1、高考英语阅读理解猜测词意高考英语阅读理解 猜测词意 高考英语阅读理解考纲关于阅读理解部分考纲要求： 阅读部分 要求考生能读懂书、报、杂志中关于一般性话题的简短文段以及公告、说明、广告等，并能从中获取相关信息。考生应能：（1）理解主旨要义；（2）理解文中具体信息；（3）根据上下文推断单词和短语的含义；（4）做出判断和推理；（5）理解文章的基本结构；（6）理解作者的意图、观点和态度。需要特别说明的是，考试说明中强调：“阅读部分要求学生读懂选自英语原版书籍、报纸和杂志（含网络版）的关于一般性话题的简短文段以及公告、说明、广告等，并能从中获取相关信息。文体包括记叙文、议论文、说明文和应用文等。” 网络
2、版英语文章也有可能成为阅读理解命题的材料。 1.If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away. This makes a fun activity for a childrens party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the m
3、achine and watching the ice cream come out below.What is “a juicer” in the last paragraph?A. A dessert. B. A drink.C. A container. D. A machine.2. Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The
4、 good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.What do the words “more is more” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. The more, the better.B. Enough is enough.C. More money, more worries.D. Earn more and spend more. 3. There are also varieties developed to su
5、it specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but youll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so its a_pipe_dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean? AA p
6、ractical idea. BA vain hope.CA brilliant plan. DA selfish desire. 4. This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago. Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second
7、 stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level. Small woodframe buildings could be lifted fairly easily.The underlined word “hoist” in Paragraph 4 means “_”AchangeBliftCrepair Ddecorate 5. Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no
8、 freedom. There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies,_ one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.What does the underlined word“tyrannies”in Paragraph 2 refer to?ACountries where their people need help.BPowerful states with
9、 higher civilization. CSplendid empires where people enjoy freedom.DGovernments ruled with absolute power. 6. The objects around you are visible because they interact with light .Light typically travels in a straight line.But some materials slow and scatter (散射) light，bouncing it away from its origi
10、nal path.Others absorb light，stopping it dead in its tracks. Both scattering and absorption make an object look different from other objects around it，so you can see it easily.The underlined word “dead” in Paragraph 3 means _Asilently BgraduallyCregularly Dcompletely7. My color television has given
11、me nothing but a headache.I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldnt fit.I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model.I realized this a day later，when I saw newspaper advertisements fo
12、r the set at seventyfive dollars less than I had paid.The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed_off for the night.Fortunately，I didnt get any channels showing allnight movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Which of the following can bes
13、t replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?_Aended all their programsBprovided fewer channelsCchanged to commercialsDshowed allnight movies真题短文读一读 A mans position among the black-tent people depends on his ancestors, relatives, and fellow tribesmen. If they are honored, he is also honored. If
14、they are disgraced, he too is disgraced. Therefore one carefully guards the honor of his family, his lineage(宗系), and his tribe.The word “disgrace” means _ in this text.A. honor B. endanger C. proud D. shame The ruler had been so cruel and dishonest that after the revolution he was banished. A few m
15、embers of the Senate(参议院) opposed this decision, but the majority voted that the ruler should leave the country for ever. The underlined word “banished” mean_. A. killed by stoning B. sent away C. imprisoned D. punished by whipping Although he often had the chance, Mr. Brown was never able to steal
16、money from a customer. This would endangered his position at the bank, and he did not want to jeopardize his future. The word “jeopardize” means _ in this text.A. protect B. endanger C. continue D. stopIt was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique ch
17、aracteristics.In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the decline of class and classless society in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class. But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found
18、90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of B
19、ritish society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.42. The word stratification in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.A. varietyB. divisionC. authority D. qualificationThe link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who ha
20、d done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how
21、the boys turned out. Working-at any age-is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence-the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competen
22、t adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isnt everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love ones work.”49. What does the underlined word “sharp” probably mean in Paragraph
23、 4?A. Quick to reactB. Having a thin edgeC. Clear and definiteD. sudden and rapidIn fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is
24、their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth, for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs.
25、Because they think as one, they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.70. What does the underlined expression take on in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Accept. B. Employ. C. Play with. D. Fight against.Once when I was facing a decision that involved high
26、risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice Ive ever had: Be bold and brave and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and f
27、ailed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you
28、 are sure you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas even physical strength greater than most of us realize.52. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?A. Swallow more than you c
29、an digest.B. Act slightly above your abilities.C. Develop more mysterious powers.D. Learn to make creative decisions. “In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldnt get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a mag
30、azine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them, especially when youre raising children.”27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?A. They were unsure of themselves. B. They were eager to raise more children.C. They wanted to live away
31、from their parents.D. They had little respect for their grandparents. Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it in the back porch （门廊）. Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I started stories of my boyhood, a
32、nd of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk. 59. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it. Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of lo
