高考英语阅读思路 分析与解题方法 -- 猜词

词义理解题常见的题型有 : 1.The author uses the word “…” to mean ____. 2.The underlined word (phrase, term) “…” means _____. 3.According to the passage, the word “…” properly means _____. 4.The word “…” in paragraph … refers to ____. 5.By “…”, the author means _____. 6. which of the following is closest in meaning to “…”? 7.What is “…”?

Guessing Unknown Words / Vocabulary （猜词） 1)Definition and explanation 利用定义和 解释猜测词义； He is a resolute man. Once he makes up his mind to do something, he won’t give it up halfway. The underlined word means____. A.strong B. firm C. kind D. clever

2) Experience 根据普通常识和经验推测生词的词义 Mr. Brown is now working at Princeton University far away from home. For this reason he has to rent a room near the office where he works. A.to work to live B. to eat to live C. to teach to live D. to pay to use

A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The word “audience” in the paragraph means ____. A.students B. people who watch a play C. people who act on the stage D. people who listen to something

3) Related Information 即根据上下文的语境来猜测生词的词义。 The official asked the man what his occupation was. The man told him that he worked as an engineer. A. work B. study C. name D. interest worked as an engineer.

4) Guessing from Comparison and Contrast 根据上下文中的比较、对照关系猜测词义； Those new comers were not used to the life in the suburbs which was so different from that inside the city. A. town B. capital C. country D. house the city

5) Guessing word from description exemplification 通过描述和例证猜词 A) You can take any of the periodicals: The World of English, Foreign Language Teaching in Schools, or English Learning. A. dictionaries B. story-books C. magazines D. newspapers

B) (2001 A) …… The largest player – Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Center offers a wide variety of choices – deluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite. … The words “deluxe sedans,” “minivans” and “station wagons” used in the text refer to ____. A. cars in the making B. car rental firms C. cars for rent D. car makers minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite. …

6) Guessing word from Synonym and Antonym. 通过同义词和反义词的关系猜词。 Is he intelligent or stupid? Most women in Ghana--- the educated and illiterate, the urban and rural, the young and old--- work to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mothers. Their reputation for economic independence, self-reliance, and hard work is well known and well deserved. The underlined word “illiterate” in the passage means ____. A. Repeated B. reiterated. C uneducated D. sick clever

… “The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams, “He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody 74. “He was just Joe Everybody.” ( in the last paragraph) means _____. A. Dave was famous B. Dave was ordinary C. Dave was showy D. Dave was shy

7) Guessing word from Cause and Result 通过原因与结果关系猜词 Eg. She did not hear what you said because she was completely engrossed in her reading. Not hear what you said– concentrate/focus her attention on Since I have finished my paper now, I am going to give myself a treat tonight. I am going to watch a movie on campus, an action movie called “Face Off”. The underlined words “a treat” here means ____. A. an action movie B. something pleasant to enjoy C. a rest D. something nice to eat

8) Word formation 即根据前缀、后缀、复合、派生 等构词知识判断生词的词义 (1)Overwork may cause diseases. 前缀 over- 的意思是 “ 过分的、过量的 ” 故 overwork 的意思应为 “ 工作过度 ” 。 (2)There was a dissatisfied look in the manager's eyes. satisfied 的意思是 “ 满意的 ” ，前缀 dis- 的意思是 “ 不 ” ，故 dissatisfied 的意思应该是 “ 不满意的 ” 。