11．What does the underlined word “Sedate” probably mean?

　　A．Wild and romantic.

　　B．Slow and peaceful.

　　C．Hungry and thirsty.

　　D．Active and excited.

　　答案：B　词义猜测题。根据文中第四段的主旨句In the evening，rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace...可知此处选B项。

　　12．The author introduces the riding experience in the Okavango Delta mainly by ______.

　　A．following space order B．following time order

　　C．making classifications D．giving examples

　　答案：B　推理判断题。此题考查文章结构。根据文中第三段中的The morning ride和第四段中的In the evening以及末段中的Back at the camp可知本文是根据时间顺序来展开的。故选B项。

　　(四)由常识，猜词义

　　(2015·湖北枣阳统考)

　　For foreigners, entering a public toilet in China can be a horrifying experience. In the 1990s, a third of all complaints to tourism officials in Beijing concerned the design, and the bad smell of public toilets.

　　China has battled smelly toilets for at least 2,000 years. In the Kingdom of Wei (220—266 A. D. ), visitors to the palace bathrooms would find boxes to cover their nose and ward_off unpleasant smells. Both flushing (冲水) toilets and toilet paper were invented in China, however, only for the use of the emperor.

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