XX年高考英语难点37讲--难点25依赖语境的词义猜测题
猜测词义题要求学生根据以往所学知识,对上下文的理解及自身的生活经验等猜测生词意义或仅从字面无法确认其意义的短语的准确含义,是阅读理解题中的难点。
●难点磁场
1.()mentalhealthcareinchinahasdramaticallyimprovedoverthelast10years,accordingtoexperts.
increasingnumbersofurbanchinesearetodayseekingcounsellingonawiderangeofissuesrelatedtomentalhealth.
“wereceivemorethan120visitorsadayrightnow—20percentupoverthatof1998,”saidzhanghaiyin,chiefdoctorwiththeshanghaimentalhealthcentre.tenyearsago,thecentrereceived70to80visitorsaweek.
toaccommodatethegrowingnumberofpatients,theclinichashadtoextenditsservicefromfivedaystosevendaysaweek.
mostofthecounsellingfocusesonproblemstodowitheducation,employment,familylife,relationshipsaswellasmentaldistress,troubleandinsomnia.white-collarworkersarethemajorrecipientsofcounselling,accountingfor30percentoftotalpatients,saidzhang.
“thegrowingvisitsindicatechinesepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirqualityoflife.theyhaveabetterunderstandingthatmentalhealthisasimprotantasphysicalwell-being.”
chenzhigang,anemployeeofaforeign-fundedconsultingfirminbeijing,feltdepressedandwasencouragedbyfriendstoseekmentalhealthcounselling.thedoctorfoundhewassufferingasaresultofworkplacepressureandcompetition.afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,hewasbacktofullhealth.
“mentalhealthcounsellinghelpedreducemypressure,”saidchen.
butmanypeoplearestillreluctanttousecounsellingservices.zhuchengyi,arailwayworkerfromshanghai,isunwillingtoseekhelp.
“iwillnotgoforit.itistooembarrassingforme,”saidzhu.“howcanitellmycolleaguesandfamilythatiamseekingmentalhealthcounselling?theywouldthinkiwascrazy.”
zhangsaidalackofinformationaboutmentalhealthcarepreventedthegrownofservicesinchina.
hesaidastandardizedtrainingsystemwasrequiredtomakesureallmentalhealthdoctorswereproperlytrained.
“inwesterncountries,mentalhealthcounsellinghasawiderangeofmethodsforconsultationandtreatment.weneedtoimproveourtrainingtoupgradeourservices.”
question:1.theunderlinedword“extend”inparagraph4means________.
a.payattentionto b.feellikedoing
c.enlargeandlengthen d.reduce
2.()professorreasonrecentlypersuaded35peopletokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsfortwoweeks.whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassingerrors,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroups.共
oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherpetdogcerear-ringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonhercar.“theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,”explainstheprofessor.“peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.itwasthewoman’scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherear-rings.butsomehowtheactiongotreversed(颠倒)intheprogramme.”aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese“programmeassemblyfailure.”
twentypercentofallerrorswere“testfailures”—primarilyduetonotverifyingtheprogressofwhatabodywasdoing.amanabouttogethiscaroutofthegaragepassedthroughthebackyardwherehisgardenjacketandbootswerekept,putthemon—muchtohissurprise.awomanvictimreported:“igotintothebathwithmysockson.”
thecommonestproblemwasinformation“storagefailures”.peopleforgotthenamesofpeoplewhosefacestheyknew,wentintoaroomandforgotwhytheywerethere,mislaidsomething,orsmokedacigarettewithoutrealizingit.
theresearchsofarsuggeststhatwhilethe“centralprocessor”ofthebrainisliberatedfromsecond-to-secondcontrolofawell-practisedroutine,itmustrepeatedlyswitchbackitsattentionatimportantdecisionpointstocheckthattheactiongoesonasintended.otherwisetheactivitymaybe“captured”byanotherfrequentlyandrecentlyusedprogramme,resultinginembarrassingerrors.
questions:2.theword“verifying”inparagraph3canbereplacedby________.
a.improving b.changing
c.checking d.stopping
3.accordingtothepassage,theinformation“storagefailures”referto________.
a.thedestructionofinformationcollectingsystem
b.theeliminationofone’stotalmemory
c.thetemporarylossofpartofone’smemory
d.theseparationofone’sactionfromconsciousness
3.()oneofthegreatestkillersinthewesternworldisheartdisease.thedeathrate(率)fromthediseasehasbeenincreasingatanalarmingspeedforthepastthirtyyears.todayinbritain,forexample,aboutfourhundredpeopleadaydieofheartdisease.medicalexpertsknowthatpeoplecanreducetheirchancesofgettingheartdiseasebyexercisingregularly,bynotsmoking,bychangingtheirdiets,andbypayingmoreattentiontoreducingstress(压力)intheirwork.共
however,westernhealth-caresystemsarestillnotpayingenoughattentiontothepreventionofthedisease.thereisaneedformoreprogramstoeducatethepublicaboutthecausesandpreventionofheartdisease.insteadofsupportingsuchprograms,however,theu.s.health-caresystemisspendinglargesumsofmoneyonthesurgical(外科的)treatmentofthediseaseafteritdevelops.thisemphasis(强调)ontreatmentclearlyhassomethingtodowiththetechnologicaladvancesthathavetakenplaceinthepasttentofifteenyears.inthistime,moderntechnologyhasenableddoctorstodevelopnewsurgicaltechniques.manyoperationsthatwereconsideredimpossibleortoorisky(有风险的)afewyearsagoarenowperformedeverydayinu.s.hospitals.theresulthasbeenahugeincreaseinheartsurgery.
althoughthereisnodoubtthatheartsurgerycanhelpalargenumberofpeople,somepeoplepointoutthattheemphasisonthesurgicaltreatmentofthediseasehasthreecleardisadvantages.first,itattractsinterestandmoneyawayfromthequestionofprevention.second,itcausesthecostsofgeneralhospitalcaretorise.afterhospitalsbuytheexpensiveequipmentthatisnecessaryformodernheartsurgery,theymusttrytorecoverthemoneytheyhavespent.todothis,theyraisecostsforalltheirpatients,notjustthosepatientswhosetreatmentrequirestheequipment.thethirddisadvantageisthatdoctorsareencouragedtoperformsurgery-evenonpatientsforwhomanoperationisunnecessary—becausetheequipmentandexpertskillsarethere.agovernmentofficerecentlystatedthatmajorheartsurgerywasoftenperformedeventhoughitschancesofsuccesswerelow.inonetypeofheartsurgery,forexample,only15percentofpatientimprovedtheirconditionsafterthesurgery.however,morethan100000oftheseoperationsareperformedintheunitedstateseveryyear.
question:4.“todothis”(inparagraph3)means________.
a.tohelppatientsrecover
b.toincreasethenumberofheartsurgeries
c.togetbackthemoneyspentontheequipment
d.tobuynewequipmentforthetreatmentofheartdisease
4.()someofthebest-knownnamesintheentertainmentindustryhavetakenpartinanunprecedentedtelethontohelpvictimsoftheterroristattacksintheunitedstates.
thebenefit(义演),called“america:atributetoheroes,”wassponsoredbyallfourmajoru.s.televisionnetworks,abc,cbs,foxandnbc.itwasbroadcastbythree-dozentelevision,cableandradionetworksacrossthecountryandairedlivetomorethanahundredcountriesaroundtheworld.共
hollywoodstarsjoinedmusicentertainersinaskinglistenersandviewerstopledgecashdonationstocharitieshelpingthevictimsoftheseptember11thattacks.
actors,includingtomhanks,juliaroberts,tomcruiseandclinteastwood,toldstoriesofheroicactsbypeoplewhotriedtosaveothersfromtheburningworldtradecenterandthepentagon.formerheavyweightchampionmuhammadalimadeararepublicappearanceinashowofsupport.
theappealsalternatedwithperformancesbysuchpopularentertainersasbrucespringsteen,mariahcarey,steviewonder,paulsimonandtherockbandu—2.
theyappearedonstagesinnewyork,losangelesandlondon,decoratedwithhundredsofburningcandles.
singerbillyjoelsang“newyorkstateofmind”withanewyorkcityfirefighter’shatonhispiano.stingdedicatedhissong“fragile”toafriendwhodiedintheworldtradecenter.steviewondercondemnedhatresinthenameofreligionbeforesinginghissong“love’sinneedoflovetoday”.pledgephonesweremannedbydozensofothercelebrities,includingjacknicholson,megryan,whoopiegoldberg,cindycrawford,alpacinoandsylvesterstallone.
organizerssaythetwo-hourtelethonraisedmillionsofdollars.allparticipants,fromstarstostagehands,workedwithoutpay.
question:5.theunderlinedword“telethon”mostprobablymeans________.
a.aperformancetoraisemoney
b.aconcertheldbysometelevisionnetworks
c.atelevisionprogramwhichlastsalongtime
d.atelevisionprogramforentertainment
●案例探究
1.achild’sbirthdaypartydoesn’thavetobeahassle;itcanbeabasketoffun,accordingtobethanaclerio,anevastonmotheroftwo,ages4and18months.
“havingapartyathomeusuallyrequiresalotofrunningaroundonthepartoftheparents,andoftenthebirthdayboyorgirlgetslostinwildexcitement.butitreallydoesn’thavetobethatway,”saidanaclerio.lastsummer,anaclerioandherfriendjillcarlisle,anorthbrookmotherofa2-year-old,foundedahomeparty-planningbusinesscalled“apartyinabasket”.theirgoalistohelpparentsandchildrenshareinthefunpartofpartyplanning,likechoosingthesubjectormakingacake,whiletheytakecareofeverything.
drawingontheirexperiencesasmothers,theyhavecreated(制作)10ready-to-use,homepartypackages.everythingafamilyneedstoplanaparty,exceptthecakeandicecream,isdeliveredtothehomeinalargebasket.
“ourpartiesareaimedforchildren2to10,”anacleriosaid,“andthey’reveryinteractive(互动)andcreativeinthattheybuildasenseofdramabasedonasubject.forexample,atthesodashoppepartytheguestsbecomewaitersandwaitressesandbuildwonderfulicecreamcreations.”共
thestandard$200packageforeightchildrenincludesabasketfilledwithinvitation,gifts,gamesandprizes,papergoods,apartyplannerandthelike.formoreinformation,callanaclerioat708-864-6584orcarlisleat708-205-9141.
question:whatdoestheunderlinedword“hassle”(paragraph1)probablymean?
a.apartydesignedbyspecialists b.aplanrequiringcarefulthought
c.asituationcausingdifficultyortrouble d.ademandmadebyguests
命题意图:本题考查学生通过上下文猜测词义的能力,实际上也是考查学生的推理判断能力。属五星级题目。
错解分析:本题错解的原因主要是反义词领会不准确。
解题方法与技巧:(1)通读全文,抓文章大意,可知文章旨在推荐一种homeparty-planningbusiness,其目的在于帮助父母及孩子筹办家庭晚会,从而把此工作化麻烦为乐趣。(2)仔细观察首段文字,“doesn’thavetobeahassle”和“canbeabasketoffun”互为反义,故可以推出答案。
答案:c
2.london(reuters)—organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.thatiswhatgabrielgoldprefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.ifthisisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.
“organicproduceisalwaysbetter,”goldsaid.“thefoodisfreeofpesticides(农药),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.andmoreoftenthannotitislocally(本地)grownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.”goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossbritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?marketresearchshowsthatgoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.andaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinbritainisnotlocalbutimported(进口)tomeetgrowingdemand.“thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket,”saidsueflock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.
question:whatisthemeaningof“theorganictrend”asthewordsareusedinthetext?
a.growinginterestinorganicfood b.betterqualityoforganicfood
c.risingmarketfororganicfood d.higherpricesoforganicfood共
命题意图:考查学生通过推理判断来猜测词义的能力。属五星级题目。
错解分析:本题错解的原因主要在于太孤立地看待相关语句,没能把上下文串起来。
解题方法与技巧:(1)通读全文,了解全文大意:越来越多的人热衷于有机食品。
(2)联系上下文。由第一段“that(即organicfruit)iswhatgabrielgoldprefers”,第二段“organicproduceisalwaysbetter,goldsaid.”可知gold对organicfood深感兴趣,再根据“goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossbritainarecountingonmorelikehim”,可知gold是越来越多的喜爱organicfood的购物者中的一员,而且全英国的超级市场也正依赖(counton)越来越多的像他这样的人(来赚钱)。因此可得出答案。
答案:a
●锦囊妙计
1.通读全文,领会大意。
2.对上下文进行逻辑推理。
3.利用同义词、反义词、近义词、构词法(派生、合成、转化)等推测词义。
4.依靠自己的生活常识和社会经验进行判断。
●歼灭难点训练
a
formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.
scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopestolistentosignalsfromabout1000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.inaddition,theywillscan(扫视)theentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.
ofthe200billionstarsinthemilkywaygalaxy(银河星系),scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(进化)oflife.basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.
however,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligent(有智力的)lifeexistsonotherplanets.somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.
otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.althoughoursunfamilyisonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionyearsold.inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilization(文明)muchmoreadvancedthanourshavedeveloped.perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.共
1.()theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.
a.find b.follow
c.check d.form
b
internetshoppingisanewwayofshopping.younolongerneedtowalkroundhundredsofshopslookingfortheitemsyouneed.nowadays,youcanshopforjustaboutanythingfromyourarmchair.allyouneedisacomputerwhichislinkedtotheinternet.shoppingontheinternetisbecomingincreasinglypopular.intheunitedstates,50percentoffamilieshavecomputersathomeandalmostonethirdarelinkedtotheinternet.americansspentoverus$2.5billiononinternetshoppingin1998.thisfigureisexpectedtoreachus$11billionbytheyearXX.
peoplecanshopforavarietyofproductsontheinternet.physicalproductsincludethingssuchasbooks,cds,clothesandfood.thesetypesofproductsarethemostcommonpurchases(购入品)throughtheinternet.youcanalsobuyinformationproductssuchason-linenewsormagazinestories,oryoucandownloadcomputersoftwarethroughtheinternet.servicessuchasbookingairlinetickets,reserving(预定)hotelsorrentingcarsarealsoavailable(可得到的)ontheinternet.youcanalsogoshoppingontheinternetforentertainmentservicesandtakepartinon-linegamesore-mail“chats”.
2.()thephrase“physicalproducts”inthesecondparagraphmeansthings_____.
a.thatcanbeseenorfelt b.usefulforhealthcare
c.thathelpyoukeepfit d.connectedwithsports
c
ternang,mon—morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinternangwhenthesungaimasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.
floodingfirstappearedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.peoplestragglinghighergroundwerejustintimetogetawayfromthedestroyoftheflood.mostofthefloodvictimshadtoleavetheirpossessionsbehind.
thefloodvictimsarenowhousedinvariousmake-shiftreliefcentersinthenearbytownoftulang.
“everythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunfortunatepeople.”agovernmentspokesmansaid,“infact,money,foodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublic-spiritedorganizationsandgenerouspersons.”
accordingtolatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatternang.thewholetownisexpectedtobetotallycoveredbywater.sofarnocasualtyhasbeenreported.共
3.()theword“casualty”inthelastsentencemeans________.
a.thehousethatisbeingbuilt
b.themoneythatisgiventothevictims
c.thepersonkilledorinjuredinanaccident
d.thethingslostintheflood
d
ifwomenareexploited(剥削)yearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.becausetheyshakeatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion(时髦),theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.
changingfashionsarenothingmorethanthecreationofwasteonpurpose.manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimechangingthedressestheyhave.skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraised,andsoon.
noonecandeclarethatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.fashiondesignersareseldomconcernedwithimportantthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,orpickingherawaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.
whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen’sclothes,onewonders,showbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability(不稳定性)?menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.dotheirunchangingstylesofdressshowbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?thatisforyoutodecide.
4.()bysaying“theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious”,thewritermeansthat______.
a.women’sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedat
b.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfort
c.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesigners
d.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion
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ihadappliedforthenuclearsubmarine(潜艇)program,andadmiralrickoverwasinterviewingmeforthejob.itwasthefirsttimeimetadmiralrickover,andwesatinalargeroombyourselvesformorethantwohours,andheletmechooseanysubjectsiwishedtodiscuss.verycarefully,ichosethoseaboutwhichiknewmostatthetime—currentevents,seamanship,music,literature,共
navaltactics,electronics,gunnery—andhebegantoaskmeaseriesofquestionsofincreasingdifficulty.ineachinstance,hesoonprovedthatiknewrelativelylittleaboutthesubjectsihadchosen.
healwayslookedrightintomyeyes,andheneversmiled.iwassaturatedwithcoldsweat.
finally,heaskedmeaquestionandithoughticouldrecovermyself.hesaid,“howdidyoustandinyourclassatgeorgiatechbeforeenteringannapolisasafirstyearstudent?”ihaddoneverywell,andiswelledmychestwithprideandanswered,“sir,istoodfifty-ninthinaclassof820!”isatbacktowaitforthecongratulations—whichnevercame.instead,thequestion:“didyoudoyourbest?”istartedtosay,“yes,sir,”butirememberedwhothiswas,andrecalledseveralofmytimesattheacademywhenicouldhavelearnedmoreaboutourallies(二战时的同盟国),ourenemies,weaponsstrategy,andsoforth.iwasjusthuman.ifinallygulpedandsaid,“no.sir,ididn’talwaysdomybest.”
helookedatmeforalongtime,andthenturnedhischairaroundtoendtheinterview.heaskedonefinalquestion,whichihaveneverbeenabletoforget—ortoanswer.hesaid,“whynot?”isatthereforawhile,shaken,andthenslowlylefttheroom.
5.()theword“saturated”inthesecondparagraphmayprobablymean________.
a.satisfied b.completelywet
c.shameful d.separated
f
inrecentyearsmanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheirworkersmoreproductive.someexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobsmorevaried.butdomorevariousjobsleadtogreaterproductivity?thereisevidencetosuggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworker’slifemoreenjoyable,itdoesnotactuallymakeshimworkharder.asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcerned,thenvarietyisnotanimportantfactor.
otherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkerfreedomtodohisjobinhisownwayisimportant,andthereisnodoubtthatthisistrue.theproblemisthatthiskindoffreedomcannoteasilybegiveninthemodernfactorywithitscomplicatedmachinerywhichmustbeusedinafixedway.thuswhilefreedomofchoicemaybeimportant,thereisusuallyverylittlethatcanbedonetocreateit.
anotherveryimportantconsiderationishoweachworkercontributestotheproductheismaking.inmostfactoriestheworkerseesonlyonepartoftheproduct.somecarfactoriesarenowexperimentingwithhavingmanysmallproductionlinesratherthanonelargeone,sothateachworkercontributesmoretotheproductionofthecarsonhisline.itwouldseemthatnotonlyisdegreeoftheworkercontributionanimportantfactor,therefore,butitisalsoonewecandosomethingabout.共
towhatextentdoesmoremoneyleadtogreaterproductivity?theworkersthemselvescertainlythinkthisisimportant.butperhapstheywantmoremoneyonlybecausetheworktheydoisboring.moneyjustletsthemenjoytheirsparetimemore.asimilarargumentmayexplaindemandsforshorterworkinghours.perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmoreinteresting,theywillneitherwantmoremoney,norwillshortenworkinghoursbesoimportanttothem.
6.()inthearticle,theword“productivity”means________.
a.theactivityofproducingsomething b.theproductionvolumeinatimeunit
c.theplanandthemethodofproduction d.boththequantityandqualityofaproduct
g
oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“iwaswrongaboutthat,”anditisevenhardertosay,“iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat.”
ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.hetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertainstoreintheneighbourhoodwhereigrewup,andheaskedmeifirememberedtheeggcartons(inmanycountries,eggsaresoldbythedozenandareputincartons).thenherelatedanincident(event,matter)andibegantorememberunclearlytheincidenthewasdescribing.
iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime.iwentintothestorewithmymothertodosomeshopping.onthatparticularday,imusthavefoundmywaytothefooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.
theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewerelotsofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.thecartonswereputthreeorfourfeethigh.imusthavestoppedinfrontofthepilesofeggcartons.justthenawomancamebypushinghershoppingcartandknockedoffthecartons.forsomereason,idecideditwasuptometoputtheeggsbacktogether,soiwenttowork.
themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.whenheappeared,iwasonmykneeslookingatsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughiwastheonewhojustdidit.heseverelyreprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.itriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.eventhoughiquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,itisplainthatthemanagerdidnot.
7.()theword“reprimanded”inthelastparagraphmostexactlymeans“________”.
a.frightened b.scolded共
c.warned d.comforted
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tonybennett,theamericansingerrecentlytouringbritain,can’trememberhowmanytimeshehassunghisstandardhit“ileftmyheartinsanfrancisco.”hesangitagaintohisaudienceatthelondonpalladiumlastnight.
“inevergettiredofsingingit,”hesaid,“ilikeittoomuch.it’sagreatcityandit’sagoodsong.”
bennettistorecordatvspecialwithamericansingerlenahomewhileheishere.andanewlprecordedbyhiminlondonforphilipstitled“listeneasy”willbepublishedinjune.
“ilikeithere,”headdedquietlyoverwhiskey.“iwouldliketoliveheresomanymonthsoftheyear.”
healreadykeepsalargeflatingrosvenorsquare,whereheisstayingwithhisactresswifesandiegrantandtheirthree-year-olddaughterjoanna.ithasastudiowherehelikestopaint.tonyplanstohavehisfirstexhibitionlaterintheyearandhehasalreadysoldonepicture$4000.attheendoftheyeartonyistostarinamusicalfilmwhichhasbeenspeciallywrittenforhimcalled“twobits,”aninformalexpressionfor50cents.it’saboutanitalianimmigrant(移民)whogoestoamerica,buthebecomesafailure.
“inmanywaysit’sveryclosetomylifethewaythestoryhasbeenwritten,”saidbennett.“myfather,anitalian,wasillanddiedwheniwasnine.healwayswantedmetosing,butheneverlivedlongenoughtobeapartofmysuccess.”
thefilmistobemadebyitaly’stopdirectorvittoriadesica.
8.()thephrase“standardhit”mostnearlymeans________.
a.bennett’sfavouritesongbutit’snotverypopular
b.asongthatisalwayspopular
c.asongwhichmakeshimstandard
d.asongwhichislikeaheavyblowtohisaudience