课下天天练(九)阅读语言运用组合练姓名________班级________考号________时间：45分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解A[2023·大连市高三双基测试卷]Fromtrainticketstodoctor'sappointments,there'sagrowingexpectationthatconsumersshouldincludetechnologyineverydaylife.Wetakeitforgrantedthattechnologybringsuscloserandimprovesouraccesstoessentialproductsandservices.Butpeoplewhocan'tordon'twanttoengagewiththelatesttechnologyarebeingleftbehind.Technologyshouldnotbeallowedtodrivepeopletothesideoftheirownlives,asmanyfactssuggestisincreasinglythecase.Forexample,therehavebeenreportsthatsomeelderlypeoplenolongerdrivetotheirlocalparks,becausetheycannotdownloadthecarparkingapprequired.Obviously,ageisonebigpredictorofdigitalexclusion(数字排斥).Only47%ofthoseaged75andoverusetheInternetregularly.Outofthe4millionwhohaveneverusedtheInternetintheUK,only300，000peopleareunder55.Butolderpeoplearen'ttheonlyonesfeelingshutout.Concernsaboutprivacycanstoppeopleusingtechnologyaswell.Asurveyintoconsumers'trustinbusinessesshowednoindustryreachedatrustratingof50%fordataprotection.Somepeopleview“forced”digitalizationasasymbolofconsumercultureandlimittheircontactwithit;also,manypeopletakea“lessismore”approachtotechnologysimplybecausetheyfeelitoffersamoremeaningfulexistence.Theyallbelongtoapopulationgroupthatoftenslipspeople'smindinrelateddiscussions.Noonecoulddiscount,however,onefactor—poverty.Someregions,particularlyruralones,evenstruggleforphonesignals.TheUKphonenetwork'splansforadigitalswitchovercouldcutoffpeoplewhorelyontheirlandlines.Thesolutionisnotsimplytogivedevicestothosewithoutsmarttechnology.Whilethere'saneedtoprovideaffordableInternetaccessandtechnology,weneedtorecognizediversityinsociety.Servicesshouldprovidenondigitalselectionsthatreflectequality.Localcouncils,healthcareprovidersandbusinessesshouldunderstandmoreaboutthediversityofconsumersanddevelopservicesthatmeettheneedsofallpeople.Afterall,accesstoandinclusioninsocietyisahumanright.1．WhyistheexampleoftheelderlymentionedinParagraph2?A．Toprovideaproof....
