托福閱讀遇到生詞很正常,希望大家先擺正心態(tài)。那么在做閱讀的時候遇到生詞應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對呢?牛學(xué)君為大家整理整理了托福閱讀生詞應(yīng)對方法,并配有實例講解,希望對大家備考托福閱讀有幫助。
一. 如何通過同義詞來猜測生詞意思
Today' s teenagers seem to be more liberal in their ideas than their _______ grandparents.
A. freethinking B. traditional C. old D. happy
traditional與liberal意思相反,故選B。
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二.如何根據(jù)上下文猜測生詞意思
Klebold and Harris felt _______ and wanted to revenge against those who disliked playing
together with them or laughed at them.
A. discouraged B. ashamed C. tired D. separated
根據(jù)下文的disliked playing together with them判斷此處應(yīng)為“感到孤立”,故選D。
三.如何利用生詞的詞形來猜測生詞意思
1、前綴與后綴
英語中的前綴、后綴構(gòu)詞頗多,且特定的綴往往表示特定的含義,把握住這一點,可起到以不變應(yīng)萬變的效果。
1)He had been overworking and fell ill at last.
overwork是由前綴over-加動詞構(gòu)成,over有“超過、過于”之意,overwork意思是“工作過多,勞累過度”。再如,overburden負擔(dān)過重,overcharge要價過高,overdo做得過分。英語中常用的前綴還有:
mis-錯,誤:misfortune不幸;mislead誤導(dǎo);mismanage處理不當(dāng)
mid-中央:midnight半夜;midway半路
under-低于:underdone半生不熟的;underestimate低估
anti-反對:antibody抗體;anticyclone反氣旋;antifreeze防凍劑
下面劃線單詞為常見后綴派生詞:
1)You must stop dreaming and face reality.(-ty為名詞的標志)
2)The country is trying to popularize education. (-ize為及物動詞的標志,再如realize, modernize)
2、合成詞
Family members take turns choosing a special activity for the evening, and everyone partakes in for fun.
根據(jù)短語構(gòu)成及上下文意思看,此處partakes in相當(dāng)于takes part in。再如break out-outbreak(名詞爆發(fā)),set out-outset(名詞起始),come in-income(名詞收入) 。
以上是牛學(xué)君為大家整理的托福閱讀生詞應(yīng)對方法,希望對大家備考有幫助。托福閱讀中遇到生詞不要慌,只要我們用正確的方法及時積累即可。最后,牛學(xué)君預(yù)祝大家取得理想的托福成績。
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