1、课时作业(二十六)第七讲“深奥难懂”的词义猜测题Test 1(2013湖北省武汉名校高三第二次调研测试)Each year，we are exposed to ten thousand ads on average.They try to sell us their products by using beautiful art，videos，images or slogans that are catchy.The most famous companies have highly popular logos that can be recognized by almost everybod
2、y.For those of you who have seen the movie Finding Forrester，there is that scene where Jamal walks up to some guy with a BMW and asks him what the car logo means.The man did not know the answer and since that day，whenever I saw a famous company logo I tried to find the meaning of it.Many think the h
3、orse on the Ferrari logo represents the horsepower of the cars they manufacture. The story behind it is far more interesting.During World War a pilot，Count Francesco Barraca，painted the horse on his airplane to bring him luck.He had it on his plane because it was the logo of his squadron (空军中队)Barra
4、cas mother then convinced Enzo Ferrari to put the logo on his racing cars in the early 1930s to bring good luck to the drivers.The logo then stayed the same ever since. The yellow on the background represents the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari.Starbucks started in 1971，in Seattle.The mermaid (美人鱼) repre
5、sented on the logo is now known by any coffee drinker.It is a mythological sea creature with the look of a female，the only difference being that they have a tail of a fish.The reason why Starbucks incorporated one in their company logo is that it was believed mermaids used to sing to sailors in orde
6、r to make them walk away from their ship or to ground their ships.In the 1500s，spices，tea and coffee were popular merchandise to trade.So the mermaid in the logo of Starbucks is the one that “brings” coffee and tea to the stores.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了法拉利与星巴克标识的由来。1The writer became interested in logos o
7、f some famous brands after_.Ahe watched an attractive movieBhe saw a scene in a movieChe walked up to some guy with a BMWDhe noticed some famous logos解析：考查细节理解。由第一段的后半部分可知，作者在看一部电影时，中间有个情节使他开始对一些公司标识的含义感兴趣。答案：B2Many companies use logos because_.Apeople enjoy beautiful logosBpeople are more likely to
8、 buy their productsCpeople can recognize the products more easilyDpeople are interested in the meanings of the logos解析：考查推理判断。由第一段中的“They try to sell us their products by.”可以推断，很多公司采用标识是为了让人们买其产品。答案：B3From the second paragraph，we can conclude that_.ABarraca once served in the navyBBarraca took part
9、in car racingCEnzo Ferrari founded a car companyDEnzo Ferrari liked horses very much解析：考查推理判断。根据第二段的最后三句可以推断Ferrari汽车公司应该是由Enzo Ferrari创建的。答案：C 4The underlined word in the third paragraph probably means_.Aincluded BabandonedCcorrected Ddesigned解析：考查词义猜测。根据这个词所在的这句话，可以猜测其为“包含”之意在星巴克的标识里“有”一条美人鱼。答案：AT
10、est 2(2013湖北省荆州市高中毕业班质量检测)Bad teeth can be painful and even be deadly.Infections of the gums (牙龈) and teeth can release bacteria into the blood system.Those bacteria can increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke and worsen the effects of other diseases.And adults are not the only ones at risk.
11、For example，a 12yearold boy died when a tooth infection spread to his brain in 2007 in Washington.Experts said it might have been prevented had he received the dental care he needed.Experts say good dental care starts at birth.Breast milk，they say，is the best food for the healthy development of teet
12、h.Breast milk can help slow bacterial growth and acid production in the mouth.But dentists say a babys gums and early teeth should be cleaned after each feeding by using a cloth with a little warm water.Experts say if you decide to put your baby to sleep with a bottle，give only water.When baby teeth
13、 begin to appear，you can clean them with a wet toothbrush.Dentists say it is important to find soft toothbrushes made especially for babies and to use them very gently.The use of fluoride (氟化物) to protect teeth is common in many parts of the world.For example，it is often added to drinking water supp
14、lies.The fluoride mixes with enamel (釉质)，the hard surface on teeth，to help prevent holes from forming.But young children often swallow toothpaste when they brush their teeth.The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry notes that swallowing fluoridated toothpaste can cause problems.So young children
15、should be carefully watched when they brush their teeth.And only a small amount of fluoridated toothpaste，the size of a pea，should be used.Parents often wonder what effect finger sucking might have on their babys teeth.Dental experts generally agree that this is fine early in life.Most children stop
16、 sucking their fingers by the age of four.If it continues，experts advise parents to talk to their childrens dentists or doctors.Because it could interfere_with the correct development of permanent teeth.Dentists say children should have their first dental visit at least by the time they are one year
17、 old.They say babies should be examined when their first teeth appearusually at around six months.语篇解读作者以坏掉的牙齿可能会很疼甚至致命引出话题，同时借助专家的建议告诉读者如何护理乳牙，小孩儿刷牙时要予以关注，吮吸手指对牙齿的发育是否有影响，旨在提醒父母要关注小孩儿的牙齿健康。5Whats the main idea of the first paragraph?ABad teeth can be a threat to peoples health.BBad teeth come along
18、 with other health problems.CTooth infections can spread to brain easily.DDental care should be done at an early age.解析：段落大意题。根据第一段的内容可知，第一句“Bad teeth can be painful and even be deadly.”为本段的中心句，旨在告诉读者坏掉的牙齿可能会威胁到人们的健康，故选A。答案：A6According to the passage，what is the function of fluoride?AMaking the surf
19、ace on teeth much cleaner.BProtecting gums from being infected.CKeeping holes on teeth from forming.DSlowing down bacterial growth and acid production.解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The fluoride mixes with enamel (釉质)，the hard surface on teeth，to help prevent holes from forming.”可知答案是C。答案：C7The underlined phra
20、se “interfere with” in Para.5 probably means_.Ado harm to Baccount forCcontribute to Dstand for解析：短语猜测题。根据画线短语的前两句“大多数孩子到四岁就不再吮吸手指头。但如果继续的话，专家建议父母要去和孩子的牙医或儿科医生谈一谈。”以及画线短语所在句的内容可推知，do harm to“损害”与该短语的意思最为接近。答案：A8What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?ATo warn us of the deadly infect
21、ions of gums and teeth.BTo introduce the advantages of fluoridated toothpaste.CTo draw our attention to the dental care of young children.DTo present the research results about dental care.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可推知作者写这篇文章旨在提醒父母要关注小孩儿的牙齿健康，故选C。答案：CTest 3(2013湖北省黄石三校高三下学期调研测试)Many people think of the brai
22、n as a mystery.They dont know much about intelligence and how it works.When they do think about what intelligence is，many people believe that a person is born smart，average，or dumband stays that way in the whole life.But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscleit changes and gets stro
23、nger when you use it.And scientists have been able to show just how the brain grows and gets stronger when you learn.Everyone knows that when you lift weights，your muscles get bigger and you get stronger.A person who cant lift 20 pounds when he/she starts exercising can get strong enough to lift 100
24、 pounds after working out for a long time.Thats because the muscles become larger and stronger with exercise.And when you stop exercising，the muscles shrink and you get weaker.Thats why people say “Use it or lose it！” But most people dont know that when they practice and learn new things，parts of th
25、eir brain change and get larger a lot like muscles do when they exercise.Inside the cortex (皮层) of the brain are billions of tiny nerve cells，called neurons.The nerve cells have branches connecting them to other cells in a complicated network.Communication between these brain cells is what allows us
26、 to think and solve problems.When you learn new things，these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger.The more you challenge your mind to learn，the more your brain cells grow.Then，things that you once found very hard or even impossible to dolike speaking a foreign language or
27、 doing algebra (代数)seem to become easy after learning them for a period of time.The result is a stronger，smarter brain.Scientists started thinking that the human brain could develop and change when they studied animals brains.They found out that animals that lived in a challenging environment were m
28、ore “perspicacious”they were better at solving problems and learning new things.语篇解读科学研究发现，经常学习能促进大脑的发育，正如经常锻炼能使肌肉更强健一样。9According to the first paragraph，_.Athe function of our brain is like that of the muscleBuntil now its impossible to explain the brains mysteryCmany people believe ones intelligen
29、ce is naturally determinedDones brain grows stronger as the age increases解析：考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“many people believe that a person is born smart，average，or dumband stays that way in the whole life”可知C项正确。答案：C10Training muscles is compared to_.Ausing the brainBconnecting things in your brainClifting weight
30、s Ddoing research about the brain解析：考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscleit changes and gets stronger when you use it.”可知答案。答案：A11What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AThe complex structure of the brain.BHow changes in the muscles affect the brain.CThe importance of
31、the brain.DHow the brain becomes stronger by learning new things.解析：考查段落大意。本段详细描述了大脑如何通过练习和学习新事物而发生变化，从而变得更敏捷。答案：D12What does the underlined word “perspicacious” in the last paragraph probably mean?AStrong. BSmart.CPopular. DActive.解析：考查词义猜测。根据破折号后面的“they were better at solving problems and learning new things”可知，该词应为“敏锐的”之意。答案：B
