【正文】 2020s. And then there is the Gig Economy (零工經(jīng)濟(jì)) that has some businesses moving toward parttime, ondemand employment. Uber has already done this to taxi drivers, and other technology panies are doing it to a wide range of jobs. A study by Intuit predicted that, by 2020, 40% of American workers will be selfemployed, and that fulltime jobs will be harder to find. We are talking about 60 million people in this category. The problem is that not only do such parttime workers lack reliable fulltime jobs and sick pay, but they can39。t enjoy health insurance and longerterm benefits. The measures to be taken are to raise trade barriers. But closing the doors to foreign trade won39。t bring jobs back. It will only slow the global economy and hurt American exports, shrinking the U. S. economy and accelerating job loss. （1）The underlined word decimate in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ______. A.make someone interested inB.equip someone forC.wipe outD.bring back（2）What will happen with technologies developing according to the text? A.Robots will bee smarter and smarter.B.Uber39。s labor cost will be lower and lower.C.More and more truck drivers will be needed.D.Taxi drivers can enjoy more health insurance.（3）Which of the following is an advantage of a fulltime job? A.It may be flexible.B.It may offer sick pay.C.It is full of adventure.D.It is always wellpaid.（4）Which of the following does the writer agree on? A.Weling foreign trade.B.Offering more parttime jobs.C.Using fewer robots to stop job loss.D.Developing more new technologies.（5）What39。s the writer39。s main purpose in writing the text? A.To show technology advances in our daily life.B.To prove technologies cause low ines.C.To introduce what the Gig Economy is.D.To warn the Gig Economy is ing.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）B（4）A（5）D 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文主要介紹了隨著技術(shù)進(jìn)步，很多公司使用更多的機(jī)器人，不再需要很多全職工人，零工經(jīng)濟(jì)時(shí)代很快就會(huì)到來(lái)，并舉出Uber公司的例子加以說(shuō)明。 （1）詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Some robots already cost less to operate than the salaries of the humans they replace, and they are getting cheaper. 可知機(jī)器人的成本比人力更便宜，未來(lái)很多公司會(huì)更多使用機(jī)器人。也就是說(shuō)機(jī)器人會(huì)奪走很多人的工作，故C項(xiàng)正確。 （2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第一句Uber and many other panies are working on developing cars and trucks that don39。t need a driver in the driver39。s seat. 可知Uber公司開(kāi)發(fā)了無(wú)人駕駛技術(shù)，會(huì)大大地減少雇傭司機(jī)的工資付出，公司的運(yùn)營(yíng)成本會(huì)越來(lái)越低。故B項(xiàng)正確。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句The problem is that not only do such parttime workers lack reliable fulltime jobs and sick pay, but they can39。t enjoy health insurance and longerterm benefits. 可知兼職工作的人無(wú)法享受生病工資，也就是說(shuō)全職工作的人可以享受sick pay，這也是全職工作的優(yōu)勢(shì)，故B項(xiàng)正確。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一句But closing the doors to foreign trade won39。t bring jobs back. It will only slow the global economy and hurt American exports, shrinking the U. S. economy and accelerating job loss. 可知作者認(rèn)為關(guān)閉對(duì)外貿(mào)易并不能讓工作機(jī)會(huì)回歸，只會(huì)減緩全球經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展并傷害美國(guó)的出口。由此可見(jiàn)作者支持對(duì)外貿(mào)易。故A項(xiàng)正確。 （5）推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章前兩段可知技術(shù)進(jìn)步讓公司使用更多的機(jī)器人，不再需要很多全職工人。再根據(jù)第四段第一句And then there is the Gig Economy (零工經(jīng)濟(jì)) that has some businesses moving toward parttime, ondemand employment. 可知零工經(jīng)濟(jì)時(shí)代很快就會(huì)到來(lái)。故D項(xiàng)正確。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文詞義猜測(cè)題和推理判斷題兩種?？碱}型，詞義猜測(cè)題要注意理解劃線詞匯所在語(yǔ)境需要表達(dá)的意思；推理判斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。9．閱讀理解 Prezi Pro users! With Prezi Desktop, all your Prezis are synchronized(同步的) for editing or presenting, online or off. Prezi is engineered for smooth, highresolution remote(高分辨率) presenting across all devices, wherever there39。s a connection. No WiFi? No problem. You can present offline using our desktop app. You can even use your mobile device as a remote presentation clicker. Prezi works with iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.BasicIndividualTeams For students and teachers, we offer discounts when you sign up using a valid school address. Click here to Learn more.（1）If one wants to use Prezi for presentations online, and control who sees them, how much does it cost at least a month? A.Free.B.$ 5C.$ 15D.$ 59（2）According to the passage, how many of the following conclusions are TRUE? ①Prezi is a software for editing presentations that only can be used online②For Prezi, both mobile phone app and PC software are available.③Most Prezi users prefer plus advanced presenter features, and offline access.④A university student may get lower prices when getting Prezi software.A.1B.2C.3D.4（3）Where does the passage most probably e from? A.Magazine.B.Website.C.Textbook.D.Newspaper.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要介紹了Prezi這款軟件的信息。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Standard部分中Create beautiful presentations in our online editor, and control who sees them.（在我們的在線編輯器中創(chuàng)建漂亮的演示文稿，并控制誰(shuí)能看到它們。）及下面的價(jià)格可知，如果你想用Prezi在網(wǎng)上做演講，并控制誰(shuí)能看到，至少一個(gè)月要花五美元。故選B。（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句With Prezi Desktop, all your Prezis are synchronized(同步的)for editing or presenting, online or off.（使用Prez