高考英语阅读理解词义猜测题专题解析2

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(2019·天津卷，D) Would you BET on the future of this man？He is53years old.Most of his adult life has been a losing struggle against debt and misfortune.A war injury has made his left hand stop functioning，and he has often been in prison.Driven by heaven－knows－what motives，he determines to write a book.

The book turns out to be one that has appealed to the world for more than350years.That former prisoner was Cervantes，and the book was Don Quixote(《堂吉诃德》)．And the story poses an interesting question：why do some people discover new vitality and creativity to the end of their days，while others go to seed long before?

We've all known people who run_out_of_steam before they reach life's halfway mark.I'm not talking about those who fail to get to the top.We can't all get there.I'm talking about people who have stopped learning on growing because they have adopted the fixed attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years.

Most of us，in fact，progressively narrow the variety of our lives.We succeed in our field of specialization and then become trapped in it.Nothing surprises us.We lose our sense of wonder.But，if we are willing to learn，the opportunities are everywhere.

The things we learn in maturity seldom involve information and skills.We learn to bear with the things we can't change.We learn to avoid self－pity.We learn that however much we try to please，some people are never going to love us—an idea that troubles at first but is eventually relaxing.

With high motivation and enthusiasm，we can keep on learning.Then we will know how important it is to have meaning in our life.However，we can achieve meaning only if we have made a commitment to something larger than our own little egos(自我)，whether to loved ones，to fellow humans，to work，or to some moral concept.

Many of us equate(视……等同于)“commitment”with such“caring”occupations as teaching and nursing.But doing any ordinary job as well as one can is in itself an admirable commitment.People who work toward such excellence—whether they are driving a truck，or running a store—make the world better just by being the kind of people they are.They've learned life's most valuable lesson.

文章大意：主题：人与自我(做人与做事)；话题：过有意义的成年人生活。本文是一篇议论文，文章主要论述了如何过一种有意义的成年人生活。

1．The passage starts with the story of Cervantes to show that_B__.

A．loss of freedom stimulates one's creativity

B．age is not a barrier to achieving one's goal

C．misery inspires a man to fight against his fate

D．disability cannot stop a man's pursuit of success

解析：推理判断题。根据前两段中的描述，此人53岁，有债务，生活不幸，身上还有伤，但他下决心写一本书，而且此书还获得了成功，350多年后依旧受欢迎，可知作者通过Cervantes的故事来表明年龄不是一个人实现目标的障碍，故答案为B。

2．What does the underlined part in Paragraph3probably mean？_D__

A．End one's struggle for liberty.

B．Waste one's energy taking risks.

C．Miss the opportunity to succeed.

D．Lose the interest to continue learning.

解析：词义猜测题。根据画线部分后作者说的“我谈论的是那些已经不再学习成长的人，因为他们已经接受了固定的态度和观点，这些都是随着时间的流逝而来的”可知，画线短语的意思是“没有兴趣继续学习”，故答案为D。

3．What could be inferred from Paragraph4？_C__

A．Those who dare to try often get themselves trapped.

B．Those who tend to think back can hardly go ahead.

C．Opportunity favors those with a curious mind.

D．Opportunity awaits those with a cautious mind.

解析：推理判断题。第四段提到我们在自己的专业领域里取得成功，然后深陷其中，没有什么使我们吃惊，我们失去了好奇心。但后一句说，如果我们愿意学习的话，机会无处不在。暗含的意思就是如果我们有好奇心的话，我们就有机会获得成功，故答案为C。

4．What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph5？_D__

A．A tough man can tolerate suffering.

B．A wise man can live without self－pity.

C．A man should try to satisfy people around him.

D．A man should learn suitable ways to deal with life.

解析：推理判断题。作者在文中告诉我们要学会忍受我们不能改变的事物，要学会避免自怜，要知道不管我们怎么表现，总有人不喜欢我们等等，由此可知第五段的主要意思是告诉我们要用合适的方法去对待生活。故答案为D。

5．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage？_A__

A．To provide guidance on leading a meaningful adult life.