2019年高考英语阅读理解猜测词意

高考英语阅读理解猜测词意（词义）解题策略 浏阳五中高三备课组 在词义猜测题中，所考查的词或短语的意义往往不停留在字面上，要根据短文提供的语境，通过阅读上下文，根据已知的信息或常识来推测尚不熟悉的词或词组的含义。 定义或者同义解释： 作者常常通过给某些词汇下定义来帮助读者理解词义，尤其在一些科普类、社科类及与专业内容相关的文章中，定义解释作者所用词的准确含义。下定义时，作者通常使用信号词，如i.e., is, are, is/are called, mean, refer to, known as等等。利用同义解释猜词 同义解释形式多样，有的利用下定义，有的利用or，that is(to say)，in other words，namely等引出后面的解释，有的利用破折号、同位语(从句)、定语从句或同义词、近义词等引出后面的解释。 1)Anthropology is the scientific study of man. 2)It will be very hard but very brittle — that is, it will break easily. 3). This was a very domesticated bird that needed help or it would not survive. A. Having been abandoned B. Having been used to home life C. Having been used to life in the wild D. Having been weak and hungry 4). He is a resolute man. Once he sets up a goal, he will not give it up easily. 5). She is bilingual. In other words, she speaks English and French equally well. 6). Transparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window. 7). The schools are reluctant to