1、7.What is“”?方法:1返回原文,找出该词汇出现的地方;返回原文,找出该词汇出现的地方;2注意结合上下文,理解该词的意思;注意结合上下文,理解该词的意思;3可判断该词汇是否超纲,如果是纲内可判断该词汇是否超纲,如果是纲内词汇,则字面意思必然不是正确答案;词汇,则字面意思必然不是正确答案;4词汇的正确答案,经常蕴藏在原文该词汇的正确答案,经常蕴藏在原文该词出现的前后词出现的前后Guessing Unknown Words/Vocabulary(猜词)猜词)1)Definition and explanation 利利用用定定义义和和解释猜测词义;解释猜测词义;Eg.He is a res
2、olute man.Once he makes up his mind to do something,he wont give it up halfway.The underlined word means_.A.strong B.firm C.kind D.cleverEx.1 A person who is skilled at making or repairing wooden objects is called a carpenter.His uncle is a zoologist,an expert who does research on animals.The herdsm
3、an,who looks after sheep,earns about 650 yuan a year.We are on the night shift-from midnight to 8 a.m.-this week.木匠木匠 动物学家动物学家 牧人牧人 夜班夜班2)Experience根据普通常识和经验推测生词的词义根据普通常识和经验推测生词的词义Eg.Mr.Brown is now working at Princeton University far away from home.For this reason he has to rent a room near the off
4、ice 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 dont understand something,they say so.The word“audience”in th
5、e paragraph means _.A.students B.people who watch a play C.people who act on the stage D.people who listen to something3)Related Information即根据上下文的语境来猜测生词的词义。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.in
6、terestworked 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;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.housethe cityEx.2 In the past the world seemed to run in an
7、 orderly way.Now,however,everything seems to be in a state of turmoil.If you agree,write“yes”;if you dissent,write“no”.混乱混乱不同意不同意Rubber can be made to stretch more than nine times its normal length because it is very elastic.The river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom even when it
8、 is shallow.弹性的弹性的混浊的混浊的5)Guessing word from description exemplification 通过描述和例证猜词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 In some countries where there is very l
9、ittle rain,the farmers have to irrigate,or water,their fields.All whales fall into two groups,those with teeth and those without,Dolphins belong to odontoceti,that is to say,they are toothed whales.灌溉灌溉有牙齿的有牙齿的6)Guessing word from Synonym and Antonym.通过同义词和反义词的关系猜词。通过同义词和反义词的关系猜词。Is he intelligent o
10、r 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
11、 word“illiterate”in the passage means _.A.Repeated B.reiterated.C uneducated D.sickclever “The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,”says friend Pat Williams,“He wasnt a great actor or a great speaker.He was just Joe Everybody.”(02年年E篇篇)74.“He was just Joe Everybody.”(in the last paragraph)means _.A
12、.Dave was famous B.Dave was ordinary C.Dave was showy D.Dave was shy When a doctor performs an operation on a patient,he usually gives an anaesthetic to make him unconscious,because he does not want his patient to feel pain or to know what is happening to him.When you throw a stone into still water
13、of a lake,you will watch a ripple spread in rings on the surface of water.麻药麻药波纹波纹7)Guessing word from Cause and Result通过原因与结果关系猜词通过原因与结果关系猜词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 underli
14、ned words“a treat”here means _.A.an action movie B.something pleasant to enjoyC.a rest D.something nice to eatEx.3Hes such a shrewd businessman that he loses no money in any trade.She wanted the hairdresser to trim her hair a bit because it was too long.精明的精明的 修剪修剪8)Word formation 即根据前缀、后缀、复即根据前缀、后缀
15、、复合、派生等构词知识判断生词的词义合、派生等构词知识判断生词的词义(1)Overwork may cause diseases.前缀前缀over-的意思是的意思是“过分的、过量的过分的、过量的”故故overwork的意思应为的意思应为“工作过度工作过度”。(2)There was a dissatisfied look in the managers eyes.satisfied的意思是的意思是“满意的满意的”,前缀前缀dis-的的意思是意思是“不不”,故故dissatisfied的意思应该的意思应该是是“不满意的不满意的”。However,to succeed in life,one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And,in addition to that,in order to get really good at something,one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and pra
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