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近年来，为了考查考生猜测词义的能力，高考英语词汇题、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”，而出现思维堵塞的现象，严重影响了对题干、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