猜测词义题： 单词的猜测能力是阅读理解 能力的主要组成部分，历年高考都把这一项 作为考生应该掌握的一项阅读技能列入试题， 考查对文中关键词语（实词、短语、指代关 系等）的理解。而且，所考查的词或短语的 意义往往不停留在字面上，要根据语境来判 断。

常见问题形式有 (1)The word “…” in Line … means/can be best replaced by … (2)As used in the passage, the phrase “…” suggests… (3)From the passage, we can infer that the word/phrase “…” is/refers to … (4)The word “…” is closest in meaning to … 规律方法 在通读过程碰到生词时不要着急，耐心地读下去， 文章会帮助你猜出生词词义。此外，我们也可以通过 构词法知识分析生词词义，或通过上下文猜测，尤其 是本句话以及前后两句话，给生词假设意思，看是否 读的通。还可以联想，即回想已知词汇中是否存在拼 写方法与该生词类似的词。

小技巧：用构词法和上下文来推测词义， 看到划线的词就要注意前面的内容。 例： 1. Social mobility is the movement from one class or level of living to another. 2. The other questioned the veracity– the truthfulness—of these reports. 3. He is a resolute man, once he sets up a goal, he will not give it up easily. 4. Fred Michel is one of the 7.2 million Americans who moonlight, or hold more than one job.

If you are a recent social graduate who has had to listen about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “Information Age” demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills. Q: By saying that “You may have had the last laugh,” the author means that you may have _______. A. shared the jokes with computer majors B. earned as much as computer majors C. found jobs more easily than computer majors. D. stopped joking about computer majors √

Gossip is a way for people to let you know the limits of social behavior. “If you move into a community and your neighbor tells you how the former homeowner never dealt with his rubbish properly, his gossip is letting you in on something,”says Dr. Ralph Rosnow of Temple University. A. allowing you to come in for something B. informing you something in a certain field C. telling you to do cleaning first before moving in D. warning you to pay attention to your behavior √

As the oceans are the source of life on earth, the estuaries are our planet's nurseries. An estuary is the body of water where a river meets the ocean. Salt water from the ocean and fresh water from the river mix together in an estuary. This mixing of fresh and salt water creates a unique environment filled with life of all kinds --- a zone between the land and the sea. Estuaries are the homes of thousands of animals and plants. Many cities and towns are built near estuaries, and a lot of fish is caught in estuaries. What does “unique” mean in the passage? A. perfect B. strange C. clean D. special √

The Chinese people’s love affair with jade( 翡翠 ) is a long and unbroken one. For five thousand years, Chinese have enjoyed wearing, collecting and appreciating jade. And Chinese craftsmen( 工匠 ) have created a great number and variety of fine works in jade. Starting from Tuesday, an exhibition entitled “ Romance with Jade” opens at Beijing’s Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City. And for many of the valuable stones, it’s a genuine homecoming.

先猜猜看, 是什么答案 68. By saying “it’s a genuine homecoming”, the writer means that the valuable stones have come to the place ________. A. where they were “born” B. where they’re loved best C. where they were originally kept D. where they’ll be kept properly

再读下一段的斜体部分, 来确定上一题的答案 If these pieces of jade had feeling, they’d probably be sighing over the unusual cycle of life. After several hundred years of changing hands, including being shipped overseas, the art works have finally come home. For many of the pieces, their return is especially meaningful, since the Forbidden City was where they were originally housed. And this wouldn’t have been possible without the efforts of one man.

68. By saying “it’s a genuine homecoming”, the writer means that the valuable stones have come to the place ________. A. where they were “born” B. where they’re loved best C. where they were originally kept D. where they’ll be kept properly 69. Some pieces of jade are said to have had an “unusual cycle of life” because they have ________. A. survived many different dynasties B. witnessed( 见证 ) lifestyles of various people C. been marked with signs of damage D. traveled here and there from hand to hand √ √