阅读理解词义猜测题专练(二)猜测词语类A(2017广东佛山市检测)The times are changing. On Thursday October 13th, singersongwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, marking the first time the highlyeyedon literary award has gone to someone who is mainly seen as a musician, and giving rise to heated discussions.The 75yearold won the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”， the Swedish Academy said.“For 54 years he has been at it, reinventing himself，” said Sara Danius, the academys permanent secretary. “Bob Dylan writes poetry for the ear. But its perfectly fine to read his works as poetry.”And while many Dylans fans have found great delight at the news，others online and in the literary community are cross with the Committee, saying the award has skipped over fiction writers for the second year.New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul said it was good news but pointed out how many “deserving” novelists there are.Director Martin Scorsese put out a statement saying he was “overjoyed” that Dylan was awarded the prize.“Dylans poetry, his musical genius, has meant so much to me personally and to generations of people around the world，” Scorsese said. “His work has influenced and shaped culture, and he has never stopped exploring and growing as an artist. The Nobel Committee has given Dylan a form of recognition that fits his role in our culture in world culture.”Dylan won a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his “great influence on popular music and American culture”. Hes the first American to win the literary Nobel since Toni Morrison in 1993.体裁：说明文题材：文化教育主题：诺贝尔文学奖被授予一位歌手而引发热议【语篇导读】作为一名歌手，鲍勃迪伦获得诺贝尔文学奖的消息让很多人大感意外，从而引发热议。1Why does Bob Dylans winning the Nobel Prize cause heated discussions?AHe created poetic expressions.BHe is known as a musician.CHe reinvents himself.DHe is 75 years old.解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段中的. marking the first time the highlyeyedon literary award has gone to someone who is mainly seen as a musician.可知，正是因为鲍勃迪伦是一位歌手，所以获得诺贝尔文学奖才引发热议。故选B项。2Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in Paragraph 4?Aare thankful to Bare satisfied withCare angry with Dare worried about解析：C词义猜测题。第四段开头的And while many Dylans fans have found great delight at the news中while表示“尽管”，引导让步状语从句，所以后面的others online and in the literary community are cross with the Committee中的are cross with与found great delight意思应该相反。再根据最后的saying the award has skipped over fiction writers for the second year可判断，are cross with应表示“对生气”，而不是D项中的“担心”。故选C项。3What can we know about Dylan according to Martin Scorsese?ADylan influences Martin a lot.BDylan is happy with the award.CDylan is a poet rather than a musician.DDylan benefits a lot from world culture.解析：A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的Dylans poetry, his musical genius, has meant so much to me personally and to generations of people around the world可知，鲍勃迪伦对他影响很大。故选A项。4What is the passage mainly about?AA brief introduction to Bob Dylan.BThe reason for Bob Dylans success.CBob Dylans influence on American culture.DDifferent views on Bob Dylans winning the Nobel Prize.解析：D主旨大意题。文章开头就点明了鲍勃迪伦获得诺贝尔文学奖引起了热议，接着说明了不同的人对此事的不同态度。故选D项。B(2017云南高三年级八校跨区调研)If our kids dont fall, they dont learn to get up. I still remember the day in high school that my mom forgot to pick me up from school. Im the oldest of four children, and no doubt shed had a long day with the other kids and itd slipped her mind. After waiting at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home, and when I got to my house, I shut our front door with anger, stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my moms face that shed forgotten me.Later that night, my dad told me I no longer had a ride to school the next day. I figured my mom would still take me, but when the morning came, she refused. It was midterm, and as a straightA student ready to start college applications, being late wasnt an option. In my mind, missing these tests would have been the end of my academic career. I begged my mom. I told her she was ruining my future and everything Id worked for. But she held_her_ground,_and that day, I walked to school. And I missed my tests.My mom didnt rescue me from failure. She let me suffer from it. She let me figure it out. She let me learn. Now, as a mom myself, Ive realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. Its how we selfeducate to learn whats right and respectable, and whats not. Its how we become responsible and enthusiastic.Falling down makes us better, because we learn how to get up.【解题导语】本文作者通过亲身体会告诉我们：失败让我们变得更好，因为我们在失败中学会成长。【难句分析】Now, as a mom myself, Ive realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves.分析：这是一个复合句。本句含有that引导的宾语从句；because引导原因状语从句，how引导表语从句。译文：现在，作为一个母亲，我意识到我想让我的孩子经历失败，因为失败是我们如何成长、学习和思考的一个过程。