2023新教材新高考英语复习 考点分类练(十)　词句猜测题-词语猜测类.docx

1、考点分类练(十)词句猜测题词语猜测类ASewing can be fun and creative.But have you ever thought that a sewing machine can also mean the world to many people around the globe that use it as their main source of income?When Margaret Jankowski discovered this,she decided to found The Sewing Machine Project,an organization

2、 that collects donated used machines and redistributes them in remote places like Sri Lanka,Guatemala,Guam,and Kosovo.It also aims to help those in Detroit and New Orleans.In 2004,when a tsunami(海啸) hit Sri Lanka,Margaret was deeply touched by the story of a particular woman.After the village she li

3、ved in was destroyed by the natural disaster,she lost everything,including her sewing machine,her approach to future earnings.This story made Margaret decide to collect used sewing machines and send them to Sri Lanka.After attending a local news program where she presented her idea,she started recei

4、ving scores of sewing machines.The Sewing Machine Project covers a basic yet necessary need of many impoverished people around the world.For them,sewing can be a tool for survival.Whether in a factory or at home,a sewing machine can be the door to brighter financial opportunities.A sewing machine ca

5、n also enable many to preserve their cultural identity.After Hurricane Katrina occurred in 2005,a community of New Orleans that wears skillfully-made suits for their own traditional festival lost many of their sewing machines.Since then,the non-profit organization has distributed hundreds of machine

6、s among the creators of the costumes,helping them maintain their tradition as well as their income.1.Why does the author raise the question in the first paragraph?A.To call up readers memories.B.To lead up to the project.C.To stress the role of sewing.D.To introduce sewing machines.2.What is paragra

7、ph 3 mainly about?A.Destruction of the 2004 tsunami.B.The experience of Margaret in 2004.C.The story of a woman in Sri Lanka.D.Inspiration for the project.3.What does the underlined word “impoverished” in paragraph 4 mean?A.Disabled.B.Exhausted.C.Poor.D.Pessimistic.4.Why is the community in New Orle

8、ans mentioned in the end?A.To highlight its cultural identity.B.To prove the importance of keeping traditions.C.To explain the projects achievement.D.To show the projects contribution to traditions.B(2022广东茂名高三第二次测试)Many have had the same thought as Shannon St.Onge when looking at the approach of sn

9、ow on a weather forecastthat they have time to finish their jobs.As the director of finance at the First Nations University of Canada,she had to drive 25 kilometers from her home to the city of Regina to attend an important meeting.As she was leaving,the winter snow began to fall.Taking a dirt road

10、for better traction(牵引) on her tires,she quickly became lost,with no ability to see the edge of the road from a rolled-down window.After a while she stopped and called 911.“The operator took my information and told me to wait out the storm as my tank was full and I was warm.I waited almost 14 hours

11、and nobody has called me yet to check in,” she wrote in a post.“Would the gas tank last until morning?What if I was hit by another vehicle?What if I didnt make it home at all?” St.Onge wondered.Determined to ensure the safest end,she went out in the storm and discovered her location on a road sign,a

12、nd then found a neighborhood Meta group for the area she was passing throughwarning others of her plight through a Google Maps pin.That was when 80-year-old Andre Bouvier Sr.,a retired rescuer,got a call about St.Onges situation.He went out to find her,on foot,since he couldnt manage to start his tr

13、actor.On the way he found three other trapped vehicles.He walked the quarter mile there and back,and led the helpless cars one by one to his home.Bouvier let the survivors sleep at his house,where they ate and laughed,and departed the next morning after he had cleaned the driveway.5.Why did St.Onge

14、take a dirt road?A.She was familiar with it.B.She could refuel on the road.C.She took the dirt road to save time.D.She thought dirt road could increase traction.6.What did the operator advise St.Onge to do?A.Wait out the storm.B.Find a warm place.C.Ask Bouvier for help.D.Write her condition in a pos

15、t.7.What does the underlined word “plight” in paragraph 5 mean?A.Wrong turn.B.Poor sense of direction.C.Difficult situation.D.Bad weather.8.Which of the following can best describe Bouvier?A.Patient and gifted.B.Brave and selfless.C.Proud and determined.D.Adventurous and ambitious.C(2022山东临沂一模)A let

16、ter written to a 12-year-old girl in Lithuania was delivered in December,almost 51 years after it was sent by a pen pal in Poland.“I thought that someone was pranking me,” said Genovefa Klonovska after being handed the letter,which included a handmade colored rose and two paper dolls.The letter,toge

17、ther with 17 others,fell out of a ventilation hole(通风口) this summer,dirty and wrinkled,as a wall was taken down in a former post office on the suburb of Vilnius.Jurgis Vilnius,owner of the building immediately called the post office.“Im so happy they got interested,” said he.Street names and their n

18、umbering have changed in Vilnius,and post office workers spent months looking for the right houses and talking to current renters and neighbors,tracking down where the recipients moved to.Only five were found.In several cases children of late recipients were handed a lost letter.“We felt a moral dut

19、y to do this,” said Deimante Zebrauskaite,head of the customer experience department at Lithuania Post.One lady compared the experience to receiving a message from a bottle thrown into sea.People were emotional.“Some felt they saw a part of daily life of their deceased parents,” Zebrauskaite said.In

20、 the letter to Klonovska,sent from Koezary in Poland and stamped in 1970,a girl named Ewa complains buses no longer reach her village,so she has to walk in minus 23 degree Celsius cold,and asks for pictures of actors.Now in her 60s,Klonovska has no memory of Ewa.She probably wrote Ewa after finding

21、her address advertising for pen pals in a newspaper,and the relationship ceased after the letter got undelivered.“So good that the letter didnt matter much.The loss was not life-changing,” said Klonovska “What if they delivered a lost letter from a suitor(求婚者) to his love,and their wedding never hap

22、pened?”9.What does the underlined word “pranking” in paragraph 1 mean?A.Brightening.B.Embarrassing.C.Tricking.D.Pleasing.10.What happened to the letters in paragraph 2?A.They were accidentally found.B.They remained well-preserved.C.They were delivered by the former post office.D.They were hidden by

23、the owner of the building.11.Which of the following best describes the present post office in Vilnius?A.Generous.B.Dutiful.C.Honest.D.Cautious.12.What can we learn from what Klonovska said?A.Klonovska refused a suitor.B.Klonovska stopped the wedding.C.The undelivered letter ruined the relationship.D

24、.The undelivered letter made little difference to her.考点分类练(十)词句猜测题词语猜测类【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。Margaret Jankowski创立了一个公益组织,募集旧缝纫机并重新分配给有需要的人们,帮他们维持生计,同时也使人们能够保留他们的文化特征。1.B解析: 推理判断题。由第二段中的“When Margaret Jankowski discovered this,she decided to found The Sewing Machine Project,an organization that collects do

25、nated used machines and redistributes them in remote places like Sri Lanka,Guatemala,Guam,and Kosovo.”并结合下文信息可知,文章主要讲述Margaret Jankowski创立了一个公益组织,募集旧缝纫机并重新分配给有需要的人们。由此推知,第一段提出问题的目的是将话题引向这个公益组织。故选B项。2.D解析: 段落大意题。由第三段主要内容,尤其“This story made Margaret decide to collect used sewing machines and send them

26、 to Sri Lanka.”这一句可知,本段主要讲述Margaret成立The Sewing Machine Project的灵感来源。故选D项。3.C解析: 词义猜测题。下一句中them指代impoverished people,根据下文“For them,sewing can be a tool for survival.Whether in a factory or at home,a sewing machine can be the door to brighter financial opportunities.”可知,缝纫机是他们的生存工具,是通往更光明的财务机会的大门,由此可

27、知句中的“them”指穷人,由此可知impoverished意为“贫困的”。故选C项。4.A解析: 推理判断题。由最后一段中“After Hurricane Katrina occurred in 2005,a community of New Orleans that wears skillfully-made suits for their own traditional festival lost many of their sewing machines.”可知,因New Orleans有突出的文化特色。提到它可以说明该项目对保护传统的贡献,故选A项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章

28、讲述了一名女士被困于暴风雪中的经历以及一名80岁的老人徒步穿过暴风雪营救的感人故事。5.D解析: 细节理解题。由第二段中“Taking a dirt road for better traction on her tires”可知,土路可以增加牵引力,故选D项。6.A解析: 细节理解题。由第三段中“The operator took my information and told me to wait out the storm.”可知,接线员建议St.Onge等待暴风雪停止,故选A项。7.C解析: 词义猜测题。根据第二段中“she quickly became lost,with no ab

29、ility to see the edge of the road from a rolled-down window”及第三段中“I waited almost 14 hours and nobody has called me yet to check in”和第四段的内容可知,此处plight的含义是“困境”,故选C项。8.B解析: 推理判断题。第六段中“80-year-old.went out to find her,on foot”这一信息说明他很勇敢,再根据最后一段中“Bouvier let the survivors sleep at his house,where they a

30、te and laughed,and departed the next morning after he had cleaned the driveway”可知,他很无私,故选B项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。维尔纽斯郊区的一家前邮局的一堵墙被拆掉时发现了18封很久以前发出的信,邮局工作人员很负责任地花了数月时间寻找合适的收信人。9.C解析: 词义猜测题。由画线词前“A letter written to a 12-year-old girl in Lithuania was delivered in December,almost 51 years after it was sent

31、by a pen pal in Poland.”可知,立陶宛的女孩收到了有人51年前寄给她的信,由此推知她难以相信;再结合画线词所在句可推知,女孩甚至觉得有人捉弄她,因而此处pranking意为“欺骗”,故选C项Tricking。10.A解析: 细节理解题。由第二段中的“The letter,together with 17 others,fell out of a ventilation hole this summer,dirty and wrinkled,as a wall was taken down in a former post office on the suburb of V

32、ilnius.”可知,那些信是偶然被发现的,故选A项。11.B解析: 推理判断题。由第三段中“Street names and their numbering have changed in Vilnius,and post office workers spent months looking for the right houses and talking to current renters and neighbors,tracking down where the recipients moved to.”以及第四段中“We felt a moral duty to do this”可推知,邮局职员费劲地寻找收信人,说明他们是尽职的,故答案为B项Dutiful。12.D解析: 细节理解题。由最后一段Klonovska的话“So good that the letter didnt matter much.The loss was not life-changing”可知,那封未送达的信对Klonovska没有什么影响,故选D项。