概要: (25) Instead of complaining to me that you‘re ailing , you should see a doctor to find out what’s wrong with you . (26) Many people believe that only primitive societies have a special ceremony to celebrate the time when a child becomes an adult ; however , anthropologists say that advanced cultures also have uberty rites . (27) Doctors believe that smoking cigarettes is detrimental to your health . They also regard drinking as harmful . (28) Sue has been blind
阅读中的猜词能力的提高,标签:高二英语学习指导大全,高二学习方法,http://www.kgf8.com(25) Instead of complaining to me that you‘re ailing , you should see a doctor to find out what’s wrong with you .
(26) Many people believe that only primitive societies have a special ceremony to celebrate the time when a child becomes an adult ; however , anthropologists say that advanced cultures also have uberty rites .
(27) Doctors believe that smoking cigarettes is detrimental to your health . They also regard drinking as harmful .
(28) Sue has been blind from birth, but she did not let her handicap stop her from going to college .
(29) Rick spent all of his time playing sports instead of studying ; as a result his reading ability has been handicapped . His mental development lags behind his physical development .
(30) Alice shouted into the cave calling for her brother , but the only sound she heard was the echo of her own voice bouncing off the stone walls .
(31) When the child moved to the city she frequently got lost if she went out alone. She could never remember which direction she had come from ; she was unable to orient herself in her new surroundings .
(32) The singer‘s performance was not very good; the notes he sang were often the wrong pitch —— sometimes they were too low and sometimes too high .
(33)The doctor said that if a person ate even one leaf of the hemlock plant, he would die, because the plant is a deadly poison.
(34) The murderer had developed a poison which could not be tasted or smelled when mixed with food . Because it was imperceptible , he was able to murder a number of people without being caught .
(35) “Since you are my best friend , and because I can trust you , I know I can be confidential with you . Listen carefully , because what I am going to tell you is a secret ,”said Henry .
(36) “I am able to oblige you , sir ; I can give you the item you wanted so badly .”
(37) There are times when one wants to be surrounded by people , and there are times when one needs solitude .
(38) The man was so jealous of his wife that he would not allow her to talk to other men . www.kgf8.com Keys:
(1)由上文gathered its legs under itself 看到pounced = moved by gathering its legs under itself, 即= jumped :
(2)潮湿的游泳衣,放在阴暗的箱子内,一周之久,会怎样?当然“发霉”了。
故,mildew = mold or rot (as a result) .
(3)从die out 灭绝, tail feather羽毛尾巴 及上下文看到:egret 是一种bird .(4)从上下文看到 :inveigh against = attack shoutingly(吵吵闹闹地反对) (下文的:shouting attack )。
(5)kinetics = study of body motion as related to speech (同位语往往就是某个词汇的说明 或定义 .)
(6)因姐妹不同,故定语从句who便是gregarious的定义。gregarious = liking to go to parties or to making new friends or sociable (善于社交)。
(7)从在下文的表现,看到 :ravenous = extremely hungry , greedy .
(8)从上文的看到hazy的反义词是clear,故hazy = not clear.
(9)从上下文的描绘看到whistle的动作说明,即,whistle = put one‘s fingers in one’s mouth and blow hard through one‘s teeth and fingers , producing a loud sound.
(10)在上文中找到了aptitude的定义,即,aptitude = a natural ability to learn something special , such as a language etc.。
(11)在对比Mother和principal的描绘中,使用了三个形容词 ,即:tall 对shorter,middled aged对older,那么fat不就是对plump吗 ?因此plump = fat 这里使用了排除法)。
(12)借助上下文和介词from,看到refrained =上下文中并不存在的control(自我克制)。(13)下文中drab的反义词bright , cheerful指明drab = dark , cheerless , dull .
(14)从上下文推出drives = needs = impulse(冲动)。
(15)从上下文推出 :这个小语篇中的trigger = cause ,而cue又= trigger .
(16)从上下文推出 :integral = necessary即 integral = whole , cannot be separated, essential.
(17)从上下文推出:avert = avoid ,而 intersperse的定义则从其后面的介词with (= using)看到intersperse = put …into … , mix (即在叙述可怕的事情时,不时加入笑声 .)
(18)上下文中的不同词类也可以互相解释 ,如 :angry与rage ,因此rage = anger .
(19)同上。plea = begging. www.kgf8.com (20)同上。courtship = date(= to talk to love with)的名词date(= love talk)。