1、阅读理解专题 猜测词义猜测词义Teaching AimsHelp you master some basic skills of guessing the meanings of strange words in the course of reading.Improve your accuracy of reading and enlarge your reading vocabulary.Improve your reading interest and confidence.认识下面的单词吗?猜猜看! big potato green hand很难猜,因为没有具体语境!Tom is a
2、great man. Tom is treated asa big potato. 大人物猜词义需要语境,也需要技巧!On the way to the factory, Jack sang a pop song happily, because it is the first day for him to work. When he was working, he talked with his comrade. Suddenly, the machine broke down because of his carelessness. Jack was afraid of the blame
3、 of his boss. His comrade told him , “Take it easy, you are a green hand.” 新手技巧技巧 1: Word Formation 构词法构词法When he reached the place with his army, he found an impassable river in front of them.Impassable means_.无法通过的暗示点 : 利用各种词根、词头、词尾的基本含义来猜测所构成的新词的含义。前缀:in-, im-,il-,ir-,non-, un-, dis-,mis-常 表示否定 ,
4、如: incorrect, impossible, illegal,irregular, nonstop, unfair , disappear, mislead后缀 : adj.-ness,如: happiness, illness, selfishnessV.-ment, 如: equipment, entertainment, movementV.-tion, 如: education, communication,operation形容词词性的词缀: -able, -cal, -ish, -ful, -ous, -al如: comfortable, physical, childish
5、, hopeful, delicious, dangerous, nationalnonnatural rebuild homeless microwave informal mispronounce nonsmoker eastwardsCan you guess the meanings of the following words?建议: 多关注,多积累非自然的非自然的 重建重建无家可归的无家可归的 微波微波非正式的非正式的 发错音发错音非烟民非烟民 向东向东技巧 2: Definition 定义法定义法 It will be very hard but very brittle, th
6、at is , it will break easily . Brittle means_.The herdsman , who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year.Herdsman means_.暗示点:暗示点: 文中常有解释性词语引出生词含义,如文中常有解释性词语引出生词含义,如that is, mean, stand for, namely, in other words, to be等,有时用等,有时用 破折号,括弧破折号,括弧 来表示,或者用来表示,或者用 同位同位语、定语从句语、定语从句 的形式出现。的形式出现。易碎的易碎的
7、牧羊人牧羊人Though Toms face has been washed quite clean, his neck still remains grubby. Grubby means _.技巧 3: Contrast 对比法对比法 Andrew is one of the most supercilious men I know His brother, in contrast, is quite humble(谦虚的) and modestsupercilious means _.暗示点: 常有 but, however,while,unlike,in contrast, on th
8、e contrary,instead,despite 等表示对比或反义的词语来提示。傲慢的,目空一切的肮脏的技巧 4: Cause Effect 因果法因果法The river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom even when it is shallow(浅的) . Turbid means _.The flowers in the vase withered because they had no water. Withered means _.浑浊的凋谢 ,枯萎暗示点: 常有 because, as, since, for, so, thus, as the result, therefore , lead to, cause, result in, result from, bring about等表示因果关系的词语来提示。