandacceptitratherthanresistit.Readthetextandthendecidewhetherthestatementsonpage2