(1)由两个单词组成的新词，可根据两个词的意思猜测出新词的词义。

　　例题：Overweightis bad for your health.

　　A.too muchB. too fatC. too smallD. too noisy

　　根据合成词法可知答案为B。

　　(2)根据标点符号猜测词义，具体方法是：在“——”, “,”, “:”后面的内容通常都是对前面语言的解释、描写和补充说明。

　　例题：The Greek marriage wasmonogamous——men and women were allowed>根据破折号“——”后面的解释可以猜测出划线词的词义是“一夫一妻制”。

　　方法三：同义词、近义词法

　　看到“be considered as, refer to, and, or, also”等常连接同义词组的标志词时，可以根据这些标志词前后句的同义词关系猜测出词义。

　　例题：Doctors believe that smoking cigarettes isdetrimentalto your health. They also regard drinking as harmful.

　　根据第二句中的“also”可知，前后两句是同义关系，所以harmful与detrimental也是同义关系，可知中文意思是“有害的”。

　　方法四：因果关系法

　　看到“ because，as，since，for，so，as a result, so, so … that, such … that等表示前因后果关系的关联词时，根据因果关系判断出词义。

　　例:All his attempts (尝试)to unlock the door werefutile, because she was using the wrong key.

　　根据“because”后面句子的意思与前面的句子是因果关系，可以猜测出词义是“徒劳的、无效的”。

　　方法五：对比转折关系法

　　看到“but, while, however, instead of , rather than , unlike, yet, though …”表示转折关系的关联词时，根据转折关系猜出词义。

　　例题：Although the early morning had been very cool, the noonday sun wastropical.

　　根据“although”引导的让步状语从句与主句之间的转折关系，可以判断出tropical与cool应该互为反义词，所以词义是“热的”。

　　方法六：生活常识法

　　例题：John got>根据“I sat behind him>方法七：举例法

　　看到“such as, like, for example”等举例的标志词时，可以根据后面的例句猜测词义。

　　例题：Today young couples who are just starting their households often spend lots of money>根据“forexample”后面的句子可以判断出词义是“家用电器”。

　　方法七：举例法

　　看到“such as, like, for example”等举例的标志词时，可以根据后面的例句猜测词义。

　　例题：Today young couples who are just starting their households often spend lots of money>根据“forexample”后面的句子可以判断出词义是“家用电器”。

　　方法八：定义或释义法

　　看到“that is to say, in other words, mean, be considered, refer to, be known as, define, namely, be called,定语从句”等标志词时，根据定义法猜测词义。

　　例题：Endangered means that without human help an animal or plant will becomeextinctwhich means that the animal or plant will never again stay alive>A. dead B. dangerous C. bright D. natural

　　“which means that……”就是解释和定义，所以可知正确答案是A。

　　四.主旨(段落)大意题及标题归纳题

　　题型特点解答这类题时，不能只凭文中的只言片语而断章取义。在涉及文章的主题(main idea)、结论(conclusion)、结局(ending)等有关问题时，需要在细读全文的基础上，结合所学语言知识、背景知识、生活常识等进行逻辑推理和判断，从而挖掘出文章中隐含的信息。

　　常见设题方式：

　　The general idea of the passage is about_________.

　　The main purpose of the passage is_________.

　　What does the passage mainly talk about?

　　What’s the passage/Paragraph3 mainly about?

　　What can be the best title for the passage?

　　What is the best title of the passage?

　　Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?