试论2007年高考备考阅读理解中的猜词技巧

HR Planning System Integration and UpgradingResearch ofA Suzhou Institution2007年高考备考阅读理解中的猜词技巧1. The ruler had been so cruel and dishonest that after the revolution she wasbanished. A few members of the Senate opposed this decision, but the majority voted that the ruler should leave the country forever.A. killed by stoningB. sent awayC. imprisonedD. punished by whipping2. The prisoner seemed to relax but actually he was thinking hard, while his handmoved so slowly that the movement was imperceptible. It was only when the keys accidentally fell from the table that the guard suddenly realized that the prisoner’s hand had almost reached them.A. hardly noticeableB. heavy-handedC. not capable of fast or immediate actionD. a matter of habit3. Mrs. Morgan’s son was intelligent and charming, but his continual extravagancemade her wonder if she could continue to support him. Each month she was going deep into debt, attempting to pay for his expensive purchases.A. superior mannerB. wastefulness or carelessness in spending moneyC. showing too great concern for current fashionsD. insults to family or close friends4. Twelve-year-old Sally was an active girl, while her sister was quite sedate.A. prettyB. calmC. protectiveD. energetic5. I wanted to stay in New York, but my friend tried to dissuade me.A. deceiveB. frightenC. talk out of itD. accompany6. Albert’s success after much effort and practice prove the value ofpersistence.A. timeB. competitionC. perseveranceD. beginning again7. He felt very lonely; he had lived in Baltimore City for a month andhad met no one in the inhospitable city.A. unfriendlyB. uncomfortableC. unhealthyD. enormous8. I found a secluded area where no man or animal could be seen formiles around.A. coolB. isolatedC. quietD. noisy9. The archaeologist spent years studying and searching for remains ofthe Chinese civilization.A. one who studies the mindB. one who studies culturesC. one who studies the bodyD. one who studies animals10. CARDIFF, Wales (De, 15) – Poets, singers and musicians fromacross the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition ofstorytelling. “It came out of a group of people who wanted toreconnect with traditions, and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here.” Ambrose said.A. controlled by rich peopleB. grasped by good storytellersC. taken good care ofD. protected by kind people11. Eleven people were wounded, several seriously. When the twogunmen walked into the crowded Rising Sun Pub in Greysteel, some 120 kilometers northeast of Belfast, carrying guns. It is said that they went near a frightened teenage girl and made the old “trick or treat”greeting that children world-widely use to get sweets from theirneighbors. “I don’t think that’s funny.” She replied, then she was shot down. A. usually used by children to get sweets from othersB. a warning used by criminals to snatch somethingC. a secret was used by protestant gunman to kill somebodyD. an old saying, but not used now12. Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy.Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier,have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personaladvisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.A. disadvantageB. advantageC. misfortuneD. trouble13. If a language has a large number of speakers or if it is very old,there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas.That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken forthousands of years by millions of speakers. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China cannot understand speakers from other parts.A. a special language spoken by ChineseB. the sign used by the Chinese people in a special areaC. the difference between the old and today’s ChineseD. the form of a language used in one part of the country14. If you are a recent social graduate who has had to listen aboutunemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “Information Age” demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills.By saying that “You may have had the last laugh,” the author means that youmay have ______________.A. shared the jokes with computer majorsB. earned as much as computer majorsC. found jobs more easily than computer majorsD. stopped joking about computer majors15. A traditional Chinese proverb says, “The worst ingratitudetowards one’s parents is not to have a child.” But such thinking is being abandoned in the cities. A March survey of nearly 720 women in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu suggested that nearly one-fifth do not want any children.The underlined word “abandoned” means ________ in this passage.A. acceptedB. discussedC. given upD. criticized16. Finally, although some social science majors may still find it moredifficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study. The underlined word “land” probably means ____________.A. keep for some timeB. successfully getC. immediately startD. lose regretfully17. It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble.That’s more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty. “I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway 40, blue lights and sirens going, I fell in behind a Gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder.”The meaning of “panicked” is related to ___________.A. shameB. hateC. angerD. fear18. In my mind, attending my dream university would be the only wayto realize my dream of becoming ass writer. My parents understood how I felt. They told me that even though it would be a financialproblem, I could go wherever I would be happiest. But as I wasalways careful with money, I wasn’t sure what to do. One of theschools that offered me a full ride had an information dinner one night in the spring. Considering my parents’ financial difficulties, I decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. At first, all I had planned to do was smile politely, eat free food, and listen quietly.But I surprised myself.In the passage, “offered me a full ride” can be replaced by “__________”.A. would pay for transport to the schoolB. would show me around the campusC. would offer free meals at all eventsD. would charge me nothing for tuition19. An 18th – century statesman Edmund Burke once said, “All thatis needed for the success of a misguided cause is that good peopledo nothing.” One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights to decide whether to be used in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose argument are puzzling the public and threaten advances in health knowledge and care.Leaders of the animal rights movement attack biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing the false reports of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are puzzled that anyone would harm an animal on purpose.The underlined word “threaten” in paragraph 1 means __________.A. doing a favorB. drawing attention toC. causing a danger toD. making their way to20. One country received its second-place medals with visible angerafter the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponent victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said, “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the term for at least three years.What did the manager mean by saying, “Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished?”A. His team would no longer take part in international games.B. Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfairdecisions.C. There should be no more Hockey matches organized by theFederation.D. The Federation should break up1-5BABBC 6-10CABBC 11-15AADCC 16-20BDDCB2006年高考备考阅读中的主旨大意题练习1.Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies,we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding?To see whether babies know objects are solid, T. Bower designed amethod for projecting an optical illusion of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could reach out and touch, and then to show them the illusion. If they know that objects are solid and they reached out for the illusion and found empty air, they could be expected to show surprise in their faces andmovements. All the 16-to 24-week-old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there.The passage is mainly about _______________.. A. babies’ sense of sight B. effects of experiments on babies C. babies’ understanding of objects D. different tests on babies’ feelings2. That night, the man of his own village came to school. For a while no one said anything. At last Carlos spoke, “We want to thank you for being in our village,” he said. “We want to thank you for teaching our children.” Ed looked at him. “I liketeaching your children,” he said. “Then please don’t leave us,” Carlos said.Ed understood. Now he knew why the men were there. They had heard Ed talk about other village. They thought he was going there to teach.“But I am not leaving,” Ed said, “This is my home as long as I’m in Educator. John F. Kennedy No. 1 is my school.”What’s the main idea of this passage?A. The school Ed had visited was a great school.B. The men of the village wanted to thank Ed.C. Ed liked teaching the children of the village he lived in.D. Ed was loved and respected by the villagers of the village he worked in.3. Tigers are founded in many Asian countries. In the forest and grasslands, a tiger is hard to see. The sunlight is shining through leaves and branches and makes patches of bright light and shadow.A tiger’s golden colored coat with its dark strips is not easily seen for its hair is the same color as the blades of yellowish grass andpatches of deep shadow. This camouflage is very important because tigers are hunters. If other animals could see a tiger coming, they would quickly run away. The tiger has very strong, sharp teeth which are used for seizing and eating the animals it catches. A tiger’s chief foods are deer, wild pigs and other small animals, but it will also kill cows. Tigers usually hunt and eat at night, and during the day they lie eating, hidden in the tall grass.The best title for this passage is _______________.A. Tigers and Other Small AnimalsB. Something about tigersC. Tigers’ camouflageD. How tigers Live4. A child who stays up too late is often too tired to be successful inschool. Achild who is allowed to eat anything he wishes may have bad teeth and evensuffer from malnutrition; Children who are rude and disorderly often suffer pangsof guilt. Children who are discipline are happy children. They develop in anatmosphere where they know exactly what is expected of them. This providesthem with a sense of order, a feeling of security.Which sentence best expresses the main idea?A. Any child who is brought up well will become a successful and happychild.B. If a child goes to bed very late, he will not study well at schoolbecause of tiredness.C. If a child eats whatever he likes, he will not study well at schoolbecause of tiredness.D. Good education will give a child a sense of order and a feeling ofsecurity.5. A sense of humor is just one of the many things shared by Alfred andAnthony Melillo, 64-year-old twin brothers from East Haven who made history in February 2002. On Christmas Eve,1992, Anthony had a heart transplant from a 21-year-old donor. Two days beforeValentine’s Day in 2002, Alfred received a 19-year-old heart, marking the first time on record that twin adults each received heart transplants.“I’m 15 minutes older than him, but now I am younger because of my heartand I’m not going to respect him,” Alfred said with a grin, pointing to his brother while talking to a roomful reporters, who laughed frequently at their jokes.This article is mainly about ____________.A. the danger of heart transplant surgeryB. becoming young by getting a new heartC. the effect of genetic on the heartD. the twin brothers who received heart transplants.Why did Alfred say, “I’m 15 minutes older than him, but I’m younger because of my heart?”A. His heart transplant surgery was more successful than Anthony’s.B. His recovery from the heart surgery was faster than Anthony’s.C. His exercise program was better than Anthony’s.D. His new heart was younger than Anthony’s.6. Do you know what was school teachers expected to do overone hundred years ago? Firstly they had to be expert in the subject they taught and they had to be good at teaching. Secondly, besides their teaching duties, they had to provide their students with different services. They should care for the oil lamps, took care of the fire, and supply their students with sharp pencils. Thirdly, after a long day in the classroom, they were expected to spend some time every evening reading the Bible. Women teachers were not permitted to marry and barbershops were off limits to men teachers. Of course, smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol were strictly forbidden. It is believed that some teachers either left their jobs or were dismissed from schools when they were found to have broken the above mentioned discipline.Which statement expresses the main idea?A. Teachers were foolish for performing menial tasks.B. The teaching profession demanded total dedication and goodteaching ability.C. Teachers were very religious in Jesus Christ.D. Teachers were not to be trusted with tobacco and alcohol.The paragraph could be titled _____.A. Other Times, Other PlacesB. Seeing Is BelievingC. Other Times, Other CustomsD. The Truth Will Out7. Nomads are people who have no fixed homes but move from placeto place. Hunting peoples, such as the Bushmen, Pygmies and Australian aborigines move in search of large animal population.Pastoral nomads, in the Middle East and Central Asia, move with the seasons to find pasture for their animals. Other patrol peoples, also dependent on the seasons, grow crops but move to other places after their crops need no attention. Some agricultural workers, in the United States particularly, follow a nomadic life also, going northward during the growing and harvesting season and returning to the warmer southern regions in the winter. Generally speaking, the nomads’ movements are regulated by the seasons and effects of the season on plants and animal lives.Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the paragraph?A. There are still some nomadic peoples left in the modern world.B. In search of large animal population, nomads move from one placeto another.C. Seasons and their effects on plants and animal lives regulatenomads’ movements.D. Bushmen, Pygmies and Australian aborigines are nomadicpeoples.The best title of the paragraph could be ________________.A. Where There Is a Large Animal Population, There Are NomadsB. Characters of NomadsC. Two Decisive Factors of Nomads’ MovementsD. Some American Agricultural Workers – Nomadic Peoples of NewEra8. Newspapers do not always report the facts fairly and truly. Forexample, anewspaper in a southern state may devote very little space to an item on racialinjustice. On the other hand, a newspaper from the Northeast might give widecoverage to such problem in other parts of the nation and fail to report on localracial troubles. In this way readers can be misled. They may be fooled intobelieving that prejudice is a regional problem and fail to realize that racism knows no boundary. Though all newspapers consider themselves to be very fair and to report everything based on very true facts, their reports are unfounded occasionally.This passage is a paragraph __________________.A. which has no topic sentenceB. with its first sentence as thetopicC. with its last sentence as the topicD. both B and CThe careful newspaper reader should aware that________________________.A. most news stories cannot be believedB. some newspapers present only one side of the storyC. many newspapers attempt to cheat their readersD. government control of the news industry is neededThe reporting policies of newspapers _ ____________________.A. reflect the needs of the publicB. should support the views of local readersC. can be made to serve private interestsD. should be under the control of taxpayersThe faulty news reporting described in the passage is ___________________.A. the exception to general practiceB. a threat to freedom of the pressC. an insult to journalismD. a dangerous and wide spread abuse1 c2 c3 d4 d5 d d6 b c。