---by Kong Xue---by Kong Xue

from Zhengzhou Foreign Lfrom Zhengzhou Foreign Language Schoolanguage School

Wow, the movie was a bomb.Wow, the movie was a bomb.

You are almost there.You are almost there.

Constant dropping wears away a Constant dropping wears away a stone.stone.

I only have eyes for you.I only have eyes for you.

Don’t be green-eyed .Don’t be green-eyed .

I have to catch some Zs.I have to catch some Zs.

Proverbs,Proverbs,

Slangs,Slangs,

Colloquial Colloquial expressionexpressionss

• 要求考生读懂公告、说明、广告以及书、报、杂志中关于一般性话题的简短文章。考生应能：

• 　１、理解主旨要义；• 　２、理解文中具体信息；• 　３、根据上下文推断生词的词义；３、根据上下文推断生词的词义；• 　　４、作出简单判断和理解；• 　５、理解文章的基本结构；• 　６、理解作者的意图和态度。

２００ 7 年高考大纲中关于阅读理解的要求

英语高考阅读理解解题策略之英语高考阅读理解解题策略之

• I had first known she was wrong, that her anxI had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had iety had cloudedclouded her judgment. her judgment. (04(04 全国卷全国卷 ))

• ““cloud”cloud” means “____________________ means “_____________________.”_.”

• The chances opened up by trade are vast, she The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep force of politics to keep themthem in check. in check. （（ 0606全国卷）全国卷）

• ““them”them” refers to “________________.” refers to “________________.”

对考纲内熟词新义的猜测对考纲内熟词新义的猜测

对代词的猜测对代词的猜测

• The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten yThe biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that ears is that the brain at any age is highly plasticthe brain at any age is highly plastic. If y. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn.(07ou ask your brain to learn, it will learn.(07 四川卷四川卷 ))

• By saying By saying “the brain at any age is highly plastic”, t“the brain at any age is highly plastic”, the writer means the brain can behe writer means the brain can be _____. _____.

A. used B. mastered C. developed D. researchedA. used B. mastered C. developed D. researched

对考纲外生词的猜测对考纲外生词的猜测

对句义的猜测对句义的猜测

Many United Nations employees are Many United Nations employees are polyglotspolyglots: : Mr. Jim, for example, speaks five languages Mr. Jim, for example, speaks five languages fluently.fluently.““polyglot” most probablypolyglot” most probably means means “_______________.”“_______________.”

• ““cloud”cloud” means “______.” means “______.”• ““them” refers to “_______.”them” refers to “_______.”• By saying “the brain at any age is By saying “the brain at any age is

highly plastic”, the writer means the highly plastic”, the writer means the brain can be _____.brain can be _____.

• ““polyglot” most probably means polyglot” most probably means “______.”“______.”

常见的猜测词义题设问方式常见的猜测词义题设问方式• 1. The underlined word is closest in meaning 1. The underlined word is closest in meaning

to the word…? (07to the word…? (07 上海卷上海卷 ) ) • 2. We can learn from the underlined part… th2. We can learn from the underlined part… th

at…(06at…(06 辽宁卷辽宁卷 ))• 3. Which of the following best explains the m3. Which of the following best explains the m

eaning of the word… as it is used in the text?eaning of the word… as it is used in the text?(03(03 全国卷全国卷 ))

• 4.4. By saying…, the author means to say thatBy saying…, the author means to say that…(07 …(07 四川卷四川卷 ))

• 5. The underlined sentence in… paragraph i5. The underlined sentence in… paragraph implies/ refers to/ means … mplies/ refers to/ means …

Useful strategiesUseful strategies• Strategy I: Strategy I: Common senseCommon sense

1. Birds fly with their wings, and they pick 1. Birds fly with their wings, and they pick up their foods, and then eat them with up their foods, and then eat them with their their beaksbeaks and they use their claws for and they use their claws for tearing, seizing, pulling or holding objects. tearing, seizing, pulling or holding objects.

2. Most of the roses are beginning to 2. Most of the roses are beginning to wither wither because of the cold.because of the cold.

““beak”beak” here means ______________. here means ______________.

““wither”wither” refers to ______________.refers to ______________.

a bird’s moutha bird’s mouth

dry up and dry up and diedie

• （ 05 福建卷） Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 2 from the atfrom the atmosphere and helping to slow global warminmosphere and helping to slow global warming.g.

• The phrase “ mopping up” in the paragrapThe phrase “ mopping up” in the paragraph means______.h means______.

• A. cleaning up B. taking in A. cleaning up B. taking in • C. wiping out D. giving outC. wiping out D. giving out

Strategy II:Strategy II:

• 1. (061. (06 陕西卷陕西卷 ) The homeless people may hav) The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pae become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have y their rent and so no longer have a roof over a roof over their heads.their heads.

• In paragraph 2, “ a roof over their heads” In paragraph 2, “ a roof over their heads” most probably means ______.most probably means ______.

• A. a cap B. a car C. a home D. a coveringA. a cap B. a car C. a home D. a covering

Logical Logical ConnectionConnection

（根据因果关系）（根据因果关系）•常见的表示因果关系的信号词有常见的表示因果关系的信号词有 ::since, because, since, because, for, so, thus, consequently, therefore, due to, resulfor, so, thus, consequently, therefore, due to, result in/ from, as a result, for this reason, accordinglyt in/ from, as a result, for this reason, accordingly

（对比，因果，类比，同位）（对比，因果，类比，同位）

• ( 05( 05 广东卷广东卷 ) “Unlike vitamin C, leadership sk) “Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills can’t be easily swallowed down. They mills can’t be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully ust be carefully cultivatedcultivated.” .”

• The underlined word roughly means ____.The underlined word roughly means ____.• A. encouraged B. comparedA. encouraged B. compared• C. examined D. developedC. examined D. developed

（根据对比关系）（根据对比关系）

常见表示对比关系的信号词：常见表示对比关系的信号词： unlike, however, unlike, however, but, while, on the contrary, instead of, on thbut, while, on the contrary, instead of, on the other hand, etc.e other hand, etc.

Strategy IIIStrategy III ：：1. 1. (05(05 重庆卷重庆卷 ) ) It’s true that lighthouse were builIt’s true that lighthouse were buil

t in t in out-of-the-wayout-of-the-way place. place.

2. When men and women lived by hunting 50,02. When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to 00 years ago, how could they even begin to pipicturecture modern life? modern life?

3. When he reached the place with his army, he 3. When he reached the place with his army, he

found an found an impassableimpassable river in front of him. river in front of him.

Word-formationWord-formation

（合成形容词）（合成形容词）

（词性变化）（词性变化）

（复合法，转化法，派生（复合法，转化法，派生法）法）

（词的派生）（词的派生）

super-super- inter-inter- mini-mini- micro- micro- -some-some anti-anti- co-co- post-post- pre-pre- -ship-ship

在……之间在……之间

超超

易于……的易于……的

极小的极小的

反对反对

后后

身份，资格身份，资格

微小微小

一同，一起一同，一起

之前之前

Strategy IV:Strategy IV:• （（ 0505 湖南卷）湖南卷） Charlotte’s tale was inspired Charlotte’s tale was inspired

by the girls’ coin collection. “We’ve collecby the girls’ coin collection. “We’ve collected foreign coins for years– since our families ted foreign coins for years– since our families went on holiday to Tenerife,” she explains. went on holiday to Tenerife,” she explains. “That was before the Euro, so we put “That was before the Euro, so we put pesetapesetass in.” in.”

• The underlined word is a kind of ____.The underlined word is a kind of ____.• A. story B. collection A. story B. collection • C. inspiration D. foreign coinC. inspiration D. foreign coin

Language Language contextcontext

根据举例根据举例

根据定义，解释根据定义，解释

根据同等关系和同义线索根据同等关系和同义线索

根据定语或同位语根据定语或同位语

根据标点符号根据标点符号

ClueCluess

根据同义词，反义词根据同义词，反义词

…………

Reading makes a full man;Reading makes a full man;

conference a ready man;conference a ready man;

and writing an exact and writing an exact man.man.