1、二轮复习 猜测词义 1.The underlined word“”refers to(means/stands for).2.Which of the following words can take the place of/be replaced by the word “”?3.What is the meaning of“”as the words are used in the text?4.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the word“”?常见词义猜测题型考查方向：、熟词新意，即熟悉词汇的陌生含义；、复合词的含
2、义理解，对于衍生词汇的理解能力；、根据上下文对代词的指代含义的理解能力；、根据上下文对不认识单词的词义判断能力；、对谚语、俗语、俚语含义的理解能力；、通过近义词、反义词和常识理解词汇的能力。1.Definition 定义法：一般通过定义、定语（从句）或同位语（从句）来确定词义。It will be very hard but very brittle that is,it will break easily.(adj.易碎的,脆的)定义常见词汇及短语：be called,be known,be defined as,constitute,refer to 等词汇或冒号，括号，破折号等。解释常见
3、词汇及短语：or,that is to say,in other words,to put it another way等引出一些解释性的短语或句子。2.Contrast 对比法：利用文中的反义词以及表对比关系的词（组）猜测词义。表示对比的词有but,yet,while、however,otherwise on the other hand,on the contrary,in contrast,in spite of,instead等。She is usually prompt for all her classes,but today she arrived in the middle o
4、f her first class.A.on time B.late C.slowly D.quickly 3.Similarity 相似法：利用同义词、近义词或词组猜测词义。Cleaning up waterways is an gigantic task.The job is so large,in fact,that the government may not be able to save some of the rivers and lakes which have been polluted.(adj.巨大的;极大的)4.Cause and Effect 因果法：从原因推测结果，
5、从结果推测原因。One who is destitute has a great need for food and clothing.She did not hear what you said because she was completely engrossed in her reading.(adj.贫穷的,穷困的)(concentrate/focus her attention on)因果关系常见词汇及短语：since,as,because,for,due to,owing to,for the reason that,result from,so,therefore,thus,c
6、onsequently,result in等。5.Example 例举法：利用文中的举例猜测词义。常见的举例的提示词有for instance,for example,such as,like等。Today young couples often spend lots of their money on appliances,for instance,washing machines,refrigerators and color televisions.(n.电器用具)6.Word Formation 构词法：英语单词大多是由词根、词头（前缀）和词尾（后缀）所组成。词根是单词最基本的部分，表
7、达单词的基本含义。在词根前或后加上前缀或后缀，可以用来引申或转变原词的意义，即派生。只要我们掌握了各种词根、词头和词尾的基本含义，那么就可以很容易猜测出由其构成的新词的含义了;另外还有合成与转化。常见的前缀和后缀如：super-(超)mini-(迷你的,微小的)micro-（微小的）re-（再，反复）mis-（误，恶）im-（不）un-（不，非）in-（不，非）non-（不，非）-able（能的）-less（不，无）-wards(向)superman microwave(超人)nonnaturalmispronouce(非自然的)antiageingnonsmoker(抗衰老的)shewolf
8、sleep-walk(母狼)Can you guess the right meanings?(微波)(非烟民)(发错音)(梦游)Eg.Im going to buy a microbus.micro+bus 微型公共汽车Lions are opportunists.They prefer to eat without having to do too much work.If another animal has made a kill,they will drive it off and take the kill for themselves.By describing lions as
9、“opportunist”,the author means to say that lions_.A.are cruel animalsB.are clever animalsC.like to take advantage of other animalsD.like to take every chance to eat7.Context 上下文：利用语境及前后的提示来猜测词义。8.Common sense 普通常识：根据普通常识和生活经验来猜测词义。在阅读的过程中，如遇到生词，有时可以根据自身的直接或间接的经验，或运用自己已有的常识将其推测出来。比如了解一些英美国家的天文地理、风俗习惯、宗教信仰、政治结构、社会制度等，可以帮助加深对文章的理解，遇到生词时，猜测词义的能力自然就会增强。When a doctor performs an operation on a patient，he usually gives an anesthetic to make himunconscious，because he does not want his patient to feel pain or to know what is happening to him.n.麻醉剂(药)
