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猜什么：

① 熟詞生義 / 生僻難詞

②短語

③句子

④代詞：it / one / they / this / those...

猜什么：

①構(gòu)詞法：合成、派生、轉(zhuǎn)化

②定義法

③對(duì)比法

④例證法

1??有解釋

怎么解釋？

是什么：be / be called：被稱為 / be defined as：被定義為 / mean：意思是 / refer to：指的是

換言之： that is (to say) / in other words / namely 即…

舉例子：like, such as, for example / instance…

標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)：“——" "："

同位語，定語從句…

Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter（29%）rely only on their smartphones，according to a survey（調(diào)查）. Of those Australianswho still have a landline, a third concede that it's not really necessary and they're keeping it as a security blanket—19 percent say they never use it while a further 13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. l think my home falls into that category.

Q: What does the underlined word "concede" in paragraph 3 mean?

A. Admit.?

B. Argue = disagree

C. Remember.

D. Remark. = your opinion

Yet "Apes" is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on liveanimals lately. One nonprofit organization, <which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment>, is keeping tabs on more than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number offilms, including "Water for Elephants," "The Hangover Part ll" and "Zookeeper," have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven't been treated properly.

• monitor：n. 班長(zhǎng)；顯示屏；v. 監(jiān)視
• draw：v. 吸引
• anger：n. 憤怒

Q: What does the underlined phrase "keeping tabs on" in paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Listing completely.

B. Directing professionally.

C. Promoting successfully.

D. Watching carefully.?

For those who can stomach it, working out before breakfast may be more beneficial for health than eating first, according to a study of meal timing and physical activity.

Q: The underlined expression“stomach it"in Paragraph 1 most probably means __.

A. digest the meal easily

B. manage without breakfast?

C. decide wisely what to eat

D. eat whatever is offered

2??有邏輯

怎么有邏輯？

轉(zhuǎn)折：but / yet / however / while / otherwise / unlike / instead / rather fhan…unfortunately，…

因果：as a result，the result，so…

對(duì)比：by contrast / compare to / on the contrary…

Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States，but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the1920s，wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther northinto the deep forests of Canada，where there were fewer humans around.

• practically = always

Q: What does the underlined word "displaced" in the paragraph mean?

A. Tested.

B. Separated.

C. Forced out.?：擠出；封殺

D. Tracked down.：追蹤

In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have beguncoming up with plans to counter this trend. A couple of years ago, film-maker David Bond realisedthat his children, then aged five and three, were attached to screens to the point where he wasable to say "chocolate" into his three-year-old son's ear without getting a response.He realisedthat something needed to change , and, being a London media type, appointed himself "marketingdirector for Nature". He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to bemarketed to young people. The result was Project wild Thing, a film which charts the birth of theWild Network，a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.

• document：v. 記錄；n. 文檔
• set about：著手做

Q：Which of the following can replace the underlined word"charts" in paragraph 2?

A. records?

B. predicts

C. delays

D. confirms：v. 確認(rèn)

When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies andlands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers whofollowed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources. Millions of waterfowl（水禽）were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen.Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations,greatly reducing waterfowl habitat （棲息地）.

Q: What does the underlined word "decimate" mean in the first paragraph?

A. Acquire.

B. Export.

C. Destroy.?

D. Distribute.：分發(fā)

According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake. And contrary to existing research that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who order large portions（份），it's the beanpoles with big appetites you really need to avoid.

• consumption：消耗

Q: What does the underlined word "beanpoles" in paragraph 1 refer to？

A. Big eaters.

B. Overweight persons.

C. Picky eaters.：挑食的

D. Tall thin persons.?

Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that l can help my own kids learn earlier than l did how to live more with less.

• flood：v. 淹沒
• assume：v. 沒有證據(jù)的認(rèn)為

Q: what do the words "more is more" in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. The more, the better.?

B. Enough is enough.：適可為止

C. More money, more worries.

D. Earn more and spend more.

3??扣主旨

The poignancy（酸楚）of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball andwhat had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise.As l watched him takeoff his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had.Neither of them chose the moment thathad transformed them.But they had to live with who they were after everything was different.Just like us. l realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind.

Q：The underlined part “"leaving behind the layer" in Paragraph 8 can be understood as___.

A. letting go of the past?

B. looking for a new job

C. getting rid of a bad habit

D. giving up an opportunity

But he's nervous."'m here to tell you today why you should... should..."Chris trips on the“-ld," a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support. “... vote for... me..” Except for some stumbles, Chrisis doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the restof the class to praise him.

• trip：v. 絆倒；n. 履行

Q: What does the underlined word "tumbles" in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Improper pauses.?

B. Bad manners.

C. Spelling mistakes.

D. Silly jokes.

Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding,where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing. l loved it. l soon madefriends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meantcool. t meant hello. It meant don't worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam（橫桿），l fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up:Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when l landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud,shouting: "Safe! Safe! Safe!" And that's what mattered一landing tricks, being a good skater.

Q: What do the underlined words "Safe! Safe! Safe!" probably mean?

A. Be careful!

B. Well done!?

C. No way!

D. Don't worry!

Of course, only are today's top Western designers being influenced by China — some ofthe best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese."Vera Wang，Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galiano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs——and beating them hands down indesign and sales," adds Hill.

Q: What do the underlined words "taking on" in paragraph 4 mean？

A. learning from

B. looking down on

C. working with

D. competing against?

In recent centuries, trade, industrialisation, the development of the nation-state and thespread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications inthe past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.

• take over：接管，取代

Q: Which of the following best explains “dominant" underlined in paragraph 2？

A. Complex.

B. Advanced.

C. Powerful.?

D. Modern.