[外语学习]词义猜测技巧之 通过上下文进行词义猜测

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1、词义猜测题解题策略Leadin…ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfricansavannaelephantandtheAfricanforestelephanthavebeendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.ThedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplacearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresu

2、ltamazedallthescientists.…67.Theunderlinedword“divergence”inparagraph4means“______”.A.evolutionB.exhibitionC.separationD.examination_________________________________________________________________________________●词义猜测题常见的考查形式：1)Thephrase“…”inthesentencecouldbereplacedby_

3、________.2)Theworld“…”intheparagraphrefersto______.3)Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordintheparagraph?/Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?4)Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtothephrase”…”?5)Theworld“…”mostnearlymeans______.6)Whatdoyouthinktheexpression“…”standfor?…词义猜测

4、题解题策略之---通过上下文进行词义猜测猜词是英语阅读的重要技巧，也是高考中常考的题型。考生要学会“顺藤摸瓜”，通过构词、定义、对比、因果、联想、上下文等线索(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。20082009201020111111●技巧点拨【例1】Inslangthetermjamconstitutesastateofbeinginwhichapersonfindshimselforherselfinadifficultsitu

5、ation.词义：________困境★Skill1：通过____________________进行猜测定义句的谓语动词多为：______________________________________becalled,beknownas,define,represent等。be,mean,dealwith,beconsidered,tobe,referto,Practice:Hisuncleisazoologist,anexpertwhodoesresearchonanimals.词义：________动物学家定义或释义关系●技巧点拨

6、【例2】1)Theytraveledalongway,atlastgottoacastle,alargebuildinginoldtimes.___________2)Weareonthenightshift---frommidnightto8a.m.----thisweek.___________3)Infact，onlyabout80ocelots,anendangeredwildcat,existintheU.S.today.(NMET2005浙江)___________古城堡夜班野猫★Skill2：通过______________

7、______进行猜测同位关系Practice:Youshouldneverputacottonswaborotherobjectintotheearcanal.Butyoucanuseaswaborclothtocleantheouterpartoftheear.Theexpertsagreewiththeoldsayingthatyoushouldneverputanythingsmallerthanyourelbowinyourear.()Whatdoesa“swab”mostlyprobablymean?A.somethingsof

8、t,smallandusedinclinicsB.somethinghard,longandusedathomeC.somethingthin,wetandlikeanelbowD.somet