内容正文:
Dealing with
new words or phrases in reading comprehension
猜测词义题
英语阅读理解解题策略之
英语组 罗秀珍
Question Forms
1.The word “…” refers to ____.
2.Which of the following words can take the place of the word “…”?
3.By “…” the writer means (refers to) ____.
4.The meaning of the word is closest to ____.
5.The word “…” could best be replaced by ____.
6.The underlined word “…” in the first paragraph probably means ____.
常见的猜测词义题设问方式
你知道以下单词或短语的意思吗?猜猜看!
when pigs fly
john
warm up:
1.when pigs fly
A: Do you think Mary will quit her job now
that she's pregnant?
B: When pigs fly! There is no way she is
giving up her career.
天方夜谈,太阳从西边出来
2.john
Tim drank too much water last night,
so he went to visit john twice.
厕所
你知道以下单词或短语的意思吗?
when pigs fly
john
任何一个实词,只有在一定的上下文中才能表示一个确定的词义。
Context(上下文)
What is helping you in the context?
Useful strategies 猜词技巧
Group 1 : 例1、2、3&4
Keys:
例1 :calendar : “is” (下定义) 日历
例2:brittle : it will break easily( 解释说明) 易碎的,脆的
例3:ocelot : “an endangered wild cat” ( 同位语) 一种濒临灭绝的野猫
例4:The pines : “whose cook” (定语从句) 一家餐厅的名字
Group 1 : 例1、2、3&4
常见的信号词: is; mean; that is; that’s to say; namely ; in other words ; to put it another way; such as ; like; including;
for instance; for example
上下文中有什么?
生词后的定语,同位语,举例等_______________来推测其意思
定义或解释
You can take one of the periodicals: The World of English or Reader's Digest .
上下文中有什么?
标点符号(冒号;破折号;括号):解释、说明或下定义
期刊 杂志
Group 2 : 例5、6、7&8
Keys:
例5: raw : meat that is uncooked 生肉
例6:homely : unlike .. handsome 相貌不好看的
例 7: supercilious : in contrast … humble and modest 目空一切的,傲慢的
例8:loquacious : similarly… love to talk 健谈的,多话的
Group 2 : 例5、6、7&8
当上下文有明显的转折或对比时,应抓住划线单词的______________________
同义词,近义词或反义词
上下文中有什么?
表示转折的词:but, otherwise, however, though, in spite of等
表示对比关系标志性词语:unlike, rather than , while, on the other hand,, in contrast, on the contrary, similarly等
Group 3:
例9:She wanted the hairdresser to t