阅读技巧训练（一）猜测词义

阅读技巧训练（一）猜测词义

…Itook off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of car. I stopped and wondered what I shou do.…

61. The words “took off”underlined in paragraph 2 mean _______

A. turned offfB. moved offC. put upD. set up

…We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work. I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner.I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.　　

61. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A.Kerrel couldn’t understand her teacher.

B.Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.

C.Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.

D.Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher’s words.

猜测词义题常见的解题方法：

（一）上下文线索猜测词义

任何一篇文章中的句子在内容上都不是绝对孤立的，都跟句子所在的段落及整篇文章有关。利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析而推测词义，是阅读过程中的一大关键，也是高考的热点。

If he thinks he can invite me out, he isall wet. I don’t like to be with him.

A. drunkB. sweatingC. happyD. mistaken

练习：

（1）A deaf and dump guy went into ahardware storeto ask for some nails.

（2）The climate of the west coast is the mostmoderatein Canada, summers are cool and fairly dry and winters are mild, cloudy and wet. Even in mid-winter, the temperature is usually above freezing.

（3）All the houses in the citycollapsedduring the earthquake.

（4）For people who livewithin a stone’s throwfrom the office to be late to work is unforgivable.

（5）Theconflagrationwas so fierce that with just a few second one could see towering flames where the house had stood and the smoke which filled the sky could be seen for miles and miles.

答案：（1）五金店（2）温和的（3）坍塌（4）一步之遥（5）大火灾

（二）根据定义或解释猜测词义

阅读文章中的有些生词尤其是新闻报导及科普类文章中的生词，往往在其后有对该词进行解释说明性的短语或句子，如to be, that is , mean, stand for, namely, to refer to, to mean ,in other words等，有时也以同位语、定语从句的形式出现，或用破折号、括号来表示。如：

Some ships carried cargo such as coal, oil and military supplies(军用物资),while others carried only passengers.

分析：such as后所列举物品均为“货物”，由此推断cargo的意思相同，和后面的passengers形成对比。

练习

(1)Yet, shopkeepers may have to spend extra hours to deal with problems, such asshoplifter,who always take away things from the shop without paying for them.

（2）The best football, basketball and tennis players can becomeprofessionalthat means they will have a career in sports and will get money when they play.

（3）Kleptomaniais an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal.

（4）The word “lefty” means a person who uses his or her left hand for writing, eating and other jobs.

（5）Doctors recommended that everyone exercise every day, particular those who spend many hours doingsedentaryactivities like reading, typing or sewing.

（6）A person who has the SARS（非典型肺炎）may havesymptomslike coughing and a high temperature.

答案：(1)商店里偷东西的人（2）职业的（3）盗窃癖（4）左撇子“的”（5）久坐的（6）症状

（三）.根据反义词或反义关系

有的文章作者为了增强表达效果，会用一对反义词揭示事物的不同点，形成鲜明的对比，这时只要把握其中的一词，就不难推出另一词的含义，这种句子多见unlike, although, but, yet, while, on the contrary, on the other hand, for one thing, for another, intead of, rather than等信息词。如：

One idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information.Quite the reverse, business polite, life itself is games which we must normally play with very imperfect information.

A. Quite right.B. Time enough.C. Most unlike.D. Just the opposite.

分析：由前句中perfect information到后面imperfect information这一组对比关系的词，我们可以推断应为“对比、相反”的意思。

练习：

1．Unlike the Unite States where many different nationalities make up the population, 　　Japan　　’s population is quitehomogeneous.

2. Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. But no onepanicked, we passed the time telling stories.

3. Most of us agreed; however, 　　Gary　　dissented.

4. He ishomely, not at all as handsome as his brother.

答案：1.单一民族的2。慌张3。不同意4。不英俊

(四).根据同义词或近义词关系

常见的引出同义词的标志性词语有or, like, similarly等。如：

Millions of animals die each year on Us roads, the Highway administration reports. In fact, only about 80ocelots,an endangered wild cat exist in the Us today. The main reason? Roadkill.

分析：从后面的同位语an endangered wild cat可知“ocelot”是一种野生猫

练习：

1．Not every historicmansion,church, battle site, theatre and other public halls can be preserved.

2．We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly andvulgar.

3．Their friends laughed at them, and my sister feltwretched, very unhappy.

答案：1。大厦2。粗俗的，庸俗的

（五）利用例证性线索

某些冷僻的词汇后面会举一个例子，使词汇具体易懂。等连接性词语往往用来举例说明前面较难理解的名词。如：

You can take any of theperiodicals:The World of English, Foreign Language Teaching in School, or English Learning.　　

分析：通过后面的例子：《英语世界》、《中小学外语教学》、《英语学习》，可知periodicals为“期刊杂志”

练习：

1．Many United Nations emloyees arepolyglots: Mr.Simpson, for example, speaks five languages fluently.

2．The largest player---Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices---Deluxe Sedans, Minivans, Station Wagons, Coaches, Santana Sedansare the big favorite.

3．When writing an article, we often usesimiles, such as “brave as a lion” and “quick like lightning”.

答案：1。通晓多国语言2。各种不同种类的出租车名称3.明喻

（六）根据构词法猜测词义

阅读中常会遇到一些由所熟悉的单词派生或合成的新词，可利用构词法知识来推测其意思。如：

Exhibition officials said that a person bitten by one of these snakes would need at least 80ml of ananti-poisonmedicine to be saved.

分析：anti—poison是由poison加前缀anti-构成的，anti-意思是“反对、排斥、抵抗”，由此可猜出anti-poison是“解毒、抗毒”的意思。

练习：

1.Iranquake leaves cityflattened.　　

2.When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin topicturemodern life?

3.Theagingof population will affect American society in many ways----education, medicine and business.

答案：1。被夷为平地2。画出一幅画3。老化

实战练习

…Lions areopportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do too much work.… If another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and take the kill for themselves.

64. By describing lions as “opportunist” in the first paragraph, the author means to say that lions____.

A. are cruel animalsB. are clever animals

C. like to take advantage of other animalsD. like to take every chance to eat

2006年上海卷

Analyzing the law of thetalion---an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth---William Ian Miller presents an original thinking over the concept of “pay back.”

73. The word “talion” in introducing the book Eye for an Eye is probably a concept of______.

A. medicineB. tradeC. avengingD. striving

Some children are natural-born bosses.They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow.…

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s aninheritable trait,” said Russell Barkley, a professor…

44. The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means _____.

A. inborn natureB. developed character

C. accepted theoryD. particular environment

…When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American cultural life, trying hard to follow every new development,Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.　　

71. The underlined sentence in Paragragh 1 means Sontag _____.

A. was a symbol of American cultural lifeB. developed world literature, film and art

C. published many essays about world culture

E.kept pace with the newest development of world culture

Keys: C C A D