阅读理解之猜测词义练习 2023届高考英语二轮复习

阅读理解之猜测词义 1 By the end of the seventeenth century, when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people, printed materials became an important way to promote products and services. The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising. This was so successful that by the end of the century several companies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads for merchants. What does the word “This” refer to? A. Advertising in newspapers. B. Including pictures in ads. C. selling goods in markets. D. Working with ad agencies. 2 Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income. So this year she did something more than a hobby (业余爱好): She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden, Ms. Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family's old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said, ‘The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds, too; so it's a win-win situation all around.” What does the word “residents’’ probably refer to? A. chickens B. tomatoes C. gardens D. people 3 The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion. The underlined word “engage” probably means _. A. explore B. accept C. change D. reject 4 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 w