強(qiáng)化練(十七)新聞報(bào)道(限時(shí)：25分鐘)ADesperatetohelphis96-year-oldmothertospeakhermothertongueagain，KeithMcDermottmadeanappealonsocialmediaandwasmetwithafloodofkindresponses.Theoldlady，Ray，wasmovedtotearsaftertalkingonthephonewithoneoftheenthusiasticrespondentsinWelsh.RaymovedtoAmericaaftermeetingherhusbandwhenshewasonly18，hencewavinggoodbyetoherlifeinWales.ShecontinuedtospeakWelshwithhermum—keepingalittlebitofhome.Butshelostherbelovedmumfourdecadesagoandhadn’tspokenWelsheversince.Despitesufferingfromshort-termmemorylossandsometimesnotrememberingwhatshehasdonerecently，Ray’schildhoodmemoriesinWalesremainclear.“ShewantstoreturnbutIknow，givenherage，suchlong-distancetravelisoutofthequestion，”saidKeith.“Onceshementioned‘IwishIcouldspeakWelshagainbutIsupposeIneverwill.’ItwasthenthatIthoughtIshouldmakeherwishhappen.”SoKeith,70，postedonsocialmediaintheNewYorkWelshareaaskingforanyWelshspeakersthatcouldspeakWelshwithhismum.Andhewastouched，aswellasalittleshocked，toreceiveover30responseswithinhalfanhour.KeiththankedeveryoneandeventuallyaskedMelisatogivehismumaphonecall.“SpeakingwithMelisa，her(Ray’s)Welshwasalittlerusty.AfewmoreWelshconversationsandIthinkshe’dbefluentagain，”addedKeith.“Whenyouhaveaparentintheirnineties，youwillfindyoutwohavesomethingincommon：you’rebothold，soIamverysympathetictomymother’sfeelingsoflonelinessandisolation(孤立)．I’mfeelingitmyself.”KeithhopestosetupmoreWelshphoneconversationsforhismumandMelisahaspromisedtosendRaysomeshortstoriesinWelshtoremindherofherlifeinWales.1．WhydidKeithpostamessageonsocialmedia?A．TogatherAmericanWelshspeakers.B．TohelphismumspeakWelshagain.C．Toslowdownhismum’smemoryloss.D．Totrackdownhisfamily’sWelshorigin.2．HowdidKeithfeelafterseeingtheresponses?A．Surprisedandmoved.B．Concernedandthankful.C．Sympatheticandexcited.D．Astonishedandisolated.3．Whatisconveyedinthestory?A．Socialmediacontributetocloserfamilyties.B．Mothertonguemeansmorethanalanguage.C．Childhoodexperiencesshapeone’slaterlife.D．Onewillbemoresensitivewhengettingolder.4．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Acommunitynoticeboard.B．Ahealthmagazine.C．Alanguage-learningwebsite.D．Alocalnewspaper.B(2022·福建漳州質(zhì)檢)GuyBryantneverintendedtobeafatherfigure.Butoverthepast12years，he’shousedmorethan50fosterkidsinhisBrooklynapartment.Fordecades，Bryant,61，workedwithteensagingoutofNewYork’schildwelfaresystem.Hisjobwastofindservicesthatwouldmakethetransition(過渡)tolivingontheirowneasier.ButhefeltthatwhathecouldaccomplishattheNewYorkCityAdministrationforChildren’sServicesofficewasn’tenough.Soin2007，hedecidedtobecomeafosterparent.Inaninterviewlastmonth，BryanttoldRomarioVassell,21，oneofhisfosterchildren，thatagreeingtocareforhimwasdefinitelyoneofthebestdecisionshemadeinfostercare.BryanttoldVassellthathewasnervouswhenhetookinhisfirstfosterchild.Hesaid，“Ilivedaloneatthatpoint，andhewasakidthatnobodywantedtotakebecauseofhisbehaviors.Hegotinafightandheappearedatmyhouse.”BryantsaidhisfamilythoughthewasoutofhismindformakingsuchabiglifestylechangeandwonderedhowBryantwouldadjust.BryanthadbeenVassell’sassignedcaseworkerwhentheymet.BryantsuggestedthatVassell，thenanuntidy18-year-old，considerfostercareasanoptiontogetoutofthehomelessshelterwherehewasstaying.Atfirst，Vassellwashesitant.“Ididn’tknowhowfostercarewas，”hesaid.SincelivingwithBryant，Vassellnowfeelslikehehasasupportnetwork.“IfIfeeldownandlikeI’mcornered，IhavesomeoneIcanreachouttoandtalkto，”hesaid.“Andthat’swhatIreallylove.”BryanttoldVassell，“Whateveryou’velearnedfromme，Iwantyoutoteachittosomeoneelse.Becausethat’swhat’simportanttome.”5．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theshiftofteens’life.B．AnintroductionofBryant’stask.C．Bryant’schallengeasafosterparent.D．ThereasonforBryant’sbeingafosterparent.6．HowdidBryant’sfamilyfeelabouthisdecision?A．Disappointed. B．Ashamed.C．Puzzled. D．Embarrassed.7．WhatcanweknowaboutVassellfromthetext?A．Heisnowlivingalone.B．HewasBryant’sfirstfosterkid.C．HerefusedBryant’sofferatfirst.D．Hewasinstructedtopaykindnessforward.8．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tocallforsocialcare.B．TopraiseBryant’sdeeds.C．TotellthestoryofVassell.D．TocommentonBryant’slife.CHalfofallworktaskswillbehandledbymachinesby2025inashiftlikelytoworseninequality，aWorldEconomicForumreporthasforecast.Thethinktanksaida“robotrevolution”wouldcreate97millionjobsworldwidebutdestroyalmostasmany，leavingsomecommunitiesatrisk.Routineormanualjobsinadministrationanddataprocessingweremostatthreatofautomation，WEFsaid.Butitsaidtherewouldbeaneedfornewjobsincare，bigdataandthegreeneconomy.TheWEFsurveyed300oftheworld’sbiggestcompanies，withmorethan8millionemployeesglobally.Morethan50%ofemployerssurveyedsaidtheyexpectedtospeeduptheautomationofsomerolesintheircompanies，while43%felttheywerelikelytocutjobsduetotechnology.WEFsaidthepandemic(疫情)hadspeduptheadoptionofnewtechnologiesasfirmslookedtocutcostsandadoptnewwaysofworking.Butitwarnedworkersnowfacedadoublethreatfrom“acceleratingautomationandtheeconomicimpactfromtheCOVID-19”．“Thesethingshavedeepenedexistinginequalitiesacrosslabormarketsandremovedgainsinemploymentmadesincetheglobalfinancialcrisisin2007－2008，”saidSaadiaZahidi，managingdirectoratWEF.“Thewindowofopportunityforactivemanagementofthischangeisclosingfast.”WEFsaidcurrentlyaroundathirdofallworktaskswerehandledbymachines，withhumansdoingtherest，butby2025thebalancewouldshift.Rolesthatreliedonhumanskillssuchasadvising，decision-making，reasoning，communicatingandinteractingwouldriseindemand.Therewouldalsobeasuddenlargeincreaseindemandforworkerstofillgreeneconomyjobs，andnewrolesinareaslikeengineeringandcloudcomputing.Butitsaidmillionsofroutineormanualjobswouldbedisplacedbytechnology，affectingthelowestpaid，lowestskilledworkersthemost.Itsaidmillionswouldneedtobere-skilledtocopewiththechange，whilegovernmentswouldhavetoprovide“strongersafetynets”fordisplacedworkers.9．Whoareinc