高考真题之猜测词义.docx
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高考真题之猜测词义
高考英语阅读真题之猜测词义
(一)
A2015北京
LifeintheClear
Transparentanimalsletlightpassthroughtheirbodiesthesamewaylightpassesthroughawindow.Theseanimalstypicallylivebetweenthesurfaceoftheoceanandadepthofabout3,300feet—asfarasmostlightcanreach.Mostofthemareextremelydelicateandcanbedamagedbyasimpletouch.SonkeJohnsen,ascientistinbiology,says,“Theseanimalslivethroughtheirlifealone.Theynevertouchanythingunlessthey’reeatingit,orunlesssomethingiseatingthem.”
Andtheyareasclearasglass.Howdoesananimalbecomesee-through?
It’strickierthanyoumightthink.
Theobjectsaroundyouarevisiblebecausetheyinteractwithlight.Lighttypicallytravelsinastraightline.Butsomematerialsslowandscatter(散射)light,bouncingitawayfromitsoriginalpath.Othersabsorblight,stoppingitdeadinitstracks.Bothscatteringandabsorptionmakeanobjectlookdifferentfromotherobjectsaroundit,soyoucanseeiteasily.
Butatransparentobjectdoesn’tabsorborscatterlight,atleastnotverymuch,Lightcanpassthroughitwithoutbendingorstopping.Thatmeansatransparentobjectdoesn’tlookverydifferentfromthesurroundingairorwater.Youdon’tseeit----youseethethingsbehindit.
Tobecometransparent,ananimalneedstokeepitsbodyfromabsorbingorscatteringlight.Livingmaterialscanstoplightbecausetheycontainpigments(色素)thatabsorbspecificcolorsoflight.Butatransparentanimaldoesn’thavepigments,soitstissueswon’tabsorblight.AccordingtoJohnsen,avoidingabsorptionisactuallyeasy.Therealchallengeispreventinglightfromscattering.
Animalsarebuiltofmanydifferentmaterials----skin,fat,andmore----andlightmovesthrougheachatadifferentspeed.Everytimelightmovesintoamaterialwithanewspeed,itbendsandscatters.Transparentanimalsusedifferenttrickstofightscattering.Someanimalsaresimplyverysmallorextremelyflat.Withoutmuchtissuetoscatterlight,itiseasiertobesee—through.Othersbuildalarge,clearmassofnon-livingjelly-lie(果冻状的)materialandspreadthemselvesoverit.
Largertransparentanimalshavethebiggestchallenge,becausetheyhavetomakeallthedifferenttissuesintheirbodiesslowdownlightexactlyasmuchaswaterdoes.Theyneedtolookuniform.Buthowthey’redoingitisstillunknown.Onethingisclearfortheselargeranimals,stayingtransparentisanactiveprocess.Whentheydie,theyturnanon-transparentmilkywhite.
1.AccordingtoParagraph1,transparentanimals_______.
A.stayingroups B.canbeeasilydamaged
C.appearonlyindeepocean D.arebeautifulcreatures
2.Theunderlinedword“dead”inParagraph3means__________.
A.silently B.gradually
C.regularly D.completely
3.Onewayforananimaltobecometransparentisto________.
A.changethedirectionoflighttravel
B.gathermaterialstoscatterlight.
C.avoidtheabsorptionoflight
D.growbiggertostoplight.
4.Thelastparagraphtellsusthatlargertransparentanimals________.
A.movemoreslowlyindeepwater
B.staysee-throughevenafterdeath
C.producemoretissuesfortheirsurvival
D.takeeffectiveactiontoreducelightspreading
B2015浙江D
In2004,whenmydaughterBeckywasten,sheandmyhusband,Joe,wereunitedintheirdesireforadog.Asforme,Isharednoneoftheircaninelust.
Butwhy,theypleaded.“BecauseIdon’thavetimetotakecareofadog.”Butwe’lldoit.”ReallyYou’regoingtowalkthedogFeedthedogBathethedog”Yes,yes,andyes.”Idon’tbelieveyou.”Wewill.Wepromise.
Theydidn’t.Fromdaytwo(everyonewantedtowalkthecutepuppythatfirstday),neitherthoughttowalkthedog.WhileIwasslowtoacceptthatIwouldbetheonetokeeptrackofhershots,toschedulehervetappointments,tofeedandcleanher,Mistyknewthisondayone.Asshelookedupatthethreenewhumansinherlife(small,medium,andlarge),shecalculated,”Themediumoneisthesuckerinthepack.”
Quickly,sheandIdevelopedsomethingverysimilartoaVulcanmindmeld(心灵融合).She’dlookatmewiththosesadbrowneyesofhers,beamherneed,andthenwait,trustingIwouldunderstand—which,strangely,Ialmostalwaysdid.Innotime,shebecamemyfeetasIread,andsplayingacrossmystomachasIwatchedtelevision.
Evenso,partofmecontinuedtoresentwalkingduty.JoeandBeckyhadpromised.Notfair,I’dbalk(不心甘情愿地做)silentlyassheandIwalked.“Notfair,”I’dloudlyremindanyonewithinearshotuponourreturnhome.
Thenoneday—January1,2007,tobeexact—myhusband‘sdoctorutteredanunthinkableword:
leukemia(白血病).Withthat,IspenteighttotenhoursadaywithJoeinthehospital,doinganythingandeverythingIcouldtoeasehisdiscomfort.Duringthosesixmonthsofhospitalizations,Becky,12atthetime,adjustedtootheradultsbeinginthehousewhenshereturnedfromschool.Myworkcolleaguesadjustedtomytakingoffatamoment'snoticeformedicalemergencies.Everypartofmylifechanged;nopartofmyoldroutineremained.
Saveone:
Mistystillneededwalking.Atthebeginning,whenfriendsofferedtotakeherthroughherpaces,IdeclinedbecauseIknewtheyhadtheirownhouseholdstodealwith.
Asthemonthswentby,IbegantorealizethatIactuallywantedtowalkMisty.ThewalkinthemorningbeforeIheadedtothehospitalwasaquiet,peacefultimetogathermythoughtsortojustbebeforetheday'smedicaldramaunfolded.Theeveningwalkwasatimetoshakeofftheday'supsetsandlettheworrytracksinmyheadgotowhitenoise.
Whenseriousillnessvisitsyourhousehold,it'snotjustyourdailyroutineandyourassumptionsaboutthefuturethatarenolongerfamiliar.Prettymucheveryoneyouactsdifferently.
NotMisty.Takeherforawalk,andshehadnointerestinJoe'sbloodcountsorbonemarrowtestresults.Onthestreetorinthepark,shehadonlyonethingonhermind:
squirrels!
Shewassojoyousthatevenontheworstdays,shecouldmakemesmile.Onadailybasissheremindedmethatlifegoeson.
AfterJoediedin2009,Mistysleptonhispillow.
I'mgrateful---toapoint.Thetruthis,afteryearsofbalking,I'vecometoenjoymywalkswithMisty.AsIwatchherchaseafterasquirrel,throwingherwholebeingintothehere-and-nowofanexercisethathasneveronceendedinvictory,sheremindsme,too,thatnomatterhowharshthepresentorunpredictablethefuture,there'salmostalwayssomemeasureofjoytobeextractedfromthemoment.
5.Whydidn'tthewriteragreetoraiseadogatthebeginningofthestory?
A.Shewasafraidthedogwouldgetthefamily,intotrouble.
B.Itwouldbeherbusinesstotakecareofthedog.
C.Herhusbandanddaughterwereunitedasone.
D.Shedidn'twanttospoilherdaughter.
6.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningto"Themediumoneisthesuckerinthepack.”(Paragraph3)
A."Themiddle-agedpersonlovesmemost.”
B.”Themedium-sizedwomanisthehostess.”
C."Themaninthemiddleistheonewhohasthefinalsay.”
D."Thewomanisthekindandtrustworthyoneinthefamily.”
7.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that_______.
A.Mistywasquiteclever
B.Mistycouldsolvemathproblems
C.thewriterwasaslowlearner
D.noonewalkedMistythefirstday
8.Thestorycametoitsturningpointwhen________.
A.Joediedin2009
B.Joefellillin2007
C.Thewalkprovidedherwithspiritualcomfort.
D.Shedidn'twantMistytobeotherscompanion.
9.Whatisthemessagethewriterwantstoconveyinthepassage?
A.Oneshouldlearntoenjoyhardtimes.
B.Adisastercanchangeeverythinginlife.?
C.Momentsofjoysuggestthatthereisstillhopeahead.
D.Peoplewillchangetheirattitudetowardyouwhenyouareindifficulty.
C2015福建,D
Lifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcanalsobefullofchallenges,setbacksandheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesires—thatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfalls(陷阱) thatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedinthefirstplace.
Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveandwhatwe'reseeminglyabletohaveistheniggling(烦人的)suffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit'seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe'renevermeanttoletgoofthepartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theintelligencebehindthatknowingisus—therealus.It'sthepartthatbelievesinlifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle"dead"insidebecauseyou'redropping"you".
So,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck,howdowebreakthesepatterns?
Decideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday'schallenges.
While,deepdown,weknowwecandoit,ourmind—orthemindsofthoseclosetous—usuallysayswecan't.Thatisn'tareasontostop,it'sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It'sallaboutstartingsimpleanddoingitnow.
Decideandactbeforeoverthinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou'llbeonyourway.
10. Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatweshould________ .
A. slowdownandliveasimplelife
B. becarefulwhenwechoosetochange
C. sticktoourdreamsunderanycircumstances
D. becontentwithwhatweal
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