词义猜测专题学案.doc

词义猜测专题 学案Task 1: 词义猜测题（word guessing）的题干表现形式有哪些？你能试着说出几种么？Task 2: Summarize the methods you use to guess the meaning of the words.Examples:1. A bookmark is something put between the pages of a book to mark the place. 2. The doctor was on the night-shiftfrom midnight to 8 oclock. 3. They are vertebrates, that is, animals that have backbones. Summary1:_1. The official asked the man what his occupation was. The old man told him that he worked as an engineer. Summary 2: _1. The new tax law supersedes, or replaces, the law that was in effect last year.2. Man has known something about the planets: Venus，Mars，and Jupiter with the help of spaceships.Summary 3: _1 In the past the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil. 2 Mr. Green always is punctual for everything, but for some reason he was late for an important meeting last week. Summary 4: _1 Mary didnt notice me when I came into the classroom, because she was completely engrossed in his reading. 2. There were so many demonstrators（示威者） in the Red Square that he had to elbow his way through the crowd. Summary 5: _1. Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output. Summary 6: _1. When you throw a stone into still water of a lake, you will watch a ripple spread in rings on the surface of water. Summary7: _Task 3 Practice for reading skills:【真题操练1】 Good afternoon, everyone! This is Rose Garden Middle School Radio. John Smith speaking, with something new to share with you today. We all know that thinking green is sometimes the most difficult thing to do, but not impossible! Bed ZED, a new eco-friendly village（生态村）in the south of London, has done a great job of providing its villagers with a high level living while getting them to pay more attention to protecting the environment.54. The expression “thinking green” might mean the same as _.A. building a green houseB. keeping simple thoughtsC. protecting the environment【真题操练2】 The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain （链条）of people they know. Another name of this chain is degrees of separation. Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know. There are zero degrees of separation between a person and the people he or she knows directly. This means that there are zero degrees between Ben and his mom. There is one degree of separation when just one person separates someone from a person he or she does not know. Ben knows his mom，but he hasnt met her close friend Amy. Therefore，Ben is one degree away from Amy. As the chain continues，Amys uncle，Mark，is two degrees. John Carter is three degrees，and his father is four degrees. Dr. King is five degrees away from Ben. The theory says that there are no more than six degrees of separation between any two people in the world.53. What is the meaning of degrees of separation in Paragraph 2? A. The chain to connect people. B. The relations between people. C. The steps of knowing strangers. D. The separation between strangers. 【真题操练3】Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that they do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system(神经系统). Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an influence on the health of your body.55. A psychologist is a person who may help you with your _.A. illness and abilities B. thoughts and behaviorC. mind and nervous system D. physical activity and daily exercise【真题操练4】Linguist James Millroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when todays teenagers become tomorrows parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become corrupted; they simply change to meet the new needs.59. The expression bet your bottom dollar in Paragraph 5 means _.A. be fairly sure B. be greatly surprisedC. think it a pity D. find it interesting【真题操练5】 Shopping on the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Why do people use the Internet to shop? Some people say it is more convenient. They dont have to leave their homes to order something; they can shop for anything they want at any time; they can find things for sale that they cant find in the stores near their homes. Still other people say they can find better prices on the Internet.63. The Chinese meaning of the word “convenient” in this passage is “_”. A. 时髦的 B.较近的 C. 方便的 D. 可用的【真题操练6】In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants. Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7.6 million businesses in more than 200 countries.54. The underlined word issued here probably means .A. showed B. took C. borrowed D. provided【真题操练7】The people you meet affect your life, and the successes and failure（失败）you experience, create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.68. The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “_”.A. 平淡的B. 明显的C. 深刻的D. 艰苦的【真题操练8】A childs birthday party doesnt have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months. “Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement. But it really doesnt have to be that way, ” said Anaclerio. What does the underlined word “hassle”(paragraph 1) probably mean?A. a party designed by specials B. a plan requiring careful thoughtC. a situation causing d