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definitions or explanations, comparison or contrast, examples, cause and effectSandstorms are strong,dry winds that carry sand.Pets can accompany his owner, which will make him not feel lonely.Jogging is a healthy form of exercise and it is much slower than running.She is one of those vain people who never take others advice.His head is bald, in other words, there is little hair on the head.The local people are hospitable to tourists, who are treated as their family.When the tourists are in trouble, they always offer help.Tianjin is situated in the north of China and is near the capital city of Beijing.A genuine friend never leave you, when you are in trouble.The animal is in danger of extinction, whose number is becoming smaller and smaller.The little girl walked confidently on the stage, smiling, with her head up.1 Jane is indecisive, that is, she cantt make a decision by herself.2 My rich aunt was so miserly that she never gave money to others.3 Archaeology, the study of the things in old times, is my favorite.Monkeys are well known for their grooming habits； they spend hours carefully cleaning bits of dirt and straw from their coats.4 He had a wan look. He was so pale and weak that we thought he was ill.5 Jane was talking with others while Lucy kept reticent all the time.6 Jimmy love to talk, and his brothers are similarly loquacios.7 Most of us agreed; however, Bill dissented.My last house was really small, but my new one is quite spacious.8 Though I studied for hours, I flunked the test.9 In the past, the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil.1011 When she speaks, she is always nervous. She considers it is one of her shortcomings.12 The door was ajar, so the dog got out of the house.13 As everyone was looking at Lucy, she became the focus of everyones attention.14 The disease is not contagious. So you cant catch it by touching someone.10. Peter was not frugal since he spent money so freely.11. David has not cleaned his car for over two months, so it was filthy.12. Because we lingered too long at the restaurant, we missed the beginning of the movie.You sold your favorite motorbike and bought a birthday present for me. I have never dreamt of asking you to make such a sacrifice.13. The medicine kills most of the insects, such as ants, flyings and so on.She prefers pop music to classical, for example, the works played by Mozart.There are all kinds of periodicals in the reading room, such as The World of English, The China Daily, Fashion and so on.14. 1. 15. Tens of thousands of tourists visit New York every year. The city is a big tourist center. The tourists come to see the skyscrapers of Manhattan. The city is famous for its many very tall buildings. 2. The major points of your plan are clear to me, but the details are still hazy.In the past, the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil.2.Yesterday we did some exercises together. I made numerous mistakes in my exercises, but Jack made only a few.3. Peter was childish and trusting, quite unlike his brother Tom, who was quite sophisticated.4. I went to a store and purchased some food and drinks for the begger because he looked so hungry.5. Fuel is to cars what food is to men.The workers lives were wretched, they worked from morning to night in all kinds of weather, earning only enough money to buy their simple food and cheap clothes. 雅思阅读猜词练习(2010-01-28 12:20:58) 转载标签： 杂谈分类： 雅思 雅思阅读文章很长，文中会出现很多我们不认识的词。所以猜词的重要性可向而知。常用的猜词方法有：1.定义猜词。即在该词后面有用冒号或者破折号，进行进一步解释说明的。比如.this is rather like placing a textbook on a wet sponge: the weight squeezes the water out, causing both water and sponge to settle lower. 通过冒号后的解释sponge的意思就更为清楚了。2.词根词缀法猜词。（关于词根词缀我会下面的博文中详细讲）比如pre-表示前，领先的意思，那么prewar就是战前的意思。掌握一些常用的词根词缀对于扩大词汇量很有用处。3.根据context，即上下文的意思来猜。4.根据common sense猜，当然，同学要记住，不能用common sense 来做T/F/NG的题，这是雅思阅读的大忌。5.还有，有的词如果不影响你的阅读，那么就不要去管他什么意思了。做雅思阅读，Time is limited.一定要好好控制自己的时间。关于时间分配我也会在下面的博文中详细讲。下面是我给的一些猜词练习。（材料我一个字一个字手打的。肉牛满面啊。）你们可以尝试做做。猜词练习（1）In the following exercise, do NOT try to learn the italicized words. Concentrate on developing your ability to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues. Read each sentence carefully, and write a definition, synonym, or description of the italicized word on the line provided.1._ The major points of your plan are clear to me, but the details are still hazy.2. _ By anticipating the thiefs next move, the police were able to arrive at the bank before the robbery occurred.3._ All of the palaces laundry, when gathered for washing, formed a massive bundle that required the combined efforts of all the servants to carry.4._ “Give me specific suggestions when you criticize my work,” said the employee. “Vague comments do not help me improve.”5._ The apple appeased my hunger temporarily, but I could still eat a big dinner.6._ After the attacks on civilians by army troops, a committee met to try to discover what could have provoked such ation.7._ The king manifested his pleasure with a hearty laugh.8._ The nations highway death toll has increased every year since the invention of the automobile.9._ The workers lives were wretched, they worked from morning to night in all kinds of weather, earning only enough money to buy their simple food and cheap clothes.10._ In a series of bold moves, government attorneys attacked the mammoth auto industry, saying that the size o the business endangered the financial freedom of the individual buyer.猜词练习（2）In the following exercise, do NOT try to learn the italicized words. Concentrate on developing your ability to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues. Read each sentence carefully, and write a definition, synonym, or description of the italicized word on the line provided.1._ As he reached for the rock above him, his rope broke and he hung precariously by one hand as the rescues ran toward him.2._ The tired soldiers trudged through knee-deep mud for hours before they found a dry place to sleep.3._ In the past, the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil.4._ Monkeys are well known for their grooming habits； they spend hours carefully cleaning bits of dirt and straw from their coats.5._ Matrimony doesnt seem to agree with Lizshes been unhappy ever since she got married.6._ Using a long, slender instrument called a probe, doctors are able to locate and remove pieces of metal form a patients wounds.7._ The following Monday, when the president convened the second meeting of the committee, we all sat down quietly and waited for him to begin.8._ We think of plants in general as absorbing water and food; of animals as ingesting or “eating it”.9._ Robben is considered an automatic administrator because he makes decisions without seeking the opinions of others.猜词练习（3）This exercise is designed to give you practice using context clues from a passage. Use yourgenerally knowledge along with information from the entire text below to write a definition, synonym, or description of the italicized word on the line provided. Read through the entire passage before making a decision. Note that some of the words appear more than once; by the end of the passage you should have a good idea of their meaning. Do not worry if your definition is not exact; a general idea of the meaning will often allow you to understand the meaning of the written text.People in Americas before Last Ice Age?A site in northeastern Brazil has yielded evidence of the earliest known human occupation in the Americas, approximately 32,000 years ago, according to a report by two French scientists. Although the discovery, reported in June 19 NATURE, does not resolve long-standing archaeological disputes over when and how people first arrived in the New World, the site is much older than others where human occupation has been firmly established. Several such finds in the