【正文】 they are getting cheaper. Boston Consulting Group predicts that, by 2025, the operating cost of a robot that does welding (焊接) will be less than $2 per hour, for example. That39。 Uber and many other panies are working on developing cars and trucks that don39。s seat. According to the American Trucking Associations, approximately 3 million truck drivers were employed in the United States in 2010, and 6. 8 million others were employed in other jobs relating to trucking activity. So roughly one of every 15 workers in the country is employed in the trucking business. We could be talking about millions of jobs disappearing in the early 2020s. t enjoy health insurance and longerterm benefits. 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.B.C.D.Robots will bee smarter and smarter.B.s labor cost will be lower and lower.C.Taxi drivers can enjoy more health insurance.（3）Which of the following is an advantage of a fulltime job? A.B.It is full of adventure.It is always wellpaid.（4）Which of the following does the writer agree on? A.Offering more parttime jobs.C.Developing more new technologies.（5）What39。s main purpose in writing the text? A.To prove technologies cause low ines.C.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，并舉出Uber公司的例子加以說明。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(huì)更多使用機(jī)器人。 （2）推理判斷題。t need a driver in the driver39。故B項(xiàng)正確。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。 （4）推理判斷題。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)展并傷害美國的出口。故A項(xiàng)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D項(xiàng)正確。本文詞義猜測題和推理判斷題兩種常考題型，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。 Raleigh International are looking for young people to volunteer overseas with ICS, development program which is fully funded by the UK Government, ICS aims to bring about three things: project impact, volunteer personal development and the creation of active citizens. ?Aged 2335 Apply as a learn leader. Placements last from 14 weeks to 8 months. ?With Raleigh ICS, you will focus on improving people39。 ?You will contribute to sustainable development and make a real difference to the lives of people living in poverty.s in it for you?t cost you a penny. ?You39。 Living with a host family for 1012 weeks, experiencing a new culture and working with local volunteers, you39。 ?You39。 ?You39。 Interested? Apply online today. ?You39。 ?You must be a UK or EU/EEA citizen and have lived in the UK for at least 12 months.ll be asked to raise a minimum of 163。Provide medical insurance for the poor.B.Start small businesses to help your host family.D.A special experience.A positive attitude.A prize of 163。D.An investigation.B.A journal.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。You will contribute to sustainable development and make a real difference to the lives of people living in poverty.可知，在這個(gè)志愿項(xiàng)目里，你將為可持續(xù)發(fā)展作出貢獻(xiàn)，,真正改變貧困人口的生活，也就是說你應(yīng)該幫助提高窮人的生活水平，故選D。根據(jù)You39。 （3）考查推理判斷。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇廣告類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 Educator of the Year Contest Convince us your educator is special. Tell us about his or her style of teaching, involvement in school activities, and munity service. Give examples with specific details. Keep your essay between 200 and 1,000 words. Cash awards will be given to educators from across the country honored as Teen Ink Educators of the Year. Winning essays are published in Teen Ink magazine. The deadline for submitting Educator of the Year essays is April 30. Entries are accepted and considered for publication in Teen Ink magazine throughout the year. Want your photo or artwork to appear on the cover of a national magazine? Submit your images now! Submit entries through our website. All photographs and artwork submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the cover art contest. Every month one image is selected to appear on the cover of Teen Ink magazine. Winners receive a copy of the magazine featuring their image. There are no deadlines。s best to send it early. Make us laugh, move us to tears... write a memorable nonfiction piece and you may be one of our two monthly winners.Prizes: Deadlines: entries are accepted throughout the year. Winning nonfiction pieces are published in Teen Ink magazine and online each month.（1）What is the award for a winning essay about a school educator? A.B.C.D.They must be chosen by teenagers.B.They should be about teenagers.D.Two winners every two months.B.One winner every month.D.他們分別是:Educator of the Year Contest,Cover Art Contest,Nonfiction Contest。根據(jù)第一則信息中的“Cash awards will be given to educators from across the country honored as Teen Ink Educators of the Year. Winning essays are published in Teen Ink magazine.”可知獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)有兩種:對(duì)被授予Teen Ink Educators of the Year稱號(hào)的老師給與現(xiàn)金獎(jiǎng)勵(lì),學(xué)生的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)是把獲勝文章在Teen Ink雜志上發(fā)表。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s best to send it early.”牢記:你的提交要有季節(jié)性或節(jié)日性主題,最好早點(diǎn)提交，可知對(duì)于照片或藝術(shù)作品要盡早提交。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。可知對(duì)于Nonfiction Contest,每個(gè)月有兩名獲勝者。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。 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. On the first day of school, I found out that life mana