【正文】 teachers refuse the students hating their courses（3）Why did the writer finally choose biology?。few students follow the adviserC.. A.get high marks（2）We know from the passage that within the first month of the semester bee quite different from othersB.. A. To be honest, quite a lot of students want to change classes because they want easier courses. But I think challenging myself is always the best choice. I would rather get a lower mark in a course I can really learn from than get high scores in an easy open class.（1）According to the text, if one takes life management, he can s often a long queue at the office door and a lot of students want to switch courses. On the first day of school, I found out that life management is an open class and every student is able to take the course. The teacher of the class told us honestly that this is an easy course that can increase our average score. It was really different from what I had expected. So I planned to drop the class. Then came the question: Could I change the class? Unlike most Chinese high school students, seniors in Canada can choose the courses they would like to take by themselves. However sometimes they cannot take the course they want to take due to different reasons like schedule conflicts. 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。本文主題為The importance of the ordinary in history,（歷史中普通人的重要性）各段落緊扣主題內(nèi)容,論證了作者在本文中的觀點普通人是很重要的。故選B。 （3）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potato的討論帶來了社會的變革。故選A。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.”可知第一個發(fā)明舒適的鞋的未知人的重要性。論述了關(guān)注社會中普通人的重要性。D.The increasing interest in microhistory.B.They preferred to look serious.（4）What is mainly discussed in the text? A.Their teeth looked terrible.C.They lived a hard life.It led to great changes in society.（3）Why didn39。It brought about a struggle against the rich.B.To show greatness es from the ordinary.（2）What was the most important thing about the argument about the potato? A.To show history is created by the unknown.C.To show the ordinary is necessary. 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.本文詞義猜測題和推理判斷題兩種?？碱}型，詞義猜測題要注意理解劃線詞匯所在語境需要表達(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。故D項正確。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。故A項正確。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)閉對外貿(mào)易并不能讓工作機(jī)會回歸，只會減緩全球經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展并傷害美國的出口。 （4）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。故B項正確。t need a driver in the driver39。 （2）推理判斷題。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，未來很多公司會更多使用機(jī)器人。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)時代很快就會到來，并舉出Uber公司的例子加以說明。To prove technologies cause low ines.C.s main purpose in writing the text? A.Developing more new technologies.（5）What39。Offering more parttime jobs.C.It is always wellpaid.（4）Which of the following does the writer agree on? A.It is full of adventure.B.Taxi drivers can enjoy more health insurance.（3）Which of the following is an advantage of a fulltime job? A.s labor cost will be lower and lower.C.Robots will bee smarter and smarter.B.D.C.B.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.t enjoy health insurance and longerterm benefits. s seat. According to the American Trucking Associations, approximately 3 million truck drivers were employed in the United