(张彦军,河北辛集中学高级教师,英语教研组长。)
猜测单词或短语的词义是学生阅读理解能力的一个重要组成部分,具备了一定的猜词能力,对排除阅读中某些生词的干扰,降低生词率,提高阅读理解速度和理解能力大有益处。
-定义法
有些文章,特别是科技文章,通常会对一些词给出其定义,或者用逗号、破折号引出对某一词的定义或解释说明。例如NMET2004B篇61题。
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s. But a drug called ARICEPT has been used by millions of people to help their symptoms(症状).
What is AIRCEPT?
A、A medicine to cure Alzheimer’s
B、A medicine to delay signs of aging
C、A medicine to reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s
D、A medicine to cure brain damage
解析:从上下文看,a drug called ARICEPT …… to help their symptoms就是给ARICEPT下的一个定义,故答案选C。
-举例法
有时有些文章为了证实或说明某一观点,经常举一些例子,考生可充分利用这些例子猜测生词的含义。例如NMET2001全国A篇56题。
The largest player -- Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental offers a wide variety of choices -- deluxe sedans,minivans,station wagons,coaches,Santana sedans are the big favorite.
The words “deluxesedans”,“minivans” and “stationwagons” used in the text refers to _______.
A、cars in the making
B、car rental firms
C、cars for rent
D、car makers
解析:文中谈到上海巴士旅游汽车出租公司能提供很多的选择,下面列举的当然是各种汽车类型,答案选C。
-构词法
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