新高考2021届高考英语小题必练15阅读理解之词义猜测题

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1.正确理解文章中单词或短语的含义是理解文章的第一步，也是理解文章的基础。
2.英语单词的含义并非完全等同于词典中所标注的汉语意思，其含义在不同的语境中会有所不同，能根据上下文正确理解灵活变化的词义，才算是真正初步具备了一定的阅读理解能力。
3.阅读文章时，常常会遇到一些过去未见过的词，但许多这类生词的词义可以通过上下文推断出来，这是阅读理解中经常检测的一种能力。
1. 根据上下文的指代关系进行猜测
【典例1】（2020·山东卷C篇节选）
In the mid-1990s, Tm Bissell taught English as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan. He left after seven mnths, physically brken and having lst his mind. A few years later, still attracted t the cuntry, he returned t Uzbekistan t write an article abut the disappearance f the Aral Sea.
His visit, hwever, ended up invlving a lt mre than that. Hence this bk, Chasing the Sea: Lst Amng the Ghsts f Empire in Central Asia, which talks abut a rad trip frm Tashkent t Karakalpakstan, where millins f lives have been destryed by the slw drying up f the sea.
What des the underlined wrd “that” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A Develping a serius mental disease.
B. Taking a guided tur in Central Asia.
C. Wrking as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan.
D. Writing an article abut the Aral Sea.
【答案】D
【解析】词句猜测题。划线句是第二段首句，that用来指代上文提的事情，因此推断that指代第一段的内容，根据第一段最后一句“A few years later, still attracted t the cuntry, he returned t Uzbekistan t write an article abut the disappearance f the Aral Sea”(几年后，仍然被这个国家所吸引。他回到乌兹别克斯坦写了一篇关于咸海消失的文章)可知，that指代写了一篇关于死海消失的文章这件事，故选D。
【点拨】文章中的代词it, that, he, him或them可以指代上文提到的人或物，其中it和that还可以指代一件事。有时代词指代的对象相隔较远，要认真查找；有时也需要对前面提到的内容进行总结，才能得出代词所指代的事物。
【典例2】（2020·浙江卷B篇节选）
The traffic signals alng Factria Bulevard in Bellevue, Washingtn, generally dn't flash the same length f green twice in a rw, especially at rush hur. At 9:30am, the full red/yellw/green signal cycle might be 140 secnds. By 9:33am, a burst f additinal traffic might push it t 145 secnds. Less traffic at 9:37am culd push it dwn t 135. Just like the traffic itself, the timing f the signals changes.
That is by design. Bellevue, a fast-grwing city just east f Seattle, uses a system that is gaining ppularity arund the US: intersectin(十字路口) signals that can adjust in real time t traffic cnditins. These lights, knwn as adaptive signals, have led t significant declines in bth the truble and cst f travels between wrk and hme.
What des the underlined wrd “that” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A. Increased length f green lights.B. Shrtened traffic signal cycle.
C. Flexible timing f traffic signals.D. Smth traffic flw n the rad.
【答案】C
【解析】指代猜测题。That位于第二段句首，应是指代第一段的内容。根据第一段内容尤其是第一段最后一句“Just like the traffic itself, the timing f the signals changes.(就像交通本身一样，信号灯的时间也会变化)”可知，第一段主要讲述的是信号灯的时间会灵活变化；“That is by design.”意为“那是有意为之”，由此可推知，That指代第一段中“信号灯的灵活时间”。
2.根据定义或上下文解释进行猜测
【典例】（2020·江苏卷C篇节选）
Fr thse wh can stmach it, wrking ut befre breakfast may be mre beneficial fr health than eating first, accrding t a study f meal timing and physical activity.
The underlined expressin “stmach it” in Paragraph 1 mst prbably means “______”.
A. digest the meal easilyB. manage withut breakfast
C. decide wisely what t eatD. eat whatever is ffered
【答案】B
【解析】词句猜测题。根据下文wrking ut befre breakfast may be mre beneficial fr health than eating first可知，早餐前锻炼可能比先吃饭再锻炼对健康更有益，因此推断这里说的是那些不吃早饭先锻炼的人，因此推断划线词与B项“不吃早饭能应付”意思相近。故选B。
【点拨】短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语，下面接着出现其定义或解释。标点符号，如逗号后的解释(名词同位语)、破折号后的解释、括号内的解释等。这都是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。
3.根据转折或对比关系进行猜测
【典例1】（2020·全国1卷B篇节选）
While I tend t buy a lt f bks, these three were given t me as gifs, which might add t the meaning I attach t them. But I imagine that, while mney is indeed wnderful and necessary, rereading an authr’s wrk is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The best bks are the nes that pen further as time passes. But remember, it’s yu that has t grw and read and reread in rder t better understand yur friends.
What des the underlined wrd“currency”in paragraph 4 refer t?
A. DebtB. Reward.C.Allwance.D. Face value.
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。根据最后一段中“while mney is indeed wnderful and necessary,(虽然金钱确实是美妙而必要的)”可知，前后句为转折关系，根据上下文的语境可推知，“rereading an authr’s wrk is the highest currency a reader can pay them.”意为“但是再次阅读作品是读者能支付给他们的最高回报”，由此判断出划线词的意思是“回报”。故选B项。
【点拨】根据上下句的连接词，如but, hwever, while,therwise等可以推断上下文之间的逻辑关系，从而可以依据某一句的含义，来确定另一句的含义。另外，分号也可以表示转折、对比或不相干的意义。
【典例2】(2020·山东卷D篇节选)
And cntrary t existing research that says yu shuld avid eating with heavier peple wh rder large prtins(份), it's the beanples with big appetites yu really need t avid.
What des the underlined wrd “beanples” in paragraph 1 refer t?
A. Big eaters.B. Overweight persns.
C. Picky eaters.D. Tall thin persns.
【答案】D
【解析】词义猜测题。根据前半句“And cntrary t existing research that says yu shuld avid eating with heavier peple wh rder large prtins（份）”可知，现有的研究认为：你应该避免和体重较重、点大份饭菜的人一起吃饭。后半句认为，你真正应该避免的是the beanples with big appetites。由cntrary t可推断出，画线词和heavier peple（超重的人）相反，结合选项，D选项（瘦瘦高高的人）正好和heavier peple正好相反。故选D。
4.意义吻合定句意
【典例1】（2019·全国2卷B篇节选）
I guess that there’s prbably sme demanding wrk schedule, r scial anxiety arund stepping up t help fr an unknwn sprt. She may just need a little persuading. S I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mentin the single parent with fur kids running the shw and I talk abut the dad caching a team that his kids aren’t even n … At this pint the unwilling parent speaks up,“Alright. Yes, I’ll d it.”
What des the underlined phrase “tug at the heartstrings” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Encurage team wrk.
B. Appeal t feeling.
C. Prmte gd deeds.
D. Prvide advice.
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。根据划线前句she may just need a little persuading.和下面的一句话I mentin the single parent with fur kids running the shw and I talk abut the dad caching a team that his kids aren't even n ...可知，作者为了劝服这位家长，举了两个例子。故可知，划线句此处应是“煽情”之意。故选B。
【点拨】高考阅读理解有时对某一个句子的外延含义进行考查，因此要求考生准确理解前后句表达的含义，巧解语句猜测题。
【典例2】（2020·全国1卷D篇节选）
As I grew lder and became a mther, the library tk n a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had several children and bks were ur main surce(来源) f entertainment. It was a big deal fr us t lad up and g t the lcal library, where my kids culd pick ut bks t read r bks they wanted me t read t them.
What des the underlined phrase “an added meaning” in paragraph 3 refer t?
A. Pleasure frm wrking in the library.
B. Jy f reading passed n in the family.
C. Wnderment frm acting ut the stries.
D. A clser bnd develped with the readers.
【答案】B
【解析】词句猜测题。根据后文可推断，作者成了母亲以后，带着孩子去图书馆，孩子挑选书籍来阅读，或者作者读给他们听，因此可知图书馆在作者的生活中又增添了新的意义，阅读的乐趣在家庭中代代相传”。故选B。
A
The different parts f a health care system have different fcuses. A hspital’s strke（中风） unit mnitrs bld flw in the brain. The cardiac unit is interested in that same flw, but thrugh and frm the heart. Each cllectin f equipment and data is effective in its wn field. Thus, like the stry f blind men feeling an elephant, mdern health care ffers many separate pictures f a patient, but rarely a useful united ne.
On tp f all this, the instruments that dctrs use t mnitr health are ften expensive, as is the training required t use them. That cmbined cst is t high fr the medical system t scan regularly, fr early signs f illness, s patients are at risk f heart disease r a strke.
An unusual research prject called AlzEye, run by Mrfields Eye Hspital in Lndn, in cperatin with University Cllege, Lndn (UCL), may change this. It is attempting t use the eye as a windw thrugh which signals abut the health f ther rgans culd be discvered. The dctrs in charge f it, Siegfried Wagner and Pearse Keane, are studying Mrfields’ database f eye scans, which ffers a detailed picture f the health f the retina (视网膜).
The prject will g a step further：With the infrmatin abut ther aspects f patients’ health cllected frm ther hspitals arund England, dctrs will be able t lk fr mre accurate signs f disease thrugh eye scans.
The Mrfields data set has lts f linked cases t wrk with--far mre than any similar prject. Fr instance, the UK Bibank, ne f the wrld’s leading cllectins f medical data abut individual peple, cntains 631 cases f a “majr cardiac adverse event”. The Mrfields data cntain abut 12, 000 such. The Bibank has data n abut 1, 500 strke patients. Mrfields has 11, 900. Fr the disease n which the Mrfields prject will fcus t start with dementia, the data set hlds 15, 100 cases. The nly cmparable study has 86.
Wagner and Keane are searching fr patterns in the eye that shw the emergence f disease elsewhere in the bdy. If such patterns culd be recgnized reliably, the ptential impact wuld be huge.
1. Why des the authr mentin “the stry f blind men feeling an elephant” in Paragraph 1?
A. T claim the ineffectiveness f ur health care system.
B. T tell the similarity in varius health care units.
C. T explain the limitatin f mdern health care.
D. T shw the cmplexity f patients' pictures.
2. What des the underlined wrd “this” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A. The challenge f making advanced medical instruments.
B. The high risk f getting a heart disease r a strke.
C. The incnvenience f mdern health care service.
D. The incmplete and expensive health mnitring.
3. Hw des AlzEye wrk?
A. By thrughly examining ne’s bdy rgans.
B. By identifying ne’s state f health thrugh eye scans
C. By helping dctrs discver ne’s diseases f the eye
D. By cmparing the eye-scan data frm different hspitals.
4. What can be inferred abut the Mrfields's prject frm Paragraph 5?
A. It takes advantage f abundantly available medical data.
B. It makes the cllectin f medical data mre cnvenient.
C. It imprves the Mrfields' cmpetitiveness in the medical field.
D. It strengthens data sharing between the Mrfields and the Bibank.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个试图通过眼睛扫描信息来发现疾病早期迹象的研究项目。
1.推理判断题。根据第一段“mdern health care ffers many separate pictures f a patient, but rarely a useful united ne.”( 现代医疗保健提供了许多病人的单独照片，但很少是有用的联合照片)可知，盲人摸象的例子是为了解释现代医疗检查很少能全面地提供患者的整体情况，因此具有局限性。故选C。
2.词句猜测题。前两段主要讲了现代医疗检查的片面性以及高昂的费用，结合划线句句意：由伦敦Mrfields眼科医院与伦敦大学学院(UCL)合作经营的一个名为Alzeye的不寻常的研究项目可能会改变这一点。因此推断this指代上文提到的不完整的和昂贵的健康监测。故选D。
3.细节理解题。根据第三段可知，它试图用眼睛作为窗口，通过它可以发现关于其他器官健康的信号。负责这项工作的医生西格弗里德·瓦格纳和皮尔斯·基恩正在研究莫尔菲尔德的眼睛扫描数据库，该数据库提供了视网膜健康的详细图片，因此可知AlzEye的工作模式是通过眼部扫描来辨别一个人的健康状况。故选B。
4.推理判断题。根据第五段列举的数据信息可知，世界上领先的个人医疗数据收集之一，包含631例“主要心脏不良事件”。 Mrfields的数据包含大约12000个这样的数据。生物库有大约1500名中风患者的数据。 Mrfields有11,900例，Mrfields项目的重点从痴呆开始的疾病，数据集包含15,100例。唯一可比的研究有86项。因此推断Mrfields的项目较同类项目充分利用了更多现存的数据。故选A。
B
Smking in yur wn hme in Thailand may nw be cnsidered a crime, if the smke is cnsidered harmful t ther peple in the huse.
The new law , Family Prtectin and Develpment Prmtin Act , was initiated(启动) by the Ministry f Scial Develpment and Human Security and was annunced in the Ryal Gazette n May 22 ,2019.
The law aims at curbing smking at hme which might be hazardus fr thers' health residing under the same rf. In that case, it will be cnsidered as “dmestic vilence". The new law came int frce n August 20.
Accrding t the center fr research and knwledge management fr tbacc cntrl, at the Faculty f Medical Science f Mahidl University, there are abut 4.9 millin husehlds where ne r mre family members smke.
An average f 10. 3 millin peple have unwittingly (不知不觉地) becme passive smkers because they’ve been breathing in smke at hme. Scientific studies shw that passive smkers are at greater risk f being affected by cancer.
Of 75 child patients frm huses where smking is practiced,76% f them were fund t have nictine traces in their urine, with 43% f them having nictine cntent exceeding permissible levels.
Smking at hme als “may lead t physical r emtinal vilence” because f aggressiveness when there is a lack f smking, and might as well ruin relatinships between smkers and nn-smker family members.
Accrding t the new law, anyne wh thinks they are affected by dmestic smking can reprt t fficials cncerned s that inspectrs will be sent t investigate and take legal actin against the smkers.
Once cnvicted, the curt may rder a persn t receive treatment t quit smking in an attempt t prtect the persn's family.
In February in 2019,Thailand had banned smking at six f its airprts alng with a ban in public places.
5. What is the fact abut the new law in Thailand?
A. It makes it clear that smking at hme is a crime.
B. I’s a law n prtecting the health f nn-smkers.
C. It was drafted and adpted by the ryal family.
D. It classifies smking as a frm f dmestic vilence.
6. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “curbing” in Paragraph 3?
A. Treating.B. Changing.
C. Imprving.D. Cntrlling.
7. What is NOT the evil cnsequence f smking at hme?
A. It may increase the risk f cancer in passive smkers.
B. It will prbably cause physical r emtinal vilence.
C. It will make the smkers becme mre aggressive.
D. It may lead t disharmny in family relatins.
8. What cnclusin can we draw frm the passage?
A. Smking is illegal anywhere in Thailand.
B. Smkers are less likely t develp cancer than nn-smkers.
C. Peple wh smke at hme in Thailand will be sent t prisn.
D. Thailand is cmmitted t creating a smke-free envirnment.
【答案】5. D 6. D 7. C 8. D
【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要描述了泰国新法旨在抑制在家中吸烟，并致力于创造一个无烟的环境。
5.细节理解题。根据第一段中“Smking in yur wn hme in Thailand may nw be cnsidered a crime , if the smke is cnsidered harmful t ther peple in the huse.”可知，如果家庭中其他人认为吸烟是有害的，那么吸烟者的行为会被认定为一种犯罪，故选D。
6.词义猜测题。根据第三段中“The law aims at curbing smking at hme which might be hazardus fr thers’ health residing under the same rf. ”可知，该法律旨在限制在家中吸烟，因为吸烟可能会危害同屋檐下的其他人的健康。所以curbing指的是控制，限制，故选D。
7.推理判断题。根据第七段中“ Smking at hme als “may lead t physical r emtinal vilence” because f aggressiveness when there is a lack f smking”可知，在家吸烟也“可能导致身体或情绪暴力”，因为在不吸烟的情况下，人们会表现出攻击性。C. It will make the smkers becme mre aggressive. 意思为在家吸烟会使吸烟者变得更有攻击性。与原文意思不符，故选C。
8.推理判断题。根据第一段中“Smking in yur wn hme in Thailand may nw be cnsidered a crime , if the smke is cnsidered harmful t ther peple in the huse.”可知，如果家庭中其他人认为吸烟是有害的，那么吸烟者的行为会被认定为一种家庭暴力的犯罪；再根据最后一段“In February in 2019 ,Thailand had banned smking at six f its airprts alng with a ban in public places.” 2019年2月，泰国在6个机场禁止吸烟，并禁止在公共场所吸烟。综上可以推断出，泰国致力于创造无烟的环境。故选D。
C
As we grw ld, we realize that we have s little time t read and there are s many great bks that we’ve yet t get arund t. Yet re-readers are everywhere arund us. Fr certain fans, re-reading The Lrd f the Rings is a cnventinal practice annually. One friend tld me that Jane Austen's Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it ver 50 times.
New sudden clear understandings can be gained frm the prcess f re-reading. Jurnalist Rebecca Mead, a lng-time English wman in New Yrk, first came acrss Gerge Elit’s Middlemarch at 17. Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each re-reading, it has pened up further; in each chapter f her life, it has resnated differently. Mead evidenced the large number f ways in which really gd bks nt nly stand the test f repeat reads, but als ffer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines. These kinds f bks grw with us.
Scientists have als recgnized the mental health benefits f re-reading. Research cnducted with readers in the US fund that n ur first reading, we are cncerned with the “what” and the “why”. Secnd time rund, we’re able t better appreciate the emtins that the plt cntinues t express. As researcher Cristel Russell f the American University explained returning t a bk “brings new r renewed appreciatin f bth the great bk and its readers.”
It’s true that we ften find frmer selves n the pages f ld bks (if we’re fnd f making ntes n the pages). These texts can carry us back t a time and place, and remind us f the kind f persn that we were then. We're changed nt nly by lived experience but als by read experience — by the bks that we've discvered since last reading the ne in ur hand.
Mre s than the mvie directr r the musician, the writer calls upn ur imaginatins, using wrds t lead us t picture this declaratin f lve r that unfaithfulness in life. A bk is a jintprject between writers and readers, and we must pur s much f urselves int reading that ur wn life stry can becme cnnected with the stry in the bk.
Perhaps what’s really strange is that we dn’t re-read mre ften. After all, we watch ur favrite films again and we wuldn’t think f listening t an album nly nce. We treasure messy ld paintings as bjects, yet f all art frms, literature alne is a largely ne-time delight. A bk, f curse, takes up mre time, but as Mead cnfirms, the rewards make it adequately wrthwhile.
9. The tw bks are mentined in Paragraph 1 mainly t__________.
A. attract the attentin f readersB. intrduce the tpic f the passage
C. prvide sme backgrund infrmatinD. shw the similarity between re-readers
10. The underlined expressin “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers t ____________.
A. recite themB. re-read themC. recall themD. retell them
11. It can be learned frm paragraphs 3 and 4 that______________.
A. reading benefits peple bth mentally and physically
B. readers mainly fcus n feelings n their first reading
C. we knw urselves better thrugh re-reading experience
D. we will change writers by reading the bks
12. The writing purpse f the passage is t______________.
A. call n different understandings f re-reading ld bks
B. argue against the mental health benefits f re-reading
C. bring awareness t the significance f re-reading
D. intrduce the effective ways f re-reading ld bks
【答案】9. B 10. B 11. C 12. C
【解析】这是一篇说明文。随着我们渐渐变老，我们意识到我们读书的时间很少，有很多好书，我们没有去读。但是在重新阅读的过程中，我们可以获得新的突然清晰的理解。科学家们还认识到重读会给心理健康带来好处，重读也会让我们更了解自己。
9.推理判断题。根据第一段中“Fr certain fans, re-reading The Lrd f the Rings is a cnventinal practice annually. One friend tld me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it ver 50 times.”(对于某些粉丝来说，每年重读《指环王》是一种惯例。一位朋友告诉我，简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》仍然能给他带来惊喜，尽管他已经读了50多遍)以及第二段第一句New sudden clear understandings can be gained frm the prcess f re-reading.可知，在重新阅读的过程中，可通过重新阅读，可以突然获得新的清晰认识。由此可推知，第一段提到这两本书主要是为了引入这篇文章的主题：通过反复阅读，可以突然获得新的清晰的认识。故选B。
10.词义猜测题。根据上文“Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each re-reading, it has pened up further; in each chapter f her life, it has resnated differently.”可知，从那时起，她每五年读一遍。每重读一遍，它会使她豁然开朗；在她生命的每个篇章中，都有不同的共鸣。由此可知，Mead 证明了许多真正的好书不仅经得起反复阅读的考验，而且在每次我们重新阅读它们时都能提供新鲜的礼物。故划线短语指的是“重新阅读它们”。故选B。
11.推理判断题。根据第四段中“It’s true that we ften find frmer selves n the pages f ld bks (if we're fnd f making ntes n the pages). These texts can carry us back t a time and place, and remind us f the kind f persn that we were then.”可知，的确，我们经常会在旧书中找到过去的自己（如果我们喜欢在书页上做笔记的话）。这些文字可以带我们回到过去的时间和地点，提醒我们那时的我们是什么样的人。由此判断出，通过重读，我们更好地了解自己。故选C。
12.推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“New sudden clear understandings can be gained frm the prcess f re-reading.”可知，在重新阅读的过程中，以突然获得新的清晰认识。结合文章主要说明随着我们渐渐变老，我们意识到我们读书的时间很少，有很多好书，我们没有去读。但是在重新阅读的过程中，我们可以获得新的突然清晰的理解。科学家们还认识到重读会给心理健康带来好处，重读也会让我们更了解自己。由此可推知，这篇文章的写作目的是让人们意识到重读的重要性。故选C。
D
Bees seem t fly aimlessly as they search fr the sugary liquid called nectar (花蜜). But their flight plans actually d have a pattern. Flwers act as the insects’ air-traffic cntrllers. And new research shws bees prefer flwers that aren’t t flashy.
Flwers give bees clues abut hw much a plant can ffer. Thse clues can be in the clr f petals, in the type, in the smell r even in the electrical charge. All f these characteristics send signals t the bees, telling them whether t land r nt, amng which the clrs play the mst significant rle. The insects keep track f the clr f the flwers that are especially rich in nectar. They then visit mre flwers f that clr.
Hwever, clr can’t guarantee bees a gd meal. It may change depending n the angle at which sunlight hits its petals. A yellw fllwer, fr example, may lk smewhat blue frm ne angle and red frm anther. Beverley Glver studies plants at the University f Cambridge in England. Glver and her clleagues shwed that even when the clr f petals lks similar, bees behave differently in searching fr nectar. They started t guess that the strength f petals’ indescence (色彩斑斓) might be related t hw bees find the petals.
Glver and her clleagues tested their hypthesis in the lab. In their experiment, they fund that bees felt cnfused smetimes when the petals were very iridescent and that bees had n prblem finding the flwers with mre nectar when the petals were nt very iridescent. The team shared its new findings in the March 21 Current Bilgy.
“At first glance, it’s very surprising because animals can usually detect a mre vivid signal mre easily,” says Klaus Lunau, a bilgist in Germany, wh was nt invlved in the study.
13．What can we knw abut the flight f bees?
A．They usually fly in a regular pattern.
B．They fly under the directin f flwers.
C．They usually fly withut any purpse.
D．They fly t sme very flashy flwers.
14．What is the mst imprtant clue fr bees t search fr nectar?
A．The petals’ type.B．The fllwers’ smell.
C．The fllwers’ electrical charge.D．The petals’ clr.
15．What des the underlined wrd “hypthesis” in Paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A．Discussin.B．Methd.
C．Assumptin.D．Inventin
16．What is the new finding f the team?
A．Petals that are nt very flashy are better fr bees t make adjustments.
B．Petals f different clr usually give different signals.
C．Petals that are vivid are detected by bees mre easily.
D．Petals f different types make bees cnfused t find the right flwer.
【答案】13.B14.D15.C16.A
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。蜜蜂似乎在寻找一种叫做花蜜的含糖液体时无目的的飞行。但他们的飞行计划确实有一个模式。花扮演着昆虫的空中交通管制员。新的研究表明，蜜蜂更喜欢不太浮夸的花朵。
13．推理判断题。根据第一段中“But their flight plans actually d have a pattern. Flwers act as the insects’ air-traffic cntrllers. And new research shws bees prefer flwers that aren’t t flashy.”可知，关于蜜蜂的飞行，我们能知道它们飞向花的方向。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“Flwers give bees clues abut hw much a plant can ffer. Thse clues can be in the clr f petals, in the type, in the smell r even in the electrical charge.”可知，蜜蜂寻找花蜜的最重要线索是花瓣的颜色。故选D。
15．词义猜测题。根据第四段中她的同事在实验室里测试了他们的假设，在他们的实验中，他们发现，当花瓣非常艳丽时，蜜蜂有时会感到困惑；当花瓣不是很亮时，蜜蜂就会发现有更多花蜜的花朵。因此推断画线词的意思是“假设”，故选C。
16．推理判断题。根据第四段中“they fund that bees felt cnfused smetimes when the petals were very iridescent and that bees had n prblem finding the flwers with mre nectar when the petals were nt very iridescent.”可知，这个团队的新发现是“不太光鲜的花瓣让蜜蜂调整会更好”,故选A。