强化练(五)词义猜测题

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2023·武汉市高三调研)

WhenIwasakid，ifsomeonetoldmethatIwouldgrowuptobecomeapublishedauthorandfounderofayouthliteracy(读写能力)foundation,Iwouldhavelaughedandkeptwalking.EvennowwhenIseethetitleofmylatestpicturebook,MyVeryFavoriteBookintheWholeWideWorld,Ishakemyhead,notquitebelievingthatthebookhasmynameonit.Butthetruthis,thisstorycomesfrommyownpersonalexperience.

Ittookmeaverylongtimetofindmypersonalreadingvoice.InValdosta,whereIgrewup,mycommunitypromotedtwopathwaystoabetterlifeforlittleboyslikeme：beinganathleteorbeinganentertainer.Iwasnodifferentthantheotherkids,soIdidwhatfeltnatural：playfootballandoverlookschool.Schoolpresentedchallengeseverydayandsodidfootballpractice,butovercomingphysicaladversity(逆境)wasontrendwithmyneighborhood’sculture.Readingbookswasnotsomuch.

Fortunately,Iwenttocollege.That’swheremyreadingstrugglesreallyreared__their__ugly__head.Tripstothegrocerystorewerestressfulbecausetherewassomuchreadinginvolvedinthesimpleactofbuyingfood.Iwouldmisreadlabelsandgrabthewrongitems.Once，Ipickedupapplesaucethinkingitwasappleslices.Ididn’tnoticemymistakeuntilIgothomeandrealizedthatitwasmyinabilitytounderstandthedifferencesinthewordingonthelabelsthatcausedthemistake.IrealizedthatIneededtomakeanimportantdecision.IfIwantedtobeabetterversionofme,Ihadtobecomeastrongerreader.

IjoinedabookclubandreadeveryfreemomentIhad.Myjourneywithreadingalsocreatedadesireinmetoinspireotherswhostruggledwithreading.SoIstartedanonprofit,SharetheMagicFoundation,tryingtotransformthelivesofchildrenlivinginunderservedcommunitiesthroughliteracy.

【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者在一个鼓励男孩们成为运动员或演员的社区长大，以至于忽视了学业。作者上了大学意识到自己的问题后，想让自己变得更好，于是开始阅读。作者不