2016高考英语阅读生词太多怎么办 词义猜测方法解析

4.经验、常识法

在阅读的过程中,如遇到生词,考生有时还可以根据自身的直接或间接的经验,或运用自己已有的常识将其推测出来。比如了解一些英美国家的天文地理、风俗习惯、宗教信仰、社会制度等,可以帮助考生很好地理解文章。

下面列举几个例子，让我们看看高考真题中是如何猜测词义的

例I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.

With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his ownvoiceby reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

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42. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means "".

A. an ideaB. a sound quality

C. a way of writingD. a world to write about

解析C。词义猜测题。根据文中的"Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his ownvoiceby reading widely..."可以推断出voice在语法功能和语义上与the right ways相似，所以该词的意思是"写作方式"。

例I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularlyrelishthe long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazinesto read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read myEconomics.

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From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was lookingat it for the first time....

I looked forward to the return journey.

68. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph?

A. chooseB. enjoyC. prepare forD. carry on

解析B。词义猜测题。根据语境" I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not..."以及下文中的"From then on my journey became interesting."可推测"relish"意为"喜欢"，与enjoy同义。故答案为B。

例I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them anothershotbecause I’m in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, "I’m having a dinner party" means: "I’m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can’t afford and we’llbe sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They’ll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going?" And it’s not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone knows I have nowhere to go.

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60. What does the word "shot" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Choice.B. Try.C. Style.D. Goal.

解析B。词义猜测题。根据文章首段的前四句话可知，"我"原来不喜欢派对，但是"我"决定试试,因为"我"现在是在伦敦。结合语境可知，此处shot与try同义，表示"尝试"