焦點(diǎn)06閱讀理解之議論文

2026年中考英語新課標(biāo)（核心素養(yǎng)）題型特訓(xùn)講練

【題型解析】

式總跟蹤訓(xùn)練

A

?Mostpeoplefollowothersblindly.Somepeoplefeelitissafetofollowotherpeople.In

somerarecasesitmightberight,butinmostcasesthiscanmakeabigmistake.Ninety-five

percentofpeopleneversucceedbecausetheyarefollowingthewronggroup.Actually,thereare

reasonswhyweshouldiftfollowothersblindly.

?Accordingtoastudy,peoplealwaysfollowotherswhentheyaren'tsureaboutthe

directiontheyshouldtake.Thismeansalargenumberofpeoplecouldbefollowingotherswithout

understandingwhat'srightandwhat'swrong.Thisattractsmorepeopletofollowthemandthe

resultisthatmostpeoplemoveinacertaindirectionevenifi(iswrong.

③Amanwhowantstobesuccessfulalwayshopesforguidancefromothersandheusually

followsthesamepathasmostpeople,butthequestionthismanneveraskshimselfis,“Areallof

thosepeoplesuccessfijl?”O(jiān)fcoursenot.Ifyouwanttofollowagroup,thenfollowasuccessful

one.However,inreallifeyou'llonlyfindonesuccessfulpersonamonghundredsofpeople,and

that'swhyfollowingothersmakesnosenseatall.

④Mostpeopleactwithoutthinkingwisely.Ifyoualwaysfollowothersbecausethey're

greaterthanyou,thensoonerorlateryou'lldiscoverthatyou'remakingdecisionsyoumight

regretlater.

?However,shouldweneverfollowothers?No.Buijustthinkwiselybeforeyoumakea

decision.Ifyoufindothersareright,thereisnoproblemwithfollowingthem,butifyoudoubtthe

directionthey'removingin.don'tfollowthemblindly.

1.Whydomostpeopleliketofollowothersblindlyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheydon'twanttobedincrcnt.

B.Becausetheybelieveit'sthesafestandeasiestchoice.

C.Becausethey'resuretotaketherightdirection.

D.BecausetheywantIomakethemselvessuccessful.

2.Whichsentenceuses"rare”withthesamemeaningasinthepassage?

rare/rej(r)/adj.①罕見的②珍貴的③半熟的④稀薄的

A.I'dlikeamediumrarebeefsteak.

B.It'sraretoseesuchaninterestinggroupofpeople.

C.Pandasarcveryrareanimalsintheworld.

D.TherareairinTibetmakesithardforvisitorstobreathe.

3.What'sthebeststructure(結(jié)構(gòu))ofthepassage?

?=Paragraph1,②二Paragraph2,(3)=Paragraph3,@=Paragraph4,?=Paragraph5

4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Advantagesoffollowingothers.B.Examplesoffollowingothers.

C.Reasonsfornotfollowingothersblindly.D.Waysoffollowingothers.

B

Doyouoftencompareyourselftoothers?Doyoualwaystrytoimproveyourselfjustfor

others'approval(iAnJ)?Ifso,youmaybehavingdifficultyunderstandingyourself-worth(自我

價(jià)值).

Self-worthisnotaboutwhatyoulooklike,whatyouachieve,orwhatothersthinkofyou.

Trueself-worthconiesfromwithin.Itmeansvaluingyourselfforwhoyouare.Whenyoutruly

understandyourworth,you'llbeproudofbeingyourself.So,whatcanyoudotodevelopastrong

senseofself-worth?

First,startbyacknowledgingthingsyoudowell.Maybeyoualwayslistentofriendsand

familypatiently.Perhapswhenfacingproblems,youalwaysremaincalmandtrytosolvethem.

Nomatterhowsmallthesethingsseem,noticingthemandvaluingthemcanhelpyouthinkbetter

ofyourself.

Anotherkeystepisloacceptyourweaknesses（不足）.Youcan'tdoeverythingperfectly.

Whenyoudon'tdoagoodjob,don'tbetoohardonyourself.Instead,treatyourselfkindlyasyou

wouldtreatagoodfriendinthesamesituation.Viewtheseweaknessesaschancestogrow,not

reasonstofeel“notgoodenough”.

Don'tconnectyourworthtothoseexternalfactors（夕卜部因素）likesomeone'sopinionor

theresultofaproject.Baseyoursenseofworthonwhoyouareandwhatyoudo,suchasyour

goodpersonalityandyourhardwork.

Remember:Knowingyourworthmeansfullyacceptingyourself.Youarevaluableforwho

youarc.andyoudon'tneedotherstotellyouthat.

1.Whichofthefollowingquestionsdoesparagraph2answer?

A.Whatdocstrueself-worthmean?

B.Howdoesself-worthinfluenceyourlife?

C.Howdoyoudevelopastrongsenseofself-worth?

D.Whatstopsyoufromunderstandingyourself-worth?

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“acknowledging"meaninEnglish?

A.Forgetting.B.Comparing.C.Recognising.D.Finishing.

3.Alicehasastrongsenseofself-worth.Whatwillsheprobablysaytoherselfifshedoesn'tgeta

goodscoreinamathsexam?

A.”Nooneissillierthanme.^^

B.”Theremustbesomethingwrongwithmyscore.”

C."Iwillwuikliaid,andIbelieveI'llimpiuvcnextliinc.”

D.”NomatterhowhardItry,mathsjustisn'tmything.'^

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TrytobeabetterpersonB.Learntoacceptyourtrueself

C.ValueyourselfforwhoyouarcD.Exploreandachieveyourlife'svalue

C

Thinkaboutthelasttimeyouwenttoanartorhistorymuseum.Whichpiecesofartifacts

（artworks）stoodouttoyou?Didyoureadtheintroductionnexttothem?Didittellyouwherethe

artifactswerefromandhowthemuseumsgotthem?

Today,manymuseumsaroundtheworldownartandartifactsthatwerestolenorlooted（掠

奪）fromtheiroriginalcountriesduringwarorcolonialrule（殖民統(tǒng)治）.Youmayseeancient

ChinesepaintingsshownintheBritishMuseum,orsculpturesfromAfricathatdatebacktothe

19thcenturyondisplayintheLouvreMuseum.ManycountrieshaveaskedEuropeanmuseumsto

repalriatetheartifacts.

Thedebate（爭(zhēng)論）overwhetherandhowmuseumsshouldreturnartifactstotheiroriginal

countrieshasbeengoingonformanyyears.Thosewhosuggestreturningallforeignartifactsto

（heirhomesinsistthatitismorally（道義上）therightthingtodo.Furthermore,thecountry

owningtheobjectswillreceiveanimportantpartoftheirheritage（遺產(chǎn)）back,andtheseartifacts

willbegivenachancetobetrulyvaluedinhomeland.

Yettherearedifferentvoices.Thoseagainst（hereturnpointout（hatsomeforeignartifacts

werenotstolenbutboughtalongtimeago.Also,itissometimeshardtoidentify（確認(rèn)）（hetrue

ownersofcertainartifacts—shouldtheybereturnedtothecountry,agrouporanindividual?

Thereisalsoaviewthatcultureisasharedtreasureandtheartifactsarcinfacf'cultural

ambassadors（大使）“thatimproveunderstanding.Theybelievethatwhiletakingthemawayfrom

theircountriesoforiginwaswrong,historyisfullof“good"and“bad"actors.Moreover,theyfeel

（hatkeepingtheculturalobjectsinthecurrentmuseumshaskeptmillionsofartifactssafefrom

damage.

Onthematterofreturn,somegovernmentshavemadethemove.In2018,FrenchPresident

EmmanuelMacrontoldofficiallythatFrancewouldgiveback26lootedtreasurestotheAfrican

slateofBenin."IcannolacccplihalalargepartufuulluialhcrilagcfroinseveralAfricancountries

isinFrance,“saidMacron.It'ssaidtobepartofFrance'slong-promisedplanstoreturnartifacts

takenfromAfricaduringthecolonialrule.

MuseumsallacrossEuropebeganreconsideringtheirpreviouspolicies（之前的政策）on

colonialtreasures.InFrance,twenty-sevenartifactshadbeenidentifiedforreturn,butonlyone

hasbeenreturned.Then,onOctober6,2020,France'sNationalAssemblyofficiallypassedabill

（，去案）promisingthereturnottheseheritageartifacts,butdidn'tfixacertaindate.

Itseems(hatthereisstillalongwaytogoforthereturnofforeignheritagetreasures.

1.Peoplewhoconsiderforeignartifactsas“culturalambassadors“mayagreethat.

A.mistakesinhistoryneedcorrectingintime

B.heritageartifactsbelongtoallthehumanbeings

C.artifactswillbebetterprotectedintheirhomeland

D.historymuseumtourswillbepopularinthefuture

2.Theunderlinedword^repatriate**inparagraph2probablymeans.

A.protectB.displayC.returnD.borrow

3.Whatcanwelearnfrom(hepassage?

A.Frenchmuseumsrefusedtoidentifyall(hecolonialtreasures.

B.Policiesandbillshavenouseinprotectingforeignheritagetreasures.

C.Thetreasuresstolenorlootedcanhardlybebacktotheirhomelandsoon.

D.Governmentshavethedutytokeepforeigntreasuresingoodprotection.

4.Bywritingthispassage,thewriterwantsto.

A.explainhowandwhymanyforeigntreasureswerestolenorlooted

B.advisegovernment?totakeactionsinreturningforeigntreasures

C.encourageustotakepartinthedebateoverstolenorlootedtreasures

D.showdifferentviewsandpresentsituationonthere:umoftreasures

D

AcharacterinoneofShakespeare'splaysoncesaid,“Someareborngreat,someachieve

greatness,andsomehavegreatnessthrustuponthem."Anyofthesecouldapplytothemodern

daysportsmen.Manystillargueaboutthenatureoftheirtalent.Somesaythatpeoplearebornto

besporlsiiicii,whileolhcrssayilisonlyihrouglihardworkllialtheyachievetheirabilities.

Regardlessoftheopinions,truegreatnessforthemisonlyrealizedwhentheirtalentsarc

acknowledged(承認(rèn))bythepublic.

Withthisacknowledgementoftheir“grealness“comemoney,power,influenceand

responsibility.Forbetterorforworse,likeitorhaleit,modernsportsmenare(herolemodelsof

childrenworldwide.Thesechildrenwillgrowupadmiringtheirheroes,copyingtheireverymove,

andwantingtobelikethem.Withtheinfluenceofthemedia,thisbecomesevenmorecommon.

Soitismoreimportant(haneverforthesesportsmentorecognizetheirresponsibility.

Inthepastfewmonths,therehavebeenmanyexamplesofquestionablebehaviorsfrom

sportsstars.Present-daysportsstarsoftenmirrorthelessadmirableaspectsofsociety,whichis

oftenquicklypointedoutbytheself-righteous(自以為是的)media.Itwouldbewrongforusto

expectsportsmentobeperfect.Itwouldalsobewrongforustothinkthattheirbehaviorisgreatly

worsethanthesportsmeninthepast.Butwith(heall-seeingeyeofmodernmedia,itisadifferent

world.Sodifferentstandardsmustbeexpected.

Ofcoursethereisnodutyforsportsmentobegoocrolemodels,h'stotallytheirchoice

whether(heyconsidertheirbehaviorappropriate(恰當(dāng)?shù)?，aslongasitcomplieswith(遵守)the

law.Furthermore,measuringthetrueinfluencetheirdecisionshaveontheirfollowersis

absolutelyimpossible.Somewillriseagainsttheiridols,seeingtheminanewlightandcriticizing

theiractions.Othersmaycopytheirheroes,actions,usingthemasashield(擋箭牌)whenmaking

thesamemistakes.

1(iscertain(hat(heactionsofsportsmenwillinfluencethelivesof(hosewhoadmirethem.

Present-daysportsmenarelikerolemodelsintoday'sworld,andtheiractionsarewatched

carefullybymillionsovertheworld.Somemaycomplainagainstit,denying(否認(rèn))their

influenceonthesechildren'slives.Othersmayrealizeitbutnotrespectit,whilemanymayboth

realizeitandrespectit.Inaword,youdonotchoosewhetheryouarcarolemodel.Allyoucando

istodecidehowtoactwhengreatnessisthrustuponyou.

1.InParagraph1,theauthortriestostress.

A.sportsmenachievesuccessandgreatnessthroughtheirefforts

B.therearetwowaysforpeopletoachievesuccessandgreatness

C.theimportantqualitiesforthesportsmentobecomegreatnowadays

D.spuilbincnbevumegiculwhen(liciigiftsaicicuognizcdbypeople

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mostfanscopytheirheroes'wrongactionswhentheydon'trealizeit.

B.Spoilsmenarcself-righteousbecausethemediamakesthemfamous.

C.Themediasometimesoverstressesthemisbehaviorofthesportsmen.

D.Sportsmenhavetherighttobehaveas(heywishwhenfacing(heirfans.

3.Iheunderlinedphrase'Thrustupon“mostprobablymeans.

A.pulledoffB.forcedonC.relatedtoD.removedfrom

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toremind（hesportsmenofiheirsocialresponsibilities.

B.Toadvisethemediatochoosepropersporteventstoreport

C.Toarguethatsportsmenshouldberespectedmoreasheroes.

D.Toinformthepublicthatsportsmenarenotsuitablerolemodels.

*盡真題再現(xiàn)

A

（2025?北京?中考真題）

Peoplearetalkingalotaboutartificialintelligence（AI）,viewingitasaforcethatcould

reshapehowsocietyworks.Butthereissomethingimportantmissingfromthisdiscussion.l!isn't

enoughtoaskhowitwillchangeus.WealsoneedtounderstandhowweshapeAIandwhati（can

（ellusaboutourselves.

EveryAImodelwedevelopmirrorsourrulesandexpressesourbeliefs.Afewyearsago,

whilelookingfornewworkers,afamouscompanygaveupanAl-poweredtoolafterfindingit

unfavorabletowomen.TheAIwasnotdesignedtobehavethisway,instead,itwasinfluencedby

thehistoricaldata（數(shù)據(jù)）favoringmen.Similarly,arecentstudyfoundthatlendingalgorithms（算

法）oftenofferlessfavorabletermstocoloredpeople,worseninglong-standingunfairnessin

money-lendingbusiness.Inbothcases,Alisn'tcreatingnew1biases（偏見），itismirroringtheones

（hatarealreadypresent.

Thesereflections（反映）giveusanimportantchancetolakeacloselookatourselves.By

makingtheseproblemsseenandmorepressing,AIchallengesustorecognizeandaddresswhat

causesalgurilhiiiicbias.AbAIuonlinucstodevelop,wcmustaskourselveshowweasaverage

peoplewanttoshapeitsroleinsociety.WeshouldnotonlyimproveAImodels,butalsomake

surethatAlisdevelopedandusedresponsibly.

Anumberofcompaniesarealreadytakingaction.Theyarejudgingthedata,rules,and

beliefsthatshapethebehaviorofAImodels.Still,wecannotexpectthecompaniestodoallthe

work.AslongasAIistrainedonhumandata,itwillreflecthumanbehavior.Thatmeanswehave

tothinkcarefullyaboutthefootprintsofourselvesweleaveintheworld.1mayvalueprivacy,but

ifIgiveitupinaheartbeattovisitawebsite,thealgorithmsmaymakeaverydifferentjudgment

ofwhatIreallywantandwhatisgoodforme.IfIwantmeaningfulhumanconnectionsyetspend

moretimeonsocialmediaandlesstimeinthephysicalcompanyofmyfriends,Iamindirectly

trainingAImodelsaboutthetruenatureofhumanity.

AsAIbecomesmorepowerful,weneedtotakeincreasingcaretoreadourprinciples（原則）

intotherecordofouractionsratherthanallowingthetwotodiverge.Recognizingthisallowsus

tomakebelterdecisions,butonlywhenwearepreparedtolookcloselyandtakeresponsibilityfor

whatwesee.

I.WhydoesthewriterintroducethetwoexamplesinParagraph2?

A.Tosuggestasolution.B.Tostressadifference.

C.Tochallengeapractice.D.Tosupportaviewpoint.

2.Whatdoestheword“diverge“inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.Improve.B.Appear.C.Separate.D.Repeat.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatisagoodexampleofshapingAIresponsibility?

A.Guardingone'sprivacyagainstAImodels.

B.BeingmindfulofourfeedsintoAImodels.

C.Trainingalgorithmstofavorthelatestdata.

D.Designingalgorithmstodealwithunfairness.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AIIsn'ttheProblem;WcArcB.AI:ATooltoReshapeOurSociety

C.MoreOpenalgorithmsforBetterAI?D.BuildingTrustinHuman-AIRelationships

B

（2024?北京?中考真題）

Almosteveryonehasexperiencedthefeelingofdiscomfortwhentheiractionsdonotagree

withtheirinnervalues.Aman,forexample,valueswork-lifebalanceyetworks80hoursevery

week,caringlittleabouthisownhealthandfamily.Anotherexampleisaboywhoholdshis

parents'lovedearbutgetsangryattheminamomentofstress;orawomanwhohopestolive

healthilybutgivesintotheattractionoffastfoodduringmomentsofweakness.

Ihisdisagreementcanleadtoseriousresults,suchasworseningrelationships,limited

personalgrowth,andself-doubt.Theemotionaleffectsoffeelingoutofcontrolandunabletolive

uptoourownstandardscanalsobedeeplyharmful.Theshameandupsetthatgoalongwiththese

feelingsoftenforceusintosilence,resultinginmoreself-doubt.Onereasonforthissilencemight

bethatadmitting（承認(rèn)）tothesebehaviorscanfeellikeshowingaweaknessormistakethat

societytellsusshouldbekepthidden.What'smore,recognizingthisdisagreementrequires

comingfacetofacewithuncomfortabletruthsaboutourselves—aprocessthatisasdiscouraging

asitisnecessaryforgrowth.

Recognizingandaddressingthesebehaviorscanprovideapossibilityofchange.By

lookingintothecausesofourbehaviors,wecanbegintounderstandouractionsmoreeasilyand

worktowardstickingtoourbeliefs.Researchsupportstheideathatrecognizingthisdisagreement,

togetherwithmindfulnessandopencommunication,canhelpwiththisprocess.Thesemethods

helpusslowdown,reflect（反思）.andchoosebehaviorsthatfollowourvaluesmoreclosely,even

inthefaceofoldhabitsorimmediateneeds.

Thekeytodealingwiththisdisagreementliesincompassion（同情）forourselvesand

others.Bydevelopingacultureofopennessandbyunderstandingthechallengesofaligning

behaviorswithbeliefs,wecanbegintobreakdownwhatpreventsusfromhavingconversation

andchange.Admittingthatthisdisagreementisasharedpartofthehumanexperiencecanenable

ustospeakopenly,findsupport,andtakenecessarystepstowardtheagreementbetweenourinner

worldandouractions.

Whilethedisagreementbetweenourinnervaluesandactionsmaybecommon,through

reflection,understandingandpurposefulpractice,wecanbridgethedivideandsetoutona

journeyofself-discovery.

1.WhydoesthewriterusetheexamplesinParagraphI?

A.Toslicssanunavoidableneed.

B.Toshowaresultofthewrongvalues.

C.Todescribeacommonhumanexperience.

D.Tointroduceachangeinpeople'srelationships.

2.Whatdocstheword“aligning”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Matching.B.Comparing.C.Mixing.D.Confusing.

3.Whichot（hefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?

A.Discomfortforcesustogiveupourbeliefs.

B.Ourbehaviorsweakenourunderstandingsoflife.

C.Opencommunicaticnmakesitpossibleforuslochange.

D.Keepingsilentallov/sustimetoliveuptoourstandards.

4.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toencouragepeopletostaytruetotheirbeliefs.

B.Toprovetheimportanceofhavingtherightvalues.

C.Tocomparedifferentwaystodealwithdiscomfort.

D.Todiscusstheinfluenceofpeople'simproperactions.

色注模擬檢測(cè)_

A

（2025?北京豐臺(tái)?二模）

Noonewantstobeseenasaliar.Liarsarcconsidereduntrustworthyatbestandimmoralat

worst.Andyet,\vckeeplyingtoourselvesallthetime."I'llenjoythissleeveofOrcostoday

becausemydietstartstomorrow,ImighttellmyselfOreven-ironically—“Iamalways

honestwithmyself."

Fewpeoplearecompletelyhonestwithothers.ResearchfromtheUniversityof

Massachusettsonundergraduatestudentsfoundthat60percentliedatleastonceduringa

10-iiiinulccunvcrsalioii,andmanyliedseverallimes.Nuoneisconiplulclylioncslwith

themselves,because,thetruthhurts.

Sometimes,peopleengagein（參與）self-deceptiontoprotecttheirego（自尊）orgather

courage.Forexample,ifyouarenotgoodatpublicspeaking,youmighttrytoincreaseyour

couragebeforeascarypresentationbytalkingtoyourself,amagreatpublicspeaker!”However,

tofakeittillyoumakeitisonething;tofakeitforever,eventoyourself,isentirelydifferent.

Suchisthecaseifyoursuccessatworkorschoolistheresultofcheatingbutyouchoosetochalk

itup【oyourownmerit（優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)）.

Allthatself-decepticntakesalotofworktomaintain（保持）.hiscostlynotonlybecause

avoidingproblemscanmakethemworsebutalsobecausetheprocrastinator（拖延者）mustdothe

mentalworkofataskoverandover,withoutreaping（獲得）therewardsofactuallygettingitdone.

Whywrite“Changebanks”onyourto-dolistformonthsonendinsteadofdoingitonceandbeing

freeofthetask?

Self-deceptionwillneverleadyoutothedeepestkindofsatisfaction.Thalcontentmentcan

befoundonlywithinthetrueversionofyourself.Personalintegrity（正直）isabsolutelynecessary

forpersonalprogress,whichpsychologistsshowisacentralelementofhappiness.Progress

requiresknowinghonestlywhereyouarecomparedwithwhereyouhavebeen.

Ifyouignoreyourflaws（缺點(diǎn)）,youcan'tcorrectthem.Researchshowsthatself-deception

isconnectedwithaninabilitytosecourownflaws,whichmakesself-improvementharder.

RefusingtoadmitthatIamabitneurotic（神經(jīng)質(zhì)的）mightmakemefeelbetterinthemoment,

butitalsodiscouragesmefromundertakingeffortstochangeforthelong-termgoodofmyself

andthosearoundme.

I.Whydoestheauthoruse（heexampleofOreosinParagraph1?

A.Toprovethateatingsnacksafleetspeople'sdietingplans.

B.Toshowacommonformofself-deceptionindailylife.

C.TostressthepopularityofOreosamongdieters.

D.Toexplainwhylyingtoothersisharmful.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“chalkitupto”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Additupto.B.Thinkofitas.C.Takeitawayfrom.D.Writeitdownas.

3.Whichof（hefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?

A.Makingalo-du-lisihelpsavoidlyingtuyouiself.

B.Never-endingsatisfactionresultsinself-deception.

C.Self-deceptionisaharmlesswaytoprotecttheirego.

D.Admittingourflawsisimportantforself-improvement.

4.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toencouragepeopletostoplyingtothemselves.

B.lbintroduceanewstudyaboutself-deception.

C.Totellpeopletosesandcorrecttheirflaws.

D.Toshowthebadeffectsofself-deception.

（2025?北京海淀?二模）

Doweusetechnology,ordoesituseus?Doourgadgets（設(shè)備）improveourlivesorjust

makeusweakandlazy?Theseareoldquestions,maybeolderthanyouthink.Backin370BC,

Socrateswarnedthatwritingcouldhurtmemory.Afterall,ifwewritethingsdown,dowestill

needtorememberthem?

We'vealwaysgreetednewtechnologieswithamix:ureoffascinationandfear.In1931,

JohnBakclcsswrotethatitwastimetoask,“Howfaristheuseofmachinessomethingcallingfbr

vigorousresistance:andhowfarisitagoodthing,towhichwcmaywillinglygivein?”The

technologythatalarmedhimmightseem,tous,laughablylow-tech:printingmachines.t4Ilisa

curiousfact,Mhewrote,t4wehaveoverlookedthemachine'sdeepinfluenceonthehumanrrind.”

Hewasparticularlyworriedabouthowtechnologywasusedbythemediatocontrolwhatpeople

thoughtandtalkedabout.Forthefirsttime,hebelieved,aworld-widepublicopinionwas

becomingpossible.

About50yearslater,astelephoneansweringmachinesbecamecommon,somepeople

worriedthatmachines,whileuseful,wereencouragingself-centcrcdthoughtsandactions,

resultinginsocialisolation（隔絕）.In2017,musicianandthinkerDavidByrnesaidthatsocial

mediaallowedustostay“connected“withoutmeetingface-to-face.Buthealsostresseditwould

increasedivisionsbystrengtheningechoeffects—peopleonlyhearideastheyalreadybelieve.Just

lastyear,WillDouglaswaniedthatAItoolswoulddestroychildren'scriticalthinkingskills.

Buimaybeit'slimewcpauseandask;duuur（carsaboutnewicuhnologiusconictopass?

Mostofthetime,no.Throughouthistory,wc'vcshiftedbetween"Wow,thisisamazing!”anc"It's

scary-thisisgoingtochangeusinsomenegativeway."Andthen,somethinginteresting

happens—wegetusedtoitandlifegoeson.Maybetheproblemisn*ttechnologyatall;maybeit's

us.Technologydoesn'tmakeusweak,lazyorfoolish.It'sourfearofitthatholdsusback.The

printingpress,thetelephone,andtheInternetallseemedscaryatfirst.Now,they'rejustpartof

everj-daylite.

Ifwearetoevercreate（heidealhumansociety-onewithenoughtimeforart,musicand

science—itwasunlikelywe'dgetitdonewithouttechnology.Wejustneedtomakesurethat

technologyservesusinsteadoftheotherwayaround.JustasBakelesswrotebackin1931,“We

mustputthemachineinitsplace.”

1.Thewords“vigorousresistance^^inParagraph2areclosestinmeaningto"

A.activeattentionB.strongoppositionC.carefulplanningD.rapidspread

2.WhatisBakclcss'sopinionontheprintingmachines?

A.Theywouldcauseaworld-widediscussion.

B.Theywereimportanttoolsforthenewsindustry.

C.Theymighthelpthemediacontrolpeople'sminds.

D.Theyencouragedself-centeredthoughtsandactions.

3.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?

A.Socrateswasrightinwarningabouttheeffectofwriting.

B.Socialmediaissuretoinfluencepeopleinnegativeways.

C.AItoolshaveimprovedchildren'scriticalthinkingability.

D.Worriesaboutnewtechnologiesareactuallyunnecessary.

4.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toarguethattechnologyisharmfultohumansbynature.

B.Toremindpeoplerottofeartechnologybuttouseitwisely.

C.Toteachustocreateanidealsocietywithmodernmachines.

D.Toshowtheroleoftechnologyinthedevelopmentofsociety.

C

（2025?北京朝陽?二模）

Ifyou'rethinkingaboutwhatjobyouwantinthefuture,it'slikelyyou'veheardthisone

before:"Justdowhatyouenjoy!”Intoday'sworld,makingmoneyisn'teasynomatter