ToGuessMeanings阅读理解之猜测词义AresearchteamintheUSAexaminedpiecesofbonesbelongingtoBeethoven.Theyfoundalargeamountofleadinthepieces,orbonefragments.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fragments”mean?A.sparepartsB.smallpartsC.metalelementsD.bonecellsor【解】碎片Questionsareusuallyasfollows:1)Accordingtotheauthor,theword“…”means_______.2)Theword“…”mostlikelymeans_______.3)Theword“…”inLine...probablymeans4)Bytheword“…”,theauthormeans_______.5)InLine...,theword“…”refersto_______.6)Whichofthefollowingisnearest/closestinmeaningto“…”?7)InLine…,theword“…”couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?usingwordformationusingsynonymcontextcluesusingantonymcontextcluesusingreasoningorlogicexercisesandhomeworkSKILLSsuper-inter-mini-micro-re-sub-co-post-pre-trans-under-在……之间超再反复极少的底下,分支的后超越微小一同,一起之前在…下,mis-un-,in,im,dis,non;anti--hood-ish-proof-ship-some-wards-less不,非反对,时期,状态,性质如同…的不,无误,恶易于…的向…身份,资格。防…的postmodernprehistorictransformunderwearnonhumanantibodychildhoodchildishwaterproofsupergirlinteractionminiskirtmicrophonerearrangesubwayco-authortroublesomecountless例如:Thispossibilitywasunforeseeable,becauseitalmostneverhappened.分析unforeseeableunforeseeableunforeseeable不先、前、预看见能…的;可以…的不可预见的2.bedefinedas,beknownas,becalled,betermed等;3.and和or等4.以同位语从句,定语从句为线索5.以标点符号为线索【例1】Motherwastall,fatandmiddle-aged.Theprincipaloftheschoolwasanolderwoman,almostasplumpasmother,andmuchshorter.【解】“圆胖的,丰满的”fat,asplumpasmother【例2】Childrenoftentrytoemulateorcopythebehaviorthattheyseeontelevision.【解】“仿效”or,copy【例3】Atforty-twohewasinhisprimeandalwaysfullofenergy.【解】从“年龄42岁”以及与prime具有同等关系的fullofenergy,可以猜出inhisprime的意思是“在盛年时期”。and,fullofenergy【例4】Itoldhimmyjobwasknownasamason,apersonwhosejobiscuttingstoneintoshapeforbuilding.【解】”石匠”以同位语及定语从句为线索【例5】Hewasajugglerwhoentertainedthechildrenbypullingrabbitsoutofhishats,swallowingfire,andothersimilartricks.【解】“变戏法者”以定语从句为线索【例6】Itwillbeveryhardbutalsoverybrittle—thatis,itwillbreakeasily.【解】“脆”以标点符号为线索阅读中应多注意带有but,yet,however,otherwise,nevertheless,incontrast,ontheotherhand,ratherthan,although,whileunlike,whereas等表示转折意义的词或是有分号的句子。这类句子前后存在明显的对比关系,根据已知内容,通过对比很容易猜出生词的意义。【例1】Ourmathsprofessorclaimsthatalltheproblemshegivesusaresimpleones,however,wefeelthattheyareintricateandhardtosolve.【解】“复杂的”however【例2】Johnusuallywastesalotofmoneyonsuchuselessthings;comparedtohim,hiswifeisverythrifty.【解】“节俭的”waste,comparedtohim【例3】Sallyisanactivegirl.Unlikeher,hersisterwasquitesedate.【解】“沉闷的”usingantonymcontextcluesactive,unlikeher1.以因果关系为线索causeandeffect2.以列举的事例为线索examples3.运用生活经验及普通常识进行推理commonsense4.联想法imagination【例1】Shewantedthehairdressertotrimherhairabitbecauseitwastoolong.【解】“修剪”以因果关系为线索causeandeffect【例2】Youcantakeanyoftheperiodicals:TheWorldofEnglish,ForeignLanguageTeachinginSchools,orEnglishLearning.【解】“期刊”以列举的事例为线索examples【例3】Mostoftherosesarebeginningtowitherbecauseofthecold.【解】“枯萎”运用生活经验及普通常识进行推理commonsense【例4】Onenteringtheroom,hebegantomeasurehislegsonthefloor.【解】他一进屋就摔了个大跟头。联想法imagination1.Chickenbecomesrottenveryquickly.Itcangobadinarefrigeratorifitisleftthereformorethanaweek.Ifyouhaveanysuspicionthatthemeatisbad,don’teatit.Insteadinspectitverycarefully;checkthesmell,howitlooksandfeels.即时训练Thefirstsignthatthechickenisrottenisthesmell.Ifthechickenhasabad1)odor,youshouldthrowitout.Thesecondsignwhetherchickenisrottenisthelook.Ifthemeatisblack,throwitout.(1)”odor”meansA.soundB.pictureC.smellThethirdsignisthefeelofthechicken.Ifthemeatisverysoft,itmightberotten.2)Discarditifitis.Ifonlypartofthechickenisbad,removetherotten3)portionandkeeptherest.(2)Theword“discard”means.A.keepB.throwawayC.cookitagain(3)“portion”heremeans.A.wholeB.partC.half2.Wehavecollectedforeigncoinsforyears–sinceourfamilieswentonholidaytoTenerife.Sheexplains.ThatwasbeforetheEuro(akindofmoney),soweputpesetasin.Theunderlinedword“pesetas”inPara2isakindof_________.A.storyB.collectionC.inspirationD.foreigncoin(NMET2005湖南)3.“But,”saidKim,“Ifeelthatsinceyouaremysuperior,itwouldbepresumptuousofmetotellyouwhattodo”Theword“presumptuous“inthemiddleofthepassageisclosestinmeaningto______.A.fullofrespectB.tooconfidentandrudeC.lackinginexperienceD.tooshyandquiet(NMET2005上海)上下文1、“Whydidn’tyoukeepthemoney?”askedthethief.Theprofessorreplied,“Icouldn’tbecauseitisnotmine.”Thenhewalkedoff,spurningthethief’sofferofareward.(02上海春季A)A.acceptingB.claimingC.rejectingD.canceling巩固训练2、OneofBritain’sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspectedpolicekillerDavidBieber—andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto£30,000rewardmoney.(04湖南E)A.getB.bepaidC.askforD.own生活常识3、ThereisnocureforAlzheimer’s.ButadrugcalledARICEPThasbeenusedbymillionsofpeopletohelptheirsymptoms(症状).(04湖北B)A.amedicinetocureAlzheimer’sB.amedicinetodelaysignsofagingC.amedicinetoreducethesymptomsofAlzheimer’sD.amedicinetocurebraindamage上下文4.Itistruethatlighthouseswerebuiltinout-of-the-wayplaces.Butinapleasantsunnysummerday,thisveryisolation(隔离、孤立)hasanaturalbeautythatmanypeoplelovetoexperierce.(05重庆D)A.far-awayB.dangerousC.ancientD.secret构词法5.UnlikevitaminC,leadershipskillscan’tbeeasilys