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Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.

First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order—a,b,c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor”—p,o,o,r – comes before “poverty”—p,o,v,e,r,t,y—and the word “poverty” comes before “ power”—p,o,w,e,r. The words are always given in an alphabetical order.

The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most give phonetic, or sound, alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.

Third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meaning. For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20 different meanings.

1.In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things?

A. How to write a word well. B. How to use a word.

C. How to make a sentence. D. How to read a word correctly.

2.Of the three words: “remove”, “ remote” and “ remount”, _____ in a dictionary.

A. “remote” comes first and “remove” comes last.

B. “remove” comes first and “ remote” comes last.

C. “remote” comes first and “remount” comes last.

D. “remove” comes first and “remount” comes last.

3.A better dictionary can tell you _______.

A. more of the word’s pronunciation. B. More of the word’s meaning.

C. More of the word’s spelling. D. More of grammar.

4.Phonetic alphabets are used to show _______

A. spelling B. handwriting C. meanings D. pronunciation

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.D 【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了English Dictionaries（英文字典），包括三方面的基本内容：拼写（spelling）；发音（pronunciation）和意项（meanings）。 1.根据文章第一自然段后两句There are three important things. These three things are s...

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