2024高考英语一轮复习Module5社会进步与人类文明训练含解析外研版必修2.docVIP

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社会进步与人类文明

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(2024·郑州模拟)EverymorningIwalkoutsideandbringinthemorningnewspaper.Therewasatimewheneveryhouseonbothsidesofthestreethadanewspaperinthedriveway.Therewasalsoatimewheneveryhousehadalandlinetelephone,butnotanymore.Notforalongtime.

Myhusbandislesswillingtoacceptthedownwardtrendofprint-editionnewspapers,ashehasworkedinnewspaperssincetheageof16.Evenbeforethat,hewaswhatyouwouldcallan“independentpublisher”．

Recently,wewereataChicagoparkwithourgrandchildren.Myhusbandhadanewspaperfoldedunderhisarm.Hesatdownandputthepaperonthebenchbesidehim.Ayounggirlwalkedover,lookedatthenewspaper,pickeditupandasked,“Whatsthis？”

Ithoughthewasgoingtofallover.Thecolorfadedfromhisface.Hiseyesrolledbackinhisheadandhis_legs_were_giving_out.Irolleduphispaperandwaveditunderhisnose.Thesmellsfromtheinkwokehimup.

Somepeoplesimplylovepaper—thefeel,theportability,andthepleasureofpilingthemhigherandhigheruntiltheirwifecries,“Enough！”Myhusbandwashappywhenhespenttimewithouryoungestdaughterandherhusband.Whentheylivedwithus,theyracedtopullthecrosswordpuzzlefromthepapereveryday.Itshardtodoacrosswordonline.Pencildoesntcomeoffacomputerscreenaseasilyasyoumightthink.

NowmyhusbandwillbeveryexcitedthatIhavefoundfurtherproofthattheremaystillbehopeforthesurvivalofprint.Iwaschattingwithayoungmotherwhosubscribestothedailynewspaper.Iaskedwhyshedidsomethingsoconservatively.Shelookedshocked.“Becauseitsprint！”shesaid.“Iloveprint!Whenthepaperdidntcomeoneday,wouldyoubelieveIcalledthemainnumbertoletthemknowandtheladysaid,‘Whydontyoujustsubscribetotheonlineversion？’”Sheshookherheadindisbelief.

Myhusbandwillbesothrilledthathemightwritethisyoungwomanintoh