【創(chuàng)新設計 簡易通】（江蘇專用）高考英語二輪復習 第二部分 閱讀理解專題專練 專題19 詞義猜測專題測試.doc

第二部分閱讀理解專題十九詞義猜測passage 1(2013廣州二模，a)are you an optimist？do you look at your glass and see it as half full？do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best？do you believe that if something is meant to be，it will be？if you reply “yes” to all of these questions，then you are an optimist.you probably are enthusiastic，cheerful and outgoing.you may well be successful at work and in love.but you may be misguided because things dont turn out for the best.you may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example，you may fail to land a new job，another chance will come around soon)wrong.when one door closes，another door slams in your face.thats bitter reality.now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists(悲觀者)have suspected all along.its called the positive power of defensive pessimism.its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results.defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear，anxiety and worry.defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low outcomes for themselves.they carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems.and this gives them a sense of control.lawrence sanno，a psychology professor，says，“whats interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people，so their low opinion of the situations outcomes is not realistic.they use it to motivate themselves to perform better.”so far，so good.this is not rocket science.defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong，whether at work，on a date or even in a sports game.it makes sense to have a backup plan.there are many sayings in english urging caution.for example，“dont put all your eggs in one basket.” and “dont count your chickens until they hatch.” to have a confident and optimistic approach to lifes problems is good.but listen to what woody alien，the american comedian says，“confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”there are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist.dont feel bad if you see the glass half empty.you are a realist.but lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.【語篇解讀】你是不是認為樂觀主義者更容易獲得工作或愛情的成功？最近出版的一本書告訴你悲觀主義者才有這樣的機會，并分析了悲觀主義者更容易成功的原因。1what is the passage mainly about?aa book that has recently been published.bthe dangers of being too optimistic.cthe benefits of defensive pessimism.dhow to become successful in life.解析主旨大意題?？v觀全文，作者在第一段提出問題，樂觀主義者容易成功嗎？接下來第二段說現(xiàn)實是殘酷的，并非樂觀主義者想象的那么美好；第三、四段分析了悲觀主義者更容易成功的原因，旨在說明所謂的悲觀主義的益處。c項正確。答案c2the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to .athe final outcomebtheir low opinioncpeoples motivationdtheir performance解析猜測詞義題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二句.is that they tend to be very successful people，so their low opinion of the situations outcomes is not realistic.可知it指他們對事情結(jié)果的低調(diào)的判斷。答案b3the underlined sentence “this is not rocket science” in paragraph 4 means .athe cost is not so highbthere is no real proofcits not a dangerous thing to dodit is quite simple to understand解析猜測詞義題。“this is not rocket science”這句話承上啟下，前段末尾提到悲觀主義者多成功，其原因是對事情結(jié)果低調(diào)的判斷促使其做得更好，在本段三、四兩句，作者對他們?nèi)绾巫龅酶眠M一步描述：defensive pessimists prepare.or even in a sports game.it makes sense to.plan.可知該句旨在提醒讀者“這是顯而易見的道理”。d項符合。答案d4the writer would probably describe himself as .aan optimistba realistca defeatistda scientist解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)末段作者的敘述there are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist.dont feel bad.who sees the same glass half full.可判斷作者是位現(xiàn)實主義者。答案b5which of the following english expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?aevery cloud has a silver lining.bthe glass is half full not half empty.cwhatever will be，will be.ddont put all your eggs in one basket.解析事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章首段可知，前三項都是樂觀主義者的態(tài)度，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中間，可知d項是消極主義者的態(tài)度。故選d。答案dpassage 2(2013湖南七市聯(lián)考)talking plants might sound like characters in a fairy tale.but recent scientific studies have shown that plants communicate with each other and with other living things in a surprising number of ways.to understand them，scientists say，we just have to learn their language.farmers are especially interested in what plants have to say.“plants are able to communicate with all sorts of organisms(有機體)they can communicate with giant bacteria，with other plants and with insects.they do this chemically，” said cahill，an ecology professor of the university of alberta in canada.plant scientists are just beginning to understand this chemical “l(fā)anguage”cahill says studies have shown, for example，that plants can evaluate conditions in their immediate environment and take appropriate actions.plants have an ability，for example，to signal pain or discomfort caused by anything from temperature extremes to an insect attack.jack schultz，a professor of chemical ecology at the university of missouri，says when a plant senses that its being eaten，it cannot walk away from trouble；on the contrary，it will release a chemical vapor that alerts other plants nearby.“their language is a chemical language，and it involves chemicals that move through the air that are easy to be changed，and most of all are smells that we are familiar with，” schultz explained.“all plants responded to the attack by changing their chemistry to defend themselves，” schultz recalled.“but we were quite surprised to find that nearby plants also changed their chemistry to defend themselves，even though they were not part of the experiment.”studies have also shown that plants under attack release pleasant chemicals.those chemicals attract friendly insects that attack the pests eating the plant.in the end，plants ability to communicate their needsand our ability to understand themcould help farmers reduce the use of poisonous chemicals，cut operating costs and limit damage to the environment.【語篇解讀】植物會說話聽起來就像童話故事一樣。但是最近的科學研究表明植物確實能互相交流，也能和其他生物交流。而這一研究結(jié)果將對農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)有一定的指導意義。6the recent scientific studies have shown that plants can .acommunicate with other living things in a chemical waybhardly react to any sudden change in temperaturecuse a very special chemical language which is familiar to usdrespond to the attack by giving off poisonous chemicals解析事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段中的plants are able to communicate with all sorts of organisms和they do this chemically，可知研究表明植物之間能夠通過一種化學方式進行交流，故選a。答案a7when being eaten by an insect，the plant will .awalk away from troublebchange its chemi