阅读理解专题指导--03 词义猜测.ppt

高考英语专题复习 词义猜测题 角度1　猜测生僻词 【典例】The ruler had been so cruel and dishonest that after the revolution he was banished. A few members of the Senate(参议院) opposed this decision, but the majority voted that the ruler should leave the country for ever. The underlined word “banished” mean_______. A. killed by stoning B. sent away C. imprisoned D. punished by whipping 【知识链接】 高考英语文章中允许出现一部分生僻词，但是它们不影响考生对文章整体意思的理解。生僻词的猜测是高考常涉及的一个考点，考生可以通过上下文来猜测生词的词义。这些词往往不是孤立存在的，在上下文中都有相关的叙述。 角度2　熟词生义或短语的猜测 【典例】 Tens of thousands of baby penguins face starvation after two giant icebergs broke off the Antarctic ice sheet and blocked their parents’ road to the feeding areas. Adeline and emperor penguins nesting on the Ross island rookeries are now forced to walk long distances over the icebergs to obtain food for their chicks, born during the November-December breeding season. What does the underlined word “obtain” probably mean? A. eat B. get C. sell D. buy 【知识链接】 命题者往往会给出一些考生熟悉的词让猜测其词义，选项中会有其一眼就能看出来的意思。这时候考生一定不要想当然，直接选择其表面意思，这是个陷阱。考生需要对上下文语境有充分的了解才能猜测出其含义。要猜测的这类词在文章中往往不是其本来的意思，而是其延伸义。所以，做这类题时，考生一定不要轻易上当，而应认真分析所给语境，挖掘出深层的含义。 角度3　代词指代意义的猜测 【典例】 ...I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-olored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe；my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming，and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples，twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer，the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood，I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate... (20