高考英语一轮模拟预测题组训练专题十四 猜测词义题

专题I•四猜测词义题

基础闯关题组

Passage1

Inaresearchontheeffectof(hetransportsector(运输域域)onclimate.itprovesihatroadirafficcontributesthemosttoglobal

warming.Theaviali(>n(IJ>L^)sectorhasthesecondlargestwarmingeffectwhileshippinghasac<x)lingeffectontheEarth'sclimate.

ThestudyconcludesthatsincepreindustrialtimesJ5%ofCO：emissions(排放纸)madebyhumanshavecfromthetransport

secior.Thestudyimpliesthatmoreattentionneedstobepaidtothefastgrowingroadsector.LookingonlyatCO:emissions.roadtraffic

alonehasledtotwothirdsofthewarmingcausedbytotaltransportcmissions.Thcreasonwhyroadtransporttopsthelistismainlydueto

thelargenumberofvehiclesontheroadsand(hesmallercoolingeffectfromtheiremissions.Theresearcherssaidthat(heroademissions

oftodaywillmakeupthreequartersofthewanningcausedbytransportoverthenexthundredyears.

Followingroadtransport.aviationisthesecondlargesttransportcontributortoglobalwarming.However.thehistoricalcontribution

fromaviationemissionstoglobalwanningismorethandoubledthecontributionfromroadeirissions.Infact,overthenext100years,

today'sroademissionswillhaveaclimateeffectthatisfourtimeshigherthantheclimateeffectfromtoday'saviationemissions.

Forshipping.lhepicturvismoreplicated.Untilnow,shippinghashadacoolingeffectonjlimale.Thisisbecauseshippingproducesa

largeamountofSOi.whichhasacoolingcffcci.Howcvcr.althoughthegas.untilnow.hasgiventheshippingindustryacoolingeffect,this

effectwilldisappearafterawhile.as(hegasdoesn’tlonginthealmosphere.ThelonglivedCO：willdominate(占优势).givingshipping

awarmingeffectinihclongrun.

Ingeneral,thetransportsector'scontributiontoglobalwanningwillbecontinuouslyhighinthefuture.

1.Whatcanwclearnaboutroadtraffic?

A.I【hasthesecondlargestwarmingetTectonclimate.

B.Itproduces15%ofallCO>intotheaireveryyear.

C.ItcreatedmoreCO：emissionsthanaviationinhistory.

D.ksCO：emissionswillprobablyincreaseinfuture.

2.Shippinghasacoolingeffectbecause.

A.shippingconditionshavebeenimproved

B.thcamountofshipsatseaissmall

C.iiproducesagaswhichhasacoolingeffect

D.thcgasitproducescanabsorbCO:

3.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4probablyincans

/X.afteralongtimeB.inatiringrace

CnilihrlimeDilnring;il，、ngvnyngr

4,Thcpassagemainlytalksabout.

A.theeffectofCO:onglobalclimate

B.thceffectfromtrafficonglobalwarming

C.howtochooseagreenwaytotravel

D.whytransportpnxluccssomuchCO2

Passage2

Bringingupchildrenishardwork,andyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehaviorofyourchildren.IfsojudilhRichHarrishasgixxl

newsforyou.Parent工sheargucs.havcnoimpoitantlongtcnneffectonthedevelopmentofthepersonalityoftheirchildren.Farmore

importantarctheirplaygroundfriendsandncijhborhxxl.MsHarristakestohittingthea?isump.i()n,whichhasdominated支配)

developmentalpsychologyfbralmosthalfaccitury.

MsHarris'sattackonthedevel()pmentali5ts,^nature'argument100kslikelytoreinfbrce(加强)doublsthattheprofessionwasalready

having.lfparentsmattcr.whyisitthattwoadoptedchildren,broughtupinthesamehomc.arcnomoresimilarinpersonalitythantwo

adoptedchildrenbroughtupinseparatehomes?Or(hatapairofidenticaltwins.broughtupin(hesamehome.arenomorealike(hanapair

ofidenticaltwinsbroughtupindifferenthomes.

Difficultasitistotrackthepreciseettecuorparentalupbnnging.itmaybehardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceotthepeenI可龄

A)groupinchildhocxiandadolescence.MsHarrispoints(ohowchildrenfromimmigranthonussoonlearnnottospeakatschoolinthe

waytheirparentsspeak.Butacquiringalanguageissurelyaskill.ratherthanacharacteristicofthesortdevelopnKnialpsychologistshum

for.Certainlyitisdifferentfn)mgrowinguptenseorrclaxed.orfromlearningtobehonestorhardworkingorgcncrous.Easythoughitmay

betoprovethatparentshavelittleinfluenceonthosequalities.itwillbehardtoprove(hatpeerhavevastlymore.

Moreover.niumanddadsurelycannotbeJilchedpletely.Youngadultsmay,asMsHarrisargues.bekeentoappearliketheirpeers.Bul

eveninthoseearlyycars.parcntshave(hepowertoopendoors:thcymayinitiallychoosethepeerswithwhom(heiryoungassociatc.and

pickthatinfluentialneighborhood.Moreover.nxMpeoplesuspectthattheye(oresembleiheirparentsmoreinmiddleage.andthatpeople's

childbearinghabitsmaybeformedpartlybywhat(heirparentsdid.Sothebalanceofinfluencesisprobablyplicatcd.asmostparents

alreadysuspectedwithoutbeingabletodeinoiuiratei(scientificaliy.Evenifit(urnsoutthatthegenestheypassonandthefriends(heir

childrenplaywithmatterasmuchasaffcctionjisciplincandgoodexample,parentsarcnotplclclyoffthehook.

1.AccordingtoMsHarris,.

/X.parentsare(0blamefbranybadbehavioroftheirchildren

B.children'spersonalityisshapedmostlybytheirfriendsandneighbors

C.naturcrather(hanupbringinghasasignificaiteffectonchildren'spersonalitydevelopment

D.parvntswillgreatlyaffecithechildren'slifeinihelongrun

，Th。wnrd^ditrhrvf'(Pam4)rnukihzlhrrfplnr^rlhy

A.provedB.emphasized

CparedD.ignored

3.Thedevelopmentalpsychologiststhink.

A.childrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirpeers

B.identicaltwinsraisedinthesamehomearcdifferentinpersonality

C.twinsraisedintwoseparatefamiliesaredifferentinpersonality

0.upbringinghasalesssignificanteffectonchildren'spersonalitydevelopment

4.AccordingtoParagraph3.wcknowthat.

A.iliseasierforchildrentogainalanguagealhome

B.itishardertofollow(heeffectsofparentalupbringing

C.iininigraiHchildrenavoidspeaking(hesamewayas(heirparentsatschool

D.itisprovedthatpeershaveagreatereffect01children'squalities

5.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“parensarenotpletelyotTihehook“attheendofthepassage?

A.Parentsshouldcontrolthesituation.

B.Barentsshouldgivetheirway(ochildren.

C.Parcntsshouldspendmoretimeonchildren.

D.Parentsshouldlakeon(heirresponsibility.

Passage3

AsinglenightoftakingthedrugEcsiasy(假头«L)cancauseseriousbraindamageandspeedup(hestartofParkinson's

disease.scientislssayJusllwi>orthreeEkstasy(abletscanpermanentlydestroybraincellsthataffectmovementandreasoning.accordingto

AmericanresearchthatlinksthedrugtoParkinson'sforthefirsttime.

AstudybyateamatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltiinore.Mar)land.involvingsquirrelinmkeysandbaboons(狒狒)foundthatbolh

speciessufferedpermanentdamagetokeycclk,whicharelostinParkinson's.aftcrreceivingthreelowdoscs(/PJK：)ofEcstasyat(hrcchour

periods.

Thestudyispanicularlyimportantbecausebaboonsarconeof(hebestanimalmodelsforthehumanbrain.GcorgcRicaurtc.wholed

theresearch,saidthatthewidespreadabuseofdrugmighthavecausedseveredamage.'Themosttroublingresultisthatyoungadultsusing

EcstasymayheincreasingtheirriskofdevelopingParkinsonismastheygetolder.*'

AlanLeshner.aformerdirectoroftheUSNationalInstituteonDrugAbuse.saidJThisstudyemphasizesthemultiaspectdamagethat

Ecstasycausestousers.We'velongknownthatrepeatedusedamagesbraincells.Bulthisstudyshowsthatevenveryoccasionalusecan

havelonglastingeffectsonmanydifferentbrailsystcms.ltsendsanimportantmessagetoyoungpcoplc:don,texperimentwithyourown

brain.11

LinrtRrflK.nmotherwhn*u*ternAgrriniighlrrIrh<li«ul«Grrnsingle*Fr»il;i*;yf;ihlrfin19942*1"Thisi・\WKno、”rpri*;r・Rnlprnplf

can,tseetheeffectsatfirsthandtheysayitwon'thappentothcm.Wellseethesymptomslatcrjustaswehavewithsmoking."

1.Thearticleisintendedto.

A.cxplainthebadeffectsofdrugsonpeople'sicalth

B.wamyoungpeopleoftheriskoftakingthecrugEcstasy

C.pcrsuadcpeopleoutofsuchbadhabitsassmokingandusingdrugs

D.cellusthelinksbetweenthednigEcstasyandParkinson'sdisease

2.Weknowfromthepassagethatalowdoseo'Ecslasy.

A.won'tcauseseriousbraindamage

B.canpennanenllydestroyone'sbraincells

C.willresultinimmediatesymptoms

D.maybringonParkinson'satonce

3.Whyarcsquirrelmonkeysandbaboonsinvolvedintheexperiments?

A.Becausetheirbrainissimilartohumanbeings'.

B.Becausetheseanimalsusuallytakedrugs.

C.Becausetheseanimalswillsoongetwellaltertheexperiment.

D.Bccauscthereisamodelintheanimals,brains.

4.Theunderlinedword"This"inthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat.

A.LeahdiedafterasingleEcstasytabletin1995

B.iakingdrughasthesamesymptomsassmokng

C.occasionaluseofthedrugcanhavelonglastingeffectsonthebrainsystems

D.pcoplchavelongknownthatrepeateduseofthedrugdamagesbraincells

Passage4

Ic*soneofthestrangestlandscapesintheUnitedSuites.Hundredsofgrassysmallhillsfomastrangeandfrighteningfieldof

bumps（隆起之处）exiendingasfarastheeyecansee.LocatedontheMimaPrairieinWashingDnStale,（hebumpsarecalledMimamounds.

Wheredidthestrangebumpscfrom?Howlonghavetheycxistcd?Whyarctheysouniformly（均匀地）distributcd?Thcscquestions

havebeenpuzzlinggeologistsformorethanacentury.

**Mimamoundsdon*lexistonlyinWashingtonState.ButIdon'tknowwhythey'rethebiggesthcrc,MsaidBernardHallct,ageologistat

theUniversityofWashington.

OneofthepopulartheorieswashatchedhyAndrewBergofSpokane,ageologistwiththeU.S.BureauofMines.Berg'stheorycameto

himshortlyaftertheMountSt.Hclcnsvolcaniceruptionin1980.Whilehewasbuildingadoghouse,henoticedthattheshakescausedthe

ashtopileintosmall"hills''Ihailookedalotli<eMimamounds.

Fromlh;il八hvr\，ilinnlh;il*h;ikmfrnniviidrnle;irlh4|ii;ikeKronklh;ivrfinrmcrllh<,Mim;inionnckAi'rnnlingInRerg

thesoilontheMimaPrairieislikevolcanicash.andthelayerofrockbelowthatislikeapieceofwood.Whenshockwavesproducedbyan

earthquakemovethn)ughthehardgroundandknockintolargebrokenpartsinthegrt)und.lhewavesjumpbackward.Whenthesewaves

meetwithotherwavesfromthequakcjhcsoilrisesandformsmounds.

BergclaimsthatMimanioundsoccuronlyinareaswheremanyearthquakesoccur.TheareawheretheWashingtonMiinamoundsare

foundexperiencedamajorearthquakeaboutl,FXX)yearsago.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheMimamounds?

A.ThelargestareaofMimamoundsisinWashingtonState.

B.Mimamoundshaveexperiencedthevolcaniceruption.

C.Thefieldsofbumpsareunifk>nnlydisiribuleJin(hecountrj,.

D.k'soneofthemostbeautifullandscapesinWashingtonState.

2.Whatdoes(heunderlinedwordmeaninParagraph4?

A.Borrowed.B.Taughc.C.Formcd.D.Undcrstood.

3.AccordingtoBerg,whichofthefollowingstowsthecorrectorderofhowtheMimamoundswereformed?

a.Thcwavesknockintolargebrokenpart"inthegroundandjumpbackward.

b.Theseshockwavesmeetwithotherwavesfromthequake.c.lheshockwavesgotluuughthehardground.

d.Violentearthquakessendoutshockwaves.e.Thesoilgoesupandformsbumpsinthefield.

A.dcabeB.dacbe

C.dbcacD.dabue

Passage5

TheOwlCounl

Anniesleptinthefrontscatwhileherfhihcrdrovethroughthedarkness.'、We'realmostthere!*'Dadannouncedchccrtully.'Soonwell

beobservingandcountingowlsat(heslatepark."Yawning,Annienoddedandsmiled.Thetimewas4:30

a.m..Lookingoutintothedarkness,Annierememberedlearninginschoolthatmostowlsarcactiveatnight,

when(heyhuntforfbod.Duringthedaytheysleepinhardtotlndspots.

“Dad、whydoyouneedtocountowls?'*sheaskcd."It,simportantfbrscientiststohavecurrentinformationaboutbirdpopulations/*he

explained."Wewanttoknowwhichbirdshavedecreasedinnumberandwhetheranynewkinefcofbirdsareingintoacertainarea.Youand

Iwillwritedownthekindsofbirdsthatweseetodayandkeeparecordofhowmanytimesweseeeachkind.Thcnwc,llsendoutareport

toascientificorganization(hatiscollectingintormationaboutbirdsfrompeoplealloverthecountry/*

Dadpulledintotheparkinglolofthestalepark.Thcn.withflashlighlsinhand,theybegantheirhikeintothewoods.Anniezippedup

hercoatandtriedtokeepfromtrembling.SheHidnotexpectedthemorningtobesofrigid.Luckilyhergloveswereinherpocket.

SiultlenlyAnnir*<fjilhrrslcpprdgrUiirrrlfnrherf<»hrslillOb<aying,AnnirdidnnIl;k<*;inolheTKlepSheihnnghlshehra;ir<l:iLHV

cryupahead.'That,scertainlyascreechowl/herfatherwhispered.“Lc/sgetalookalit：Afterlookingmoreclosely.Anniecouldsee

lha(itwasasmallowl.Sensingdanger,theowlnarroweditseyesandpulleditsfeaihen»lightlyagainstitsbody.Anniecarefullywrotedown

inhernotebookthattheyhadseenascreechowl.

Walkingalittlefarther,theycametoataioaktree/'Thislookslikeaperfectspottoattractowls/Dadsaid.'Tingoing(oplaya

recordingofamoncallofthebarredowl.Maybewecangetonetoanswer.'*Anniecouldhardlybelievehercars.Thcrecordedcallsounded

asifthebirdwereasking.''Whocooksforyou?”MomentslaterAnniethoughtsheheardareturncallinthedistance.Sheheldherbreath

andsvaitcd.Suddenlyahugebirdlandedveryquietlyonabranchdirectlyabovethem.

Anniehadlongforgottenhowcolditwas.Shcstoodinwonder,shiningherflashlightonthebirdandstudyingitcarefully.Thebarred

owlwasnearlyIwofeetlall.Grayfeatherssurroundeditsdarkeyes.Thebirddidnotslaylong,butildidnolmalter.Anniewouldnever

forgettheimageof(hepowerfulbarredowl.

I.WhydidAnnieandherfathergo(o(hestatepark?

A.Totakeahikeinthewoods.

B.Torecordthecallofbarredowls.

C.Tocollectinformationaboutbirds.

D.loprotecttheenvironmentforwiidhte.

2.Thcunderlinedword“frigid"inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.darkB.dearC.coldD.nice

3.InParagraph4.whydidAnnie'sfatherslophersuddenly?

A.Henoticedascreechowl.

B.Heheardsomebodycrying.

C.Hcsensedtheywereindanger.

D.Heremindedhertolakedownnotes.

4.HowdidAnniefeelwhenshesaw(hebarredowl?

A.Bored.B.Relaxed.C.Frightened.D.Aniazed.

Passage6

Doeshappinesshaveascent?

Whensomeoneishappy,canyousmellil?

Youcanusually(ellwhensomeoneishappybasedonseeingthemsmile,hearingthemlaughorperhapsfromreceivingabighug.But

canyoualsosmelltheirhappiness?SuqKisingnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessdoesindeedhaveascent,andihaltheexperienceof

happinesscanbe(ransmiitcdthroughsmell,reportsP.

FortheKlikly.I?ycimymenwereshewnvukuw.\vhic*hme;mlfnbringHhi)nl”vnrirlyofenmlifinK.whilen,xf；ifvhrrsgnlhrnvlAWEI

samplesfromthem.Allofthemenwerehealthyandnoneofthemweredrugusersorsmokers,andallwereaskedtoabstainfromdrinking

oreatingsmellyfocxlsduringihestudyperiod.

Thosesweatsampleswerethengivento36equallyhealthyyoungwomentosmell,whilercsciirchcrsmonitored(heirreactions.Only

womenwereselectedtosmellthesamples,apparentlybecausepreviousresearchhasshown(hatwomenhaveabettersenseofsmellthan

menandarcalsomoresensitivetoemotionalsignals-thoughit'sunclearwhyonlymenwerechosentopnxluccthescents.

Researchersfound(hatthebehaviorof(hewomenaftersmelling(hescents—particularly:heirFacialexpressions—indicateda

relationshipbetweeniheemotionalstalesofthemenwhoproducedthesweatandthewomenwhosniffedthem.

"Humansweatproducedwhenapersonishappybringsaboutastatesimilartohappinessinsomebodywhobreathes(hissmell/*said

studycoauthorGunSemin,aprofessoralKocUniversityinTurkey.

Thisisafascinatingfindingbecauseitnotonlynwansthathappinc肾docshaveascent,thatthescentiscapableoftransmitting

iheemotionioochers.Thestudyalsofound(haiotheremotions,suchasfear,seemtocarryascinttoo.Thisensurespreviousresearch

suggesting(hatsomenegativeemotionshaveasmell,butitisthefirsttimethishasprovedtobe(meofpositivefeelings.

Researchershaveyelioisolaie(分离)exactlywhalthechemicalpoundfk>rthehappinesssmellis.bu(youmightimaginewhat(he

potentialapplicationsforsuchafindingcouldt>c.Happinessperfumes,forinstance,couldbeinvented.Scentthcrapics(杏味疗法)couldalso

bedeveloped(ohelppeoplethroughdepressionoranxiety.

Perhapsthemostsurprisingresultofthestudy,however,isourbnxidcncdunderstandingofhowemotionsgetmunicated,andalso

howourownemotionsarepotentiallymanagedthroughoursocialcontextand(heemotionalslatesofthosearoundus.

I.Whatisthemainfindingofthenewresearch?

A.Menproducemoresweats.

B.Negativeemolionshaveasmell.

C.Pleasantfeelingscanbesmeltout.

D.Womenhaveabettersenseofsmell.

2.Thcunderlinedpart"abstainfrom**inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.avoidB.practiceC.continueD.try

3.Whatistheapplicationvalueofthenewresearch?

/X.Perfumescouldhelppeopleunderstandeachother.

B.Somcsmellscouldbedevelopedtobettero«rmood.

C.Perfumescouldbeproduced(ocurephysicaldiseases.

D.Somesmellscouldbecreatedtoimproveourappearance.

4.WecanIcamfromthelastparagraph(hat.

A.happinessesfromaseemofsweatB.ptxsiliveenergycandeepenundersianding

Cpeople*nerrlnmrermnlion;ilnmnic'HlionDsiirrniin<ling*crnninfliirnre<mrrmolions

Passage7

TimeTravel

Ifyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare*splayin

ElizabethanEngland.WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'd

voyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhaithefutureholds.

Thepojysibiliiyoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundfor

hundredsofyears.PerhapsthebestknownexampleisthescienceficlionnovelTheTimeMachine,which

waswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.ltwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeature

filmsofihesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberoficlxx>kadaplalions.ltisgenerallycreditedwiththe

popularizationof(heconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandscIcctivcIy.Thctenn"time

machine'二coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.

Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossiblc^Somcscientistssayyes.intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled

“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcubtootherperiods.Einstein,stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextreme

circumstanccs.AndBritishphysicistStephenHiwkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewitiareallyfastspaceship—goingatnearlythe

speedotlight.Ihoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldotcoursebenosimpletask.

Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe"grandfatherparadox**Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetraveler

weretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.If(hetime

travelerwasn'tbom,howwouldhetravelbackintime?

'book,themaincharactertravelsintodistant(imewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30

millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtcnlacleM触角).

Ifthat'swhat'sinstore,maybewearcbetterjustlivingin(hepresentdayafterall.

1.ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimsioshow____.

A.pcoplc'sinterestinlimetravel

B.thespecialfeatureofthebook

C.thclonghistoryoftimetravel

2.Einstcin*sandHawking'theories.

A.havesimilaritiesinmanyways

B.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceship

C.havcprovedwrongbysome(imetravelers

D.suggesi(hepossibility(oinventthetimemachine

4InP«r«grnph4,*fcgnmdGilherpjinidox''pmhjihlyn-G*rxfntheide^that

A.thctravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgnmdfathcr

B.thetravelergoesbackinlime(oseekforhisgrandfather

C.thcgrandfather'sdeathmakesthetraveler's?irthimpossible

D.(hereunionofihetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness

4.Accordingtothepassage.wha(isprobably(heauthor'sattitudetowards(imetravel?

A.Unclear.B.SkepticaL

C.Supportivc.D.Unconcemed.

Passage8

Conventionalwisdomisamajorbarriertcinnovationthatthreatensthesurvivalofpanicseverywhere.Il'sbasedontheassumption

thatoldideaswillalwayswork,sotheyshouldm'ibechallenged.While(hismaybeavalidassumptioninsituationsthatdon'tchange,it's

unlikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday'srapidchangingglobalenvironment,oldmethodsoftendon'twork,andstubbornly

using(hemcanlead(omajorproblems.

Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.Ifcvcrjoncelsebelievesit,thenit

mustbetrue.Individualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyareright,andbeingrightisgood.Iheywanttocontinueusing

oldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesth.itmightnotwork.In1977,KenOlsen,cofoundcrandCEOofDigitalEquipment

Coiporation(DEC).stated"Thereisnoreason:branyindividualtohaveaputerinhishome.*,Despitebeingadominantleaderintheputer

industry,DECnolongerexists.

Peopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationischange,therecanbenoinnovationwithoutchange.Unfbrtunaiely.conventionalwisdom

preventsleaders,followersandpaniesfn)inchangingandthereforeinnovating.Ifpanicsdon'tinnovate,bultheirpelilorsdo.ihefutureis

likelytobeproblematic.Breakingfromconventionalwisdomhasledtomanyofthemostinnovativepanicsandproductsinhistoryacross

manyindustries,soilhasapowerfuleffectonbusinesssuccess.

TedTumertfounderofCNN)kncwlittle,ifanything,about(henewsbusiness,butheknevitwasinconvenienttowatchnewsonlyat

thedinnerhour,aswasmonbeforeCNN.Turner'ssolutionwas(ocreateacablechanneldedicatedtonews24hoursaday.Thenews

establishmentreflectedconventionalwisdomatthetime,andpredictedhisideawouldfailbecausenoonewantedtowatchthenewsall

day.However,ildoesn'tlakearockeiscieniisiioundersiandihaiviewersdon'ihaveiowaichihenewsalldayfor〔heCNN2work.

Viewersjusthavetowatchwhentheywanttogetinformation.Ductoconventionalthinking,thecriticsfailedtorecognizetheopportunity

thatwasclear(oTed.Theyassumedthatonlyvhatwastamiliartothemcouldworkinthefutue.

Conventionalwisdompreventscreativity,flexibililyandrisktaking,sounconventionalIcidersenthusiasticallybreakawayfromit.To

survive,thriveandmaintainpctitivcadvantage,paniesmustbeflexiblewhenreactingtochange.

l.DEChasdisappearedprobablybecause.

thecnnMinwr<rlidn'flikeil*»privliicKRtheICJUUTKkifkeilihr5n5nf*uN'iirily

C.thcCEOstucktotheconventionalideasD.lhcemployeestookmanyriskswithchanges

2.ThefoundingofCNNisusedasanexampleioprove.

A.missingopportunitiescouldleadtofailureB.changingcouldcontributetobusinesssuccess

C.watchingnewsatthedinnerhourisconvenientD.conventionalwisdominfluencesbusinesssuccess

3.Whatd<x:stheunderlinedpartprobablymean?

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