[外语学习]词义猜测技巧之 通过上下文进行词义猜测.pptVIP

* * * * * * 词义猜测题解题策略 Lead in …The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists. … 67. The underlined word “divergence” in paragraph 4 means “______”. A. evolution B. exhibition C. separation D. examination __________________________________________________ _______________________________ ● 词义猜测题常见的考查形式： 1) The phrase “…” in the sentence could be replaced by _________. 2) The world “…” in the paragraph refers to ______. 3) What is the meaning of the underlined word in the paragraph? / What does the underlined word mean? 4) Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the phrase”…”? 5) The world “…” most nearly means ______ . 6) What do you think the expression “…” stand for? … 词义猜测题解题策略之 ---通过上下文进行词义猜测 猜词是英语阅读的重要技巧，也是高考中常考的题型。考生要学会“顺藤摸瓜”，通过构词、定义、对比、因果、联想、上下文等线索(各种已知信息)确定词义。要求猜测词义的词一般为实词(动词、名词、形容词等)。就方法来说，主要根据上下文线索和构词法。高考阅读文章中更侧重前者。 1 1 1 1 2011 2010 2009 2008 ● 技巧点拨 【例1】 In slang the term jam constitutes a state of being in which a person finds himself or herself in a difficult situation. 词义：________ 困境 ★Skill 1： 通过____________________进行猜测 定义句的谓语动词多为：_____________ _________________________ be called, be known as, define, represent等。 be, mean, deal with, be considered, to be, refer to, Practice : His uncle is a zoologist, an expert who does research on animals. 词义：________ 动物学家 定义或释义关系 ● 技巧点拨 【例2】 1) They traveled a long way, at last got to a castle, a large building in old times. ___________ 2) We are on the night shift---from midnight to 8 a.m.----this week. ___________ 3) In fact，only about