1、 高考英语阅读理解中语义猜测 的技巧1. 语义猜测常用设问形式 1 The word “” in paragraphrefers to . 2 The underlined“”could be replaced by . 3 The underlined expression“” in linemost nearly means . 4 The word“” as used in lineis closest in meaning to . 5 Which of the following words can take the place of “ ” ?2. 语义猜测常用方法(1)根据文中解
2、释，举例猜测意思 The herdsman, who looks after sheep, earns some 5,000 yuan a year. We are on the night shift from midnightto 8 amthis week.(牧羊人 )(夜班 ) Ventination, as you know, refers to a system or means of providing fresh air. It plays an important role in a subway or a submarine. The underlined “watersh
3、ed” is closest in meaning to . A. movement up and down when an earthquake happens B. system or method by which a room, building, etc, is aired C. act of taking air into the lungs D. opportunity to breathe clean airB .By 2050, a total of 40 percent Amazon forests will have been lost, including six ma
4、jor watersheds and eco-regions, “ said Britaldo Soares Soares-Filho. A watershed is a high land where streams on one side flow into one river or sea and streams on the other side flow into a different river or sea. The underlined “watershed” most nearly means . A. high land separating two river syst
5、ems B. edge of a river, lake or sea C. surface of water in a lake D. stream, brook or man-made waterwayA表示解释、举例的标志有 for example, such as, refer to, to be, mean, be defined as, be known as, 括号（ ），破折号等 .(2)通过构词法知识（单词的前缀、后缀、合成词）猜测词义 Overwork may causes diseases. Bullfight is very popular in Spain.（工作过渡
6、） （斗牛） .Do you have any strong opinion on co-educational or single-sex schoolsThe word “co-educational” refers to .A. having education together with othersB. of education of girls and boys togetherC. showing care and effortD. willing to be helpfulB .Morning, noon and night, her tongue was endless go
7、ing, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the housethe only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.The underlined word “henpecked” means that at the husband .A. likes hunting B. is afraid of hens C. loves his wife D. is afraid of his wifeD(3)根据生活常识猜测意思 .Smoking cigarettes
8、is detrimental to our health. .The snake slithered through the grass. .Birds fly with their wings and eat with their beaks.The underlined “beaks” most nearly means .A. the part of the face, which is the organ of smell and through which air is breathedB. the organ of the body, with which one seesC. t
9、he hard horny mouth of a birdD. a sharp nail on the toe of a bird（爬行）（有害的）C .Towards evening, there was a threat of rain and the little fish in the pond opened their mouths in the surface of the water like honeycomb. The underlined “threat” as used in the first line is closest in meaning to .A. indication of future weather (rain, snow, storm)B. intention to punish or harm sbC. very large amount in quantityD. very small amount in quantityA
