英语阅读技巧与实践1

Inthefollowingexercises,trytodevelopyourabilitytoguessthemeaningof

boldfacewordsbyusingcontextclues.Readeachsentencecarefullyandthentickoffthe

correctchoiceamongA,B,CandD.

Exercise1

1.Charlesaskedthebankforasmallloansothathecouldrepairhishouse.

A.sumofmoney

B.load

C.tool

D.road

2.Onewhoisdestitutehasagreatneedforfoodandclothing.

A.verytall

B.verypoor

C.veryrich

D.dead

3.Theflowersinthevasewitheredbecausetheyhadnowater.

A.becamesweeterb.becameredC.becamedryD.becamewhite

4.Thebullethitandmaimedtheyoungsoldierforlife.

A.wounded

B.saved

C.beat

D.made

5.Thatoldmanwassodecrepitthathecouldhardlywalk.

A.weak

B.strongc.healthyD.decayed

6.Justfbrfun,theydecidedtotryaverycircuitouscountryroadinsteadofthemore

directhighway.

A.direct

B.indirect

C.straight

D.round

7.Thatmuseumissoimmensethatitwillbeimpossibletoseealltheexhibitsinone

day.

A.small

B.large

C.dull

D.medium-sized

8.Thewindmadethekitesoarhighabovethetreesinthepark.

A.run

B.fly

C.sail

D.soak

9.SomeoftheprospectorswhocametoCaliforniatofindgoldandsilverwere

successful.

A.engineers

B.doctors

C.miners

D.soldiers

1().AlotofmenwerekilledduringthefiercebattlesoftheAmericanCivilWar.

A.peaceful

B.violent

c.ugly

D.fruitful

Exercise2

1.Atropicalrainforestisverylushbecauseitreceivesmuchrain.

A.greenb.yellowC.brownD.red

2.Tryingtocontrolawildanimalcanbeperilous.

A.dangerous

B.easy

C.interesting

D.peaceful

3.Thelandisfertile;thefarmerscangrowmanykindsofcropsthere.

A.fruitful

B.fruitless

C.poor

D.hopeless

4.Unfortunately,thefarmerdiscoveredtoolatethatthelandhehadboughtwas

barren.

A.fruitful

B.poor

C.rich

D.hopeful

5.Theprofessorwaschosentoteachthecoursebecauseofhisexpertiseonthe

subject.

A.interest

B.drive

C.knowledge

D.expert

6.ThecakewassoscrumptiousthatCindyatequiteafewpieces.

A.bad

B.delicious

C.hard

D.tasteless

7.Somechildreneattoomanysweetsandtheirteethbecomedecayed.

A.badorrotten

B.goodandstrong

C.niceandclean

D.hardandsolid

8.JohnmovedfromNewYorktosmallfarmbecauseheprefersruralliving.

A.city

B.town

C.country

D.foreign

9.ItwasdifficulttokeeplawandorderintheOldWestbecauseofalltheoutlaws.

A.lawkeepers

B.lawbreakers

C.lawmakers

D.lawsupporters

10.Thecitywasdevastatedbythepowerfulearthquake.

A.destroyed

B.repaired

C.built

D.renewed

Exercise3

1.1beggedthefamilynottokillthewildanimal,andtheyfinallylistenedtomy

pleas.

A.requests

B.questions

C.suggestions

D.pleasures

2.Asthefatmansatdown,thechaircollapsedunderhim,withaloudnoiseof

tearing

canvas.

A.rose

B.broke

C.jumped

D.cooperated

3.Yourlibrarypermitexpiresnextmonth.Ifyouwanttoborrowmorebooks,you

must

requestanewone.

A.starts

B.begins

C.ends

D.exports

4.Thewholeregionissparselypopulated;ournearestneighborlivestenmilesaway.

A.thinly

B.thickly

C.over

D.fast

5.Insteadofcomplainingtomethatyouareailing,youshouldseeadoctortofind

out

what'swrongwithyou.

A.well

B.ill

C.hungry

D.aiding

6.Notwantingtodisturbthesleepinglittlecat,Igingerlyliftherfromtheboxand

put

heronablanketneartheheater.

A.carelessly

B.hurriedly

C.carefully

D.hurriedly

7.Themanbehavedfurtivelyandthepolicemanthoughthemightbethethiefwho

stolethemoney.

A.secretly

B.bravely

C.slowly

D.openly

8.MyfirstimpressionofTomwasreallynotgood.Hedidhishomework

haphazardly.

1

Inashortessayof500words,therewere30spellingmistakes.

A.skillfully

B.carelessly

C.carefully

D.cautiously

9.Theoldhouseisinperfectconditionsbecauseithasrecentlybeenrenovated..

A.restored

B.damaged

C.destroyed

D.decayed

1().Thepresidentresumedhisspeechaftertheaudiencehadstoppedapplauding.

A.stopped

B.wentonwith

C.gaveup

D.reviewed

Exercise4

1.Joebuiltanewhouseinaremoteareaofthedesertsothathecouldbeawayfrom

thecity.

A.near

B.beautiful

C.faraway

D.ugly

2.Jackwasthrilledtofindoutthathehadwonaspecialawardforhiswork.

A.angry

B.nervous

C.excited

D.sad

3.Verysmallinfantswhoarestillfeedingontheirmother9smilkareprotectedfrom

coldsandotherdiseases.

A.babies

B.grown-ups

C.nurses

D.infantry

4.Maryisveryprudentwithhermoney;therefore,sheneverbuysexpensivethings.

A.free

B.careful

C.careless

D.proud

5.Janedominatedtheconversationsomuchthatnobodyelsehadachancetospeak.

A.controlled

B.spoke

C.dismissed

D.started

6.Largefreighterscarryallkindsofgoodsorproductsacrossoceanstoforeign

countries.

A.trains

B.trucks

C.ships

D.buses

7.Thepilotincreasedthealtitudeoftheairplaneinordertoavoidtherainclouds.

A.height

B.weight

C.speed

D.number

8.AncientmarinersmadelongvoyagesacrosstheoceanbeforefindingHawaii®.

A.nomads

B.seamen

C.airmen

D.postmen

9.Thatmanissosickthatthedoctorswillisolatehimfromtherestofthepatientsin

thehospital.

A.put

B.separate

C.treat

D.cure

1().Themountainclimberswillreachthesummitinafewhours.

A.foot

B.side

C.top

D.middle

Exercise5

1.Johndoesnotlikeswimming;thereforehedoesnottakepartinaquaticsports.

A.relatingtoair

B.relatingtowater

C.relatingtoland

D.relatingtogas

2.Thenewlymarriedcoupletookaromanticcruisetoseveralislandsinthe

Caribbeanonanexcellentboat.

A.tripbywater

B.tripbyland

C.tripbyair

D.triponfoot

3.Becauseoftheheavyrain,afloodwasimminent.

A.likelytogo

B.likelytofall

C.likelytocome

D.likelytodie

4.AfterMarklosthisjob,hisfuturelookedverybleak.

A.brightandcheerful

B.hopelessanddiscouraging

C.hopefulandencouraging

D.goodandrich

5.Itwassocozybythefirethatwehatedtogooutintothecold.

A.warmandcomfortable

B.cleananddry

C.dirtyandwet

D.darkandwet

6.Aftertheattackonciviliansorpeoplebyarmytroops,acommitteemettotryto

discoverwhatcouldhaveprovokedsuchanaction.

A.prevented

B.ledto

C.kept

D.wentto

7.Blindpeoplemeetwithcountlessdifficultiesintheirlivesbut,happily,they

succeed

incopingwithmanyofthemsotheycanlivenear-normallives.

A.catchingupwith

B.dealingwith

C.keepingupwith

D.cooperatingwith

8.Forexample,ifapilotavertsaplanecrashbymakingasafeemergencylanding,

he

maylaughashedescribeshisexperience.

A.avoids

B.awaits

C.awakes

D.asleep

9.Wedidnothavetimetoreadthewholenovel,sotheteacherpreparedasynopsis

for

us.

A.details

B.everything

C.summaryoroutline

D.synonyms

1().SinceMr.Walterdidnotexpecttospeakandhadnotpreparedanything,histalk

wasanimpromptuone.

A.withoutpreparation

B.withfullpreparation

C.uninteresting

D.impossible

Exercise6

1.Thetownwakesup,aliveandmoving.Workmen,wagons,men,boys,allgo

hurryingfrommanysectionstoacommoncenter,thepier,becauseasteamboatis

coming.

A.theatreorcinema

B.airportorbusstation

C.akindofdockorport

D.shoporhospital

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2.Therearetimeswhenonewantstobesurroundedbypeople;therearealsotimes

whenoneneedssolitude.

A.rest

B.thestateofbeingalone

C.alotoffriends

D.solid

3.Thetiredsoldierstrudgedthroughknee-deepmudforhoursbeforetheyfounda

dryplacetosleepin.

A.walkedheavilyordifficultly

B.walkedlightlyandsadly

C.walkedeasilyandhappily

D.walklightlyandhappily

4.Inthepast,theworldseemedtoruninanorderlyway.Now,however,everything

seemstobeinastateofturmoil.

A.order

B.disorderordisturbance

C.restandstability

D.death

5.Rosesseemtothriveundercertainconditions;themoresunlightandwaterthey

receive,themorebeautifultheyare.

A.growbadlyandpoorly

B.growjustsoandso

C.bestrongandhealthy

D.throwaway

6.Somelargehouseshaveadeninadditiontoaliving-roomandadining-room.

A.akindoffurniture

B.akindofroom

C.akindofbookshelf

D.akindofdoor

7.Peoplewhosufferfromemphysemahavetroublebreathing.

A.illnessofthelungs

B.medicineforcolds

C.personwithtroubles

D.illnessofears

8.Acloggedpipe,likeastuffed-upnose,willnotallowanythingtopassthroughit.

A.openandclear

B.soreandpainful

C.closed-off

D.openedwide

9.Hewasagreenworkerandneededalotoftraining.

A.workeringreen

B.workerinthegreen

C.workerwithoutexperience

D.workerwithrichexperience

1().Heislazyanddoesnotwanttoworkhard.Asaresultheisintherednow.

A.indebt

B.wealthy

C.inred

D.bloody

Exercise7

1.JoeandSallydiscussedtheitineraryoftheirvacationtoEuropeanddecidedto

spendoneweekinParisandoneweekinRome.

A.money

B.planofthejourney

C.clothes

D.cost

2.Aliceboughtan“IloveSanDiego"T-shirtasasouvenirofhervisittothatcity.

A.giftorreminder

B.houseorfarm

C.factoryorshop

D.lakeorriver

3.Someoneopenedthecorralandallowedhorsestoescapelastnight.

A.houseforhensandcocks

B.housefordogsandcats

C.houseforcowsandhorses

D.houseforsheepandgoats

4.Wewatchedasthecatcamequietlythroughthegrasstowardthebird.Whenit

was

justafewfeetfromthebird,itgathereditslegsunderitselfandpounced.

A.wentback

B.returned

C.jumped

D.fell

5.Inspiteofthefactthatthebeautif