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Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of “home” and “sick”. You know
1 each word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are 2 together. “Homesick” means “Thinking of home, unhappy away from home.” In other words, it means “sick for home”.
Now think for a minute 3 the word SEASICK. If you change the word “home” in the definition (定义) to the word “sea”, would the definition 4 “seasick” ? Does seasick mean “thinking of sea, unhappy away from sea”? It means something quite 5 . Seasick means “made sick by the only place where you are on the sea.” It means “sick because of the sea.” When you are homesick, the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, the 6 place you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever 7 a person being heartsick? Heartsick does not mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are 8 down deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.
And so, when you are carsick, you are “made sick by the movement of a car on the road.” You are sick because of the car, not sick for it.
You can see, then, that 9 compound words are what they seem at first glance (一瞥). Think about the compound words, such as handshake and 10 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
| 小题2: | | A．read | B．used | C．thought | D．understood |
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| 小题5: | | A．different | B．same | C．right | D．wrong |
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| 小题6: | | A．first | B．only | C．safe | D．last |
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| 小题7: | | A．heard of | B．heard from | C．thought over | D．thought about |
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| 小题8: | | A．hit | B．hurt | C．loved | D．moved |
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| 小题9: | | A．not others | B．not every | C．not all | D．not other |
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| 小题10: | | A．careful | B．southern | C．illness | D．handwriting |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D |
解析
试题分析：本文讲述了复合词的意思并不是简单的词与词的简单相加，需要根据具体的语境选择合适的意思。在平时的学习中要注意总结复合词，大家不能“望词生义”。
小题1:根据题干，本空应该是作mean的宾语，本句的意思“你知道每个词都有它自己的意思。”所以本题选A
小题2:根据题干，本句的意思是“但是要考虑一下他们用在以前的意思是什么。”故用used。所以本题选B。
小题3:本句的意思是“大家想一下关于SEASICK这个单词”。只有about是“关于”。所以本题选C。
小题4:本题考查词义辨析。Get“得到”；fit”适合“，”与…一致；“read“读”；have“有”。本句的意思是“这个含义时候seasick吗？”所以本题选A。
小题5:由下句Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. 可知上句应为：它的意思不是“思念大海”，而是完全不同的意思，所以本题选A。
小题6:本句的意思是“如果你晕船，你最不想去的地方就是坐船（在海上）。”也就是
小题7:hear of“听说”，hear from“受到某人的来信”，think over“重新考虑”，think about“考虑”。本句的意思是“你听说过心脏病人吗？”所以本题选A。
小题8:hit“打击”，hurt“受伤”，love“爱”，move“移动”。本句的意思是“人们沮丧当他们受伤了，在内心深处，仿佛他们的心都碎了。”所以本题选B。
小题9:根据题干，本句的意思是“你看，并不是所以的复合词都是你开始一瞥时的意思。”“并非所有的”是not all。所以本题选C。
小题10:根据handshake可知，此处需要选一个复合词，四个选项中只有 handwriting
是复合词，故选D。
点评：本完形填空有一定的难度，做题时要重在理解句意和上下文衔接的逻辑关系。不提倡看一个做一个，这样很容易错选答案从而导致整篇文章脱离主题。可以用花几分钟进行整体的阅读，再结合文意进行逐一作答。注意区别所给词的用法及意思。 |
举一反三
Is learning a foreign language ever easy? Yes. If you are five and move to another country, you will quickly pick up the language. But what about for the rest of us who are no longer five, and need to be polite when traveling for business or for pleasure? I think that answer is also yes. Language learning can be easy if you don’t want or need to learn too much.
The key to successful language learning in my mind is not to set the goal too high. It is rather like running. Even if you run twice a week, you don’t necessarily want to be able to run a marathon (马拉松). You might just want to keep a level of fitness. I think the same can be true for language learning.
Let’s get back to the goal. If you decide to learn ten words in a foreign language before visiting the country, you know that you will be sure to do this. However, if you decide to talk to people with great fluency (流利), unless you are quite a talented person, you will probably fail and give up in half-way.
It is also far easier to start learning a foreign language than to finish. In other words, the better you are, the slower it can be to improve, because you will not be able to move further because of grammar, making sentences, learning less common words, etc. If you are only trying to learn a few foreign words and sentences, you will enjoy faster progress, have more fun, and won’t have to spend too much time.
The idea of learning only a few hundred words in a language, and then stopping, isn’t the usual way to language learning, but it can be a very meaningful and enjoyable activity.
小题1:In the writer’s opinion, it is easy for adults to learn English if _______.| A．they are especially talented people | | B．they don’t want or need to learn too much | | C．they have to spend a lot of time on it | | D．they have a chance to go abroad |
小题2:The writer believes that if you want to be good at a foreign language, you will probably _______.| A．forget your own goals | | B．become a talented language learner | | C．get tired of learning it | | D．reach your learning goal |
小题3:The best title of this passage would be _______.| A．Easy Language Learning | B．Hard Language Learning | | C．Fluency in a Foreign Language | D．A way of Language Learning |
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I know what you’re thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip (跳过) breakfast, and they have a lot of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time. Others think they’re “saving” calories, still others just don’t like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R, D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded（装填） with vegetables, and you just eat one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating (吃得过多) later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of getting weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers — it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow.” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body get the fat-burning effects.
小题1:The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______.| A．food left after a meal | B．things left undone | | C．meals made of vegetables | D．pizza topped with fruit |
小题2:What can we infer from the text?| A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. | | B．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. | | C．There are some easy ways of losing weight. | | D．Eating vegetables helps save energy. |
小题3:According to the last paragraph, it is important to_______.| A．be careful about what you eat | B．eat calorie-controlled food | | C．heat up food before eating it | D．eat something for breakfast |
小题4:The text is written mainly for those_______.| A．who want to lose weight | B．who go to work early | | C．who stay up late | D．who eat before sleep |
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Scientists are trying to make some small cars that may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be 1_ pollution in the air. There will _2 be more space or parking cars in cities, and the _3_ will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in__4__ that it is now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will __5___ much less to own and to drive. Driving will be __6___, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers per hour. The little cars of __7___ will be fine or getting out of the city, but they will not be useful for__8__ trips. Little cars which are powered by gasoline( 汽油 ) will go 450 kilometers __9___ needing to stop for more gasoline .
If big cars still are used together with the small ones, _10__ sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and some roads will be needed for the slower, small ones.
| 小题1: | | A．much | B．less | C．small | D．more |
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| 小题3: | | A．spaces | B．streets | C．shops | D．building |
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| 小题4: | | A．spaces | B．the rooms | C．the group | D．the space |
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| 小题6: | | A．faster | B．safer | C．quick | D．dangerous |
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| 小题7: | | A．today | B．todays | C．the past | D．the future |
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| 小题8: | | A．short | B．long | C．any | D．the shortest |
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| 小题9: | | A．after | B．then | C．before | D．while |
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Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣传) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.
The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (风险) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黄色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (对付压力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.
Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you.
Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family.
Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒烟贴片) or gum.
NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.
小题1:How many people don’t give up smoking among those who take part in No Smoking Day every year according to the passage?| A．About 1,000,000. | B．About 40,000. | | C．About 960,000. | D．About 1,040,000. |
小题2:According to the passage, place the following titles in the correct orders.
A.What are the health risks of smoking?
B.A few tips on giving up smoking:
C.What is No Smoking Day?
D.What help is offered for giving up smoking?
A. a; b; c; d B. b; a; d; c C. d; a; b; c D. c; a; b; d
小题3:Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?| A．No Smoking Day is held on the second Wednesday on March. | | B．Smoking can make skin look dull. | | C．If you give up smoking, your worry levels will increase. | | D．You can get treatment in NHS Stop-smoking Centers for free. |
小题4:The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______. | A．nurses | B．advisers | C．employees | D．doctors |
小题5: How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage? |
If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers are fond of food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn’t follow a healthy diet. They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.
Teenagers should eat food without much fat, oil and sugar.
Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins（维生素）and have little fat.
Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. It is good for their body and mind.
小题1:How many pieces of advice are given by the doctors in the passage?| A．Five | B．Eight | C．Six | D．Seven |
小题2: Which of the following is RIGHT?| A．Today all teenagers are overweight. | | B．Scientists found two thirds of the students didn’t have a healthy diet. | | C．Parents are worried about their children’s diet today. | | D．Milk, fruits and vegetables are not good for children. |
小题3: It’s right to ___________ according to the passage.| A．eat junk food | B．eat food with too much salt | | C．drink milk and eat junk food often | D．eat vegetables that are rich in vitamins |
小题4:The main purpose of the passage is to tell the children____________.| A．how to keep a healthy diet | B．to eat fruits and vegetables | | C．how to have a proper meal for lunch | D．not to eat junk food |
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