1、模式4| 词义猜测题单词、短语的含义单词表示的对象句子的含义代词的指代对象根据上下文猜测单词或短语的含义。猜测单词(一般是名词)代表什么范畴的东西。根据上下文猜测某个句子的含义。根据上下文猜测代词it，they，that，these，those代指的人或物。解题技巧1.利用针对性的解释，如定义、同位语、定语从句、重述等。2利用标点符号，如破折号、冒号、分号、引号后面的内容或括号中的内容。3利用文中列举的例子或给出的同义词、反义词等。4根据内文逻辑关系，如并列、对比、因果关系等。5根据构词法，如前缀、后缀、复合词等。典例1(2015江苏高考D节选)Freedom and Responsibili
2、tyFreedoms challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic.We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it.Some 2，500 years ago Greece discovered freedom.Before that there was no freedom.There were great civilizations，splendid empires，but no freedom a
3、nywhere.Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies，one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.In Greece，in Athens (雅典)，a little city in a little country，there were no helpless masses.And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed，and the unwritten，which must be obeyed
4、 if free men live together.They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be very painful unless one chose to live alone in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted.A man was free if he was selfcontrolled.To
5、 make yourself obey what you approved was freedom.They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair.Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens，not because it was forced on him from the outside，but because the city was his pride and his safety.The essential belief of th
6、e first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers.It cannot be discovered once for all.If people do not prize it，and work for it，it will go.Constant watch is
7、its price.Athens changed.It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance，a spiritual change which affected the whole state.It had been the Athenians pride and joy to give to their city.That they could get material benefits from her never entered their mi
8、nds.There had to be a complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as an employer who paid her citizens for doing her work.Now instead of men giving to the state，the state was to give to them.What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; a
9、nd with this as the primary object，ideas of freedom and selfreliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing.Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative business possessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share.Athens reached the point when the free
10、dom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.There_could_be_only_one_result.If men insisted on being free from the burden of selfdependence and responsibility for the common good，they would cease to be free.Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.It is to be had on no oth
11、er terms.Athens，the Athens of Ancient Greece，refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.65What does the underlined word “tyrannies” in Paragraph 2 refer to?ACountries where their people need help.BPowerful states with higher civilization.CSplendid empires w
12、here people enjoy freedom.DGovernments ruled with absolute power.68What does the sentence “There could be only one result.” in Paragraph 5 mean?AAthens would continue to be free.BAthens would cease to have freedom.CFreedom would come from responsibility.DFreedom would stop Athens from selfdependence
13、.65.D词义猜测题。此类题目一定要结合上下文来解答，首先看画线词tyrannies的同位语one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses(一个很有权势的人统治一大群无助的人)，再分析各选项含义可知D项“用绝对权力来统治的政府”与此意思相近。A项“人们需要帮助的国家”、B项“具有较高文明的强有力的国家”和C项“人们享有自由的伟大帝国”均与词义本身相差甚远。68B词义猜测题。此句是论点，接下来是论证，最后是总结。论证部分运用if从句进行假设，最后总结出she reached the end of freedom and was never to
14、 have it again，所以只有B项的内容符合，选项中的cease to have freedom相当于be never to have it。A项和第五段中的they would cease to be free相违背；C项不是结果；D项是对If men insisted on being free from the burden of selfdependence and responsibility for the common good.的曲解。典例2(2014江苏高考D节选)Before I was two，I was adopted by an Anglo couple.Fe
15、d three square meals a day，I grew like a wild weed and grasped all the opportunities they had to offerbooks，music，education，church life and community activities.In a family of blueeyed blonds，though，I_stood_out_like_a_sore_thumbWhether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so different，my olde
16、r brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin，or made fun of my clumsy walk.Moody and impatient，burdened by fears that none of us realized resulted from my early years of need，I was not an easy child to love.My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years，but gradually came to se
17、e one another as real human beings with faults and talents，and as women of strength in our own right.Lacking a mirror image in the mother who raised me，I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own.The Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.I lost my Chinese name for 18 ye
18、ars.It was Americanized for convenience to “Sue.” But like an illfitting coat，it made me uncomfortable.I hated the name.But even more，I hated being Chinese.It took many years to become proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage to take back my birthname.That，plus a little knowledge of classroo
19、m Cantonese，is all the Chinese culture I have to offer you.Not white，certainly，but not really Asian，I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge the gap for you.Your name，“Shaoming，”is very much like mine“Shao” means “little.”And “ming” is “bright，” as in a shining sun or moon.Whose lives
20、 will you brighten，little Maya？Your_past_is_more_complete_than_mine，and each day I cradle you in your babyhood，generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years.When I pat you，I comfort the lost baby inside me who still cries for her mother.67What does “I stood out like a sore th
21、umb” in Paragraph 5 mean?AI walked clumsily out of pains.BI was not easy to love due to jealousy.CI was impatient out of fear.DI looked different from others.70By “Your past is more complete than mine，” Mommy means_Aher past was completed earlier than ShaomingsBShaoming has got motherly care and a s
22、ense of rootsCher mother didnt comfort her the way she did ShaomingDher past was spent brokenly，first in Asia，then in the US,67.D词义猜测题。推测句意应该着眼于前后句。接下来一句说到someone who looked so different，这里的someone指的就是作者本人，这句是对画线句的补充解释，另外可从字面意思猜测“I stood out like a sore thumb(我像肿痛的拇指那样引人注目)”，故只有D项“I looked different from others.”与该句意义一致。70B词义猜测题。此处也应该从前后句着手。从后半句“我给予你我两岁前所缺乏的爱”及末句的“comfort the lost baby”可知作者的意思是女儿不会再重复自己没有根的悲剧，让她得到安慰，可见B项的“motherly care”和“a sense of roots”符合文意。
