湖南省婁底市五星中學高三英語期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Onlyinthisway________bereadyforthechallengesandopportunitiesinlife.A.wewill

B.willwe

C.oughtwe

D.wemust參考答案：B2.Shetoldmethesun______intheeast.

A.risesB.roseC.riseD.hadrisen

參考答案：A3.__________late,hesethisalarmclockat5tomorrowmorning.

A.Tobe

B.Soasnottobe

C.Inordernottobe

D.Notinorderto參考答案：C4.Off

withoutsomuchasagoodbye.A.didJennygo

B.wentJenny

C.DoesJennygo

D.goesJenny參考答案：B9.WillBarbaracometoourparty?

Iamnotsure,becausehe____gototheconcertwithhisfriend.

A.can

B.must

C.should

D.might參考答案：D略6.—WillallthesenewactionstakenbyPresidentBarackObamaleadto______strongerandpowerfulAmerica,_______countrythatcansurprisetheworld?A．the,the

B．a,the

C．a,a

D．the,a參考答案：C7.Sinceeconomicisdeclining,alotofpeoplehaveto______theirexpensestowhattheycanafford.

A.add

B.limit

C.combine

D.press參考答案：B8.–Whatareyoureading,Tom?--I’mnotreallyreading,just___thepages.A.turningoff

B.turningaround

C.turningover

D.turningup參考答案：C解析：turnoff“關掉”；turnaround“轉身”turnover“翻身，使翻轉“；turnup“開大，調高，到來，出現”。另外還有一些常見的短語：turnout（結果是，被證明是），turnon（打開），turnin（上交），turndown（調小，拒絕）,turnagainst（背叛）等9.—Wheredidyoumeetyourmiddleschoolteacher?

—Itwasinthesupermarket______Iwasdoingsomeshoppingwithmyson.

A.that

B.where

C.when

D.Which參考答案：B10.____tomorrow,Iwillpayavisittomygrandparents．

A．Howevertheweatherislike

B．Howeveristheweatherlike

C．Whatevertheweatherislike

D．Whateveristheweatherlike參考答案：C略11.JudgingthevoicenotbyappearancebutbythevoiceitselfmakestheTVshow_________fromnumerousamusementprograms.A.hold

out B.stand

out C.stretch

out D.turn

out參考答案：B考查動詞短語辨析。句意為：“不是通過外表，而是通過聲音本身來作出判斷，這讓這個電視節目從眾多的娛樂節目中脫穎而出。”A選項意為“伸出，堅持”；B選項意為“突出”；C選項意為“伸直，伸出”；D選項意為“證明是”。故選B。12.Itisknownthatoil________onwater．（）A．floats B．floated C．wasfloated D．isfloated參考答案：A．眾所周知，油會漂浮在水上．根據句意"油會漂浮在水上"可知，這是一個一般性的客觀事實，結合主句的be動詞為現在本題考查了一般現在時態的用法；做此類題時，可以根據句中所表達的內容確定該句應使用的時態．13.WewerebothtravellingacrossEurope,andthat’s______wefirstmet.

A.which B.whether C.when D.whom參考答案：C考查表語從句。句意：我們都正在進行歐洲游，那是我們第一次見面的時候。is后面是表語從句，根據語境可知用when引導。故選C。14.Parentsshouldpayattentiontoareas_______theirchildishavingdifficultyandspendextratimetohelphimorhermasterthoseskills.A.as

B.where

C.why

D.when參考答案：B15.—Iseeyougota“D”inbiology._______?—Well.Ifoundthatsubjecthard.IthinkI’lldropitforhistory.A.Howaboutthat

B.Whatfor

C.Howcome

D.What’syournextplan參考答案：C16.Everyoneknows_____isdangeroustoplaywithfire,but_____isdifficultistopreventchildrenfromplayingwithfire.

A.that;it

B.it;it

C.that;what

D.it;what參考答案：D略17.Thecustomersinsistedthattheproductdidn’tliveuptotheadvertisingand_______freeofcharge.A.wasexchanged

B.beexchanged

C.mustbeexchanged

D.hastobeexchanged參考答案：B18.—Henry,whatdoyouthinkofthemovieMission:Impossible4?

—___．Iwishtowatchitagain．

A．Itcouldn'tbeworse

B．Itcouldn'tbebetter

C．Ican'tagreemore

D．Ithinkitawasteoftime參考答案：B19.Thisproblemmayleadtomoreseriousonesif________unsolved.A.making

B.remained

C.keep

D.left參考答案：D句意：如果這個問題仍然未被解決，將會導致更嚴重的問題。只有left和remain可以表示“剩下的”；條件從句是省略句，省略了主語和be動詞，還原應為theproblemisleftunsolved.B項remain為不及物動詞，不能用被動形式。故選D。二、完型填空20.Afewweeksago,Iwassittinginthewindowseatofthesuper-crowdedladies’compartmentinatraintoMumbai.I’dbeen

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tofindaseatbecauseIhadgotinatthefirststation.Inafewminutes,theseatswereall

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,andmanyotherpeoplehadtostandinthejam-packedaisles(走廊).Oneofthemwasalittlegirl.Itwas

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thatshewasusedtothecrowd,sincesheknewhowto

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herpositiontotheonethatwasthemost

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,Ihadtoovercomesomeinternal

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beforeIcoulddoanything.“WouldIlookfoolishtryingtohelpher?”Iwondered.ThenIthought,“Maybethissortofthingisquite

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,andnobodywouldthinktheworseofmeifIdidnotdoanything.”My

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continued,“AmIthinkingtoomuchofthewholething?”

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,Ifeltalittleshyjustreachingout.ButItoldmyself,“Well,

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youarethinkingaboutit,gothewholeway.”So,aminutelater,I

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thechildandaskedhertositonmylapfortherestofthe

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ride.ThoughI

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allmydoubtsaway.Andthen,Ibegantothinkinstead,“Whyhadn’tIofferedittoherevenearlier?Whatwas

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me?”Somehow,thegiftofgratitudeshegivenmewasfarbeyondtheslightdiscomfort.Itwasdifficulttosaywhowasdoingthegiving.Shewasso

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thatshesatattheveryedgeofmyknee,supportinghalfher

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sothattherewaslessonmeandmylegswouldn’thurt.IfeltgladthatI’dfinallydonethe

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thing.41.A.difficult

B.clever

C.lucky

D.shocked42.A.taken

B.booked

C.emptied

D.controlled43.A.interesting

B.practical

C.strange

D.evident44.A.direct

B.hold

C.interrupt

D.adjust45.A.careful

B.familiar

C.comfortable

D.beautiful46.A.Then

B.Therefore

C.Besides

D.However47.A.thoughts

B.barriers

C.challenges

D.movements48.A.unique

B.simple

C.regular

D.common49.A.doubts

B.plans

C.decisions

D.cheers50.A.Hopefully

B.Actually C.Usually

D.Fortunately51.A.unless

B.after

C.since

D.although52.A.praise

B.phoned

C.called

D.recognized53.A.bus

B.train

C.boat

D.plane54.A.hesitated

B.regretted

C.imagined

D.predicted55.A.shine

B.look

C.cry

D.puzzle56.A.order

B.require

C.force

D.permit57.A.stopping

B.encouraging

C.relaxing

D.supporting58.A.fearful

B.careless

C.honest

D.considerate59.A.action

B.weight

C.work

D.pressure60.A.same

B.real

C.right

D.terrible參考答案：41.C42.A43.D44.D45.C46.D47.B48.D49.A50.B51.C52.C53.B54.A55.B56.C57.A58.D59.B60.C試題分析：作者在擁擠的火車上看到小女孩站著很不舒服，經過思想斗爭后給小女孩提供了幫助，小女孩的感激之情讓作者很欣慰。41.C考查形容詞。A.difficult困難的；B.clever聰明的；C.lucky幸運的；D.shocked震驚的。根據上句的Iwassittinginthewindowseatofthesuper-crowdedladies’compartmentinatrain和本句的becauseIhadgotinatthefirststation.可知作者已經有座位了，所以說自己是幸運的，根據情境選C.42.A考查動詞。A.taken帶走；B.booked預定；C.emptied倒空；D.controlled控制。根據manyotherpeoplehadtostandinthejam-packedaisles(走廊).可知車廂里都滿了，座位都被占了。takeaseat就座，此處是被動，故選A.43.D考查形容詞。A.interesting有趣的；B.practical實際的；C.strange奇怪的；D.evident明顯的。此處指很明顯這個女孩習慣了擁擠，itisevidentthat…很明顯…，是固定句型。故選D.49.A考查名詞。A.doubts懷疑；B.plans計劃；C.decisions決定；D.cheers感謝。此處指作者為自己的做法猶豫不定，根據句意選A.50.B考查副詞。A.Hopefully有希望的；B.Actually實際上；C.Usually通常；D.Fortunately幸運的。此處指事實上，當我伸出手時感到有點害羞。表示實際情況，故選B.51.C考查連詞。A.unless如果不；B.after在……之后；C.since既然；D.although盡管。此處指既然你考慮好了就去做，表示條件，故選C.52.C考查動詞。A.praise練習；B.phoned打電話；C.called叫；D.recognized認識。此處指我叫住小女孩讓她坐在我腿上。根據句意選C.53.B考查名詞。A.bus客車；B.train火車；C.boat船；D.plane飛機。此處指坐在不太擠的火車一側，結合上文inatraintoMumbai故選B.54.A考查動詞。A.hesitated猶豫；B.regretted后悔；C.imagined想象；D.predicted預計。此處指盡管這件事我猶豫許久，指作者上文提到的思想斗爭，故選A.55.B考查名詞。A.shine光澤；B.look表情；C.cry叫喊；D.puzzle迷惑。此處指小女孩臉上吃驚和高興的表情，根據情境選B.【名師點睛】完型填空題的命題特點及答題方法：1.側重基礎知識，考查學生語言知識的能力完型填空以文入手，結合文章的內容考查學生的基礎知識，主要是詞語搭配、固定句型、近義詞辨析、辨析句子結構、掌握語法規則的能力，其中考查實詞居多。2.上下文對照，考查學生捕捉關鍵詞的能力解完型填空題時，單獨看一句話是找不到正確答案的，需要注意句子間的關系及句子與段落的關系。所謂上下對照，即在上文和下文中找到與正確答案相同的關鍵詞。因此，在做題時要邊讀邊在大腦中儲存上下文信息的能力，捕捉關鍵詞。第42小題考查動詞。A.taken帶走；B.booked預定；C.emptied倒空；D.controlled控制。根據manyotherpeoplehadtostandinthejam-packedaisles(走廊).可知車廂里都滿了，座位都被占了。takeaseat就座，此處是被動，故選A.53小題考查名詞。A.bus客車；B.train火車；C.boat船；D.plane飛機。此處指坐在不太擠的火車一側，結合上文inatraintoMumbai故選B.3.設置語境，考查學生的分析推理能力旨在考查學生在選項都符合語法及句子結構的情況下能否利用前后語境去推斷出正確答案。如第41小題考查形容詞。A.difficult困難的；B.clever聰明的；C.lucky幸運的；D.shocked震驚的。根據上句的Iwassittinginthewindowseatofthesuper-crowdedladies’compartmentinatrain和本句的becauseIhadgotinatthefirststation.可知作者已經有座位了，所以說自己是幸運的，根據情境選C.44小題考查動詞。A.direct指導；B.hold持有；C.interrupt打斷；D.adjust調整。因為小女孩遇到擁擠的情況比較多，所以她知道怎樣調整自己的位置，根據情境選D.4.結合生活，考查學生利用常識題的能力目的考查學生的生活常識，看看學生是否善于觀察生活，積累生活常識，能否利用常識去做恰當的選擇。如第47小題考查名詞。A.thoughts思想；B.barriers障礙；C.challenges挑戰；D.movements運動。此處指內心的障礙，當時情況下給小女孩提供方便犧牲自己的利益有點不情愿，又怕別人說什么，根據常識選B.5.關注連詞，考查學生對行文邏輯、句子關聯的理解能力

此項用來考查學生在缺少連詞的情況想，通過閱讀能否理解句子的與句子的關系，是否了解行文邏輯的要求，能否掌握表示因果、轉折、并列、條件、讓步等的連詞的用法。第46小題考查連詞。A.Then然后；B.Therefore因此；C.Besides此外；D.However然而。句意：我知道該做什么，然而，我必須在做之前先克服內心的障礙。此處表示轉折指先說服自己，故選D.51小題考查連詞。A.unless如果不；B.after在……之后；C.since既然；D.although盡管。此處指既然你考慮好了就去做，表示條件，故選C.21.Acoupleofweeksago,ImadeatriptoTorontowithmygranddaughterwhojustturnedthreeyearsold.Thetwoofuswereonourwayto

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herparents,andmywife—her

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whohadbeengoneforoveraweek.Wewereallanxiousto

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againandasIpulledoutofMamereandPapere’sdrivewayinChelmsford,HaileeandIwereboth

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aboutthetripandcouldn’twaittoarriveatour

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Whenwecompletedthe“SEVEN”-hourtriptoTorontolaterthatday,thereunionwasly

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andIcansincerelysayIenjoyedeverysingleminuteofthat

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journey.

Haileeisatthat“Iwantto

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itmyself”stageofherlife.Andifyoucanjustgetoverthe“hurry-upsyndrome”weacquireas

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,itiswonderfultowitness.Whoknewthatputtingastrawintothe

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inajuiceboxfortheveryfirsttimecouldbesuchanearth-shattering(驚天動地的)event?Orbeing

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enoughtoactuallyopenthefridgedoorforthefirsttime?Orputtingonyourown

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ontherightfeetwouldbeso

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I’llneverforgetthelookonherfacethedayshewasableto

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intomytruckbyherself.Shefinally

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onmyseat,holdingontothesteeringwheel(方向盤)anddeclared

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,“Ididit!”Andwhenshecouldactuallyputherownseatbelton—whata(n)

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!

Haveyoueverwatchedathree-year-old

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tosipaMcDonald’smilkshakethroughastraw?Itishardenoughforanadult,too.And

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everytimetheicysolution(溶液)touchedherlips,youcouldseethe

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inhereyes.Ilearnedthatyoucan’thurryachildthroughamilkshake.41.A.follow B.help C.bless D.visit42.A.mother B.father C.grandma D.aunt43.A.gettogether B.turnup C.payoff

D.settledown44.A.concerned B.excited

C.hopeful D.anxious45.A.destination B.conference C.city D.hometown46.A.hard B.wonderful C.timely D.surprising47.A.frequent B.final C.tough D.long48.A.carry B.prove C.do D.explain49.A.doctors B.parents C.friends D.adults50.A.bottle B.ring C.hole D.corner51.A.clever B.strong C.friendly D.early52.A.shoes B.socks C.sweater D.trousers53.A.difficult B.satisfying C.useful D.simple54.A.hide B.jump C.run D.climb55.A.sat B.leaned C.stoodup D.lookedup56.A.carefully B.bravely

C.politely D.proudly57.A.truck B.moment C.example D.goal58.A.struggle B.expect C.offer D.hope59.Awhen B.then

C.though

D.yet60.A.delight

B.anger

C.fear

D.sadness參考答案：41-45DCABA

46-50BDCDC

51-55BABDC

56-60DBADA本文是一篇故事。文章講述了爺爺帶孫女進行一次多倫多之旅去拜訪她的父母。在路上爺爺見證了三歲孫女的精彩表現，享受著漫長旅程中的樂趣。41.D考查動詞辨析。動詞follow跟隨；help幫助；bless祝福；visit拜訪。根據上文提到的ImadeatriptoTorontowithmygranddaughter.我和我的孫女進行一次多倫多之旅。Thetwoofuswereonourwayto

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herparents,句意：我們兩個在去看（拜訪）她的父母的路上。可知選D。42.A考查名詞辨析。名詞mother母親；father父親；grandma奶奶；aunt阿姨。上文提到ImadeatriptoTorontowithmygranddaughter.所以句意：我的妻子——她的奶奶已經去了超過一周。45.A考查名詞詞義辨析。名詞destination目的地；conference會議；city城市；hometown家鄉。我們迫不及待地到達目的地。故選A。46.B考查形容詞用法。形容詞hard困難的；wonderful精彩的；timely及時的；surprising令人吃驚的。根據下句：andIcansincerelysayIenjoyedeverysingleminuteofthat

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journey.我可以真誠地說我享受那次旅程中的每一分鐘。可知，這次團聚是絕對精彩。故選B。47.D考查形容詞辨析。形容詞frequent頻繁的；final最終的；tough艱苦的；long長的。根據前半句中：completedthe“SEVEN”-hourtriptoTorontolaterthatday那天遲些時候完成了7個小時的多倫多之旅。可知，那是漫長的旅途。故選D。48.C考查動詞辨析。動詞carry攜帶；prove證明；do做；explain解釋。根據第四段：“Ididit!”可知選C。句意：海莉正處在“我要自己做”的階段。49.D考查名詞辨析。名詞doctors醫生；parents父母；friends朋友；adults成年人。根據最后一段：Itishardenoughforanadult。可知文意：我們作為成年人，如果你能夠正好處理“快點綜合癥”.可知，選D。50.C考查名詞詞義。名詞bottle瓶子；ring環，戒指；hole洞口；corner角落。根據文意：誰知道第一次把吸管插進果汁瓶口會是如此驚天動地的事情。故選C。51.B考查形容詞辨析。形容詞clever聰明的；strong強壯的；friendly友好的；early早的。根據文意：第一次足夠大力（強壯的）打開冰箱門。故選B。52.A考查名詞詞義辨析。名詞shoes鞋子；socks襪子；sweaters毛衣；trousers褲子。根據下半句：ontherightfeet，可知：第一次穿鞋在右腳上。故選A。53.B考查形容詞詞義。形容詞hard難的；satisfying令人滿意的；useful有用的；simple簡單的。根據第三段：itiswonderfultowitness.可知，把你自己的鞋穿在右腳上會如此令人滿意。故選B。54.D考查動詞辨析。動詞hide躲藏；jump跳；run跑；climb爬。根據第一段：mygranddaughterwhojustturnedthreeyearsold我的孫女剛好三歲。可知，她能獨自地爬上我的卡車。故選D。55.C考查動詞辨析。動詞sit坐lean背靠；standup站；lookup向上看。第一段：mygranddaughterwhojustturnedthreeyearsold我的孫女剛好三歲.她最后站在座位上，握住方向盤。故選C。56.D考查副詞辨析。副詞carefully小心地；bravely勇敢地；politely禮貌地；proudly自豪地。根據第三段：itiswonderfultowitness.可知，她最后站在座位上，握住方向盤,自豪地宣布“讓我來！”。故選D。57.B考查名詞辨析。名詞truck卡車；moment時刻；example例子；goal目標。根據上一句：Shefinally

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onmyseat,holdingontothesteeringwheel(方向盤)anddeclared

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,“Ididit!”.當她會自己系安全帶時——多么難忘的時刻！故選D。58.A考查動詞辨析。動詞struggle掙扎，斗爭，努力；expect期望，預料；offer提供；hope希望。根據下句：Itishardenoughforanadult,too.對于一個成年人來說也是困難的。可知上句：你看過一個三歲的孩子用吸管努力吸麥當勞的奶昔嗎？故選A。三、閱讀理解22.Overthenextdecade,technologywilldecimatemorejobsinmanyprofessions.Somerobotsalreadycostlesstooperatethanthesalariesofthehumanstheyreplace,andtheyaregettingcheaper.BostonConsultingGrouppredictsthat,by2025,theoperatingcostofarobotthatdoeswelding(焊接)willbelessthan

$2perhour,forexample.That'smoreaffordablethanthe

$25perhourthatahumanwelderearnstodayinAmerica.Uberandmanyothercompaniesareworkingondevelopingcarsandtrucksthatdon'tneedadriverinthedriver'sseat.AccordingtotheAmericanTruckingAssociations,approximately3milliontruckdriverswereemployedintheUnitedStatesin2010,and6.8millionotherswereemployedinotherjobsrelatingtotruckingactivity.Soroughlyoneofevery15workersinthecountryisemployedinthetruckingbusiness.Wecouldbetalkingaboutmillionsofjobsdisappearingintheearly2020s.Andthenthereisthe"GigEconomy(零工經濟)"

thathassomebusinessesmovingtowardpart-time,on-demandemployment.Uberhasalreadydonethistotaxidrivers,andothertechnologycompaniesaredoingittoawiderangeofjobs.AstudybyIntuitpredictedthat,by2020,400/o

ofAmericanworkerswillbeself-employed,andthatfull-timejobswillbehardertofind.Wearetalkingabout60millionpeopleinthiscategory.Theproblemisthatnotonlydosuchpart-timeworkerslackreliablefull-timejobsandsickpay,buttheycan'tenjoyhealthinsuranceandlonger-termbenefits.Themeasurestobetakenaretoraisetradebarriers.Butclosingthedoorstoforeigntradewon'tbringjobsback.ItwillonlyslowtheglobaleconomyandhurtAmericanexports,shrinkingtheU.S.economyandacceleratingjobloss.32.Theunderlinedword“decimate"

inParagraphlcanbereplacedby“____.

A.makesomeoneinterestedin

B.equipsomeonefor

C．wipeout

D．bringback33.Whatwillhappenwithtechnologiesdevelopingaccordingtothetext?

A.Robotswillbecomesmarterandsmarter.

B.Uber'slaborcostwillbelowerandlower.

C.Moreandmoretruckdriverswillbeneeded.

D.Taxidriverscanenjoymoreinsurancehealth.34.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeon?

A.Welcomingforeigntrade.

B.Offeringmorepart-timejobs.

C.Usingfewerrobotstostopjobloss.

D.Developing

morenewtechnologies.35.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowtechnologyadvancesinourdailylife.

B.Toprovetechnologiescauselowincomes.

C.TointroducewhattheGigEconomyis.

D.TowarntheGigEconomyiscoming.參考答案：32．C33．B34．A35．D32．C詞義猜測題。根據第二段中的“Somerobotsalreadycostlesstooperatethanthesalariesofthehumanstheyreplace,andtheyaregettingcheaper.”（一些機器人運行的費用比它們所代替的人的工資少，它們正變得越來越便宜）可知，畫線詞所在句意為“在接下來十年時間里，技術將逐漸摧毀更多行業的就業機會”。故選C。33．B推理判斷題。根據第二段中的“Somerobotsalreadycostlesstooperatethanthesalariesofthehumanstheyreplace,andtheyaregettingcheaper.”（一些機器人運行的費用比它們所代替的人的工資少，它們正變得越來越便宜）及倒數第二段中的“Andthenthereisthe"GigEconomy(零工經濟)"thathassomebusinessesmovingtowardpart-time,on-demandemployment.Uberhasalreadydonethistotaxidrivers,andothertechnologycompaniesaredoingittoawiderangeofjobs.”可推知，Uber公司的勞動力成本將越來越低。A選項文中沒有涉及，C、D選項與文中陳述不符。故選B。34．A推理判斷題。根據倒數第一段中的“Themeasurestobetakenaretoraisetradebarriers.Butclosingthedoorstoforeigntradewon'tbringjobsback.”（可采取的措施是要提高貿易壁壘。但關閉外國貿易的大門不會帶回工作崗位）可推知，作者認為我們應該歡迎國際貿易。故選A。35．D寫作目的題。通讀全文可知，文章介紹了隨著科技的發展，高科技將逐漸摧毀更多行業的就業機會，企業使用高科技進行生產的成本會越來越低，零工經濟正在來臨。故選D。【備注】本文為介紹說明文。文章介紹了隨著科技的發展，高科技將逐漸摧毀更多行業的就業機會，企業使用高科技進行生產的成本會越來越低，零工經濟正在來臨。23.TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(襯墊)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathewas84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseof