例题1:(广州中考)When you upcycle an object, you are probably doing something different. You can simply refashion it. For example, you might make a bag out of an old T-shirt.
1. What does the underlined word "refashion" mean in Paragraph 2?

A.Break down useless things.
B.Collect used things.
C.Create things out of old ones.
D.Come up with good ideas.
解析:C 根据下文的例子“For example, you might make a bag out of an old T-shirt.”可知“refashion”意为“用旧的东西创造新的东西”；前后句是解释关系。

C

根据下文举例"For example, you might make a bag out of an old T-shirt."可知，该内容是对划线词refashion的解释，refashion意为用旧的东西创造新的东西，对应选项C。

训练1：（衢州中考）The process is important because it brings us something bigger than the result itself ... If we just concentrate on the result and do not enjoy the process, we will be more likely to feel disappointed and want to give up.
2. What do the underlined words “concentrate on” mean in Paragraph 2?

A.Make up.
B.Get ready for.
C.Point out.
D.Pay attention to.

D 根据“do not enjoy the process, we will be more likely to feel disappointed and want to give up”可知如果只关注结果而不享受过程,更有可能感到失望,想要放弃,“concentrate on”意为“专心于”,与“pay attention to”意思相近。画线词所在句为条件状语从句,“concentrate on the result”与“do not enjoy the process”为并列关系。

act as passages for nature, allowing wildlife to move from one place to the next.
1. What does the underlined word "passages" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.文章
B.家园
C.通道
解析:C 根据伴随状语“allowing wildlife to move from one place to the next”可知允许野生动物从一个地方移动到另一个地方的是大自然的通道。

C

根据划线词后的伴随状语"allowing wildlife to move from one place to the next"，可知该事物的作用是供野生动物在不同地点间移动，对应含义为通道，排除A、B选项。

训练2: （南充中考）And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people's homes.
1. What does the underlined word "precious" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Valuable and expensive.
B.Useful and cheap.
C.Special but worthless.
D.Simple but priceless.

A 根据“once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people's homes”可知曾经只供皇室享用的糖也进入了普通家庭,由此可知糖非常珍贵。“the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes”为插入语,作补充说明。

考点3 构词法
例题3:(鄂州中考)Now, Niu works as a photographer and has more than 960,000 followers on social platforms.
4. What does the underlined word "followers" mean in Paragraph 4?

A.Fans.
B.Dancers.
C.Photos.
D.Learners.
解析:A 根据派生法猜测词义。"follower"在基础词根"follow(跟随)"上添加后缀"er(名词后缀)",意为"跟随者"。

A

根据派生法猜测词义，"follower"在基础词根"follow(跟随)"上添加名词后缀"-er"，意为跟随者，结合社交平台的语境，此处指代博主的粉丝。