閱讀的基本功劉穎如何做猜測詞義的題目Examples1.Sometimesarumormaybespreaddeliberatelyforthepurposeofartificiallyraisingashareprice,usuallybyinvestorswhoholdshareswhichtheywanttosell.Thisistheso-called“ramp”.Theword“ramp”inthesecondparagraphrefersto______.a.Slope b.rumor c.trick d.rise2.ProbablynowhereinthecountryisthistruerthanatthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt,whichhasneededadditionalspacefordecadesandwhichreceiveditslastsignificantfacelifttenyearsago.Inline11,theauthorusestheword“facelift”toimplythatthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt________. a.addedportraitstoitscollection b.reduceditsstaff c.raisedmoneyforpoorartists d.wasremodeledCD

注意thatis,inotherwords,namely,thatmeans,thisis等過渡詞直接引出同義解釋注意and,notonly…butalso,besides,similarly,likewise,inthesameway等過渡詞直接引出同義解釋3.Butsharingthefamilyhomerequiresadjustmentsforall.Therearethehasslesoverbathrooms,telephonesandprivacy.Somefamilies,however,managethedelicatebalancingact. Theword“hassles”inthepassage(L21)probablymeans_______. a.agreements b.disadvantages c.worries d.quarrels4.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutivecircle,beautycanbecomealiability. Theword“liability”mostprobablymeans_______ a.misfortune b.disadvantage c.instability d.burden DB注意生詞前后的but,however,while,

onthecontrary等過渡詞，它們表示一種對立或等同的關系5.The“LearnandEarnProject”isjustoneexampleofthehundredsofwaysfoodcompanies(aswellasothertypesofcorporations,publicutilitiesandtradeassociations)promotetheirproductsinschools.Forexample,theSavannahSugarRefiningCorp.putsoutabookforstudentscalled“SugarThoughtheAges”whichincludesstatementssuchas“Scientistshavefoundthatgenerousamountsofsugarareavaluablepartofwell-balanceddietsforgrowingchildren. Theword“generous”mostprobablymeans________. a.large b.average c.small d.limited6.Weliveinasocietyinwhichthemedicinalandsocialuseofsubstances(drugs)ispervasive:anaspirintoquietaheadache,somewinetobesociable,coffeetogetgoinginthemorning,acigaretteforthenerves. Theword“pervasive”mightmean_______. a.widespread b.overwhelming c.piercing d.fashionableAA注意forexample,suchas,acaseinpointis等過渡詞引出一個具體的例子來說明注意生詞前后的冒號，破折號，括弧等標點符號．這些總暗示一些語義關系．7.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse. Theword“carbon”standsfor_______. elligentrobots b.achemicalelement . c.anorganicsubstance d.humanbeing8.Whatdoestheword“premonition”inthethirdparagraphmean? a.Tragedy b.Prophecy c.forewarning d.FortunetellingD注意生詞被同義詞，反義詞解釋，被定語從句修飾，被同位語或獨立一句來說明C利用構詞法來猜測詞義9.Theexpensivecurtainsandluxuriouscarpetsweretheonlyremainingsignsofthehouse’sformeropulence.Theword“opulence”mightmean_______. a.poverty b.wealth c.condition d.ugliness10.Thespeakerwasclearlyunpreparedbecausehisremarkswereimprovised. Theword“improvised”mightmean_______. a.relevant rmative c.valuable d.extemporaneousB代入法的依據是，四個選項都認識，把它們一一代入句中看其文章意義或語法意義是否成立D排除法是利用構詞法，上下文的線索把選項中認識的一一排除，剩下一項即使不知其義也可斷定是答案．11.ItislikelythatthedisputeregardingflatsversusindividualhouseswillcontinuetorageonforalongtimeasBritainisconcerned. Theword“rage”means______. a.beignored b.developwithgreatforce c.encouragepeoplegreatly d.beinfashion12.Agreencarwon’tbemanufacturedwastefully;itwon’ttakeitsfuelinanirreplaceableformfromtheearththewayfossil-fueledcarsdonowwithgasoline:itwon’tspitthatfueloutinatoxicformasitmovesdownthehighwayandwhenitreachedtheendofitsusefullife,thegreencarwillbetakenapartsothatitscomponentscanallbeusedagain. Inthispassage“green”means____. a.thecolourofgreen b.peace c.environmentalprotection d.hightechBC關于作者的態度類問題閱讀理解的最后一題常常提問在作者對文章中某一問題的態度（Attitude）、全文的基調（Tone）、文章的出處（Source）及對文章前后接續內容的判斷等。關于態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）類題的回答應從篇章的體裁著手，一般來說，在說明文中作者的態度是客觀的(objective)主觀的（subjective)或中立的(neutral)；而在議論文中，作者的觀點才會顯得多種多樣，常用的選項有：negative(否定)，positive(肯定的)，suspicious（懷疑的）critical（批判的），realistic（現實的）questioning（質疑的），indifferent（漠然的），concerned（關注的），an