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专题四 词义猜测题(2014江西,D片段) However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the “good old days”,efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes more efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to. The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and iPods, people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the person’s presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off. 71.The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to ________　. A. tools B. messages C. barriers D. skills 剖析:A　猜测词义题。根据前文的With the communication及后面的such as mobile phones and iPods可知A项正确。(2015湖南,B片段) An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the city’s streets by as much as 12 feet. This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago. Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floors, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level. Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large, heavy structures like the Tremont Hotel, which was a six-story brick building? 63.The underlined word “hoist” in Paragraph 4 means “_________”. A. change B. lift C. repair D. decorate 剖析:B 词义猜测题。根据前文可知街道被抬高了12英尺,而本句后半部分则说全部建筑物要与街道的新高度持平,由此可知是抬高建筑物,故选B项。 名师在线 有的生词词义的猜测要求利用自身的生活经验及科学常识进行分析推断。比如了解一些英美国家的天文地理、风俗习惯、宗教信仰、社会制度;了解掌握自然知识、自然现象以及现代科技知识。(2015安徽,D片段) In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal.