【正文】 。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。8．閱讀理解 How was your day today? If it was just sort of OK, with nothing much happening, then Scott Shaffer wants to hear from you. Mr Shaffer is the editor of the Journal of Mundane Behaviour. We can learn a lot about the way that society works by examining normal patterns of behavior, he says. All the ordinary decisions we make and ordinary things we do are society in action. The idea that social scientists should study the unmarked, in Mr Shaffer39。s words, has also spread to historians. Traditionally, most history has been written as the story of greatness. It is all about great ideas, great people and great economic and social forces changing the way that millions of people live for ever. Albert Einstein39。s theory of relativity changed the way that we look at the universe. But has he been of more benefit to humanity than the unknown person who invented the first really fortable shoe? Try thinking great thoughts when your feet hurt. In recent years, books of microhistory have been a great success with the public. Most micro historians like to relate their subject to wider developments in society. According to historian Catherine Gallagher, the potato was once a matter of great argument. Supporters pointed out that it could grow cheaply and easily and help feed the poor. Opponents said that this would lead to the poor being more powerful, since they did not have to spend every hour working to feed themselves. It seems that European socialism started with an argument about vegetables. British historian Colin Jones wants us to look at pictures painted hundreds of years ago. He wants us to notice the fact that nobody smiles in these pictures. Compare that with today, when everyone smiles for the camera and refusing to smile is seen as an unfriendly act. It is all because of dentistry, he says. Once people were able to look after their teeth, they began to smile and the world became a happier place. Whether stories like this are true or not, they put ordinary people at the center of history. Most of us are not going to change the world in a big way. But we might be able to do something that makes life a bit easier for other people. And maybe one day a historian will e along and write the story. It is something to get excited about, though perhaps not very excited.（1）Why does the author tell you to try thinking great thoughts when your feet hurt? A.To show the ordinary is necessary.B.To show history is created by the unknown.C.To show great thoughts are unnecessary.D.To show greatness es from the ordinary.（2）What was the most important thing about the argument about the potato? A.It helped the poor to feed themselves.B.It helped to spend less money on food.C.It brought about a struggle against the rich.D.It led to great changes in society.（3）Why didn39。t people smile in pictures painted hundreds of years ago? A.They lived a hard life.B.Their teeth looked terrible.C.They were not friendly.D.They preferred to look serious.（4）What is mainly discussed in the text? A.The ways to make life easier.B.The importance of the ordinary in history.C.The increasing interest in microhistory.D.Unknown people who invented small things.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文。論述了關(guān)注社會(huì)中普通人的重要性。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“All the ordinary decisions we make and ordinary things we do are society in action.”及第二段中的“But has he been of more benefit to humanity than the unknown person who invented the first really fortable shoe? Try thinking great thoughts when your feet hurt.”可知第一個(gè)發(fā)明舒適的鞋的未知人的重要性。作者以此來(lái)印證普通人和普通人的想法的重要性。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“According to historian Catherine Gallagher, the potato was once a matter of great argument. ”以及“ It seems that European socialism started with an argument about vegetables.” 可知作者在文中提到了potato,而恰恰是對(duì)potato的討論帶來(lái)了社會(huì)的變革。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“It is all becau