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1、朗阁海外考试研究中心ResearchAcademyforForeignLanguageExaminations核心英语阅读技能:词汇逆向突破对于一个词汇量有限的人而言,在阅读中遇到生词不可避免将感到很大的“词汇压力”,没有经过训练的读者对这种压力的承受力往往有限。我们常常看到很多人一旦面临相当数量的生词时,或是缴械投降,或是诉诸字词典。而如果到了考场的限时阅读情况下,这些做法无异自杀。如何缓解这一压力,从而使阅读过程继续下去?我们可以尝试从两个方向入手进行突破。本文首先涉及第一种:逆向突破。在语篇阅读之中,想克服词汇压力、突破词汇壁垒就要尽量利用上下文,猜测和估计词汇基本含义
2、,使阅读得以连贯进行。这可以称为一种“逆向突破”。请看如下实例:Examples:1.stubbyUnlikehisbrothers,whoareallverytall,Dannyisquitestubby.2.scroogeGeorgeisascrooge;hethinksonlyofmoneyandwillnotspendapennyonanythingifhecangetitfree.3.bassThebass,likemanyotherfreshwaterfish,isfuntocatchanddelicioustoeat.4.shatterHowcouldhebes
3、ostupid?Hemusthaveknownthatifhethrewtheballagainstthewindow,itwouldshatter.5.roamer/nomadOurunclewasaroamer,anincurablewandererwhonevercouldstayinoneplace.下面提供一组逆向突破练习。Exercises:VocabularyinContextInthisexercise,donottrytolearnthemeaningsoftheitalicizedwords.Worktodevelopyourabilitytoguesst
4、hemeaningsofthewordsusingcontextclues.Readeachsentencecarefully,andwriteadefinition,synonym,ordescriptioninthespaceprovided.Donotleaveanyitemwithoutaguess.Theonlybadanswerinthisexerciseisnoanswer.Guess,guess,guess!1.Wewatchedthecatcomequietlyacrossthefieldtowherethebirdperchedonthewire.Butj
5、ustasitseemedthatthecatwouldcertainlycatchhim,heflewaway.2.TheWilsonscouldnothavechildrenoftheirown,sotheydecidedtoadoptababy.3.Elephantsareindangerofdisappearingcompletely.Theyarekilledfortheirtusks,whichpeopleusetomakejewelry.朗阁海外考试研究中心ResearchAcademyforForeignLanguageExaminations4.Goettl
6、emanwasanangryoldman,whocouldoftenbeheardcomplainingandshoutingandarguingaboutsomepartofmodernlifethathedisagreedwith.Justyesterday,forexample,Iheardhimrailingagainstwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome.5.Thesnakeslitheredthroughthegrass.6.Rossisaveryunpleasantperson.Theotherdaysomeofuswerehavingacon
7、versationinthehallwhenhecameupandstartedarguingaboutpoliticsandreligion.Ashebecamemoreandmoreexcited,hepushedclosertomeuntilIwasbackedupagainstthewall.Thenhestartedpokingmeinthechestwithhisfinger,asifhewerepunctuatingasentenceonmyshirt.7.Myuncleisaperiod