ReadingSkillsⅠ猜词义解说.ppt

3. 常见的构成副词的后缀： ly e.g. clearly/obviously ward(s) e.g. backwards 4. 常见的构成动词的后缀： en e.g. widen/weaken ify e.g. identify/satisfy - ize/-ise e.g. realise/organise 转 化 1 3 2 动词转化为名词 e.g. I like a quiet read after supper. He was about the same build as his brother. 名词转化为动词 e.g. Who chaired the meeting? The pill is coated with sugar. 形容词转化为动词 e.g. Don’t dirty your hands. She wishes to better your condition. 合 成 常见的合成形容词： 形容词+名词+ed e.g. good-tempered/warm-hearted 形容词/副词+现在分词 e.g. good-looking/hard-working 名词+现在分词/过去分词 e.g. peace-loving/state-owned 副词+过去分词 e.g. well-known/badly-behaved 常见的合成名词： 名词+名词e.g. silkworm/bloodtest 形容词+名词 e.g.shorthand 动名词+名词 e.g. waiting-room/sleeping-pills 动词+名词 e.g. pickpocket 名词+动名词 e.g. handwriting/sun-bathing 动词+副词 e.g. get-together/break-through 例1：Sharks are among the few animals in the world that almost never get cancer and eye cataracts. Understanding why can help us improve human health. Chemicals extracted from shark cartilage have killed cancerous tumors in laboratory animals, a research that someday could help prolong your life. The underlined word “prolong” in the paragraph means ______. A. save B. protect C. lengthen D. improve 答案：C。可根据构词法来判断词义。prolong 是个派生词，前缀pro-是“支持，亲”之意，long是“长”之意，故可判断prolong是“延长(寿命)”的意思。而lengthen则是由名词length变化而来，-en后缀代表“使…变得…”，因此lengthen也表示延长之意。 例2： It would be easy for someone to mispresent himself on line because you cant see him. Thus someone who says that she is a 12-year-old girl could really be an old man. What does the underline word mean? A. a bad gift B. say something rudely C. express something in a wrong way D. express oneself politely SET 1 SET 2 Tom can’t play tennis now because he can’t find his white sneakers. A. money B. bowls C. shoes 1 2 Jane is usually prompt for all her classes，but she arrived in the middle of her first class. A. l