-根據上下文語境進行猜測
一個單詞或詞組的確切含義是和它所處的上下文語境分不開的，所以我們可借助上下文語境對需要猜測的詞或短語進行合乎邏輯的推測。
例1.(2002年全國卷，B篇)“Organic produce is always better，”Gold said.“The food is free of pesticides(農藥)，and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.And more often than not it is locally(本地)grown and seasonal，so it is more tasty.”Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend，and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.
62.What is the meaning of “the organic trend”as the words are used in the text？
A.growing interest in organic food
B.better quality of organic food
C.rising market for organic food
D.higher prices of organic food
分析：由最后一句話可知，越來越多的人購買organic food，說明人們越來越看好organic food。致使全英國的超市增加了organic food business，以期望有更多像Gold這樣的人前來購買。因此答案為A。
-根據同義、反義關系進行猜測
在文章中，當詞或短語之間有并列連詞and或or時，其前后的兩項內容在含義上是接近的或遞進的，由此我們可以確定同等關系中的某個生詞所屬的義域。如happyandgay即使你不知道gay的意思，也能猜出其意為“快樂的”。
例2.(2003年全國卷，C篇)Fermat's Last Theorem(定理).First put forward by the French mathematician Pierrede Fermat in the seventeenth century，the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds，including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem，and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique.
65.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text？
A.To encourage people to raise questions.
B.To cause difficulty in understanding.
C.To provide a person with an explanation.
D.To limit people's imagination.
分析：由句中不難看出Fermat的定理使得最具數學頭腦的科學家絞盡腦汁(beat)，并且在句中beaten和baffled由and連接，處于同等并列關系，據此推斷出baffle為“使困惑、難倒、難以理解”的意思。故答案為B。
-根據同位關系或文中定義解釋猜測
文章中的難詞后面往往有一個同位語、that is，this is、破折號或定語從句等對其進行解釋。這時可利用這種關系或解釋對前面或后面的詞義進行猜測。
例3.(2006年福建卷，A篇)
The schools are reluctant to take time off--even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.
59.The underlined word“reluctant”in the passage may probably mean_______.
A.kind
B.unwilling
C.free
D.careless
分析：根據本句破折號后面的句子：“even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.(即使老師們手中握有英-阿比賽的門票也不容易請假�！蓖茢鄏eluctant的意思是unwilling.故答案為B。
-根據上下文的指代關系進行猜測
代詞one，it，that，he，him或them等在英語文章中使用頻繁，可以指上文提到的人或事物。有時代詞與指代的對象相隔較遠，要認真查找；有時需要對前面提到的內容進行總結，才能得出代詞所指代的事。
例4.(2005年全國卷，C篇)
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story.And even if they start again，Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal.“We have more important things to do，”he said.
52.The underlined word“they”in the last paragraph refers to____.
A.criminals
B.pigeons
C.the stolen cars
D.demands for money
分析：從文中最后一段可知，they應當對應該段前面的“Demands for pigeon-delivered money”。該部分大意為“媒體報道這些事件之后，發案率有所下降。即使demands for money的勢頭有所上升，陳表明，捉住罪犯也沒什么希望，因為他們(警察)有更重要的事要做”。故答案為D。
-根據轉折、因果關系進行猜測
根據上下句的連接詞，如but，however，otherwise，while，rather than，far from等就可以看到前后句在意義上的差別，從而依據某一句的含義，來確定另一句的含義。
例5.(2005年北京卷，D篇)
However obvious these facts may appear at first glance，they are actully not so obvious as they seem expect when we take special pains to think about the subject.
71.In paragraph 3，“take special pains”probably means“_____”.
A.try very hard
B.take our time
C.are very unhappy
D.feel especially painful
分析：由however從句中的“at first glance(乍一看上去，即沒仔細考慮)”與下文中“take special pains to think about……”進行對比，可以推斷出A項正確。
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