浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2017高考英语阅读猜词技巧.ppt

Two basic approaches Using the rules of word formation（构词法） Using context clues（上下文） In the corner there may be a Christmas tree with its branches decorated with shining ornaments, such as colored lights and glass balls, and sometimes hung with gifts. When you throw a stone into still water of a lake, you will watch a ripple spread in rings on the surface of water. Most of the roses are beginning to wither because of the cold. In 1901, H.G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the moon people they met. In turn, the moon people expressed their surprise. Why, they asked, are you traveling to outer space when you don t even use your inner space? H.G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the moon people asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it. What does the underlined word it (paragraph 2) refer to? A. Discovering the moon s inner space. B. Using the earths inner space. C. Meeting the moon people again. D. Traveling to outer space. * Reading Comprehension Skills — Strategies for Meaning Guessing Ignore them and continue reading Look them up in the dictionary Guess the meaning 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 deta