阅读理解—猜词题

猜词练习（一）

1.Fox was a university student in British Columbia when he became sick with bone cancer. Doctors had to amputate most of his right leg.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to “ amputate”?

A. cure of

B. cut off

C. take away

D. leave

2. People already use more than half of the world’s renewable fresh water.

The word “ renewable” refers to the water that _______.

A. is fresh and new

B. can be made new again

C. can be made clean and used again

D. can always be replaced with new water.

3. Hundreds of years ago, much of the Holland was below sea level and was often flooded by the North Sea. This made the land swampy.What does the word “ swampy” mean?

A. Dry and hard

B. Deserted

C. Soft and wet

D. Rich

4. The children who have recently experienced a family breakup have a more difficult time with their study than children from normal consummate families.

What does the word “consummate” mean?

A. large

B. wealthy

C. complete

D. poor

5.He met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure, where he learned about Ridgway’s cold water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could

about North Pole explorers and adventures

The word “ exploits” is closest in meaning to __.

A. journeys

B. researches

C. adventures

D. operations

6. First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat(费马)in the seventeenth century, the theorem(定理) had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist …

Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” in the text?

A. To encourage people to raise questions.

B. To cause difficulty in understanding.

C. To provide a person with an explanation.

D. To limit people’s imagination

7.Lions are opportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do too much work.

By describing lions as “ opportunists”, the author means to say that lions _______

A. are cruel animals

B. are clever animals

C. like to take advantage of other animals

D. like to take every chance to eat.

8. The school are reluctant to take time off—even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina

game had trouble getting the day off.

The underlined word “reluctant” in the passage may probably mean___________.

A. kind

B. unwilling

C. free

D. careless

9.Early human beings used very fragile houses , and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs

from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People’s food supplies were similarly vulnerable.

The underlined word “vulnerable” in the passage means___________.

A. impossible to make sure of

B. likely to be protected

C. easy to damage

D. difficult to find