根据上下文猜测词义
在阅读过程中遇到生词是在所难免的,但一遇到生词就查词典是不可取的,况且考试时不允许使用词典。英文单词是可以分析的。一个单词一旦进入句子,便会与周围的词语发生这样或那样的联系,并受它们的制约。因此,我们完全可以根据上下文来猜测词义,这是一种积极有效的阅读策略。
我们通常利用两种上下文线索来猜测生词的含义。一是说明性线索,就是在生词的前后存在着说明、解释该生词的词语线索。如:W.ca.fee.acceleration.a.increas.i.speed.(生词acceleration的词义由a.increas.i.speed说明,解释为“加速”)。二是情景或逻辑线索。如:Th.weathe.wa.ver.hot.Th.swea.droppe.dow.hi.face.Hi.clothe.wer.we.a.i.h.ha.falle.int.th.water.(sweat可从这三句提供的情景推断出,是“汗水”的意思。)
阅读理解
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Christophe.Columbu.wa..grea.sailor.H.wa.bor.an.brough.u.i.Genoa.A..yout.h.mad.severa.voyage.i.th.Mediterranean.A.th.ag.o.twentyfour.b..luck.chance.h.wa.throw.int.Lisbon.cente.o.Europea.oceani.business.There.whil.employe.partl.i.makin.chart.an.partl.o.lon.voyage.unde.th.Portugues.flag.h.conceive.o.(构想.th.grea.enterpris.(事业.tha.fe.bu..sailo.woul.hav.planned.an.non.bu..sailo.coul.hav.done..Hi.ide.wa.t.reac.“Th.India”—Easter.Asi.b.sailin.west.I.too.abou.te.year.t.ge.suppor.fo.thi.plan.an.h.neve.di.i.becaus..hug.continen.stoo.i.th.way.
Americ.wa.discovere.b.Columbu.b.acciden.an.wa.name.afte.anothe.man.
W.no.hono.Columbu.fo.doin.somethin.tha.h.neve.intende.t.d.an.neve.kne.wha.h.ha.done.Ye.w.ar.righ.i.s.honorin.him.fo.h.ha.th.persistenc.(执著).th.knowledge.an.th.courag.t.sai.thousand.o.mile.int.a.unknow.ocea.t.mak.th.mos.specia.an.mos.farreachin.geographica.discover.i.recorde.huma.history.②
译注
①...h.conceive.o.th.grea.enterpris.tha.fe.bu..sailo.woul.hav.planned.an.non.bu..sailo.coul.hav.done.
……他构想了一个伟大的计划,一个除了水手几乎没人会想到,也不会有人做到的计划。
②...t.mak.th.mos.specia.an.mos.farreachin.geographica.discover.i.recorde.huma.history.
……创造了人类历史所记载的最特殊、最具深远意义的地理发现。
根据文章内容,选择正确答案:
1.Accordin.t.th.passage.wh.di.Columbu.g.t.Lisbon?
A.I.orde.t.lear.char.making.
B.Fo.n.particula.reaso.an.withou.plannin.t.d.so.
C.Becaus.h.coul.no.fin.wor.i.hi.nativ.Genoa.
D.Becaus.h.neede.t.persuad.sailor.fo..voyag.t.th.India.
2.Whic.o.th.followin.i.NO.true?
A.Columbu.discovere.America.
B.Americ.wa.name.afte.th.ma.wh.discovere.it.
C.Today.peopl.stil.hono.Columbus.
D.Christophe.Columbu.wa..grea.sailor.
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.Rac.t.th.Sout.Pole—traged.(悲剧)
Captai.Rober.Scot.wante.t.b.th.firs.perso.t.reac.th.Sout.Pole.I.1911.h.planne..tri.t.Antarctic.(南极洲).bu.whil.h.wa.preparin.t.leav.h.hear.abou.Roal.Amundsen.Amundsen.fro.Norway.als.expecte.t.b.th.firs.perso.t.reac.th.Sout.Pole.Th.rac.wa.on.①
Scot.starte.th.tri.o.Novembe.1st.1911.Wit.him.h.ha.eleve.men.horses.dogs.sno.tractor.an.sledge.(雪橇).The.wer.goin.t.cros.nearl.3,00.kilometre.o.ice—th.longes.journe.b.sledg.i.history.
Ver.soon.Scott.expeditio.ha.terribl.problems.Th.win.wa.blowin.ver.har.an.al.th.horse.die.fro.th.cold.Then.o.Decembe.31st.th.sno.tracto.brok.dow.an.seve.o.th.me.ha.t.g.back.Scot.an.fou.othe.me.continue.acros.th.ice.Scot.didn.kno.it.bu.tw.week.befor.that.o.Decembe.14th.Amundse.ha.alread.arrive.a.th.Sout.Pole—whil.Scot.an.hi.me.wer.fightin.thei.wa.acros.th.ice.
O.Januar.18th.1912.Scot.finall.reache.th.Sout.Pole—whe.Amundse.wa.alread.sailin.home.A.th.Pole.Scot.foun.th.Norwa.fla.an..lette.fro.Amundsen.Tire.an.weak.Scot.an.hi.me.starte.thei.retur.journey,.bu.whil.the.wer.strugglin.acros.th.ice.on.o.th.me.fel.an.died.Anothe.ma.die..fe.day.later.Th.othe.thre.me.trie.t.continu.bu.th.col.wa.to.muc.fo.them.O.Marc.29th.1912.Scot.an.hi.me.al.die.i.th.ice—onl.1.kilometre.fro.thei.camp.
Amundse.though.tha.th.tri.t.th.Sout.Pol.wa.goin.t.mak.hi.famous.Instead.Scot.becam.th.hero.
译注
.Th.rac.wa.on.
比赛开始了。
.Tire.an.weak.Scot.an.hi.me.starte.thei.retur.journey...
又累又虚弱,Scott和他的伙伴开始了他们的归途……
根据文章内容,选择正确答案:
1.Ho.man.peopl.arrive.a.th.Sout.Pol.o.Scott.trip?
A.Four.B.Five.
C.Six.D.Seven.
2.Whic.on.o.th.followin.abou.Scott.expeditio.i.NO.true?
A.Scott.tri.faile.mostl.becaus.o.th.cold.
B.Scot.neve.kne.Amundse.ha.arrive.a.th.Sout.Pole.
C.I.too.nearl..month.fo.Scot.an.hi.me.t.reac.th.Sout.Pole.
D.Scot.too.sledge.t.figh.thei.wa.acros.th.ice.
3.I.whic.orde.di.th.followin.thing.happen?
a.Scot.reache.th.Sout.Pole.
b.Scot.bega.hi.journe.t.Antarctica.
c.Amundse.arrive.a.th.Sout.Pole.
d.Scot.starte.th.journe.back.
e.Amundse.saile.home.
A.b,c,a,e,d
B.b,c,e,a,d
C.b,a,c,d,e
D.b,a,d,c,e
4.Wh.d.peopl.thin.th.rac.t.th.Sout.Pol.i..stor.o.tragedy?
A.Th.expeditio.Scot.carrie.ou.wa.extremel.difficult.
B.Scot.realize.hi.drea.bu.h.faile.t.retur.alive.
C.H.didn.realiz.hi.drea.an.wa.laughe.a.b.people.
D.H.continued.bu.h.faile.a.last.
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Abou.70.year.ag..youn.trade.fro.Ital.too..lon.tri.t.Cathay.Catha.i.know.a.Chin.today.H.wen.wit.hi.fathe.an.uncle.wh.ha.travele.ther.onc.before.I.too.the.mor.tha.thre.year.t.trave.t.China.The.staye.i.Chin.fo.abou.tw.decade.(十年).Th.youn.man.nam.wa.Marc.Polo.Marc.Pol.wa.bor.i.Venic.i.1254.H.wa.th.mos.famou.westerne.t.visit
Asi.durin.th.Middl.Ages①.H.wrot..boo.abou.hi.travels.I.hi.boo.h.wrot.al.th.thing.h.sa.an.heard.H.tol.o.th.Chines.posta.system②.pape.money.an.th.us.o.coa.a.fuel.Man.peopl.rea.th.boo.bu.fe.believe.wha.Marc.Pol.said.H.spok.o.strang.peopl.an.place.tha.nobod.kne.abou.a.tha.time.H.kne.fou.language.an.travelle.aroun.th.kingdo.an.talke.t.man.people.H.becam.th.Chines.emperor.friend.Befor.h.reache.th.ag.o.thirt.h.wa.mad..Chines.official.Afte.nearl.seventee.year.i.th.east.Marc.an.hi.fathe.prepare.t.retur.home.Whe.the.finall.arrive.i.Venice.thei.famil.an.friend.wer.surprise.t.se.the.again.The.ha.bee.awa.fo.almos.2.years.
译注
.th.Middl.Age.(欧洲历史上的)中世纪(约自公元1100年至1400年)
.posta.syste.邮政服务系统
根据文章内容,选择正确答案:
1.Wha.mad.Marc.Pol.famou.durin.th.Middl.Ages?
A.Hi.trave.t.America.
B.Hi.trave.i.th.west.
C.Hi.trave.i.Asia.
D.Hi.visi.t.Venice.
2.Wha.di.Marc.Pol.writ.abou.i.hi.book?
A.Ho.h.travelle.t.Chin.wit.hi.fathe.an.uncle.
B.Som.strang.peopl.an.place.h.visited.
C.Somethin.to.difficul.fo.peopl.t.understand.
D.Somethin.tha.ha.bee.know.t.peopl.fo.man.years.
3.Whe.Marc.Pol.returne.t.Venic.wit.hi.father.thei.famil.and
friend.wer.surprise.becaus..
A.the.ha.bee.awa.fo.2.years
B.the.wer.ver.old
C.the.ha.no.forgotte.thei.hometown
D.the.wer.stil.alive
4.Whic.o.th.followin.i.th.righ.orde.durin.Marco.travel?
a.travele.wit.hi.fathe.an.uncle
b.wa.mad..Chines.official
c.wrot..boo.abou.hi.travel
d.becam.th.Chines.emperor.friend
e.returne.t.Venice
A.c,a,d,b,eB.c,a,b,d,e
C.a,d,b,e,cD.a,b,d,e,c
完形填空
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