Word Meanings From Context练习.docx

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WordMeaningsFromContext练习

WordMeaningsFromContext

Usethecontexttohelpyoudeterminethemeaningofeachhighlightedword.

1.Nomatterwhereyougo,theInternetisfollowingyou.AlmosteveryportabledeviceisbeingmadewithanInternetconnection.MostnewTVsandmanyotherappliancescomewithInternetconnectionsaswell. TheInternetistrulyubiquitous.2

Ifsomethingisubiquitous, __________.

A.itisfuzzyandwillbiteyou

B.itiseverywhere

C.itcoststoomuchmoney

D.itcausesrashes

2. Speakingrudelytothejudgeswasrashbehavior.Youreallyhurtyourchancesofwinning!

Intheabovecontext,whatdoes “rash”mean?

1

A.anitchyskincondition

B.funny

C.tryingtohideordisguiseapieceof cheese

D.withlittle thoughtorconsideration

3.Somepeoplearealwaysbashingthepresidentjustlikeothersbashedtheonebeforehim.Wouldn’tyouthinkthateveryonecouldfindsomethingtopraisehimfor,atleastonceinawhile?

Whatdoes “bashing”meanintheaboveselection?

1

A.hittinghardwithaheavytool

B.goingtotoomanyexpensiveparties

C.speakingorwritingharshlyabout

D.votingforadifferentcandidate

4.Whereverhegoes,theesteemedDr.Sanchezisapplaudedforhislifesavingresearch.

Whatdoes“esteemed”mean?

2

A.heldoverboilingwater

B.veryold

C.unabletochewgum

D.greatlyadmired

1.Yourcousinclaimedtobelatebecausethedoorsofhishousewerefrozenshut.EventhoughIhavemydoubts,hisexplanationisplausible.Itgotreallycoldlastnight.I'lljusthavetotakehiswordforit.

Ifastatementisplausible,__________.

a.youmustalwaysbelieveit

b.youshouldneverbelieveit

c.it'shardtounderstandbecauseitmakesnosense

d.it'sbelievableenoughtopossiblybetrue

2.Ifyoudon'tcurtailyourspending,you'llbebrokeinnotimeatall!

Whichwordisasynonymof"curtail"?

a.reduce

b.follow

c.behind

d.buy

3.Nowordmusteverleakoutaboutthismilitaryaction!

Ithastobeaclandestineoperationinordertosucceed.

Whichwordisasynonymof"clandestine"?

a.family

b.useful

c.dangerous

d.secret

4.Putthismedicineonyourarmandrubitintoyourskinuntilit'sinvisible.Itwillinhibittheinfection'sattempttospread.

Whatdoes“inhibit”mean?

a.liveinacertainplace

b.blockorslowdown

c.itchorburn

d.helptodosomethingimportant

1___________2___________3___________4___________

1.Yourplanlooksgood.Ihopeitwillreallywork.It’stimetoimplementitandseeifit’sasbrilliantasyouclaim.

a.instrument

b.takeapart

c.change

d.carryout

2.Ifyourplanfails,we’llhavetofindsomeonewhocandeviseabetterone.

a.design

b.dislike

c.appliance

d.tousepeanutbutterastoothpaste

3.Ofcourse,I’mnotsayingthatyourplanisnogood.Itendtobeoptimistic,soIwon’tbesurprisedwhenyousucceed.

a.expectingthebesttohappen

b.needingglassestosee

c.fullofgas

d.unselfish

4.Whenyourplanbringsusgreatwealth,youwillberewardedforyoursagacity.

a.goodlooks

b.mistakes

c.intelligence

d.hugeappetiteforherbs

5.Nomatterwhathappens,IassureyouthatIwillnotforgethowhardyouhaveworkedonthisproject.

a.dare

b.promise

c.actlikeadonkey

d.forget

Thesignalfromthecableistoostrongforourtelevision.We’llhavetouseafiltertoattenuateit.

Whenyouattenuatesomething,you_______________.

a.watchitcarefully

b.takegoodcareofit

c.makeitbeless

d.getpastit

2.“Ifyouknewthegravityofthesituation,youwouldn’tbelaughing,”Mr.Farmersaidquietly.Hedidn’thavetosaymoretogeteveryone’sattention.

Whatdoes“gravity”meaninthiscontext?

a.aforcethatdrawsdifferentobjectstowardeachother

b.seriousness

c.humor

d.enjoyable,orcomfortable

3.Hercardinalruleisthis:

Bekindtoothers!

Shebelievesthateverythingelseinlifewillfallproperlyintoplaceifonefollowsthatrule.

Whatdoes“cardinal”meaninthiscontext?

a.main,ormostimportant

b.red

c.likeabird

d.notworthremembering

4.Theowneroftherestaurantwouldn’tallowSamanthatowalkthroughthedoor.“I’msorry,”shesaid,“butyoustartedafoodfightthelasttimeyouwerehere.Youmaynothaveingresstomyrestaurant!

”

Whatdoes“ingress”meaninthisselection?

a.akindofbirdthatlivesbythesea

b.anyfoodthatcanbethrown

c.agoodpriceforameal

d.therighttoenter

1_______2_______3_______4_______

1.Itwasasadandhauntingstrainthatmetourearsasweenteredtheoldtheater.Therewasabeautyinthevoicethatwe’dneverforget.Thiswouldbeaspecialconcert.

Whatdoes“strain”meaninthecontextoftheselection?

a.effort

b.injury

c.melody

d.filter

2.Iwantyoutoweighhiswordscarefully.Heseemssincereandpresentshisargumentswell.Thereis,however,somethingthatdoesn’tquiteringtrueaboutthecandidate.

Whatdoes“weigh”meaninthecontextoftheselection?

a.tomeasurethemass

b.toputpressureonascale

c.tothinkabout

d.tobeimportant

3.Michaelisanardentsupporterofhispresidentialcandidate.ThatbecameobvioustomewhenIfoundouthowmuchtimehe’sdonatedtothecampaign.PerhapsMichaelknowswhathe’sdoing.

Whatdoes“ardent”meaninthecontextoftheselection?

a.old

b.intelligent

c.foolish

d.verystrong

4.Mary,ofcourseyou’reoverweight.Youeattoomuchjunkfood.Evenworse,youexerciseinfrequently.

Whatdoes“infrequently”mean?

a.withafrownonone’sface

b.atagym

c.whilewearingheavyclothes

d.notoften

1__________2__________3__________4__________

1.MurphyMoleistheprotagonistinthenewnovelbyTrentTroll.MurphymuststopOscarRatandShrimpySharkfromenslavingtheinhabitantsofLazyWoodsPark.Heriskshislifeinaseriesofeventsthatleadtoafinalbattlebetweengoodandevil.

Whatisaprotagonist?

a.themaincharacterofastory

b.ananimalthatlivesunderground

c.someonewhosefirstandlastnamesstartwiththesameletter

d.someonewithbadbodyodor

2.Ijustcan’tbeatPaulawhenweplaychess!

EverytimeImakeamovethatshouldleadmetovictory,shemakesabettermovethatthwartsmyplan.

Ifyouthwartarobbery,you__________.

a.commitacrime

b.stopacrimefromhappening

c.imagineatheft

d.givewartstoathief

3.Don’tfeelstupid.Yes,youthoughtthisworthlessreplicawasavaluableworkofart.Butitevenfooledalotofexperts.Itcertainlylookedliketherealthing!

Areplicais__________.

a.adishonestact

b.somethingugly

c.anythingthathasnovalue

d.acopy

4.Yourposterisverygood.Thedrawingreallyletspeopleknowwhatourclubisallabout.Idothinkthatyoucouldenhanceitbyaddingsomemorecolor.Thatwilltendtograbeveryone’sattention.

Whenyouenhancesomething,you__________.

a.drawit

b.throwitout

c.ruinit

d.makeitbetter

1.PrunellaandPaulaaresisters,butthey’reverydifferent.Justlookathowtheydress.Prunelladoesn’tcarewhatshewears.Paula,ontheotherhand,isquitechic[sheek].

a.intelligent

b.stylish

c.fulloffeathers

d.dressedinoldclothes

2.Ilookedattheplansforyournewhouse.Thisisearthquakecountry.Youneedtofortifytheframeoryou’llhaveadisasterwiththefirsttremor.

a.shake

b.build

c.strengthen

d.destroy

3.Helen’sattitudetowarddealingwithcriminalshaschangedovertheyears.Sheusedtobelievethateveryonecanchangeanddeservesasecondchance.Shenowbelievesthatsomecrimesaresoheinousthatthoseresponsibleshouldbeshownnomercy.

a.guilty

b.terrible

c.accidental

d.unimportant

4.Theremaybesomepartsofmyplantoarrestthethievesthatshouldbechanged.ButIfeelverystronglythatrentingtheapartmentovertheirheadquartersisthelinchpinofthescheme.Wemustdothatimmediately!

a.partthateverythingelsedependson

b.pieceofmetalusedtoconnectthings

c.placewherepeoplelive

d.acomputerdesignedforpolicework

5.Amywasfeelinglow.Everybusinessshetriedlostmoneyormadeonlypenniesaday.Hernewestideawassellingchocolatecoveredbabyshoes.Shewasconvincedthatitwouldbealucrativebusiness.Herfriendstriedtowarnherthatitwasnotacertainroadtoriches.

a.tastinggreatwithvanillaicecream

b.helpingyoungfeettogrowcorrectly

c.showingnocarefulthought

d.bringinginalotofmoney,orprofit

1.Connieisneverhappywheneveryoneisgettingalong.ShealwaysinstigatesfightsandthenactslikelittleMissInnocent.

Whenyouinstigatesomething,you__________.

a.checkitout

b.protectit

c.getitstarted

d.ignoreit

2.Ilikethatstore.Alltheemployeesstrivetomakethecustomersfeelrightathome.

Whichwordisasynonymof“strive”?

a.complain

b.try

c.fail

d.clean

3.Thisisaclandestineoperation.Itisextremelyimportantthatnoonediscoverswhatyou’redoing!

Aclandestineoperationissupposedtobe__________.

a.dangerous

b.harmful

c.exciting

d.secret

4.Ifyoudon’trecoverquicklyfromyourcondition,itcouldbecomechronic.Thenyoumighthavetotakemedicinefortherestofyourlife.

Ifsomethingischronic,it__________.

a.isverypainful

b.won’tgoaway

c.makesyousmellbad

d.isn’treal

5.Davidhopedthatnobodywouldknowthathewasinthebuilding.Didn’therealizethatparkinghisnewcarinthedrivewaymadehispresenceratherconspicuous?

Ifs