阅读理解之词义猜测题
词义猜测题常见设题方式：：
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 ______.......
解题方法
1. Definition 定义法
2. Contrast 对比法
3. Similarity 相似法
4. Cau and effect 因果法
5. Example 例举法
6. Word Formation 构词法
7. Context 上下文
8. Common Sen 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。
a.It will be very hard but very brittle — that is , it will break easily. ( )
b.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、while、however、 otherwi等。
a.Most of us agreed, however, Bill disnted. ( )
b.She is usually prompt for all her class, but today she arrived in the middle of her first
10月6日class.
A. on time B. late C. slowly D. quickly
3. Similarity 相似法：利用同义词、近义词或词组猜测词义。
Cleaning up waterways is an 年终奖需要扣税吗enormous task .The job is so large, in fact, that the government may not be able to save some of the rivers and lakes which have been polluted. ( )
4. Cau Effect 因果法：从原因推测结果，从结果推测原因。
a.One who is destitute has a great need for food and clothing. ( )
b.That muum is so immen that it will be impossible to e all the exhibits in one day. ( )
5. Example 例举法：利用文中的举例猜测词义。常见的举例的提示词有for instance, for example, such as等孔明挥泪斩马谡 。
Today young couples often spend lots of their money on appliances, for instance, washing machines, refrigerators and color televisions. ( )
6. Word Formation 构词法：英语单词大多是由词根、词头（前缀）和词尾（后缀）所组成。
词根是单词最基本的部分，表达单词的基本含义。在词根前或后加上前缀或后缀，可以用来引申或转变原词的意义。只要我们掌握了各种词根、词头和词尾的基本含义，那么就可以很容易猜测出由其构成的新词的含义了。
中学英语中常见的前缀和后缀有：
super- (超) mini- (极小的, 微小的) micro-（极微小的） re- （再，反复）
mis-（误，恶） im-（不） un-（不，非） in-（不，非）
肥胖的女人non-（不，非） -able（能…的 ） -less（不，无） -wards (向)
Can you guess the right meanings?
superman microwave nonnatural mispronounce
homeless nonsmoker rebuild eastwards
Eg. I’m going to buy a microbus. ( )
7. Context 上下文：利用语境及前后的提示来猜测词义。
1) He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understand
anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad
accident.
A. e clearly B. understand C. expect
2）Tom saw an owl last night．
A．a bird B．an animal C. a star
Tom saw an owl in a tree last night．
A．a bird 公司用英语怎么说 爱在春天来临 B．an animal C. a star
Tom saw an owl in a tree last night but it flew away when he got near．
A．a bird B．an animal C. a star
3）The children are looking at an ape.
A．a kind of monkey B．a kind of tree 金鞭溪C．a kind of bird
The children are looking at an ape at the zoo．
A．a kind of monkey B．a kind of tree C．a kind of bird
The children are looking at a large, hairy ape at the zoo．
A．a kind of monkey B．a kind of tree C．a kind of bird
8. Common n 普通常识：根据普通常识和生活经验来猜测词义。
在阅读的过程中，如遇到生词，有时可以根据自身的直接或间接的经验，或运用自己已有的常识将其推测出来。比如了解一些英美国家的天文地理、风俗习惯、宗教信仰、政治结构、社会制度等，可以帮助加深对文章的理解，遇到生词时，猜测词义的能力自然就会增强。
When a doctor performs an operation on a patient，he usually gives an anesthetic to make him unconscious，becau he does not want his patient to feel pain or to know what is happening to him. ( )
当堂训练
Can you guess the correct meanings of the following words?
1. There are some glaciers moving down the mountain valleys. A glacier is a river of ice.
A. 雪山 B. 树枝 C. 冰河 D. 冰我们要幸福
2. He is a resolute man. Once he made up his mind to do something, he won’t give it up halfway.
A. weak B. firm C. kind D. clever
3. Mr. Brown is now working at Princeton University far away from home. For this reason he
has to rent a room near the office where he works.
A. 租用 B. 借出 C. 购买 D. 参观
4. The official asked the man what his occupation was. The man told him that he worked as an
