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例 1: Young Hoover died. Over a thousand people attended his funeral. ?點(diǎn)撥: 根據(jù)上下文的語言環(huán)境,運(yùn)用生活常識(shí)和邏輯推理能力猜測(cè)生詞的詞義也是一種行之有效的方法。 ? 例 2:“ ecopassages” may help animals cross the road without being hurt by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. (05 浙江 , B) A. an underground path for cars B. a fence built for the safety of the area C. a bridge for animals to get over a river D. a pass for animals to cross the road √ 根據(jù)定語從句推測(cè)詞義 分析: 根據(jù)生詞 SAD后面的定語從句 which is short for seasonal affective disorder可以推斷出 SAD的含義為“季節(jié)性情緒紊亂癥”。 例 1:Our earth is very old. It holds many secrets about life in the past. Archaeologists dig in the ground and bring out these secrets. They discover objects thousands of years old that inform us about how people lived long ago. ?點(diǎn)撥: 閱讀材料中的每個(gè)詞或短語與它前后的詞語或句子甚至段落有著相互制約的關(guān)系,可以利用語境推測(cè)和判斷某些詞語的含義。 ?例 2: The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimeters high. Pruning is important to the growth of tender shoots, of young leaves. A. regular cutting of the plants B. frequent watering C. regular use of chemicals D. growing the plant high in the mountain √ 根據(jù)舉例推測(cè)詞義 分析: 由后文引出的 wars and great scientific discoveries可以猜出 epochal的大致意義是“重要的”,這與其確切意義“劃時(shí)代的”十分接近。同位語前常有 or, that is to say, in other words, namely, or other, say, ??梢员硎就愱P(guān)系的常用詞有 as, or, similarly, like, just as, also等。 分析 : be a hassle be a basket of fun 例 2: A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle。 ? 例如: This possibility was unforeseeable, because it almost never happened. ? 分析: unforeseeable 分析 unforeseeable unforeseeable un fore see able 不 先、前、預(yù) 看見 能 … 的; 可以 … 的 不可預(yù)見的 返回