Question

C (2015 •南京) 阅读理解。(30分)

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后空格里填人一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

   Noah Webster was born on October 16 ,1758,in the West Division of Hartford,where his father farmed and worked as a weaver. His mother was a housewife.

   Few people went to college at that time,but Noah loved so much to learn that his parents let him go to Yale,Connecticut’s only college. Noah graduated in 1778. He desired (渴望) to study law,but his parents didn’t have more money to send him to school. So,in order to make a living,Noah taught in Glastonbury,Hartford and West Hartford. Later he studied law.

   Noah did not like American schools. Sometimes 70 children of all ages were crammed (挤满) into oneroom schoolhouses with poor books and untrained teachers. Their books came from England. Noah thought that Americans should learn from American books,so in 1783,Noah wrote his own textbook AGrammatical Institute of the English Language. Most people called it the “Blue-Backed Speller” because of its blue cover.

   For 100 years,Noah’ book taught children how to read,spell,and pronounce words. It was the most popular American book of its time. Ben Franklin used Noah's book to teach his granddaughter to read.

   When Noah was 43 ,he started writing the first American dictionary. He did that because Americans in different parts of the country spelled,pronounced and used words differently. He thought that all Americans should speak in the same way. He also thought that Americans should not speak and spell just like the English. Noah used American spellings like color instead of the English colour and music instead of musick. He also added American words that weren^ in English dictionaries like skunk and squash. He spent over 27 years writing his dictionary. When Noah accomplished (完成) his dictionary in 1828,at the age of 70 ,the first American dictionary came out. It had 70 ,000 words in it.

   Noah did many things in his life. He worked for copyright laws,wrote textbooks,Americanized the English language,and edited magazines. When Noah Webster died in 1843,he was considered an American hero.

1. __________2. __________ 3. __________4. __________ 5. __________

6.__________ 7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________ 10. __________

Answer 1

1. First (由文中第五段第一句：When Noah was 43， he started writing the first American dictionary.想到此处填 First。)

2. teacher (由文中第二段句子：So,in order to make a living,Noah taught in Glastonbury,Hartford and West Hartford.可知在1778年他做了一名教师。故填teacher。)

3. afford (由文中第二段句子：He desired to study law,but his parents didn’t have more money to send him to school.可知，他的父母承担不起他更高层次的教育。“承担”用afford。)

4. satisfy (由文中第三段句子：Noah did not like American schools.可知Noah对当时美国的教育感到不满意。此处用动 词 satisfy。)

5. popular (由文中第四段句子：It was the most popular American book of its time.可知，Noah的书在当时的美国很受人欢迎。故填popular。)

6. necessary (分析文中第五段句子：He thought that all Americans should speak in the same way 可知，他认识到美国人用相同方式讲话是必要的。故填necessary。)

7. own (分析文中第五段句子：He also thought that Americans should not speak and spelljust like the English.可知，他认为美国人应有有别于英国人的自己的讲话和拼写方式。故 填 own。)

8. accomplished/finished (由文中第五段句子：When Noah accomplished his dictionary in 1828.at the age of 70 可知，直到70岁时，Noah才完成他的字典。故填accomplished/ finished。)

9. took (本句是 it takes sb. some time to do sth.结构。本句是一般过去时。故填took。)

10. hero (根据文中最后一句：When Noah Webster died in 1843.he was considered an American hero.可知填 hero。)