猜词练习

(06江苏)In a recently published book, I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams, Lotus flowers, and clustering. As I used these exercises in my classes, I noticed that students were interested. They said more and wrote more. They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups. They were no longer passively waiting for the bell, but actively took part in the lesson. I find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency. *The underlined words ― waiting for the bell‖ probably mean____. A. longing for a phone call B. hoping to have a call
Local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.
Here ―issue‘ means________.
A. Are cruel animals B.are clever animals
C. like to take advantage of other animals
D. like to take every chance to eat
(06四川D Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving. ―For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend , you agree to add another dollar to the pot.‖ says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning. ★The underlined word ― incentive‖ means___.
―But,‖said Kim,‖I feel that since you are my superior, it would be presumptuous ―of me to tell you what to do. ―I‘m not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we could do …‖ ★The word presumptuous‖is closet in meaning to_____. A.full of respect B. too confident and rude cking in experience D. too shy and quiet
☆The words ―took off‘underlined in paragraph2 mean___ A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up
e.g. Green loves to talk, and his brothers are similarly loquacious.
D. An area which a bird consider(05年浙江卷B 篇）
“Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads,‖the Highway Federal Administration reports. In fact, only about 80%ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill.
e.g.(05湖北卷篇)Do
you know what a ―territory‖ is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome.
﹡What is a bird‘s ―territory‖?_____
A.A place where families of other species are not accepted.
B.A place where a bird may shout at the top of voice.
C. An area for which birds fight against each other.
B. a plan requiring careful thought
C. a situation causing difficulty or trouble D. a demand made by guests
Exercises:(06安徽C) Lions are opportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do much work. When resting in the shade, they are also watching the sky to see what is flying by,and even in the heat of the day they will suddenly start up and run a mile across the plains to find out what is going on. If another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and take the kill for themselves… ★By describing lions as ―opportunists‖ ,the author means to say that lions___.
It means ―an inner urge or desire to reach a goal or satisfy a need‖。
e.g.(06全国1B) I took off , but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do . A car pulled up behind me. It was…
A. honour B.praise C. excitement D,encouragement
(06四川A)
However, the quantity of serious writing which I produced all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five , my mother taking it down to dictation. I can not remember anything about it except that it was tiger and the tiger had ―chair-like teeth‖- a good enough expression . ★The underlined word ―it‖ refers to_____.
1.e.g. (06福建A) The schools are reluctant to take time off —even teachers with tickets for the EnglandArgentina game had trouble getting the day off. ★ The underlined word reluctant in the passage probably mean_____. A. Kind B. unwilling C. free D. careless
e.g.(05江苏E）William Shakespeare said, ―The web of our life is of a mingled yarn(纱线),good and ill together. The underlined word ―mingled‘ most probably means____. A. simple B, mixed C. sad D.happy
What does the word ―ocelot‖ mean? It means an endangered wild cat
e.g.Most of us learn very young in life to control basic drives such as thirst and hunger. *What does the word ―drive‖ here mean?
★A child‘s birthday party doesn‘t have to be a hassle;it can be a basket of fun. What does the underlined word ―hassle‖probably mean?