高中英语猜词题技巧整理版

1、定或解明

1. be called ⋯ 3. means ⋯ 4. be defined as⋯to

We can feel acceleration , which is an increase in speed. But we notice it

for only a short time. For example we feel it during the takeoff run

of an airplane.

1.the underlined word acceleration means _______.

A. any kind of movement

B. the movement of a

plane C. a steady speed

D. to make something mover faster

2、比关系

1. but/however/yet/while ⋯

2. otherwise/or/or else ⋯

3. instead of though/as

◎John usually wastes a lot of money on such useless things, his wife, however, is very thrifty.

◎ If you agree, write“ yes”; if you dissent, write“no”.

◎Although a large number of people considered him to have stolen

the money, I was sure that he was innocent of the thing.

(2008 江卷， A 篇) Wecan allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy(人 ). However, we can also take control of it and make it our ally.

56.The underlined word “ally ” in Para. 3 most likely means somebody or something that is ______.

A. your slave and serves you

B.

your supporter and helps you

C. under your control and obeys you

D.

under your influence and follows you

3、因果关系

since/as/for/due to ⋯therefore/thus/consequently⋯⋯that/such⋯that

◎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.

◎The river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom even

when it is shallow(浅的).

(2009 安徽卷， B 篇) Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as“boats on land” for their ability to carry

loads.

60.The words “boats on land ” underlined in paragraph 2 refer to __ A．animals for taking goods

B. creatures for pulling plows（犁）

C. treasures of the folk culture

D. tools in the farming economy

4、例法

1. such as/for example/ for instance

2. Like including 5. consist of

◎Cars must have certain safety and good brakes （刹） .◎On the farm they mainly raise geese, for their eggs and meat.devices such as seat belt,headlights, poultry, such as chickens, ducks and

(09 福建卷， E 篇) In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions( 排放物 ) to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points,such as the melting(消融 )of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica.

73. The underlined words“tipping points ” most probably refer to “_______”.

A. freezing points

B. burning points

C. melting points

D. boiling points

5、重述

is ( to say )⋯ 2. in other words/or⋯put it anot her way ⋯

◎In some countries where there is very little rain, the farmers have

to irrigate, or water their fields.

◎ All whales consist of two groups, those with teeth and those without, Dolphins belong to odontoceti, that is to say, they are toothed whales.

6.前后猜

1).常前

dis-/in-/non-/ir-否认前re-再⋯mini -小

over- 度 super-超 pre-前

猜： recall irrelative nonstandard disloyal

2). 常后

-er/-or/-ian/-ist/-ese ⋯人

special a. 特的specialist n.家

-able/-ful/-ish/-ern形容后

reach v. 抵达reachable adj.可得的

-ment/-tion/-ture/-ness名后

careless a. 马虎的carelessness n.马虎