Exercises for guessing the meaning
I. Guess the meaning of the underlined parts and write down in the blanks. Mark the information which is useful to guess the meaning. No. 1. (2011湖南卷)(如在家里一样舒适的,家常的)
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, many restaurants lack.No. 2.(必需品)
A cellphone is a must for today’s older workers instead of young people. No. 3. (2011 年湖南卷A篇)(引人注目的,重要的)
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customers, especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking. 1__________ No.4. (who is…下定义,木匠)
A person who is skilled at making or repairing wooden objects is called a carpenter. ______ No. 5(or, 同义同位, B)
“Background music, or‘Muzak’,can be used by marketers to impose cultures ---- such as the commercialisation of Christmas--- onto consumeer and influence their behavior,said.
“Muzak” now refers to ______.A. a company
B. a kind of music
C a song
D. an instrument
”experts
homelike atmosphere that
(Yesterday’s homework)
No. 6(because因果关系+常识,A)
Pruningis important because it encourages the growth of tender shoots(嫩芽), or young leaves of trees. The word
“pruning” means______
of the plants
B. Frequent watering
D. Growing the plants high in the mountain
A. Regular cutting(修剪)C. Regular use of chemicals No. 7 (like, 举例归纳,C)
Positive thinking stories can create change in a person. Whether you’re struggling through apernicioushabit like smoking or drug taking, or you are finding it hard to get out of an abusive (虐待的) relationship, reading success stories from people whohave experienced what you’re going through can help encourage you to finally change the things that you don’t like about yourself.
What does the underlined word “pernicious” mean? A. Mental
B. Healthy
C. Harmful
D. Lifelong
No. 8 ( 05广东卷) (对比转折unlike, D)
“Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills cancultivated.”
The underlined word roughly means ____. A. encouraged
B. compared
C. examined
D. developed
’t be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully
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