1、专题十七 词义猜测Passage 7(2012高考湖北卷)When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days.It goes like this: You cant take any means of transportation more than once. We would start from home, walking two blocks to the rail station. Wed take the train into the city center, then a bu
2、s, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi. We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district, but we didnt like the way the horses were treated, so we never did. At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Moms friend was waiting to give us a ride ho
3、meour first car ride of the day.The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around. She was born to be multimodal (多方式的). She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence the product of a childhood
4、not spent exploring subway tunnels.Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore. New cities are just lightrail lines to be explored. And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolb
5、oxand often an inadequate one，limiting both your mobility and your wallet.On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy，but the transportation was the point. First, it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window. As I got older,
6、 my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself：How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track，what line.which direction, wheres the stop, and will I ge
7、t wet when we go under the river?Im writing this right now on an airplane，a means we didnt try on our Transportation Days and，we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all.My flight routed me through Philadelphia.My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport. She took a train to meet
8、 me.1Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days?AHaving a car ride.BTaking the train twice.CBuying more than one toy.DTouring the historic district.2According to the writer，what was the greatest benefit of her Transportation Days?ABuilding confidence in herself.BReducing her use of private ca
9、rs.CDeveloping her sense of direction.DGiving her knowledge about vehicles.3The underlined word “paralyzed”(in Para. 5) is closest in meaning to“_ ”Adisplayed Bjustified Cignored Druined4Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?AAirplane. BSubway. CTram. DCar.Passage 8(20
10、12高考新课标卷 )Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious.Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is
11、 difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which
12、is deep inside the bees nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious anima
13、l or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the_follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do no
14、t know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles ar
15、e being lit.1Why is it difficult to find a wild bees nest?AIts small in size. BIts hidden in trees.CIts covered with wax. DIts hard to recognize.2What do the words “the follower” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AA bee. BA bird.CA honey seeker. DA beekeeper.3The honey guide is special in the way_Ait gets its
16、 foodBit goes to churchCit sings in the forestDit reaches into bees nests4What can be the best title for the text?AWild Bees BWax and HoneyCBeekeeping in Africa DHoneyLovers HelperPassage 7在“我”小时候，每到了交通日 妈妈总会带着我和弟弟去旅行一天，途中我们会换乘各种不同的交通工具。这种做法不 仅增加了我的自信也加深了我 对世界的了解。1B 细节考查题。根据第二段的第一句可知。2A 细节考查题。根据第三段的
17、第三句的 depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence 可知，above all 是关键字眼。3D 词义猜测题。paralyze 本义为“使瘫痪” ，此处根据句意指“破坏；毁坏” 。4A 细节考查题。由最后一段的第一句话中的 an airplane, a means.the dirtiest and most polluting of them all 可知。Passage 8本文描写在非洲森林里，采集野蜂蜜的人在一种小鸟的指引下找到蜂巢，采蜜后，小 鸟以蜜
18、蜡为食，这种小鸟对蜜蜡情有独 钟。1B 事实细节题。从第一段 Often，these nests are high up in trees，and it is difficult to find them.可知。 A，C ，D 三项文中没提及。2C 推测词义题。根据上文可知： the follower 应指上文中的 the curious animal or person，即 a honey seeker，跟着小鸟来寻蜂蜜的动物或人。3A 推理判断题。根据小鸟发现蜂巢，然后带领着人或动物去采蜜，继而自己食蜜蜡的过程，可知它的寻食方式很特别。故应选 A 项。4D 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了小鸟带领采蜜人或动物去采蜜，同时也获得自己所需。故小鸟客观上成为了采蜜者的帮助者。
