2024年高考英语核心考点精讲精练（新高考专用）考点15 阅读理解之猜测词义（核心考点精讲精练）

考点15阅读理解

阅读理解之猜测词义（核心考点精讲精练）

考情探究

1.三年真题考点分布

T点

题纵、词义猜测之猜测词义

2023试卷类型设问考点

阅读理解

[2023・新高考全国I29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“declutler”in猜测单词的意

卷]CParagraph3mean?思

[2023・新高考全国II30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“relateto''in猜测短语的意

卷]CParagraph2mean?思

【2023年1月•浙江24.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“jumponthat猜测短语的意

卷】Bbandwagon^^meaninthefirstparagraph?思

[2023年1月•浙江29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wrinkles”in猜测单词的意

卷】Cparagraph2referto?思

[2023•全国甲卷]B24.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“adabhand''in猜测短语的意

Paragraph1?

思

[2023•全国乙卷]D34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^conversation''猜测单词的意

inParagraph3referto?

思

20222022•新高考I卷Whatdotheunderlinedwords“embarkon”meanin猜测单词的意

paragraph7?思

2022.全国高考乙卷29.Whatdoesumaintenance^^underlinedin猜测单词的意

paragraph3referto?思

2022年新高考全国24.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hithome猜测短语的意

II卷fbrme”meaninparagraph2?思

2022•全国甲卷28.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“takethe猜测短语的意

piungc,'underlinedinparagraph2?思

20212021•英语全国甲卷29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Safe!Safe!猜测单词的意

Safe!”probablymean?思

2021年新高考I卷之29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decimate”猜测单词的意

C篇meaninthefirstparagraph?思

2021年全国乙卷之25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concede”猜测单词的意

B篇inparagraph3mean?思

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2021年新高考II卷25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“getupto猜测短语的意

之B篇mischief'meaninparagraph3?思

2.命题规律及备考策略

【命题规律】近3年新高考卷对于阅读理解中猜测词义的考点考查了14次。主要考查：

根据阅读文章部分内容来猜测词义。猜测词义的考查类型：I.单个单词的意思；2.考查短语的意思、；3.考查句子的意

思；4.考查代词的意思；5.考查熟伺生意；6.考查生词生意。

【备考策略】系统归类猜测词义的方法；熟练掌握阅读技能。

【命题预测】

通过阅读理解中的猜测词义，考查考生推测词义的能力、培养学生整体把握文章内容，不拘泥于细节，对于生

词可以通过上下文理解其含义。因此，猜测词义还将在2024年高考中出现。

考点梳理

【2024年高考命题预测】

词义猜测之猜测单词的意思考点是高考中的必考点。每年的高考阅读理解中都会有猜测单词的意思题以考查学

生的猜;则词义能力。预测在2024高考中，猜测单词的意思会继续在高考阅读理解中呈现。

【词义猜测之猜测单词的意思考点指南】

规律方法：

常见的设问方式：

1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords”"meaninparagraph7?

2.Whatdoes"''underlinedinparagraph3referto?

3.Theword""inparagraph2means?

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"”probablymean?

规律方法如何解决猜测词义题？

此类题目有的可利用构词法来解答，首先要弄明白构词法的三种形式：派生法、转

化法和合成法，现在高考阅读理解题中的猜测词义题考查派生和合成词形式的较少，主要是需要利用上下文的已知

部分进行推理；有的还需要依匏常识和经验来猜测词义：还有的可以根据定义、解释和举例猜测词义。

☆典例引领

1.[2023・新高考全国I卷]

C

Thegoalofthisbookistomakethecasefordigitalminimalism,includingadetailedexplorationofwhatitasksand

whyitworks,andthentoteachyouhowtoadoptthisphilosophyifyoudecideit'srightfbryou.

Todoso,Idividedthebookinto(woparts.Inpartone,Idescribethephilosophicalfoundationsofdigitalminimalism,

startingwithanexaminationoftheforcesthataremakingsomanypeople'sdigitallivesincreasinglyintolerable,before

movingontoadetaileddiscussionofthedigitalminimalismphilosophy.

Partoneconcludesbyintroducingmysuggestedmethodforadoptingthisphilosophy:thedigitaldecluttcr.This

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processrequiresyou(ostepawayfromoptionalonlineactivitiesforthirtydays.Attheendofthethirtydays,youwillthen

addbackasmallnumberofcarefullychosenonlineactivitiesthatyoubelievewillprovidemassivebenefitstothethings

youvalue.

Inthefinalchapterofpartone,I'llguideyouthroughcarryingoutyourowndigitaldec1utter.Indoingso,Tildrawon

anexperimentIranin2018inwhichover1,600peopleagreedtoperformadigitaldeclutter.You'llheartheseparticipants'

storiesandlearnwhatstrategicsworkedwellforthem,andwhattrapstheyencounteredthatyoushouldavoid.

Thesecondpartofthisbooktakesacloserlookatsomeideasthatwillhelpyoucultivate(培养)asustainabledigital

minimalismlifestyle.Inthesechapters,Iexamineissuessuchastheimportanceofsolilude(独处)andthenecessityof

cultivatinghigh-qualityleisuretoreplacethetimemostnowspendonmindlessdeviceuse.Eachchapterconcludeswitha

collectionofpractices,whicharedesignedtohelpyouactonthebigideasofthechapter.Youcanviewthesepracticesasa

toolboxmeanttoaidyoureffortstobuildaminimalistlifestylethatworksforyourparticularcircumstances.

()29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'declutter“inParagraph3mean?

A.Clear-up.

B.Add-on.

C.Check-in.

D.Take-over.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一本有关数字极简主义的书的具体内容。

29.A词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的卜文“Thisprocessrequiresyoutostepawayfromoptionalonlineactivitiesfor

thirtydays.”可知，这个过程要求你在30天内远离可选的在线活动。由此推知，画线词所在句意为“第一部分通过介绍

我建议的采用这一哲学的方法:数字清理进行了总结”，因此画线词的含义为“清理”。

2.【2023年1月・浙江卷】C

Amachinecannownotonlybeatyouatchess,itcanalsooutperformyouindebate.Lastweek,inapublicdebatein

SanFrancisco,asoftwareprogramcalledProjectDebaterbeatitshumanopponents,includingNoaOvadia,Israel'sformer

nationaldebatingchampion.

Brlliantthoughi(is.ProjectDebaterhassomeweaknesses.Ittakessentencesfromitslibraryofdocumentsand

prebuiltargumentsandstringsthemtogether.Thiscanleadtothekindsoferrorsnohumanwouldmake.Suchwrinkleswill

nodoubtbeironedout,yettheyalsopointtoafundamentalproblem.AsKristianHammond,professorofelectrical

engineeringandcomputerscienceatNorthwesternUniversity,putit:"There'sneverastageatwhichthesystemknows

whatit'stalkingabout.^^

WhatHammondisreferringtoisthequestionofmeaning,andmeaningiscentraltowhatdistinguishestheleast

intelligentofhumansfromthemostintelligentofmachines.Acomputerworkswithsymbols.Itsprogramspecifiesasetof

rulestotransformonestringofsymbolsintoanother.Butitdoesnotspecifywhatthosesymbolsmean.Indeed,toa

computer,meaningisirrelevant.Humans,inthinking,talking,readingandwriting,alsoworkwithsymbols.Butforhumans,

meaningiseverything.Whenwecommunicate,wecommunicatemeaning.Whatmattersisnotjust(heoutsideofastringof

symbols,buttheinsidetoo,notjusthowtheyarearrangedbutwhattheymean.

Meaningemergesthroughaprocessofsocialinteraction,notofcomputation,interactionthatshapesthecontentofthe

symbolsinourheads.Therulesthatassignmeaninglienotjustinsideourheads,butalsooutside,insocie:y,insocial

memory,socialconventionsandsocialrelations.Itisthisthatdistinguisheshumansfrommachines.AndIhat'swhy,

howeverastonishingProjectDebatermayseem,thetraditionthatbeganv/ithSocratesandConfuciuswillnotendwith

artificialintelligence.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wrinkles”inparagraph2referto?

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A.Arguments.B.Doubts.C.Errors.D.Differences.

【答案】29.C

【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍的是在辩论中战胜人类的名为ProjectDebaler的软件程序。

29.词句猜测题。根据第二段的“Brilliantthoughitis,ProjectDebaterhassomeweaknesses.Ittakessentencesfromits

libraryofdocumentsandprebuiltargumentsandstringsthemtogelhe匚Thiscanleadtothekindsoferrorsnohumanwould

make.（尽管ProjectDebater很聪明，但它也有一些弱点。它从文档库和预先构建的参数中提取句子，并将它们串在

一起。这可能会导致人类不会犯的错误。）”和“willnodoubtbeironedout（亳无疑问会被解决）''可知，划线词所在句了，

表示“这样的错误会被纠正，被解决"，划线词wrinkles的意思是“错误”，和errors意思相近，故选C。

3.[2023.全国乙卷]

D

Ifyouwanttotellthehistoryofthewholeworld,ahistorythatdoesnotprivilegeonepartofhumanity,youcannotdo

itthroughtextsalone,becauseonlysomeoftheworldhaseverhadtexts,whilemostoftheworld,formostofthetime,has

not.Writingisoneofhumanity'slaterachievements,anduntilfairlyrecentlyevenmanyliterate（有文字的）societies

recordedtheirconcernsnotonlyinwritingbutinthings.

Ideallyahistorywouldbringtogethertextsandobjects,andsomechaptersofthisbookareabletodojustthat,butin

manycaseswesimplycaivt.Theclearestexampleofthisbetweenliterateandnon-1iteratehistoryisperhapsthefirst

conflict,atBotanyBay,betweenCaptainCook'svoyageandtheAustralianAboriginals.FromtheEnglishside,wehave

scientificreportsandthecaptainJsrecordofthatterribleday.FromtheAustralianside,wehaveonlyawoodenshield（fi）

droppedbyamaninflightafterhisfirstexperienceofgunshot.Ifwewanttoreconstructwhatwasactuallygoingonthat

day,theshieldmustbequestionedandinterpretedasdeeplyandstrictlyasthewrittenreports.

Inadditiontotheproblemofmiscomprehensionfrombothsides,therearevictoriesaccidentallyordeliberatelytwisted,

especiallywhenonlythevictorsknowhowtowrite.Thosewhoareonthelosingsideoftenhaveonlytheirthingstotell

theirstories.TheCaribbeanTaino,theAustralianAboriginals,theAfricanpeopleofBeninandtheIncas,allofwhom

appearinthisbook,canspeaktousnowoftheirpastachievementsmostpowerfullythroughtheobjectstheymade:ahistory

toldthroughthingsgivesthembackavoice.Whenweconsidercontacl（联系）betweenliterateandnon-1iteratesocieties

suchasthese,allourfirst-handaccountsarenecessarilytwisted,onlyonehalfofadialogue.Ifwearetofindtheotherhalf

ofthatconversation,wehavetoreadnotjustthetexts.buttheobjects.

（）34.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“conversation”inParagraph3referto?

A.Problem.

B.History.

C.Voice.

□.Society.

【文章大意】本文出自一本书的节选，探讨了历史记录中文本与物品之间的关系,指出仅凭文本无法全面记录历史，

文章提到了物品记录历史的重要性，它在提供双方信息平衡方面具有重要意义。

34.B司义猜测题。根据画线词前“…allourfirst-handaccountsarenecessarilytwisted,onlyonehalfofadialogue.“可知，

我们所有的第一手资料都必然是扭曲的,只是单方面的，不是历史的全部真相;根据画线词所在句“Ifwcarctofindthe

otherhalfofthatconversation,wehavetoreadnotjustthetexts,buttheobjects.”可知,如果我们想找到那个"conversation”

的另一半,我们不仅需要读文本，还需要读物品。由此可推知,画线词指的是“历史”,故选B项。

即时检测

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L【江苏省七市（南通、泰州、扬州、徐州、淮安、连云港、宿迁）高考二模】

Almosteveryonehasheard（heexpression,°thecalmbeforethestorm'Mtisusuallyusedtodescribeapeacefulperiod

justbeforeaverystressfulsituationoratenseargument.

Britishsailorscoinedthephraseinthelate1600s;theynotedthatbeforecertainstormstheseaswouldseemtobecome.

sta【icandthewindswoulddrop.

Butwhyisitoftensocalmbeforeastorm?

Sciencehasgivenustheanswer.AccordingtoUSinfotainment（资讯娱乐）websiteHowStuffWorks,acalmperiod

occursbecausemanystorms,suchastornadoesandhurricanes,drawinallthewarmandhumidairfromthesurrounding

area.Asthisairrisesintothestormclouds,itcoolsandactsasforthestorm,likepetrolinacar".

Oncethestormhastakenalltheenergyitcanfromtheair,itispushedoutfromthetopofthestormcloudsandfalls

backdowntogroundlevel.Astheairdescends,itbecomeswarmanddry.Warm,dryairisstable,soonceitcoversanarea,

itcausesacalmperiodbeforethestorm.

Thissameprocessalsocausesthe"?yeofthestorm''inhurricanesandtornadoes.Intheseconditions,thecalmoccurs

inthecenterofthestormbecauseofthestrongrotatingwinds.

TheWeatherNetworkhasatipforworkingouthowfarawayastormis.First,counthowmanysecondsthereare

betweenaflashoflightningandaclapofthunder.Roughlythreesecondsequalonekilometer.So,forexample,ifyoucount

nineseconds,thestormisabout3kilometersaway.Agoodevaluationisthatifyourcouniisbelow30seconds,youshould

seekshelterstraightaway.

Hcwever,duetothecomplexityofstormsystem,notallstormsareprecededbycalm.Giventherightconditions,some

stormsannouncethemselveswithheavyrainandchillingwinds.

So,yourbestbetistokeepyourselfupdatedwithweatherreportsforanypredictionsregardingacomingstorminyour

area.Tkafsthemostreliableandsensiblewaytopredictthenextdisplayofnature'stemper.

28.Theunderlinedword“static“inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.

A.violentB.quietC.fast-changingD.warm

【答案】28.B

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章对“暴风雨前的宁静”这一情况做出了科学的解释，说明了一种计算暴风雨距离的

窍门，并且提到实时更新天气预报才是预测天气最可靠的方法。

28.词义猜测题。根据第一段中的"Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapeacefulperiodjustbeforeaverystressfulsituationora

tenseargument.（它通常用来描述在一个非常紧张的情况或争论之前的一段平静的时期）”，以及划线词后的“hewinds

woulddrop.Butwhyisitoftensocalmbeforeastoim?（风力会减弱。但是为什么暴风雨前总是那么平静呢?）“可知，在

某些暴风雨来临之前，海水是静止的。由此可知划线词意为“静止的“，故选B,

2.【河北省邯郸市十校联考】

CurtinUniversityresearchhasfoundasimpleandaffordablemethodtodeterminewhichchemicalsandtypesof

metalsarcbestusedtostoreandsupplyenergy,inabreakthroughforanybattcry-rundevicesandtechnologiesrelyingon

thefastandreliablesupplyofelectricity,includingsmartphonesandtablets.

LeadauthorAssociateProfessorSimoneCiampifromCurtin'sSchoolofMolecularandLifeSciencessaidthiseasy,

low-costmethodofdetermininghowtoproduceandkeepthehighestenergychargeinacapacitor（电容器）.couldbeof

greatbenefittoallscientists,engineersandstart-upslookingtosolvingtheenergystoragechallengesofthefuture.

“AHelectronicdevicesrequireanenergysource.Whileabatteryneedstoberechargedovertime,acapacitorcanbe

chargedinstantlybecauseitstoresenergybyseparatingchargedions（离子），foundinionicliquids,“Ciampisaid.

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Therearethousandsoftypesofionicliquids,atypeof“liquidsail”,anduntilnow,itwasdifYiculttoknowwhich

wouldbebestsuitedforuseinacapacitor.Whatourteamhasdoneisdesigningaquickandeasytest,abletobeperformed

inabasiclab,whichcanmeasureboththeabilitytostorechargewhenasolidelectrodetouchesagivenionicliquid—a

simplecapacitor—aswellasthestabilityofthedevicewhencharged.

“Thesimplicitythistestmeansanyonecanapplyitwithouttheneedforexpensiveequipment.Usingthismethod,

researchersfoundthatchargingthedevicefbr60secondsproducedafullcharge,whichdidnot4leak'（渗漏）andbeginto

diminishfbratleastfourdaysJMrBeloltisaid.

Thenextstepistousethisnewscreeningmethodtofindionicliquidwithanevenlongerdurationinthechargedstate

andlargerenergydensity.

14.Whaldocstheuiidurlinudword“diininish“inparagraph5probablymean?

A.Charge.B.Develop.

C.Expand.D.Decrease.

【答案】14.D

【解析】这是一篇说明文。科廷大学（CurtinUniversity）的一项研究发现了一种简单而经济的方法，可以确定哪种化

学物质和金属类型最适合用于储存和供应能源。

14.词义猜测题。根据前文“researchersfoundthatchargingthedevicefor60secondsproducedafullcharge,whichdidnot

"cak，（研究人员发现，给手机充电60秒就能充满电，而且不会漏电）”和下文“foratleastfourdays”可知，充满电以后

电量至少持续四天才开始“减少故选D项。

【词义猜测之猜测短语的意思考点指南】

规律方法：

常见的设问方式：

I.Whatdotheunderlinedphrase""meaninparagraph2?

2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains”"underlinedinparagraph2?

3.Whatdotheunderlinedphrase""meaninparagraph3?

4.Whatdotheunderlinedphrase""refertointhelastparagraph?

规律方法2：如何解决猜测短语题？

猜测短语题要利用出现短语的上文与其意义上的联系或下文进一步的叙述来猜测它的意思或利用文章中所出

现的与短语意思相反的内容来猜测其语意。

力典例引领

U2023•新高考全国II卷］

C

ReadingArt:ArtforBookLoversisacelebrationofaneveiydayobject—thebook,representedhereinalmostthree

hundredartworksfrommuseumsaroundtheworld.Theimageof（hereaderappearsthroughouthistory.inartmadelong

beforebooksaswenowknowthemcameintobeing.Inartists'representationsofbooksandreading,weseemomentsof

sharedhumanitythatgobeyondcultureandtime.

Inthis“bookofbooks”,artworksarcselectedandarrangedinawaythatemphasizestheseconnectionsbetween

differenterasandcultures.Weseescenesofchildrenlearningtoreadathomeoratschool,with（hebookasafocusfor

relationsbetweenthegenerations.Adultsareportrayed（描绘）aloneinmanysettingsandposes—absorbedinavolume,

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deepinthoughtorlostinamomentofleisure.Thesescenesmayhavebsenpaintedhundredsofyearsago,buttheyrecord

momentswecanallrelateto.

Booksthemselvesmaybeusedsymbolicallyinpaintingstodemonstratetheintellect(才智)，wealthorfaithofthe

subject.Beforethewideuseoftheprintingpress,booksweretreasuredobjectsandcouldbeworksofartintheirownright.

Morerecently,asbookshavebecomeinexpensiveoreventhrowaway,artistshaveusedthemastherawmaterialfor

artworks—transformingcovers,pagesorevencompletevolumesintopaintingsandsculptures.

Continueddevelopmentsincommunicationtechnologieswereoncebelievedtomaketheprintedpageoutdated.From

a21st-ccnturypointofview,theprintedbookiscertainlyancient,butitremainsasinteractiveasanybattery-powered

e-reader.Toserveitsfunction,abookmustbeactivatedbyauser:thecoveropened,thepagesparted,(hecontentsreviewed,

perhapsnoteswrittendownorwordsunderlined.Andincontrasttoourincreasinglynetworkedliveswheretheinformation

weconsumeismonitoredandtracked,aprintedbookstilloffersthechanceofawhollyprivate,"ofl-line^activity.

()30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"relateto”inParagraph2mean?

A.Understand.

B.Paint.

C.Seize.

0.Transform.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一本关于书本的书，该书通过来自世界各地博物馆的艺术作品展现了读书场

景在历史中的呈现和超越文化和时间的人性共同点。

30.A词义猜测题。根据画线部分前文“Thesescenesmayhavebeenpaintedhundredsofyearsago,buttheyrecord

moments…”可知，这些场景可能是数百年前绘制的，但它们记录了•些我们都能“relateto”的时刻。再根据第二段中的

“Weseescenesofchildrenlearningto...”可推知，这些场景我们都很熟悉,因此也能理解，故画线部分"relateto”意为“理

解”。故选A项。

2.【2023年1月・浙江卷】B

Livewithroommates?Havefriendsandfamilyaroundyou?Chancesarethatifyou'relookingtoliveamore

sustainablelifestyle,noteveryonearoundyouwillbereadyloiumDoniha【bandwagon.

Iexperiencedthiswhen1startedswitchingtoazerowastelifestylefiveyearsago,asIwaslivingwithmyparents,and

Icontinuetoexperiencethiswithmyhusband,asheisnotcompletelyzerowastelikeme.I'velearnedafewthingsalong

thewaythough,whichIhopeyou'llfindencouragingifyou'redoingyourbesttofigureouthowyoucanmakethechange

inanol-always-supportivehousehold.

Zerowastewasaradicallifestylemovementafewyearsback.IremembershowingmyparentsavideoofBeaJohnson,

sharinghowcoolIthoughtitwouldbetobuygrocerieswithjars,andhavesolittletrash!Afewdayslater.Icamebackwith

myfirstjarsofzciuwastegroceries,andniydadcuiiiiiicnlcdonhowsill)ilwasformelocarryjarseverywhere.Ituamc

offasabitdiscouraging.

Yetasthemonthsofreducingwastecontinued,IdidwhatIcouldthatwaswithinmyownreach.Ihadmyown

bedroom,soIworkedonremovingthings1didn'tneed.Since1hadmyowntoiletries(洗漱用品)，Iwasabletostart

personiilisingmyroutinetobemoresustainable.Ialsoofferedtocookeverysooften,soIportionedoutabitofthe

cupboardfbrmyownzerowastegroceries.Perhapsyourhouseholdwon'tentirelymaketheswitch,butyoumayhavesome

controloveryourownpersonalspacestomakethechangesyoudesire.

Asyoumakeyourlifestylechanges,youmayfindyourselfwantinglospeakupforyourselfifotherscommenton

whatyou'redoing,whichcanturnitselfintoawholehouseholddebate.I:youhaveindividualswhoarenotonboard,your

wordsprobablywon'tdomuchandcanoftenleaveyoufeelingmorediscouraged.

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Sohereismyadvice:Leadbyaction.

24.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“jumponthatbandwagon“meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Shareanapartmentwithyou.B.Joinyouinwhatyou'redoing.

C.Transformyourwayofliving.D.Helpyoutomakethedecision.

【答案】24.B

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者如何在家庭中过零浪费的生活方式。

24.词句猜测题。根据划线部分前文“Chancesarcthatifyou'relookingtoliveamoresustainablelifestyle,noteveryone

aroundyouwillbereadylo（如果你想过一种更可持续的生活方式，可能不是你周围的每个人都准备好）”及第二段中的

"I'velearnedafewthingsalongthewaythough,whichIhopeyou'llfindencouragingifyou'redoingyourbesttofigure

outhowyoucanmakethechangeinanot-always-supportivchousehold.（在这个过程中，我学到了一些东西，我希望如

果你在一个不总是支持你的家庭中尽最大努力去弄清楚如何做出改变，你会感到鼓舞）“可知，如果你想过一种更可

持续的牛.活方式，可能不是你周围的每个人都准备好加入这一运动。由此推知，划线词组jumponthatbandwagon

与Joinyouinwhatyou'redoing.（加入你正在做的事情）意思接近。故迷B。

3J2023•全国甲卷］

B

TerriBoltonisadabhandwhenilconiestoDIY（do-it-yourself）.Skilledatputtingupshelvesandpiecingtogether

furniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheageofsix,Terri,now26,

accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday'sworkwasrewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.She

says:"I'msureIwasn'tmuchofahelptostartwithpaintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.

Ittookweeksandwasbackbreakingwork,but1knowhewasproudofmyskills.”

Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,saysDIYalsosavesherfromlosing

anydepositwhenatenancy（租期］）comestoanend.Sheadds:'T'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalwaysliketo

personalisemyroomandputuppictures.So,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidany

chargeswhenTvcmovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytolakeonDIYprojectsoverthecomingweeks,newresearchshows（hatmore（hanhalf

ofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperproject

willbearound£823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifthwishtoincreasethe

valueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,theresearchshowsitiswomennowleading

thecharge.

（）24.Whichisclosestinmeaningto"adabhand''inParagraph1?

A.Anartist.

B.Awinner.

C.Aspecialist.

D.Apioneer.

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了TerriBolton是怎样成为DIY高手的以及她是怎样从中受益的。文章

最后还说明了目前女性在DIY中占主导地位。

24.C词义猜测题。根据文章第一段中的“Skilledatputtingupshelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,sheneverpays

someoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.”可知,TerriBolton擅长搭架f,和拼接家具，她从不付钱让别人做她自己能做

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的工作，所以她在自己动手做东西的方面是专家。故选C。

4.C【2022・新高考I卷】

Theelderlyresidents（居民）incarehomesinLondonarcbeinggivenhenstolookaftertostopthemfeelinglonely.

TheprojectwasdreamedupbyaIccalcharily（慈善组织）toreducelonelinessandimproveelderlypeople'swellbeing.

Itisalsobeingusedtohelppatientssufferingdementia,aseriousillnessofthemind.Staffincarehomeshavereporteda

reductionintheuseofmedicinewherehensareinuse.

Amongthosetakingpartintheprojectis80-year-okiRuthXavier.Shesaid:"IusedtokeephenswhenIwasyounger

andhadtopreparetheirbreakfasteachmorningbefore1wenttoschool.''

*4liketheprojectalot.Iamdownthereinmywheelchairinthemorninglettingthehensoutanddownthereagainat

nighttoseethey'vegonetobed”

"It'sgoodtohaveadifferentfbcus.Peoplehavebeenbringingtheirchildrenintoseethehensandresidentscomeand

sitoutsidetowatchthem.I'menjoyingthecreativeactivities,anditfeelsgreattohavedonesomethinguseful”

Therearenow700elderlypeoplelookingafterhensin20carehomesintheNorthEast,andthecharityhasbeengiven

financialsupporttorolli（outcountrywide.

WendyWilson,extracaremanagerat60PenfoldStreet,oneofthefirsttoembarkontheproject,said:"Residents

reallywelcometheideaoftheprojectandthecreativesessions.Wearelookingforwardtothebenefitsandfuntheproject

canbringtopeoplehere.”

LynnLewis,directorofNottingHillPathways,said:"Wearehappytobetakingpartintheproject.Itwillreallyhelp

connectourresidentsthroughasharedinterestandcreativeactivities.”

10.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“embarkon”meaninparagraph7?

A.Improve.B.Oppose.C.Begin.D.Evaluate.

【答案】10.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了旨在减少孤独，改善老年人的健康状况的项目。

10.C词义猜测题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“Residentsreallywelcometheideaoftheprojectandthecreativesessions.

Wearelookingforwardto（hebenefitsandfun（heprojectcanbringtopeoplehere.（居民们非常欢迎该项目的想法和创

意会议。我们期待这个项目能给这里的人们带来好处和乐趣）”以及划线处前的“oneofthefirst（第一批人之一）”可知

WendyWilson是着手这项工程的人之一，划线处的含义与C项：“Begin（开始）”含义相近。故选