考研英语因为词汇量比照大,给考生温习带来很大的困难。经过多年的经历总结,考研过来人经过本身尽力,找到了猜词做阅览的技巧和办法,供我们参阅。
一、用上下文条理猜词义
在阅览试题中,
考生可根据同义、反义联络来猜测陌生单词的意思。如题:today‘s teenagers seem to be more liberal in their ideas than their _______ grandparents.
选项:a. freethinking b. traditional c. old d. happy.
因为traditional与liberal意思相反,所以该题应选b选项。
考生还可根据句意或期间文章的上、下文猜测词义。如题:klebold and harris felt _______ and wanted to revenge against those who disliked playing together with them or laughed at them.
选项:a. discouraged b. ashamed c. tired d. separated.
根据下文的disliked playing together with them判别此处应为“感到孤立”,所以该题应选d选项。
二、用构词法猜词义
在阅览题中,遇到陌生单词,考生还可使用单词的前、后缀及组成词猜测词义。
英语中的前缀、后缀构词许多,且特定的“缀”一般标明特定的意义,把捉住这一点,可起到“以不变应万变”的作用。如:he had been overworking and fell ill at last. overwork是由前缀over-加动词构成,over有“跨越,过于”之意,overwork意思是“作业过多,劳累过度”。再如,overburden担负过重,overcharge要价过高,overdo做得过火。
英语中常用的前缀还有:mis—差错,如:misfortune意外;mislead误导;mismanage处置不当;mid—中心,如:midnight深夜;midway半路;under—低于:underdone半生不熟的;underestimate小看;anti—对立,如:antibody抗体;anticyclone反气旋;antifreeze防冻剂。
三、组成词猜测词义
如:family members take turns choosing a special activity for the evening, and everyone partakes in for fun. 根据短语构成及上下辞意思看,此处partakes in恰当于takes part in.再如break out-outbreak(名词“迸发”),set out-outset(名词“开始”),come in-in come(名词“收入”)。