题目内容
3.If someone says you are smart,what do they mean?(36)A The answer is not as easy as you might think.This is because the word smart has many meanings.For example,someone could say you look smart or are dressed smartly.(37)E To use a slang expression(俚语),they could say,"You look really cool!"
(38)G If you accidentally trip over a chair and fall down,you might shout,"Wow!That smarts!"If you are standing too close to a campfire,you could say your eyes are smarting from the smoke of the fire.Here the word"smarting"means a sharp pain.
(39)D If someone is smart as a whip(鞭),they are able to think very quickly.
However,different people have different ways of being smart.Some people are considered street smart.They may not have a strong education.But they are good at dealing with people and problems in the real world.Other people might be book smart.(40)B But they may not be so smart when dealing with people or real-world problems.
A.Is it a good thing or something bad?
B.This means they have spent many years in school.
C.In fact,maybe that person is no longer your friend.
D.But the most common meaning of smart is to be intelligent.
E.That means they like what you are wearing and your physical appearance.
F.In fact,a child who has a smart mouth makes rude comments,not smart ones.
G.But if something smarts,it can be unkind or hurtful,either physically or mentally.
分析 本文为社会文化类说明文,主要是介绍了"smart"的不同含义.smart有很多不同的含义,不在一定的语境中很难判断smart的具体的含义;smart还可以表示某物引起了疼痛;smart可以赞扬一个人很酷或很聪明;而不同的人会在不同的方面有灵性.
解答 36.答案是A.细节推断题.根据后句The answer is not as easy as you might think可知前句应该是一个疑问句.故选A.
37.答案是E.细节推断题;上文关键词"look smart or are dressed smartly"评论的外貌和衣服,指向E项中的"what you are wearing and your physical appearance".故E符合要求.
38.答案是G.主旨大意题.根据本段Here the word"smarting"means a sharp pain一句可知此处"smart"主要是指身体或精神上的疼痛.故G符合要求.
39.答案是D.细节推断题.根据they are able to think very quickly(能够快速思考)一句可知本段是在表明"smart"指"聪明intelligent".故D符合要求.
40.答案是B.细节推断题.与前句中对street smart描述"They (street smart)may not have a strong education.But they are good at dealing with people and problems in the real world.他们也许没有受到好的教育,但是擅长解决现实生活中的问题"相对照,此处book smart在学校呆了很久的不擅长解决现实生活中问题的人们人.故B符合要求.
点评 本文是说明文,题目要求从7个选项中选择恰当的语句填入空格处.这种类型的题目关键是符合逻辑和语境,要强调从上下文中寻找具体的解题依据.
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52.A.that | B.until | C.since | D.before |
53.A.proposed | B.pushed | C.submitted | D.subjected |
54.A.witness | B.evidence | C.symptom | D.context |
55.A.recent | B.advanced | C.original | D.latest |
56.A.however | B.moreover | C.then | D.therefore |
57.A.quite | B.once | C.often | D.much |
58.A.management | B.techniques | C.information | D.mechanics |
59.A.subjects | B models | C.causes | D.lessons |
60.A.enhance | B.introduce | C.ensure | D.instruct |
61.A.convey | B.convince | C.communication | D.conclude |
62.A.urgent | B.casual | C.diligent | D.occasional |
63.A.proceed | B.process | C.prefer | D.predict |
64.A.easier | B.harder | C.tougher | D.faster |
65.A.count on | B.concentrate on | C.insist on | D.depend on. |