2017届河北省衡水名校高考英语一轮复习撬题对点练：专题17 词义猜测题（含解析）

　　Passage 1

　　限时：7分钟

　　体裁：记叙文　题材：生活类　难度：中词数：257

　　My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn't fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy­five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed_off for the night. Fortunately, I didn't get any channels showing all­night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.

　　Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial， a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles (肌肉) shaking my set.

　　When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

　　本文作者以幽默的口吻介绍了自己购买彩电后遇到的种种麻烦。

　　1．Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?

　　A．He got an older model than he had expected.

　　B．He couldn't return it when it was broken.

　　C．He could have bought it at a lower price.

　　D．He failed to find any movie shows on it.

　　答案　C　[推理判断题。根据第一段中“I realized this a day later...at seventy­five dollars less than I had paid.”可知，作者之所以认为被愚弄买了电视机，是因为一天后他在看报纸的广告时得知自己多花了75美元。故选C。]

　　★2.Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?

　　A．ended all their programs

　　B．provided fewer channels

　　C．changed to commercials

　　D．showed all­night movies

　　答案　A　[词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“Fortunately, I didn't get any channels showing all­night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.”可知，画线短语的意思为“结束所有的电视节目”。故选A。]

　　3．How did the author finally get his TV set working again?

　　A．By shaking and hitting it.

　　B．By turning it on and off.

　　C．By switching channels.

　　D．By having it repaired.

　　答案　D　[事实细节题。根据文章最后一句话可知，最后作者不得不到维修店去修理电视机，让其重新工作。故选D。]

　　4．How does the author sound when telling the story?

　　A．Curious.

　　B．Anxious.

　　C．Cautious.

　　D．Humorous.

　　答案　D　[推理判断题。根据文章中多处细节及最后一句中“but I keep expecting more trouble”可判断作者以幽默的口吻叙述了自己购买彩电后遇到的种种麻烦。故选D。]

　　1．relative n．/adj. 亲戚；相对的，相关的

　　2．commercial adj. 商业的

　　3．remove v. 去除，移走

　　1．switch into 转变成

　　2．build up 增强(体质)

　　原文：Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back.(不定式作目的状语)

　　译文：渐渐地，这个噪音在播放节目的时候开始出现。为了摆脱它，我不得不换到另一个频道，然后再换回来。

　　仿写：To_avoid_any_delay,_please phone your order direct.

　　为免延误，请直接打电话预订。

　　Passage 2

　　限时：7分钟

　　体裁：说明文　题材：科普知识类　难度：中词数：264

　　There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide.

　　Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weighs anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.

　　In colonies (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend

　　primarily on pheromones (外激素), chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.

　　In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take_on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.

　　Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.

　　文章对个体渺小，实则有着庞大团队和巨大力量的蚂蚁进行了分析。作者从蚂蚁有着明确的分工合作、对集体任务无私奉献中找到了它们在地球上存活时间比恐龙还长的原因。

　　1．We can learn from the passage that ants are________.

　　A．not willing to share food

　　B．not found around the poles

　　C．more successful than all other animals

　　D．too many to achieve any level of organization

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles”可知，答案为B项。]

　　2．Ants can use pheromones for________.

　　A．escape

　　B．communication

　　C．warning enemies

　　D．arranging labor

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromones(外激素)”可知，答案为B项。]

　　3.What does the underlined expression “take on”

　　in Paragraph 3 mean?

　　A．Accept.

　　B．Employ.

　　C．Play with.

　　D．Fight against.

　　答案　D　[短语猜测题。根据第三段中的“They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target”可知，答案应为attack之类的动词。因而，答案为D项fight against“对抗”。]

　　4．Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?

　　A．Their behavior.

　　B．Their size.

　　C．Their number.

　　D．Their weight.

　　答案　A　[推理判断题。根据文中最后一段中的“Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth...”可知答案。]

　　1．worldwide adj. 世界范围的

　　2．roughly adv. 粗略地，大体上地

　　3．division n. 分开

　　4．conflict n. 冲突

　　5．devoted adj. 献身的，忠诚的

　　put together 聚集

　　原文：Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.(倒装句)

　　译文：它们就是这样献身于群体的共同利益，以至于兵蚁和工蚁都会牺牲生命来帮助打败敌人。

　　仿写：Such_a_good_boy_is_he that he is always ready to help others.

　　他是如此好的一个男孩子，总是乐于助人。

　　Passage 3

　　限时：7分钟

　　体裁：记叙文　题材：日常生活类　难度：中词数：385

　　What Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn't a prerequisite for a modern grow­your­own lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can (装罐) and preserve much of the food they consume.

　　Loe is a master food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what's on their plate.

　　Loe initially went to school to become an engineer, but she quickly learned that her enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food. “I got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs (香草) and foods for that fresh flavor，” she said. Engineer by day, Loe learned cooking at night school. She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.

　　“I teach people how to live farm­fresh without a farm，” Loe said. Through her website Loe emphasizes that “anybody can do this anywhere”. Got an apartment with a balcony (阳台)? Plant some herbs. A window? Perfect spot for growing. Start with herbs, she recommends, because “they're very forgiving”. Just a little of the herbs “can take your regular cooking to a whole new level，” she added. “I think it's a great place to start.” Then? Try growing something from a seed, she said, like a tomato or some tea.

　　Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does. With every planted food, Loe noted, there's a moment when it's bursting with its absolute peak flavor. “I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar，”Loe said. “Canning for me is about knowing what's in your food, knowing where it comes from.”

　　In addition to being more in touch with the food she's eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children：“Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the_bigger_ picture，”she said, “that if we don't take care of the earth, no one will.”

　　本文讲述的是Loe一家如何仅用一小片土地就过上了田园般的生活，并向我们讲述了如何利用有限的条件自己栽种和保存果实。

　　★1.The underlined word “prerequisite” (Para. 1) is closest in meaning to “________”．

　　A．recipe

　　B．substitute

　　C．requirement

　　D．challenge

　　答案　C　[词义猜测题。从语境上看，下文讲述的是Loe和她的家人在仅仅只有十分之一英亩的土地上栽种和保存他们所需的大部分食物，由此可推断，画线词的含义应是“必备条件，先决条件”，同C项的含义相近，故选C。]

　　2．Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?

　　A．They are used daily.

　　B．They are easy to grow.

　　C．They can grow very tall.

　　D．They can be eaten uncooked.

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Start with herbs... because

　　they're very forgiving”可知，Loe推荐从栽种香草开始是因为香草很容易栽种，即使被人们忽视了，它们依旧能够存活，因此选B。]

　　3．According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?

　　A．It can preserve their best flavor.

　　B．It can promote her online sales.

　　C．It can better her cooking skills.

　　D．It can improve their nutrition.

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。根据第五段中的“there's a moment when it's bursting with its absolute peak flavor”可知，Loe把她种的食物装罐是为了保持食物的最佳口味。]

　　4．What is the “the bigger picture” (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand?

　　A．The knowledge about good food.

　　B．The way to live a grow­our­own life.

　　C．The joy of getting in touch with foods.

　　D．The responsibility to protect our earth.

　　答案　D　[推理判断题。根据画线部分后面的“that if we don't take care of the earth, no one will”可推断，Loe希望自己的孩子能够理解保护地球的重要性，因此选D。]

　　1．consume v. 消耗，消费

　　2．initially adv. 原来地，初始地

　　3．emphasize v. 强调

　　4．absolute adj. 绝对的，完全的

　　1．start with... 以……开始

　　2．in addition to 除……之外

　　3．pass...to... 把……传给……

　　原文：In addition to being more in touch with the food she's eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children.(定语从句)

　　译文：除了能更近距离地接近她吃的食物，另一个惊喜来自能把这种知识和对健康食物的需求传递给孩子们。

　　仿写：The film (that/which)_they_went_to_see_last_night was not interesting at all.

　　他们昨晚看的那部电影一点儿意思也没有。

　　Passage 4

　　限时：8分钟

　　体裁：议论文　题材：社会生活类　难度：中词数：291

　　A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social

　　backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it

　　comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of

　　reports from Nat West that has started a five­year research

　　project into teenagers and money, are particularly

　　worrying as this generation of young people is likely to

　　be burdened with greater debts than any before.

　　University tuition fees (学费)

　　are currently capped at

　　￡3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and

　　the Government is under enormous pressure to_raise_the__ceiling.

　　In the research, the teenagers were presented with

　　the terms of four different loans but 76 percent failed to

　　identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted

　　that they would be earning on average

　　￡31,000 by the

　　age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22

　　to 29 is just

　　￡17,815. The teenagers expected to be in

　　debt when they finished university or training, although

　　half said that they assumed the debts would be less than ￡10,000.

　　Average debts for graduates are

　　￡12,363.

　　Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the

　　Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns Nat West, said.

　　“The more exposed young people are to financial issues,

　　and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible， forward­planning

　　adults who manage their

　　finances confidently and

　　effectively.”

　　Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial

　　pressures on teenagers and young people because of

　　students' loans and rising housing costs. They have just

　　introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki

　　Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had

　　benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted

　　that she still had a lot to learn about money.

　　本文是英国的研究机构的一份调查，表明大部分青少年对钱的问题认识不深，他们大多数过高估计了未来赚钱的前景，对他们以后可能要负担的债务也没有认识。

　　1．Which of the following can be found from the

　　five­year research project?

　　A．Students understand personal finances differently.

　　B．University tuition fees in England have been

　　rising.

　　C．Teenagers tend to overestimate their future

　　earnings.

　　D．The students' payback ability has become a major

　　issue.

　　答案　C'[推理判断题。从第一段第一句话“most of them are

　　ignorant when it comes to money”可以得出答案，“青少年倾向于过高估计了他们未来赚钱的前景”而没有意识到他们会在未来面临的各种债务，故选C项。]

　　★2.The underlined phrase “to raise the ceiling” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．

　　A．to raise the student loans

　　B．to improve the school facilities

　　C．to increase the upper limit of the tuition

　　D．to lift the school building roofs

　　答案　C'[词义猜测题。根据上下文的意思，推测“raise the ceiling”的意思，很显然，不是A项“增加学生的贷款”，不是B项“改善学校的设施”，也不是D项“增高学校建筑的屋顶”，他们都不是第二段里提到的意思，那么就只能选择C项“提供学费的上限”。]

　　3.According to Stephen Moir, students________.

　　A．are too young to be exposed to financial issues

　　B．should learn to manage their finances well

　　C．should maintain a positive attitude when facing

　　loans

　　D．benefit a lot from lessons on personal

　　finance

　　答案　B'[推理判断题。根据第四段Stephen Moir说的话来归纳出他的观点，就是“学生们应该学会更好地理财”。]

　　4．What can we learn from the passage?

　　A．Many British teenagers do not know money

　　matters well.

　　B．Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with

　　debts.

　　C．Financial planning is a required course at college.

　　D．Young people should become responsible adults.

　　答案　A'[主旨大意题。通读全文可知A项为正确答案，即“很多英国的青少年没有很好地认识钱的问题”。B项是“英国的青少年有很沉重的债务负担”，C项是“财政计划是大学里的必修课”，D项“年轻人应该对成年人负责”都偏离了文章大意，所以不选。]

　　1．background n. 背景

　　2.burden vt./n. 负担；责任

　　3．predict vt. 预测；预告

　　4.finance n. 财政；金融

　　5．personal adj. 个人的；私人的

　　1．in debt 负债

　　2．be concerned about 对……担忧

　　原文：the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible.(the＋比较级， the＋比较级)

　　译文：他们越年轻意识到他们(经济问题)，他们越可能变得负责。

　　仿写：The_harder you work, the_greater_progress you will make.

　　你越努力，进步就越大。

　　Passage 5

　　限时：7分钟

　　体裁：记叙文　题材：人物故事类　难度：中词数：365

　　Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the

　　brave 32­year­old man, plays football and golf, swims, and

　　surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him

　　balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to

　　type,

　　write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.

　　“I call it my chicken drumstick，” joked Nick.

　　“I'd be

　　lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)．”

　　When Nick was born, his father was so shocked he left

　　the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn't

　　bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

　　“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did

　　their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the

　　water when I was 18 months old and gave me the courage to

　　learn how to swim，”

　　said Nick.

　　Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenges. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and legs, in hope that he would be more like other kids. During the short trial period of the electronic arms and legs, Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers at school, and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.

　　“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others，” said Nick, “I realized why God had made us like this—to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.”

　　“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves，” he said. “If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speaker.

　　本文讲述了演说家Nick Vujicic身残志坚的故事。

　　1．What makes it possible for Nick to swim in the water?

　　A．His small size.

　　B．His small foot.

　　C．His light weight.

　　D．His big lungs.

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句“Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick”并结合第二段中的“my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)”可知，Nick的小脚使其游泳成为可能，故选B项。]

　　2.The underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．

　　A．cold­blooded

　　B．bad­tempered

　　C．really crazy

　　D．extremely upset

　　答案　D　[词义猜测题。根据第三段的第一句“When Nick was born, his father was so shocked he left the hospital room to vomit”可推知，Nick刚出生时的样子吓到了父母，当时Nick的母亲应该是很难过的，故选D项。]

　　3．Nick abandoned the electronic arms and legs because________.

　　A．his family couldn't afford them

　　B．his classmates didn't like them

　　C．they were too heavy to handle

　　D．they affected his appearance

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句中的“and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly”可知，电动的胳膊和腿太沉了，使他的灵活性大受影响，因此在尝试一段时间后，他不再使用它们了，故选C项。]

　　4．Which of the following statements is true?

　　A．Nick's parents were very strict with him.

　　B．Nick's family accepted his disability at his birth.

　　C．Nick's mother was to blame for his disability.

　　D．Nick learned to be independent at a young age.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，Nick在他18个月大时，他的父母就开始培养他的独立性，故选D项。]

　　1．shock v．/n. 休克；震惊

　　2.independent adj. 独立的

　　3．disabled adj. 残废的，有缺陷的

　　4．thankful adj. 感激的；欣慰的

　　5．encourage vt. 鼓励

　　1．act as 充当；担任　2.try out 尝试，试验

　　原文：During the short trial period of the electronic arms and legs, Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers at school, and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly. (too...to...结构)

　　译文：在他短期尝试电子臂和腿时，Nick意识到即使拥有他们，自己仍然与学校的同伴们不一样，这些电子臂和腿对Nick来说太重了而不能操作，在很大意义上严重影响了他的灵活性。

　　仿写：Because of the serious illness, she was too_weak_to_join_us in the outing.

　　由于这场重病，她太虚弱了而不能加入到我们的旅行中。

　　Passage 6

　　限时：7分钟

　　体裁：记叙文　题材：人物故事类　难度：易词数：339

　　One winter, my cousin and I were playing toy blocks

　　in the yard. My mom was out for shopping to get

　　groceries and my dad was asleep upstairs in his room.

　　Suddenly, it started to snow. First it was just a little. But

　　then it started to pour heavily.

　　Then, we put the finishing touches to our blocks and

　　headed back inside. Right when I opened the sliding glass

　　door, my cousin fell down on the slippery wooden stairs.

　　I let go of the door, my worst mistake, you see. The door

　　locks automatically but I had put a rock, right next to the

　　door so it wouldn't close. But while I was running to my

　　cousin's aid I'd accidentally kicked the rock.

　　Now, my cousin and I were locked outside.

　　And

　　unfortunately it started to get really windy. It was really

　　freezing with the snow. First we started to call my dad,

　　but

　　he

　　was

　　sleeping

　　soundly.

　　I

　　mean

　　sleep­through­a­tornado­soundly. It was of no use.

　　Then I tried to climb over the fence but it didn't

　　work because the fence was iced by snow and wind, and

　　the fence is six feet high. So, I climbed up to my tree

　　house and brainstormed some ideas on ways to get out. At

　　one point, I was seriously considering jumping out of the

　　tree house and use the trampoline (蹦床) to jump over the

　　fence.

　　So, we got to work. First, I took out the trampoline.

　　Then I started to jump. First try—I almost cracked my

　　head. Second try—this time I convinced my cousin to do

　　it but at the last second, he chickened_out. Third try—I jumped and missed but at the last second, my hand caught

　　the fence, and with a lot of pushing I finally climbed over

　　the fence and luckily, I fell on a big snow drift.

　　Finally, my mom came back. Then I got inside and

　　unlocked the door for my cousin to get in. Then we

　　shared this story to my mom and dad.

　　本文讲述的是作者与表弟在后院玩耍时突遇风雪天气，因意外他们被锁在门外的经历。

　　1．When the author wanted to jump out, the main

　　problem was that________.

　　A．the fence was icy

　　B．the fence was slippery and high

　　C．the trampoline couldn't bear the weight

　　D．the trampoline was too small

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第四段的“Then I tried to climb over the fence but it didn't work because the fence was iced by snow and wind, and the fence is six feet high”可知，作者之所以跳不过去是因为篱笆又高又滑，即B项正确。]

　　2．The attitude of the author's cousin towards jumping

　　on trampoline seems ________.

　　A．passive

　　B．positive

　　C．indifferent

　　D．objective

　　答案　A　[推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“this time I convinced my cousin to do it but at the last second, he chickened out”可知作者的表弟对作者的提议持消极态度，即A项正确。]

　　3.The words“chickened out”(Line 4, Paragraph 5) most probably means________.

　　A．fell down

　　B．cried out

　　C．jumped up

　　D．backed out

　　答案　D　[词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段的“this time I convinced my cousin to do it but at the last second, he chickened out”中的convinced和but可知，作者说服了表弟，但在最后一秒钟表弟又打退堂鼓了，即D项正确。]

　　4．Which would be the best title of the text?

　　A．Climbing Fence in the Snow

　　B．An Adventure in Yard

　　C．Friendship Produces Pleasure

　　D．We Are Independent

　　答案　B　[标题归纳题。文章讲述的是作者与表弟在后院玩积木时突遇风雪天气，因意外他们被锁在门外时所采取的冒险行动，因此B项正确。]

　　1．grocery n. 杂货店；杂货

　　2．slippery adj. 滑的；不稳定的

　　3．automatically adv. 自动地；机械地

　　4．accidentally adv. 意外地；偶然地

　　5．freezing adj. 冰冻的；严寒的

　　1．fall down 跌倒；倒塌；失败

　　2．let go of 释放；松手，放开

　　3．of no use 没有用的(useless)

　　原文：I tried to climb over the fence but it didn't

　　work because the fence was iced by snow and wind, and

　　the fence is six feet high.(原因状语从句)

　　译文：我尽力爬上围栏，但没有成功，因为围栏由于风雪变得很滑，而且围栏有6英尺高。

　　仿写：This boy was always late because_it_took_him_too_long_ to_get_dressed.

　　这个男孩总因花太长时间穿衣服而迟到。

　　易错题一：忽视内在逻辑关系

　　[例1]　A child's birthday party doesn't have to be a hassle;_it can be a basket of fun.

　　Q：What does the underlined word“hassle” probably mean?

　　A．A party designed by specialists.

　　B．A plan requiring careful thought.

　　C．A situation causing difficulty or trouble.

　　D．A demand made by guests.

　　[错解]　A

　　[错因分析]　考生只注意到了party便会仓促选出答案A。

　　[答案]　C　根据对比关系，可知“a hassle”和“a basket of fun”是相反的意义，故答案为C。

　　[心得体会]

　　[例2]　I feel that since you are my superior, it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.

　　Q：The word “presumptuous” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to ________.

　　A．full of request

　　B．too confident and rude

　　C．lacking in experience

　　D．too shy and quiet

　　[错解]　D

　　[错因分析]　考生由于对since引导的从句和主句之间的关系理解不清而误选答案。

　　[答案]　B　根据since引导的原因状语从句的内容(既然你是我的上司)，我们可以推断这里“presumptuous”意为“冒失的，放肆的”。

　　[心得体会]

　　易错题二：缺乏生活常识和自身经验

　　[例]　For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from uv_rays.

　　Q：What do the underlined words “uv rays” mean?

　　A．沙尘

　　B．闪电

　　C．紫外线

　　D．超声波

　　[错解]　A

　　[错因分析]　考生因为缺乏生活常识而误选答案。

　　[答案]　C　根据常识可知“太阳镜不仅是一种时尚的标志，还可以保护眼睛免受紫外线的伤害”。

　　[心得体会]