英语高考阅读理解解题策略之要求考生读懂书、报、杂志、网络中关于一般性话题的短文以及公告、说明、广告等，并能从中获取相关信息。考生应能：１、理解主旨要义；２、理解文中具体信息；３、根据上下文推断生词的词义；４、作出判断和推理；５、理解文章的基本结构；６、理解作者的意图、观点和态度。Theword“address”inthesecondlineprobablymeans“______”.(2011辽宁）Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“_______”.(2011福建）By“wewereallbesideourselves”,thewritermeansthattheyall_______.(2011浙江）Theunderlinedword“spin-off”inParagraph4probablyrefersto_______.(2011江西）常见的猜测词义题设问方式Usefulstrategies猜词技巧真题演练：（福建卷）RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoslowglobalwarming.Thephrase“moppingup”intheparagraphmeans______.A.cleaningupB.takinginC.wipingoutD.givingout真题演练：“Thepromisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsandboostproduction.Butneitheristrue.”saidBillChristison.(2011陕西）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”probablymean?A.controlB.evaluateC.obtainD.increaseStrategyII:（一）根据上下文/语境解释做出判断：其方法主要有：1．根据文中的定义、解释猜生词。Barometersareusedtomeasurethepressureoftheairinordertohelpjudgeprobablechangesintheweatherortohelpcalculatetheheightabovesealevel.2．利用事例或解释猜生词。Thedoctorisstudyingglaucomaandotherdiseasesoftheeye．3．利用重复解释的信息猜生词。Mr.Smithalwaysarriveshomepunctually，neitherearlynorlate．4．根据同位关系进行判断：a）…，andotherGermanicandNordicpeoples，whospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-Saxon（orOldEnglish），aGermaniclanguage．b）…The"Chunnel"，atunnel（隧道）connectingEnglandandFrance，isnowcomplete．Archaeologyisthestudyoftheburiedremainsofancienttimes,suchashouses,pots,toolsandweapons.2.Theherdsman,wholooksaftersheep,earnsabout650yuanayear.3.Onthefarmtheymainlyraisepoultry,suchaschickens,ducksandgeese,fortheireggsandmeat.Marydidn'tnoticemewhenIcameintotheclassroom,becauseshewascompletelyengrossedinhisreading.Tomisconsideredanautocraticadministratorbecausehemakesdecisionswithoutseekingtheopinionsofothers.AndrewisoneofthemostsuperciliousmenIknow.Hisbrother，however，isquitehumbleandmodest.Agoodbosscanrecognizeinstantlytheadeptworkersfromtheunskilledones.Mrs.Smithisloquaciouswhileherhusbandisthesilenttype.A.活泼的B.