阅读理解高考大纲中关于阅读理解的要求上下文●信号词：be,becalled,means,bedefinedasAmosquitoisasmallflyingpestthatthrusttheskinandthendrinkblood.Desertcanbedefinedasalargeareaoflandwherethereisnotenoughrainandvegetationtosupporthumanlife.Ex.1◎Apersonwhoisskilledatmakingorrepairingwoodenobjectsiscalledacarpenter.◎Hisuncleisazoologist,anexpertwhodoesresearchonanimals.◎Theherdsman,wholooksaftersheep,earnsabout650yuanayear.◎Weareonthenightshift---frommidnightto8a.m.---thisweek.2、对比关系信号词:but,however,yet,otherwise,while,though,ontheonehand…ontheotherhand,foronething…foranotherthing,insteadof等ThoughTom’sfacehasbeenwashedquiteclean,hisneckstillremainsgrubby.Johnusuallywastesalotofmoneyonsuchuselessthings,hiswife,however,isverythrifty.Ex.2◎Inthepasttheworldseemedtoruninanorderlyway.Now,however,everythingseemstobeinastateofturmoil.◎Ifyouagree,write“yes”;ifyoudissent,write“no”.◎Somehumanactionsarelearned,butquiteafewotheractionsareinnate.◎Althoughalargenumberofpeopleconsideredhimtohavestolenthemoney,Iwassurethathewasinnocentofthetheft.3、因果关系信号词:because,since,as,for,dueto,so,therefore,so…that,such…that,thusRubbercanbemadetostretchmorethanninetimesitsnormallengthbecauseitisveryelastic.Theriverissoturbidthatitisimpossibletoseethebottomevenwhenitisshallow.小试身手celebrity(A.名人B.作家C.主持人)Twoyearsagothatsingerhadnomoneyandnofame.Nowsheisafamouscelebrity.enterprising(A.令人惊讶的B.神秘的C.有进取心的)Frankisaveryenterprisingperson.Healwaysthinksofnewideastomakehisbusinessrunbetter.promote(A.提升B.推销C.遥控)Ifyouwantthebosstochooseyouforthejob,promoteyourselfasthebestperson.ultimately(A.按时地B.最终C.幸福地)Bobjuststarteddating(约会)Susan.Hehopesthisrelationshipwillultimatelyleadtomarriage.8.根据生词所在的上下文猜测词义