Question

完形填空 　　In English the 　　1　　 of words does not always represent the sound．So people say/raIt/　　2　　 spell it “right”, or “write”, or even “rite”．Combinations of letters(like “ough”)may be pronounced in 　　3　　 ways．And some words just seem to have 　　4　　 many letters． 　　For 　　5　　, things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, 　　6　　 teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778．As a young man he had 　　7　　 the British in the American War of Independence, and he felt that 　　8　　 English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive “American” look． 　　So he began his 　　9　　 on American English．His first book, the Elementary Spelling Book, 　　10　　 simplifying the spelling of English words．The book was very popular．By the 1850s, it was 　　11　　 one million copies a year, making　　12　　 one of the most popular schoolbooks ever． 　　　　13　　 of the suggestions were quickly used, 　　14　　 “center” instead of “centre”, “program” instead of “programme”, and “flavor”　　15　　 “flavour”．Others, 　　16　　, such as removing silent letters like the “s” in “island” or the final “e” in“ examine”, were not． 　　Webster is best 　　17　　 for An American Dictionary of the English Language, 　　18　　 first appeared in 1828．It introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation and 　　19　　, and, of course, the new spelling．The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the states．Today, Webster’s dictionary is 　　20　　 the most important dictionary for American students． (1) [　　] A． reading B． spelling C． speaking D． writing (2) [　　] A． or B． and C． so D． but (3) [　　] A． a number of B． the number of C． a little D． fewer (4) [　　] A． much B． too C． even D． far (5) [　　] A． British B． Americans C． Australians D． Asians (6) [　　] A． an B． the C． this D． a (7) [　　] A． leant against B． prepared against C． fought against D． blew against (8) [　　] A． written B． spread C． forgot D． noticed (9) [　　] A． work B． jobs C． agreement D． discovery (10) [　　] A． followed B． asked C． ordered D． suggested (11) [　　] A． selling B． buying C． producing D． ending (12) [　　] A． him B． that C． this D． it (13) [　　] A． One B． Much C． Many D． Few (14) [　　] A． such as B． for example C． etc． D． as (15) [　　] A． beside B． but C． except D． instead of (16) [　　] A． therefore B． however C． thus D． otherwise (17) [　　] A． thrown B． flown C． grown D． known (18) [　　] A． which B． that C． it D． what (19) [　　] A． share B． use C． publish D． think (20) [　　] A． even B． already C． still D． yet

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．B;5．B;6．D;7．C;8．A;9．A;10．D;11．A;12．D;13．C;14．A;15．D;16．B;17．D;18．A;19．B;20．C;
解析：

(1)	从下文看出读音相同，但是，拼写不同。
(2)	but表示转折关系。
(3)	a number of“大量的”。
(4)	too many“太多”；much, even, far都修饰比较级别。
(5)	从“who graduated from Yale University”和“fought against the British in the American War of Independence”看出他是美国人。
(6)	a teacher是一个同位语，泛指一个老师。
(7)	fight against意为“同……作斗争”。
(8)	written English“书面英语”。
(9)	begin one’s work on“开始忙于某事”。
(10)	suggest doing sth．“建议干某事”。
(11)	此处用主动语态，表示这本书销售的情况。
(12)	it指the Elementary Spelling Book一书。
(13)	从were看出此处是复数，而few是否定意义。
(14)	此处是列举，for example后面有逗号。
(15)	instead of“代替”。
(16)	however后面有逗号，表示委婉的语气，有转折意义。
(17)	be best known意为“……是很出名的”。
(18)	which在句中引导一个非限制性定语从句。
(19)	此处指关于单词的发音、用法和拼写。
(20)	still“仍然”，用于肯定句，说明该字典具有很高的价值。yet用于否定句和疑问句。