单选题What does the underlined expression “take on” in Paragraph 3 mean?A Accept.B Employ.C Play withD Fight against.
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Accept.
Employ.
Play with
Fight against.
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第1题：
What does the underlined phrase “an instant hit” (Para. 3) mean?
A a fast blow
B a sudden beat
C a big strike
D a quick success
正确答案：D
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第2题：
What does the underlined word“collapsed” probably mean? ( )
A． Were destroyed
B． Caught fire
C． Were flooded
D． Sank
正确答案：A
A[解析]通过该词后面的“A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed-one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．”可以推出答案为A。 -
第3题：
单选题What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?ANathan’s work.
BNathan’s exhibition.
CNathan’s art.
DNathan’s self-portrait.
正确答案： D解析：
指代判断题。根据第三段最后一句“Since it began in 2007,Nathan’s exhibition ‘The Art of the Brick’”可知，代词it指的就是 Nathan的展览。 -
第4题：
单选题What does the underlined word “sweat” probably mean?A触摸
B鼓掌
C出汗
D指点
正确答案： D解析：
从此句“he could feel his heart beating”可知这里指的是“紧张的手心开始出汗”。故选项C为答案。 -
第5题：
问答题What does the word “piquant” in the last paragraph probably mean?正确答案： Interesting.解析：
语义理解题。文章首段提到，在Virginius看来，妻子除了缺少一点令人心动的脆弱之外可以说是堪称完美。之后又表示这样的完美减少了很多乐趣，尤其是爱情的乐趣。文章尾段与首段相互呼应，提到即便是最不挑剔的丈夫也希望妻子具有一些piquant的品质，而不仅仅是善良。由此可以推断，piquant应该是一种让人觉得有趣的品质，而Victoria所缺少的正是这种品质。 -
第6题：
单选题What does the underlined word “respond” in Paragraph 4 mean?APull
BContact
CSpeak
DAnswer
正确答案： D解析：
结合原文第四段中的“Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn’t respond”可知，此处表达的是转折关系。她掏出手机联系她的丈夫，但是她的丈夫没有接电话，因此respond在这里表示“回复，回应”。故正确答案为D项。 -
第7题：
单选题What does the underlined word “quizzed” mean?Aquestioned.
Banswered.
Clistened
Dheard
正确答案： C解析：
猜测词义题。文章开头提出两个问题，以及后文的result表示人们做了测试，所以是被提问（be questioned）。answer回答。listen听。hear听到。 -
第8题：
单选题The expression “political and financial muscle” underlined in Paragraph 2 is an example of.Asimile
Bmetaphor
Cmetonymy
Dpersonification
正确答案： D解析：
词义题。metonymy（换喻或转喻）是一种一个词或词组被另一个与之有紧密联系的词或词组替换的修辞手法，本体与喻词均不出现，直接用喻体来代替本体。simile明喻，直喻。metaphor隐喻，暗喻。personification拟人（法）；人格化。因此“political and financial muscle”应是换喻，实际上指的是“政治和经济力量”。故选C。 -
第9题：
单选题What does the expression ramped it up in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AStarted.
BAllowed.
CClassified.
DIncreased.
正确答案： C解析：
词义猜测题，要联系上下文进行合理推测。根据第三段From example后面几句话的描述，在第一版里，Cinderella最终原谅了她的姐妹们。但是在专门写给孩子们看的第二版里，Cinderella的鸟把她姐妹们的眼睛啄下来了。可知是增加了暴力性，因此D项符合。 -
第10题：
单选题The word “prompted” underlined in Paragraph 3 means ______.Astimulated
Battracted
Cannoyed
Dshocked
正确答案： D解析：
语义题。第三段第一句指出“Seemingly prompted by an unknown substance secreted by fish, the aggressive creature swims into action.”，substance secreted by fish意为“鱼类分泌的一种物质”。prompt在此处指“刺激，唤起”，因此与stimulate表达意义相符。 -
第11题：
单选题What does the underlined word “dismember” in paragraph 4 mean?ATo kick somebody out.
BTo cut somebody into pieces.
CTo dismiss somebody.
DTo stab a knife into somebody.
正确答案： B解析：
第四段最后一句，如果你喜欢，你可以肢解他们。dismember肢解，隔断手足。 -
第12题：
单选题What does the underlined expression “take on” in Paragraph 3 mean?AAccept.
BEmploy.
CPlay with
DFight against.
正确答案： C解析：
根据题意定位至第三段第一句“In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal.”说明该段的内容与蚂蚁如何与敌人战斗有关。根据画线短语所在句子中的“fearless”和“a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target”可知，蚂蚁不惧怕与比自己大得多的动物打斗，它们会成群地发动攻击，战胜它们的目标。故推测画线短语take on意为“与……打斗”，与fight against意思相近。 -
第13题：
What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?
A．We will lose much more than we can gain．
B．Humans have begun destroying rainforests．
C．People have a strong desire for resources．
D．Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests．
正确答案：A
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第14题：
What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.
B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict
C. The teens accuse their parents of misleading them
D. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents
正确答案：A
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第15题：
单选题What does the expression “at their own pace” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AAccording to their own timetable.
BWithout their teachers’ help.
CBecause of their wonderful goals.
DAgainst their parents’ hope.
正确答案： A解析：
【文章大意】本文主要介绍了在教学中使用iPad的优缺点及前景，作者认为教育应当与时俱进，科技应当成为教学的一部分。
本题是词汇题。在划线词组后，文章举出了两个例子，介绍学得快的学生和学得慢的学生分别应该如何运用iPad。由此可以推断，主题句意为：“iPad可以让学生根据自己的进度学习。”因此，A项正确。 -
第16题：
单选题What does the underlined phrase the question in Paragraph 1 refer to?AWhere do humans fit into this picture?
BWill machines eventually replace human beings?
CWhich could revolutionize my own job, teaching at school?
DWho will prosper and who will not in this machine economy?
正确答案： B解析： -
第17题：
单选题What does the author mean by the statement “children’s literature began to bloom” underlined in Paragraph 2?AQuality illustrations and attractive formats made books more appealing.
BIllustrations often included flowers.
CIt became more varied and attractive.
DIt became more numerous and popular.
正确答案： A解析：
本题是推断题。第一段主要介绍了儿童文学的兴起，第二段提到涌现出许多优秀的儿童作品。由此可以推断出这句话的意思是：在随后的一个世纪，儿童文学开始繁荣。选项D“它（指儿童文学）变得数不胜数而且变得很普及”与画线句子意思吻合。 -
第18题：
问答题What does the word “sprawl” in the first paragraph indicate?正确答案： It indicates parts of Orange County extend untidily in different directions.解析：
语义理解题。由题干定位到文章第一段，sprawl一词在该段出现了两次，第一次在“the Los Angeles sprawl”中作动名词，第二次在“sprawling Orange County”中作动词，根据meet一词可知，以上所涉及的两处为两个不同的地区，且是两个区域向外延伸的边缘地带；此外，该段首句还提到，沿着大道，三进三出Cerritos；且sprawl一词原意为“随意地摊开四肢”，由以上几点可以推测出sprawl在此处意为“凌乱地展开”。 -
第19题：
问答题What does “In rude health” in the first sentence of paragraph 3 probably mean?正确答案： Strong and healthy.解析：
语义理解题。由题干关键词可定位到文章第三段第一句，即该段的主题句。随后通过列举SCI、斯图尔特企业的例子说明他们都面临着困难。由此可见，整个殡葬业的形势不容乐观。因此该段首句要表达的也正是这一层含义。由此可以推断，in rude health应该表示“情况好”之意。 -
第20题：
单选题What does the underlined word “ban” mean?AMake.
BIncrease.
CForbid.
DCollect.
正确答案： D解析：
词义猜测题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“If the city bans rickshaws, these men won’t have a job.”，由此可推断“ban”在此为“禁止”的意思。四个选项中只有forbid为“禁止”的意思，故选C。 -
第21题：
单选题What does the underlined “engage in” mean in Chinese?A陷入
B参与
C回避
D限制
正确答案： B解析：
根据句意可知在吃饭之前，英美的人们都会交谈或者喝点东西。故选项B正确。 -
第22题：
单选题What does the underlined word “They” refer to in the third paragraph?ASome kids
BDifferent traditional PE activities
CParents
DSummer camps and outdoor adventures
正确答案： A解析：
第三段中划线单词They所在句子之前为“Such trips are great for adventurous students”，意思是“这些活动对爱探险的孩子们来说十分有益”，接下来是讲这些活动对另外一类孩子的好处，可知they指代的也是Such trips，即summer camps and outdoor adventures，故D项正确。 -
第23题：
单选题In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?AWe should always visit Dubai.
BWe should learn from foreigners.
CWe must always remember our past.
DWe must only think about the future.
正确答案： C解析：
细节理解题。划线部分表达的意思是“我们要记住过去”。 -
第24题：
问答题What does “He” in the fifth paragraph refer to?正确答案： Allah.解析：
题干中的He是大写的，原文第五段第二句提到Allah时使用He来指代，由此可知He指代的是Allah。