This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It gives the meaning of words, and it can help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation as well.
To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary. If you look up the word “centre”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Centre” is used in British English, while “center” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters(音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look at this page when you’re not sure how to say a word.
The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word— its definition. In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand.
1.According to the passage, “theater” is used in _______ English.
A. Australian B. Canadian
C. American D. British
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.
B. You can turn to the inside back face if you are not sure about the pronunciation.
C. There are two thousand words in this dictionary.
D. The dictionary can help you with listening, speaking, reading and writing.
3.The dictionary explains ________.
A. some of the difficult words
B. the words of two meanings
C. all the easy words
D. all the words in a simple way
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Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.
One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.
One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.
1. Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?
A. To punish him B. To play a joke on him
C. To help him save money D. To help him lose weight
2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?
A. Free B. Busy C. Rude D. Wise
3. Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
① The king walked to the holy man’s.
② Many doctors tried to treat the king.
③ The minister went to meet the holy man.
A. ②①③ B.③①② C.③②① D. ②③①
4.From the story, we can learn that ____.
A. the holy man lived near the king’s palace.
B. the minister didn’t care about the king
C. the holy man’s wife was silly
D. the king never met the holy man.
5.What’s the BEST title for the passage?
A. A lucky king B. Health is wealth
C. How to lose weight D. Wealth is important
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根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
1.Our guests __________ （称赞）the meal as the best they had had for years.
2.It’s__________(或许) the best movie I have ever seen.
3.It’s said that many _________（导演）telephone numbers are put on the Internet.
4.I am wondering which is _________(安全), traveling by train or by air.
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The boy had already lived in England for a year, _______ he had a big advantage _______ the other students.
A. so; on B. but; on
C. so; over D. and; over
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根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Some serious disease may break out in this ________ (heavy) polluted area one day.
2.In order to get a perfect result, some more ________ (value) steps should be taken.
3.Though many basketball players are tall, one does not have to be tall to ________ (success) in NBA.
4.Steven Spielberg, one of the most famous ________ (direct), showed his film talent by making short films when he was still a teenager.
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I suppose everyone will be interested in these after-school activities, ________?
A. don’t I B. won’t I
C. don’t they D. won’t they
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I’ve ordered some pizza, so we ________ worry about cooking when we get home tired.
A. can’t B. mustn’t
C. needn’t D. may not
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—Great! It’s one I have ever had.
A. delicious B. the least delicious
C. more delicious D. the most delicious
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Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to
understand what leaves are and what they do.
Leaves are the world’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2 from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2 into glucose(葡萄糖), a kind of sugar. Plants use it as food for energy and growing.
A chemical called “chlorophyll” in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour. And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn.
1.Which should be in the box?
A. air B. sugar C. water D. wind
2.The underlined word “chlorophyll” means __________.
A. 叶绿素 B. 脂肪 C.蛋白质 D.淀粉
3.The leaves turn yellow because they are short of(缺少) __________.
A. water and CO2 B. glucose and energy
C. sunlight and water D. sunlight and CO2
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter.
B. During winter trees live on the food they store in summer.
C. During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves.
D. Trees begin to stop making food in summer.
5.This passage tells us_____________.
A. the plants can grow well only with the sunlight
B. there are all kinds of plants on the earth
C. not all the colors of the leaves are from chlorophyll
D. maple leaves change the color as other trees
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