1、猜測詞義專項練習(xí)猜測詞義專項練習(xí) （1） Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through anot

2、her border checkpoint.61The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means . （05全國卷I B） Aa drive through the town Ba race across the fields Ca roundabout way of travelling Da journey in the mountain area（2）“My grandmothers didnt do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to

3、do that,” said Emils Comette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society. 全國II. B 44The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means _.Aone branch of an organizationBa written agreement of a clubCone part of a collection of poems Da period in a societys history（3） “No crime whatsoever?” c

4、omments Mahoney today. “I just dont buy it.” Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe

5、 Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.” 山東 A. 58.The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means _.A. mind B. admit C. believe D. expect（4）More American people take their troubles with them on holiday, according to a new survey. Although 40 percent said that the main reason fo

6、r going away is to escape pressure (壓力) from work, almost all said they worry more than they do at home. Only four in every 100 said that they are happy and free of care. 56. The underlined word “survey” in the first paragraph most probably means _. A. research B. review C. exhibition D. examination

7、 安徽 A. （5）The robotic vehicles , though with necessary modern equipment such as advanced computers and GPS guidance , had trouble figuring out fast enough the blocks ahead that a two-year-old human recognizes immediately , Sure , that very young child, who has just only learned to walk , may not thi

8、nk to wipe apple juice off her face , but she already knows that when theres a cookie in the kitchen she has to climb up the table , and that when she gets to the cookie it will taste good . She is more advanced , even months old , than any machine humans have designed . 湖北D 69From the passage we kn

9、ow “robotic vehicles” are a kind of machines that .Acan do effortlessly whatever tasks living thing can Bcan take part in a race across 142 miles with a time limit Ccan show off their ability to turn themselves upside down Dcan move from place to place without being driven by human beings （6）The tea

10、 gardens in Sri Lanka are actually large estates(種植園). The best tea usually comes from plants grown on high grounds, the cool hilltops with rows and rows of tea plants. The plants are about one metre apart. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimetres high. Pruning is impor

11、tant because it encourages the growth of tender shoots, or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best tea is got. 江西 D 68In the first paragraph ,the word “pruning” means .Aregular cutting of the plantsBfrequent watering Cregular use of chemicalsDgrowing the plants high in the mountain（7） To

12、wards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles. Some even ride upside down - their legs and feet straight up in the air - all at full speed. Others rush dow

13、n the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. SO fast and so wonderful! 江蘇C56. The underlined word finale in the fourth paragraph most probably means the _of the opening day.A. first part B. middle C. last part D. whole（8）Builders of some ecopassages try to make th

14、em look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses. 浙江B 47. When the writer says that animals seem “to be catching on”, he means_.Aanimals begin to re

15、alize the dangers on the roadBanimals begin to learn to use ecopassagesCanimals are crossing the road in groupsDanimals are increasing in number（9）Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands respect and, most important, encourages achievement.

16、Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills cant be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully cultivated. 60. The underlined word cultivated (paragraph 1) roughly means _.A. encouragedB. comparedC. examinedD. developed 廣東B （10）The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in ti

17、me. It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way places. But on a pleasant sunny summer day, this very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience. Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all round the lighthouse, the visitor is likely to think it is a world

18、 preferable to the busy and noisy modem life. 重慶D 68. The underlined phrase out-of-the-way in Paragraph 4 means A. far-away B. dangerous C. ancient D .secret（11） Many creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted themselves to the subject matter of the problem, often over fairly long per

19、iods of time. Indeed, it would be strange if they had not done this. 54. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?A. Great contributions to the societyB. Long-time study of the subject matter.C. Various statements about problem solving.D. Complete devotion to artistic creation. 天津E. （12）However obvious these facts may appear at first glance, they are actually not so obvious as they seem except when we take special pains to think about the subject.