高中英语阅读理解中猜词题的解题技巧

高中英语阅读理解词义猜测题（讲案）（一）识别和判断猜词题题干特征常见命题形式1. 意义类The word “...” probably means ______.By saying “...” we mean ______.“...” as used in the passage can best be defined as ______.2. 替代类The underlined word “...” could best be replaced by ______.Which of the following words can take the place of the word “...”?What do you think the expression “...” stand for?3. 指代类The word “...” refers to ______.（二）猜词类题目解题技巧1. 利用上下文语境来猜测词义Passage 3There are so many ways to make new friends such as joining a sports team, taking part in community activities, or traveling. And there is no doubt that a friend in need is a friend indeed because he can help you out when you are in trouble or encourage you when you are upset. So, joining a sports team will be my first choice.The primary reason for this is that everyone in a sports team has the same interest, which is the most basic character for friends. Because of it, they will become your potential friends so that the chance to be friends is very high. In addition, the same interest can give you a lot of topics to talk about with your friends in daily conversation.（2017-2018，省实验高一上期期中考试，B）1. 【★★★】The underline word “potential” can be replaced by .A. beatB. suitableC. reliableD. possible【答案】D【解析】词义猜测题。

阅读理解之猜词题（解析版）猜词悟义是应用英语的重要能力，也是高考阅读理解中必考的题型。

它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文，而且要有较大的泛读量，掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。

同时，考生应掌握一些猜词技巧，通过定义、同位、对比、因果、常识、同义、反义、构词、常识及上下文线索等确定词义。

一、思维导图二、方法点拨1. 设问方式•The underlined word “ … ” refers to/ (probably) means .•“…” as used in the pa ssage can best be defined as…•What do you think the expression “…” stands for?•What does the underlined word “…” refer to in the last paragraph?•Which of the following words can take the place of the word “ … ”?•The underlined word “…” could best be replaced by…•Which of the following has the closest meaning to the word “ … ”?•What does the author mean by “…” in paragraph 2?2. 七大技巧1.根据定义或上下文解释进行猜测有时短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语，下面接着出现其定义或解释。

标点符号，如逗号后的解释(名词同位语)、破折号后的解释、括号内的解释等。

这都是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。

例如：例子1Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialisation, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.29．Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in paragraph 2?A．Complex.B．Advanced.C．Powerful. D．Modern.[分析]根据画线词所在句子可知，人类社会发展的很多因素导致许多语言消失，而逐渐被英语、西班牙语、汉语等语言取代，画线词前后的解释暗示了这些语言逐渐占主导地位，故选C项powerful (强大的，有影响力的)。

高中英语阅读理解技巧点拨:猜测单词或短语的含义学生在阅读过程中，应具备根据上下文猜测词义的能力。

每年高考英语试题中，猜测单词或短语的含义也是常有的题型，因此大家在平时的阅读理解练习中应尽量积累一些猜词技巧。

常见的猜词技巧主要有两大类：语境法和构词法。

下面我们结合高考真题对这两种解题技巧具体说明。

1. 语境法语境法指通过上下文语境来猜测词义，这是比较常用且有效的猜词方法。

常用的语境法有：①通过定义、解释或同位关系猜测词义。

用于下定义或解释的单词或短语有or, mean, in other words, be defined as, be described as, be seen as, refer to, that is to say 等。

有些定义或解释是通过破折号、冒号、括号、同位语（从句）或定语（从句）来表示的。

例1：（2020年高考英语全国III卷B篇，保留原题号，下同）...Yet “Apes” is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on more than 2, 000 productions this year. ...26. What does the underlined phrase “keeping tabs on” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Listing completely.B. Directing professionally.C. Promoting successfully.D. Watching carefully.【分析】本文是新闻报道。

高中英语词义猜测题解题技巧考点：1、猜测某个词、词组、句子的意义；2、对文中的多义词或词组进行定义；3、判断某个代词的指代的对象。

常见命题形式有：The underlined word/phrase in the second paragraph means _____.The word “it/they”in the last sentence refers to______.The word “…”（Line 6. para.2）probably means ______.The word “…”（Line 6. para.2）could best be replaced by which of the following?Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “…”?解题技巧1、通过因果关系猜词通过因果关系猜词首先是找出生词与上下文之间的逻辑关系，然后才能猜词。

有时文章借助关联词(如because，as，since，for，so，thus，as a result，of course，therefore 等等)表示前因后果。

例如：You shouldn't have blamed him for that，for it wasn't his fault. 通过for 引出的句子所表示的原因(那不是他的错)，可猜出blame的词义是"责备"。

2、通过同义词和反义词的关系猜词通过同义词猜词，一是要看由and或or连接的同义词词组，如happy and gay，即使我们不认识gay这个词，也可以知道它是愉快的意思；二是看在进一步解释的过程中使用的同义词，如Man has known something about the planets Venus，Mars，and Jupiter with the help of spaceships. 此句中的Venus(金星)、Mars(火星)、Jupiter(木星)均为生词，但只要知道planets就可猜出这几个词都属于"行星"这一义域。

1、定或解明1. be called ⋯ 3. means ⋯ 4. be defined as⋯toWe can feel acceleration , which is an increase in speed. But we notice itfor only a short time. For example we feel it during the takeoff runof an airplane.1.the underlined word acceleration means _______.A. any kind of movementB. the movement of aplane C. a steady speedD. to make something mover faster2、比关系1. but/however/yet/while ⋯2. otherwise/or/or else ⋯3. instead of though/as◎John usually wastes a lot of money on such useless things, his wife, however, is very thrifty.◎ If you agree, write“ yes”; if you dissent, write“no”.◎Although a large number of people considered him to have stolenthe money, I was sure that he was innocent of the thing.(2008 江卷， A 篇) Wecan allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy(人 ). However, we can also take control of it and make it our ally.56.The underlined word “ally ” in Para. 3 most likely means somebody or something that is ______.A. your slave and serves youB.your supporter and helps youC. under your control and obeys youD.under your influence and follows you3、因果关系since/as/for/due to ⋯therefore/thus/consequently⋯⋯that/such⋯that◎He’s such a shrewd businessman that he loses no money in any trade.◎She wanted the hairdresser to trim her hair a bit because it wastoo long.◎The river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom evenwhen it is shallow(浅的).(2009 安徽卷， B 篇) Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as“boats on land” for their ability to carryloads.60.The words “boats on land ” underlined in paragraph 2 refer to __ A．animals for taking goodsB. creatures for pulling plows（犁）C. treasures of the folk cultureD. tools in the farming economy4、例法1. such as/for example/ for instance2. Like including 5. consist of◎Cars must have certain safety and good brakes （刹） .◎On the farm they mainly raise geese, for their eggs and meat.devices such as seat belt,headlights, poultry, such as chickens, ducks and(09 福建卷， E 篇) In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions( 排放物 ) to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points,such as the melting(消融 )of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica.73. The underlined words“tipping points ” most probably refer to “_______”.A. freezing pointsB. burning pointsC. melting pointsD. boiling points5、重述is ( to say )⋯ 2. in other words/or⋯put it anot her way ⋯◎In some countries where there is very little rain, the farmers haveto irrigate, or water their fields.◎ All whales consist of two groups, those with teeth and those without, Dolphins belong to odontoceti, that is to say, they are toothed whales.6.前后猜1).常前dis-/in-/non-/ir-否认前re-再⋯mini -小over- 度 super-超 pre-前猜： recall irrelative nonstandard disloyal2). 常后-er/-or/-ian/-ist/-ese ⋯人special a. 特的specialist n.家-able/-ful/-ish/-ern形容后reach v. 抵达reachable adj.可得的-ment/-tion/-ture/-ness名后careless a. 马虎的carelessness n.马虎（ 2008 全国卷 I, B 篇） The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater.62.The underlined word “fixture ” in Paragraph 3 probably refers tosomething ______.people enjoy eatingB. that is always presentC. that is difficult to getD. that people use as a gift1.(2009 天津卷， A 篇） Frequently it happens that a place has two names:One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by itsunofficial name long after the meaning is lost.37.What does the underlin ed phrase “die hard ” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Change suddenly.B. Change significantly.C. Disappear mysteriously.D. Disappear very slowly.2. （2009 陕西卷， C 篇） Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth inthe old wives’ tales.50.The phrase “hold water ” in the last paragraph most probablymeans“_______”.A. to be believableB. to be valuableC. to be admirableD. to be suitableman’s position among the black-tent people depends on his ancestors, relatives, and fellow tribesmen. If they are honored, he is also honored. If they are disgraced, he too is disgraced. Therefore one carefully guards the honor of his family, his lineage( 宗系 ), and his tribe. 1).The word “disgrace ” means ____ in this text. A. honor B. endanger C. proud D. shame4. The ruler had been so cruel and dishonest that after the revolutionhe was banished . A few membersof the Senate( 参议院 ) opposed this decision, but the majority voted that the ruler should leave the country for ever.1). The underlined word“ banished” mean _______.A. killed by stoningB. sent awayC. imprisonedD. punished by whipping5. Doreen Sykora is now a junior at McGill University. She had a difficult time when she first began college. She said, “I was always well preparedfor my examinations. But when I go into class to take the exam, I wouldfall apart. I could just blank out because of nervousness and fear.”1). T he phrase “blank out ” in Paragraph 1 refers to“_______. ”A. lose interest in the examB. refuse to take the examC. get an extra paperD. be unable to think clearly1. Albert ’s success after much effort and practice proves the va lue of persistence.A. timeB. competitionC. perseverance2. All his attempts to unlock the door wasfutile , because he was using the wrong key.A.成功的B. 白费的C.有效的D. 急促的3.Though Mr. Smith has been manager for just 3 months, he hasalready made much greater achievements than his predecessors.A.上司B.前任C.同事D.下级4. She didn’t hear what you said because she was completely engrossed in her reading.A. 漫不经心的B. 紧张的C.聚精会神的D. 睡意浓的5.Twelve-year-old Sally was an active girl. But her sister wasquite sedate.6.He is a resolute man. Once he makes up his mind to do something,he won’t give it up halfway.7.The official asked the man what his occupation was. The man toldhim that he worked as an engineer.A. workB. studyC. nameD. interest8.Those new comers were not used to the life in the suburbs whichwas so different from that inside the city.A. townB. capitalC. countryD. house9.You can take any of the periodicals: The World of English,Foreign Language Teaching in School, or English Learning.A. dictionariesB. story-booksC. magazinesD. newspapers10. The flowers in the vase withered because they had no water.A.became sweeterB. became redC. became dry11.Just for fun, they decided to try a very circuitous countryroad instead of the more direct highway.12.That museum is so immense that it will be impossible to see allthe exhibits in one day.A. smallB. largeC. dullis usually prompt for all her classes ， but she arrived in the middle of her first class today.A ． late B．on time C．pleasedsaw an owl last night but it flew away when he got nearA．a bird B．an animal C．the sunchildren are looking at a large, hairy(毛的) ape at the zookind of monkey B．a kind of snake C．a kind of fruitlady asked the waitress to get her a clean saucer to put her coffee cupon．A．a glass B．a cake C．a small plate。