3. It is a historic fact that there is no social role that has not, at some time, somewhere, been played by a woman. Women have been absolute monarchs and heads of states . They have also been (out of the West) priest , tailor , soldier, and sailor. Women in one culture or another have played every role of the male. 1) Main Idea : __________________________________________ 2) Guess the meaning of the words in red. Women have played every role of the male. Supporting details
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6. With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence. (2003NMET)
7. unconditional: 无条件的 , 绝对的 adj. condition condition al 情况，条件 n. 有条件的 adj. un condition al :
10. 1 、根据相近关系猜测词义 Doctors believe that obesity is detrimental to people's health. They also regard smoking as harmful. Relational words: and, also, too, as well, so, neither, nor …… 有害的 adj. also
11. At the beginning they did not have enough capital to start a business, nor were they able to borrow the amount of money they needed from the bank. nor money
12. In the ancient city of Rome, we visit every mansion , church, battle site, theater and other public halls. Trees, shrubs , flowers and grass are basic to parks or large gardens. （官邸） （灌木）
13. 2 、根据对比关系猜测词义 eg. He had been getting better but during the night before his condition deteriorated . but get worse
14. Relational words( 关系词 ) but ， however, though, although, even though, even if, otherwise, nevertheless, unlike, on the contrary, on the other hand, in spite of, despite, yet, still, rather than, etc.
15. Rather than liking the movie, as I expected them to, all my friends abhorred it. dislike If you agree, write “yes”; if you dissent , write “no”. disagree Rather than liking no yes agree
16. Smith, who came late to every meeting we have held, surprised us by being punctual. When you head a discussion, it is unfair to call only on your friends. To be equitable , you should call on everyone who raises his hand. （准时的） （公平的）
17. because (of ) , for, since , so , as , therefore , thus , as a result , on account of , since , now that , considering that, That is why …… ， etc. 3 、根据因果关系猜测词义
18. --- Since you are my superior （上级） , it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do . （ 2005 年上海卷） A ． full of respect B ． too confident and rude C ． lacking in experience D ． too shy and quiet Since superior
19. 3 、根据定义、解释或举例猜测词义 (is; was; mean; that is; that’s to say; or; namely ; in other words ; to put it another way; i.e , such as ; like; especially; for instance; for example )
20. Spectacles are used by people who can not see perfectly or by people who want to protect their eyes from bright light. ( 眼镜 ) Anthropology is the scientific study of man. ( 人类学 )
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22. 5 、根据标点符号猜测词义 colons 冒号 , dashes 破折号 , brackets 括号 You can take any of the periodicals : The World of English, Foreign Language Teaching in Schools, or Readers. A.dictionaries B. story-books C. magazines D. newspapers
23. But the new study looks at the 25 “ hot spots ”——areas that contain a big concentration of plants and animals ——and predicts that 11.6 percent of all species--- ——
24. 6 、根据经验和常识猜测词义 In spite of the fact the fishermen were wearing sou’westers , the storm was so heavy that they were wet through. a kind of raincoat
First, I’d like to know how long you have learnt English? What do you think of English learning? What is the most difficult part in English learning? What makes reading comprehension so hard for you? What do you usually do with the new words while reading, If the words have little effect on our understanding of the passage, we can ignore them and continue reading. But if the same words appear in the passage several times, we should get to know these words, looking them up in the dictionary is a good idea. But if we are taking some kind of test, we have to guess the meaning.
So by now, we can guess the meaning of the unfamiliar words with at least two methods, the first, using context clues, the second , using word analysis, today, we will just learn the first method.
Usually, we can determine the meaning of a word from five aspects, they are…, now, Let’s have a look at these five aspects one by one.
Now let’s see the first approach, using synonym to determine the meaning of the new words, here are some example. Read the examples carefully and guess the meaning of the underlined words
The second method is using antonym, we usually can do it with the help of words like: unlike and but
We can also determine the meaning of the new word from its definition
Colon is used to list the examples of the mentioned words; we can regard it as an explanation to the pre-colon word.
We can also judge the meaning of the new word by common sense or related information
So by now, we can guess the meaning of the unfamiliar words with at least two methods, the first, using context clues, the second , using word analysis.
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