第七讲“深奥难懂”的词义猜测题Test1(2013·湖北省武汉名校高三第二次调研测试)Eachyear，weareexposedtotenthousandadsonaverage.Theytrytosellustheirproductsbyusingbeautifulart，videos，imagesorslogansthatarecatchy.Themostfamouscompanieshavehighlypopularlogosthatcanberecognizedbyalmosteverybody.ForthoseofyouwhohaveseenthemovieFindingForrester，thereisthatscenewhereJamalwalksuptosomeguywithaBMWandaskshimwhatthecarlogomeans.Themandidnotknowtheanswerandsincethatday，wheneverIsawafamouscompanylogoItriedtofindthemeaningofit.ManythinkthehorseontheFerrarilogorepresentsthehorsepowerofthecarstheymanufacture.Thestorybehinditisfarmoreinteresting.DuringWorldWarⅠapilot，CountFrancescoBarraca，paintedthehorseonhisairplanetobringhimluck.Hehaditonhisplanebecauseitwasthelogoofhissquadron(空军中队)．Barraca’smotherthenconvincedEnzoFerraritoputthelogoonhisracingcarsintheearly1930’stobringgoodlucktothedrivers.Thelogothenstayedthesameeversince.TheyellowonthebackgroundrepresentsthebirthplaceofEnzoFerrari.Starbucksstartedin1971，inSeattle.Themermaid(美人鱼)representedonthelogoisnowknownbyanycoffeedrinker.Itisamythologicalseacreaturewiththelookofafemale，theonlydifferencebeingthattheyhaveatailofafish.ThereasonwhyStarbucksincorporatedoneintheircompanylogoisthatitwasbelievedmermaidsusedtosingtosailorsinordertomakethemwalkawayfromtheirshiportogroundtheirships.Inthe1500s，spices，teaandcoffeewerepopularmerchandisetotrade.SothemermaidinthelogoofStarbucksistheonethat“brings”coffeeandteatothestores.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。1．Thewriterbecameinterestedinlogosofsomefamousbrandsafter________.A．hewatchedanattractivemovieB．hesawasceneinamovieC．hewalkeduptosomeguywithaBMWD．henoticedsomefamouslogos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：B2．Manycompaniesuselogosbecause________.A．peopleenjoybeautifullogosB．peoplearemorelikelytobuytheirproductsC．peoplecanrecognizetheproductsmoreeasilyD．peopleareinterestedinthemeaningsofthelogos解析：考查推理判断。由第一段中的“Theytrytosellustheirproductsby...”可以推断，很多公司采用标识是为了让人们买其产品。答案：B3．Fromthesecondparagraph，wecanconcludethat________.A．BarracaonceservedinthenavyB．BarracatookpartincarracingC．EnzoFerrarifoundedacarcompanyD．EnzoFerrarilikedhorsesverymuch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EnzoFerrari创建的。答案：C4．Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A．includedB．abandonedC．correctedD．designed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：ATest2(2013·湖北省荆州市高中毕业班质量检测Ⅰ)Badteethcanbepainfulandevenbedeadly.Infectionsofthegums(牙龈)andteethcanreleasebacteriaintothebloodsystem.Thosebacteriacanincreasethechanceofaheartattackorstrokeandworsentheeffectsofotherdiseases.Andadultsarenottheonlyonesatrisk.Forexample，a12year-oldboydiedwhenatoothinfectionspreadtohisbrainin2007inWashington.Expertssaiditmighthavebeenpreventedhadhereceivedthedentalcareheneeded.Expertssaygooddentalcarestartsatbirth.Breastmilk，theysay，isthebestfoodforthehealthydevelopmentofteeth.Breastmilkcanhelpslowbacterialgrowthandacidproductioninthemouth.Butdentistssayababy’sgumsandearlyteethshouldbecleanedaftereachfeedingbyus...
