中考英语阅读理解词义猜测题练习及答案

实战练习Passage1_

TensofthousandsofbabypenguinsfacestarvationaftertwogianticebergsbrokeofftheAntarcticice

sheetandblockedtheirparents'roadtothefeedingareas.AdelineandemperorpenguinsnestingontheRoss

islandrookeriesarenowforcedtowalklongdistancesovertheicebergstoobtainfoodfortheirchicks,born

duringtheNovember-Decemberbreedingseason.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obiain"probablymean?

A.eatB.getC.sellD.buy

Passage2Aman'spositionamongtheblack-tentpeopledependsonhisancestors,relatives,andfellow

tribesmen.Iftheyarehonored,heisalsohonored.Iftheyaredisgraced,hetooisdisgraced.Thereforeone

carefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamily,hislineage（宗系）,andhistribe.

Theword“disgrace“meansinthistext.

A.honorB.endangerC.proudD.shame

Passage3Therulerhadbeensocruelanddishonestthataftertherevolutionhewasbanished.Afew

membersoftheSenate（参议院）opposedthisdecision,butthemajorityvotedthattherulershouldleavethe

countryforever.

Theunderlinedword^banished'mean.

A.killedbystoningB.sentaway

C.imprisonedD.punishedbywhipping

Passage4Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanox,

guidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1aday,Iworkedeighthoursstraight,withnofoodbreaks.Itwasvery

tediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.Becausetheplantationowners

werealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tedious“probablymean?

A.interestingB.tiresomeC.relaxingD.challenging

Passage5Althoughheoftenhadthechance,Mr.Brownwasneverabletostealmoneyfromacustomer.

Thiswouldendangeredhispositionatthebank,andhedidnotwanttojeopardizehisfuture.

Theword“jeopardize“meansinthistext.

A.protectB.endangerC.continueD.Stop

练习二

1.Hehadbeengettingbetter,butduringthenighthisconditiondeteriorated.

A.getworseB.improveC.wasrecordedD.developed

2.Theyoungmanfailedinhisexperiment.Heseemedtohavelostallhishope.Justatthattimehisfather

cametohelphim,saying,t€don'tdespair,child.Ifyouworkharder,you'llsucceedintheend.^^

A.tofailintheexperimentB.tohelpsomeone

C.tosucceedintheendD.tolostone'shope

3.TherewasatalkbetweenanEnglishvisitorandaChineseleader.Thevisitorcouldspeaknothingbut

English,andtheleadercouldspeakonlyChinese.Theycouldn'tunderstandeachother.Howcouldtheytalk

on?nowcameaninterpreter,whocouldspeakbothChineseandEnglish.SothetalkbetweentheEnglish

visitorandtheChineseleaderwentonwiththehelpoftheinterpreter.

A.athingwhichgivesquicktranslationofwordsspokeninanotherlanguage

B.apersonwhogivesanimmediatetranslationofwordsspokeninanotherlanguage9

C.apersonwhocanspeaknothingbutEnglish

D.apersonwhocanspeaknothingbutChinese

4.Thereisalegendthat,longagoonQing-Mingholiday,ayoungmannamedXuXianwascomingback

homewhensuddenlyitstartedtorainheavily.Heranatoncetoanoldtreesoastokeepoutoftherain.

Whenhereachedthetree,hesawabeautifulladyandherservantstandingthere.Theyoungmanandthe

beautifulladyfellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight.

A.aletterfromEngland

B.astoryfromoldtimes

C.abookbyLuXun

D.anovelbyCharlesDickens

5.Theyoungmanwasbashfulthathedidnotspeaktotheprettygirl.

A.afraidB.shockedC.shyD.surprised

6.WhenGeorgeWashingtonwasquitealittleboy,hechoppeddowntheyoungtreehisfatherlovedbest.

Thismadehisfatherveryangry.Later,theboytoldhisfatherthetruththathehadcutdownthetree.And

thismadehisfatherhappy.

A.toshopB.tomakeC.tocutD.tolove

7.Agroupofsoldiersweregoingtofightwiththeenemyinthevillage.Inordertowinthebattletheofficer

hadtoordertwosoldierstogoscoutthevillageatnight,becausehewonderedhowmanysoldierstherewere

inthevillage,andwheretheenemysoldierswerehiding.

A.tolookforaplacetolivein

B.tosearchaplacetogetinformation

C.toleaveaplaceforanotherone

D.togettoaplacetoattendameeting

8.Researchersareworriedabouttheincreasingpressureonpilotsandgroundcontrollers.Andincreasing

collisions,occurringatornearanairport,havecalledattentiontotheneedformoreaidstoaviationcontrol.

A.accidentsinwhichtwoplaneshiteachother

B.misunderstandingbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollers

C.quarrelsamongpassengers

D.breakdownsofnewtypesofinstrument

9.Mrs.Whitelosthishusbandnotlongago.Itisnowdifficultforthewidowtofeedafamilyoffour

becauseshehasnojobandisgivenonlyalittlemoneybythegovernment.

A.awindowwhoseglassisbroken

B.awomanwhosehusbandisdead

C.amanwhosewifeisdead

D.achildwhoseparentsaredead

10.Hisgrandfatherwasashepherdinthosedays.Hisjobwastotakecareofsheepforthelandlord.Hewas

madetoworklonghours,butgivenlittletoeat.

A.apersonwholooksafterchildren

B.apersonwholooksaftersheep

C.apersonwhoworkslonghours

D.apersonwhohaslittletoeat

练习三

(1)

AnadvertisementisjustlikeaSomebodyElsesaysquotation(弓I语)inanewsstory.Thenewspaper

doesnotsaythatwhattheadvertisersaysistrue.Allthenewspapersaysis,“Thisiswhattheadvertiser

says.,,Tofindoutwhetheritistrueornotwillbelefttothereader.Allthestatementsintheadsarethe

advertiser\statements,notthepaper's.

Q:Whatdoes"SomebodyElse^^intheparagraphreferto?

A.Theeditorofthepaper.B.Thereaderofthepaper.

C.Theauthorofthepassage.D.Theadvertiseroftheads.

(2)

Emmahadneverreadit,norhadsheeverpurchasedacopy.But,whensheopeneditup,shewas

flooredtoseeherownnameandaddressinsidethecover,inherownhandwriting.Itturnedoutthatthe

summerbefore,ataconcertbackinMontreal,EmmahadmetaCalifornianwhowasintownvisitingfriends.

Theydecidedtoexchangeaddresses,butneitherofthemhadanypaper.Themanhadopenedupabookhe

wascarryinginhisbackpackandaskedEmmatowritehernameandaddressinside.Whenhereturnedto

California,heleftthebookbehindinMontreal,andhisfriendAlexkeptit.WhenAlexlaterrelocatedto

Jerusalem,hetookthenow-treasuredbookalong.

Q:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“floored“intheparagraphmean?

A.interestedB.shockedC.frightenedD.excited

(3)

Oxygenisvitaltolife;itisneededbythebodycellsofallanimals.Itisalsoveryusefulinindustry.

ThemethodPriestleyusedproducesonlysmallquantities.Thelargeamountsneededforindustryare

producedinadifferentway.Airisputintocontainersundergreatpressure.Thisturnsitintoliquidand

makesitverycold.Itisthengraduallywarmedupandeachsubstanceevaporatesatadifferenttemperature.

Theboilingpointofoxygenis-183℃.Itiscaughtandstoredinstrongsteelcylindersatapressureof136

atmospheres.Theprocessisknownasfractionaldistillation.

Q:Whichwordhastheroughmeaningof"vital”?

A.importantB.usefulC.helpfulD.interesting

(4)

Thesedifferentkindsoflearningdisabilitiesareknownbydifferentnames.Forexample,apersonwho

hasdifficultyreadingmayhavedyslexia.Someonewhocannotdomathematicsmayhaveadisordercalled

dyscalculia(计算困难).

Q:Theunderlinedword“dyslexia“intheparagraphprobablymeans.

A.difficultyinseeingB.probleminreading

C.troubleinlisteningD.braindisorder

(5)

Achild'sbirthdaypartydoesn'thavetobeahassle;itcanbeabasketoffun,accordingtoBeth

Anaclerio,anEvastonmotheroftwo,ages4and18months.

Q:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hassle”probablymeanintheparagraph?

A.apartydesignedbyspecialists

B.aplanrequiringcarefulthought

C.asituationcausingdifficultyortrouble

D.ademandmadebyguests

(6)

Andifyou'vegatheredyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamilyatmosphere(气氛)，youmay

fearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflictyougrewupwith—ordestroytheniceatmosphere

younowenjoy.

Q:Theunderlinedword“conflict“intheparagraphmeans.

A.dependentlifeB.fiercefightC.badmannersD.painfulfeeling

(7)

“Sheisashamedandembarrassedbutdoesn'treallyhaveanyexplanationwhyshedidthis,^^MissDuff

said."Shedidn'tintendtostealwhenshewentintothestore.Sheisalalossloexplainit.Sheisotherwisea

veryrespectableandintelligentyounglady.Shewenttoherdoctorandaskedforadvicebecauseshewants

toknowifthereisanythinginparticularthatcausedhertodothis.”

Q:Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Sheisatalosstoexplainit"mean?

A.Inheropinionitwasalosstotheclothesshopswhereshestolethings.

B.Shedoesn'thaveanyideawhyshehasthedesiretostealfromshops.

C.Shethinksitisalossforhertoexplainwhyshestolethingsfromshops.

D.Personallyshefeelsashamedandembarrassedforhershopliftingactions.

(8)

Oneofthebest-knownsayingsmustbe“Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthy

andwisdom".Thepromisesofhealth,wealth,andwisdomtothosewhojointheteamsofearlyretireesand

risesmustbeparticularlypleasingtomanypeopleinourmodernsociety.

Q:Theunderlinedword“retiree"hererefersto.

A.peoplewhogiveuptheirworkB.peoplewhohavealotoffreetime

C.peoplewhogotobedD.peoplewholiveinaquietplace

(9)

Thereasonsforavisittolighthousearenotallsobackward-looking(思想过时的)intime.Itistruethat

lighthouseswerebuiltinout-of-the-wayplaces.Butonapleasantsunnysummerday,thisveryisolationhas

anaturalbeautythatmanypeoplewilllovetoexperience.

Q:Theunderlinedphrase“out-of-lhe-way“probablymeans.

A.far-awayB.dangerousC.ancientD.secret

(10)

Ourownnativelanguageandculturearesomuchapartofusthatwetakethemforgranted.Whenwe

traveltoanothercountry,it'sasifwecarryalongwithourpassports.Weviewthenewenvironmentusing

ourowncultureasthestandard,andalthoughnotpurposely,ourwaysofthinkingandactingoftengetinthe

wayofourunderstandingotherlanguagesandcultures.Theabilityandwillingnesstochangelenses(视角)

whenwelookatadifferentcultureisboththecureandpreventionforsuchculturalblindness.Studyinga

newlanguageprovidesustheopportunitiestopractisechanginglenseswhenwealsolearnthecontextorthe

culturetowhichit_belongs.

Q:Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastsentence