湖南省娄底市五星中学高三英语期末试题含解析

湖南省娄底市五星中学高三英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Onlyinthisway________bereadyforthechallengesandopportunitiesinlife.A.wewill

B.willwe

C.oughtwe

D.wemust参考答案：B2.Shetoldmethesun______intheeast.

A.risesB.roseC.riseD.hadrisen

参考答案：A3.__________late,hesethisalarmclockat5tomorrowmorning.

A.Tobe

B.Soasnottobe

C.Inordernottobe

D.Notinorderto参考答案：C4.Off

withoutsomuchasagoodbye.A.didJennygo

B.wentJenny

C.DoesJennygo

D.goesJenny参考答案：B9.WillBarbaracometoourparty?

Iamnotsure,becausehe____gototheconcertwithhisfriend.

A.can

B.must

C.should

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

B．a,the

C．a,a

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

A.add

B.limit

C.combine

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

B.turningaround

C.turningover

D.turningup参考答案：C解析：turnoff“关掉”；turnaround“转身”turnover“翻身，使翻转“；turnup“开大，调高，到来，出现”。另外还有一些常见的短语：turnout（结果是，被证明是），turnon（打开），turnin（上交），turndown（调小，拒绝）,turnagainst（背叛）等9.—Wheredidyoumeetyourmiddleschoolteacher?

—Itwasinthesupermarket______Iwasdoingsomeshoppingwithmyson.

A.that

B.where

C.when

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

A．Howevertheweatherislike

B．Howeveristheweatherlike

C．Whatevertheweatherislike

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

out B.stand

out C.stretch

out D.turn

out参考答案：B考查动词短语辨析。句意为：“不是通过外表，而是通过声音本身来作出判断，这让这个电视节目从众多的娱乐节目中脱颖而出。”A选项意为“伸出，坚持”；B选项意为“突出”；C选项意为“伸直，伸出”；D选项意为“证明是”。故选B。12.Itisknownthatoil________onwater．（）A．floats B．floated C．wasfloated D．isfloated参考答案：A．众所周知，油会漂浮在水上．根据句意"油会漂浮在水上"可知，这是一个一般性的客观事实，结合主句的be动词为现在本题考查了一般现在时态的用法；做此类题时，可以根据句中所表达的内容确定该句应使用的时态．13.WewerebothtravellingacrossEurope,andthat’s______wefirstmet.

A.which B.whether C.when D.whom参考答案：C考查表语从句。句意：我们都正在进行欧洲游，那是我们第一次见面的时候。is后面是表语从句，根据语境可知用when引导。故选C。14.Parentsshouldpayattentiontoareas_______theirchildishavingdifficultyandspendextratimetohelphimorhermasterthoseskills.A.as

B.where

C.why

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

B.Whatfor

C.Howcome

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

A.that;it

B.it;it

C.that;what

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

B.beexchanged

C.mustbeexchanged

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

—___．Iwishtowatchitagain．

A．Itcouldn'tbeworse

B．Itcouldn'tbebetter

C．Ican'tagreemore

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

B.remained

C.keep

D.left参考答案：D句意：如果这个问题仍然未被解决，将会导致更严重的问题。只有left和remain可以表示“剩下的”；条件从句是省略句，省略了主语和be动词，还原应为theproblemisleftunsolved.B项remain为不及物动词，不能用被动形式。故选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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.Ifeltalittleuneasysittingtherewatchingherhavingtostand.IknewwhatIshoulddo.46

,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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abitwhileofferingittoher,thesurprisedanddelighted55

onthechild’sfacewasenoughto

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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参考答案：41.C42.A43.D44.D45.C46.D47.B48.D49.A50.B51.C52.C53.B54.A55.B56.C57.A58.D59.B60.C试题分析：作者在拥挤的火车上看到小女孩站着很不舒服，经过思想斗争后给小女孩提供了帮助，小女孩的感激之情让作者很欣慰。41.C考查形容词。A.difficult困难的；B.clever聪明的；C.lucky幸运的；D.shocked震惊的。根据上句的Iwassittinginthewindowseatofthesuper-crowdedladies’compartmentinatrain和本句的becauseIhadgotinatthefirststation.可知作者已经有座位了，所以说自己是幸运的，根据情境选C.42.A考查动词。A.taken带走；B.booked预定；C.emptied倒空；D.controlled控制。根据manyotherpeoplehadtostandinthejam-packedaisles(走廊).可知车厢里都满了，座位都被占了。takeaseat就座，此处是被动，故选A.43.D考查形容词。A.interesting有趣的；B.practical实际的；C.strange奇怪的；D.evident明显的。此处指很明显这个女孩习惯了拥挤，itisevidentthat…很明显…，是固定句型。故选D.49.A考查名词。A.doubts怀疑；B.plans计划；C.decisions决定；D.cheers感谢。此处指作者为自己的做法犹豫不定，根据句意选A.50.B考查副词。A.Hopefully有希望的；B.Actually实际上；C.Usually通常；D.Fortunately幸运的。此处指事实上，当我伸出手时感到有点害羞。表示实际情况，故选B.51.C考查连词。A.unless如果不；B.after在……之后；C.since既然；D.although尽管。此处指既然你考虑好了就去做，表示条件，故选C.52.C考查动词。A.praise练习；B.phoned打电话；C.called叫；D.recognized认识。此处指我叫住小女孩让她坐在我腿上。根据句意选C.53.B考查名词。A.bus客车；B.train火车；C.boat船；D.plane飞机。此处指坐在不太挤的火车一侧，结合上文inatraintoMumbai故选B.54.A考查动词。A.hesitated犹豫；B.regretted后悔；C.imagined想象；D.predicted预计。此处指尽管这件事我犹豫许久，指作者上文提到的思想斗争，故选A.55.B考查名词。A.shine光泽；B.look表情；C.cry叫喊；D.puzzle迷惑。此处指小女孩脸上吃惊和高兴的表情，根据情境选B.【名师点睛】完型填空题的命题特点及答题方法：1.侧重基础知识，考查学生语言知识的能力完型填空以文入手，结合文章的内容考查学生的基础知识，主要是词语搭配、固定句型、近义词辨析、辨析句子结构、掌握语法规则的能力，其中考查实词居多。2.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力解完型填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要注意句子间的关系及句子与段落的关系。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。第42小题考查动词。A.taken带走；B.booked预定；C.emptied倒空；D.controlled控制。根据manyotherpeoplehadtostandinthejam-packedaisles(走廊).可知车厢里都满了，座位都被占了。takeaseat就座，此处是被动，故选A.53小题考查名词。A.bus客车；B.train火车；C.boat船；D.plane飞机。此处指坐在不太挤的火车一侧，结合上文inatraintoMumbai故选B.3.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。如第41小题考查形容词。A.difficult困难的；B.clever聪明的；C.lucky幸运的；D.shocked震惊的。根据上句的Iwassittinginthewindowseatofthesuper-crowdedladies’compartmentinatrain和本句的becauseIhadgotinatthefirststation.可知作者已经有座位了，所以说自己是幸运的，根据情境选C.44小题考查动词。A.direct指导；B.hold持有；C.interrupt打断；D.adjust调整。因为小女孩遇到拥挤的情况比较多，所以她知道怎样调整自己的位置，根据情境选D.4.结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。如第47小题考查名词。A.thoughts思想；B.barriers障碍；C.challenges挑战；D.movements运动。此处指内心的障碍，当时情况下给小女孩提供方便牺牲自己的利益有点不情愿，又怕别人说什么，根据常识选B.5.关注连词，考查学生对行文逻辑、句子关联的理解能力

此项用来考查学生在缺少连词的情况想，通过阅读能否理解句子的与句子的关系，是否了解行文逻辑的要求，能否掌握表示因果、转折、并列、条件、让步等的连词的用法。第46小题考查连词。A.Then然后；B.Therefore因此；C.Besides此外；D.However然而。句意：我知道该做什么，然而，我必须在做之前先克服内心的障碍。此处表示转折指先说服自己，故选D.51小题考查连词。A.unless如果不；B.after在……之后；C.since既然；D.although尽管。此处指既然你考虑好了就去做，表示条件，故选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(惊天动地的)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(方向盘)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参考答案：41-45DCABA

46-50BDCDC

51-55BABDC

56-60DBADA本文是一篇故事。文章讲述了爷爷带孙女进行一次多伦多之旅去拜访她的父母。在路上爷爷见证了三岁孙女的精彩表现，享受着漫长旅程中的乐趣。41.D考查动词辨析。动词follow跟随；help帮助；bless祝福；visit拜访。根据上文提到的ImadeatriptoTorontowithmygranddaughter.我和我的孙女进行一次多伦多之旅。Thetwoofuswereonourwayto

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herparents,句意：我们两个在去看（拜访）她的父母的路上。可知选D。42.A考查名词辨析。名词mother母亲；father父亲；grandma奶奶；aunt阿姨。上文提到ImadeatriptoTorontowithmygranddaughter.所以句意：我的妻子——她的奶奶已经去了超过一周。45.A考查名词词义辨析。名词destination目的地；conference会议；city城市；hometown家乡。我们迫不及待地到达目的地。故选A。46.B考查形容词用法。形容词hard困难的；wonderful精彩的；timely及时的；surprising令人吃惊的。根据下句：andIcansincerelysayIenjoyedeverysingleminuteofthat

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journey.我可以真诚地说我享受那次旅程中的每一分钟。可知，这次团聚是绝对精彩。故选B。47.D考查形容词辨析。形容词frequent频繁的；final最终的；tough艰苦的；long长的。根据前半句中：completedthe“SEVEN”-hourtriptoTorontolaterthatday那天迟些时候完成了7个小时的多伦多之旅。可知，那是漫长的旅途。故选D。48.C考查动词辨析。动词carry携带；prove证明；do做；explain解释。根据第四段：“Ididit!”可知选C。句意：海莉正处在“我要自己做”的阶段。49.D考查名词辨析。名词doctors医生；parents父母；friends朋友；adults成年人。根据最后一段：Itishardenoughforanadult。可知文意：我们作为成年人，如果你能够正好处理“快点综合症”.可知，选D。50.C考查名词词义。名词bottle瓶子；ring环，戒指；hole洞口；corner角落。根据文意：谁知道第一次把吸管插进果汁瓶口会是如此惊天动地的事情。故选C。51.B考查形容词辨析。形容词clever聪明的；strong强壮的；friendly友好的；early早的。根据文意：第一次足够大力（强壮的）打开冰箱门。故选B。52.A考查名词词义辨析。名词shoes鞋子；socks袜子；sweaters毛衣；trousers裤子。根据下半句：ontherightfeet，可知：第一次穿鞋在右脚上。故选A。53.B考查形容词词义。形容词hard难的；satisfying令人满意的；useful有用的；simple简单的。根据第三段：itiswonderfultowitness.可知，把你自己的鞋穿在右脚上会如此令人满意。故选B。54.D考查动词辨析。动词hide躲藏；jump跳；run跑；climb爬。根据第一段：mygranddaughterwhojustturnedthreeyearsold我的孙女刚好三岁。可知，她能独自地爬上我的卡车。故选D。55.C考查动词辨析。动词sit坐lean背靠；standup站；lookup向上看。第一段：mygranddaughterwhojustturnedthreeyearsold我的孙女刚好三岁.她最后站在座位上，握住方向盘。故选C。56.D考查副词辨析。副词carefully小心地；bravely勇敢地；politely礼貌地；proudly自豪地。根据第三段：itiswonderfultowitness.可知，她最后站在座位上，握住方向盘,自豪地宣布“让我来！”。故选D。57.B考查名词辨析。名词truck卡车；moment时刻；example例子；goal目标。根据上一句：Shefinally

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onmyseat,holdingontothesteeringwheel(方向盘)anddeclared

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,“Ididit!”.当她会自己系安全带时——多么难忘的时刻！故选D。58.A考查动词辨析。动词struggle挣扎，斗争，努力；expect期望，预料；offer提供；hope希望。根据下句：Itishardenoughforanadult,too.对于一个成年人来说也是困难的。可知上句：你看过一个三岁的孩子用吸管努力吸麦当劳的奶昔吗？故选A。三、阅读理解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(零工经济)"

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.参考答案：32．C33．B34．A35．D32．C词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Somerobotsalreadycostlesstooperatethanthesalariesofthehumanstheyreplace,andtheyaregettingcheaper.”（一些机器人运行的费用比它们所代替的人的工资少，它们正变得越来越便宜）可知，画线词所在句意为“在接下来十年时间里，技术将逐渐摧毁更多行业的就业机会”。故选C。33．B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Somerobotsalreadycostlesstooperatethanthesalariesofthehumanstheyreplace,andtheyaregettingcheaper.”（一些机器人运行的费用比它们所代替的人的工资少，它们正变得越来越便宜）及倒数第二段中的“Andthenthereisthe"GigEconomy(零工经济)"thathassomebusinessesmovingtowardpart-time,on-demandemployment.Uberhasalreadydonethistotaxidrivers,andothertechnologycompaniesaredoingittoawiderangeofjobs.”可推知，Uber公司的劳动力成本将越来越低。A选项文中没有涉及，C、D选项与文中陈述不符。故选B。34．A推理判断题。根据倒数第一段中的“Themeasurestobetakenaretoraisetradebarriers.Butclosingthedoorstoforeigntradewon'tbringjobsback.”（可采取的措施是要提高贸易壁垒。但关闭外国贸易的大门不会带回工作岗位）可推知，作者认为我们应该欢迎国际贸易。故选A。35．D写作目的题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了随着科技的发展，高科技将逐渐摧毁更多行业的就业机会，企业使用高科技进行生产的成本会越来越低，零工经济正在来临。故选D。【备注】本文为介绍说明文。文章介绍了随着科技的发展，高科技将逐渐摧毁更多行业的就业机会，企业使用高科技进行生产的成本会越来越低，零工经济正在来临。23.TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathewas84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseof