文档介绍：: .
1（融化）of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. 根据后一句的 such as the melting（融
化）of the ice sheets in Greenland or West tipping points 的意思是“融点”。
（2013 山东卷，C 篇） underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means
__________.
A. discouraging B. interesting C. creative D. unbearable
【解析】A。请看文章第一段：When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the
daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a
climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students
and teachers.
由后半句的解释“…with almost no money for equipment or supplies…”可知此项任务不可能是
“interesting”或“creative”，而她的教学工作也与“unbearable”无关，故 A 项正确。
2、根据同位关系进行猜测
阅读中出现的难词有时后面紧跟一个同位语，对前面的词进行解释，这时可利用同位关系对
前面或后面的词义或句意进行猜测。例如：
They traveled a long way, at last got to a castle, a large building in old times.
同位语部分 a large building in old times 给出了 castle 的确切词义，即古时候的“城堡”。
We are on the night shift—from midnight to 8 .— this week.
两个破折号之间的短语很清楚地表明 night shift 是“夜班”的意思。
The “Chunnel”, a tunnel(隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.
此句中 a tunnel connecting England and France 是 Chunnel 的同位语。因此，The “Chunnel”就
是英法之间的海底隧道。
【考例】
（2013 上海卷，C 篇）82. The word “favouritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the
phenomenon that________.
A. bright children also need certificates go get satisfying jobs.
B. children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs
C. poor children with certificates are favored in job markets
D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success
【解析】B。请看原文：Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly
respected schools and from families known to them—a form of favoritism will replace equality.
破折号后的句子是对前面进行解释说明的