湖南省长沙县实验中学 2013 届英语旧词新意长难句解析教案近年来,为了考查考生猜测词义的能力,高考英语阅读理解题中出现了大量生词,其中有不少词属于熟词换新义的情况,很多考生因不懂这些熟词的新含义,而出现思维被堵的现象,严重影响了对全文的正确理解,造成了不应有的失分
例 1:Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May
(2005 全国卷 I)析:custom 原本为名词,表风俗习惯
由句中 special passes、enter the country 和 are closed 之间的语境逻辑可以推断该词仍为名词,表“海关”
例 2:The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home
(2004 山东卷)析:head 本为名词,表头
由 the bus 和 home 的语境逻辑可以推断,该句 head 为动词,表方向,结合全句可译为“开往、驶向”
例 3:I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded her judgment
(04 全国卷Ⅱ)析:cloud 本为名词,表云
分析语境逻辑可知,忧虑会影响一个人的判断,因此该句 clouded 应译为使难以……
例 4:Finally, although some social science majors may still find it