UNIT-4--Understanding-Context-Clues

1、每一单元按例题挑选习题，注意每章节的技巧类型，别题不对文！2、每章节要挑选0-302道的选择题；填空题或段落题适量即可。3、所选习题标明技巧类型单列出来。4、标清答案2UNIT4UNDERSTANDINGSYNONYMCONTEXTCLUES1.UNDERSTANDINGSYNONYMCONTEXTCLUESThecontextofawordconsistsoftheotherwordssurroundingitandthesituationinwhichitisused.Whenwecomeacrossanewwordinourreading,insteadoflookingitupinadictionaryforitsdefinition,wecanguessitsmeaningfromitscontext.Thereareoftenspecificwordsinasentenceorparagraphthatcanhelpusdeterminethemeaningofanunfamiliarword.Asynonymisonetypeofcontextcluethathelpsustodeterminethemeaningsofunfamiliarwords.1.1DIRECTIONS:Determinethemeaningoftheunderlinedwordbyidentifyingitspartofspeechandbylocatingitssynonym.Example:EvenasachildThomasEdisonhadaveryinquisitivemind;attheageofthreeheperformedhisfirstexperimentoutofcuriosity.Inthissentence,inquisitiveisa(an)adjective.Inquisitivemeanscurious.1)Thefootballplayerwaspenalizedforunnecessaryroughnessandthepunishmentwasagoodlessonforhim.Inthissentence,penalizeisa(an)__________.Penalizemeans___________.2)Herepliedquickly.Butafterhe'consideredtheproblemmorecarefully,heregrettedhavingmadesuchahastydecision.Inthissentence,hastyisa(an)________.Hastymeans___________.3)Youmustbathethewoundwithcleanwater,andafteryouwashit,putsomemedicineonitandbandageitcarefully.Inthissentence,batheisa(an)_____________.Bathemeans___________.4)Hedevelopedacynicalattitudeafteryearsoffrustration.Hewasalwaysinlowspiritsbecauseofthisnegativeness.Inthissentence,cynicalisa(an)________.Cynicalmeans________.5)Wemusttakedefensivemeasuresbeforetheenemytroopsarrive.Firstofall,weshouldbuildawalltoprotectthecity.3Inthissentence,defensiveisa(an)________.Defensivemeans_________.6)Theoldwomanhadastrangehabittokeepover100catsinherhouse.Herneighborsallcalledheraneccentriclady.Inthissentence,eccentricisa(an)________.Eccentricmeans___________.7)Hewasveryeasytogetangryandoncehedestroyedeverythinginhishouseinafury.Inthissentence,furyisa(an)________.Furymeans________.8)Abrightskyinthemorningisnotaguaranteeoffineweatherduringtherestoftheday.Don'tpromiseanythingtoosoon.Inthissentence,guaranteeisa(an)__________.Guaranteemeans_______________.9)Thepunishmentseemedvery_harsh__forsuchaharmlessjoke.Ican'tseethepointinsuchastrictness.Inthissentence,harshisa(an)_________.Harshmeans___________.10)Fewcomposershavebeenso_idolized_duringtheirlifetimeaswasEdwardMarDowell.Ofcourse,peopleworshipedhimforagoodreason.Inthissentence,idolizeisa(an)_________.Idolizemeans_________.1.2DIRECTIONS:Makeabestchoicetocompleteeachstatement.Thenfromthestatementfindoutthesynonymclueoftheunderlinedwordandputitintobrackets.Example:____a___manyamateurtheatergroupsproducebenefitplaysfor-thepurposeofraising(funds).Theymaybeinterestedinthetheaterforitsownsake,buttheirprincipalinterestisa.profit.b.reputation.c.excitement.d.creativeness.1)_______Frostisveryharmfultovegetationbecauseitcausesthe.moisturewithintheplantstofreezeandexpand,thusbreakingthedelicatetissues.Akillingfrostis,harmfultoeventhehardiesta.crops.b.animals.c.life.d.people.2)_______Althoughthebiteofsuchspidersisusuallyfatalandsomepeoplehavebeenkilled,thistimeitdidnotresultina.recovery.b.poison.c.pain.d.death.3)_______Largechunksoficeandsnowmeltveryslowly.Oncetheybegintothaw,severalweeksofwarmweathermayberequiredbeforetheyaretotally4a.increased.b.dissolved.c.frozen.d.warm.4)_______Hehadalwaysenviedothers,whoexcelledinathletics,andhelongedtojointhemingames;buthewastooslow.Everythoughhehadbeenelectedclasspresident,hestilllongedtobea.asportshero.b.thebeststudent.c.arespectedperson.d.aclubmember.5)_______JuneintheWestIndieshasaninterestingsignificance,forthisisthetimewhenconditionsnecessaryforhurricaneformationbegintobuildup.Itgetswindierandwindier.Augusttheseconditionsarefullydeveloped,andfromthenuntilthefirstofNovemberistheperiodofa.winter.b.growth.c.storms.d.harvest.6)_______Eventhoughthenewdrugsmaynotfulfillalltheremedialexpectationstowhichrecententhusiasmhasgivenrise,itisevidentthattheyhaveopenedupanewerain.a.production.b.disappointment.c.disease.d.medicine.7)_______TheearlyBabyloniansmadetheirwrittenrecordpermanent.Theymadesignsonsoftclaytabletswiththetopofareed.Thesetabletswerethenbakedinthesununtiltheybecamehardanddurable.Thusthewordsonthetabletsa.werecorrect.b.lastforalongtime.c.werereadable.d.disappearedimmediately.8)_______PeoplearestillconjecturingaboutthemysteriousfateoftheLostColony.SomeguessthatIndianscarriedofforkilledthesettlers;othersimaginethattheSpaniarddestroyedthesettlement.Whatactuallyoccurredisa.seldomrecalled.b.describedindrama.c.asyetunknown.d.amatterofrecord.9)_______Legallyallmen'areequal,butgeneticallynotwomenareidentical.Itishighlyimprobablethattwoindividualswilleverbebornwithpatternsofgeneticallytransmittedcharacteristicsthatarea.similar.b.thesame.c.different.d.individual.10)_______Oneoftheprincipalthingsyoumustrememberwhenlearninghowtoski,orinlearninganyothersport,istorelax.Guardagainstanaturalinclinationtobecomestiff;makeyourselfateaseandstrivetokeepyourbodya.ingoodphysicalcondition.b.inthecorrectposition.c.asstraightaspossible.d.aslo