高考英语阅读理解词义猜测试题及答案及解释.docx
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高考英语阅读理解词义猜测试题及答案及解释
2019高考英语阅读理解词义猜测试题及答案及解释
1、 TheEdinburghInternationalFilmFestival,after60yearsasoneofthecity'sculturalfocusesinAugust,willmovetoJunefromnextyear.ArtisticdirectorHannahMcGillsaidthefestivalneededmorebreathingspace.
“Therearehugeadvantagesinhavingalltheseculturaleventsinoneplaceandtime,”shesaid.“Butthereislimitedspace.It’slikewhenachildhasabirthdayonChristmasDay—itallcomesontopofeachother.”
MsMcGillsaidthatthefilmfestivalwantedtouseextraplacestoorganizeeventsandconferenceswhichEdinburghwastoocrowdedtoprovideinAugust.Shespokeofherdifficulty,forexample,beingunabletoholdanexhibitionaspartofthefilmfestivalbecauseoflimitedspace.
However,JonMorgan,thedirectoroftheEdinburghFringeFestival,deprecatedthefilmfestivalsmovewhichsuggestedthecitywasoverburdenedinAugust.“Therearestillhundredsofspacesthataren'tused,andthereisstillroomforittoexpand,”hesaid
ThemovetoJunemadesense.ItwouldallowmoreairbetweenitandtheLondonFilmFestival,providingformoredistinctive(有特色的)programming.“June will giveusthebreathing space toexpandandcreateourownidentity,allowingustofurtherdevelop our positionasoneof the world's mostinnovative(创新的)andchallengingannualfilmevents,”MsMcGillsaid
ThefestivalorganisersthoughtthatthemovetoJunewouldnotreduceaudiences,sayingfilm-loverswouldvisitEdinburghinearlysummer.GinnieAtkinson,thefestival’smanagingdirector,said,“Ouraudiencesareveryfilm-focused.Lastyearweaskedinourmarketresearchiftheywouldcomeifweweretheonlyshowintownandtheysaidyes.”
1.ThepassageintendstotellusthattheEdinburghInternationalFilmFestival ___________.
A.needsimproving
B.enjoysgreatsuccess
C.needsmorebreathingspace
D.willmoveto“quieter”June
2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphsuggeststhat _______.
A.havingtwoimportanteventsinoneplaceandtimehasmanyadvantages
B.havingtwoimportanteventsinoneplaceandtimewillcausepressure
C.wonderfulthingsalwaysgohandinhand
D.havingabirthdayonChristmasDayisaluckything
3.Theunderlinedword“deprecated”inParagraph4probablymeans __________.
A.disagreedto
B.approvedof
C.supported
D.held
4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat ________.
A.themovetoJunewillaffectthenumberofpeoplewhovisitEdinburgh
B.thefestivalisoneoftheworldsmostinnovativeandchallengingannualfilmevents
C.thefestivalhasbeenoneofEdinburgh'sculturalfocusesfor60years
D.itisgenerallybelievedthatAugustisabusymonthtotheculturalcirclesinEdinburgh
2、 Stonehenge,theworld-famouscircleofstonecolumnsmay12.havehadabrother.Amuchbigger,olderbrother.
UniversityofBradfordresearchersannouncedtheyhaddiscoveredabout100stonescoveringseveralacresthoughttohavebeenbuiltaround4,500yearsago.TheStonehengeHiddenLandscapesProjectdiscoveredthemonument,whichisnearDurringtonWalls,alsoknownas“superhenge”.Stonehenge,whichisbelievedtohavebeencompleted3,500yearsago,isabout2milesaway."Whatwearestartingtoseeisthelargestsurvivingstonemonument,preservedunderneathabank,thathaseverbeendiscoveredinBritainandpossiblyinEurope,”saidVinceGaffney.
Theevidencewasfoundunder3feetofearth.Someofthestonesarethoughttohavestood15feettallbeforetheyweretoppled."Ourradardatahaveshownanamazingrowofupto90standingstones,anumberofwhichhavesurvivedafterbeingpushedover,andalargebankplacedoverthestones,"saidprofessorWolfgangNeubauer,directoroftheLudwigBoltzmannInstituteforArchaeologicalProspectionandVirtualArchaeology.
“Intheeast,upto30stones...havesurvivedbelow,”hesaid.“TheextraordinaryscaleanddetailsoftheevidenceproducedbytheStonehengeHiddenLandscapesProject,whichthenewdiscoveriesatDurringtonWalls,ischangingfundamentally(根本上)ourunderstandingofStonehengeandtheworldaroundit,"Neubaueradded.
"EverythingwrittenbeforeabouttheStonehengelandscapeandtheancientmonumentswithinitwillneedtoberewritten,”saidPaulGarwood,ascientistandleadhistorianontheprojectattheUniversityofBirmingham.ThefindingswereannouncedonthefirstdayoftheBritishScienceFestivalbeingheldattheUniversityofBradford.
1.Itisbelievedthatthesuperhengeis_________ earlierthantheStonehenge.
A.1,000years
B.2,500years
C.3,500years
D.4,500years
2.Whatdoresearchersthinkofthesuperhenge?
A.Itisthebiggestmonumentdiscoveredintheworld.
B.ItwasbuiltmuchlaterthantheStonehenge.
C.ItisthelargestsurvivingstonemonumentfoundinEngland.
D.ItisbetterprotectedthantheStonehenge.
3.Whatdotheunderlinedword“toppled”mostprobablymean?
A.Setup.
B.Pusheddown.
C.Movedaway.
D.Broughtup.
4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ThesouthernEnglandhasmanyhistoricsites
B.TheBritishScienceFestivalwillbeheldagain
C.BiggerBrothertoStonehengehasbeendiscovered
D.TheProjectattheUniversityofBirmingham
3、Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’saround.
It’scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21,butsinceithascaughton,eventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.
Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetosee,andoftentaste,awidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarkets,itcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistence,suchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecial,it’sstillworthatry,asistheknobbly(多疙瘩的)Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelse.
Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinette,butyou’llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit,soit’sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.
Attheevents,youcanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditions,andbecausethesearefamilyaffairs,childrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.
AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruit,includingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards(果园).Ifyouwanttohavearealorchardexperience,tryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdale,nearFavershaminKent.
1.Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?
A.Attendexperts’lectures.
B.Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.
C.Plantfruittreesinanorchard.
D.Tastemanykindsofapples.
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?
A.Itisanewvariety.
B.Ithasastrangelook.
C.Itisrarelyseennow.
D.Ithasaspecialtaste.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“apipedream”inParagraph3mean?
A.Apracticalidea.
B.Avainhope.
C.Abrilliantplan.
D.Aselfishdesire.
4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Toshowhowtogrowapples.
B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.
C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.
D.Topromoteappleresearch.
4、 InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforest,therestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous(土著的)people.Surprisingly,thesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.Andyet,peopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolony(殖民地)oftheFrenchRepublicsince1946.Intheory,theyshouldlivebytheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknown,thusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaof“lawlessness”intheworld.
ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffectsofaFrenchmanformPariscalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisarea,whichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforest,withhalfitspopulationofonly250,000livinginitscapital,Cayenne.
“IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeople.Ihaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyears,”saysGin.“I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccesstotheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlessland.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.”
“Iwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlife,”continuesGin.“Iprefertoworkinblackandwhite,whichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.”
Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintime.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublic,whichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfare,butalsoalcoholism,betrayalandevensuicide.
1.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuiana?
A.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.
B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.
C.Theyareseparatedfromthemodernworld.
D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.
2.GinintroducedthespecialworldoftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.
A.atourguide
B.ageographer
C.afilmdirector
D.aphotographer
3.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianese?
A.Cautious.
B.Doubtful.
C.Uninterested.
D.Appreciative.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.ThemodernFrenchlifestyle.
B.Theself-supportinghunting.
C.Theuncivilizedhunting.
D.TheFrenchRepubli
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