1、Guessing words in reading comprehension,when pigs fly big potato shanghai japan john cats and dogs,what about the phrase“when pigs fly?“,Do you think Mary will quit her job now that shes pregnant? what pigs fly! There is no way she is giving up her career.,天方夜谭，太阳从西边出来,a big potato,Tom is a great ma
2、n. Tom is treated as a big potato.,大人物,shanghai,诱骗,japan,Kate: do you know japan? Alice: of course, it lies to the east of China. Kate: no, japan is not Japan. Alice: Why? Kate: you can use japan paint your desk, or furniture. 立邦 do you know?,日本式漆,Tim drank too much water last night, so he went to v
3、isit john twice.,john,厕所,It rains cats and dogs.,If you meet the new words when reading, what will you do ?,Pay no attention and continue reading.,Look them up in the dictionary.,Guess the meaning.,How ?,Group1 找词根,unconditional:,condition,conditional,情况，条件 n.,有条件的 adj.,无条件的, 绝对的 adj.,nonjudgmental:
4、,nonjudgmental:,judgmental,judgment,judge,没有判断力的,adj.,判断 n.,判断 v.,superman microwave (超人) nonnatural mispronounce (非自然的) homeless nonsmoker (无家可归的) rebuild eastwards (重建),Can you guess the right meanings?,(微波),(非烟民),(发错音),(向东),2.The purpose of the campaign was to catch “ringers”,students who take te
5、sts for other students.,1.It will be very hard but also very brittlethat is , it will break easily,脆的,冒名替考者,Group2 找定义或解释,Ex. 1 ,nrpldiAnthropology is the scientific study of man. Anthropology means _.The modern age of medicine began with the stethoscope, an instrument for listening to patients hear
6、tbeat and breathing.,人类学,听诊器,He replied quickly, but after he considered the problem more carefully, he regretted having made such a hasty decision.2The old woman has a strange habit to keep over 100 cats in her house. Her neighbour all called her an eccentric lady. eccentric means _.,匆忙的,古怪的,Group3
7、 找同义词,.,He is a serious person who always does everything conscientiously.At fifty he is in his prime of life and always full of energy.,认真的,精力旺盛的,1. Unlike the United States where many different nationalities make up the population, Japans population is quite homogeneous.2. Andrew is one of the mos
8、t supercilious man I know. His brother, in contrast, is quite humble and modest.,Group4 找相反意词,单一民族的,目空一切,傲慢的,1. Although the early morning had been very cool, the noonday sun was tropical.2. He had been getting better but during the night his condition deteriorated.,热的,恶化,All his attempts to unlock
9、the door was futile, because she was using the wrong key.,徒劳的，无效的,Group5 找后文解释,The flowers in the vase withered because they had no water.2 Tom is considered an autocratic administrator（管理人员） because he makes decisions without seeking the opinions of othersautocratic means _. 3The river id so turbid
10、 that it is impossible to see the bottom even when it is shallow.,凋谢,枯萎,独断专行的,浑浊不清的,Group6 联系上下文,1. In the old days, when girls from rich families were married to their husbands, they expected to bring with themselves plenty of dowry. 2. But sometimes, no rain falls for a long, long time. Then there
11、 will be a drought. 3. The snake slithered through the grass.,嫁妆,旱灾,爬行, 滑行,Ex. 1.When you throw a stone into still water of a lake, you will watch a ripple spread in rings on the surface of water.2. Metal expands when heated and contracts when cooled.,波纹,冷缩,膨胀,Can you try?,If you agree, write “yes”;
12、 if you dissent, write “no”.,disagree,Rather than liking the movie, as I expected them to, all my friends abhorred it.dislike,He is a resolute 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. clever,B,She wanted the h
13、airdresser to trim her hair a bit because it was too long.,修剪,. Finally the enemy surrendered. They threw down their guns and walked out of the home with their hands over their heads.,Mark Twain was not the authors real name; it was a pseudonym.,笔名，化名,投降,She did not hear what you said because she wa
14、s completely engrossed in her reading.,全神贯注,. A stunt person is a man or woman who does all the dangerous bits of acting work in films or on TV.,特技演员,. Doctors believe that smoking cigarettes is detrimental to your health.,有害的,The pupils assembled in front of the school hall. They came together to l
15、isten to the the results of the sports meeting headmaster would announce .,聚集,He is one of the most loquacious men I know His brother, however, does not like to talk much.,话多的,Most women in Ghana- the educated and illiterate, the urban and rural, the young and old- work to earn an income in addition
16、 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 word “illiterate” in the passage means _. A. Repeated B. reiterated. C uneducated D. sick,. The lady asked the waitress to get her a clean saucer to put her coffee cup onAa glass Ba cake Ca small plate. We seldom see a sparrow in the sky because the air is not so clean now as used to beAa kind of dog Ba kind of plane Ca kind of bird,Thanks,
