【正文】 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.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。 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.并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Mission controllers hugged each other with joy when the signals were received.”當(dāng)收到來(lái)自Insight的信號(hào)時(shí)，任務(wù)控制員們都高興地抱在一起，可知接收到信號(hào)時(shí)任務(wù)控制人員很高興。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s inner secrets,可知，設(shè)計(jì)Insight的主要目的是探測(cè)火星的內(nèi)部秘密。根據(jù)第二段中The great arrival of the spacecraft173。an official statement【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道，介紹了美國(guó)航天總局的InSight登陸和探測(cè)火星的相關(guān)情況。a travel magazinea news reporta fiction novelD.C.B.analyzing information the robot on InSight lander sends back（3）How did the mission controllers feel when they received signals from Insight? A.reading reports sent back by the person on MarsC.. A.The task of it is to find out the inner mysteries of Mars.（2）We know what Mars looks like by It travelled all the way at the speed of 12,000 mph.C.s robotic arm. The view is clearer, showing the robotic arm and the seismometer, which is used to discover the actual movement of the ground.（1）What do we know about InSight lander from the passage? A.s batteries were charging as expected. The InSight team also passed on another picture, taken by a different camera that39。 The first picture of the surface of Mars was sent back to Earth by one of the MarCO nanosatellites (馬可納米衛(wèi)星) that acpanied InSight during its travel to Mars. The dust from the landing made the view unclear. Pictures from it were expected to be clearer once the dust settled and the lens cover (鏡頭蓋) was removed.s heat shelter helped the lander survive temperatures as high as 2,700℉. Minutes after InSight landed on the surface of Mars, the first image was sent back, showing a wide flat area as seen through a dirty camera.marked the eighth successful landing on Mars in Nasa39。designed to listen for quakes and shakes as a way to discover the Red Planet39。s Jet Propulsion Lab on Monday, November 25, 2018, as the unmanned lander, called Insight, touched down on Mars, after nearly seven years from design to launch to landing.9．閱讀理解 縱觀全文可知,本文介紹了ICS志愿項(xiàng)目的招聘信息，因此本文是一則廣告，故選D。ll have a pletely unique experience.可知，通過(guò)這個(gè)志愿項(xiàng)目，你會(huì)獲得一次獨(dú)特的體驗(yàn)，故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)An advertisement.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了ICS志愿項(xiàng)目的招聘信息。C.A report.A leader position.（3）What type of writing is this text? A.800.C.B.Help to raise the living standard of poor people.（2）What can you get from the program? A.Support young people to find water resource.C.800 to demonstrate your mitment to the program.（1）What are you supposed to do in the program? A. ?You39。ll need a positive attitude, mitment, and drive to make a difference. Requlrementsll gain teamwork, leadership and munication skills, which will make you stand out and set you up well for whichever career you choose.ll be more employable afterwards.ll be part of the munity.ll have a pletely unique experience. Your flights, visas, vaccines, training,food, medical insurance and acmodation are all covered. ?It won39。 What39。s access to water and health care, or supporting women and young people to set up small businesses in order to improve munity development. Your impact ?Aged 1825 Apply as a volunteer. Placements last 10 weeks.8．閱讀理解 Volunteer with ICS and make a difference in 2019 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。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)。 （5）推理判斷題。由此可見作者支持對(duì)外貿(mào)易。根據(jù)文章最后一句But closing the doors to foreign trade won39。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。 （3）推理判斷題。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。根據(jù)第三段第一句Uber and many other panies are working on developing cars and trucks that don39。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。 （1）詞義猜測(cè)題。To introduce what the Gig Economy is.D.To show technology advances in our daily life.B.s the writer39。D.Using fewer robots to stop job loss.B.Weling foreign trade.D.It may offer sick pay.C.It may be flexible.More and more truck drivers will be needed.D.Uber39。bring back（2）What will happen with technologies developing according to the text? A.wipe outequip someone