1.根据定义(definition)猜测词义
如果生词有一个句子(定语从句或是同位语<同位语前常有 or, similarly, that is to say, in
other words, namely, or other, say,
i.g. 等>或是同位语从句)或段落来定义,或使用破折号，冒号，分号后的内容和引号括号中的内容加以解释和定义，那么理解这个句子或段落本身就是推断词义。定义常用的谓语动词多为：be, mean, deal with, be
considered, to be, be called, define, represent, refer to, signify 等。
例1.Do
you know what a “territory” is ? A territory is an area that an animal
,usually the male, claims(声称)as
its own.(2005年湖北卷)
[分析]由定义可推知，这里territory指的是：“动物的地盘”。
例2.In fact, only about 80 ocelots,
an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today．(2005年浙江卷)
[分析]由同位语an
endangered wild cat我们很快猜出生词ocelots的义域：一种濒临灭绝野猫。
例3. Here is The Pines ,whose cook has developed a special way of mixing
foreign food such as caribou ,wild boar ,and reindeer with surprising sauces . (2004年福建卷)
According to the passage ,The Pines is a .
A．place
in which you can see many mobile homes
B．mountain
where you can get a good view of the valley
C．town
which happens to be near the Banff National Park
D．restaurant
where you can ask for some special kinds of food
[分析]通过whose引导的定语从句，我们可以推测到：The
Pines 是一家餐馆的名字，由此不难推出理解题的答案为：D。