阅读理解专项突破Ill词义猜测【命题特点】考查根据上下文推测生词和短语的能力，突出考查对语境的分析和把握的能力。【常见考法】1.Theunderlinedword“..."probablymeans.2.Theword“..."usedinparagraph“..."refersto/suggests.3.Thephrase“.”inthesentencecanbereplacedby.4.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheword“."?5.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph“."?6.Bysaying“.",wemean.7.Whatdoyouthinkoftheexpression“."standsfor?8.Themeaningofword“."inthepassageisrelatedto.一．通过定义或解释推测语义有些概念性生词出现后，作者会给出它的定义、同位语、修饰性从句或是定语。这些修饰成分可以帮助我们推断出生词的语义（1）定义句的谓语动词在文中多为：be,mean，dealwith，beconsideredtobe，referto，becalled，beknownas,define（下定义），represent,signify（表示，表明），constitute（扌旨。。）等。（2）解释则常用asyouknow,tobecalled,tomean,toreferto,thatis（tosay）,inotherwords,namely等词语以及同位语和定语从句来提示下文将前面的信息加以重复或解释。（3）有时作者会用复述的形式来解释语义，而复述部分可以是词、短语或从句。（4）还有下一些标点符号，如冒号、破折号、括号等都表示后文要继续解释说明前文。eg.1.Thepowerfulpoisonwasimperceptiblewhenmixedinliquid,thatis,itcouldnotbetasted,seen,orsmelled.（无法察觉的，感觉不到的）2.TheGreekmarriagewasmonogamousmenandwomenwereallowedonlyonespouse（配偶）atatime.（一夫一妻制）Exercises:1.Pantomimereferstoashortplayinwhichnowordsarespoken.默剧，哑居02.Anthropologyisthescientificstudyofman.人类学3.Wewillmeetyouinthefoyer,theentrancehallofthetheatre.门厅4.Hebegantoshavehiswhiskers,whichhadgrownthickonbothcheeks（脸颊）.胡须5.Somecomputerscientistsaredevelopingartificial-intelligencemachinesthattheysaywillthinklikepeople.人工智能Test1Thereisnocure（治愈）forAlzheimer's.ButadrugcalledARICEPThasbeenusedbymillionsofpeopletohelptheirsymptoms（症状）.61.WhatisARICEPT？（C）A.AmedicinetocureAlzheimer'sB.Amedicinetodelaysignsofaging.C.AmedicinetoreducethesymptomsofAlzheimer's.D.Amedicinetocurebraindamage.Test2HereisThePines,whosecookhasdevelopedaspecialwayofmixingforeignfoodsuchascaribou,wildboarandreindeerwithsurprisingsauces.（1）Accordingtothepassage,ThePinesisa.（D）A.placeinwhichyoucanseemanymobilehomesB.mountainwhereyoucangetagoodviewofthevalleyC.townwhichhappenstobeneartheBanffNationalParkD.restaurantwhereyoucanaskforsomespecialkindsoffood二．利用例证猜测语义某些阅读文章为了证实或说明某一观点，常会举一些例子，而且时时会用一些标志性语言或标点符号来引出，如：括号、破折号、冒号等或诸如forexample,forinstance,suchas,andsoon,justas,like,similarity等连接词或词组。eg.1.Youmayborrowfromthelibraryanyperiodicals:Nature,NewsWeek,TimesandThelistener.期干刊2.Someartistsplantheirpaintingsaroundgeometricformslikesquares,circlesandtriangles.（几何）Exercises:1.Finallytheenemysurrendered.Theythrewdowntheirweapons（武器）andwalkedoutofthehomewiththeirhandsovertheirheads.投降2.Applyanantiseptic,suchasalcohol（酒精），ontheskin.杀菌齐Ll3.InthecornertheremaybeaChristmastreewithitsbranchesdecoratedwithshiningornamentssuchascoloredlightsandglassballs,andsometimeshungwithgifts.___装饰物TestThelargestplayer一ShanghaiBashiTourismCarRentaloffersawidevarietyofchoicesdeluxesedans,minivans,stationwagons,coaches,Santanasedansarethebigfavorite.56Thewords“deluxesedans”，“minivans”and“stationwagons”usedinthetextrefersto.（C）A.carsinthemakingB.carrentalfirmsC.carsforrentD.carmakers三．利...
