HowtoguessthemeaningofwordsinreadingcomprehensionSub-skills:word-guessingstrategies,wordformationStrategyI:_____________【猜一猜】1.Birdsflywiththeirwings,andtheypickuptheirfoods,andtheneatthemwiththeirbeaksandtheyusetheirclawsfortearing,seizing,pullingorholdingobjects.“beak”heremeans______________.2.Mostoftherosesarebeginningtowitherbecauseofthecold.“wither”refersto______________.【练一练】1.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoslowglobalwarming.(福建卷)Thephrase“moppingup”intheparagraphmeans______.A.cleaningupB.takinginC.wipingoutD.givingout2.Butit'llperhapsraincatsanddogstomorrow,asitdidyesterday.(湖北卷)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“raincatsanddogs”probablymean?A.阵雨B.细雨C.酸雨D.倾盆大雨StrategyII:_________________________________(一)根据上下文/语境解释做出判断:其方法主要有:1.根据文中的定义、解释猜生词。例如:Anthropologyisthescientificstudyofman.()2.利用事例或解释猜生词。例如:Thedoctorisstudyingglaucomaandcataract(白内障)aswellasotherdiseasesoftheeye.()3.利用重复解释的信息猜生词。例如:Mr.Smithalwaysarriveshomepunctually,neitherearlynorlate.()4.根据同位关系进行判断。例如:a)…,andotherGermanicandNordicpeoples,whospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-Saxon(orOldEnglish),aGermaniclanguage.()b)…The"Chunnel",atunnelconnectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.()【结一结】某些生词的词义往往会在下文中得到解释或说明。这些解释有时以定义、定语从句、_______的形式出现;有时用破折号、_______、冒号、引号等符号引出或圈定的内容表示出来;有时还用thatis,or,thatistosay,_______等词语引出。【试一试】1.Archaeologyisthestudyoftheburiedremainsofancienttimes,suchashouses,pots,toolsandweapons.()2.Theherdsman,wholooksaftersheep,earnsabout650yuanayear.()3.Onthefarmtheymainlyraisepoultry,suchaschickens,ducksandgeese,fortheireggsandmeat.()(二)根据逻辑关系进行判断A.因果关系a)Marydidn'tnoticemewhenIcameintotheclassroom,becauseshewascompletelyengrossedinhisreading.()b)Tomisconsideredanautocraticadministratorbecausehemakesdecisionswithoutseekingtheopinionsofothers.()【想一想】常见的表示因果关系的信号词有:_________________________________B.转折对比关系a)AndrewisoneofthemostsuperciliousmenIknow.Hisbrother,however,isquitehumbleandmodest.()b)Unlikehisbrother,whoistrulyahandsomeperson,Jackisquitehomely.()C)Mrs.Smithisloquaciouswhileherhusbandisthesilenttype.A.活泼的B.好动的C.多嘴多舌的D.可爱的【考一考】常见表示转折,对比关系的信号词:_________________________________【练一练】1…Thehomelesspeoplemayhavebecomejoblessandthenbeenunabletopaytheirrentandsonolongerhavearoofovertheirheads.(陕西卷)Inparagraph2,“aroofovertheirheads”mostprobablymeans______.A.acapB.acarC.ahomeD.acovering2.“UnlikevitaminC,leadershipskillscan’tbeeasilyswalloweddown.Theymustbecarefullycultivated.”(广东卷)Theunderlinedwordroughlymeans____.A.encouragedB.comparedC.examinedD.developedStrategyIII:______________________________1.Myfather,myfather-in-law,mybrother,mysister--everybodyisadoctor,allinChicago.()2.The7DaysInncanhouse300tourists.()3.Whenhereachedtheplacewithhisarmy,hefoundanimpassableriverinfrontofhim.()【连一连】super-在……之间inter-超mini-易于……的micro-极小的-some反对anti-后co-身份,资格post-微小pre-一同,一起-ship之前Summary:【忆一忆】Consolidation:【译一译】1.按时地_______________6.thatistosay_______________2.谦虚的_______________7.rainc...