Reading-Skill阅读技巧1.ppt

Antonym Context Clues (B) Direction: Make a best choice to complete each statement, and then write down the antonym clue which helps you make the choice. Example: In the treatment of his disease, complete calm is necessary for recovery. The doctor has warned that under no circumstances must the patient be allowed to become _______. A. inactive B. better C. hungry D. excited Antonym clue of ____ is calm D Antonym Context Clues (B) 1. Collectors of stamps, coins, or other objects should collect common specimens as well as unusual ones. Not only are they often more attractive, but also one can never tell when some common object may suddenly become ________. A. attractive B. rare C. less valuable D. duplicated Antonym clue of _______ is _______. 2. Every excess causes a defect , every defect an excess . Every sweet has its sour , every hardship its _______. A. good B. penalty C. comfort D. disaster Antonym clue of ______ is _________. rare common comfort hardship Antonym Context Clues (B) 3. Most people like Ellen because they know she is frank with them . On the other hand , they distrust her sister because she is always ________. A. secretive B. impolite C. inactive D. unreliable Antonym clue of _______ is _________. 4. Mystery waits on the other side of every door . Any room , regardless of its familiarity , may contain _________. A. pleasures B. memories C. surprises D. friends Antonym clue of ________ is __________. secretive frank surprises familiarity Practice Exercise 3 Direction : The word in italics (slanted type) may be unfamiliar to you . Try to use hints in the sentence to make up a definition . Then select the letter of the word that you feel is closest to the meaning . Write the letter in the blank space . ________ 1. In writing footnote researchers rarely use Ibid . any longer . Ibid . is a Latin abbrevia