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猜词口诀+练习例1Other studiessupport theidea that the birdbrain can,in principle,support thedevelopment ofhigher intelligence.Ithad beendismissed in the pastdue tothe smallsize ofbirds9brains.But recentresearch hasshown thatin birds,the neurons(神经元)are smallerand moretightlypacked.
1.What doesthe underlinedword itrefer toA.The ideaB.The birdbrain C.The developmentD.Higher intelligence彳列2Aerogels areone of the worldslightest solidmaterials.Often calledfrozen smoke,they aremade byremoving(胶)the liquidfrom agel andreplacing itwith air.They havemany scientific uses,but oneof theirspecial propertiesis theabilityto conductelectric currents,which makesthem animportant part of supercapacitors.,,
2.What doesthe underlinedword C6them refer toA.aerogels B.scientificusesC.properties D.electric current彳列(疗法),
3...She wasremended lighttherapy whichinvolved sittingin frontof alight boxas wellas goingoutsideduring daylighthours.This isbelieved tohelp anyonewho isaffected bythe winterdepression.Although havingmore lightis anobvious cure,antideHressants canhelp thosewith moresevere depressionby(血清素)artificially raisingthe amountof serotoninin thebrain.〃
3.What doesthe underlinedword“antidepressants refertoA.doctors B.plants C.medicines D.good habits例(好动的),4As theygrew moremobile welet themmove freelyaround thehouse duringthe day,but whenwe wereasleepwe hadto containthem ina largeroom,otherwise theydvet upt mischief.Wed edown inthe morningto find(年全国卷)theyd turnedthe roomupside down,and leftit lookinglike azoo.2019I
4.What doesthe underlinedwords“get upto mischief“mean inparagraph3A.lose theirway B.sleep soundlyC.behave badlyD.miss theirmom例5Earlier studieshave shownthat catscan tellfamiliar andunfamiliar humanvoices apart,and locatehidden objects.Therefore,“it seemsplausible thatcats shouldbe able to mentallymap otherslocations basedon sounds/the researchers(长沙雅礼中学月考)explains.
20235.What doesthe underlinedword“plausible“probably meanA.doubtful.B.surprising.C.reasonable.D.unbelievable彳列6According toa recentstudy inthe Journalof ConsumerResearch,both thesize andconsumption habitsof oureatingpanions caninfluence ourfood intake.And contraryto existingresearch thatsays youshould avoideating with(份),山heavier peoplewho orderlarge portionsits thebeanpoles withbig appetitesyou reallyneed toavoid.12020东新高考卷)I
6.What doesthe underlinedword“beanpoles“refertoA.big eatersB.overweight personsC.picky eatersD.tall thinpersons例7But hesnervous.“Im hereto tellyou todaywhy youshould...should...H Christrips onthe“Id,”a pronunciationdifficultyfbr manynonnative Englishspeakers.His teacher,Thomas Whaley,is nextto him,whispering support....Votefor...me....Except forsome stumbles,Chris isdoing amazinglywell.When hebrings hisspeech toa niceconclusion,(年全国卷)Whaley invitesthe restoftheclass topraise him.2019I
7.What doesthe underlinedword“stumbles“refertoA.improper pauses.B.bad manners.C.spelling mistakes.D.silly jokes.彳列8When the explorers firstset footupon thecontinent ofNorth America,the skiesand landswere alivewith anastonishingvariety ofwildlife.Native Americanshad takencare ofthese preciousnatural resourceswisely.Unfortunately,it tooktheexplorersand thesettlers whofollowed onlya fewdecades todecimatea largepartofthese resources.Millions(水禽)of waterfowlwere killedatthehands ofmarket huntersand ahandful ofoverly ambitioussportsmen.Millions of(acres ofwetlands weredried tofeed andhouse theeverincreasing populations,greatly reducingwaterfowl habitat.2021年新高考全国卷)I
8.What doesthe underlinedword“decimate“mean inthe firstparagraphA.acquire.B.export.C.destroy.D.distribute.例9When Masqsood and Iftekharbegan tostudy theproblem ofall theuncollected rubbishthat layin Dhakasstreets,attracting ratsand disease,they discoveredthat80%of itwas naturalwaste.So theyeducated the poor people inthecity to(把制成堆月巴)post thiswaste.They knewthat theywould havea marketfbr(化月巴)the endproduct becauselocal farmerswere strugglingwith chemicalfertilisers whichwere expensiveand hadreducedthe naturalminerals inthe soilover theyears.At first,they wererefused,but oncethey wereabletopersuadethemthat therewas moneyto bemade,the projecttook off.In2009sales were$14,
000.〃
9.The underlinedword themin Paragraph3probably refersto“.A.the localfarmers B.MasqsoodandIftekharC.Drayton andhis teamD.thepoorpeopleinDhaka【答案】AACCC DACD。