高三英语阅读理解之猜测词义
词义猜测题常用提问方式有:
1.The word“…”refers to/ probably means/ could best be replaced by _____
2.The word“…”is most likely to mean _______
3.The word “…”is closest to
4.What do you think the expression“…”stands for?
5.By saying“…”we means _______
6.By “…” the writer means (refers to)
7.“…”as used in the passage, can best be defined as ______.
8.Which of the following words can take the place of the word “…”
练习一
1. We like our new house because it has a few elms in the back yard that will give us shade and keep the house cooer.
A. a kind of tree B. a kind of plant C. a kind of building
2. He had been getting better, but during the night his condition deteriorated.
A. got worse B. improved C. was recorded
3. She wanted the hairdresser to trim her hair because it was too long.
A. wash B. cut C. do up
4. After the war , the tank factories were converted to other uses.
A. expanded B. closed down C. adapted
5. Mike gave his sister a small, red tulip because he knows.
A. flower B. radio C. jewelry
6. If you agree, write “yes”; if you dissent, write “no”.
A. quarrel B. persuade C. disagree
7. Have some sherries with your Christmas — the most famous wine from Spain.
A. a kind of bird B. a kind of fruit C. a kind of wine
8. The man walked briskly to keep warm on the very cold night.
A. slowly B. quickly C. in a hurry
9. He failed the examination because none of his answers was pertinent to the questions.
A. wrong B. connected C. close
10. The young man was so bashful that he did not speak to the pretty girl.
A. afraid B. shocked C. shy
11.The robber was running away with the money, so the girl yelled, “Stop!”
A. said loudly B. ran quickly C. watched carefully
12. I lost a lot of weight and now I am not as fat as I was last year. My clothes fit very loosely.
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A. not angrily B. not tightly C. not expensively
13. Mr Brown ran into a pedestrian with his car when it got out of control and drove onto the sidewalk.
A. house B. tree C. a person walking
14. The driver tried to avert the accident by bringing the car to a sudden stop.
A. avoid B. cause C. pay no attention to
15. Although the novel is not interesting, it delineates clearly the social and economic life of the time.
A. says B. states C. describes
16. When earth became cold, water began to condense from the vapor.
A. cool B. turn to liquid C. become hot
17. The ocean has about 3.5 percent dissolved material, mostly ordinary salt.
A. wasted B. valuable C. in liquid form
18. Sabots, or wooden shoes, are frequently worn by the field workers in Belgium and France.
A. clothes B. caps C. shoes
19. Although the early morning had been very cool, the noonday sun was tropical.
A. big B. red C. hot
20. At first the army training began with easy and pleasant exercises, then suddenly they became rigorous.
A. not easy B. rough C. tiring
练习二．
1. There are some glaciers moving down the mountain valleys. A glacier is a river of ice.
A. 雪山 B. 树枝 C. 冰河 D. 冰
2. He is a resolute man. Once he made up his mind to do something, he won’t give it up halfway.
A. strong B. firm C. kind D. clever
3. Mr Brown is now working at Princeton University far away from home. For this reason he has to rent a room near the office where he works.
A.租用 B. 借出 C. 购买 D. 参观
4. The official asked the man what his occupation was. The man told him that he worked as an engineer.
A. work B. study C. name D. interest
5. The old woman has a strange habit to keep over 100 cats in her house. Her neighbour all call her an eccentric lady.
A. 爱猫的 B. 古怪的 C. 闲不住的 D. 动物保扩主义者
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6. In many countries there are two financial extremes, from penury to great wealth.
A. 便土 B. 温饱 C. 赤贫 D. 虚弱
7. Mrs Smith is loquacious while her husband is the silent type.
A. 活泼的 B. 好运的 C. 多嘴多舌的 D. 可爱的
8. Those new comers were not used to the life in the suburbs which was so different from that inside the city.
A. town B. capital C. country D. house
9. This boy is not stupid, on the contrary, no one could be more intelligent.
A. 勤奋的 B. 愚蠢的 C. 聪明的 D. 情报
10. He misunderstood me.
A. 委曲 B. 曲解 C. 误解 D. 理解
答案：练习一 1-5AABCA 6-10CCBCC 11-15ABCAC
16-20 BCCCB
练习二 1-5CBAAB 6-10CCCCC
历年高考阅读理解之猜测词义题
89) Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.
70. A …property” in Australia is a
A. house. B. school. C. farm. D. radio. Key: C
92) Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes. “It was seeing people with snake bites (伤口) that led me to this career,” he said.
70. Which of the following words can take the place of the word career in the first paragraph(段)？
A. conclusion B. story C. incident D. job key:D
90上) In 1907, a young German schoolmaster had an idea which changed this state of affairs. He decided to turn his little schoolhouse into a dormitory (宿舍)for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the schoolhouse was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle (城堡) nearby. This was the first Youth Hostel.
88. The word “hostel” is closest in meaning to ______
A. school B. schoolhouse C. hospital D. dormitory key:D
97上) Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference, not an economic(经济的) one. Knowing your own psychological(心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home.
76. The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space” means “______”
A. No two people need exactly the same amount of living space
B. Living space requirements are not always the same
C. The world requires the same amount of living space
D. Nobody needs a required amount of living space key:B
99上) The last of the great glaciers began its melting about 11,000 years ago. Its melting formed the Great Lakes. These lakes are today little changed from their early sizes and shapes. The largest of the North American river systems was also influenced by the glaciers. This is the Mississippi- Missouri- Ohio system. These rivers were miles wide at first. Through the years they settled into their present channels.
85. In the last sentence, the word their refers to _______
A. lakes B. rivers C. glaciers D. systems key:B
00上春) Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的)farmer and his wife.
67. In paragraph two, the pair refers to ______
A. the poor couple B. the rich couple C. the guests D. the angels key:B
00上春) London has a new magazine. But it is not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.
In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choice- every- thing is included from cooking to the latest sports news.
73. In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered”, here “it” refers to the _____
A. decoder B. magazine C. program D. subject key:B
01上春) Michael, a typical (典型的) American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.
103. The sentence “ Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means ____
A. Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true
B. Michael is not a real person but the lifestyle does exist
C. Michael has ambitions but he can’t make his dreams come true
D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays
Key:B
01上) Jazz 1 n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2n. popular dance music influenced by jazz. 3n. slang empty talk. 4 adj. of or like jazz:a jazz band, jazz records.
77. What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?
Don’t give me that jazz, for I am a practical person. Key:D
A. rhythmic beats B. a type of music C. a kind of dance D. meaningless talk
02上)Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized— and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35- year – old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied: “I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.
73. The word “spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by ______
A. accepting B. claiming C. rejecting D. canceling key:C
02上) Teachers in thousands of schoolrooms in America are trying to communicate some of the excitement and importance of these new developments to their students. They know that some of their eager students will someday be scientists and will themselves then contribute(贡献) to the development of new knowledge or its application to new things.
80. The word “themselves” in the third paragraph refers to _______
A. some of the eager students B. the students in the classroom
C. the teachers giving lessons D. all the scientists in physics key:A
23上春) A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, parinting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
80. The expression “wait on table ” in the second paragraph means “_____”
A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table D. serve customers in a restaurant key:D