如何猜测生词（一）
猜测生词词义是阅读中必不可少的环节，大致有以下几种方法：
①用定义线索：在出现生词的上下文中，有时能找到对该词所下的定义，我们可以根据它的定义猜出该词意义。例如：Semantics is the study of the meaning of words.我们也许不知道划线单词的词义，单从给出的定义（对词汇意义的学习研究）就可猜出它的意义是“语义学” 。
②通过同义词猜词：一是要看由 and 或 or 连接的同义词词组，如 happy and gay， 即使我们不认识gay 这个词，也可以知道它是愉快的意思；二是看在进一步解释的过程中使用的同义词，如 Man has known something about the planets，Venus，Mars and Jupiter.Venus（金星）、Mars（火星）、Jupiter（木星）均为生词，但只要知道 planets 就可猜出这几个词都属于“行星” 这一领域。
阅读理解
Passage 1
We often talk about weather.If we want to know about the weather， we can turn on the radio to listen to the weather report.We can also turn on the TV to watch the weather report.We can also ask other people in two different ways.The first way is： Whats the weather like outside？ The second way is： How is the weather？
When its cold outside，we shiver （颤抖）and wear warm clothes.When its raining outside， we need raincoats or umbrellas.When its hot， we sweat （出汗） and want a cold drink.
TEMPERATURE
Is it hot or cold， cool or warm？ The temperature goes up and down. When the sun comes up， it warms the air and the temperature goes up. When the sun goes down， the air gets cooler and the temperature goes down.
WIND
Is the air calm and still， or is the wind blowing？ The wind is moving air.We cant see the wind， but we can feel it. We can see the wind moves the branches of trees， or carries a kite higher and higher， or blows your hat off.①
RAIN
The rain is raining all around. It falls on field and tree. It rains on the umbrellas （伞） here， and on the ships at sea.
（This is a famous poem written by the famous British poet Robert Louis Stevenson.）
SNOWFLAKES
In winter， if the temperature drops low enough， we get snow. Snowflakes fall as snow. They may look like little bits of white. They have six sides. But do you know that every snowflake is different？ Each snowflake has its own beautiful design of tiny ice crystals （结晶）.We can often see six designs.
难句注释
① We can see the wind moves the branches of trees， or carries a kite higher and higher， or blows your hat off.
我们可以看到风吹动树枝，或者使飘动的风筝越来越高，或者把你的帽子吹掉。
根据短文内容回答问题。
1.How can we know about the weather？
2.When does the air get cooler and the temperature go down？
3.Can you see the wind？
4.Do you like a rainy day？
5.How many sides do snowflakes have？
Passage 2
Have you ever been to Beijing， our capital？ Its far away from Guangzhou. Its 2，313 kilometres from Beijing to Guangzhou.The city of Kunming is 2，216 kilometres away form Guangzhou. Its always warm there. But its very hot in summer in Wuhan. Changsha is near Guangzhou. Its 726 kilometres from Changsha to Guangzhou.Do you know which city is the bigger in China？ Its Shanghai. Its 1，811 kilometres from Guangzhou to Shanghai.
If you travel by air， youll find it very interesting and fast enough to fly from Guangzhou to Beijing.① It only takes you about four hours and youll get there easily， safely and unhurriedly. But travelling by train is quite different.You have to stay on the train for more than thirty hours to arrive in Beijing. More and more people like to travel by air.You can see why，cant you ？
难句注释
①If you travel by air， youll find it very interesting and fast enough to fly from Guangzhou to Beijing.
如果你坐飞机旅行，你会发现它很有趣，而且从广州飞到北京的速度也够快了。
阅读短文，然后根据短文内容选择正确答案。
1.If you have been to Beijing， our capital， youll know .
A. its not far away from all the other cities in China
B. you have to travel long by land form Guangzhou to Beijing
C. its not far away from us all
D. its not far away from Guangzhou
2.From the passage we know has the longest way to Guangzhou EXCEPT Beijing.
A. Wuhan B. Changsha
C. Shanghai D. Kunming
3.Which is WRONG？
A. Wuhan is very hot in summer.
B. Its warm in winter in Guangzhou.
C. Its as warm in winter in Kunming as in Beijing.
D. Its 1，084 kilometres from Wuhan to Guangzhou.
4.Which is RIGHT？
A. Kunming is 2，216 kilometres away from Beijing.
B. Its 726 kilometres away from Guangzhou to Changsha.
C. Beijing is the biggest city in China.
D. Guangzhou is the biggest city in China.
5.Why do more and more people in China like to travel by air？ Because .
A. it is faster and more interesting than by train
B. Chinese people like planes
C. travelling by train is much cheaper
D. it is more expensive and faster than by train
Passage 3
Mr. White was a chicken farmer. He had hundreds of chickens， and sold the eggs and the meat and got quite a lot of money from them. But he lived in a very hot part of the country. He found that his hens could hardly lay （产蛋） any eggs in summer. So he decided to put airconditioning （空调） into his henhouse （鸡窝）， then the hens would lay well all through the year， and he could get more eggs， and in that way get more money.①