Question

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me s new English dictionary. I was _____to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.____it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one ____, to be honest, I found it extremely ___ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and ___ not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the ____ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are ___ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt ___ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I ___ that monolingual dictionaries are ___ in learning a foreign language

As I found out, there is ___, often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two ____ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to _____ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the _____ meaning of a word in English! ____ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary _____ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ______, I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) ____ number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am ____ exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. ____ this, I can express myself more easily in English.

1.A．sad B．surprised C．worried D．nervous

2.A．Because B．If C．Unless D．Although

3.A．and B．so C．or D．but

4.A．interesting B．difficult C．ambitious D．practical

5.A．thus B．even C．again D．still

6.A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary

7.A．described B．expressed C．explained D．created

8.A．decided B．agreed C．offered D．happened

9.A．imagine B．recommend C．predict D．understand

10.A．natural B．easier C．better D．convenient

11.A．at best B．in fact C．at times D．in case

12.A．ideas B．names C．words D．characters

13.A．declare B．hope C．doubt D．tell

14.A．basic B．exact C．translated D．expected

15.A．Rather B．However C．Therefore D．Instead

16.A．while B．before C．until D．when

17.A．Gradually B．Generally C．Largely D．Probably

18.A．extra B．average C．total D．limited

19.A．nearly B．repeatedly C．immediately D．anxiously

20.A．According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了自己刚刚进入大学，姨妈没有给自己一个双语词典，而是给了一个英英词典，刚开始我不理解，后来明白了姨妈的意图，从而更好的学习了英语。

1. I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me s new English dictionary. I was _____to see that it was an English-English dictionary,一般学生都用双解词典，而一进入大学，姑妈就给作者一本英英词典，因此感到惊讶，所以选B。

2.____it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one可知这是为英语学习者编写的一本词典，但是作者 的同学没有一个拥有这样的词典。根据句意可知D项正确。

3. ，答案为A项。

4. found it extremely ___ to use at first.可知第一次使用应该是困难的，所以选B。

5. I would look up words in the dictionary and ___ not fully understand the meanings.我查找单词并且仍然没有理解这样的意思，所以选D。

6. was used to the ____ bilingual dictionaries,可知我习惯了用熟悉的词典，所以选B。

7. are ___ both in English and Chinese.可知以前用的词典是用英语和汉语一起解释的，所以选C。

8. 可知事”；agree to do sth.“同意做某事”； decide to do sth.“决定做某事”；hap pen to do sth.“碰巧做某事”。双语解词典比较容易，而用英英词典则比较困难，所以作者不知道姑妈为什么 决定要这样做。故A项正确。

9.

10. are ___ in learning a foreign language可知词典更好的用外语学习，所以选C。

11. As I found out, there is ___可知随着我查找单词，事实上很多没有那么对应的解释，所以选B。

12. often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two ____ in two language.可知单词的意义不能完全匹配，所以用words，选C。

13. aunt even goes so far as to _____ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the _____ meaning of a word in English!可知远不会给出一个英语单词的确切意义 。hope “希望”；declare“宣布，宣称 ”后可直接接宾语从句；doubt “怀疑” ，与句意不符；tell要接双宾语。综上所述可知A正确。

14.

15. ____ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary因此，她坚持让我用英英词典，所以选C。

16. 间，此处表示“点”的时间，而while通 常用来表示“段”的时间所以选D。

17. ______, I have come to see what she meant.可知作者逐渐明白了姑妈当初的意图。此处gradually表示一个渐进的过程所以选A。

18. a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) ____ number of words, 可知单词是有限制的，所以选D。

19. I read these definitions, I am ____ exposed to（接触）the basic words可知当我读这些定义的时候一些基础的单词会重复出现，所以选B。

20. 因为，由于。由文中_55__ this, I can express myself more easily in English可知因为这个我学习英语更加简单了，所以选D。

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