高考英语阅读理解中猜测词意真题再体验

1高考英语阅读理解中猜测词意真题再体验1.Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesorslicedfruit.Outcomesa“soft-serve”creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.Thismakesafunactivityforachildren’sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.Whatis“ajuicer”inthelastparagraph?A.Adessert.B.Adrink.C.Acontainer.D.Amachine.解析：theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.孩子们喜欢把水果和冷冻的香蕉放到机器的顶部，看着冰激凌出来，因此此处ajuicer是机器。选择D2.Adultsunderstandwhatitfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.Whydoweoftenassumethatmoreismorewhenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelpmyownkidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless.Whatdothewords“moreismore”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Themore,thebetter.B.Enoughisenough.C.Moremoney,moreworries.D.Earnmoreandspendmore.答案A,根据第一段第一句Adultsunderstandwhatitfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects我们成年人都清楚堆满很多物品是什么感受，接着设问Whydoweoftenassumethatmoreismorewhenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?表达了作者对moreismore“越多越好”的态度。紧接着下一句ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelpmyownkidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless好消息是我可以帮助我自己的孩子们比我更早地学会如何拥有得不多也能更好地生活，由此可知moreismore是“越多越好”的意思。而越多越好是后文作者驳斥反对的。3.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinette,butyou'llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit,soit'sa_pipe_dreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“apipedream”inParagraph3mean?A．Apracticalidea.B．Avainhope.C．Abrilliantplan.D．Aselfishdesire.分析：根据连接词so可知上下文之间存在着因果关系，故我们需要从上文中寻找答案。由上文中的“OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinette,butyou'llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit...”可知，尽管OrleansReinette是很好的品种，但是对各项条件的要求很高，因此大多数喜欢它的人种植它的希望会落空。故选择B项。4.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsinto2basements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood­framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.63．Theunderlinedword“hoist”inParagraph4means“________”．A．changeB．liftC．repairD．decorate分析：根据下文“Smallwood­framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.”可知hoist与lift同义，故正确答案为B项。5.Some2,500yearsagoGreecediscoveredfreedom.Beforethattherewasnofreedom.Thereweregreatcivilizations,splendidempires,butnofreedomanywhere.EgyptandBabylonwerebothtyrannies,_oneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses.65．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tyrannies”inParagraph2referto?A．Countrieswheretheirpeopleneedhelp.B．Powerfulstateswithhighercivilization.C．Splendidempireswherepeopleenjoyfreedom.D．Governmentsruledwithabsolutepower.分析：根据后面的同位语“oneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses”我们不难得知选项D与其意义一致，即“专政，暴君统治”。6.Theobjectsaroundyouarevisiblebecausetheyinteractwithlight.Lighttypicallytravelsinastraightline.Butsomematerialsslowandscatter(散射)light，bouncingitawayfromitsoriginalpath.Othersabsorblight，stoppingitdeadinitstracks.Bothscatteringandabsorptionmakeanobjectlookdifferentfromotherobjectsaroundit，soyoucanseeiteasily.Theunderlinedword“dead”inParagraph3means________．A．silentlyB．graduallyC．regularlyD．completely参考答案D【解析】词义猜测题。本题属于猜测熟词的新义。由本段可知，我们能看到物体一类是因为它们减慢了光速和对光进行了散射，使其改变了原来的路线，而另外一类是因为它们对光线的吸收。既然吸收了，那么在光的传播过程中就被完全阻止了，因此这里dead意为“完全地”，故选D。7.Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater，whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventyfivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssigned_offforthenight.Fortunately，Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingallnightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.3Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?_______A．endedalltheirprogramsB．providedfewerchannelsC．changedtocommercialsD．showedallnightmovies【解析】答案A词义猜测题。结合画线部分所在的句子“ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssigned_offforthenight.”尤其是画线短语前面的Iwouldkeepiton说明作者非常喜欢看电视，一直看到电视台停止播放节目为止，故A项“结束所有的节目”与短语signoff“结束广播/电视节目”意义相近，为正确答案。真题短文读一读Aman’spositionamongtheblack-tentpeopledependsonhisancestors,relatives,andfellowtribesmen.Iftheyarehonored,heisalsohonored.Iftheyaredisgraced,hetooisdisgraced.Thereforeonecarefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamily,hislineage(宗系),andhistribe.Theword“disgrace”means_________inthistext.A.honorB.endangerC.proudD.shameTherulerhadbeensocruelanddishonestthataftertherevolutionhewasbanished.AfewmembersoftheSenate(参议院)opposedthisdecision,butthemajorityvotedthattherulershouldleavethecountryforever.Theunderlinedword“banished”mean_______.A.killedbystoningB.sentawayC.imprisonedD.punishedbywhippingAlthoughheoftenhadthechance,Mr.Brownwasneverabletostealmoneyfromacustomer.Thiswouldendangeredhispositionatthebank,andhedidnotwanttojeopardizehisfuture.Theword“jeopardize”means_____inthistext.A.protectB.endangerC.continueD.stopItwas