2022版新高考英语一轮总复习A版训练：专题十六猜测词义 —方法集训 WORD版含解析.docx

1、专题十六猜测词义【方法集训】Exercise 1Sparrow failed to grow for another two years, until a new CEO, Carl Pearson, decided to build up its market share. He did a survey, which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain, while customers of other fast-food cha

2、ins were unwilling to turn away from them. Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign. What does the underlined word“them”in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Customers of Sparrow restaurants.B.Sparrow restaurants.C.Customers of other fast-food chains.D.Other fast-food chains.答案DExercise 2We also know t

3、he bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison. In 1878 he explained bugs as“little problems and difficulties”that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison“had

4、been up the two previous nights discoveringa bugin his invented record player.”What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Explanation.B.Finding.C.Origin.D.Fault.答案DExercise 3Parents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades. Other fo

5、rms of parental involvement, including volunteering at school and observing a childs class, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the topic.The underlined expression “parental involvement” in Paragraph 1 probably means.A.parents expectation on childrens healthB.parents participati

6、on in childrens educationC.parents control over childrens lifeD.parents plan for childrens future答案BExercise 4Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you are sure you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound

7、judgment, creative ideaseven physical strength greater than most of us realize.What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?A.Swallow more than you can digest.B.Act slightly above your abilities.C.Develop more mysterious powers.D.Learn to make creative decisions.答案BExercise 5The objects around

8、 you are visible because they interact with light. Light typically travels in a straight line. But some materials slow and scatter(散射)light, bouncing it away from its original path. Others absorb light, stopping it dead in its tracks. Both scattering and absorption make an object look different from other objects around it, so you can see it easily.The underlined word “dead” in Paragraph 3 means.A.silentlyB.graduallyC.regularlyD.completely答案D