3.词义猜测题一A(2019·湖南怀化二模)话题：韩国宠物热难度：★建议用时：6 分SEOUL(Reuters)—KangSung-ilbuysSancho，hisPomeranian，atoyeverybusinesstripandthislunarNewYearholidaywilldresshimupinanew$50suittovisit“grandma”，Kang’smother.Kangandhiswifesaychildrenaretooexpensiveandbringtoomuchpressure.InsteadtheyhavechosentoshowerSanchowithloveandgifts.Theyarenotalone.SouthKorea’spetindustryisbooming ， fuelledbythesamefactorsthathavemadethecountry’sbirthrate ， at1.05birthsperwoman ， thelowestintheworld ：thehighcostofeducationandhousingaswellasextremelylongworkingdays.“SocialpressuresinSouthKoreaaresuchthatparentsarerequiredtoprovideresourcesfordecadesfromprivateschoolingtoartclasses，”saidKang，a39year-oldmanagerofapetfuneralhome.Ontopofeducationexpenses ， anaverageofhouseholdmustbudgetroughly12.8yearsofincometobuyamid-rangehome，comparedto8.8yearsin2014，datafromKookminBankshows.Addingtotheirstress，SouthKoreansworkthethirdmosthoursperyearamongOECD (经合组织) nations，nextonlytoMexicoandCostaRica.Pet-owninghouseholdshaveroseto28percentofallSouthKoreanhouseholdsin2018，comparedwith18percentin2012，governmentdatashows.Thatinturnhasresultedinaprosperouspetcareindustrywhoseofferingsincludetailoredpetdietsandhighpricedphotoshoots.Pet-relatedstartupsarealsopopularwithventurecapitalists.TheSouthKoreanpet-relatedindustrywasworth2.7trillionwon($2.4billion) lastyear，andthatcouldmorethandoubleinsizeby2027，accordingtotheKoreanRuralEconomicInstitute.语篇解读 这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了由于在韩国抚养和教育孩子的成本很高，给人们带来了很大的压力，导致很多人不生孩子而开始养宠物，这种社会现象促进了韩国宠物业的蓬勃发展。1．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hisPomeranian”inParagraph1referto?A．Hisson.B．Hispet.C．Atoy.D．Sancho’sbrother.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“KangSung-ilbuysSancho，hisPomeranian，atoyeverybusinesstrip...InsteadtheyhavechosentoshowerSanchowithloveandgifts.”及下文内容可知，画线词语指的是他的宠物，故选 B 项。2．WhatmayNOTbetheresul...
