讲与练16 词句猜测题攻略原卷版---2022年高考英语大二轮复习讲与练

年高考英语大二轮复习讲与练（通用版）202216词句猜测题攻略【高频考点回顾】【题型解读】

1.命题要求主要是考查考生根据上下文推测生词、短语或句意的能力，考查熟词生义或代词的指代含义,突出考查对语境的分析和把握能力

2.设题角度可以针对单词、短语的意思进行考查，还可以针对某一句子的准确理解或代词的精确指代进行设题

3.解题思路根据词、词组、句子所在的上下文语境来判断其意义，要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境主观臆断

4.解题方法学会“顺藤摸瓜”和“上下取证”，利用构词法、逻辑关系、语法关系、生活常识、文化背景和上下文语境等方法来猜出单词、短语或句子的意思【正确选项特征】本意延伸其真实的含义与其字面意思无关，在原意的基础上进行延伸或者拓展;

1.逻辑通顺在内容上，与词或短语所在的句子、段落有关，符合上下文逻辑；

2.接近原意会采取另一种用词或表达方式，而且与原句意思最接近

3.【干扰选项特征】构词法干扰，指片面地从构词法的角度猜测、思考，不考虑上下文语境，望词生义；

1.上下文错误信息干扰，指依据错误的上下文信息而对单词、短语或句子作出的错误猜测;

2..代词错误指代干扰，指对代词的具体指代理解错误而造成的错误猜测词义3【解题技巧】技巧1词义（词组）猜测题“一定、二找、三推测”打扫读文章’确定题干中的关键信息定位到原文信息句，找出画线词］（组）所在文章出处，并找出关键词1比对选项，综合分析，推测词义,二找、进而得出答案三推测【真题示例】（

2021.全国乙卷・B.节选）使When almosteveryone has a mobile phone,why aremore thanhalf ofAustralian homesstill payingfor aeclipse逊色the927-foot Bankof ManhattanTrust Building.However,only11months afterthe Chrysler Building wasranked the worlds tallest,it wassurpassed bya newneighbor——the EmpireState Building.Yet when it openedin1931,less than25percent of the buildingwas occupied.New Yorkjokers calledit theEmpty State Building”.The largestskyscraper in the worldalways seemsto beunder construction.Jeddah Towerin SaudiArabia isthe latestandifs expectedto stretchnearly onekilometer3,280feet into the sky.

17.What didthe wordskyscraper“originally meanA.A triangularsail.B.A highbuilding.C.A fire-proof headoffice.D.An extremelytall horse.

18.Which of the followingcan bestreplace the underlined wordsurpassed“in paragraph4A.given awayB.left behindC.put offD.taken up

19.Why was the EmpireStateBuildingcalled“Empty StateBuilding”A.It wasranked the worlds tallest.B.Tourists werenot allowedto visitit.C.Its constructionlasted elevenmonths.D.Only afew peoplelived orworked init.

20.How doesthe passagedevelopA.In orderof time.B.In orderof space.C.By analyzingcauses.D.By givingdefinitions.6A newproduct fromGoogle mayhelp peoplesolve their sleep problems,but someprivacy rightsgroups areconcerned.Google showedoff itsnewest Nest Hub home assistant deviceon Tuesday.In additionto recognizingyour voice,showing pictures,videos,news andweather,it canalso trackyour sleep.The basicmodel costsabout$100and thesleep-tracking technologywill be available fbrfree for the rest of

2021.The sleeptracker makesGoogles productdifferentfrom asimilar homeassistant fromAmazon.If youput theNest Hubbeside yourbed,it canfollow howyou sleep.That isbecauseof a new computerchip calledSoli,which cansense motion.Some peoplemay likethe newtechnology becausetheywould nothave towear anotherdevice to bed.Some companiesmake productspeople can wear on their wristto tracktheirsleep.Google saysthe new Nest Hubwill createreports each week thatshow howlong and how wella personsleeps.It willalsoshow if they snore,cough orwake up often.The companysaid itstudied15,000people overthe courseof110,000nights todevelop thetechnology.For people who wantto knowmore about theirsleep,the devicesounds likea goodidea.But,peoplewhopayattention toprivacy areworried whatGoogle mightdo with the informationit isgathering.Jeff Chesteris one of thosepeople.He isthe directorof theCenter forDigital Democracy.Googles goalis tomonetize everycell ofyour body,“hesaid.Google recentlybought FitBit,a companythat makesa health tracker peoplecanwearon theirwrist.Sometechnology expertsthink Googlemay finda wayfor theNestHubto workwith theFitBit.Google saysthe sleeptracker has a lotof privacyprotections.For example,it willonly workiftheuser turnsit on.Thecompany saidit willnot usea personssleep informationto tryto selladvertising.But Chestersaid heis notso surethatpromise willbe kept.

21.Which istrue about the GooglesnewNestHubA.Its the first deviceto trackpeoples sleep.B.It hassome functionsas ahomeassistant.C.It can beavailablefor freefor the restof

2021.D.It isthe sameas ahealthtrackerproduced byFitBit.

22.Why aresome peopleconcerned about the Googlesnew productA.Because privateinformation may be letout.B.Because thesleeping problemscant besolved.C.Because sleepmay beinterrupted.D.Because sleepingreports maybe createdeachweek.

23.What doesthe underlined word meanA.Make moneyon.B.Keep trackof.C.Take careof.D.Give away.

24.Whats thebest titleof thetextA.Googles NewSoliB.Googles sleepproblem solverC.Googles NewestNest HubD.A SleepTrackerHave youever heardabout BlackFriday andCyber MondaySurely,they areall aboutfinding thebest dealsonholiday giftsfor yourselfand familymembers.And haveyou heardabout GivingTuesdayHere issomething aboutit!GivingTuesday isobserved annuallyon theTuesday afterThanksgiving,which encouragespeople to help thoseinneed bymaking financialdonations ordoing goodin theirlocal community.The“Global Dayof Giving^^was startedin2012by NewYork Citynonprofit92nd StreetY and the UnitedNations Foundation.Unlike BlackFriday,GivingTuesday servesa morealtruistic purpose.In itsfirst year,the movementbrought inalmost$10million forcharities,and thingshave onlyimproved since.In2019,many GivingTuesdaysocial mediacampaignsworldwide helpedraise anamazing$

1.9billion from27million donors!Over thepast fiveyears,many highereducationinstitutions have also beenusing theTuesday afterThanksgiving to ask alumnifor donations.In2019,theUniversity ofMichigan,which callsit Blueday,received5887gifts totalingover$4million,while PennsylvaniaStateUniversity raised$710000to benefitover85University programs.Though donatingmoney certainlyhelps,there aremany otherways tosupport thegreat cause,especially during theCOVID-19pandemic.You canvideo tutorkids strugglingwith onlinelearning,or teamup with an adultto getgroceries ormedicationsfor anelderly neighbor.Alternatively,call onyour peerstohelpyou with a serviceproject thataddresses anissueclose toyour heart,or pickone from the severalideas suggestedon theGivingTuesday website.You canalso donateyourgently-used clothesand toysto localshelters,or maila handwrittennote to a grandparentor afriend youmiss seeing.What areyou goingto doto make a positivedifference inyour communityon GivingTuesdayLet usknow byaddingyour commentsbelow!

25.Why doesthe authormention BlackFriday andCyber Mondayin Paragraph1A.To makea comparison.B.To leadto thetopic.C.To arousereaders9interest.D.To expresshis doubt.

26.Whats theaim ofGivingTuesdayA.To promotethe developmentof economy.B.To attractpeople tobuy moreholiday gifts.C.To callon moreuniversities todonate money.D.To encouragepeople tohelp thosein need.

27.What doesthe underlinedword“altruistic“in Paragraph3meanA.Selfless.B.General.C.Specific.D.Complex.

28.What isParagraph4mainly aboutA.Where peoplecan offertheir kindhelp.B.What peoplecan doon GivingTuesday.C.How peoplecan staysafe duringCOVID-

19.D.Why peopleneed tosupport thegreat cause.8（经济衰退），In previousrecessions billionaireswere hitalong withtherestof us;it tookalmost threeyears forForbess400richest peopleto recoverfrom lossescaused in2008s GreatRecession.But inthe coronavirusrecession of2020,most billionaireshave gottenricher thanever before.Billionaires increased their newbillions justas millionsof other Americans raninto terriblefinancial problems.Morethan20million peoplelost theirjobs at the startof the pandemic.Food banksacross the country arepreparing for anothergreat increasein demand.Why areAmerican billionairesdoing sowell whileso manyotherAmericanssuffer Peoplemay（月殳票）find part of the reasons fromthe followingfact.Stocks areoverwhelmingly ownedby thewealthy,andthe stockmarket hasrecovered fromits early-pandemic depthsmuch morequickly thanother partsof theeconomy.But somebillionaires arealso benefitingfrom economicand technologicaltrends that were acceleratedby thepandemic.Among theseare theowners andinvestors ofretail giantslike Amazon,Walmart,Target,Dollar Treeand DollarGeneral,which havereported hugeprofits thisyear whilemany of their smallercompetitors weredefeated completelyasthe coronavirusspread.Then thereare companiesthat havebet onthe rapiddigitization ofeverything EricYuan,the chiefexecutive ofZoom,became abillionaire in

2019.Now heis worthalmost$20billion.Dan Gilbert,the chairmanof QuickenLoans,was worth（层化）less than$7billion inMarch,now hecommands morethan$43billion.But thereis agreat dealof stratificationevenamong billionaires—richer billionairesgot evenricher in2020than thepoorer onesdid.Jeff Bezos,Amazons funder,was worthabout$113billion atthe startofthepandemic.Now heis worth$182billion.Two years ago,Bezos wasthe only（）（超过）“centibillionaire“on earth-the trendyneologism a new wordfor people whose wealth exceeds¥100billion.

29.What doesthe authormainly tellus inthe passageA.Food banksare notenough inthe UnitedStates.B.The richestkept gettingricher eveninthepandemic.C.The stockmarket recoveredbefore thepandemic started.D.400richest peoplerecovered fromlosses inthepandemic.

30.What ispart ofthereasons,,that isimplied in Paragraph2A.The Americaninequality.B.The recoveryof stockmarket.C.The effectofthepandemic.D.The foodshortage across thecountry.

31.What isone ofthe changesduring thepandemicA.The declineof digitalgames.B.More moneylent to people bybanks.C.The trend of technologyacceleration.D.High profitearned bysmaller companies.

32.Why doesthe authorrefer to“centibillionaire”asaneologism”A.It is a newtitle inthestockmarket afterthe recession.B.It isanewway ofsolution topoverty throughtheworld.C.It isa newlyestablished companyduringthepandemic.D.It isanewterm forpeoplewhosewealthexceeds$100billion.（座机）？landlineThese daysyoud behard pressedto findanyone inAustralia overthe ageof15who doesntown amobilephone.In factplentyof youngerkids haveone intheir pocket.Practically everyonecan makeand receivecalls anywhere,anytime.（）Still,55percent ofAustralians have a landlinephone athome andonly justover aquarter29%rely onlyon their（调查）.smartphones according to asurvey Of those Australianswho stillhave alandline,a thirdconcede thatifs notreallynecessary and theyre keepingit asa securityblanket—19percent saythey neveruse itwhile afurther13percent keepit incase of emergencies.I thinkmy homefalls intothat category.What doesthe underlinedwordconcede“in Paragraph3meanA.Admit.B.Argue.C.Remember.D.Remark.【思路分析】一定扫读文章，确定题干中的关键信息:the underlinedword concedein Paragraph3找出画线词所在文章出处，并找出关键信息句先看画线句，文章第三段第二句，OfthoseAustralians（在那些仍然有固电话的澳大利亚人中），这个调查的目标人群是仍然有who stillhavealandline7E“固定电话的澳大利亚人；后半句包含关键信息its notreally necessaryandthey9re keepingit asa security二找（固定电blanket-19percent saythey neveruse itwhile afurther13percent keepit incaseofemergencies话并不是必需的，他们将其作为一种安全保障----------------------------------------------------------19%的人表示他们从未使用过固定电话，另有的人保留固定电话以防紧急情况）”13%比较选项和信息句可知，很多人认为固定电话并不是必须拥有的，有些人保留固定电话只是为了防三推测止紧急情况故concede”的意思是admit,故选A技巧2句意猜测题“一定位、二分析、三归纳”定位画线句，利用语法和逻辑关系准确分析原句一/E位---------------------------------------------------------分析理解画线句前后语境，合5有理推断句意宁」归纳总结，找出与原句意思完巨前全吻合的选项【真题示例】（

2017.浙江高考・A.节选）Benjamin West,the fatherof Americanpainting,showed histalent forart whenhe wasonly sixyears of age.But hedid not knowabout brushesbefore avisitor toldhim heneeded one.In thosedays,a brushwas madefrom camePshair.There wereno camelsnearby.Benjamin decidedthat cathair wouldwork instead.He cutsome furfromthefamily cattomake abrush.（蓬舌）The brushdidnotlast long.Soon Benjaminneeded morefur.Before long,the catbegan tolook raggedL.Hisfather saidthat thecat mustbe sick.Benjamin wasforced toadmit whathe hadbeen doing.The catslot wasabout toimprove.That year,oneofBenjamins cousins,Mr Pennington,came tovisit.He wasimpressedwith Benjaminsdrawings.When hewent home,he sentBenjamin abox ofpaint andsome brushes.He alsosent（版画）six engravingsby anartist.These werethe firstpictures andfirst realpaint andbrushes Benjaminhad everseen.What doesthe underlinedsentence in Paragraph3suggestA.The catwould beclosely watched.B.The catwould getsome medicalcare.C.Benjamin wouldleave hishome shortly.D.Benjamin wouldhave realbrushes soon.【思路分析】一定位定位画线句The catslot wasabout toimprove.分析第三段最后一句可知These werethe firstpictures andfirst realpaint andbrushes Benjaminhad everseen”二分析这些是本杰明见过的第一批画和第一盒真正的颜料和画笔三归纳归纳可知在剪完猫的毛做画笔之后，就很快有了真正的画笔，故选Benjamin D技巧3代词指代题:“定关键，找代替，再核实”森锢扫读文章，确定题干中的关键信息丁」定位到原句，并找出该词所代替‘找［替］的词语前凝核实再比较，最终得出答案【真题示例】（•新高考卷节选）2020I CIn the mid-1990s,Tom Bisselltaught Englishasa volunteer in Uzbekistan.He leftafter sevenmonths,physically brokenandhaving losthis mind.A fewyears later,still attractedto thecountry,he returnedtoUzbekistan to write an article about the disappearance ofthe Aral Sea.His visit,however,ended upinvolving alot morethan that.Hence thisbook,Chasing theSea:Lost Amongthe GhostsofEmpire in Central Asia,which talksabout aroad tripfrom Tashkentto Karakalpakstan,where millionsof liveshave beendestroyedby theslow dryingupofthe sea.It isthe storyof an American travellingtoastrange land,and ofthe peoplehemeets onhis way:Rustam,his translator,a lovely24-year-old whopicked uphis colorfulEnglish inCalifornia,Oleg andNatasha,his hostsin Tashkent,and astring offoreign aidworkers.What doesthe underlinedword thatin Paragraph2refer toA.Developing aserious mentaldisease.B.Taking aguided tourinCentralAsia.C.Working asavolunteerinUzbekistan.D.Writing anarticle aboutthe AralSea.【思路分析】定关键扫读文章，确定题干中的关键信息:underlinedwordthat”inParagraph2第一段最后一句A fewyears later,still attractedto thecountry,he returnedto Uzbekistantowriteanarticle找代替（几年后，他仍然被这个国家所吸引他回到乌兹别克斯坦写了aboutthedisappearanceoftheAralSea.一篇关于咸海消失的文章广画线词所在句是第二段首句,用来指代上文提到的事情，因此推断指代写了一篇关于咸海消that that再核实失的文章这件事故选一D【高频考点强化】1（渴望）Just asa hungrybrain cravesfood,a lonelybrain cravespeople.A newbrain studydemonstrates this.Afterbeing leftalone,it showspeoples brainswould beactivated atthe sightof otherpeople.The actionwas inthe samebrainregion thatspeeds upwhen ahungry personsees food.Livia Tomova,a neuroscientist,who studieshow the brain producesmental activities,and her colleagues beganthis（招募）study.They recruited40people.On oneday,the participantshad tofast——not eatanything atall-for10hours.Onanother day,the samepeople wereplaced in a roomfor10hours.They couldntsee anyone.No friends,no familyand nosocial media.They werenteven allowedto checktheir email.After bothdays,Tomova andhercolleagues putthe peoplein aMRI machine.It showsactivity inthe brainby trackinghow muchblood isflowing toeachregion.At theendofeach day,the participantsshowed highactivity in a brainarea calledthe midbrain.The scientistswereinterested intwo,small areaswithin it.Both areasproduce dopamine,a chemicalthat isimportant incraving andrewards.The twoareas activatedwhen hungryparticipants sawpictures oftasty pizzaor juicyhamburgers.After the volunteers hadbeenisolated,those brainareas becameactive when they sawsocial activitiesthey missed.It mightbe playingsports orchattingwith friends.The midbrainplays animportant partin peoplesmotivation to seek foodor friends.In fact,it respondsto foodandsocial signalseven whenpeople aren*t hungryor lonely.But hungerand lonelinessincreasedthereactions andmadepeoples responsesspecific to the thingthey weremissing.And the more hungeror isolationthevolunteerssaid theywereexperiencing,the strongerthe activityin thispartofthe brain.Tomova andhercolleaguespublished theirresults November23in NatureNeuroscience.

1.How doesTomova testouttheresult ofthe studyA.By stimulatingdesire.B.By controllingblood flow.C.By monitoringbrain activity.D.By examiningmental activities.

2.What dowe knowabout midbrainA.It consistsof twoareas.B.It helpsmotivate desirefor food.C.It stopsworking whenpeople arefull.D.It decreasesresponses tolost friends.

3.What doesthe underlined“it”in paragraph3refer toA.A midbrainarea.B.A socialactivity.C.A volunteer.D.A hamburger.

4.What canbe thebest titlefor thetext一A.Dopamine aSure Signof Age一B.Midbrain aNest forthe ThoughtsC.Hunger MakesMental HealthStruggleD.Loneliness MakesOur BrainsNeed People2When weexperience earthquakes,medical emergencies-whatever thesituation,thefirstthing youprobably dois panic.Everybody does.While manyof usthink thatwere coolina crisis,science tellsus thatwe seldomare.At themoment weneedtobekeenly awareof oursurroundings,but ourattention goesto thescariest thingonthescene,leaving usunaware oftheother sights,sounds,and evensmells aroundus.At themoment,were anythingbutat ourbest.These normalhuman reactionscanbereversed.For example,firefighters aretaught howto bringdown theirbloodpressure andheart ratesquickly,box breathing,belly breathing,hum breathing-you canlearn thesetechniques inminutes.Once youcalm down,youll identifyaccurately whatthe problemis reallyabout.Lack ofpractice alwayscauses usto judgeproblemsin wrongways.Doing thethinking aheadof timealso helpsyou fireoff thesolution whenits showtime.This iswhyyou areadvised to find theclosest exitbefore theflight.And sometimeswe arentprepared with all theknowledge weneed.Lefs saywere on a hikeand abear showsup.What shallwe doBetter toread suggestionson howto respondbeforeheading intothe wild.Performing inacrisisis becomingmore importantfbr allof usfor tworeasons.Back inthe goodold days,the reliabilityof most anythingwe usedor didwas farless thanit istoday.Now thinkabout whathappens toour preparednessas theprobabilityof somethinghad happeningreduces.Unless wepractice whathardly everhappens,our ability to respondwhen itdoeshappen tendsto slipaway.Reliability cankill you.Also,the systemswe usetoday aremore complex.There areseldommoving partsin plainview thatallow ustoseewhen things are aboutto gowrong.Consequently,terrible situationscan“come outof nowhere”.Ironically,the systemsthatweredesigned tolessen ourworkload mightrequire usto remainina（警觉）state ofincreased vigilancein orderto survivethese increasinglyinfrequent eventswhentheydo happen.As technologybecomes partofmosteverything,and asonce-large risksbreak intocountless smallones,crisissituations maybecome standardaffairs.We shouldall learnto breathe,recognize thesituation,and carryouttheplan thatweare smartenough toprepare wellin advance.（抢劫）

5.According tothe passage,when anarmed robberyhappens,most witnesseswill first.A.observe thesurroundingsB.pretend tobe calmC.decide whatto doD.focus onthe gun

6.What doesthe underlinedword“reversed“inParagraph2probably meanA.Tested.B.Changed.C.Predicted.D.Understood

7.It canbe inferredfrom Paragraph3that.A.thingsare less dependablethan theyused tobeB.cautiousness helpsprevent theoccurrence ofcrisisC.convenience reducesour problem-solving capabilityD.the complexityof presentsystems ensuresour safety

8.What isthe mainpurpose ofthe passageA.To introduceways ofavoiding crisissituations.B.To pointouttheconnection betweenstress andrisks.C.To raiseawareness ofthe preparationfor emergencies.D.To analysethe influenceof technologyon crisismanagement.3Nothing succeedslike success,as everyparent ofa straight-A studentknows,but tryingto stressacademic excellencebytelling yourchild,“Youre sosmart!”maybecounterproductive.Why Accordingtoa2017study,children whothink重新振作their intelligence is fixedarelesslikely topay attention to andbounce backfrom mistakesthan childrenwhothink intelligencecan growand change.In thestudy,researchers lookedat123children.The teamassessed the children todetermine whetherthey hada“growth mindsefXbelieving that youcan workharder toget smarter,ora“fixed mindsetbelievingthatyour intelligenceisunable tochange.They thenasked the children tocomplete afast-paced computeraccuracy taskwhile theirbrain activitywasrecorded.During therecording,researchers notedthat brainactivity stoppedwithin ahalf-second aftermaking amistake,as childrenbecame awareof theirmistake andpaid closerattention towhat wentwrong.The largerthebrainresponse was,themorethechildfocused onthe mistake.Based onthe data,they concludedthat childrenwitha“growth mindset“weremuch morelikely tohavealarger brainresponse aftermaking amistake.While childrenwithafixed mindset“were ableto“bounce back”,only ifthey gavetheir fullattentiontothe mistake.For parents,the lessonsare clear.Dont payyour childrencompliments thatsuggest thatintelligenceisfixed.If yourchildhands youanA+score,dont say,“Youre sosmart!”Instead,say,“Wow,that studyingreally paidoff!”or Youclearlymastered thismaterial-way togo!”Note theeffort,not theintelligence.Besides,many parentshy awayfrom addressinga childsmistakes,telling themIts OK.Youll getit nexttime.without offeringthem thechances to figure outwhat goeswrong.Instead,its betterto reassureyour childrenthat mistakeshappen,and worktofigureout whereandhowthey makethe mistake.

9.Which ofthe followingbest explains“counterproductive underlinedin paragraph1A.Opposite B.CompetitiveC.Successful D.Unknown

10.How didthechildrenwitha“growth mindsef,react inthe studyA.They madefewer mistakes.B.They triedto avoidmistakesC.They hadsmaller brainresponse D.They focusedmore onthe mistake.

11.What shouldparents saywhen childrenmakeamistake according tothetextA.You areso carelessB.Paying complimentsto childrenC.Youll getit thenext timeD.Lefs findout howyou madeit.

12.What shouldbe avoidedaccording tothe studyA.Overstressing theintelligence.B.Pay complimentto children.C.Addressing childrensmistakes.D.Offering chancesto findmistakes.4Yoga originatedin ancientIndia some5,000yearsago.It hassince spreadacrosstheworld tomany cultures.In the（听障者）.last fewyears,yoga has been offeringclasses aimingatthehearing impairedMostyoga classesare basedonamodel inwhich studentslearn bylistening totheir teachersstatements.As many（唇读）yoga positionslimit theabilitytosee theteacher,hearing-impaired participantswho relyon lipreadingor signlanguageare lefton theirown duringa class.Recognizing thehearing-impaired areeager toattend yogaclasses,one Britishyoga studiodetermined tofill thelack.Bethaney Mouzer,a yogainstructor launchedSign Yogain2019,withthegoal ofbringing yogatopeoplefor whomthepractice mayhave previouslybeen forbidden.Mouzer,who wasborn tonon-hearing parents,is usedto existingtwo worlds.After becominga yogateacher in2015,she fieldedrequests frommany peoplewho wereinterested inyoga,but struggledtofindteachers toaccommodate theirneeds.At firstMouzer startedout small,holding single-day workshopsat localstudios inBirmingham andWorcester,whereshe signedcontinuously throughoutthe classes.The sessionswere animmediate hit,and Mouzerbegan postingclassesonline viaa Facebookpage calledSign Yoga.Finally,once therewas enoughdemand,Mouzer alsostartedteaching inLondon.Today,Sign Yogaisamostly onlinecompany,with liveZoom classesand pre-recorded lessonsaccessible tostudents,as wellas occasionalin-person classesheld inlocal parks.Mouzer rana DeafAccessible YogaTeacher Trainingworkshopin May.

13.How aremost yogaclasses carriedoutA.By followingteachers1instructions.B.By adjustingyoga positionsfrequently.C.By encouragingstudents toparticipate.D.By ignoringthe needsof disabledlearners.

14.Why didBethaney Mouzercreate SignYogaA.To satisfythe needsof signlanguage.B.To makea fortuneby teachingYoga.C.To compensatefor hersuffering whilelearning Yoga.D.To makeYoga accessibletothehearing-impaired.

15.What doestheunderlinedword“fielded inParagraph4probably meanA.Refused.B.Answered.C.Presented.D.Repeated.

16.Which wordcan bestdescribe Mouzeraccordingtothe lasttwo paragraphsA.Kind.B.Romantic.C.Grateful.D.Good-tempered.5Skyscraper didntalways meana tallbuilding.The earliestreference tothe worddates backto1788,whenitwas usedto describe areally tallhorse,accordingtoThe OxfordEnglish Dictionary.By the1790s,a Philadelphiadoctor hadusedthe termtodescribe the triangularsail atthe verytop ofa ship.After theGreat ChicagoFire of1871,the HomeInsurance Companyhired architectWilliam Jenneyto designa tall,（框架）fire-proof headoffice.Jenney wasinspired todesign thebuildings steelframework afterhis wifeplaced aheavybook ona smallbirdcage andfound thatthe cagesupported theweight.Today,that revolutionarystructure iswidelyconsidered tobethefirst skyscraper.Since then,the competitionto buildtheworldstallest buildinghasbeenas sharpasthetop ofthe EmpireStateBuilding.Inthelate1920s,Walter Chryslerand hisarchitect arrangedforthesecret constructionofaroof thatadded125feet ofheight tothe newChryslerBuilding,making it1,046feet tall.The planallowed themto。