2024届高考英语一轮复习必修第二册UNIT3单元主题训练含答案.pdfVIP

UNIT3单元主题训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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WhenHarrisonSchoolDistrict2turnedtoe-learninglastspring,theymadesureto

provideeachstudentwithalaptopandthetoolsneededtosucceedathome.Butone

remainingneedinmanyfamilieswasInternetaccess.

ChristineOBrien,spokespersonforDistrict2said,“Whenyouhadmanypeople

learningandworkingfromhome,sometimestherewereInternetglitches.Wewantedto

avoidthatandmakesurestudentsinourdistrictcouldhaveequalchancestolearnandthat

ourfamiliescouldlearnfromhomeaswell.”

OBriensaidthatthisyeartheymadesuretosurveyeachoftheirstudentstoseewho

exactlyneededtheInternet.

“ThisyearwewerereallyspecificaboutaskingwhetherfamilieshadInternetservice

athomewithoutaphone，”shesaid.Theydiscoveredthataboutathousandfamiliesneeded

somesortofInternetconnection.

AndthatswhereAltiacameintoplay.Alocalsoftwarecompanyheardtherewasan

Internetshortageforstudentsanditsteppedintoseehowtheycouldhelp.Teamingupwith

localfoundations,theywereabletoprovideamonthlyInternetservicethatallowsmany

peopletohaveInternetaccessatthesametime.MikeJuran,CEOofAltiasaid,“AtAltiawe

talkedtoRandyRochaatDistrict2andIjustputoutanemailtofriendsandpeoplethatI

knewandthatmadeitswaybacktoPikesPeakCommunityFoundationandNorwood

Foundationandpeoplespreadthataround.Withinweekswewereabletogetsomething

done.”

“Thecommunitycametogetherandhelpeduspiecethispart.Weworkedsohardasa

schooldistricttogetthosedevicesintothehandsofstudentsbutthiswasapiecethatwe

werentreadytodo.Wehadntbudget