Faced with economic slowdown.some companies are planning to use robots to human workers to reduce their labor costs．( )A．compensateB．substituteC．symbolizeD．discriminate 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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1．Faced with economic slowdown，some companies are planning to use robots to ______human workers to reduce their labor costs．（　　）

A．

compensate

B．

substitute

C．

symbolize

D．

discriminate

分析面对经济放缓，一些公司正计划使用机器人来代替人工来降低劳动成本．

解答答案：B
根据句义可以知道些公司正计划使用机器人来代替人工来降低劳动成本，所以选择B substitute，译为代替，其他选项与句义不符A译为"补偿"；C译为"象征"D译为"歧视"．

点评考查动词辨析．对于英语中比较长的单词要会找词根，以便于简化记忆量，如本题中的symbolize和symbol．

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C．a weekly newspaper              D．a geography textbook
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C．Hiring no less than five leading fund managers．
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110．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text？D
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B．Marks&Spencer Financial Services reassure the investors that their interests will be well looked after．
C．Clay Finlay can identify international market opportunities and especially select companies with strong growth chances．
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9．The tourists werebargaining（讨价还价） with the man over the price．

16．The loss has not yet been ________accurately（精确地），but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars．（　　）

6．The end of my sophomore year was approaching．Mom called me at the dorm one evening during the last week of May．My summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa，helping out around their farm．The arrangement made good sense to all the family．I wasn't fully convinced of that myself but guessed it was just one summer．Next year would be my little brother's turn．
I arrived late that afternoon．Grandma had fixed more food than the three of us could possibly eat．She loved me entirely too much．The next morning，Grandpa fixed breakfast for the two of us．He told me Grandma had tired herself out yesterday and was going to rest in bed a little longer．I made a mental note to myself to not ask her to do things for me while I was there．I was there to help，not be a burden．
Weeks passed．I gradually settled into a routine of daily work with Grandpa．In the evenings I usually read or talked with Grandma．She never grew tired of hearing about college or anything I was involved in．She told me stories about her childhood，family and the early years after she and Grandpa had married．
The last Saturday in June，Grandpa suggested going fishing．We hadn't expected what we saw when we got to the pond that morning：One of the swans was dead．Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their 50th anniversary．"Why don't we see about buying another one，"I suggested，hoping the situation could somehow be righted．Grandpa thought for a few moments before answering．
He finally said，"no…it's not that easy，Bruce．You see，swans mate for life．"He raised his finger to point，holding the fishing pole in his other hand．"There's nothing we can do for the one that's left．He has to work it out for himself．"
A few days later，we drove by the pond while doing our morning check on the cows．We found the other swan lying near the same spot we had found the first one．It，too，was dead．
The month of July started with me and Grandpa putting up a new stretch of fence．Then July 12came．That was the day Grandma passed away．Grandma had died suddenly that morning of a stroke．By the afternoon，my parents were there．The old house was soon crowded with relatives and Grandpa's friends．
The funeral was held the next day．Grandpa had insisted on having it as soon as possible．On the second day after the funeral，Grandpa announced at the breakfast table，"This is a working farm．We have a lot of things to do．The rest of you should get back to your own lives．"Most of the family had already left，but this was Grandpa's way of telling the rest it was time for them to go home．My parents were the last to leave after lunch．
Grandpa was not a man who could outwardly express his grief around others，and we all worried about him．The rest of the summer flowed by．We stayed busy working．I thought there was something different about Grandpa but couldn't quite put my finger on it．
September was nearing，and part of me did not want to leave．I thought of skipping the fall semester and staying around a few more months．When I mentioned it，grandpa quickly told me that my place was back at college．
The day finally came for me to pack my car and leave．I shook his hand and chanced a hug．As I drove down the driveway，I saw him in the rearview mirror．He waved to me and then walked to the pasture gate to start the morning livestock check．
Mom called me at school on a stormy October day to tell me Grandpa had died．A neighbor had stopped by that morning for coffee and found him in the kitchen．He died of a stroke，the same as Grandma．At that moment，I understood what he'd clumsily tried to explain to me about the swan on that morning we fished together by the pond．

55．We can learn from Paragraph 1thatD．
A．the brothers took turns to attend their grandparents
B．Bruce longed to enjoy himself freely on the farm
C．Bruce regarded working on the farm as a rare chance
D．Bruce was not happy with his parents'arrangement
56．What did the writer think at the sight of the first dead swan？A
A．Another swan should be bought in place of the dead one．
B．The living can do nothing for the dead．
C．The other was bound to die since swans mate for life．
D．Grandma would be in deep sorrow over its death．
57．Grandpa quickly dismissed the family after the funeral becauseB．
A．he took for granted the matter of life and death
B．he tended to deal with grief in life by himself
C．he wanted to carry on with his farm work
D．he didn't want his normal life disturbed
58．By"I couldn't put my fingers on it"，the writer means thatD．
A．I was so busy that I couldn't give a hand to Grandpa
B．I could do nothing to help him out of grief
C．I stayed busy working and couldn't keep Grandpa's company
D．I couldn't tell exactly what was different about my Grandpa
59．Which of the following best describes Grandpa's character？D
A．Romantic，outgoing and loyal．
B．Outgoing，clumsy and considerate．
C．Talkative，clumsy and independent．
D．Loyal，considerate and independent．
60．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？A
A．Mate For Life
B．Unforgettable Summer Break
C．Death of Swans
D．Everlasting Love Story．

13．On my walk home one night，I saw a man lying on the floor．One or two people noticed him，but walked on by．I stopped and spoke to him．He mumbled （含糊地说）some words I couldn't make out．From his breath it was obvious he'd been drinking．
I kept trying to speak to him until I got his address-a number and a road name that I recognized．It was only a ten minutes walk from here．Part of me wanted to help，but there's also fear arising．He was much bigger than me．In the end I decided to go for it．I helped him up，he held onto my shoulders and arm，and we struggled to his home．
The walk took about 40minutes instead of the 10．Throughout that walk，I felt a constant worry．Was the address he gave me a genuine one？Did he want to lead me into a trap where a gang of them might then rob me？
Halfway to his home，he stopped，took out his phone and then handed it to me．I asked him why he was doing that，and he said，"to test your loyalty．"
That moment struck me．All this time I was worried about what he might do to me．And it meant I wasn't in his shoes understanding what he was feeling．He was likely feeling the same anxiety．Would this random person try to rob me？Could I trust him to lead me home？What if he hurt me？
So when he turned around and handed me his phone as a sign of trust．I felt touched and honored at this act of courage．
We walked the rest of the way to his home．When we got close，I noticed he recognized his home．Sure enough，it was the door number he told me．I felt a sense of relief．I was so glad that we made it home．More than anything else I was able to be in his position，experiencing his fear and understanding his same anxiety．That was a lesson I would carry over my life．
21．We can learn from the first two paragraphs thatD．
A．the man had nowhere to go
B．only a few passers-by stopped to help
C．the man didn't tell the author his address
D．the author had difficulty supporting him．
22．When leading the man home，the author feltC．
A．frightened
B．surprised
C．anxious
D．confused
23．The man handed his phone to the author becauseA．
A．he chose to trust the author despite worry
B．he wanted the author to call his family
C．he didn't want to keep his phone any more
D．he wanted to give it in return for the received help．
24．What message does the passage intend to convey？B
A．Kindness is in itself a reward．
B．Put yourself in others'shoes．
C．Think twice before you leap
D．Never judge a book by its cover．

14．某英语报社向中学生征文，主题是"2015年的我"，请用英语写一篇短文，从学习生活、身体锻炼以及业余时间安排等方面对2015年进行规划…
注意：
1．开头语已经给出，不计入总词数；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．词数120左右．

As time goes on，the New Year has come．I often think what my school life will be like in 2015．

15．假设你的笔友Tony因上期高三期末数学考试未及格而倍受打击，情绪低落．请你（王华）写一封信给他，鼓励他重拾自信，实现梦想．
注意：
1、词数不少于120个；
2、不能使用真实姓名和学校名称．
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