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PAGE PAGE 1 猜测词义 Step = 1 \* ROMAN I Lead-in 1).高考真题再现 One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as“hopeless”,“pitiful,”and “dying”which sounded ominous. (2012.重庆) What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Impossible. B. Boring. C. Difficult. D. Fearful. It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath-perhaps not so noticeably out in mid –ocean,but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with symbiotic existences,too; unimaginable quantities of creatures,little and large alike,mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.(2013.重庆) What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean? A.Living together. B.Growing fast. C.Moving harmoniously. D.Breathing peacefully. 2).词义猜测题常用的提问方式有： 1. The word “…” refers to / probably means. / could best be replaced by ___. 2.The word “…” is most likely to mean ______. 3. What do you think the expression “…” stands for? 4. The underlined word “…” means ______. Step = 2 \* ROMAN II Introduction 1. Definition 定义法 猜测词义2. Contrast 对比法 猜测词义 3. Similarity 相似法 4. Cause and effect 因果法 5. Example 例举法 6. Word Formation 构词法 7. Context 上下文 8. Common Sense 普通常识 1. Definition 定义法： 一般通过定义、定语（从句）或同位语（从句）来确定词义。 It will be very hard but very brittle — that is , it will break easily. The herdsman , who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year. 2. Contrast 对比法： 利用文中的反义词以及表对比关系的词（组）猜测词义。表示对比的词有but、whil