1、 2014高考英语（阅读理解）倒计时冲刺50天（13）及答案阅读理解-【词义猜测题】易错点(2013北京高考，B篇)Peanuts to ThisProudly reading my words，I glanced around the room，only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.Confused，I glanced toward my stonefaced teacher.Having no choice，I slowly raised the report
2、 I had slaved over，hoping to hide myself.“What could be causing everyone to act this way？”Quickly，I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task.This was the first real task I received in my new school.It seemed simple：go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washin
3、gton.Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country，I had never heard of that name before.As I searched the name of this fellow，it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts，whil
4、e the other led some sort of army across America.I stared at the screen，wondering which one my teacher meant.I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice：flip (掷) a coin.Heads the commander，and tails the peanut guy.Ah! Tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter，G
5、eorge Washington Carver.peanutWeeks later，standing before this unfriendly mass，I was totally lost.Oh well，I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk，burning to find out what I had done wrong.As a classmate began his report，it all became clear，“My report is on George Washington，the man who started t
6、he American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?Obviously，my grade was awful.Heartbroken but fearless，I decided to turn this around.I talked to Miss Lancelot，but she insisted：No redos; no new grade.I felt that the punishment was not justi
7、fied，and I believed I deserved a second chance.Consequently，I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.Ten months later，that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmasters office with my grandfather，now having an entirely different conversation.I smiled and fl
8、ashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade.Justice is sweet!62The underlined word “burning” in Para.3 probably means _.AannoyedBashamed CreadyDeager【错混透析】D词义猜测题。根据本段内容不难看出，我当时有点茫然不知所措，静静地坐在位子上，急于想知道我究竟错在哪里，结果有
9、一位同学给出了答案。故此处burning意为“急切的”，故D项正确。*结束阅读理解【解题指导】【 词义猜测题】常见错误类型：(1)望文生义。仅仅理解了单词或短语的字面意义，而忽略了其真实的内在意义。(2)缺乏依据。忽视画线词语所处的特定语境和上下文的信息提示。*结束Many famous painters worked in Antwerp during the citys period of greatest power but Peter Paul Rubens is undoubtedly the most famous one of them. Known as Rubens Hous
10、e, the palace-like residence(大宅) and studio where Rubens worked and lived from 1616 until his death in 1640 is now one of Antwerps most visited museums.Almost all of the works Rubens and his students created in the Rubens House have been dispersed (分散) over major museums across the whole world, but
11、there is still an impressive collection well worth the visit. Besides paintings form the master himself you will find other works of art and furniture of the 17th century as well as paintings from his students, including works by Jacob Jordaens and Anthony Van Dyck.The Rubens House was not only a st
12、udio but also a meeting place for the rich and famous. His clients(委托人) included wealthy merchants, diplomats, and there were also many noblemen who often visited his studio to see how work progressed. The Rubens House even had a special viewing area which allowed visitors to see the artists at work
13、.Ruben bought the house at the beginning of the 17th century after his eight-year-long stay in Italy. Influenced by Italian architecture, he rebuilt the building into an Italian-styled palace with a beautiful garden and moved in the house in1616.After his death the building was sold. New owners modi
14、fied the building greatly and by 1937, when the building was purchased by the city of Antwerp, it hardly resembled the original structure.The impressive entrance hall, which connected the studio and the residence, is one of the few parts that survived. Other parts have been carefully restored and re
15、constructed after original plans and paintings of the house.21 As a museum, the Rubens House is popular because _.A. it lies in the famous city of AntwerpB. it holds all the works by Rubens and his studentsC. there are many people who enjoy visiting itD. Rubens, a great artist, lived and worked ther
16、e22 We can learn from the third paragraph that _. A. the Rubens House was popular with upper-class peopleB. the Rubens House was the best studio in its timeC. Rubenss students included noblemen and diplomatsD. people were not allowed to view the artists working23 What can be inferred from the text?A
17、. Thanks to its great painters, Antwerp became a rich city.B. Ruben possibly showed strong interest in Italian buildings.C. Antwerp must be a historical city in Italy.D. The Rubens House was completely rebuilt before 1937.24 Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?A. Rubens created his
18、 works by working with his students.B. A beautiful garden was added to the Rubens House by new owners.C. The Rubens House is decorated with furniture of the 17th century.D. Todays Rubens House looks like its original structure. 参考答案 7275 DABD*结束A HOLIDAY jet pilot （飞行员） said that he would land and c
19、all the police after a woman refused to stop smokingHe warned Maureen Harkavy, “Put that cigarette out, or Ill land the plane and have you arrested”Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airlines chairmanBut his reply was even ruder“You seem to think you have a God-given right to pollute your
20、neighbors atmosphere,” wrote John Ferriday of Paramount Airways（a）Said Maureen, “I only found out about it when I was checking inIm a nervous flyer so I lit a cigarette during the flightA stewardess （空姐） asked me to put it out, but I said I wanted to carry on as there was no rule against smoking on
21、the plane” She was just finishing her cigarette when the pilot arrived（b） “Ive never seen such an unpleasant letter” She said, “I dont think Ill ever fly again” But there was a funny sideMaureen explained, “We were offered duty-free （免税） cigarette from the stewardess on the plane!”（c） MrFerriday wen
22、t on: “Believe me, you haventEspecially when you travel on my planes”Maureen and her husband Michael were moved to Paramount flight just before they left PortugalBut they were not told of the companys no smoking policy（d） “He was loud and rude,” said Maureen“He said if I lit another cigarette he wou
23、ld land the plane at Bordeaux and hand me to the French police”Later, from her home in Mosely, Birmingham, Maureen wrote to the company and received the rude reply68The second half of the story has been in wrong order（Parts a-d） Choose the rearranged order which you think is rightAa, c, b, dBc, a, b
24、, dCc, a, d, bDd, a, b, c69The pilot warned Maureen Harkavy _Ato throw her cigarette out of the plane, or he would get her off the plane Bto stop smoking, or he would bring down the jet and hand her to the police Cnot to light another cigarette after her first one Dto stop smoking, or he would bring
25、 her to justice70Maureen Harkavy _ on the planeAaccepted the warning Bagreed to the warningCrefused to do what she was told toDwas so shocked that she wrote to the airlines chairman71In the answer letter to Maureen Harkavy, the airlines chairman _ Amade an apology to her for his workers rudenessBmade sure that he would solve the problemCsaid that she had the right to smoke on his plane Dactually completely agreed with what the pilot said
