中考英语猜词题探秘

中考英语猜词题探秘
探秘（一）
例1
The glass is very hard but very brittle——that is, it will break easily.
例2
About 25% of England’s total consumption(消耗) of energy is domestic, in other words, it is used only in the home.
What does the word “domestic”mean?
A.Producing energy.
B. Fast driving.
C. On the road.
D. For family use.
例3
The herdsman, who looks after sheep, earns about 600 yuan a month.
例4
（2014福州）It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world—of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years.
58. The underlined word “isolated”means _____.
A. 隔绝的
B. 安逸的
C. 喧嚣的
D. 繁华的
探秘（二）
例5
If you agree, write “Yes”, but if you dissent, write “No”.
例6
His shirt was clean, however, his shoes were grubby.
例7
Although she is usually punctual for all her classes, today she arrived late.
What does the underlined word “punctual”mean?
A. late
B. on time
C. quick
探秘（三）
例8
Sometimes these trips are difficult and full of hardships; but they’re a lot of fun.
例9
Children often try to emulate, or copy the behavior that they see on television.
例10
Cleaning up waterways is an enormous task. The job is so big that the government should spend a long time saving the polluted rivers.
The word “enormous”in the passage means _____.
A.very large
B. very important
C. quite useful
D. very clean
探秘（四）
例11
The shop sells stationery, such as pens, pencils, paper, envelops, and so on.
例12
We took the provision with us to camp, for example, there were meat, bread, milk, sugar and fruit.
例13
Today young couples often spend lots of their money on appliances, for instance, washing-machine, refrigerators and color televisions.
探秘（五）
例14
The policeman asked the old lady what her occupation was. She told him she worked as a teacher.
The underlined word “occupation”means _____.
A. job
B. address
C. age
D. family name
例15
Some people like to keep spiders as pets, but most people don’t like touching them. A great number of people are afraid of them, mainly because of their poison —something will cause death or harm.
72. The underlined word “poison” means _____.（2012泉州）
A. 来历
B. 外貌
C.毒性
例16
In this book, she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well.
64. The Chinese meaning of the word “decline”is probably _____.（2014重庆）
A. 增加
B. 减少
C. 维持
D. 翻番
探秘（六）
例17
If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.
65. What does the underlined word “non-smokers”mean in English?
A. People who like smoking.
B. People who smoke.
C. People who don’t smoke.。