The Last Robot-Proof Job in America?
You can get most food, such as warm cookies or vodka, to your doorstep in minutes. But try getting a red snapper (红鲷鱼). Until recently, if you could obtain it, it would likely have been pre-frozen and shipped in from overseas.
A new tech startup is aiming to ____________this situation. Based inside the Fulton Fish Market, a seafood wholesale market, the startup, called FultonFishMarket.com, allows customers across the whole country, both restaurants and individuals, to buy from the market. The fish is shipped ____________, rather than frozen, thanks to an Amazon advanced logistics system. Mike Spindler, the company’s C.E.O., said recently, “I can get a fish to Warren Buffett, that’s as fresh as if he’d walked down to the pier (码头) and bought it that morning.”
There is one thing, ____________, that the sophisticated logistics system cannot do: pick out a fish. If Warren Buffett orders a red snapper, the company needs to ____________ that his fish is actually red snapper, and not some other. According to the ocean-conservation organization, more than 20% of the seafood in restaurants and grocery stores in America is ___________. For this task, the company has employed Robert DiGregorio, a forty-seven-year veteran of the business, who possesses a blend of judgement and ___________ knowledge that, so far, computers have yet to replicate.
“___________ the food-safety stuff, our business could be any market from the last three thousand years of human history,” Spindler told me. He is experienced in the ___________ business. When he arrived at the fish market in 2014, people were cautious. “They thought selling fish on the Internet was___________.” DiGregorio said, speaking for the fishmongers(鱼贩). “They didn’t see how it could possibly work.” Five years ago, DeGregorio didn’t know how to use a computer, but when the Web-site people arrived at the market, he sensed an opportunity. Together, they’ve created a human-machine fish-buying operation.
By 1 a.m. each night, the company collects __________ from around the country and sends them to DiGregorio. He heads into the market, carrying his tablet computer. The company’s algorithms(算法) ___________ data on their sources and can tell DiGregorio, for example, which stall to go to get the best tuna (金枪鱼). The computer is a “learning system,”, so if DiGregorio makes a choice it didn’t ___________, it asks, “Was the fish not available? Was it damaged?” All that information is fed back in for next time.
Then, what can a fishmonger see that a computer can’t? DeGregorio showed me his part of the ___________ process. “I’m assessing a few things,” he said. First, ___________. Fish should have “nice” slime(粘液). Then, smell. He sniffed the air above the box. “when fish goes bad, it smells like ammonia.” Besides, to get the best stuff, “Fishmongers have to have a relationship with you. To trust you.” He added.
Is he ever __________being replaced by the learning system of computers? DiGregorio shrugged. “By the time they invent a computer that can do what I can do,” he said, “I’ll be dead.”
1.A.maintain B.remedy C.substitute D.recognize
2.A.free B.overseas C.separate D.fresh
3.A.therefore B.otherwise C.however D.thus
4.A.ensure B.propose C.concede D.remind
5.A.overpriced B.misidentified C.displaced D.modified
6.A.computer B.cuisine C.fish D.marketing
7.A.Rather than B.Thanks to C.Except for D.Prior to
8.A.fund-raising B.online-grocery C.fish-selling D.non-profit
9.A.significant B.worthy C.responsible D.ridiculous
10.A.sales B.orders C.alternatives D.statistics
11.A.analyze B.supply C.prioritize D.feed
12.A.require B.process C.predict D.value
13.A.calculation B.decoding C.correction D.selection
14.A.smash B.touch C.wipe D.roll
15.A.concerned about B.eager for C.delighted with D.capable of
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I got on the bus, dirty, tired and hot after a day hard working. I_________that place every day looking like a coal mine worker._________, I still felt a bit proud of myself for holing this tiring job for 3 months. Taking my seat on the bus, I decided my_________life would not lower my spirits today.
I was dreaming about a better and new life when I was_________by our new passenger, a middle aged woman with worn out clothes and messy hair. She_________pushed her way into a front seat, and then turned her glare and_________on whoever dared to look her way.
All I could feel for this woman was_________. Only pity and the familiar knowledge of being faceless, nameless, and_________to no one. Suddenly, she loudly yelled to me, “Why you so_________man?”
With a smile I said, “I just came from work.” She then asked if I worked in hell and broke out in laughter, so I laughed too — __________her and told her that was funny. Then I asked her her name as I__________why I was so dirty. Her name was Karen.
In front of all of us on the bus that day, the power of__________showed its beauty. In front of all of us this woman__________. Her language, her posture, and her voice, even the wave she tilted (倾斜) her head when I spoke to her as a__________changed.
As Karen was getting off the bus, she touched me__________on the arm. With tear-filled eyes, she asked whether I’d be riding the bus the next day. I__________I would. We waved to each other and then I got what my life had needed all along: affirmation (认可).
An old woman on the bus spoke to me, “Sir, you just changed that woman with your heart. She will never forget how you__________her. You are great.” Other passengers gave me thumbs-up signs showing their__________.
That day was the first day when I realized I am__________. People say I gave Karen something that day but actually she__________me so much more.
1.A.left B.found C.visited D.reached
2.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise
3.A.strange B.unhappy C.brave D.interesting
4.A.stopped B.recognized C.challenged D.followed
5.A.gently B.quietly C.slowly D.rudely
6.A.puzzle B.fear C.anger D.surprise
7.A.pity B.satisfaction C.disappointment D.amazement
8.A.demanding B.controlling C.mattering D.appealing
9.A.sad B.dirty C.nervous D.crazy
10.A.at B.off C.about D.with
11.A.examined B.admitted C.explained D.regretted
12.A.teamwork B.determination C.honesty D.kindness
13.A.agreed B.cheered C.hesitated D.changed
14.A.family B.stranger C.friend D.teacher
15.A.softly B.hopelessly C.patiently D.unwillingly
16.A.checked B.demanded C.promised D.begged
17.A.missed B.treated C.persuaded D.remembered
18.A.humor B.politeness C.confidence D.admiration
19.A.helped B.needed C.understood D.respected
20.A.gave B.paid C.owed D.lent
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I love the feeling of exchanging goods with my parents. When we visit them, we often end up _______home more things than we brought with us.After packing up at the end of our most _______ visit, and after the last _______and sounding of the car horn (喇叭), I took a quick look at the back —_______ of our car. At the top of the pile, folded _______,and smartly, were, a 50-year-old baby blanket, several doilies (小型装饰桌巾)_______ from generations of women in my family, and two small _______
These creative quits, looking _______but quite lovingly worn (破旧的), remind me of my great-grandmothers who were always _______hard. I think of the pieces of cloth ____________ over the floors of their living rooms. I think of their ____________hands and the regular pattern of ____________from their sewing machines (缝纫机). I think of their laughter their smiles and the wisdom found in the comers of their eyes.
I wish l could go back in time, and watch them ____________these quilts, and I value the quilts my great-grandmother ____________. I love knowing that the women who ____________the way for my own path through life have left behind touchable expressions of themselves.____________I touch the worn cloth of each creation, I will always remember the women whose hands brought them into ____________. I will be ever ____________for the strong women in my family who have lived ____________me and with me, who have left behind unbelievable examples to ____________lovely quilts to pass on.
1.A.taking B.leaving C.returning D.buying
2.A.official B.regular C.recent D.special
3.A.greetings B.handshakes C.nods D.hugs
4.A.door B.seat C.wheel D.window
5.A.closely B.loosely C.neatly D.quickly
6.A.taken down B.passed down C.given away D.put away
7.A.machines B.parcels C.cloths D.quilts
8.A.loose B.delicate C.practical D.old
9.A.working B.learning C.playing D.feeling
10.A.thrown B.kept C.spread D.covered
11.A.warm B.wrinkled C.gentle D.soft
12.A.threads B.actions C.sounds D.pictures
13.A.make B.invent C.clean D.check
14.A.brought B.sent away C.delivered D.left behind
15.A.paved B.felt C.dragged D.changed
16.A.If B.Though C.Once D.When
17.A.existence B.life C.power D.practice
18.A.regretful B.convinced C.respected D.grateful
19.A.through B.before C.by D.for
20.A.replace B.build C.follow D.set
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An old man was sitting on a train with his son who was about 20 years old. As the train started, the young man was filled with ____ and curiosity. He was seated by the window and shouted, “Dad! Look! All the trees are going behind!” The old man____.
There was a couple beside the young man. They were just sitting and listening to the___ between the father and the son. Suddenly the young man shouted again, “Dad! Look at the____! Clouds are moving with the train!”
The couple watched the young man. They thought it was rather___ that the young man was behaving like a small child.
Now it started raining and some water drops ___ the young man's hand. He was even more__ and he closed his eyes. He shouted again, “Dad! It's raining! Water is touching me! Dad! Look!”
The couple couldn't___ themselves any longer and asked the old man, “Why don't you take your son to a___ ?”
The old man said, “Yes,we were just coming from the hospital. Today my son got___ first time in his life.”
1.A.joy B.panic C.humour D.confidence
2.A.shouted B.cried C.left D.smiled
3.A.argument B.story C.quarrel D.conversation
4.A.sky B.field C.lake D.mountain
5.A.frightening B.amazing C.strange D.informal
6.A.cleaned B.touched C.filled D.covered
7.A.shocked B.satisfied C.excited D.inspired
8.A.help B.protect C.forgive D.understand
9.A.teacher B.scientist C.lawyer D.doctor
10.A.eyesight B.strength C.images D.gifts
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Susan was a shy but clever girt. She ________thick glasses, which were often made fun of by her classmates. The ________thing was that Lewis had started calling her “Four Eyes”, and the nickname had become very________. Now everyone knew her as “Suzy Four Eyes”.
One day, the class went to visit some famous caves. When walking to the caves, Lewis put his right________in a hole and slipped(滑倒). While ________, he caught Susan, who was walking next to him, and they both fell into the hole.
They ________in a dark cave. There was only a ray of light coming from the cave roof. Susan and Lewis shouted for help, ________no one came. Sitting together in the cold, dark cave, they ________a long night. .
The next morning, they still hadn’t been________. Lewis continued shouting for help, ________ to look for a way out. But nothing was found.
Hours later, Susan noticed that the light was ________into the hole in a straight line. Quickly, she gathered some leaves. ________her glasses as a magnifying glass(放大镜), she focused the ________onto the leaves until a little flame came out. Lewis watched all this with ________and excitement.__________the light from fire, they began to explore the cave.
________, they found a way out and Lewis gave Susan his sincere thanks. Now he ________having named Susan “Four Eyes”, ________after seeing that it was her glasses that had ________them both. Lewis told everyone________had happened and said, “I couldn’t have been with a better friend than Laser Light Suzy!”
And from that day there was no longer any Four Eyes at their school, but Laser(激光)Light Suzy instead.
1.A.made B.sold C.wore D.took
2.A.best B.least C.most D.worst
3.A.funny B.popular C.interesting D.successful
4.A.foot B.hand C.fingers D.arm
5.A.walking B.jumping C.falling D.catching
6.A.stopped B.landed C.left D.moved
7.A.since B.because C.but D.so
8.A.shared B.passed C.entered D.missed
9.A.found B.reached C.followed D.solved
10.A.failing B.managing C.trying D.preferring
11.A.growing B.building C.recovering D.shining
12.A.Turning B.Knowing C.Putting D.Using
13.A.eye B.hole C.light D.fire
14.A.surprise B.sadness C.patience D.anger
15.A.For B.With C.From D.Or
16.A.Strangely B.Suddenly C.Luckily D.Usually
17.A.enjoyed B.remembered C.forgot D.regretted
18.A.generally B.especially C.gradually D.normally
19.A.escaped B.organized C.saved D.kept
20.A.what B.it C.that D.which
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Mike was 11. As his birthday was coming up,he _____ his father to buy him a bike, so that he could go to school cycling and not by _____ or relying on his father to _____ him at school, which was _____ a mile away from his home.
On his _____ , seeing a set of books wrapped nicely in his father's hand, though _____ , he thanked his father. Mike's father was _____ as he didn't have enough money to buy a bike.
After a week,when Mike was walking home from school, he saw a boy riding a bike. Mike _____ that the bike was too small for the big boy. _____,the boy ran into a post and fell on the street. Mike rushed to him and ______ him who was his schoolmate Sam.
Mike helped him stand up and provided him with water. _____ Sam was riding the bike fast, his left leg and hands were ______ injured. Mike asked him to sit in a corner and took the bike and rushed to a ______ nearby.
An ambulance (救护车)came and carried Sam to hospital. He then rushed to Sam's home and ______ his parents about the accident.
Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the ______ help. Mike in turn said, “It was all ______ just because I rode Sam's bike. ” He added, “The bike is too small for Sam to ride and that's why he was _______” Mike met Sam every day in hospital until he ______.
Sam got a new bike and he came to know that Mike didn't have the ______ to own a bike. He gave his old bike to Mike and with his parents' ______, Mike accepted the gift.
1.A.persuaded B.arranged C.requested D.ordered
2.A.jumping B.driving C.walking D.wandering
3.A.drop B.discover C.hug D.pick
4.A.gathered B.spotted C.fixed D.located
5.A.holiday B.birthday C.graduation D.celebration
6.A.frightened B.hopeful C.unhappy D.impatient
7.A.calm B.grateful C.puzzled D.upset
8.A.felt B.learned C.agreed D.argued
9.A.Suddenly B.Eventually C.Thankfully D.Actually
10.A.treated B.remembered C.regarded D.recognized
11.A.Before B.Since C.Unless D.Though
12.A.slightly B.necessarily C.seriously D.gently
13.A.church B.school C.hospital D.shelter
14.A.complained B.reminded C.impressed D.informed
15.A.generous B.pleasant C.honored D.limited
16.A.unlikely B.possible C.exciting D.unbelievable
17.A.worried B.injured C.beat D.attacked
18.A.broke out B.missed out C.checked out D.pulled out
19.A.interest B.confidence C.right D.chance
20.A.permission B.admission C.guidance D.introduction
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
On my first day of the sixth grade,I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus.”Don’t _______ her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many _______ differences - lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day _______we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) _______ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver) ! Amy took off her_______,and now her eyes are _______ me! “Make her put them back on! “ For a while I shouted my share of insults,just so I would fit in (合群)._______,I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart _______ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look _______ , because she was so ashamed (羞愧)and alone. Then I wanted to ________ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates________ the night of our class roller - skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to ________ , but I could see how much she wanted to ________ like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场).She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in ________ .
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me________together, ________ nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never ________ Amy again. However, I never forget her and I have always ________ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my __________ After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给留下印象)people by trying to ________ like them. I became myself.
1.A.laugh at B.ask about C.talk to D.be afraid of
2.A.common B.small C.social D.physical
3.A.as B.though C.after D.before
4.A.pretty B.strange C.ordinary D.lovely
5.A.glasses B.coat C.shoes D.hat
6.A.frightening B.interesting C.encouraging D.injuring
7.A.Instead B.After all C.If so D.Therefore
8.A.beat B.lost C.ached D.opened
9.A.happier B.taller C.prettier D.uglier
10.A.give into B.deal with C.stand up for D.believe in
11.A.until B.except C.before D.after
12.A.stand B.skate C.play D.walk
13.A.catch up B.have fun C.sit down D.fall over
14.A.fear B.surprise C.comfort D.joy
15.A.talking B.chatting C.skating D.travelling
16.A.so B.because C.but D.still
17.A.wrote to B.laughed at C.heard from D.made fun of
18.A.hoped B.wondered C.thought D.considered
19.A.life B.mind C.interest D.friend
20.A.study B.fight C.act D.play
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On a recent sunny, dry fall morning, I found the last outdoor table at my favorite café. Reading ______ I nibbled my breakfast, I was enjoying the feeling of the cool breeze and the warm sun when a table next to me ______. A woman who had been standing nearby, ______ waiting for a seat, stepped toward the table. But from the other ______, straight from the parking lot, came a man who got to the table first.
The woman, with a ______ on her face, explained that she’d been ______ that table for several minutes and had been on her way over. The man, also smiling but ______, told her she was out of ______; he had happened upon the table first. “You snooze(不注意), you lose!” he said cheerfully.
She stood off to the side, clearly disappointed, and ______ her friend with the frustrating news. I sat at my table, ______ the scene, when suddenly it occurred to me—I had a(n) ______ here to be kind.
I stood up and ______ her over to my table. Quietly, I told her I had seen what had happened, and I was happy to give her my table. I was only going to be there a few more minutes ______, so I was happy for her and her friend to have the ______.
“But where will you sit?” she asked. I was almost done eating, I said, and I would find a seat at the counter ______. She thanked me and beamed(堆满笑容) as she ______ for her friend to sit down.
Thinking about it as I finished up, I realized that whether or not the woman had fair ______ to the table was unimportant. The emotion of the situation—the look of hurt on her face—had ______ me, and I had the ability to do something about it.
That isn’t always the case with every feeling, situation, or injustice we ______ unexpectedly in our days. But as the early 20th century writer Orison Swett Marden once said, “Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. ______ common occasions and make them great.”
I just hope that woman’s morning at the café was great. I know mine was.
1.A.till B.after C.as D.before
2.A.closed up B.opened up C.looked up D.showed up
3.A.hesitantly B.clearly C.seemingly D.steadily
4.A.entrance B.angle C.gate D.direction
5.A.smile B.shock C.glare D.gaze
6.A.monitoring B.watching C.minding D.wandering
7.A.firm B.impatient C.elegant D.reluctant
8.A.order B.luck C.shape D.place
9.A.served B.compared C.loaded D.greeted
10.A.taking down B.taking up C.taking in D.taking over
11.A.scene B.opportunity C.access D.passion
12.A.followed B.guided C.signaled D.rushed
13.A.anyway B.someway C.somewhere D.anywhere
14.A.floor B.spot C.moment D.kindness
15.A.downstairs B.upstairs C.outside D.inside
16.A.gestured B.headed C.waited D.sent
17.A.passage B.claim C.approach D.admission
18.A.shamed B.surprised C.struck D.scared
19.A.repeat B.hate C.tolerate D.meet
20.A.Mark B.Hold C.Celebrate D.Seize
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There is a wonderful old story about the bestknown artist,Leonardo da Vinci.When Leonardo was ______ The Last Supper,it took him several years to complete it.He had ______ to use live models for Christ and ______ of the twelve Apostles(使徒). He chose the ______ for Christ first when he found a man who ______ both beauty and love on his face.As the years ______,Leonardo completed all of the Apostles ______ Judas.Finally,he found a man whose face seemed full of greed and evil.After he ______ painting the man as Judas,the man asked ______ Leonardo knew who he was.When Leonardo said no,the man ______ loudly,“I am the same man you painted years ago as the model for Christ.”
Though this story is certainly not true,it does ______ a spiritual(精神的)truth.No matter how old or young we are,the ______ can often show the condition of our deep heart.I have seen wrinkled(有皱纹的) faces that still sparkled(闪耀)with the ______ of angels when they smiled. I have also seen young faces ______ eyes as cold as ice。
The good news,______,is that it is never too ______ to change our face and our heart,and ______ our heart with love and let it shine through our eyes and actions.
I only hope that my own face,no matter how old or wrinkled it ______,is always the face of love. I hope it is a face of ______,gentleness,hopefulness and joyfulness. May your eyes ______ shine with the light of joy. And may everyone who looks at you always see a face full of love.
1.A.designing B.creating C.painting D.improving
2.A.decided B.imagined C.ordered D.refused
3.A.both B.each C.neither D.none
4.A.model B.shape C.person D.character
5.A.appeared B.enjoyed C.showed D.expressed
6.A.ended up B.went on C.came up D.turned on
7.A.beside B.without C.including D.except
8.A.started B.stopped C.repeated D.enjoyed
9.A.how B.why C.if D.when
10.A.answered B.cried C.shouted D.laughed
11.A.discover B.learn C.report D.tell
12.A.power B.faith C.appearance D.attitude
13.A.beauty B.hope C.nature D.enjoyment
14.A.by B.in C.like D.with
15.A.however B.instead C.therefore D.besides
16.A.early B.late C.hard D.fast
17.A.fill B.equip C.cover D.mix
18.A.suffers B.develops C.becomes D.means
19.A.sadness B.carefulness C.rudeness D.kindness
20.A.never B.always C.seldom D.sometimes
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
My husband and I once had a good friend. We would invite him for meals and we spent much time doing things _______. We considered him as our family member. It was such a _______ relationship that we even bought a _______ near his home. Our friendship was built on “fun times” and activities.
After some years, we moved away but stayed in touch. As time passed, _______, we heard less and less from our friend. Later, when we heard things _______ badly in his life, we were happy to be there for him and _______ him. He finally moved to where we lived. Though his life became worse, we supported him in every _______. However, he chose to live a meaningless life, which _______ us deeply, so we gave him lots of help.
Later he moved away and told another friend of mine he didn't_________ us for anything. We were ____________ by his words and we realized though we had____________ true friendship to him, it was only one-sided. We weren't interested in____________ the things he chose to do. He wanted us to follow him to walk on a____________ we would never enjoy. As we often see, friends always____________ in the end. Our friend and we had different hobbies and goals, so our friendship was ____________ finally.
To build a true friendship, we should show ____________, kindness and understanding to others. Being a true friend not only means being there when things are ____________, but also being there when everything is crumbling(崩溃). We didn't walk away when our friend’s __________ got hard. Though we may never speak again in this lifetime and our friend is ____________ to us, we love him anyway. We do make him____________ that we are always true friends to him.
1.A.differently B.frequently C.completely D.together
2.A.strong B.strange C.simple D.normal
3.A.house B.car C.garden D.pool
4.A.therefor B.suddenly C.besides D.however
5.A.regretted B.fitted C.went D.ended
6.A.taught B.helped C.warned D.forced
7.A.choice B.city C.way D.step
8.A.worried B.calmed C.encouraged D.moved
9.A.blame B.send C.remind D.thank
10.A.inspired B.hurt C.educated D.hit
11.A.explained B.described C.shown D.introduced
12.A.hearing about B.joining in C.making up D.setting down
13.A.path B.hill C.beach D.street
14.A.unite B.agree C.separate D.succeed
15.A.valuable B.prevented C.sweet D.finished
16.A.hope B.love C.ability D.habit
17.A.difficult B.independent C.personal D.traditional
18.A.feeling B.situation C.deal D.job
19.A.polite B.kind C.dangerous D.cold-hearted
20.A.remember B.celebrate C.follow D.mind
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析