閱讀理解之猜測(cè)詞義2003 (1)

1、康杰中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)組康杰中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)組 賈晶賈晶 Skills/Knowledge to be gained: Seek ways to guess the meaning of a difficult expression individually; Summarize the strategies through individual work and group work; Apply the strategies in practice by answering some NMET word-guessing questions.1 13 34 42 25 56 67 78 816169

2、 9101011111212131314141515202017171818191921212222232324242525Car makers are constantly refining their designs.1 1完善；改進(jìn)Word-formationWe live in a multiracial society.2 2多種族的Word-formationLike his forefathers, Benny had the ability to foresee the future.3 3祖先,祖宗;前輩預(yù)見Word-formationHe fell into a ditch

3、 (溝) and lay there, semiconscious, for a few minutes.4 4半意識(shí)的；半清醒的Word-formationAn eye-catching poster is very important for the success of a movie.5 5引人注目的Word-formationShe read my letter slowly to the end and then tore it to shreds.6 6碎片General knowledge/Common senseThe door was so low that I hit m

4、y head on the lintel.7 7楣楣;過梁過梁 General knowledge/Common senseIn the strong wind, the beggar shivered with cold.8 8General knowledge/Common senseIn many nations there are two financial extremes, from penury to great wealth.9 9 penjr赤貧General knowledge/Common senseYao, the Houston Rockets center, tie

5、d the knot with Ye Li, a 1.9-meter player on the Chinese womens basketball team in a ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel.1010與共結(jié)連理General knowledge/Common sensePantomime refers to a short play in which no words are spoken.1111啞劇啞劇DefinitionThe purpose of this campaign was to catch “ringers”, students w

6、ho take tests for other students.1212冒名頂替的人冒名頂替的人DefinitionI am a resolute man, that is, once I set up a goal, I wont give it up easily.1313堅(jiān)定的DefinitionParticipants learn to recognize smoking triggers (things that start them to smoke) and they try to set a date in the future when they will stop smo

7、king. 1414引發(fā)吸煙的原因DefinitionGeorge is a scrooge: he thinks only of money and will not spend a penny on anything he can get free.1515skru:d吝嗇鬼吝嗇鬼DefinitionIn the past the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil.1616t:mil 混亂Relationship with its

8、 surrounding sentences: contrastThough Toms face has been washed quite clean, his neck still remains grubby.1717 rbi 臟的Relationship with its surrounding sentences: contrastUnlike his brother, who is truly a handsome man, John is quite homely.1818相貌平常的，不漂亮的Relationship with its surrounding sentences:

9、 contrastIn our competitive world of today, examinations have a highly selecting or filtering role.1919過濾；選出Relationship with its surrounding sentences: similarityRubber can be made to stretch more than nine times its normal length because it is very elastic.2020ilstik 有彈性的Relationship with its surr

10、ounding sentences: cause and effectThe country is full of big game, especially elephants, giraffes and zebras.2121大獵物ExamplesOn the farm they mainly raise poultry, such as chickens, ducks and geese.2222 pultri 家禽ExamplesMany US employees are polyglots: Mr. Tim, for example, speaks five languages flu

11、ently.2323plilt 通曉數(shù)種語(yǔ)言的人ExampleSome ships carried cargo such as coal, oil and military supplies, while others carried only passengers.2424k:g貨物ExamplesEvery country has its favorite beverage. Indians like to drink coffee after dinner. The English prefer tea. Americans often drink soda.2525bevrid 飲料E

12、xamplesTask1: Individually summarize the strategies that you adopted in section I and group the sentences according to the different word-guessing approaches. Task2: Work in groups to improve your summary and draw a diagram with both the strategies and sentence grouping embodied. A AB BC CD DE EF FG

13、 GH HI IJ J(NMET 2005福建, C 篇) Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow global warming. Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year: equal to the total amount of CO2 giving off in the UK each year. 64.

14、The underlined phrase “mopping up” in the second 64. The underlined phrase “mopping up” in the second paragraph means _paragraph means _. A. cleaning up B. taking inC. wiping out D. giving out1point1point(NMET 2006江西, B 篇) The house looked quite normal outside，but inside it was very exotic with fasc

15、inating objects on display 61. Which of the definitions is closest in meaning to 61. Which of the definitions is closest in meaning to the word exotic?the word exotic?A. Messy and untidy. B. Rich and expensive. C. Comfortable and calming. D. Foreign and unusual.1point1point(NMET 2007 上海, D 篇) The tr

16、aditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled af

17、ter the bands and the crowds have gone home. 76. “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents _.76. “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents _.A. economically desirable B. favorable to the environmentC. for holding music performances D. designed for disaster relief1point1point(NMET 2

18、008江蘇, A 篇) We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.56. The word “ally” most likely means somebody 56. The word “ally” most likely means somebody or something that is _.or something that is _.A. your slave and serves youB. your supporte

19、r and helps you.C. under your control and obeys you.D. under your influence and follows you.2point2point(NMET 2009陜西, C 篇) Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional belief dont hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales. After all, much of this knowledge has

20、been accumulated (積累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.50. The phrase “hold water” most probably means “_”.50. The phrase “hold water” most probably means “_”

21、.A. to be believable B. to be valuableC. to be admirable D. to be suitable3point3point(NMET 2010全國(guó)課標(biāo), D篇) I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to re

22、ad and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics. 68. Which of the following words can best take the place of the 68. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish”? word “relish”? A. Choose. B. Enjoy.C. P

23、repare for.D. Carry on.2point2point(NMET 2011重慶, A 篇) There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its

24、best. 46. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?46. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?A. Dirty. B. Dark.C. Worn-out. D. Plain-looking.3point3point(NMET 2012陜西，C篇) The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people a

25、nd certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure.54. The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most 54. The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means probably means ? ?A. relatively highB. extremely low C. relatively low D. extremely high2point2point(NMET 2013北京, A 篇) The advanced EP heater also heats the room evenly, wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat conc