2019年高考英語難點37講--難點25 依賴語境的詞義猜測題
1.()the underlined word “monitor” in the passage means “________”.
a.find b.follow
c.check d.form
b
internet shopping is a new way of shopping. you no longer need to walk round hundreds of shops looking for the items you need. nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. all you need is a computer which is linked to the internet. shopping on the internet is becoming increasingly popular. in the united states, 50 per cent of families have computers at home and almost one third are linked to the internet. americans spent over us $2.5 billion on internet shopping in 1998. this figure is expected to reach us $11 billion by the year .
people can shop for a variety of products on the internet. physical products include things such as books, cds, clothes and food. these types of products are the most common purchases(購入品) through the internet. you can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the internet. services such as booking airline tickets, reserving(預定) hotels or renting cars are also available(可得到的) on the internet. you can also go shopping on the internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line games or e-mail “chats”.
2.()the phrase “physical products” in the second paragraph means things _____.
a.that can be seen or felt b.useful for health care
c.that help you keep fit d.connected with sports
c
ternang,mon—more than 10 000 people were made homeless in ternang when the sungai mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.
flooding first appeared at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks.people straggling higher ground were just in time to get away from the destroy of the flood.most of the flood victims had to leave their possessions behind.
the flood victims are now housed in various make-shift relief centers in the nearby town of tulang.
“everything possible is being done to help the unfortunate people.”a government spokesman said,“in fact,money,food and clothing have begun to come in from public-spirited organizations and generous persons.”
according to latest reports it is still raining heavily at ternang.the whole town is expected to be totally covered by water.so far no casualty has been reported.