训练3：（鄂尔多斯中考）In the past, red represented dignity(尊严) and mystery. Even now Chinese people love the color much more than others do. It can be said that “China Red” is an everlasting subject for China and an important color for the Chinese people.
2. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “everlasting” in Paragraph 2?

A.重要的
B.受欢迎的
C.有代表性的
D.永恒的

D 根据合成法猜测词义。“everlasting”由“ever”和“lasting”构成,字面意思为“总是持续”。再根据上文“In the past ... Even now Chinese people love the color much more than others do.”可知过去和现在中国人都喜欢红色,“中国红”是中国永恒的主题。

例题4:(内江中考)In 1908, women in New York City wanted the right to vote. They also hoped to acquire shorter working hours and better pay.
1. What does the underlined word "acquire" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Get.
B.Refuse.
C.Choose.
D.Celebrate.
解析:A 根据"They also hoped to acquire shorter working hours and better pay."并结合常识可知,纽约市的妇女希望获得更短的工作时间和更好的报酬,"acquire"意为"获得"。

A

结合语境可知，争取权益的纽约女性希望得到更短的工作时长和更好的报酬，比对选项含义：A.获得，B.拒绝，C.选择，D.庆祝，只有A符合语义逻辑，acquire此处意为获得。

训练4：（济南中考）Our brains are highly skilled at distinguishing the differences in muscle movements. That's why though trying to fake a real smile can be hard, discovering it on someone else is a piece of cake.
2. What does the underlined word "distinguishing" mean in Paragraph 2?

A.Clearing.
B.Telling.
C.Spreading.
D.Forgetting.

B 根据“Our brains are highly skilled at distinguishing the differences in muscle movements.”并结合常识可知,我们的大脑非常善于区分肌肉运动的差异,“distinguishing”意为“区分”。

例题5:(日照中考)A hungry fly speeds through a forest. It smells nectar(花蜜) and lands on a green leaf. It starts to drink the sweet liquid(液体). Suddenly, the fly's world turns green. The two sides of the leaf close against each other. Long green teeth lock together around it. The fly has been caught by Venus flytrap. There is no way to run away alive.
1. What does "the fly's world turns green" really mean?

A.The fly lands on a green leaf.
B.The fly speeds into the forest.
C.The fly drinks the green nectar.
D.The fly is trapped by the leaf.
解析:D 根据下文“The two sides of the leaf close against each other ... The fly has been caught by Venus flytrap.”可知两边的叶子合起，苍蝇被捕蝇草捕获了。

D

根据划线句后文内容“The two sides of the leaf close against each other ... The fly has been caught by Venus flytrap.”，可知捕蝇草的叶片合拢将苍蝇围住困住，苍蝇的视野被绿色叶片完全覆盖，排除不符合原文情节的A、B、C选项。

训练5: （德州中考）Later, unluckily, Liu's own 7-month-old son was also found to have the same problem, which shocked but never frightened Liu. Instead of getting her child treated in hospital, she decided to provide treatment for her son by herself after work. Since then, Liu could better understand the families with children like her son and put more efforts to help them live better in society.
2. What does "then" refer to?

A.Being shocked by her son's problem.
B.Getting her son treated in hospital.
C.Treating her son by herself.
D.Understanding families alike better.

C 根据上文“she decided to provide treatment for her son by herself after work”和下文“Liu could better understand ... help them live better in society”可知刘玲琍的儿子生病后,她决定下班后自己给儿子治病,从那时起她可以更好地了解有像她儿子这样的孩子的家庭,并更加努力地帮助他们更好地在社会中生活,此处“then”指代“自己给儿子治病”。