高考真题展示 2006年全国卷I B …I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of car. I stopped and wondered what I shou do. … 61. The words “took off”underlined in paragraph 2 mean _______ A. turned offf B. moved off C. put up D. set up 2006年北京卷 B …We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work. I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage. … 61. What can we learn from the underlined sentence? A. Kerrel couldn’t understand her teacher. B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing. C. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson. D. Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher’s words.
猜测词义题常见的解题方法： （一）上下文线索猜测词义 任何一篇文章中的句子在内容上都不是绝对孤立的，都跟句子所在的段落及整篇文章有关。利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析而推测词义，是阅读过程中的一大关键，也是高考的热点。 如： If he thinks he can invite me out, he is all wet. I don’t like to be with him. A. drunk B. sweating C. happy D. mistaken 根据I don’t like to be with him我们感受到说话人的语气。我不愿意跟他在一起，那么，他要邀请我出去是不可能的 他就大错特错了。因此答案D。
练习： （1）A deaf and dump guy went into a hardware store to ask for some nails. （2）The climate of the west coast is the most moderate in Canada, summers are cool and fairly dry and winters are mild, cloudy and wet. Even in mid-winter, the temperature is usually above freezing. （3）All the houses in the city collapsed during the earthquake. （4）For people who live within a stone’s throw from the office to be late to work is unforgivable. （5）The conflagration was so fierce that with just a few second one could see towering flames where the house had stood and the smoke which filled the sky could be seen for miles and miles. 答案：（1）五金店（2）温和的（3）坍塌（4）一步之遥（5）大火灾 （二）根据定义或解释猜测词义 阅读文章中的有些生词尤其是新闻报导及科普类文章中的生词，往往在其后有对该词进行解释说明性的短语或句子，如to be, that is , mean, stand for, namely, to refer to, to mean ,in other words等，有时也以同位语、定语从句的形式出现，或用破折号、括号来表示。如： Some ships carried cargo such as coal, oil and military supplies(军用物资),while others carried only passengers. 分析：such as后所列举物品均为“货物”，由此推断cargo的意思相同，和后面的passengers形成对比。 练习 (1)Yet, shopkeepers may have to spend extra hours to deal with problems, such as shoplifter, who always take away things from the shop without paying for them. （2）The best football, basketball and tennis players can become professional that means they will have a career in sports and will get money when they play. （3）Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal. （4）The word “lefty” means a person who uses his or her left hand for writing, eating and other jobs. （5）Doctors recommended that everyone exercise every day, particular those who spend many hours doing sedentary activities like reading, typing or sewing. （6）A person who has the SARS （非典型肺炎）may have symptoms like coughing and a high temperature. 答案：(1)商店里偷东西的人（2）职业的（3）盗窃癖（4）左撇子“的”（5）久坐的（6）症状 （三）. 根据反义词或反义关系 有的文章作者为了增强表达效果，会用一对反义词揭示事物的不同点，形成鲜明的对比，这时只要把握其中的一词，就不难推出另一词的含义，这种句子多见unlike, although, but, yet, while, on the contrary, on the other hand, for one thing, for another, intead of, rather than等信息词。如： One idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information. Quite the reverse, business polite, life itself is games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. A. Quite right. B. Time enough. C. Most unlike. D. Just the opposite. 分析：由前句中perfect information到后面imperfect information这一组对比关系的词，我们可以推断应为“对比、相反”的意思。 练习： 1． Unlike the Unite States where many different nationalities make up the population, Japan’s population is quite homogeneous. 2. Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. But no one panicked, we passed the time telling stories. 3. Most of us agreed; however, Gary dissented. 4. He is homely, not at all as handsome as his brother. 答案：1.单一民族的 2。慌张 3。 不同意 4。 不英俊 (四). 根据同义词或近义词关系 常见的引出同义词的标志性词语有or, like, similarly等。如： Millions of animals die each year on Us roads, the Highway administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat exist in the Us today. The main reason? Roadkill. 分析：从后面的同位语an endangered wild cat 可知“ocelot”是一种野生猫 练习： 1． Not every historic mansion, church, battle site, theatre and other public halls can be preserved. 2． We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. 3． Their friends laughed at them, and my sister felt wretched, very unhappy. 答案：1。大厦 2。 粗俗的，庸俗的 （五）利用例证性线索 某些冷僻的词汇后面会举一个例子，使词汇具体易懂。等连接性词语往往用来举例说明前面较难理解的名词。如： You can take any of the periodicals: The World of English, Foreign Language Teaching in School, or English Learning. 分析：通过后面的例子：《英语世界》、《中小学外语教学》、《英语学习》，可知periodicals为“期刊杂志” 练习： 1． Many United Nations emloyees are polyglots: Mr.Simpson, for example, speaks five languages fluently. 2． The largest player---Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices---Deluxe Sedans, Minivans, Station Wagons, Coaches, Santana Sedans are the big favorite. 3． When writing an article, we often use similes, such as “brave as a lion” and “quick like lightning”. 答案：1。通晓多国语言 2。各种不同种类的出租车名称 3.明喻 （六）根据构词法猜测词义 阅读中常会遇到一些由所熟悉的单词派生或合成的新词，可利用构词法知识来推测其意思。如： Exhibition officials said that a person bitte
