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第 4 讲 词义猜测题[小题夯基练]1．(2020·潍坊调研)“I know that，Kim.And please，call me Bill.But what I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas.I need more input from you—more feedback on how things are going.I don't need a ‘yes man’．You never tell me what you think.You just smile as though everything is fine.”“But ， ” said Kim ， “ I feel that since you are my superior ， it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.” Q ： The word“presumptuous”in the passage is close in meaning to “________”．A．full of respectB．too confident and rudeC．lacking in experienceD．too shy and quiet解析：B [本题考查对生词 presumptuous 意思的猜测。根据生活常识可知，对于长辈和上司，随意称呼他们的名字和直接提意见是傲慢无礼的。故选 B 项。]2．(2019·衡水高考预测)Helen's attitude toward dealing with criminals has changed over the years.She used to believe that everyone could change and deserved a second chance.She now believes that some crimes are so heinous that those responsible should be shown no mercy.Q：What does the underlined word“heinous”mean?A．Guilty.B．Terrible.C．Accidental.D．Unimportant.解析：B [这个句子使用了 so...that...句式，表示“如此……以至于……”。根据语境和结果“有罪的人不应该被给予同情”可以推知，不同情他们的原因是他们的罪行太深，故 heinous 的意思应该是“极恶毒的，道德败坏的”。故选 B 项。]3 ． (2018· 北 京 卷 D 篇 )A study from the University of California at Davis suggested that replacing petrolpowered private cars worldwide with electric ， selfdriving and shared systems could reduce carbon emissions from transportation 80% and cut the cost of transportation infrastructure (基础设施) and operations 40% by 2050.Fewer emissions and cheaper travel sound pretty appealing.The first commercially available dr...