高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解技巧之詞義猜測(cè)題

1、英語(yǔ)閱讀理解技巧之詞義猜測(cè)題 （word-guessing）,詞義猜測(cè)題常用的提問(wèn)方式有： 1）The underlined word / phrase in the passage means _ 2）The word it / themin the first paragraph refers to _ 3）The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _ 4）Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the second parag

2、raph？,Lead-in(導(dǎo)入),How can you guess the meaning of a word?,1.Mother was tall, fat and middle-aged. My teacher was an older woman, almost as plump as mother, and much shorter.,“圓胖的, 豐滿的”,1.synonym 同義詞,Skill 1,A good boss can tell the adept workers from the unskilled ones easily.,熟練的,1.antonym 反義詞,Ski

3、ll 1,通過(guò)對(duì)比和比較找出 同義詞、反義詞 (synonym) (antonym) 來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義,解題技巧一：,表示對(duì)比關(guān)系的詞匯和短語(yǔ): unlike，however，despite，in spite of，in contrast 和similarly ，just as，also等。,1.）Andrew is one of the most arrogant men I know. His brother, in contrast, is quite modest.,傲慢的,Skill 1,2.）Green loves to talk，and his brothers are similar

4、ly loquacious.,健談的,Skill 1,She wanted the hairdresser to trim her hair a bit because it was too long.,“修剪”,2以因果關(guān)系為線索 cause and effect,Skill 2,以因果關(guān)系為線索猜測(cè)詞義 cause and effect,解題技巧二：,1）The lack of movement caused the muscles to weaken. Sometimes the weakness was permanent. So the player could never play

5、 the sport again.,永久的,Challenge yourself !,2.That museum is so immense that it will be impossible to see all the exhibits in one day.,大的,Challenge yourself !,1. Car rentals are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to the road.,不貴的,3.prefix 前綴,Skill 3,可預(yù)見的,3.suffix 后綴,Skill

6、3,This possibility was foreseeable，because it always happened.,根據(jù) 構(gòu)詞法（前綴prefix、后綴suffix）來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義,解題技巧三：,1.They took care not to prejudge the issue. 預(yù)先判斷，過(guò)早判斷,2.We should attach importance to the problems of childrens non-attendance at school. 缺席、不到場(chǎng),1.It will be very hard but also very brittle.that is,

7、 it will break easily,Skill 4,脆的,4.定義法,根據(jù) 定義（definition）來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義 常用提示詞：that is，be defined as, be known as , be called, mean 等.,解題技巧四：,1.) The young man was bashful that he did not dare to speak to the pretty girl.,skill4,羞怯的,The herdsman , who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year.,牧羊人,1.You c

8、an take any of the periodicals: Reader, English Salon , or English Learning.,Skill 5,期刊,5.以列舉的事例,根據(jù) 列舉的事例來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義,解題技巧五：,2.）Today young couples often spend lots of their money on appliances, for instance, washing machines, refrigerators and color televisions.,家用電器,1.This kind of flower thrives in this

9、area because the weather is warm, the soil is excellent and there is a lot of rain. A. grows well B. makes a few flowers C. dies D. fails to grow,Skill 6,6.語(yǔ)境判斷,通過(guò)上下文語(yǔ)境來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義 context,解題技巧六：,At the age of 77，John was still playing a skillful game of tennis，ran four miles everyday and seldom missed his

10、 daily swimFor a man of his age he was extremely robust According to the short passage，the word“robust”，probably means_. A. strange Bweak C. Strong D. interesting,Skill 6,What skills have we learnt?,1.通過(guò)對(duì)比和比較找出反義詞，近義詞來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義（synonym，antonym） 2.根據(jù)因果關(guān)系猜測(cè)詞義（cause and effect） 3.根據(jù) 定義來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義（definition） 4.根據(jù)

11、 構(gòu)詞法：前綴、后綴來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義 5.根據(jù) 列舉的事例來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義（example） 6.通過(guò)上下文語(yǔ)境來(lái)猜測(cè)詞義（context）,來(lái)試試！,1. When Andrea Peterson did her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies . The underlined word “daunting” means _.（ 2007山東卷) A. challenging B. inter

12、esting C. creative D. easy-going,A,3.Some family names were made by adding something to fathers name. English- speaking people added s or son . For example, the Johnsons are descendants of John.(2010 江蘇) later generations friends and relatives C. colleagues and parterners D. later sponsors,The ruler had been so cruel and dishonest that after the revolution he was banished. A few members of the Senate(參議院) opposed this decision, but the majority voted that the ruler should leave the count