英语阅读猜词技巧.ppt

1、Skills of Reading Comprehesion,1. I think each child must be the apple of her parents eyes. 2. Dont talk about math any more. Ill go bananas. 3. Its raining cats and dogs outside.,be the apple of ones eyes 心肝宝贝，掌上明珠,go banana 发怒，发疯,rain cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨,英语高考阅读理解解题策略之,猜测词义题,要求考生读懂书、报、杂志、网络中关于一般性话题

2、的短文以及公告、说明、广告等，并能从中获取相关信息。考生应能： 、理解主旨要义； 、理解文中具体信息； 、根据上下文推断生词的词义； 、作出判断和推理； 、理解文章的基本结构； 、理解作者的意图、观点和态度。,高考大纲中关于阅读理解的要求,常见的猜测词义题设问方式,1. The underlined word is closest in meaning to the word? (2013、2014四川) 2. We can learn from the underlined part that (06辽宁) 3. The underlined word ”it” in paragraph r

3、efers to (2011 湖南、福建等） 4. By saying, the author means to say that ( 2011 浙江) 5. The underlined sentence in paragraph implies/ refers to/ means (2011江西、天津等）,Useful strategies 猜词技巧,Strategy I:,Common sense 常识,1. Birds fly with their wings, and they pick up their foods, and then eat them with their bea

4、ks and they use their claws for tearing, seizing, pulling or holding objects.,2. Most of the roses are beginning to wither because of the cold.,“beak” here means _.,“wither” refers to _.,a birds mouth,dry up and die,真题演练： （福建卷） Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the at

5、mosphere and helping to slow global warming. The phrase “ mopping up” in the paragraph means_. A. cleaning up B. taking in C. wiping out D. giving out,Strategy II:,Language context 有时用破折号括号冒号引号等符号引出或圈定的内容表示出来;有时还用that is, or, that is to say, in other words等词语引出,Archaeology is the study of the buried

6、 remains of ancient times, such as houses, pots, tools and weapons. 2. The herdsman, who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year. 3. On the farm they mainly raise poultry, such as chickens, ducks and geese, for their eggs and meat.,小试身手：,考古学,牧羊人,家禽,Mary didnt notice me when I came into the cl

7、assroom, because she was completely engrossed in his reading. Tom is considered an autocratic administrator because he makes decisions without seeking the opinions of others.,二. Logical Connection 根据逻辑关系进行判断,常见的表示因果关系的信号词有:since, because, for, so, thus, consequently, therefore, due to, result in, as

8、 a result, for this reason, accordingly,全神贯注,独断专行的,Andrew is one of the most supercilious men I know. His brother，however，is quite humble（谦逊的） and modest. A good boss can recognize instantly the adept workers from the unskilled ones. Mrs. Smith is loquacious while her husband is the silent type. A.

9、活泼的 B. 好动的 C. 多嘴多舌的 D. 可爱的,常见表示转折，对比关系的信号词：but, yet, however, while, whereas(但是, 而), otherwise, in spite of, despite, even though, although, though, unlike, instead (of), rather than, on the other hand, still, by/in contrast, on the contrary, ,目空一切 的，傲慢的,熟练的,The homeless people may have become joble

10、ss and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. (陕西卷) In paragraph 2, “ a roof over their heads” most probably means _. A. a cap B. a car C. a home D. a covering,真题演练：,（根据因果关系）,“Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills cant be easily swallowed down. They must be c

11、arefully cultivated.” ( 广东卷) The underlined word roughly means _. A. encouraged B. compared C. examined D. developed,真题演练：,（根据转折对比关系）,Strategy III：,1. (05重庆卷) Its true that lighthouse were built in out-of-the-way place. 2. When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even beg

12、in to picture modern life? 3. When he reached the place with his army, he found an impassable river in front of him.,Word-formation,偏僻的（合成形容词）,描绘，想象（词性变化）,无法通过的（词的派生）,Word Formation 构词法： 英语单词大多是由词根、词头（前缀）和词尾（后缀）所组成。词根是单词最基本的部分，表达单词的基本含义。在词根前或后加上前缀或后缀，可以用来引申或转变原词的意义。只要我们掌握了各种词根、词头和词尾的基本含义，那么就可以很容易猜测出

13、由其构成的新词的含义了。,中学英语中常见的前缀和后缀有： super- (超) mini- (极小的, 微小的) micro-（极微小的） re- （再，反复） mis-（误，恶） im-（不） un-（不，非） in-（不，非） non-（不，非） -able（能的 ） -less（不，无） -wards (向) inner- （内部的，里面的）,superman microwave (超人) nonnatural mispronounce (非自然的) homeless nonsmoker (无家可归的) rebuild eastwards (重建),Can you guess the r

14、ight meanings?,(微波),(非烟民),(发错音),(向东),1）The city government has decided to have the main streets widened（wide）next year. 2）There are quite a few mistakes in your plan of the new building, so you must have it redesigned（design）as soon as possible.,make wide,design again,How to guess the meaning of wor

15、ds?,仿真训练,Passage 1 Tens of thousands of baby penguins face starvation after two giant icebergs broke off the Antarctic ice sheet and blocked their parents road to the feeding areas. Adeline and emperor penguins nesting on the Ross island rookeries are now forced to walk long distances over the icebe

16、rgs to obtain food for their chicks, born during the November-December breeding season. What does the underlined word “obtain” probably mean? A. eat B. get C. sell D. buy,B,Passage 2 A mans position among the black-tent people depends on his ancestors, relatives, and fellow tribesmen. If they are ho

17、nored, he is also honored. If they are disgraced, he too is disgraced. Therefore one carefully guards the honor of his family, his lineage(宗系), and his tribe. The word “disgrace” means _ in this text. A. honor B. endanger C. proud D. shame,D,Passage 3 Although he often had the chance, Mr. Brown was

18、never able to steal money from a customer. This would endangered his position at the bank, and he did not want to jeopardize his future. The word “jeopardize” means _ in this text. A. protect B. endanger C. continue D. stop,B,Thank you for your attention!,Passage 4 My first job was to drive the oxen

19、 that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks. It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. What does the underlined word “tedious” probably mean? A. interesting B. tiresome C. relaxing D. challenging,B,Passage 5 The ruler had been so cruel and dishonest that after the revolution he was banished. A few memb