专题限时检测(二十一)阅读理解词义猜测类之单词意义猜测题(加★的为单词意义猜测题，本卷限时23分钟)A(2017·南京市四校联考)Asseniorsincollegelookingforwardtolife'snextgoals—graduationandemployment—itisimportanttohaveasenseoffeelingimportant.EverytimeIlookthroughjoblistings,thereisasmall,andsometimesnotsosmallcurrentrunningthroughmymind,spittingoutlittlechargesthataremeanttostopmefromevenapplying.Thechargescomeintheformofwordsthatseemtoshoutoutlike“Itisnotevenworthtrying！”or“Laughoutloudandlookasifyouwereaqualifiedman...”Imetwithaprofessorlastweekaboutaspecificpostingthatreallygotmeexcited.MaybeforthefirsttimeIcouldactuallyimaginemyselfinaposition.Ididnotwanttotellanyoneoftheotherseniorsaboutitbecausethentherewouldbemorepeopleapplyingforit.However,theprofessorsaidtome,“Youandthousandsofotherpeopleareinterestedinthatjob.”Hisresponsesuccessfullyweakenedmyinitialenthusiasm.SoIwentbacktoworkonmycoverletter,feelinglikeonelittlesardine(沙丁鱼)swimminginaschoolofthousands,withfarlessmotivationthanIhadinitiallyhad.Ofcourse,therealitychecksaregood,andweshouldneverfeeldeservingof,orentitledto,aposition.Iwouldsaythereareonlyafewselectstudentsoutthere.Thecream,whohaveacademicadvantages,wouldbesuretostandout.Therestofus,strugglingthroughourcourseloads,arethe_crop.Butbeingthecropdoesnotmakeusanylessimportant!Thepointisthat,liketheoldHasidicstorygoesinJewishtradition,weshouldalwaysremembertocarrytwoslipsofpaperinourpockets,especiallyduringtimesofchallengeandtransition.Whenfeelingbeatendown,overwhelmedorlostwithinaschoolofsardines,takeoutoneslipofpaperthatsays“Formysake,theworldwascreated”.Butforfearthatyoubecomeapersonfilledwithself-importance,carryasecondslipofpapertoserveasagentlereminder,“Iambutdustandashes”．语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者通过自己的经历说明一个道理：看重自己是非常重要的，但不要过度看重自己。1．Howdidtheauthorfeelaftertalkingwiththeprofessor?A．Embarrassed.B．Discouraged.C．Confused.D．Inspired.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可知，跟教授交谈之后，作者像泄了气的皮球，受到了打击。故答案选B项。★2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thecrop”inParagraph3referto?A．Theplantsinthefield.B．Commonmembersofagroup.C．Thosewhostruggleintheirlife.D．Thosewhoaretiedtoaposition.解析：选B单词意义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Thecream,whohaveacademicadvantages,wouldbesuretostandout.”及“Therestofus...loads”可知，thecrop是和Thecream相反的一类人，Thecream显得出类拔萃，可推断出thecrop在文中指的是“很普通的人”。故答案选B项。3．Theauthorimpliesinthelastparagraphthatweshould________.A．controlourfeelingsintoughsituationsB．readasmanyinspiringstoriesaspossibleC．learntoviewourselvesproperlyD．daretochallengeourselvesconstantly解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者建议我们在口袋里放两张纸条，当我们失落时，我们可以用其中一张上的话鼓励自己；当我们得意时，我们应用另一张上的话提醒自己。言外之意就是，我们得学会正确地看待自己。故答案选C项。B(2017·无锡市普通高中期末考试)Whydosomepeopleflushwhentheydrinkalcohol?ThiseffectisacommonreactiontoalcoholamongEastAsians.Itaffectsabout36percentofJapanese,ChineseandKoreans.Formany,evenasmallamountofalcoholcancauseunpleasanteffects.Mostcommonly,theirface,neckandsometimestheirwholebodyturnred.Peoplemightalsofeeluncomfortableandsicktotheirstomach.Theymightexperienceaburningsensation(感觉),increasedheartrate,shortnessofbreathandheadaches.Thecaus...
