(1)According to the author ,the word "…"means_______. (2)What does the author probably mean by"..."in...paragraph? (3)Which of the following is nearest in meaning to "…"? (4)From the passage, we can infer that the word"..."is ____. (5)The term ".."in paragraph… can be best replaced by …. (6)What does the author probably mean by"..."in...paragraph? (7)What's the meaning of "…"in line …of paragraph….? (8)As used in the line …, the word "…"refers to _______.
Example :Jogging has become very popular in some countries ,It is believed to be a good exercise for old people ."Jogging"的意思通过"a good exercise for old people "可以推断出是一种适合老年人的运动方式。
2. 利用文章中词与词的同义和反义关系猜测词义 Example :If you happened to be sitting in the woods outside the city ,you might have witnessed a strange sight . You would have seen a very proud looking man riding along horseback , saying something.
Example: The Asian monkey like other apes, is specially adapted for life in trees. 如果不认识ape ,但认识monkey ,这里用like把ape和monkey进行比较,还用了一个other说明monkey可能是ape的一种,即ape也就是“猿类”的意思了。
4.利用同位替代关系
Example: Many famous scientists are trying to understand the problems modern people suffer from,but never these eminent scholars are confused about what causes them.