阅读理解之猜测词义

阅读理解之猜测词义

一. 解释:

eg：It will be very hard but also very brittle --- that is, it will break easily.

eg：Modern medicine began with the stethoscope, a medical tool used for listening to the movements of a person’s lung and his heartbeats.

◎A person who is skilled at making or repairing wooden objects is called a carpenter.

◎His uncle is a zoologist, an expert who does research on animals.

◎The herdsman, who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year.

◎We are on the night shift --- working from midnight to 8 a.m. --- this week.

二. 上下文:

1. e.g. Though Tom’s face has been washed quite clean, his neck still remains grubby.

e.g. John usually wastes a lot of money on such useless things, his wife, however, is very abstemious .

◎In the past the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil. ◎If you agree, write “yes”; if you dissent, write “no”.

◎Some human actions are learned, but quite a few other actions are innate.

Although a large number of people considered him to have stolen the money, I was sure that he was innocent of the theft.

2. e.g. Mother was tall, fat and middle-aged. My aunt was an old woman, almost as plump as mother, but much shorter.

e.g. The new tax law supersedes, or replaces, the law that was in effect last year.

e.g. Mr Smith loves to talk, and his wife is similarly loquacious.

eg：American businessmen expect employees to be punctual. They do not expect that the workers will come late.

◎One of symptoms caused by this kind of illness is a high fever.

◎Because this chemical liquid is highly volatile, we must keep it in a bottle which has a tight lid.

◎In the strong wind, the beggar shivered with the terrible cold.

3. e.g. Rubber can be made to stretch more than nine times its normal length because it is very elastic.

e.g. The river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom even when it is shallow.

◎Since I could not afford to purchase the original painting, I bought a replica. An inexperienced eye could not tell the difference.

◎He’s such a shrewd businessman that he loses no money in any trade.

◎She wanted the hairdresser to trim her hair a bit because it was too long.

三. 构词法:

1. With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners 猜一猜:

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irrelative

nonstandard

disloyal

unlock

co-worker

overactive

vice president

e.g. We must safeguard the world peace.

A protect

B care

C prevent

D to keep safe with guns

e.g. Don’t listen to his nonsense.

A having no meaning

B meaningless words

C humorous speech

D not making sense

四. 举例子:

e.g. On the farm they mainly raise poultry, such as chickens, ducks and geese, for their eggs and meat.

e.g.

I have found Lucy is quite generous, for example, whenever she meets a beggar, she gives some coins to him.