高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解之猜詞

1、高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解之猜詞 詞義猜測(cè)題常用的提問(wèn)方式有： 1. The word “” refers to / probably means / could best be replaced by _. 2.The word “” is most likely to mean _. 3. What do you think the expression “” stands for? 4. The underlined word “” means _. . Lead-in(導(dǎo)入)1. Definition 定義法3. Similarity 相似法2. Contrast 對(duì)比法4. Cause and

2、 effect 因果法5. Exle 例舉法6. Word Formation 構(gòu)詞法猜測(cè)詞義 It will be very hard but very brittle that is , it will break easily.1. Definition 定義法 (adj. 易碎的, 脆的) The herdsman , who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year. (n. 牧羊人) His uncle is a zoologist, an expert who does research on animals.(n. 動(dòng)物學(xué)家)

3、 A person who is skilled at making or repairing wooden objects is called a carpenter.1. Definition 定義法定義法：一般通過(guò)定義、定語(yǔ)從句、同位語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)或從句等來(lái)確定詞義。有時(shí)通過(guò)that is, that is to say, namely, in other words等來(lái)釋義。A strict vegetarian is a person who never eats meat in his life. (n. 木匠 ) (n. 素食主義者 )對(duì)比法：轉(zhuǎn)折連詞“but”、“unlike”、 “i

4、n spite of ” 、 “rather than” 、 “ on the other hand ” 、“ however”等介詞、副詞和讓步狀語(yǔ)從句、條件從句能構(gòu)成前后意義上的對(duì)比關(guān)系。Rather than liking the movie, as I expected them to, all my friends abhorred it. Though Toms face has been washed quite clean, his neck still remains grubby. 2. Contrast 對(duì)比法 (v. 厭惡) (adj.骯臟的) Cleaning up

5、waterways is an enormous task .The job is so large, in fact, that the government may not be able to save some of the rivers and lakes which have been polluted.(adj. 巨大的)3. Similarity 相似法 Doctors believe that smoking is detrimental to peoples health. They also regard drinking as harmful. (adj. 有害的) A

6、t the beginning they did not have enough capital to start a business, nor were they able to borrow the amount of money they needed from the bank. 3. Similarity 相似法(n. 資金)相似法：與對(duì)比法相反，作者可能會(huì)用一個(gè)近義詞或者同義詞去解釋另一個(gè)更難的詞，常見(jiàn)的詞有also, namely, that is, i.e., that is to say,等。 Tom is considered an autocratic administ

7、rator（管理人員）because he makes decisions without seeking the opinions of othersThe river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom even when it is shallow.（淺的）4. Cause and effect 因果法(adj. 獨(dú)斷專行的)(adj. 渾濁的)The lack of movement caused the muscles to weaken. Sometimes the weakness was permanent.

8、 So the player could never play the sport again.因果法：因果關(guān)系是一種邏輯關(guān)系，不管生詞出現(xiàn)在原因分句還是結(jié)果分句， 我們都能從因果關(guān)系中推出其含義。4. Cause and effect 因果法(adj. 永久的) Like people in any country, Americans enjoy following the lives of celebrities: movie stars, sports heroes, famous artists, politicians, and the like.5. Exle 例舉法silebr

9、iti（n. 名人） Today young couples often spend lots of their money on appliances, for instance, washing machines, fridges and color televisions.(n. 電器用具)5. Exle 例舉法例舉法：通過(guò)一些例子說(shuō)明生詞的詞義， 用such as, for exle, like, for instance等來(lái)引出。6. Word Formation 構(gòu)詞法When he reached the place with his army,he found an impas

10、sable river in front of him.Today its his turn to empty the rubbish.(v. 倒空)(adj. 無(wú)法通過(guò)的) Saint Valentines Day is a time of happiness for loversBoys like to give girls flowers as presentsOn that day，he came to see me with a forget-me-not in his hand6. Word Formation 構(gòu)詞法構(gòu)詞法：利用前綴和后綴構(gòu)成新詞；利用合成兩個(gè)意義不同的詞組合構(gòu)成

11、新的單詞；利用轉(zhuǎn)變單詞的詞性構(gòu)成新的單詞(n. 勿忘我) Inquiry-based Activities (I) 探究活動(dòng) (1) Can you guess the correct meanings of the following words?- 1. There are some glaciers moving down the mountain valleys. A glacier is a river of ice. A. 雪山 B. 樹(shù)枝 C. 冰河 D. 冰 2. He is a resolute man. Once he made up his mind to do some

12、thing, he wont give it up halfway. A. weak B. firm C. kind D. cleverCB Inquiry-based Activities (II) 探究活動(dòng) (2)Passage 1 With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and iPads, people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally.The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in mean

13、ing to _.A. tools B. messages C. barriers D. skills APassage 2 My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew . My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henrys .The underlined word “authenticated” in