考研界流傳著這樣的一句話：“得閱讀者得考研英語”。2018年考研的小伙伴們對于英語的復習已經進入攻堅階段，大家對于閱讀模塊的復習是否已經做到胸有成竹?考研英語閱讀有六大題型，其中猜詞題主要考查大家對于詞匯和句子的特定語境含義的理解。

1、題型特點

猜詞題主要考查所考詞匯或句子在上下文語境中的特殊含義，需要大家結合原文進行理解。而所考詞匯有的是大綱詞匯，還有的可能是超綱詞匯或句子，因此，大家在做猜詞題時務必做到結合上下文進行理解，并注意詞匯的引申含義。

2、易出題處

1)同義關系處：并列或遞進關系往往表示同義，因此，命題老師往往在and, indeed, just as, also, besides等表示并列關系處進行出題。

2)標點符號處：標點符號暗示語義關系，例如破折號、冒號或括號表示同義解釋說明。

3)轉折讓步處：命題老師在出題時除了愛在同義關系處設題外，還喜歡在轉折讓步關系處進行設題，因此，大家要對所猜詞附近的轉折讓步詞足夠敏感。

3、題干特點

1)考查某個單詞意思或某個詞組意思的猜詞題：

The word “mania” (line 4, paragraph 2) most probably means ______.(2007)

The word “bummer” (line 5, paragraph 5) most probably means something _____. (2006)

2)猜測某個句子含義的猜詞題：

By saying “these figures are conservative” (line 3, paragraph 3), Dr. Worm means that_______. (2006)

What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ” (line 2, paragraph 5)? (2004)

4、解題技巧

做猜詞題時，大家要謹記一個原則：詞本無義，義由境生。因此，大家在做題時要注意以下三點：

1)字面意思一定不是正確選項;

2)是否能與文中上下文進行同義替換;

3)搜索代入，看是否通順、合理。

5、練習

2006, text 3

People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery. They worked until exhausted, lived with few protections and died young. In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms. Given all this, they did not exactly need their art to be a bummer too.

37. The word “bummer” (line 5, paragraph 5) most probably means something ________.

A religious B unpleasant C entertaining D commercial

參考答案：B

注意：本題干擾選項是A選項，大家在做題時一定要認真分析句與句之間的邏輯關系，不要一葉障目。