2019年高考英語難點37講--難點25 依賴語境的詞義猜測題

hollywood stars joined music entertainers in asking listeners and viewers to pledge cash donations to charities helping the victims of the september 11th attacks.
actors,including tom hanks,julia roberts,tom cruise and clint eastwood,told stories of heroic acts by people who tried to save others from the burning world trade center and the pentagon.former heavyweight champion muhammad ali made a rare public appearance in a show of support.
the appeals alternated with performances by such popular entertainers as bruce springsteen,mariah carey,stevie wonder,paul simon and the rock band u—2.
they appeared on stages in new york,los angeles and london,decorated with hundreds of burning candles.
singer billy joel sang “new york state of mind”with a new york city firefighter’s hat on his piano.sting dedicated his song “fragile”to a friend who died in the world trade center.stevie wonder condemned hatres in the name of religion before singing his song “love’s in need of love today”.pledge phones were manned by dozens of other celebrities,including jack nicholson,meg ryan,whoopie goldberg,cindy crawford,al pacino and sylvester stallone.
organizers say the two-hour telethon raised millions of dollars.all participants,from stars to stagehands,worked without pay.
question:5.the underlined word “telethon” most probably means ________.
a.a performance to raise money
b.a concert held by some television networks
c.a television program which lasts a long time
d.a television program for entertainment
●案例探究
1.a child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle;it can be a basket of fun,according to beth anaclerio,an evaston mother of two,ages 4 and 18 months.
“having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents,and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement.but it really doesn’t have to be that way,”said anaclerio.last summer,anaclerio and her friend jill carlisle,a northbrook mother of a 2-year-old,founded a home party-planning business called “a party in a basket”.their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning,like choosing the subject or making a cake,while they take care of everything.
drawing on their experiences as mothers,they have created(制作) 10 ready-to-use,home party packages.everything a family needs to plan a party,except the cake and ice cream,is delivered to the home in a large basket.
“our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10,”anaclerio said,“and they’re very interactive(互動) and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject.for example,at the soda shoppe party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations.”