高三英语阅读猜测词义专练

1、猜测词义技巧练习根据上下文推测各题中划线词的词义。(1) Johndrivestoofast，andheoftendrivesinthemiddleofthestreet.Hedoesn'twatchwhattheothercarsaredoingHeisarecklessdrive.A.verycarefulB.verycarelessC.veryharmfulD.veryharmless(2) WhenGlenfinishedcollege,hecouldn'tfindajob.ThenhisluckchangedAbigengineeringcompanyhiredhim

2、A.givehimajobB.paidhimC.toldhimtostopworkingD.toldhimabouthisfuture(3) AcomputerisacomplexmachineItisnotsimple.A.simpleB.complicatedC.beautifulD.expensive(4) Childrenliketoplaywithwater.Afteritrains,theywillwalkineverypuddletheycanfind.A.rainfulB.watersittinginthestreetC.snowD.asmallriver(5) Chicken

3、poxcanbeveryseriousforachildwhoisnotingoodhealth.Thechilddevelopsredspots,andfeelshotanduncomfortable.Ahealthychildgetswellquickly.A.akindofanimalB.akindoffoodC.akindofchildhooddiseaseD.alackofpurewater(6) Alishowedtheclassapictureofhim,hiswife,andtheirbaby.Pierre'sfamilyhaslivedintheeastofCanad

4、afortwohundredyears.TheirancestorscamefromFrance.A.familymembersfromalongtimeagoB.grandparentsandtheirgrandchildrenC.parents,grandparentsandgreat-grandparentsD.familymembersalllivingatthesametime(7) SomeAfricanscarvebeautifulhumanandanimalfiguresoutofwood.TheyselltheircarvingstostoresandmuseumsA.dra

5、wB.beatC.heatD.cut(8) Whenanarmyofficergivesacommand,hismenandwomenmustfollowitA.commaB.orderC.questionD.present(9) TheoffspringofapairofbirdsleavethenestwhentheyarebigenoughtoflyA.childrenB.ancestorsC.generationsD.mates(10) ThereisastackofpapersonMr.Green'sdeskA.pieceB.balaneeC.mixtureD.pile(11

6、) 1cannotaffordanewcar.IhavetobuyausedoneA.haveenoughmoneytobuysomethingB.searchforC.gatherthenecessaryinformationD.useoneinanemergency(12) Thespeedlimitis60kilometers_perhouronthisstreetA.fastB.slowC.anD.eventhough(13) Beforeyoubuysomething,checkthequalityfirst.Forexample,ifitischeap,itmightnotbego

7、od.A.howgooditisB.whatthecolorisC.whatthesizeisD.howbigitis(14) PleasegivemeyourrecipeforthiscakesoIcanmakeittooA.adishB.directionsforcookingC.amealD.directionstoyourhouse(15) Water,oilandcoffeeareexamplesofaliquidA.somethingyoucandrinkB.somethingyoucanburnC.somethingyoucanpourD.somethingfromplants(

8、16) TheweatherinXiamenishotandhumid.AdesertisdryA.wetB.dryC.coldD.windy(17) Beforeababylearnstowalk,ithastocrawlonthefloorA.walkontwofeetB.flyC.sitinachairD.moveonthehandsandknees(18) CoffeeoriginallycamefromEthiopia.Nowmanytropicalcountriesgrowit.A.nowB.inthefutureC.inthebeginningD.atpresent(19) Th

9、escalpcoverstheheadHairgrowsoutofit.A.akindofhatB.thecolorofhairC.aclothovertheheadD.theskinonthehead(20) ltisamysterywhysomepeoplecanlearnIanguageveryeasilyandothershavegreatdifficulty.A.somethingeasytounderstandB.somethingnooneunderstandsC.somethingbeautifulD.somethingterrible(21) DanishandNorwegi

10、anaresimilarIanguages.Ifyouspeakone,youcanunderstandtheother.A.difficultB.almostthesameC.easyD.verydifferent(22) Thisisaglassofpuremilk.Thereisnothingbutmilkintheglass.A.coldB.warmC.whiteD.100%(23) Mr.BrownisanamateurphotographerHeisanengineerButinhisfreetimehelikestotakepictures.A.asahobbyB.formone

11、yC.asajobD.aswork(24) ThissmallChristmastreeismadeofplasticItisnotarealtreeItisartificial.A.beautifulB.notnaturalC.foraspecialholidayD.inanartmuseum(25) RonaldAmundsenwasagreatexplorerHewasthefirstpersontoreachtheSouthPole.AapersonwhoworksininternationalbusinessandtravelsalotBaplacethatisdifficultto

12、findC-somethingthatanairplanecarriesDapersonwholooksfornewplacesandinformationaboutthem(26) SomepeopleliketokeepajournalTheywriteiniteveryday.Theywriteaboutwhattheydid,whathappenec|andwhattheythoughtAamagazineaboutscientificresearchB.atextbookC.asportsmagazineD.anotebookabouttheirdailyactivities(27)

13、 FarmersraisecattleforbeefandmilkA.pigsB.horsesC.sheepD.cows(28) ThedoctorgavemesomemedicineItwillcuremysickness.AmakeworseB.makesickC.makebetterD.makelighter(29) Thekiwilaysthelargesteggsintheworld.Thestrangethingaboutthekiwiisthatitcannotfly.A-akindoffishB.akindofcatC.akindofrockD.akindofbird(30)

14、Whenthehurricanehitthecoast,itblewdownbuildingsandtrees.A-thedryseasonB.ahugetruckC.highwaterD.apowerfulwindstorm(31) whalesandelephantsaregiganticanimalsNootheranimalscancomparewiththeminsize.A.smallB.landC.seaD.huge(32) HundredsofyearsagowildanimalsrangedoverthecontinentofEurope.A.livedandtraveled

15、B.arrangedCranD.madealoudsound(33) Afterwepaidthebillforourdinnerweleftatipforthewaiter.A-theveryendofsomethingB.moneyforgoodserviceCinformationD.pieceofadvice(34) Bananas,tomatoes,andpotatoesareintheproducedepartmentofasupermarketA.fruitandvegetableB.cropsC.makeorgrowD.agriculture(35) Withouttheatm

16、ospherewecouldnotbreatheA.theairaroundtheearthB.theheightofthemountainsC.thewaterintheoceanD.thesizeofthecities(36) WhenplaneaccidentoccursmostpeoplearekilledA.happensB.watchesC.fallsD.flies(37) Scientistspredictthattherewillbe6.3billionpeopleintheworldintheyear2000.A.studythefutureB.saywhatwillhapp

17、eninthefutureC.studythepastD.saywhathappenedinthepast(38) Floods,droughts,earthquakes,andplaneaccidentsarealldisastersA.badthingstthathappenB.goodthingsthathappenC.naturalthingsthathappenD.accidentscausedbyhumans(39) TheweatherinHawaiiisalwaysmild.ItispleasantandwarmThereisusuallyalightwindtocoolthe

18、air.A.notnaturalB.veryhotC.nottoohotortoocoldD.rainy(40) ThetemperatureisveryhighfortendaysNowitisnormalagain.A.specialB.likelyC.droughtD.usualKeys1.B2.A3.B4.B5.C6.C7.D8.B9.A10.D11.A12.C13.A14.B15.C16.A17.D18.Cl9.D20.B21.B22.D23.A24.B25.D26.D27.D28.C29.D30.D31.D32.A33.B34.A35.A36.A37.B38.A39.C40.DUs

19、ethecontexttohelpyouchoosethebestmeaningorsynonymforeachhighlightedword.1.Wewalkedslowlydownthetrailwithgreattrepidation.Noonewhohadgonethiswayhadeverbeenheardfromagain.Hadtheysimplyfoundabetterplacetosettleonthisdarkplanet?Wedoubtedthat.Whichwordisasynonymof“trepidation”？a. movementb.worryc.enjoyme

20、ntd.laughter3. Kathywaslookingforastrongbutlightmaterialtouseformakingherwaterjugs.Unfortunately,shechosenoodelite.Itprovedtotocporoustoholdjelly.Aporousmaterial.a. isgoodforholdingthingsthatyoupourb. protectsyouinpouringrainc. allowsliquidstoflowthroughitd. isnecessaryformakingbowlingballs4.imshmee

21、tntitandsee5.Yourplanlooksgood.Ihopeitwillreallywork.Itifit'sasbrilliantasyouclaim.a.instrumentb.takeapartc.changed.carryout6.Ifyourplanfails,we'llhavetofindsomeondewhsecabetterone.opa.designb.dislikec.applianeed.tousepeanutbutterastoothpaste7.Ofcourse,I'mnotsayingthatyourplanisnogood.It

22、endOpienisticsoIwon'tbesurprisedwhenyousucceed.a.expectingthebesttohappenb.needingglassestoseec.fullofgasd.unselfish8. Whenyourplanbringsusgreatwealth,elligeneed.hugeappetiteforherbs9. Nomatterwhathappens,IassureyouthatIwillnotforgethowha

23、misec.actlikeadonkeyd.forgetRyanisagreatinventor.However,Idon'thinkthathislatestinvention,ediblesocks,islikelytobetoosuccessful.Notmanypeoplewanttoeatsocks.Therearesomethingsinlifethatshouldremaininedible.10. Whichwordinthepassagemeans“fittobeeaten”？sat11.

24、 Whichwordinthepassagemeans“notfittobeeaten”？Marshaisreallyanintrovert.WhenItookhertoJason'spsatynsheornerwithoutspeakingtoanyone.Allshedidwaseatmostofthesnacks.TheonlyreasonshehangsoutwithmeisbecauseInevertrytoforcehertobesociable.ShewouldneverforgivemeifIintroducedhertoanyone.12. Anintrovertis

25、usually.a.friendlyb.hungryc.uncleand.shyTheUnitedStateshasanewpresident.AmericansarehopefulthatGeorgeW.Bushwillsucceedindealingwithsomeofthemajorproblemsthatournationfaces.Somefeelthatthetaskwillbemadeextremelydifficultbythecontroversialwaythattheelectionended.Othersareveryconfidentthatournewleaderi

26、samanwhowillbringpeopletogethertogetthingsdone.PresidentBush'stopprioritywillbetoimproveeducationinourcoiiry.Heisdeterminedtoseethatnochildwilleverfail.Hebelievesthatlocalschooldistrictsshoulddecidehowtomeetnationalstandards.Thepresidentinsiststhatparentsshouldhavegreaterchoicesaboutwhichschools

27、theirkidsattend.Hewillworkhardtofindareasofagreementbetweentheopposingpartiessothatimportanteducationreformswillbecomelaw.14. Whichwordintheselectionisasynonymof“important”？15. Whichwordintheselectionisanantonymof“succeed”？16. Whichwordintheselectionmeanstomakebetter?17. Useawordfromtheselectiontoco

28、mpletethefollowingsentence.TheGiantsandtheRavenswillbetheteamsintheSuperBowl.18. Whichwordintheselectionisasynonymof“nation”？19. Whichwordintheselectionmeanstherank(placeinorder)ofimportanee?20. Whichwordintheselectionmeanshavingalotofdisagreement.21. Bothsidesintheelectioncontestarethrowingaccusati

29、onsateachother.TheGoresupportersclaimthatGovernorBushistryingtothwartthewillofthepeople.TheBushsupporterssaythatMr.Goreistryingtocreatevotesorassignchoicestopeoplewhodidnotreallycastvotesforpresident.Whatdoes“thwart”mean?a.helpb.figureoutc.blockd.tickle22. Thereisalegalbattleragingandthejudgesarecon

30、cernedthattimeisrunningout.Lawyersarebeingaskedtoexpeditethematterbygettingtheirpaperworkinearly.Whatdoes“expedite”mean?a.quickenb.agreeonc.sued.discuss23. TheFloridalegislaturebelievesthatithasthepowertochoosethewinneroftheelectionifthecourtshavenfinishe'theirworkbyDecember12.Bothhousesarecontr

31、olledbyRepublicansandtheywouldsurelyresolvethematterinBush6r.sfavWhatdoes“resolve”mean?a.cancelb.considerc.debated.settle24. TheelectioncouldactuallyendupbeingdecidedintheU.S.Congress.AlGore'svicepresidentialrunningmate,JoeLieberman,andperhapsMr.Gorehimself,wouldbeabletovoteonthematter.Somewould

32、arguethattheyshouldrecusethemselves,buttheywouldprobablyexercisetheirrighttovote.Whatdoes“recuse”mean?a.stepasideandnotbeinvoIvedb.admitthatyouarewrongc.leavethecountryd.insistonbeingheard25. IfyoucountallthevotesinanareathatheavilysupportscandidateA,andonlysomeofthevotesinanareathatheavilysupportsc

33、andidateB,youskewtheresults'infavorofcandidateA.Whatdoes“skew”mean?a.roastb.ignorec.slantd.ask26. Thehometeammadesurethattheofficialswereontheirside.Theywonaclosegameandthechampionshipwithmanyquestionabledecisionsfromtheofficials.However,noonefromanyothertownwouldacceptthewinnersaslegitimatecham

34、pions.Whatdoes“legitimate”mean?a.realb.talentedc.sneakyd.goodlooking27.28. Bothsidesbattledforyears.Theywereveryfarapartandcouldfindnowaytomakealastingpeace.Whenthefightingfinallycametoanend,everyonewasexhaustedandembittered.Whatdoes“embittered”mean?a.veryangry,resentfulb.sourtastingc.humorousd.anno

35、yed29. Thesignalfromthecableistoostrongforourtelevision.Wefiltertoattenuateit.Whenyouattenuatesomething,you.llllhavetousea.watchitcarefullyb.takegoodcareofitc.makeitbelessd.getpastit30.30. Hercardinalruleisthis:Bekindtoothers!Shebelievesthateverythngelseinlifewillfallproperlyintoplaceifonefollowstha

36、trule.Whatdoes“cardinal”meaninthiscontext?a.main,ormostimportantb.redc.likeabirdd.notworthremembering31. Theowneroftherestaurantwoldn'tallowSamanthatowalkthroughthedoor.“I'msorry,”shesaid,“butyoustartedafoodfightthelasttimeyouwerehere.Youmaynothaveingresstomyrestaurant!”Whatdoes“ingress”mean

37、inthisselection?a.akindofbirdthatlivesbytheseab.anyfoodthatcanbethrownc.agoodpriceforameald.therighttoenter32. PrunellaandPaulaaresisters,butthey'reverydifferent.Justlookathowtheydress.Prunelladoesncarewhatshewears.Paula,ontheotherhand,elligentb.stylishc.fulloffeathersd.dre

38、ssedinoldclothes33. Ilookedattheplansforyournewhouse.Thisisearthquakecountry.Youneedtofortifytheframeoryou'llhaveadisasterwtttemorfirsta.shakeb.buildc.strengthend.destroy34. Helen'sattitudetowarddealingwithcriminalshaschangedovertheyears.Sheusedtobelievethateveryonecanchangeanddeservesasecon

39、dchanee.Shenowbelievesthatsomecrimesaresoheinousthatthoseresponsibleshouldbeshownnomercy.a.guiltyb.terriblec.accidentald.unimportant35. Theremaybesomepartsofmyplantoarrestthethievesthatshouldbechanged.ButIfeelverystronglythatrentingtheapartmentovertheirheadquartersisthelinchpinofthescheme.Wemustdoth

40、atimmediately!a.partthateverythingelsedependsonb.pieceofmetalusedtoconnectthingsc.placewherepeoplelived.acomputerdesignedforpolicework36. Amywasfeelinglow.Everybusinessshetriedlostmoneyormadeonlypenniesaday.Hernewestideawassellingchocolatecoveredbabyshoes.Shewasconvincedthatitwouldbealucrativebusine

41、ss.Herfriendstriedtowarnherthatitwasnotacertainroadtoriches.a.tastinggreatwithvaniliaicecreamb.helpingyoungfeettogrowcorrectlyc.showingnocarefulthoughtd.bringinginalotofmoney,orprofit37. Connieisneverhappywheneveryoneisgettingalong.ShealwaysinstigatesfightsandthenactslikelittleMissInnocent.Whenyouin

42、stigatesomething,tectitc.getitstartedd.ignoreit38. Ilikethatstore.Alltheemployeesstrivetomakethecustomersfeelrightathome.Whichwordisasynonymof“strive”？plainb.tryc.faild.clean39. Thisisaclandestineoperation.Itisextremelyimportantthatnoonediscoverswhatyou'redoing!Aclandestineo

43、perationissupposedtobe.a.dangerousb.harmfulc.excitingd.secret40. Ifyoudon'itecoverquicklyfromyourcondition,itcouldbecomechronicThenyoumighthavetotakemedicinefortherestofyourlife.Ifsomethingischronic,it.a.isverypainfulb.won'tgoawayc.makesyousmellbadd.isn'treal41. Davidhopedthatnobodywould

44、knowthathewasinthebuilding.Didnhe'trealizethatparkinghisnewcarinthedrivewaymadehispreseneeratherconspicuou?Ifsomethingisconspieuous,itis.a.importantb.expensivec.unfortunated.noticeable42. Yourunclewouldn'tevenpartwithadimetohelpthekidspayfortheirtrip.That'sjustonemoreexampleofhipenurious

45、ways.Incontrast,manypeoplewhohavemuchlessmoneyhavedonatedagreatdealtothecause.Whatdoes“penurious”mean?a.veryoldb.verywealthyc.veryhumorousd.verystingy43. ThereisaveryinterestingarticleaboutsolarstormsintheFebruary14,2000issueofTimemagazine.Ittellsabouthowthesedisturbancesnotonlyaffectspacecraft,butc

46、analsodisruptterrestriallife.Forexample,theyhaveevencausedautomaticgaragedoorstoopeninonetown.Whatdoes“terrestrial”mean?a.oforontheplanetEtectiveofautomotiveequipmentc.solard.inornearapond44. “Michelle,I'meryupsetaboutwhatyousaid,'Rosiestatedfirmly.“Youdidn'tcomerightoutandaccus

47、emeofeatingallyourcandyitheotherhand,yourremarksaboutmyloveofchocolateweremadeforareason.YouareiSinuatingthatI'mthecandythief!”Whatdoes“insinuate”mean?a.tokeepsomethinghotorcoldb.tosuggestwithoutclearlysayingc.todosomethingevild.toprotectfromdisease45. Ithinkitwouldhelpourbasketballteam,ifweallo

48、wedgirlstoplay.IhowPattyhasaknackformakingthetoughshotswhenthey'reneededmost.Shewantstoplayonourteamandwe'dwimesowitydnerhelp.Whatdoes“knack”mean?a.tothrowortossb.ahardpunchc.akindofsportsbagd.anability46. Itwasasadandhauntingstrainthatmetourearsasweenteredtheoldtheater.Therewasabeautyinthev

49、oicethatwe'dneverforget.Thiswouldbeaspecialconcert.Whatdoes“strain”meaninthecontextoftheselection?a.effortb.injuryc.melodyd.filter47. Iwantyoutoweighhiswordscarefully.Heseemssincereandpresentshisargumentswell.Thereis,however,somethingthatdoesnquitertngtrueaboutthecandidate.Whatdoes“weigh”meanint

50、hecontextoftheselection?a.tomeasurethemassb.toputpressureonascalec.tothinkaboutd.tobeimportant48. Michaelisanardentsupporterofhispresidentialcandidate.ThatbecameobvioustomewhenIfoundouthowmuchtimehe'donatedtothecampaign.PerhapsMichaelknowswhathe'sdoing.Whatdoes“ardent”meaninthecontextofthese

51、lection?elligentc.foolishd.verystrong49. Mary,ofcourseyou'reoverweight.Youeattoomuchjunkfood.Evenworse,youexerciseinfrequently.Whatdoes“infrequently”mean?a.withafrownonone'sfaceb.atagymc.whilewearingheavyclothesd.notoften50. Missywasusuallyrarely(commonly,rarely)hungrywhenshewokeup

52、inthemorning.Ittookatleastanhourforhertoevenwanttothinkaboutfood.Shehadonlybeenawakeforafewminuteswhenherfathercalled,yoMdesyirevhatdo(want,reject)forbreakfast?”Non(Nothing,Everything)thatIcanimagine!'Missyreplied(responded,asked)assheboundeddownthestairs.“Foodisthelastthingonmymind,Dad.I'mo

53、nmywaytomeetJennysowecangotoschoolseparately(apart,together).”“Haveoutold(informed,concealed)yourbusdriverthatyouwon'tbehere?”Mr.Vegastated(announced,inquired).“I'sure(certain,doubtful)thatImentionedittoheryesterda/.Theonlyquestioniswhetherornotshe'llremember,”Missyansweredassheleft(exit

54、ed,entered)herhouse.Shesmiledastheearlysummersunlightchilled(cooled,warmed)herface.51. Kimwasaverygoodsubstituteteacher.Shelikedworkingwiththirdandfourthgradersmostofall.Sheespeciallylikeddiscussingimportantcurrenteventsissueswiththekids.Shehadexpectedthemtobeindifferenttosuchgrown-uptopicsastaxesandsocialsecurity.Shewaspleasantlysurprisedtodiscoverthattheywerereallyinterestedinthoseissuesandwantedtolearnmoreaboutthem.a.similarb.veryunusualc.notcaringd.gross52. Mr.Burkestoodbeforehisemployees.Theyhadneverseenhiminsuch