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1、词汇题课件第二课词汇题课件第二课 作者： 日期： 一、词汇题 Vocabulary Questions 熟词生义：注意积累一些简单词的少见意思，可从词汇最基本的含义做引申， 代入 Meteorologists and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters

2、 can interpret easily and quickly.1. The word raw is closest in meaning to A. stormyB. inaccurateC. uncookedD. unprocessedA snowfall consists of myriads of minute ice crystals that fall to the ground in the form of frozen precipitation.2. The word minute is closest in meaning toA. tiny B. quickC. cl

3、earD. sharpThe most finely grained igneous rock is volcanic glass or obsidian, which has no crystals. 3. The word finely is closest in meaning toA. minutely B. looselyC. sensitivelyD. purely 生词猜义Clue 1：解释（paraphrase）：在TS+Support同一区间内寻找相对应的解释 注意：所考词汇附近的破折号、括号、冒号、分号、举例、类比（Equally/likewise/similarly）、插

4、入语、从句、代词 These ponderous machinessometimes pulled by as many as 40 horsesreaped the grain, threshed it, and bagged it, all in one simultaneous operation.5. The word ponderous is closest in meaning toA. advancedB. heavyC. complexD. rapidFossils are the remains and traces (such as footprints or other

5、marks) of ancient plant and animal life that are more than 10,000 years old.6. The word traces is closest in meaning to A. structures B. importance C. skeletons D. imprints Among all the abilities with which an individual may be endowed, musical talent appears earliest in life. Very young children c

6、an exhibit musical precocity for different reasons. Some develop exceptional skill as a result of a well-designed instructional regime, such as the Suzuki method for the violin. Some have the good fortune to be born into a musical family in a household filled with music.7. The word precocity in the

7、passage is closest in meaning to A. strong interestB. good luckC. advanced skillD. personal styleWhat the proxy records make abundantly clear is that there have been significant natural changes in the climate over timescales longer than a few thousand years. Equally striking, however, is the relativ

8、e stability of the climate in the past 10.000 years (the Holocene period).8. The word striking in the passage is closest in meaning toA. noticeable B. confusingC. trueD. unlikely Stars may be spheres, but not every celestial object is spherical .Objects in the universe show a variety of shapes: roun

9、d planets (some with rings), tailed comets, wispy cosmic gas and dust clouds, ringed nebulae, pinwheel-shaped spiral galaxies, and so on.9. The word celestial in the passage is closest in meaning toA. visibleB. astronomicalC. glowingD. scientificEach product had its own peculiar characteristics that

10、 demanded a particular way of cutting or drying the meat, and each task required its own cutting blades and other utensils. 10. The word peculiar is closest in meaning to A. strange B. distinctive C. appealing D. biological Clue 2：并列，排比，递进关系： A or B,A and B, but,even，和排比句式 The Anasazi lived in house

11、s constructed of adobe and wood. Anasazi houses were originally built in pits and were entered from the roof. But around the year 700 A.D.,the Anasazi began to build their homes above ground and join the together into rambling multistoried complexes, which the Spanish called pueblos or villages.17.

12、The word pits is closest in meaning toA. stagesB. scarsC. seedsD. holesThe economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.19. The word flourishing is closest in meaning toA. thrivingB. changingC. devastatingD. flushingTime passed, glaciers advanced and receded. Mammoths, saber-toothed tiger

13、s and dire wolves ( canid with enormous heads) came and went.22. The word receded in the passage is closest in meaning toA. flourishedB. retreatedC. disappearD. evolvedDoctors often prescribe them drugs to hyperactive children to lengthen attention span, to narcoleptic to keep them awake, to suffere

14、rs of short-term depression to cheer them up. 23. The word narcoleptic is closest in meaning toA. salesclerks B. people who sleep excessivelyC. excessive eatersD. rock starsClue 3: 利用词根词缀猜词 Wildman and Niles make a summary comment: Perhaps the most important thing we learned is the idea of the teach

15、er-as-reflective-practitioner will not happen simply because it is a good or even compelling idea. 20. The word compelling in the passage is closest in meaning to A. commonly held B. persuasive C. originalD. practical A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient

16、group that is homogeneous in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals.26. The word homogeneous is closest in meaning toA. uniformB. generalC. primitiveD. traditionalWater does not remain immobile in an aquifer but can seep out at springs or leak into other

17、 aquifers. The rate of movement may be very slow: in the Indus plain, the movement of saline (salty) ground waters has still not reached equilibrium after 70 years of being tapped.27. The word immobile in the passage is closest in meaning toA. enclosedB. permanentC. motionlessD. intact练习：The onrushi

18、ng water arising from these flash floods likely also formed the odd teardrop-shaped “islands” (resembling the miniature versions seen in the wet sand of our beaches at low tide) that have been found on the plains close to the ends of the outflow channels. 13. The word miniature in the passage is clo

19、sest in meaning totemporarysmallmultiplefamiliarThe coastal hypothesis has gained increasing support in recent years because the remains of large land animals, such as caribou and brown bears, have been found in southeastern Alaska dating between 10,000 and 12,500 years ago. This is the time period

20、in which most scientists formerly believed the area to be inhospitable for humans. It has been suggested that if the environment were capable of supporting breeding populations of bears, there would have been enough food resources to support humans.15.The word inhospitable in the passage is closest

21、in meaning to not familiarnot suitablenot dangerousnot reachableIn the few cases where an Ice Age figure is depicted holding something, it is mostly, though not always, in the right hand.21. The phrase depicted in the passage is closest in meaning to identified revealed pictured imaginedHorseshoe cr

22、abs kept in the dark continuously for a year were found to maintain a persistent rhythm of brain activity that similarly adapts their eyes on a daily schedule for bright or for weak light.22.The word persistent in the passage is closest in meaning toA. adjustedB. strongC. enduringD. predictedHaving

23、little understanding of natural causes, it attributes both desirable and undesirable occurrences to supernatural or magical forces, and it searches for means to win the favor of these forces.25. The word “attributes” in the passage is closest in meaning to Ascribes LeavesLimitsContrastsWhen this occ

24、urs, the first step has been taken toward theater as an autonomous activity, and thereafter entertainment and aesthetic values may gradually replace the former mystical and socially efficacious concerns. 26. The word “autonomous” in the passage is closest in meaning to ArtisticImportant Independent

25、EstablishedUnder that doctrine, wives were chattels of their husbands; they could not legally control their own earnings, property, or children unless they had drawn up a specific contract before marriage.27. The word chattels in the passage is closest in meaning topartnersslavesnovices friendsIt wa

26、s the midcontinental corridor between two massive ice sheets-the Laurentide to the west-that enabled the southward migration. But belief in this ice-free corridor began to crumble when paleoecologist Glen MacDonald demonstrated that some of the most important radiocarbon dates used to support the ex

27、istence of an ice-free corridor were incorrect. He persuasively argued that such an ice-free corridor did not exist until much later, when the continental ice began its final retreat. The word persuasively in the passage is closest in meaning to A aggressivelyB inflexiblyC convincinglyD carefullyThe

28、 coastal hypothesis suggests an economy based on marine mammal hunting, saltwater fishing gathering, and the use of watercraft. Because of the barrier of ice to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and populated areas to the north, there may have been a greater impetus for people to move in a so

29、utherly direction. 12. The word impetus in the passage is closest in meaning to A chanceB protectionC possibilityD incentiveWildman and Niles were particularly interested in investigating the conditions under which reflection might flourish-a subject on which there is little guidance in the literatu

30、re. They designed an experimental strategy for a group of teachers in Virginia and worked with 40 practicing teachers over several years. . The word flourish in the passage is closest in meaning to A continueB occurC succeed D applyWildman and Niles observed that systematic reflection on teaching re

31、quired a sound ability to understand classroom events in an objective manner. They describe the initial understanding in the teachers with whom they were working as being utilitarian.and not rich or detailed enough to drive systematic reflection. The word objective in the passage is closest in meaning to unbiased positivesystematicthoroughWildman and Niles make a summary comment: Perhaps the most important thing we learned is the idea of the teacher-as-reflective-practitioner will not happen simply beca