如何猜测词义临沂期中58.whatdoestheunderlinedword“delegated”probablymean?A.appointedB.replacedC.declinedD.handledHaveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversay“No”toanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifso,why?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?63.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“unanimous”inpara.6?A.unwillingB.absoluteC.inconsiderateD.uncertainWhenouradvisoraskedifwewouldliketogetinvolved,werespondedwithaunanimousyes.在阅读中,我们往往会遇到一些不认识的单词或短语,或者认识的单词在文章中有了新的意义、如果这些词或短语不影响对文章主要内容的理解,我们便可以将它们略过,继续阅读。如果了解这些词语的意思对正确理解文意很重要,这时,我们就必须根据上下文的联系,对它们的意义进行猜测,使之不影响对整篇文章的阅读理解。需要注意的是,一个单词通常有好几个意思,我们要解决的是这些词在文中所表达的意思。因此,不可脱离上下文,只根据自己以前了解的词义来确定其意义。通常,猜测词义可采用以下几种方法：一、利用所出现生词的上下文与其意义上的联系或下文进一步的叙述,猜测词义。1.Thefemalemosquitoisavampireandlivesonblood.2.Theoldmanputonhisspectaclesandbegantoread.3.I'msorryI'vebeenmonopolizingyou.Yourotherdinnercompanionshouldhavethechancetotalktoyou.4.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldpracticeperseveranceoftener,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwashardorinconvenient.5.Pigeonshaveanaturalinstincttoreturnhome,eveniftheyarefarawayandthetripishardordangerous.1.Thefemalemosquitoisavampireandlivesonblood.如不知道vampire的词义,从上文1ivesonblood(靠吸血而生存)则可得知其词义为吸血昆虫。2.Theoldmanputonhisspectaclesandbegantoread.如不知道spectacles的词义,从下文"戴上'spectacles'后开始阅读"可猜得其词义为"眼镜"。3.I'msorryI'vebeenmonopolizingyou.Yourotherdinnercompanionshouldhavethechancetotalktoyou,too.根据第二个句子的意思,可猜出monopolize之意为"独占"4.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldpracticeperseveranceoftener,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwashardorinconvenient.根据andnevergiveupathing...可猜测perseverance之意为"坚韧不拔".5.Pigeonshaveanaturalinstincttoreturnhome,eveniftheyarefarawayandthetripishardordangerous.根据后半句让步状语从句,可猜测instinct为"本能"。6.14,000sanitationworkerswhocarryoff,yearly,threemilliontonsofrefuseandkeep7,500milesofstreetscleanandfreeofsnow.从上下文可猜出sanitationworkers为"环卫工人"。7.Humanbeingsareauniquespecies.Theyhavelargerbrainsthananyotherbeings.Theyhavethegiftofspeechandcancommunicatetheirthoughts,ideas,andfeelings.从上下文可猜出thegiftofspeech为“语言天赋”。8.Ourearthisveryold.Itholdsmanysecretsaboutlifeinthepast.Archaeologistsdiginthegroundandbringoutthesesecrets.Theydiscoverobjectsthousandsofyearsoldthatinformusabouthowpeoplelivedlongago.不难猜出Archaeologists为“考古学家”9.Theteacherdidnotheartheknockingatthedoorbecausehewascompletelyengrossedinhisreading.以因果关系为线索,可确定engrossed的意思为“被吸引”,“全神贯注”。10.Iamaresoluteman.OnceIsetupagoal,Iwon'tgiveitupeasily.通过第二句,可推出resolute的意思是"坚定的"。二.利用文中的举例猜测词义。常见的举例的提示词有：forexample,suchas,forinstance等。1.Someartistsplantheirpaintingsaroundgeometricformslikesquares,circlesandtriangles.如不知道"geometricforms"的意思,可从文中所列举的三角形、正方形、圆形来猜得其意义为“几何图形”。2.Todayyoungcoupleswhoarejuststartingtheirhouseholdsoftenspendlotsoftheirmoneyonappliances,forinstance,washing-machines,refrigeratorsandcolortelevisions.如不知道appliances的意思,从文中...
