高考英語猜詞訓練配套練習.doc

閱讀訓練（21）閱讀技巧點撥猜測詞義（1）An advertisement is just like a Somebody Else says quotation(引語) in a news story. The newspaper does not say that what the advertiser says is true. All the newspaper says is, “This is what the advertiser says.” To find out whether it is true or not will be left to the reader. All the statements in the ads are the advertisers statements, not the papers.Q: What does “Somebody Else” in the paragraph refer to? A. The editor of the paper. B. The reader of the paper. C. The author of the passage. D. The advertiser of the ads.（2）Emma had never read it, nor had she ever purchased a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover, in her own handwriting. It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man had opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later relocated to Jerusalem, he took the now-treasured book along.Q: What does the underlined word “floored” in the paragraph mean? A. interested B. shocked C. frightened D. excited（3）Oxygen is vital to life; it is needed by the body cells of all animals. It is also very useful in industry. The method Priestley used produces only small quantities. The large amounts needed for industry are produced in a different way. Air is put into containers under great pressure. This turns it into liquid and makes it very cold. It is then gradually warmed up and each substance evaporates at a different temperature. The boiling point of oxygen is -183C. It is caught and stored in strong steel cylinders at a pressure of 136 atmospheres. The process is known as fractional distillation.Q: Which word has the rough meaning of “vital”? A. important B. useful C. helpful D. interesting（4） These different kinds of learning disabilities are known by different names. For example, a person who has difficulty reading may have dyslexia. Someone who cannot do mathematics may have a disorder called dyscalculia(計算困難).Q: The underlined word “dyslexia” in the paragraph probably means _. A. difficulty in seeing B. problem in reading C. trouble in listening D. brain disorder（5）A childs birthday party doesnt have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months.Q: What does the underlined word “hassle” probably mean in the paragraph?A. a party designed by specialists B. a plan requiring careful thoughtC. a situation causing difficulty or trouble D. a demand made by guests（6）And if youve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(氣氛), you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy.Q: The underlined word “conflict” in the paragraph means .A. dependent lifeB. fierce fightC. bad mannersD. painful feeling（7）“She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesnt really have any explanation why she did this,” Miss Duff said. “She didnt intend to steal when she went into the store. She is at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady .She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this.”Q: What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?A. In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things.B. She doesnt have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops.C. She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.D. Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions.（8）One of the best-known sayings must be “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wisdom”. The promises of health, wealth, and wisdom to those who join the teams of early retirees and rises must be particularly pleasing to many people in our modern society.Q: The underlined word “ retiree” here refers to_. A. people who give up their work B. people who have a lot of free time C. people who go to bed D. people who live in a quiet place（9）The reasons for a visit to lighthouse are not all so backward-looking(思想過時的) in time. It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way places. But on a pleasant sunny summer day, this very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience.Q: The underlined phrase “out-of-the-way” probably means _. A. far-away B. dangerous C. ancient D. secret（10）Our own native language and culture are so much a part of us that we take them for granted. When we travel to another country, its as if we carry along with our passports. We view the new environment using our own culture as the standard, and although not purposely, our ways of thinking and acting often get in the way of our understanding other languages and cultures. The ability and willingness to change lenses(視角) when we look at a different culture is both the cure and prevention for such cultural blindness. Studying a new language provides us the opportunities to practise changing lenses when we also learn the context or the culture to which it belongs.Q: The underlined word “it” in the last sentence refers to _. A. the context B. the culture C. the language D. the opportunity11.Appletreesmaynotgrowastallastwelvemetres.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,thiscoldperiodisgoodforthetree.Q: Theunderlinedword“yielded”inthelastsentencemeans_A.improvedB.increasedC.producedD.sold 12. Thesedaysagreenbuildingmeansmorethanjustthecolorofthepaint.Greenbuildingcanalsorefertoenvironmentallyfriendlyhouses,factories,andoffices. Greenbuildingmeans,“reducingtheimpactofthebuildingontheland”,TarynHolowkaoftheU.S.GreenbuildingcouncilinWashington,D.C.said. Q: Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedphrase“thebuilding”mostprobablyrefersto_.A.anordinarybuildingB.anenergy-savingbuildingC.agreen-coloredbuildingD.abuildinginWashington,D.C.13.Withoutexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem?Aformoffavoritismwillreplace（代替）equality（公平）.（3）Q: Theword“favoritism”inparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenon(現(xiàn)象)that_.A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificationtogetsatisfying jobsB.childrenfromwell-respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobs C.poorchildrenwithcertification（證書、資格）arefavoredinjobmarketsD.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess.（14）. As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week. Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldnt get home until eight or nine oclock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. I always wanted to have a farm then, says Daniel, and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. Its taken some getting used to, but its been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think its made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.Liz, however, is not quite sure. I used to e