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►专题 13 阅读理解微技能之词义猜测题
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【词义猜测题微技能】
1．单词或短语意义猜测
词汇量小是制约学生阅读理解能力的一个重要因素。具体技巧如下：
(1)根据定义或上下文解释进行猜测。有时短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语，下面接着出现其定义
或解释，这就是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。
(2)根据同位关系进行猜测。阅读中出现的难词有时后面紧跟一个同位语，对前面的词进行解释，这时可利用
同位关系对前面或后面的词义或短语意义进行猜测。
(3)根据同义关系进行猜测。当词或短语之间有并列连词and 或or时，其连接的两项内容在含义上是接近的或
递进的或相反的，由此确定同等关系中的某个生词所属的义域，进而可推知其大致意思。
(4)根据构词法(合成、派生、转化等)进行猜测。在英语中，有很多词可以在前面加前缀或在后面加后缀，从而
构成另外一个词，乍看起来，这个词可能是新词，但掌握一定的构词知识，就不难猜出它的词义了。
(5)根据因果关系进行猜测。在一篇文章中，根据原因可以预测结果；同样，根据结果也可以找出原因。
(6)根据上下文的指代关系进行猜测。文章中的代词it，that，this，he，him 或them等可以指上文提到的人或
物，其中it和that还可以指一件事。有时代词指代的对象相隔较远，要认真查找；有时还需要对前面提到的内
容进行总结，才能得出代词所指代的事。
【典例剖析1】Rather unsurprisingly, a massive 77 percent of the people surveyed admitted to being obsessed with regularly
taking selfies. What was more interesting, though, was the fact that an astonishing 82 percent of people said that
they would rather see other selfies on social media.Diefenbach calls this the “selfies paradox”: the idea that we
like taking selfies but seriously dislike looking at other people’s selfies online.
41. What does the word “paradox”(paragraph 5) mean?
A. complicated statements B. contradictory statements
C. constructive statements D. complimentary statements
【典例剖析2】
Take the mystery of migration for example. Scientists can’t really explain why many species of birds migrate
in the autumn even though the temperature is still summery. The birds just seem to snub the comfortable weather
that they are having. When a certain time comes, they travel south by the thousand. In spring time, they migrate
northwards when though there probably is snow still covering the ground when they finally arrive. Something said
“go”, and they did.
37. The underlined word “snub” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A. fight B. ignore C. symbolize D. criticize
【典例剖析3】
Nervous suspects locked up in Britain's newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow colour
on the door. If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance .
56. The expression “tip the balance” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might_________.
A. let suspects keep their balance.
B. make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court.
C. help suspects to confess their crimes.
D. enable suspects to change their attitudes to colours.
【典例剖析4】
I guess that there’s probably some demanding work schedule, or social anxiety around stepping up to help for an
unknown sport. She may just need a little persuading. So I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mention the single
parent with four kids running the show and I talk about the dad coaching a team that his kids aren’t even on… At this
point the unwilling parent speaks up, “Alright. Yes, I’ll do it.”
57. What does the underlined phrase “tug at the heartstrings” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Encourage team work. B. Appeal to feelings.
C. Promote good deeds. D. Provide advice.
2．句意猜测题
句意猜测题要求考生通过阅读文章理解句意，然后用合适的语句对其进行解释性的描述。
具体技巧如下：
(1)返回原文，找到该句，对原句进行语法和逻辑关系的准确分析。对于需要推理的句子，首先要理解此句前
后的语境，其次对其在文章中的意思进行合理的推断，最后再归纳总结。
(2)一般说来，正确选项的意思与原句的意思完全相同，但是用其他的英语词汇或句式来表达的。
【典例剖析1】
Breathtaking scenery and famous sights everywhere. From the legendary Island of Capri to the haunting ruins of
Pompeii ,and from the unforgettable “Amalfi Drive” to the delightful resorts of Positano, Sorrento and Ravello, the
area is a feast for the eyes! Should you choose to join us, we know that you will not be disappointed!
62. The underlined part “the area is a feast for the eyes” in the passage means __________.
A. the area is pleasing to the eye B. the area is really unforgettable
C. the area catches the tourists’ eye D. the area is crowded with tourists
【典例剖析2】
London resolved to live a full， exciting life．He once said， " I would rather be a superb meteor （流星），
every atom of me in magnificent glow ， than a sleepy and permanent planet ．" Each day，he pushed himself．
Once London determined that he was going to be a writer，nothing could stop him．His goal was to write at least one
thousand words every day．He refused to stop even when he was sick．In eighteen years，the writer published fifty﹣
one books and hundreds of articles．He was the best﹣selling and highest﹣paid author of his day．Many people also
considered him to be the best writer．White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his most famous stories and are about
surviving in the Alaskan wilderness．Readers can enjoy Jack London's energy and his talent for telling wonderful
stories each time they open one of his novels．
The underlined sentence in the last paragraph indicates that Jack London ．
A．is expert at universe． B． aims high and strive to succeed．
C．is excited about life if the wildness．D． face a choice between life and death．
_____练
真题演
[方法1] 根据上下文语境进行猜测
猜测任何词义都离不开上下文，所以可借助上下文对需要猜测的词、短语或句子进行合乎逻辑的推测。
【典例1】Salvador Dali (1904～1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is
showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over
200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the
best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also L'Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper,
objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist's showman
qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth.The
exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities(无限),“From the infinity small to the
infinity large，contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy
Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum－theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia
in Madrid，Spain，and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg,
Florida.
What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Artworks. B．Projects. C．Donations. D．Documents.
[方法2] 根据上下文的指代关系进行猜测
英语文章中的代词one，it，that，them等可以指上文提到的人或事物。有时代词与指代的对象相隔较远，要认
真查找；有时需要对前面提到的内容进行总结，才能得出代词所指代的事物。
【典例 2】You may not have heard of Ashoka，but for the past 27 years，this association，founded by Bill
Drayton，has fought poverty and sickness，promoted education and encouraged small businesses.To support these
worthy causes，Ashoka provides money for the world's most promising “changemakers” seeking to solve urgent
problems and would like to create a world in which every citizen is a changemaker.
Drayton believes that anyone can become an agent for change.The important thing is to simply give yourself
permission.If you see a problem that you care about，you can help solve it.The young in particular are willing toaccept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy，healthy，contributing adult.In fact，it is
many young people's ambition to set up programmes or businesses that improve social conditions.An excellent example
is an Ashoka project started in 1995 in Dhaka，which handled the rubbish problem facing the city，helped local
farmers and provided an income for poor people there.
When Masqsood and Iftekhar began to study the problem of all the uncollected rubbish that lay in Dhaka's
streets，attracting rats and disease，they discovered that 80% of it was natural waste.So they educated the poor people
in the city to compost (把……制成堆肥) this waste.They knew that they would have a market for the end product
because local farmers were struggling with chemical fertilisers (化肥) which were expensive and had reduced the
natural minerals in the soil over the years.At first，they were refused，but once they were able to persuade them that
there was money to be made，the project took off.In 2009 sales were $14,000.
Drayton is optimistic that in ten years Ashoka will be making really serious，practical progress in bringing about
social change by changing the way we look at economic development.
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to“ ________”．
A．the local farmers B．Masqsood and Iftekhar
C．Drayton and his team D．the poor people in the city
[方法3] 根据同义或类比关系进行猜测
当词语被并列连词and，or as well as所连接或词语之间有just as，like，similarly等时，前后的两项内容在含义
上是接近的或相近的，由此可确定同等关系中的某个生词或短语所表达的意义。
【典例3】 [1]．..[2]．..
[3]Something else，however，has been on the rise.While GM seeds are expensive，GM companies tell farmers that
they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides (杀虫剂)．On the contrary，US government data show
that GM crops in the US have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops.“The promise
was that you could use less chemicals and boost production.But neither is true,” said Bill Christison, President of the
US National Family Farm Coalition.
...
[方法4] 根据定义或解释进行猜测
有时短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语，下面接着出现其定义或解释，这就是判断该词或短语意义的
主要依据。此类由定义或解释来猜测词义的方法很多：①表示定义关系的常见信息词有be，mean，represent，
be called/named，be considered，be defined as(被定义为)，be known as，refer to等；②表示同位关系的常见信息词有that is，that is to say，in other words，namely，or rather(精确地说)等；③有些生词会以破折号、括号、
逗号、冒号等暗示读者，解释说明前面的词。
【典例4】 [1]．..
[2]Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims as its own.Only
he and his family are welcome there.No other families of the same species are welcome.Your yard and house are your
territory where only your family and friends are welcome.If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you，
you might shout.Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
...
What is a bird's “territory”？
A．A place where families of other species are not accepted.
B．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.
C．An area for which birds fight against each other.
D．An area which a bird considers to be its own.
[方法5] 根据转折或对比关系进行猜测
在一个句子或段落中，有时会出现对两种事物或现象进行对比的描述，考生可以利用这种关系猜词悟义。表示
对比关系的词语主要有however，but，instead，despite，unlike，yet，while，whereas(反之，而，却)，rather
than，instead of，in spite of，on the contrary，on the other hand，in contrast等。
【典例5】 There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care.To water his flowers，he used two
buckets.One was a shiny and new bucket.The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years
of service，but was now past its best.
What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A．Dirty. B．Dark.
C．Worn－out. D．Plain－looking.
[方法6] 根据举例进行猜测
在一些阅读材料中，为了阐明某一种重要观点或者讲清楚某一抽象概念，作者往往采取举例的方式对这一观点
或概念进行具体的说明和解释，从而使读者理解得更具体些，而这些例子恰好为猜测词义提供了重要线索。表
示列举关系的信息词有like，for example，for instance，such as，include等。
【典例6】 ...In his book，he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world
from reaching extremely important tipping points，such as the melting of the ice sheets in Greenland or WestAntarctica...
The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to “ ________”．
A．freezing points B．burning points
C．melting points D．boiling points
[方法7] 根据因果关系进行猜测
在有些文章或段落中，两种现象或两个事物之间可能会构成因果关系，可以利用这种关系来猜测词义。
【典例7】 [1]．..
[2]Of course，the good of oxen is not limited to plowing.In fact，they are seen as “ boats on land” for their ability
to carry loads.Besides，the whole body of an ox is full of treasures.Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition，
and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes.With all these qualities，oxen are regarded as generous creatures.
...
The words “boats on land” underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to ________.
A．animals for taking goods B．creatures for pulling plows
C．treasures of the folk culture D．tools in the farming economy
[方法8] 根据构词法进行猜测
阅读中常常会遇到一些由熟悉的单词派生或合成的新词。掌握构词法对猜测词义很有帮助。如：
unforeseeable.这个词，可以根据构词法把它拆成un, fore, see , able；其中 see 是词根，fore是“先，前，预”
的含义，un是否定，able是“能……的，可……的”，因此unforeseeable是“未能预见到的”意思。
1．根据前缀猜测词义
例如：Do you have any strong opinion on co-educational or single-sex schools?
根据词根educational （教育的），结合前缀co-（共同，一起），我们便可以猜出co-educational的意思
是：＂男女同校教育的＂意思。
2．根据后缀猜测词义
例如：It's a quiet, comfortable hotel overlooking (俯瞰) the bay in an uncommercialized Cornish fishing village
on England's most southerly point．
后缀 -ise/ize 意思是＂使成为…；使…化＂，结合词根 commercial（商业的），不难猜出
uncommercialized 的意思是：＂未被商业化的＂。
3．根据复合词的各部分猜测词义
例如：Good tool design is important in the prevention of overuse injuries. Well-designed tools and equipmentwill require less force to operate them and prevent awkward（别扭的）hand positions.
Well-designed 或许是个生词，但我们分析该词的结构后，就能推测出其含义。它由 well （好，优秀）和
design （设计）两部分组成，合在一起便是＂设计精巧的＂意思。
We live in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most
people that craft (手艺) no longer exists.
根据合成词中的mass（大量的）和produce（生产），我们可以推测 mass-produce的意思是：＂大批量生
产；规模生产＂的意思。
【例】
…Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the
outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.” …
70. The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________________.
A. value B. result
C. performance D. connection
词汇拓展
1.合成法
man-made handwriting
copyright greenhouse
all-round typewriter
breakthrough high-class
blacklist one-way
English-speaking
2.派生法
A.否定前缀
un-（不）unimportant in-/im-/ir-/il-（不）impossible
dis-（不）dislike mis-（不）misunderstand
B.其他前缀
re-（再）rebuild inter-（互）interchange
pre-（前）preschool anti-（反）antifreeze
non-（否）nonprofit
C.名词后缀-er（人）teacher -er（物）cooker
-ician（人）physician
D.形容词后缀
-able（能）eatable -less（否）homeless
E.动词后缀
-en（使）widen -fy（使）satisfy
-ize（使）modernize
英语单词大多是由词根、词头(前缀)和词尾(后缀)所组成的。词根是单词最基本的部分，表达单词的基本含义。
在词根前或后加上前缀或后缀，可以用来引申或转变原词的意义或改变词性。掌握前缀、后缀规律有助于理解
词义。如un－，im－，in－，dis－，il－等前缀与－less等后缀可构成反义词，后缀－ful，－ly，－ism，－
ness等可改变词性。
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测
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2022年6月新高考I卷C篇
Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said:
“Residents really welcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions. We are looking forward to the benefits and
fun the project can bring to people here.”
30. What do the underlined words “embark on” mean in paragraph 7?
A. Improve. B. Oppose. C. Begin.D.
2022年6月新高考II卷B篇
This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I
had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures — a perfect match for his age.
4. What do the underlined words “hit home for me” mean in paragraph 2?
A. Provided shelter for me. B. Became very clear to me.
C. Took the pressure off me. D. Worked quite well on me.
2022年1月浙江卷A篇For nearly a decade now,Merebeth has been a self-employed pet transport specialist. Her pet transport job was
born of the financial crisis（危机）in the late 2000s．The downturn hit the real estate（房地产）firm where she had
worked for ten years as an office manager.The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job.One day,while driving
near her home,she saw a dog wandering on the road, clearly lost. She took it home,and her sister in Denver agreed to
take it. This was a loving home for sure,but 1,600 miles away.It didn’t take long for Merebeth to decide to drive the dog
there herself. It was her first road trip to her new job.
Merebeth's pet delivery service satisfies her wanderlust. It has taken her to every state in the US except
Montana,Washington and Oregon,she says proudly.If she wants to visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with
transport needs there.She travels in all weathers.She has driven through 55 mph winds in Wyoming , heavy flooding
and storms in Alabama and total whiteout conditions in Kansas.
This wanderlust is inherited from her father,she says.He moved their family from Canada to California when she
was one year old,because he wanted them to explore a new place together. As soon as she graduated from high school
she left home to live on Catalina Island off the Californian coast,away from her parents,where she enjoyed a life of
sailing and off-road biking.
It turns out that pet transporting pays quite well at about $30,000 per year before tax.She doesn't work in summer,
as it would be unpleasantly hot for the animals in the car, even with air conditioning.As autumn comes,she gets restless
the same old wanderlust returning. It's a call she must handle alone,though.Merebeth says,"When I'm on the road, I'm
just in my own world. I've always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I must help animals."
The word “wanderlust" in paragraph 2 means a desire to_?
A.make money. B.try various jobs.
C.be close to nature. D.travel to different places.
2021年6月北京卷
The call for public engagement with the unthinkable is especially germane in this moment of still-uncontrolled
pandemic and economic crises in the world's most technologically advanced nations. Not very long ago, it was also
unthinkable that a virus would shut down nations and that safety nets would be proven so disastrously lacking in
flexibility.
The international scholars' warning letter doesn't say exactly what collapse will look like or when it might happen.
Collapseology, the study of collapse, is more concerned with identifying trends and with them the dangers of everyday
civilization. Among the signatories（签署者）of the warning was Bob Johnson, the originator of the "ecologicalfootprint" concept, which measures the total amount of environmental input needed to maintain a given lifestyle. With
the current footprint of humanity, "it seems that global collapse is certain to happen in some form, possibly within a
decade, certainly within this century, " Johnson said in an email.
What does the underlined word "germane" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Scientific. B.Credible. C.Original. D.Relevant.
2021年6月新高考2卷B篇
I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo, Paris for 11 years. Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have
ever been born here. Globally, a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood, so I decided to give them
round-the-clock care at home.
I've got two children—the younger one, Kynan, was extremely happy about the tigers arriving - but all of us really
looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow. I wasn't worried about bringing them into my home
with my wife and kids. These were cubs. They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so small that there was absolutely no
risk.
As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house during the day, but when we were asleep
we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd get up to mischief. We'd come down in the morning to find
they'd turned the room upside down, and left it looking like a zoo.
Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them. There were some
tough times and I just felt extremely tired. I was grateful that my family was there to help. We had to have a bit of a
production line going, making up “tiger milk”, washing baby bottles, and cleaning the floors.
When Spot and Stripe were four months old, they were learning how to open doors and jump fences, and we knew
it really was time for them to go. It was hard for us to finally part with them. For the first few days, Kynan was always
a bit disappointed that the cubs weren't there.
I'm not sad about it. I'm hands-on with them every day at the zoo, and I do look back very fondly on the time that
we had them.
What do the underlined words “get up to mischief” mean in paragraph 3?
A. Behave badly. B. Lose their way. C. Sleep soundly. D. Miss their mom.
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题型组合练1.【Z20名校联盟（浙江省名校新高考研宄联盟）2022-2023学年髙三第一次联考】
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处最佳项。选项中有两处为多余选项。
The China State Council issued a document in early August, suggesting employers across the country make
flexible working arrangements and give their workers Friday afternoons off during hot summer days in order to boost
tourism and consumption.
Online surveys have shown that most correspondents are in favor of the State Council’s proposal for longer
weekends, as two and a half days are enough even for one to plan a short journey. People will have more time to be
together with their families. ____36____
However, there are doubts as to whether this well-intentioned initiative can be put into practice. ____37____
While the regular two-day weekend is still a dream for a large number of working people in various industries, a two-
and-half-day weekend is really a luxury many people can barely afford.
____38____ If staff workers of government departments and public institutions no longer work on Friday
afternoons, local residents will have nowhere to go if they have urgent issues to solve through these establishments.
Obviously, the only way out is to implement policies concerning paid annual leave in a realistic manner so that the
working people can make arrangements for their days off work. As a result, holidaymakers don’t need to all rush to the
same scenic spots during the same period of time, which would be beneficial to the protection and operation of these
spots. ____39____ Thus it serves the initial purpose of boosting economic growth through developing tourism.
____40____ The government is supposed to pay more attention to the protection of labor rights and employ all
possible means to ensure their holidays as well as the functions of government institutions, instead of just making
economically motivated policies.
A. Also, this is an effective way to increase consumer spending.
B. The right of workers to rest and paid annual leave are protected under the law.
C. A larger number of workers, if not all, will benefit from official holiday arrangements.
D. Most people think that they will actually not be able to enjoy the benefits of such a scheme.
E. After rest and relaxation, employees will become more energetic when they come back to work.
F. Another worry is that this measure will finally be exclusively (专有地) enjoyed by a limited number of employees.
G. As long as paid annual leave remains unrealistic in most industrial sectors, the two-and-half-day weekend seems
pointless.
2.【2023届安徽省江淮十所名校高三第一次联考】
A contact lens (隐形眼镜) that can release a drug if it detects high pressure within the eye has been created byscientists who say it could help treat glaucoma.
Glaucoma is an eye disease that involves damage to the optic nerve, and can lead to blindness if not treated.
According to the charity Glaucoma UK, the most common form of the disease, known as primary open angle
glaucoma, is thought to affect almost 10% of people older than 75. This form is generally caused by increased pressure
within the eye, usually as a result of a buildup of fluid.
Researchers in China revealed they have developed a contact lens that can sense an increase in pressure within the
eye and release an anti-glaucoma drug if the pressure transcends a certain level.
Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the team describe how they created the device using an upper and
lower lens, with a snowflake-shaped pressure sensor and wireless power transfer device sandwiched between them
around the rim of the lenses. When the pressure inside the eye increases, the gap between the upper and lower lenses
decreases. This is detected by the pressure sensor by means of a cantilever. The sensor then sends a signal to the
wireless system which subsequently triggers the release of an anti-glaucoma drug, from a hydrogel attached to an
electrode, and enables it to cross the cornea of the eye. The drug, brimonidine, acts to reduce the pressure within the
eye.
The study reveals that the contact lenses have so far been tested on pigs’ eyes and on the eyes of living rabbits—
albeit with smaller-sized lenses—although trials have yet to be carried out in humans. The researchers note the lenses
are not only soft and minimally invasive but are also battery-free, adding that the approach could be expanded to help
tackle other eye diseases.
Prof Zubair Ahmed from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham, who was not
involved in the work, said the research was potentially very exciting, adding that a rise in pressure within the eye was a
significant problem for most people with glaucoma. “The materials required to create such contact lenses are
inexpensive and soon could be mass-produced.” he added.
12. Who can probably get help from the contact lens?
A. Those who are blind. B. Those who have glaucoma.
C. Those who are older than 75. D. Those who are under heavy pressure.
13. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “transcends” in paragraph 3?
A. Exceeds. B. Maintains. C. Lowers. D. Balances.
14. How did the team create the device?
A. By crossing the cornea of the eye and then sending a signal.
B. By enlarging the gap between the upper and lower lenses.
C. By using brimonidine to increase the pressure within the eye.D. By employing pressure sensor and wireless power transfer device.
15. What can we learn about the contact lenses?
A. They are safe but too costly. B. They have been tested on humans.
C. They will be put on the market soon. D. They need to be used with battery power.
3.【河南省九师联盟2022-2023学年高三开学考】
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last week, I took a small boat and rowed miles along a little river in the middle of New York’s Adirondack
Mountains ___41___(escape) the maddening noise in the city.
One of the rewards for this remote trip was the total peace in the mountains. Here, I was completely alone. There
was not another soul ___42___ sight. No cars, no signals to draw me toward my phone.
I rowed through little ponds ___43___ (surround) by grass and red berries on the shores. To go deeper into the
wild, I made my way through a chain of rocky rapids (急流). As I rowed along I saw a yellow maple leaf pressed
against a rock by the current.
When it was impossible for ___44___(I) to row my boat, I tied it to my waist and pulled it behind me, w with my
pants rolled to my ___45___(knee). To my delight, I found that the water still held some of the warmth summer.
Soon after I reached a stretch of rapids___46___ were too violent to get through, I was forced to carry my little boat
on my shoulders.___47___(walk) along a trail in the shadowy forest, I saw___48___(variety) plants that have started to
turn reddish. When the river slowed down again, I put down my boat and rowed on. On ___49___ (arrive) at the end of
the little river, I was extremely tired ____50____ I felt really happy and complete relaxed.
