【正文】 to operate than the salaries of the humans they replace, and 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。 Loud cheers and applause broke out at NASA39。 The great arrival of the spacecraft173。s inner secrets, how it formed billions of years ago and, how other planets like Earth took shape173。s history. The touchdown came after a nearly sevenmonth, 300 millionmile travel from Earth to Mars, during which the InSight spacecraft had to slow down from a speed of more than 12,000 mph. The spacecraft39。 Each step along the way was watched nervously at JPL, with updates delayed by the eightminute light travel time between Earth and Mars. Mission controllers hugged each other with joy when the signals were received. We are proud of everything that has gone on today, they told us reporters. Hours later, InSight39。s fixed on the lander39。It has landed successfully on Mars eight times.B.Mission controllers helped it survive high temperature.D.studying pictures InSight lander sends backB.collecting images sent back by MarCO nanosatellitesD.Unconcerned.Worried.Amazed.Excited.（4）The passage is most probably taken from . A.B.C.D. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。designed to listen for quakes and shakes as a way to discover the Red Planet39。故選D。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的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.可知，馬克納米衛(wèi)星能夠把拍攝火星的照片傳回地球，通過照片我們就可以知道火星的外表。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選D?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了美國航天總局的Insight登陸和探測火星的相關(guān)情況，所以可以推斷出它最有可能是新聞報(bào)道。 【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，是一篇新聞報(bào)道，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息。10．閱讀理解 The idea that social scientists should study the unmarked, in Mr Shaffer39。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. 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 te