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1 阅读专项训练——词义猜测 (一) （2005 广东）Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands , respect and most important , encourages achievement . Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills can’t be easily swallowed down . They must be carefully cultivated. Different from popular belief , most good leaders are made, not born . They learn their skills in their everyday life . But which do they develop ? How do they (and how can you) get others to follow? The underlined word “cultivated”(paragraph 1) roughly means _____. A. encouraged B. compared C. examined D. developed 答案：D 技巧点拨：根据上下文语境进行猜测 上文的语境：领导艺术不像吞一维生素 C 那样简单。 下文的语境：大部分的优秀的领导者都不是天生的，而是培养出来的，他们的领导艺术是在日常生活中学到的。 （二） （2004 湖北）Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers . After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure , they found that after 6 months ,those devoted to weight loss ---exercise and eating a low-fat food ---lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus , 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴).This week , Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with Hypertension drugs . In Science / Health , “Johns Hopkins” is ______. A. a famous university B. a medical center C. a well-known doctor D. a drug company 答案：B （三） （2005 全国）The President has started using look-alikes during some public appearances . Dave is offered a chance to “ serve his country” by becoming one. The underlined word...