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1、猜测词义技巧之-通过上下文进行猜测( 学案 ) 班级_ 姓名_Step 、Lead in(2011湖南卷C篇) The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the d
2、ivergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists. 67. The underlined word “divergence” in paragraph 4 means “_”. A. evolution B. exhibition C. separation D. examination Step 、Presentation 词义猜测题常见的考查形式： 1) The phrase “” in the sentence could be replaced by _. 2)
3、 The world “” in the paragraph refers to _. 3) What is the meaning of the underlined word in the paragraph? / What does the underlined word mean? 4) Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the phrase”? 5) The world “” most nearly means _ . 6) What do you think the expression “” stand for
4、? 考点诠释 猜词是英语阅读的重要技巧，也是高考中常考的题型，在数量上通常至少有道题。考生 要学会“顺藤摸瓜”，通过定义、对比、因果、联想、上下文、构词等线索(各种已知信 息)确定词义。要求猜测词义的词一般为实词(动词、名词、形容词等)。就方法来说，主 要根据上下文线索和构词法。高考阅读文章中更侧重前者。近几年的分布题量分布：2008200920102011 1 1 1 1 技巧点拨【例1】 In slang the term jam constitutes a state of being in which a person finds himself or herself in a dif
5、ficult situation. 词义：_ Skill 1： 通过_（ 定义或释义关系 ）进行猜测 定义句的谓语动词多为：be , mean, deal with, be considered, to be, refer to, be called, be known as, define, represent等。Practice : In fact，only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat , exist in the U.S. today, (NMET 2005浙江)词义：_【例2】1) They traveled a long way,
6、 at last got to a castle, a large building in old times. _2) We are on the night shift-from midnight to 8 a.m.-this week. _3) The “Chunnel”, a tunnel(隧道) connecting England and France, is now completed. _Skill 2： 通过_（同位关系）进行猜测(2010年四川师大附中高三模拟题) You should never put a cotton swab or other object into
7、 the ear canal. But you can use aswab or cloth to clean the outer part of the ear. The experts agree with the old saying that you should never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.()What does a “swab” mostly probably mean?A. something soft, small and used in clinics B. something hard, lo
8、ng and used at homeC. something thin, wet and like an elbow D. something safe, big and like a toy 【例3】Some family names were made by adding something to the fathers name. English-speaking people added s or son. The Johsons are descendants of John; the Roberts familys ancestor was Robert. Irish and S
9、cottish people added Mac or Mc or O. perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the ODonnells are descend-angts of the sanmeDonnell. (NMET 2010 江苏)The underlined word “descendants” means a persons_.A. later generations B. friends and relatives C. colleagues partners D. later sponsors Skil
10、l 3： 通过_（同义或反义关系）进行猜测表示对比、类比或转折的常见信息词有：but，yet，however，while，on the other hand，on the contrary，despite，in spite of，instead等，有时也用破折号或冒号等符号Andrew is one of the most supercilious men I know. His brother, in contrast, is quite humble and modest. 词义：_Skill 4： 通过_（例证）进行猜测利用释义词（句）、举例或同位语表示释义或举例词语的信息词有 _等，符
11、号则有e.g. (举例)、i.e.（也就是）。（2007 湖南 C） Like Schmid , the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion(捍卫) found photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper(雨刷) an angry note intended f
12、or someone else: “ Whys your car HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbards addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such as a poster discovered in your drawer.( ) The underlined word “them” in paragraph 4 refers to “ _ ”. A. the readers B
13、. the editors C. the found photographs D. the self-published magazines【例5】When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it come on the market in a dark blue and
14、white package-blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm. (NMET 2004 广东)The underlined part “the colours turned the customers off ” means that the colours .A. attracted the customers strongly B. had weak effects on the customersC. tricked the customers into shopping D. caused the customers to lose in
