1、强化练(七)阅读理解词句猜测题(一)A“I cant like it.” My threeyearold daughter made a face and spat her spinach(菠菜)back onto her plate.“I want potato chips！”Exasperated，but bound and determined not to be one of those moms who give in to their childrens picky eating habits，I gathered myself and tried a different appr
2、oach.I firmly believed that junk food should be for special occasions，not a daily habit.“Mommy worked hard to make a nutritious and delicious meal.Please eat it，” I begged.“No！” she yelled.“I want potato chips！All my friends at school get whatever they want for dinner.I hate you！” She was screaming
3、while throwing her food on the floor.I bowed my head in shame，feeling as if I was failing as a parent.I took a deep breath and tried to keep cool.I gave her a serious dontmesswithme look and said，“Come on；you know the rule.”“Yes，I should try everything three times，” she replied with a roll of her ey
4、es.“Thats right，” I said in my sweetest mom voice.“So two more bites.”When I was a child，my mother didnt make me eat everything on my plate.She had a different approach.She said I had to try every food three times.Her reasoning was this: one time to try it，the second time to get over the fact that y
5、ou had just tried it，and the third time to make sure that you dont like it.After those three attempts，if I still hated the taste，she would never make me eat it again.Her rational and supportive approach worked almost every time.I was raising my daughter with this samereasonablerule.A small smile cre
6、pt onto my face as I saw her swallow her second bite of spinach and then open her mouth for the third.She slowly chewed her final forced bite，and my thoughts returned to how the “three times rule” had affected my life.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。当面对不爱吃菠菜的女儿时，作为母亲的作者使用了自己独特的“三次法则”。1What does the underlined word “Ex
7、asperated” in Paragraph 2 mean?AExcited.BSurprised.CWorried. DAnnoyed.解析：词义猜测题。作者的女儿在吃饭时很挑剔，不吃菠菜，而是要吃炸土豆条，并且把菠菜吐了出来。由此可知，作者当时应该很生气。答案：D2What does the rule the author applied mainly suggest?AGiving more attempts.BEnjoying more benefits.CCreating more chances.DSolving more problems.解析：细节理解题。作者从母亲那里学来了
8、“三次法则”，这一法则的关键是多一些尝试。由此可知答案。答案：A3Which of the following can best describe the authors mother?AStubborn. BGenerous.CFlexible. DHumorous.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，作者的母亲并不采取强制手段让作者吃饭，而是采取一种“三次法则”，可见她处理事情比较灵活。答案：C4What would the author probably talk about in the paragraph that follows?AHer future plans.BHer pa
9、st experiences.CHer expectations for her daughter.DHer own way to communicate with her daughter.解析：推理判断题。文章最后一句告诉我们，当作者看着女儿一口口吃菠菜时，她想起了“三次法则”对自己生活的影响。由此可知，作者接下来可能讲一些自己的经历。答案：BB Before my first hike to the Rocky Mountains，I was a homebody.I felt comfortable spending weeks or even months in my hometow
10、n without going anywhere.I thought there was no difference between seeing something on TV and seeing something with ones own eyes.The situation changed when one day David，my best friend，came to my room.He always got a couple of colorful bugs in his head. He succeeded in talking me into joining him o
11、n his trip to the Rocky Mountains.This was my first time in the mountains，so I was turning my head in all directions.Unluckily，the weather was foggy most of the time，and the higher we climbed the mountains，the less we could see.But I still enjoyed the hike.I walked fast，and because of that I ran out
12、 of energy long before we got to the top.David knew how to save energy.When we finally got to the top，nothing had really changed.The same fog was covering everything.I felt disappointed，as I expected to see the view from above and take some photos.We spent a couple of hours on the top，and decided to
13、 turn back.Then the wind suddenly cleared the clouds and the sun came out.It wasnt until then that I knew how beautiful the mountains looked.And for some moments I couldnt believe my eyes.At that moment，I realized that I wouldnt be able to live a life without visiting the mountains at least twice a
14、year.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者第一次去落基山脉远足的经历。5What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?ADavid often had crazy ideas.BDavid liked playing with bugs.CDavid liked persuading others.DDavid was good at talking with others.解析：句意猜测题。根据David提议去落基山脉远足的语境可知，画线句子是指David总是有一些疯狂的想法。答案：A6What made the author
15、 unhappy during his first hike?AFeeling tired during the hike.BNot taking a camera with him.CHaving to climb for a long time.DThe heavy fog covering everything.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的第二、三句可知，雾笼罩了山，让作者看不到风景，这让作者很失望。答案：D7How did the author most probably feel after the hike?ADelighted.BNervous.CWorried. DUpset
16、.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者后来感到很高兴。答案：A8What is the text mainly about?AThe authors everyday life.BThings the author learned from a trip.CThe authors attitude towards traveling.DThe authors first hike to the Rocky Mountains.解析：主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章讲述了作者第一次去落基山脉远足的经历。答案：DC Normally gardeners love to see earthwo
17、rms(蚯蚓)Thats because earthworms create holes in the soil.Whats more，earthworms deposit nutrients that plants need to grow.They do this by eating dead plants and leaving nutrients such as nitrogen in their waste.But Asian jumping worms have bigger appetites than other earthworms found in the United S
18、tates.The invading earthworms also tend to congregateSo in groups they eat leaf litter especially quickly.Monica Turner，an ecologist from the University of WisconsinMadison, collected soil from forested areas in southern Wisconsin.These samples were initially free of the Asian jumping worms.The rese
19、archer then put the samples into three plastic containers and brought them back to their lab for study.Monica Turner added six Asian jumping worms to the first container.This matched the density(密度)at which these worms were measured in a nearby forest.No Asian jumping worms were added to the second
20、container.It served as the controlsomething to give researchers an unchanged comparison.Such a control is needed because even without added earthworms, soil microbes(微生物)will break down leaf litter.The researchers took soil from the third container to measure what leaf litter and nutrient levels had
21、 been before the experiment began.Having this starting point would allow the team to measure how much things had changed.Four months later，the researchers measured the leaf litter and nutrient levels in the first two containers.They compared the results to the earlier measurements made of soil in th
22、e third container.The results: soil containing Asian jumping worms lost 95% of its leaf litter，while the container with no earthworms lost 34% of its leaf litter.This great loss of leaf litter caused by the jumping worms is a serious problem.“Think of leaf litter as the forests skin.A cut or burn on
23、 your skin opens it up to infection.Its the same for a forest.When the worms eat the leaf litter，they break a protective layer and open up the forest to disease and invasive plants，” says Monica Turner.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。园丁总是把蚯蚓当作好伙伴，然而有的蚯蚓却给森林带来了大麻烦。9What does the underlined word “congregate” in Paragrap
24、h 1 mean?AMigrate.BGather.CSeparate. DPanic.解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“So in groups they eat leaf litter especially quickly.”可知，这种蚯蚓喜欢大量聚集在一起，从而迅速吃掉大量的落叶。由此可推测congregate与gather意思相近。答案：B10What was the third container used to do?ADraw nutrients from soils.BRaise Asian jumping worms.CHelp the researchers make a
25、comparison.DStudy the natural breakdown of leaves.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后两句可知，第三个容器帮助科学家比较试验前后的结果。答案：C11What do Monica Turners words in the last paragraph mainly suggest?APlants in forests can fall ill easily.BWorms prefer eating leaves in forests.CSoils in forests should be protected well.DLeaf litter is
26、 important to the survival of the forest.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Monica Turner所说的话可知，树叶垃圾对森林的健康很重要。答案：D12The text provides a good example to show that _Ainvading species can harm the local ecosystemBearthworms can travel far to a new environmentCearthworms of different kinds are widely found in natureDadapting to new environments is hard for alien species解析：推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要是讲亚洲的一种蚯蚓在美国的森林里出现，对森林的生态造成了影响。这个事例表明外来物种的入侵可能会对当地的生态系统造成破坏。答案：A
