Skills for ReadingNi Shuying from Huzhou High School1
Background Informationso little moneyunhappy, low-spirited$ 1
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Della was in low spirits at the very moment1
“A gray cat, a gray fence and a gray backyard (paragraph 3)” suggests that __________
Context Informationan ideavery sad, hopelessexcited(上下文)2
By saying “Her eyes were shining brightly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds” (paragraph 4) the writer shows that ____________
Della was excited at first but soon got desperate How can you guess the meaning of a new word, a phrase or a sentence
According to the background of the event2
From the context of the passage3
Detailed Informationtook pride in… but sold…deep lovefor Jimtwo hours… a nice gift for Jim 3
From the author’s detailed descripti