關(guān)于詞匯問(wèn)題（Vocabu1ary）
詞匯（Vocabulary）是四級(jí)閱讀理解測(cè)試中非常重要的一項(xiàng)。詞匯類(lèi)其實(shí)也是就細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行提問(wèn)，所不同的是這是唯一關(guān)于詞或詞組的練習(xí)項(xiàng)目，詞匯題往往要求對(duì)文章中的某個(gè)單詞、短語(yǔ)甚至句子等找出近義詞或最合適的解釋。解答這類(lèi)題需要學(xué)生擁有較大的詞匯量�？墒�，單詞記憶似乎已成為學(xué)生普遍反映最頭痛的難題。閱讀理解中詞匯類(lèi)問(wèn)題的常見(jiàn)提問(wèn)方式有下列幾種：
(1)According to the author ,the word "…"means_______.
(2)Which of the following is nearest in meaning to "…"?
(3)The term ".."in paragraph… can be best replaced by ….
(4)What’s the meaning of "…"in line …of paragraph….?
(5)As used in the line …, the word "…"refers to _______.
一般來(lái)說(shuō)，在文章的閱讀中解決釋義的最鄧辦法是猜測(cè)詞義。猜測(cè)詞義也需要一定的技巧，可以通過(guò)1)上下文間意義的聯(lián)系；2）同義關(guān)系，反義關(guān)系；3）詞的定義；4）對(duì)詞的解釋和舉例；5）構(gòu)詞法知識(shí)猜測(cè)詞義。
1. 利用上下文詞語(yǔ)意義的互相聯(lián)系猜測(cè)詞義
Example :
The fishermen make their canoes from tree trunks .They go from island to island in these light marrow boats and collect turtles’ eggs
我們從上下文中可以得出以下信息："canoes"是一種漁夫用樹(shù)木做的、來(lái)回于島嶼之間的、輕狹長(zhǎng)的、類(lèi)似于小船之類(lèi)的東西。盡管我們可能還不能肯定它的確切解釋?zhuān)@一生詞已經(jīng)不會(huì)影響我們的閱讀和理解了。
Example ：
Jogging has become very popular in some countries ,It is believed to be a good exercise for old people .
"Jogging"的意思通過(guò)"a good exercise for old people "可以推斷出是一種適合老年人的劇烈的運(yùn)動(dòng)方式。
2. 利用文章中詞與詞的同義和反義關(guān)系猜測(cè)詞義
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
在文章中可以很容易地判斷出"witnesss"的同義關(guān)系詞是"seen",因此"witness"就是看見(jiàn)的意思。
Example :
In the northern regions the winters are generally cold and humid ,and the summers hot and dry .
顯然，冬天和夏天的氣候是截然相反的，它們的修飾詞的意思也應(yīng)該截然相反。"cold"與"hot"對(duì)應(yīng)，"humid"與"dry"對(duì)應(yīng)。因此，"humid"是"潮濕" 意思。
3. 利用文章中對(duì)詞的定義猜測(cè)詞義
Example：
Such experiences are not unusual for the amateur conchologists, people who collect shells.
Conchologists的意思可以根據(jù)該詞后面的同位解釋"people who collect shells"理解為收集貝殼的人或貝殼收藏家。
Example :
Jack is now a florist, who keeps a shop for selling flowers in our district.
"florist" 的意思就是其后定語(yǔ)從句"who keeps a shop for selling flowers 所描述的"擁有一家專(zhuān)門(mén)賣(mài)花的商店的人"，即"花店主"
4. 利用文章中對(duì)詞的舉例及解釋猜 測(cè)詞義
Example :
Today young couples who are just starting their households of ten spend lots of their money on appliances ,for instance ,washing machines , refrigerators and color TVs.
通過(guò)所舉的例子（washing machines ,refrigerators and color TVs）
可以看出，"appliances" 應(yīng)是這些名詞的總稱(chēng)，即"家用電器"。
Example :
Finally the enemy surrendered .They threw down their weapons and walked out of the home with their hands over their heads
通過(guò)后一句對(duì)"surrendered"的解釋?zhuān)喝拥粑淦鳎╰hrow down their weapons ）,舉起雙手（with their hands over heads ）可知其意是"投降"
5. 利用構(gòu)詞法知識(shí)（前綴和后綴）猜測(cè)詞義
Example :
They overestimate the interviewee’s ability and asked him many difficult questions
"estimate"是"估計(jì)"的意思，"over－"是前綴，意為"過(guò)分，過(guò)度，超 過(guò)"等，因此"overestimate"就是"高估"的意思 。
Example :
We were told that ours was the most spacious room in the hotel .That was why we had to pay so much for it .
"spacious"是由"space(名詞，空間)"＋"＋－ious(形容詞后綴 "變化而來(lái)的，因此，可猜測(cè)其詞義為"寬敞"。
各種各樣的前、后綴可以構(gòu)成名詞、形容詞、動(dòng)詞、副詞等，這些詞綴需要平時(shí)不斷地積累和記憶。掌握構(gòu)詞法知識(shí)是擴(kuò)大詞匯量和猜測(cè)生詞詞義的最佳辦法。 |
