Guessing-Words-or-Phrases-in-Reading-Comprehension.docx

Guessing Words or Phrases in Reading Comprehension阅读理解中的语义猜测 Step 1 Warm up：A Guessing GameStep 2 Introduction1. 语义猜测题常用的提问方式 1. The word “” refers to / probably means / _. 2. The word “” could best be replaced by _. 3. What do you think the expression “” stands for? 4. According to the author the underlined word “” means _. 5. The word “” is closest in meaning to _.2. 语义猜测常用方法I. _anti-war _ microwave _nonnatural _ mislead _homeless _ nonsmoker _rewrite _ unforeseeable _II _Skill 1 同义和近义关系Doctors believe that smoking is detrimental to peoples health. They also regard drinking as harmful.“detrimental” means “ ”.常见信号词：_Skill 2 反义和对比关系eg. Unlike his brother, who is truly a handsome man, John is quite homely “homely” means “ ”.常见信号词：_Skill 3 定义、解释或举例1. His uncle is a zoologist, an expert who does research on animals. “zoologist” means“_”.2. When writing an article, we often use simile, such as “brave as a lion” and “quick like lightning” “simile” means“_”.常见信号词：_Skill 4 因果关系1. All his attempts to unlock the door was futile; because she was using the wrong key.“futile” means“_”.2. Hes such a shrewd businessman that he loses no money in any trade.“shrewd” means“_”.常见信号词：_Skill 5 经验常识或逻辑推理1. In the strong wind, the beggar shivered with the terrible cold.“shiver” means“_”.2. When you throw a stone into still water of a lake, you will watch a ripple spread in rings on the surface of water. “ripple” means“_”.Step 3 Exercise: Guess meanings of the underlined words1. The computer also counts the loads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full. And a special piece of equipment breaks up the nonrecyclables. ( )2. Helping laid-off workers and unemployed people find jobs is crucial (关系重大的)and pressing task facing the Chinese Government in the last decade of the 20th century. ( )3. Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward. ( ) 4. Most women in China educated and illiterated, urban and rural, the young and oldwork to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mothers. ( )5. Jane was talking with others while Tom remained reticent all the time.( )6. They surrendered, that is, threw out their weapons and walked out with their hands above their heads. ( )Step 4 Activity: Break the gold eggsStep 5 Consolidation Exercise A Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs. STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday. Dont be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodges Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was 95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was 75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just 62.95. (2013湖南高考阅读理解A)57. “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably _.A. a hotel away from the train stationB. the tube line to Covent GardenC. an ideal holiday destinationD. the name of a travel agency BA recent study of ancient and modern elephant has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的 )species.The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists. (2011湖南高考阅读理解C）67. The underlined word “divergence” in Paragraph 4 means “ .”A. evolution B. exhibitionC. separation D. examination CIn my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area. (2013湖南高考阅读理解B)61. “Early Ch