2025-2026学年高考英语二轮复习：阅读理解之词义猜测题（解析版）

专题03阅读理解之词义猜测题

1.(24-25高三下•河北•阶段练习)Theeasiestandleastcomplicatedwaytomotivatesomebodyisquite

simply(opaythemattention.Whatyousayisnotimportant,nornecessarilyishowlongyouspendsayingit,as

longasit'ssomething.44Niceweather''or"Howareyou?”willdo.

Peoplejustloveattention,adultsandchildren.Childrenloveattentionsomuchthattheywilldoanythingto

getsome.Infact,ifchildrenarenotgettingenoughattention,theywouldratherbenaughtyandgettoldoffthanbe

“good"andbeignored.Aninterestingtimeinmosthouseholdswithyoungchildrenisdinnertime-it'stheendofthe

day,everybodyistired,thehouseisinamessandJohnnydoesn'tlikecarrotsandisrevisingtoeathisfood.Again,

theeasytraptofallintoistostartgettingcrosswithJohnnyandgettingintoabigargumentabouthisfood.Again,

he'sgettingtheattentionhedesires;evenifit'snotthebestsortofattention,it'sbetterthannothing.It'sfascinating

ifyouareabletostandbackfromthesituationandinsteadfocusattentionandpraiseonJohnny'sbrotherwhois

eatinghisfbod-afterall,heisone(hatisdoingwhatyouwanthimtodo.Afterfiveortenminutesorsoofbeing

ignored,it'samazinghowquickly(usually)Johnnyseessenseandobeys.I'vewatchedmyownchildreninthis

situationgofromscreamingfrombehindthesofa,saying“Mummy,aren,tIdoinggooddinnereatingV^-allwithout

havingonewordspokentothembytheirparents,whoarebusilypayingattentiontotheirbrothers.

Thisfiindamcntalneedfbrattention,anddoingwhateverittakestogetit,doesn'tdisappearwhenwcturn

intoadults.Sure,therearepeoplewhoare“realattentionseekers“inaloudandextravert(夕卜向的)way,andthere

aretheshy,retiringtypeswhodon'twantattentioninsucha“sociable"way.Buteverybodystillwantstobe

recognizedandseenworthwhile.

Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theeasytraptofiillinto''mean?

A.Aset-upsituationparentsarelikelytogointo.

B.Thehouseholdworkthatparentscannotavoid.

C.Sometemptingfoodchildreneasilylovetocat.

D.Abadhabitchildreneasilydevelop.

【答案】A

【导语】本文是一篇议论文。作者在这篇文章中主要讨论了人们对于被关注的基本需求，并阐述了通过给

予关注来激励他人的最简单和最宜接的方法。

词句猜测题。根据划线单词上文“Peoplejustloveattention,adultsandchildren.Childrenloveattentionsomuch

thaitheywilldoanythingtogetsome.Infact,ifchildrenarenotgettingenoughattention,theywouldratherbe

naughtyandgettoldoffthanbe“good”andbeignored.Aninterestingtimeinmosthouseholdswithyoung

childrenisdinnertime-it'stheendoftheday,everybodyistired,thehouseisinamessandJohnnydoesn'tlike

carrotsandisrefusingtoeathisfood.（人们就是喜欢被关注，大人和孩子都一样。孩子们非常喜欢被关注，他

们会做任何事情来获得关注。事实上，如果孩子没有得到足够的关注，他们宁愿淘气，被货备，也不愿“乖”，

被忽视。对大多数有小孩的家庭来说，一个有趣的时刻是晚餐——这是一天的结束，每个人都很累，房子

里一片狼藉，Johnny不喜欢胡萝卜，拒绝吃他的食物。）”可推测，这里描述了父母在面对孩子不吃胡萝卜时

容易陷入的一种情境，即开始对孩子生气并与孩子争论食物的问题。划线短语“theeasytrap”指的是父母容易

陷入的一种设定情境，即他们容易因为孩子的行为而生气或与之争吵。故选A。

2.（2024•四川达州•二模）Withtheoceancoveringmorethan70%oftheEarth'ssurface,theNational

OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration（NOAA）saidscientistsandresearchershaddependedonsonar（声呐）

technologiestounderstandandmaptheseafloorwhichhadchartedonlyabout10%oftheworld'socean.Forthe

oceanandcoastalwatersintheUS,ihenumberisjustaround35%.

Weknowlessaboutourplanet,soceanthanwhatweknowaboutthefarsideofthemoonorthesurfaceof

Mars.Partofthereasonforthelackofobservationisthechallengeofpoweringanundenvatercamera.Researchers

haveusedshipstorechargecamerasorobservedwithacameratied（oashiptosolvetheissue,whichisexpensive

andunsuitableforlong-termobsenations.

Recently,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）havetakenamajorsteptoironcut

thisproblembydevelopingabattery-free,wirelessunderwatercamerathatcouldharvestenergyunderwateronits

ownforlongperiods.

Tokeeppowerconsumptionaslowaspossible,theresearchersusedoff-the-shelf,ultra-low-powerimaging

sensors.Thedevicetakescolorphotos,evenindarkunderwaterenvironments,andsendsimagedatawirelessly

throughthewater.

Thecameraispoweredbysound.ItchangesmechanicalenergyfromsoundwavestravelingThroughwater

intoelectricalenergythatpowersitsimagingandcommunicationsequipment.Aftergettingandencodingimage

data,thecameraalsousessoundwavestosendthedatatoareceiverthatreconstructstheimage.Thosesound

wavescouldcomefromanysource,likeapassingshipormarinelife.Asitdoesn'tneedapowersource,the

cameracouldrunforweeksonendbeforegettingitback,enablingscientiststosearchremotepartsoftheoceanfor

newspecies.

Nowthatresearchershavedemonstratedaworkingprototype［原型），（heyplantoenhancethedevicesoitis

practicalinreal-worldsettings.Forfutureapplication,thesecamerasmaybeusedtotakeimagesofoceanpollution

andcreatemoreaccuratemodelstomonitorclimatechangetobetterunderstandhowclimatechangeimpactsthe

underwaterworld,andadvancevariousunderseascientificfields.

Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“ironout”inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Overcome.B.Face.

C.Analyze.D.Illustrate.

【答案】A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是麻省理工学院的研究人员开发了一种将声波在水中传播的机械

能转化为电能，为成像和通信设备提供动力的无线水下相机。

词义猜测题。根据第二段中的"Partofthereasonfbrthelackofobservationisthechallengeofpoweringan

underwatercamera.（缺乏观察的部分原因是水下摄像机的供电困难。厂可知，无法有效地为水下摄像机提供

动力限制了研究者的海底探索，结合画线短语前的“Recently,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology（MIT）havetakenamajorstep（最近，麻省理工学院的研究人员迈出了重要的一步）“可知，就这个

问题麻省理工学院的研究人员迈出了重要的一步。结合画线短语后的“bydevelopingabattcry-frcc,wireless

underwatercamera（hatcouldharvestenergyunderwateronitsownforlongperiods.（他们开发（一种无需电池的

无线水下相机，这种相机可以在水下长时间收集能量。广可知，他们开发了•种无需电池的无线水下相机，

这种相机能在水卜.长时间收集能量，由此推知，麻省理工学院的研究人员应该是在解决这个问题方面迈出

了重要的一步，所以画线短语的意思应与“解决”意义相近.故选A项.

3.（24-25高三上•安徽合肥•模拟）LastFriday,arobotcal.cdEvcR6ledanorchestra（管弦乐队）ina

performanceofKoreanmusicattheNationalTheaterofKorea.EveR6isaboutastallasaperson,andhasa

human-likefacethatcanshowemotions.Itsjoints（关节）allowittcmoveitsarmsquicklyandsmoothlyinmany

differentdirections.

ButEvcR6doesn'tthinkonitsownlikesomeadvancedArtificialIntelligenceprograms.Instead,ithasa

limitedgroupofmovementsthatithasbeentrainedtoperform.Tomakethesemovementsasnaturalaspossible,

EveR6'smovementsarebasedonthosecapturedfromrealhumanconductors.

InFriday'sperformance,theNationalOrchestraofKoreapresentedaconcerttitled“Absence”.Theconcert

includedfivedifferentpiecesofmusic.TwowereconductedbyEveR6.andtwowereconductedbySoo-Yeoul

Choi,wholeadstheBusanPhilharmonicOrchestra.Bothconductorsworkedtogetheronthefinalpiece.

Mr.ChoiwasimpressedwiththewayEveR6moved.''Therobotwasabletopresentsuchdetailedmoves

muchbetterthanIhadimagined,vhesaid.

ButMr.Choiaddedthattherobot'sbiggestweaknessisthatitcan'thear."Somepeoplethinkthat

conductingisjustacombinationofhandwavingandkeepingthebeat,“saidMr.Choi."Butagoodconductor

needstolistentotheorchestra,sothatheorshecancorrectandencouragetheorchestraasitplays.”

Mr.ChoiandEveR6bothconductedapieceofmusiccalled'4Sense,,.Insteadofmusicalnotes,EveR6had

instructionsfbrhowtoplaythepiece.Theconductorsandmusicianshadtoworktogethertocreatethemusic.Mr.

ChoicommunicatedwiththemusicianswhileEveR6keptthebeat.Mr.ChoisaidthatonceEveR6started,the

musicianshad“nochoicebuttofollowitsbeats”.

Mr.Choidoesn'tthinkrobotsarelikelytoreplacehumanconductors.Buthebelievesrobotscouldbe

helpfulinsituationslikepracticesessionswherethesamethingneedstoberepeatedmanytimes.

Whatdocstheunderlinedword“capturcd“inparagraph2mean?

A.Stolen.B.Stopped.C.Recorded.D.Hidden.

【答案】C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是机器人音乐指挥家EveR6,介绍了其特点以及缺点。

词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“Tomakethesemovementsasnaturalaspossible,EveR6'smovementsarebased

onthose”及画线词后“fromrealhumanconductors.“可知，为了使这些动作尽可能自然，EveR6的动作是基于

从真实的人类指挥家那里记录到的。由此可知，划线词的意思是“记录故选C。12.细节理解题。根据第

五段”"Somepeoplethinkthatconductingisjustacombinationofhandwavingandkeepingthebeat,“saidMr.

Choi."Buiagoodconductorneedstolistentotheorchestra,sothatheorshecancorrectandencouragethe

orchestraasitplays.”(“有些人认为指挥只是挥手和保持节拍的结合，”崔说。“但是一个好的指挥需要倾听乐

队,这样他或她才能在乐队演奏时纠正和鼓励乐队。及第六段"Mr.Choicommunicatedwiththemusicians

whileEveR6keptthebeat.Mr.ChoisaidthatonceEveR6started,themusicianshad“nochoicebuttofollowits

beats”.(Choi先生与乐手沟通，而EveR6则保持节奏。Choi说，■旦EveR6开始，音乐家们“别无选择，

只能跟着它的节奏走可知，与EvcR6相比，人类指挥员的优势是会和音乐人交流，故选D。

4.(24-25高三上•浙江杭州,阶段练习)FooledbyRandomnessisafamousbookinNassimNicholasTaleb's

landmarkIncertoseries,aninvestigationofluck,uncertainty,probability,humanerror,risk,anddecision-makingin

aworldwedon'tunderstand.

Nowinastrikingnewhardcoveredition.FooledbyRandomnessistheword-of-mouthsensationthatwill

changethewayyouthinkaboutbusinessandtheworld.NassimNicholasTaleb——seasonedtrader,renownedrisk

expert,knowledgeablescholar,andNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheBlackSwan—haswrittenamodern

classicthatturnsonitsheadwhatwebelieveaboutluckandskill.

Thisbookisaboutluck—ormoreprecisely,abouthowwcperceiveanddealwithluckinlifeandbusiness.

Setagainstthebackdropofthemostnotableforuminwhichluckismistakenforskill-theworldoftrading

FooledbyRandomnessprovidescaptivatinginsightintooneoftheleastunderstoodfactorsinallourlives.Writing

inanentertainingnarrativestyle,theauthortacklesmajorintellectualissuesrelated（o（heunderestimationofthe

influenceofhappenstanceonourlives.

Thebookispopulatedwithanumberofcharacters,someofwhomhavegrasped,intheirownway,the

significanceofchance:thebaseballlegendYogiBerra;thephilosopherofknowledgeKarlPopper;themodern

financierGeorgeSoros;andtheGreekvoyagerOdysseus.WealsomeetthefictionalNero,whoseemsto

understandtheroleofrandomnessinhisprofessionallifebutfallsvictimtohisownirrationalfoolishness.

However,themostrecognizablecharacterofallremainsunnamed—theluckytoolwhohappenstobeinthe

rightplaceattherighttime—heembodiesthe"'survivaloftheleastfil."Suchindividualsattractdevotedfollowers

whobelieveintheirmentor's（导师）insightsandmethods.Butnoonecancopywhatisobtainedbychance.

Arewecapableofdistinguishingthefortunatecharlatan（冒充内行的人）fromthegenuineinnovator?Must

wealwaystrytouncovernonexistentmessagesinrandomevents?Itmaybeimpossibletoguardourselvesagainst

theunpredictabilityofthegoddessFortuna,butafterreadingFooledbyRandomnesswccanbealittlebetter

prepared.

Whatdoes“luckyfbol”inparagraph5reallyreferto?

A.Atraderknownfortheirskillandachievements.

B.Ascholarfamousfortheirinsightsandmethods.

C.Someonewhoowestheirsuccesstoskill,ignoringluck.

D.Apersonwhofoolishlyundervalueshardworkanddevolion.

【答案】C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了纳西姆・尼古拉斯・塔勒布的著作《随机漫步的傻瓜》的主要内

容，该书探讨了运气、不确定性、概率、人为错误、风险和在我们不理解的世界中做决策的问题。

词句猜测题。根据第五段“However,themostrecognizablecharacterofallremainsunnamed—theluckyfool

whohappenstobeintherightplacealtherighttime—heembodiesthe“survivaloftheleastfit.（然而，最容易被

认出的人物却没有名字——那个恰好在正确时间出现在正确地点的空运傻瓜一他体现了“最不适应者的

生存二厂可知，“luckyfo。「指的是那些恰好在正确口间出现在E确地点，即靠运气取得成功的人，而不是

靠技能或努力。再结合后文“Suchindividualsattractdevotedfollowerswhobelieveintheirmentor's（导师）

insightsandmethods.Butnoonecancopywhatisobtainedbychance.（这样的人会吸引忠实的追随者，他们相

信导师的见解和方法。但没有人能复制靠机会获得的东西。）“可知，“hickyfool”是指将成功归因于自身技能

而忽视运气成分，实则是靠运气获得成功的人。故选C项。

5.（2024高三下•全国•专题练习）Theideathatagingreducesadults'abilitytoimagine,acommonthemein

children'sliterature,iscontradictedbypsychologicalresearch.Whilechildrenareoftenportrayedasmore

imaginative,researchindicatesthatadultsnotonlykeepthisabilitybutsometimessurpasschildreninimaginative

thirking.

ChildrenarcfrequentlycelebratedforboundlessimaginationYet,researchrevealsthattheirmake-believe

gamesoftencenteraroundrealisticscenarios,suchascookingandcleaning,asdemonstratedina2020study

publishedinJournalofCognitionandDevelopment.Anotherstudy,lastingforfourdecades,alsosuggeststhat

childrenarenotnaturallymoreimaginativethanadults;theirlimitationsresultfromalackofknowledgeand

expertisetoeffectivelyusetheirimaginativecapacityasadults.

Imaginationmayhaveevolvedforconsideringalternativestoreality,butweuseitmostnaturallytoexplore

closealternatives,likepreparingadifferentmeal,ratherthanfaralternatives,likeridingonclouds.Whenweuse

imaginationtoenvisionfaralternatives—toinnovateorinvent—wc'rcnotdiggingintoaninbornappreciationof

theextraordinary;we'reusingatooldesignedtoexploretheordinary.Whenconsideringalternativestoreality,we

fixouratteniiononpossibilities（hatarephysicallyreasonable,statisticallyprobable,sociallyconventionaland

morallypermissible.Whentoldaboutpossibilitiesthatviolatesuchregularities,weusuallydeny（heycouldhappen.

Generallyspeaking,ourideasaboutwhatcouldhappenarefirmlyrootedinwhatweexpecttohappen.

Thismindsetisalsoparticularlyapparentinyoungchildren.Ina2018studyIco-designedwithpsychologist

JonathanPhillips,4-year-oldswereaskedtohelpadistressedgirlwhodislikedgoingtoschoolduetomissingher

mother.Amongallthesolutionsgiven,theyperceivedtheonlypossiblesolutionwasforhermothertodo

somethingspecialafterschooltoeaseherconcerns.Unexpectedalternatives,suchassnappingfingersandmaking

itSaturday,wearingpajamastoschoolorlyingaboutschoolbeingclosed,wereallregardedimpossible.Fromthis,

wccanconcludethatchildren'searliestintuitions（直觉力）aboutpossibilityconfusewhatcouldhappenwithwhat

shouldhappen.

Historically,theimprobableeventoftravelingfasterthanahorsewasconsideredimpossible,aswas

travelingbyairor（ravelingintospace.Beforethearrivaloftrainsandplanes,（hereweregoodreasonstothinkthat

peoplecouldtravelonlysofarandonlysofast.Butthesereasonswereempirical（经验主义的），notlogical.

Imagination,onitsown,lumpstheimprobablewiththeimpossible,butwecancombineimaginationwithother

abilities—namely,knowledgeandreflection—toseparatethetwo.Whileimaginationinchildrenoftensubjects

toexpectation,adultscancontrolihcirimaginativecapacityforinnovationbyintegratingitwithaccumulated

knowledgeandreflectivethinking.

Theunderlinedword“lumps”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.mixB.matchC.compareD.replace

【答案】A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。这篇短文主要指出心理学研究反驳了老年人想象力下降的观点，实际上成年人

在某些方面可能比儿童更有想象力。研究表明，儿童的想象游戏通常围绕现实场景，并非天生比成人更具

想象力，而是受限于知识和经验。人们倾向于用想象力探索与现实相近的可能性，而非遥远的不切实际的

事物。研究还显示，儿童对可能性的理解容易与期望混淆。最后，文章强调成人可以通过结合知识和反思

来控制想象力，从而进行创新。

【详解】词句猜测题。由最后一段中“Butthesereasonswereempirical（经验主义的）,notlogical.Imagination,on

itsown,lumpstheimprobablewiththeimpossible,butwecancombineimaginationwithotherabilities—namely,

knowledgeandreflection—toseparatethetwo.（但这些原因都是经验的，而非逻辑的。想象力本身就lumps

不大可能（还有机会实现）和大不可能（绝无可能实现），但我们可以把想象力与其他能力——即知识和反

思——结合起来，把两者分开）“可知，but后讲人们可以通过将想象力与其他能力，即知识和反思相结合，

将不大可能（还有机会实现）和大不可能（绝无可能实现）分开，说明想象力本身会将不大可能（还有机

会实现）和大不可能（绝无可能实现）混为一谈，划线词lumps意为“混合”。故选A项。

6.（2025•河南•模拟）Regardlessofhowfamoustheyare,anddespitethestartreatmenttheyreceive,many

celebritiesmakeitapointtogivebacktocharities.Somehaveevensetuptheirownprivatefoundations.Their

widelypublicisedvisitstotroubledareasoftheworldhelptoraiseawarenessofissuessuchasfamineandpoverty.

AccordingtoJaneCooperofUnicefUK,celebritieshaveauniqueabilitytoreachhugenumbersofpeople,many

ofwhommightnototherwisebeengagedincharitablecauses.Shepointedoutthatfamousfaceshadplayeda

significantroleinraisingfundsinrecentyears,andtheirenergieshadproducedtangibleresults,suchasenabling

millionsofchildreninpoorercountriestoattendschool.

Butinspiteofthesesuccessesthereisevidencetosuggest（hatcelebrityendorsement（代言）maybeoverrated.

Inasurveyofmembersofthepublictofindoutifcelebrityinvolvementwouldencouragepeopletodonate.

researchersfoundthattheimpactwasnotasgreataspreviouslythought.Whenshownalistofwell-known

organisationsandfamouspeoplewhorepresentthem,overhalfofrespondentswereunabletomatchthecelebrity

withthecause.What,smore,threequartersclaimedthattheydidn'trespondtocelebrityendorsementinanyway.

Thesurveyalsoshowedthatafewnamesdidstandoutasbeingassociatedwithparticularcharities.Butthe

presenceofacelebrityinacampaign,wasnotasignificantfactorwhenitcametoadecisiontodonatetimeor

money.Instead,（hemajorityofpeoplecontributebecauseofpersonalconnectionsin（heirlivesandfamilieswhich

makeacharityimportanttothem.

Inanotherstudyaimedatyoungpeople,mostparticipantscitedacompelling（无法抗拒的）missionastheir

mainmotivationtogive.Thesecondmostimportantincentivewasifafriendorpeerrecommendedsupportinga

panicularcause.Onlytwopercentofrespondentssaidtheyweremotivatedbycelebrityendorsement.Thisseems

tocontradictthegeneralassumptionthatteenagersareparticularlyinfluencedbyfamouspeople.Onepossible

explanationisthatthereisageneralfatigue（疲倦）withcelebrityculture.Thereisalsoasuspicionthatthestarsare

theonewhobenefitmostwhentheyoffer（odocharitywork.Somecriticshaveaccusedthatcelebritiesmight

actuallytakeattentionawayfromissuesbyattractingmoreattentionthanthecausestheyrepresent.

Sotakingalltheseissuesintoaccount,isittimeforcharitiestorethinktheircampaignstrategiesandlookfor

alternativewaystoreachnewaudiences?Whicheverpointofviewyoufavour,thereseemstobeopportunitiesfor

moreresearchintohowcharitycampaignsmightdeveloprelationshipswithcelebritiestomaximisetheirpotential.

Thisinturnwillopenupmoreengagement,andbettertargetedcampaigns-whichcanonlybenefitthosewhoreally

matter-thepeopleandanimalsthatareinneedofassistance.

23.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“tangible“inparagraphIprobablymean?

A.Definite.B.Complicated.C.Limited.D.Temporary.

【答案】A

【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要分析了名人做慈善的利与弊。

词句猜测题。第一■段划线同所在句"Shepointedoutthatfamousfaceshadplayedasignificantroleinraising

fundsinrecentyears,andtheirenergieshadproducedtangibleresults,suchasenablingmillionsofchildrenin

poorercountriestoattendschool.（她指出，名人近年来在筹集资金方面发挥了重要作用，他们的精力产生了切

实的成果，比如让贫困国家的数百万儿童上学）"中的"suchasenablingmillionsofchildreninpoorercountriesto

attendschool”部分表明，名人们在慈善方面的努力取得了实在的成果，所以可以推测tangible意为“切实的，

实在的"。A.Definite.确切的：B.Complicated.复杂的；C.Limited.有限的;D.Temporary.暂时的。所以A选

项和划线诃诃义最接近，B、C、D都不符合。故选A项。

7.（24-25高三上•云南•阶段练习）Gobble,gobble,grabyourturkeybaster,it^Thanksgiving.Canadian

Thanksgiving,thatis.ThoughtheUSversiontakesplaceonthefourthThursdayofNovember,Canadacelebrates

onthesecondMondayofOctober,whichthisyearfallsonOctober14.Formoreinsightsintothisannualgreat

feast,wereachedouttoAndrewMcIntosh,seniorsubjecteditorwiththeCanadianEncyclopedia.

Naturally,wefirsthadtoaddressaquestionoftenaskedbyAmericans—whydoesCanadacelebrate

ThanksgivinginOctoberinsteadofNovember?Historically,hesays.ThanksgivinginCanadahasgenerallybeen

aboutcelebratingthefallhanestandgivingthanksfbrthefooditprovidesbeforethecoldseasonsetsin."Winter

comesalotearlierinCanada,soourfallharvesthappensearlier,too,"hesays.

“CanadianThanksgivingwassetasthesecondMondayinOctober,whentheweatherisstillamenableto

outdooractivities,in1957.“Butthecountrywascelebratinglongbeforethat.ThefirstofficialThanksgiving

holidaytookplacein1879,andinthefollowingyears,itdidn'talwayshappeninOctober.''Theexactdatefbreach

yearwasdeterminedannuallybyParliament,whichalsoassignedaunifyingthemeeachyear—itoftencentered

aroundcelebratingthemonarchy,“saysMcIntosh.

Interestingly,henotestheholidayoccurredaslateintheyearasDecember6andevencoincidedwith

AmericanThanksgivingafewtimes.Asforthepresentday,someCanadians—includingthiswriter'sextended

fair.ily—opttohosttheirThanksgivingmealthedaybeforetheofficialMondayholiday,allowingthosewho

droveorflewinfbrthelongweekendtimetojourneyhackhomeandnothavetotakeanextradayoffwork.

28.Whichbestexplainstheunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraph?

A.Adaptable.B.Suitable.C.Affordable.D.Imaginable.

【答案】B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了加拿大感恩节的庆祝时间、历史背景以及现代庆祝方式。

词句猜测题。根据上文“WintercomesalotearlierinCanada,soourfallharvesthappensearlier,too.（加拿大的冬

天来得更早，所以我们的秋季收获也来得更早。）“可知，加拿大冬天来得更早，秋季收获也相应提前。由此

可知，加拿大将感恩节定为十月的第二个星期一，那时天气仍然适合户外活动。amenable在这里的意思是“适

合的，适宜的因此，选项-'Suitable（适合的）”是最佳解释，故选B。

8.（2024•广东•三模）Thebirthofamalewhite-tailedeaglesignalsthesuccessoftheRoyDennisWildlife

Foundation（RDWF）andForestryEnglandprojecttoreturntheseiconicbirdstotheiroriginalwidespreadlocations

alongthesoutherncoastofEngland.Thelasttimeawhite-tailedeaglechickgrewinEngland,Mozartwasworking

onhisoperaIdomeneoinGermany

FortwocenturiestheseamazingbirdsweremissingfrommostoftheUK,havingbeenwipedoutbyhuman

persecutionbytheearly20thcentury.

In2020,theparentsofthelandmarkbirdweretranslocatedfromtheOuterHebridesandnorth-west

SutherlandinScotlandtotheIsleofWight.Thisisanareawithplentifulfoodtosustainthem.Itisalsoalocation

fromwhichthebirdscouldspreadouttocliffs,lakesandforests.

FemaleG405andmaleG471weretwoof25eagles（16arestillalive）releasedby（heRDWFandForestry

Englandaspartoftheongoingproject.Andtheyareoneofthreepairstohavenowestablishedbreecingterritories

inthesouthofEngland.

Thechickhatchedearlierthissummeratanestonprivateland,theexactlocationofwhichisbeingkepta

secrettoensurethewelfareoftheyoungbird.

“Thisisaveryspecialmomentfbreveryonewhohasworkedon,supportedandfollowedthis

ground-breakingproject,“RoyDennissays,（bunderoftheRDWF.^Restoringabreedingpopulationinsouthern

England,wherethespecieswasoncewidespread,hasbeenourultimategoal.Seeingthefirstpairreachthisstageis

trulyincredible.,,

Theyoungwhite-tailedeaglehasnowbeenringedandfittedwithasatellitetag（标签）so（hatitsprogress

canbetracked.Afurtherreleaseofyoungwhite-tailedeaglesisplannedfbrlatesummerfromtheprojecttcatn's

baseontheIsleofWight.

32.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword^persecution''inparagraph2?

A.Hunt.B.Exploration.C.Disturbance.D.Training.

【答案】A

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了一只雄性白尾鹰的出生是恢复英国白尾鹰繁殖的里程碑。

词义猜测题。根据第二段”...weremissingfrommostoftheUK,havingbeenwipedoutbyhuman（.......在英国大

部分地区都消失了，因人类的……而灭绝）''可推知，此处指这种鸟类因人类的猎杀而消失，画线词与A项

意思相近。故选A,

9.（2024•江苏连云港•二模）Thescienceofwhyinsectsgatheraroundlightsatnighthasneverbeennailed

down.Populartheoriesproposetha:mothsandotherinsectsnavigate（导航）bythemoonandmistakelampsfor

moonlight,orthattheinsectsflytov/ardslighttoescapecomingdanger.Nowresearchersbelievetheyhaveamore

convincinganswer:contraiytocurrenttheories,insectsarenotattractedtolightfromfaraway,butbecometrapped

iftheyflyclosetoanartificiallightsource.

AccordingtoDrSamFabian,studyco-authorandImperialCollegeLondonentomologist,mothsandmany

otherinsectsthatflyatnightevolvedtotilt（倾斜）theirbackstowhereverisbrightest.Forhundredsofmillionsof

years,thiswastheskyratherthantheground.Thetricktoldinsectswhichwaywasupandensuredtheyflewlevel.

Butthencameartificiallighting.Mothsfoundthemselvestiltingtheirhackstostreetlamps.Thiscausedthemto

circlearoundthelampsendlessly,theinsectstrappedbytheirevolution.

Fabianandhiscolleaguesfilmedinsectflightpathsaroundlightsinthelab.Thevideosrevealthattimeand

again,mothsanddragonfliesturnedtheirbackstoartificiallights,whichappearedtogreatlychangetheirflight

paths.Ifthelightisabovethem,theymightstartorbitingit,butifit'sbehindthem,theystarttiltingbackwardsand

endupflyingincirclesordivingtowardtheground.

Researchershavelongwarnedthatlightpollutionisabigdrivingforceinthedramaticdeclineininsect

populations.Mothsandotherinsectsthatbecometrappedaroundlair.psbecomeeasilycaughtbybats.Theartificial

lightingcanalsotoolthemintothinkingitisdaytime,causingthemtobeddownandskipanight's