牛津譯林版高二-必修五和選修六-期末復(fù)習(xí)

學(xué)生姓名：輔導(dǎo)內(nèi)容：M5-M6期末復(fù)習(xí)教學(xué)目標(biāo)：1.非謂語動詞和虛擬語氣用法復(fù)習(xí)2.高頻單詞和短語復(fù)習(xí)【同步知識梳理】虛擬語氣1.在非真實性條件句與主句中的用法1)表示與現(xiàn)在事實相反條件從句主句一般過去時（be多用于were）would/should/could/might＋動詞原形例如：IfIwereyou,Ishouldaccepttheinvitation.如果我是你，我會接受邀請的。2)與過去事實相反條件從句主句過去完成時would/should/could/might＋havedone例如：Ifyouhadcomeearlier,youcouldn’t/wouldn’thavemissedthebus.如果你早點來，你就不會錯過那輛公共汽車了。3)與將來事實可能相反條件從句主句一般過去時（be多用were）,shoulddo,weretodowould/should/could/might＋動詞原形例如：Ifitshouldrain/weretorain/rainedtomorrow,thesportsmeetwouldbeputoff.萬一明天下雨，運動會就推遲。（事實上明天下雨的可能性不大。）4)if的省略如果條件句中有were,had,should等助動詞，可將if省略，而把were,had或should置于句首,來表達(dá)以if引導(dǎo)的條件句的相同意思。例如：Shoulditrain/wereittoraintomorrow,thesportsmeetwouldbeputoff./Hadheseenyouyesterday,hewouldhavereturnedyourbook.5)條件句或主句的省略當(dāng)有上下文或上下句中的語言環(huán)境暗示的時候，表示虛擬語氣的從句或主句往往可以省略，以避免重復(fù)。例如：——Whydidn’tyouattendthepartyyesterday?——Iwould/shouldhave,butIwastoobusythen.Iwassurprisedthatyoudidn’tlikethisjob.Youcouldhavedoneitbetter.（后面省略了ifyouhadlikedit.）6)混合時間條件句與主句條件句與主句的動作發(fā)生的時間有先后之差，應(yīng)按各自動作時間搭配好相應(yīng)的結(jié)構(gòu)形式。例如：Iftheteacherhadn’tbeenillyesterday,whocouldgiveusalecturenow?/Ifyouhadreviewedthelesson,youwouldanswerthequestionnow.7)含蓄條件句與主句即用without(＝butfor),or(else)代替if從句。例如：Without/Butforhishelp,wewouldn’thavemadesuchgreatprogress.＝Iftherehadn’tbeenhishelp,wewouldn’thavemadesuchgreatprogress.wehadn’tgot2．在賓語從句、表語從句、主語從句中的用法：1)在wish后的賓語從句中的用法：A．與過去事實相反的愿望：賓從謂語為“haddone”形式。例如：IwishIhadpassedyesterday’sexam.要是我昨天的考試及格了該多好。B．與現(xiàn)在事實相反的愿望：賓從謂語為“did”形式。例如：Hewisheshewasascleverasyou./IwishIhadalargeroomtolivein.C．表示將來愿望：賓從謂語用“would/coulddo”形式。例如：HowIwishIwouldgoabroadnextyear!2)在suggest,propose,demand,request,require,order,insist等動詞后的賓語從句中，謂語為“(should)do”形式。例如：Isuggest/propose/demand/request/require/order/insistthathe(should)besenttothenearesthospitalassoonaspossible.在“Itis(about/high)time＋that從句”結(jié)構(gòu)中，that從句的謂語用一般過去時或“shoulddo”形式。例如：Itishightimehe4)在表語從句、同位語從句中的用法：suggestion,proposal,request,requirement,advice等名詞后的表語從句、同位語從句中，謂語用“(should)do”形式。例如：Mysuggestionisthatwe(should)sendafewcomradestohelptheothergroups./Hegaveanorderthattheworkbedoneatonce.【精題精練精講】虛擬語氣練習(xí)：( )1.Shemadethedemandthatshe__________rightaway.A.setoff B.setsoffC.gotoffD.wouldgetoff

( )2.Ourteacher'sstrict.Herequestedthatwe__________TVonweeknights.A.notwatch B.mustnotwatchC.notbewatchingD.haven'twatched( )3.WithouttheChineseCommunistParty,there__________anewChina.A.isnot B.willnotbeC.wouldnothavebeen D.wouldn'thave( )4.Theytalkedasifthey__________friendsforyears.A.areB.were C.havebeen D.hadbeen( )5.Itisstrangethathe__________suchamistakeagain.A.makes B.madeC.hasmadeD.shouldhavemade

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()21.ItoldSallyhowtogethere,butperhapsI__________ forher.A.hadtowriteitout B.musthavewrittenitoutC.shouldhavewrittenitout D.oughttowriteitout( )22.Ifmylawyer__________herelastSaturday,he__________ mefromgoing.A. hadbeen;wouldhavepreventedB. hadbeen;wouldpreventC. were;wouldpreventD.were;wouldhaveprevented( )23.Withoutelectricity,humanlife__________ quitedifferenttoday.A.is B.willbeC.wouldhavebeen D.wouldbe( )24.—Ifhe__________,he thatfood.—Luckilyhewassenttothehospitalimmediately.A. waswarned;wouldnottakeB. hadbeenwarned;wouldnothavetakenC. wouldbewarned;hadnottakenD. wouldhavebeenwarned;hadnottaken()25.Whenapencilispartlyinaglassofwater,itlooksasifit__________ .A.breaks B.hasbrokenC.werebroken D.hadbeenbroken揚州市高二上英語期末試卷18-19單項填空：1.Somepeopleexperienceshynessasa_______tocommunication,butthiscanbebrokendowngradually.A.conflict B.taboo C.barrier D.delay2.Withhisteacherbehindhisback,hestillkepthiseyes_______onthescreen.A.fixed B.fixing C.tofix D.beingfixed3.It’squiteunlikelythatanyonelackingadequatepatienceandlovewill_______ateacher.A.turn B.make C.get D.grow4.-Youcamesecondintherunningrace.Congratulations!-Thanks.Butpractisingmore,I_______adifferentresult.A.mightget B.mayget C.mayhavegot D.mighthavegot5.Tofindthemissingboyassoonaspossible,theywereremindedtoturntotheInternet______dialing110.A.inplaceof B.inadditionto C.inresponseto D.inregardto6.Suchaperson_______youreferredtojustnowisreallyhard_______inourlife.A.as;todealwith B.who;todealwithC.whom;tobedealtwith D.who;tobedealtwith7.Thenewlybuiltearthquake-resistanthousesinXinjianghaveresistedmorethan30earthquakes_______5.0magnitudeoraboveinthepastsevenyears.A.measuring B.measured C.tomeasure D.tobemeasured8.Forsakeofsafety,neverbelieveanymessagefromanunknownnumberuntilithasbeen_______.A.reformed B.confirmed C.transformed D.informed9.-CanIspeaktoMr.Johnsonat4o’clockthisafternoon?-I’mafraidnot.He_______totheconferencebythen.A.hasgone B.isgoing C.willhavegone D.wouldhavegone10.TheBeltandRoadInitiativecanpromoteculturalexchange_______goodsexchange,whichbenefitsbothChinaandthecountriesconcerned.A.morethan B.ratherthan C.insteadof D.apartfrom11.IamstrugglingtopolishupmyEnglishnow.IfonlyI_______hardinseniorone!A.study B.studied C.hadstudied D.shouldstudy12.Hefeltconfidentthathehadpassedthetest,only_______thathefailedit.A.telling B.told C.tobetold D.totell13.Thewell-knownmasterofcrosstalkiswillingto_______newforeignstudentsiftheycanspeakPutonghuafluentlyandhaveaninterestinChineseculture.A.takeup B.takeafter C.takedown D.takeon14.Somepeopletendtolosetempersoeasilythatevenalittletroublecanmakethem_______.A.oncloudnine B.overthemoon C.downinthedumps D.flyoffthehandle15.-IfinditveryhardtoremembersomanyEnglishwords.-_______.Justpracticemore.A.You’renotalone B.Nevermind C.Youaskforit D.Noproblem詞匯：Tryingtomakeuswillingtobuytheproduct,advertisershavemadeaclosestudyofhumannatureandhaveclassifiedallourlittleweaknesses.Intheireffortstop_______ustobuythisorthatproduct,advertisershavemadeaclosestudyofhumannatureandhaveclassifiedallourlittleweaknesses.2.Atrampalwaysmovesfromplacetoplaceeasilybecausehehardlyhasanythingbelongingtohimtocarryontheway.Atrampcanmovefromplacetoplaceeasilybecausehehasfewmaterialp_______.3.Inordertosellthediamonds,themantriedhisbesttoprovethatthediamondswerereal.Inordertosellthediamonds,themanwenttogreatl_______toprovethatthediamondswerereal.4.Tomakeupforhisunpleasantexperiencesinhospital,themandrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.Toc_______forhisunpleasantexperiencesinhospital,themandrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.5.EricwasforcedtojointhearmyduringtheSecondWorldWar.Ericwaso_______tojointhearmyduringtheSecondWorldWar.江都大橋高二上英語期中試卷19-20單項選擇1.Youcan’timaginetheeffect_____computergames_____onthechildren. A.which,make B.that,have C./,get D.where,give 2.—It’salongtime________Isawyoulast.—Yes，andwhatapity！Itwillbealongtime________weseeeachotheragain.since;before B.when;whenC.since;when D.before;since3._______itraintomorrow,wewouldhavetoputoffourvisittotheSummerPalace.A.IfB.WouldC.ShouldD.Could4.—CanIspeaktoMr.Johnsonat4o’clockthisafternoon?—I’mafraidnot.He_______totheconferencebythen.hasgone B.isgoing C.willhavegoneD.wouldhavegone5.Hefeltconfidentthathehadpassedthetest,only_______thathefailedit.A.telling B.told C.tobetold D.totell6.Withhisteacherbehindhisback,hestillkepthiseyes_______onthescreen.A.fixed B.fixing C.tofix D.beingfixed7.TheBeltandRoadInitiativecanpromoteculturalexchange_______goodsexchange,whichbenefitsbothChinaandthecountriesconcerned.A.morethan B.ratherthan C.insteadof D.apartfrom8.Unliketraditionalgyms,app-backedgymsofferpeople___________schedulestoexercise.A.casual B.regular C.flexible D.tight9.----Thecompanyhasbeenperformingpoorlyoverthelastyear.----Inmyview,itneedsto_________itsmanagement.A.holdupB.takeupC.stepupD.polishup10.Nomatterhowmemorableyesterdayis,ithasgonebylikeashipsinkingintothesea,butnomatterhowplainandboringtodayis,itis__________ourhands.A.infavorofB.undertheumbrellaofC.inpossessionofD.atthemercyof詞匯1.Don’tblameothers.Itisyouthatshouldtaker__________forwhatyouhavedone.2.Iturntoherwiththei_________ofseekingsometechnicalassistance.3.Therearetwentyteamsp________inthegames.4.Maryisn’therdaughter.Maryisherhusband’sdaughterfromap______marriage.5.Shet______theletterintopiecesandwalkedoutquickly.6.Heisj________tomeinthecompany,thoughheisolderthanme.7.Ifyou'regoingoutforawalk,I'llcomealongandkeepyouc______________.8.Youknow,therearemanym_________storiesabouttheEgyptianpyramids.9.Thegovernmenthasnottakeneffectivestepstoshortenthehourswhenthestudentsstayatschooltoe________enoughsleepforthem.10.Asstudents,weshouldworkhardatschoolsoastoliveuptoourparents’e_________.揚中高二上英語期中試卷20-21單句語法填空1.Thedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesoftheworldneedtoworktogethertomakesurethatpeopleenjoyhealthyandhappylives,withouttheenvironmentaroundthem(suffer).2.(notfinish)thehomework,thelittlegirldoesn’tdaretogotoschool.3.Thecourse(intend)

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feedback,includingreportsabouttheirstrengthsandweaknesses.虛擬語氣：1-5AACDD6-10AACBC11.-15DCADC16-20BBBDB21-25CADBC揚州市高二上英語期末試卷18-19單選：1-5CABDB6-10AABCD11-15CCDDA詞匯：1.persuade2.possessions3.lengths4.compensate5.obliged江都大橋高二上英語期中試卷19-20單選1-5BACCC6-10ADCDD單詞拼寫1.responsibility;2.intention;3.participating;4.previous;5.tore;6,junior;7.company;8.mysterious;9.ensure;10.expectations揚中高二上英語期中試卷20-21單句語法填空1.suffering2.nothavingfinished3.is

intended4.tosay5.hadbeen6.where7.that8.it9.as/though10.making單詞拼寫reception2.polish3.burst4.instructions5.gesturemotivation7.expectations8.congratulate9.minority10.instant/immediate【能力拓展訓(xùn)練】完型填空：閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項?！癝mile!”Ishouted,flashingabrightyellowposteratacrowdofpeopleinSeattle.Wewere3,000milesawayfromhomeonaRandomActsofKindnessroadtrip.Our___1___wastotryoutournew“Smile!”signsandseehowmuchkindnessandjoywecould___2___Weweren'tsurehowpeoplewould___3___oursigns.It'ssoeasytowalkpastabusycrowd,lostinyourownworld,___4___tomakeeyecontactwithstrangersandfeeling___5___whilesurroundedbyhundredsofpeople.I___6___raisedupasignandshouted,“Hithere!”toayoungcouple.Theylookedover,___7___,thenreadmysignandbrokeintosmiles.Theyevennudged(輕推)apersonbesidethem,gesturingtooursignsotheirfriendcould___8___,too.Thismight___9___,Ithought.Beforelong,oursignswere____10____.Touristswantedphotoswithus.Strangersstoppedtoaskusaboutour____11____andwetoldthemthestoryofourActsofKindnessroadtrip.Thefamousfishvendors(小販)changedtheir____12____from“FISH!FRESHFISH”'to“HEY!SMILE,EVERYONE.”SometimesI'dseea(n)____13____faceandfeelnervoustoshowmysign,butItriednottojudge.I'd____14____berewardedwithabiggrin(咧嘴笑),assuddenlyafrowningelderlywomanturnedintomy____15____oldgrandmother.Somepeople____16____iftheycouldhavea“Smile!”signtotakewiththem.Onebusdriverputasigninhiswindow;abicyclistthat____17____oneofoursignsemailedusseveralyearslatertosayhestillusesitwheneverheraces.Thesignsaremorethana(n)____18____tosmile—they'reanexcusetoconnectwith____19____andtorememberwe'renotalone.Thisworldisfullof____20____peoplewejustdon'tknowyet.1.A.invention B.goal C.challenge D.role2.A.keep B.spread C.exchange D.transform3.A.lookinto B.reachfor C.careabout D.reactto4.A.refusing B.pretending C.wanting D.forgetting5.A.afraid B.excited C.alone D.disappointed6.A.nervously B.sadly C.excitedly D.confidently7.A.delighted B.anxious C.energetic D.confused8.A.stare B.understand C.smile D.leave9.A.work B.happen C.matter D.serve10.A.open B.primitive C.popular D.different11.A.photos B.trips C.gestures D.signs12.A.signboard B.announcement C.claim D.conversation13.A.friendly B.cheerful C.angry D.ugly14.A.gradually B.usually C.unfortunately D.hardly15.A.serious B.humorous C.wise D.sweet16.A.asked B.doubted C.bothered D.knew17.A.followed B.took C.noticed D.recognized18.A.reason B.promise C.invitation D.attempt19.A.neighbors B.colleagues C.friends D.strangers20.A.nice B.intelligent C.polite D.honest七選五：閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。注意:選項中有兩項為多余選項。Inthemostbasicsense,self-regulation(自我調(diào)節(jié))involvescontrollingone'sbehaviourandthoughtsinpursuit(追求)oflong-termgoals.Generally,peoplewhoaregoodatself-regulatingtendtoseethegoodinothersandviewchallengesasopportunities.Theyexactlyknowwhattheywanttoachieve,actinaccordancewiththeirviews,anddevotetheirbesteffort.____1________2____Abad-temperedchildwhohitsotherswon'tbepopularatschool.Anadultwithpoorself-regulationskillsmaylackself-confidence.Hemayhavedifficultyhandlingstress,andoften,thismightbeexpressedintermsofangerandanxiety.Howdoproblemswithself-regulationdevelop?Itcouldstartearlywhenababyisn'ttreatedwithenoughcare.___3___Later,anadultmaystrugglewithself-regulation,eitherbecausethisabilitywasn'tdevelopedduringchildhood,orbecauseofalackofskillsinmanagingdifficultfeelings.Whenleftunchecked,overtimethiscouldleadtoriskybehavioursuchastakingdrugs.___4___Oneofthemostfrequentlyusedmethodsistochangeyourthoughtpatterns,whichmeansthatyouthinkaboutasituationinapositiveway,ratherthanonethat'slikelytoincreasenegativeemotions.___5___Ratherthanthinkingthatthisreflectssomethingaboutyourselfsuchas“Myfriendhatesme”,youmightinsteadthink,“Myfriendmustbereallybusy.”A.Trytocheeryourselfupafterdisappointment.B.Dotheusualseriesofthingsataparticulartime.C.Achildwhodoesn'tfeelsafemayhavetroubleself-regulating.DAlackofself-regulationwillcauseproblemsinlife.E.Anyhow,self-regulationissoimportantthatweshouldlearntousethisskill.F.Forexample,imagineafriendwhodoesn'treturnyourcallsortextsforseveraldays.G.Alsotheycancalmthemselveswhenfeelingupsetandcheerthemselveswhenfeelingdown.語法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)內(nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Ifyouenjoykayaking(皮劃艇運動),youcanpaddleforfreeinDenmanrk,Ireland,Germany,SwedenandNorway,butyoualsohavetobewillingtopickuptrash.OrganizedbyGreenkayak,freetripsinthegroup'stwo-personkayaksareofferedinreturn___1___collectingwastefromwatersurface.___2___projectbeganinDemarkinApril,2017.Withthehelpofathousandkayak___3___(voluntary),threetonsoftrashwerecollectedfromCopenhagenharborthatyear.Youcaneasilybookakayakforthetime___4___worksforyou.Lifejacketsandequipment—likeapaddle,awastepicker,abucketforthetrash—___5___(provide):justbringyourself.Youcanhavetwohoursoffreekayaktime.Greenkayakbelievesthatkayaksarehighlyeffectiveatcollectingwastebecausetheycangetclosetoareasthatareotherwisehard___6___(reach).“InDenmark,peoplelovetohangoutoncanals,but___7___(fortunate)theyseewaste___8___(float)by.”oneofGreenkayak'sco-foundersspeaksoftheprogram'sorigin.“Youcan'ttakeyourshirtoffandjumpin.___9___，youcangetinaGreenkayakandmakeadifference.”Ifyouwanttotakeadvantageofthefreekayak,____10____(tourist)acityfromitsriveranddoyourparttocontrolwaterpollution.七選五：1.G2.D3.C4.E5.F本文為一篇議論文。論述了自我調(diào)節(jié)在一個人一生中所起的作用，和自我調(diào)節(jié)失去平衡的問題起源，并且提出了解決方案。完型填空：1.B2.B3.D4.A5.C6.A7.D8.C9.A10.C11.D12.A13.C14.B15.D16.A17.B18.C19.D20.A本文為一篇記敘文。敘述了作者的一次關(guān)于傳遞微笑的善舉。語法填空：1.for2.The3.volunteers4.that/which5.areprovided6.toreach7.unfortunately8.floating9.However10.tour本文為一篇說明文。文章論述了想要在丹麥、愛爾蘭、德國、瑞典和挪威免費劃皮劃艇，需要通過撿垃圾為當(dāng)?shù)氐沫h(huán)保作出貢獻(xiàn)?！菊n后鞏固訓(xùn)練】閱讀理解：ANaturecalmsourstressed-outsoul.Natureisthebestmedicine,butnewresearchisshowinghowlittletimeweneedtosetasidetoharvestthebenefits.Inonenewstudy,researcherstriedtofindthemosteffective“dose”(藥劑)ofnaturewithinthecontextofnormaldailylife.Asmoredoctorsprescribe(開藥方)natureexperiencesforstressreliefandotherhealthbenefits—sometimesreferredtoasa“naturepill”—thestudy'sauthorshopedtomakethedetailsofthesetreatmentsclear.“Weknowthatspendingtimeinnaturereducesstress,butuntilnowitisunclearhowmuchisenough,howoftentodoit,orevenwhatkindofnatureexperiencewillbenefitus,”saysleadauthorMaryCarolHunterinastatement.“Ourstudyshowsthatforthegreatestpayoff,intermsofefficientlyloweringlevelsofthestresshormonecortisone(壓力荷爾蒙激素),youshouldspend20to30minutessittingorwalkinginaplacethatprovidesyouwithasenseofnature.”Anaturepillcanbealow-cost,low-riskwaytocurbthenegativeeffectsofurbanizationandindoorlifestyle.Tofindthemostefficientdosage,Hunterandherco-authorsasked36citycitizenstohavenatureexperiencesofatleast10minutesthreetimesperweekovereightweeks.Everytwoweeks,theresearcherscollectedsaliva(唾液)samplestomeasurelevelsofthestresshormonecortisone,bothbeforeandaftertheparticipantstookanaturepill.Thedatashowedthatjusta20-minutenatureexperiencewasenoughtosignificantlyreducecortisonelevels.Theeffectwasmoreefficientbetween20and30minutes,afterwhichbenefitscontinuedtoincreasebutataslowerrate.Thatfitswiththefindingsofanotherrecentstudy,whichfoundthatspending20minutesinanurbanparkcanmakeyouhappier,nomatterwhetheryouusethattimetoexercise.Forthisstudy,94adultsvisited3urbanparksinMountainBrook,Alabama,completingaquestionnaireabouttheirsubjectivewell-beingbeforeandaftertheirvisit.Anaccelerometer(加速計)trackedtheirphysicalactivity.Avisitlasting20to25minutesshowedthebestresults,witharoughly64%increaseintheparticipants'self-reportedwell-being,eveniftheydidn'tmoveagreatdealinthepark.Thatlastpointisparticularlypositive,sinceitmeansanyonecanbenefitfromvisitinganearbypark,whateverhisorherageorphysicalability.“Thereisincreasingpressureongreenspacewithinurbansettings,”saidaUABprofessorGavinJenkins.“Plannersanddeveloperslooktoreplacegreenspacewithresidential(住宅的)andcommercialproperty.Thechallengefacingcitiesisthatthereisincreasingevidenceaboutthevalueofcityparksbutwecontinuetoseethedisappearanceofthesespaces.”1.Theauthorsofthestudyexpectedto______.A.studythetreatmentsofnatureindetailB.findaneffectivewaytotreatstressC.introducethebenefitsof“naturepill”D.sharesomerewardingnatureexperiences2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curb”inParagraph4probablymean?A.experience B.realize C.control D.produce3.Whatdoesthefirststudymainlyshow?A.Weshouldstayinnatureaslongaspossible.B.Manyhealthproblemsarecausedbygreatpressure.C.Lackofexercisemaygreatlyincreasecortisonelevels.D.Ashortperiodoftimeinnatureisenoughtoreducestress.4.WhatdoesGavinJenkinswanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?A.Bigcitiesshouldprovidemoresportsfacilities(設(shè)施).B.Citydevelopersshouldsparemoregreenspaces.C.Visitingparksbenefitspeople'sphysicalhealth.D.Cityplannersshouldinvestmoreintheproperty.BTheInternethascompletelychangedtheworkplaceoverthepastthreedecades.ArtificialIntelligenceisnowallsettodothesame,andbusinessesthatdon'ttakeadvantageofthetechnologyriskbeingleftbehind.Globaltechgiants(巨頭)likeAmazonhavebeenleadingthechange,andbusinessesofallsizesarenowusingthetechnologyforemployingandmanagingtheirstaff.AmongthemisL'Oreal.Withaboutamillionapplicantsforroughly15,000newpositionseachyear,thecompanyisusingAItohire.“Wereallywantedtosavetimeandfocusmoreonquality,diversityandcandidateexperience.AndAIsolutionswerethebestwaytogofasteronthesechallenges,saidEvaAzoulay,globalvice-presidentofL'Oreal'sHumanResourcesDepartment.ThecompanyusesMya,achatbot,tosaveemployers'timeduringthefirststageoftheprocess.Ithandlesroutinequestionsfromcandidates,andchecksdetailssuchasavailabilityandvisarequirements.Shouldcandidatesmakeittothenextround,they’llrunintoSeedlink,anAIsoftwarethatscoresapplicantsbasedontheiranswerstoopen-endedinterviewquestions.Thesescoresdon'treplacehumanjudgment,saidAzoulay,buttheydopickoutcandidateswhomightnotseemlikeobviouschoices.Earlyresultshavebeenpromising.Foroneinternshipprogram,where12,000peopleapplyforabout80spots,employersclaimtheysaved200hoursoftimewhilehiringthemostdiversegrouptodate.OtherbusinesseshavegonebeyondemploymentandareusingAItohelpmanageemployees.SomeUKfirmshavestartedusingIsaak,asys