高考阅读专题-猜词的技巧

英语高考专题阅读理解之猜测词义Doyouknowthemeaningofthesewords?

ladybirdabigpotatoshanghaijohn

Doyoulikealadybird?Itisnotakindofbird.Instead,itisasmallinsect,whichcanfly.Itswingsareredandblack.aladybird瓢虫GuessTomisagreatman.Tomistreatedasabigpotato.大人物abigpotatoshanghaiTouristswereshanghaiedintobuyingexpensivefakes.Someguidestoldthemfakesaregoodandworthbuying,butactuallytheyaren’t.诱骗johnTimdranktoomuchwaterlastnight,sohewenttovisitjohntwice.厕所PossibleReadingProblems1.Familiarwordswithdifferentmeanings2.Newwordswithunknownmeanings3.Longsentencesandcomplexstructures

2)TheRussianpresidentwasonhisfirstofficialvisittotheUnitedStates.HehadtalkswithUSpresidentonanti-terrorism.

方法一、根据构词法1)Thepolicehadtowearbullet-proofjacketstoprotectthemselvesfrombeingshot.防弹的反恐Acolour-blindpersoncan’ttellonecolourfromanother.Lastnight,shehadaterribletoothacheandaskedmetobuyhersomepain-killer.1)…Yet,shopkeepersmayhavetospendextrahourstodealwithproblems,suchasshoplifters,whoalwaystakeawaythingsfromtheshopwithoutpayingforthem.shoplifter:apersonwhotakesgoodsfromashopwithoutpaying(在商店中窃取商品者)2)Iamaresoluteman,thatis,onceIsetupagoal,Iwon’tgiveitupeasily.

resolute:(ofapersonorhischaracter)firm;determinedinpurpose(坚决的;断然的)根据定义和解释方法二、————————————方法三、Someshipscarriedcargosuchascoal,oilandmilitarysupplieswhileotherscarriedonlypassengers.cargo:goodscarriedbyaship,planeorvehicle(货物)2)Youmayselectanyoftheseperiodicalstoread,forexample,NewYorker,Times,Reader’sDigest,BeijingReviewandsoon.

periodical:books,magazines,etc.issuedorpublishedrepeatedlyatregulartimes(杂志;刊物）根据文中的列举————————————————方法四、Thetreewillhavetobecutdown,foritobstructstheviewofoncomingtraffic

(迎面驶来的车辆).

obstruct:toblockup;toputdifficultiesintheway(阻塞;挡住)2)Sheisusuallypromptforallherclasses.Today,however,shearrivedinthemiddleofherfirstclass.

prompt:(ofanaction)doneorgivenquicklyorattherighttime(准时的)根据各种逻辑关系(因果、转折等)————————————方法五、Hisunclewasaroamer,awandererwhonevercouldstayinoneplace.

roamer:apersonwhowandersthroughoraroundaplacewithnoveryclearaim(游荡者)2)Everycountryhasitsfavoritebeverage.Indiansliketodrinkcoffeeafterdinner.TheEnglishprefertea.Americansoftendrinksoda.beverage:aliquidfordrinking,esp.onethatisnotwater(饮料)利用同位语或根据同等关系—————————————————————方法六、AfterMaryputtheletterintheenvelope,shesealeditandplacedastamponit,thenputitintothepostbox.seal:tofastenorclosewithaSEALoratightcover(密封;封闭)2)Mikegotonthemotorcycle,andMarysatbehindhimonthepillion.pillion:aseatforasecondpersononamotorcycleplacedbehindthedrive(摩托车后座)根据经验和常识方法七、1)Theoldwomanhasastrangehabittokeepover100catsinherhouse.Herneighborsallcalledheraneccentriclady.eccentric:(ofapersonorhisbehavior)peculiar;unusual;ratherstrange(古怪的)方法八、Inmanynationstherearetwofinancialextremes,

frompenurytogreatwealth.

penury:thestateofbeingverypoor;poverty(贫穷;贫困)利用同义词利用反义词—————————————————2)Ourspacioushousehasmoreadvantagesthanourovercrowdedapartment.

spacious:wide;notnarrow;havingalotofroom;(宽阔的;宽敞的)3)Unlikehisbrother,whoistrulyahandsomeman,Johnisquitehomely.homely:(ofpeople,faces,etc.)notgood-looking(不漂亮的)

———————————————————方法九、Thenurseisonnightshift

–frommidnightto7a.m.shift:theperiodoftimeworkedbyagroupofpeoplewhoworkbyturns(轮班)根据标点符号的信息功能生活常识上下文对比转折因果关系同位关系同义词反义词构词法定义guessHowtoguessthemeaning?OnReading实战演练2.Doctorsbelievethatsmokingisdetrimental

topeople'shealth.Theyalsoregarddrinkingasharmful.1.Ifyouagree,write“Yes”;ifyoudissent,write“No”.3.Ilostmykeytomybike,soIwenttothekeycuttingshoptoduplicate

anewone.

4.Hisuncleisazoologist,anexpertwhodoesresearchonanimals.Couldyougetthecorrectmeaningsofthewordsinthenewsmaterialandidentifythemethodsyouareusingtoguessthemeanings?MoutaicapturesChina’struespiritFindoutthemeaningsofthesewordsinthenews:3.beverymuchintertwinedwith(para3)4.terraces(para5)5.restore(para6)6.aroma(para7)7.intrigued(para7)8.submission(para7)9.distillery(para8)savor(para2)banquet(para2)10.inmoderation(para9)11.sophisticated(para10)12.spryandtrim(para10)12.sorghum(para12)13.replicate(para12)14.equivalent(para14)Otherpractice1)MarkTwainwasnotthewriter’srealname;itwasapseudonym.2)Frogsandotheranimalsareknownasamphibiansbecausetheyhaveadoublelife.Theyareathomeonlandandinwater.3)Thediseaseisnotcontagious;youcan’tcatchitbytouchingsomebody.4)Jimjusthummedthetuneofthesong.Hedidn’tsingthewords.5)Iboughtafoodprocessorwhichsavedmealotoftroublecuttingthevegetableswhencooking.6)TheAsiangibbon,likeothermonkeys,arewellusedtothelifeintrees.7)Thefootballmatchwillbetelevisedlive,sowecanwatchitonthetelevisionathome.词义猜测题常用提问方式:Theword“…”underlinedprobablymeans___.Whatdoestheword“…”referto?Theunderlinedword“…”istheclosestinme