中考阅读基础训练-猜测词义.ppt

1. A calendar is a list of the days, weeks, months of a particular year. 2. I made some coffee but it was horrible. In fact, my sister said it was undrinkable. 3. If you agree, write “Yes”; if you dissent, write “No”. 4. We are on the night shift ----from midnight to 8 a.m.---this week. 5.I could see nothing because the light was too faint . 6.He is a punctual boy, but he was late this morning. 7.It‘s really cold outside, and my hands are both numb. The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain （链条）of people they know. Another name of this chain is degrees of separation. Each degree is a step that separate a person from someone he or she does not know. 53. What is the meaning of “degrees of separation” in paragraph 2? The chain to connect people. The relations between people. The steps of knowing strangers. The separation between strangers. Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that they do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it. 55. A psychologist is a person who may help you with your _______. illness and abilities thoughts and behaviour mind and nervous system physical activity and daily exercise These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult. 1. Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn’t make sense to you. 54.The underlined phrase “run into” means ____. work out B. come across C. look into D. pass by The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Korean aged between 13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. 58. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? It was lightly believed. It was brought to them. They liked and accepted it. They stole t