This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.
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 “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. It uses a special alphabet (特殊字母表) to show pronunciation. 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 simply explained and easy to understand.
【小题1】 According to the passage, “neighbor” is used in ______ English.

A．Australian	B．Canadian
C．American	D．British

【小题2】 In Paragraph 5, what does the underlined word “definition” mean?

A．词性

B．词条

C．词库

D．词义

【小题3】 The dictionary explains ______. 

A．some of the difficult words	B．all the words in a simple way
C．all the easy words	D．the words of two meanings

配对阅读。请为每个人选择最适合阅读的书，并将答案的字母编号填写在括号内。

【小题1】Kate wants to keep thinner and healthier. 【小题2】Tom is collecting information about how to prevent electrical fire. 【小题3】 Betty is trying to advise her mother to do some sports. 【小题4】 Sophia has to know some ways to prevent common cold. 【小题5】 Jane is studying health insurance(保险).

A．This book will help you understand how to stay well and avoid disease. You’ll learn some things that you might use at home to be away from cold. B．Do you want to know how much food you should eat every day? Do you want to make a good plan about your meals? If so, please read this book. From the book, you will know about safe ways to lose weight and how many calories you need each day. C．Do you have difficulties to communicate with others? Do you often say something wrong when you talk to others? This book will teach you how to say proper things to different people in different places. D．This book will tell you something about how to keep healthy by taking exercise, but also the ways of taking exercise. E. Are you worried parents? Do you have trouble in teaching your children? This book is written by a famous psychologist. It can help you understand your children well and make friends with them. F. You will know why people need health insurance by reading this book. You can also know how to choose health insurance and how to use insurance to pay for your health in this book. G. You will get useful information about how to prevent common accidents from this book. It’s about safety both indoors and outdoors.

 

配对阅读。请为每个人选择最适合阅读的书，并将答案的字母编号填写在括号内。

1.Kate wants to keep thinner and healthier. 2.Tom is collecting information about how to prevent electrical fire. 3. Betty is trying to advise her mother to do some sports. 4. Sophia has to know some ways to prevent common cold. 5. Jane is studying health insurance(保险).

A. This book will help you understand how to stay well and avoid disease. You’ll learn some things that you might use at home to be away from cold. B. Do you want to know how much food you should eat every day? Do you want to make a good plan about your meals? If so, please read this book. From the book, you will know about safe ways to lose weight and how many calories you need each day. C. Do you have difficulties to communicate with others? Do you often say something wrong when you talk to others? This book will teach you how to say proper things to different people in different places. D. This book will tell you something about how to keep healthy by taking exercise, but also the ways of taking exercise. E. Are you worried parents? Do you have trouble in teaching your children? This book is written by a famous psychologist. It can help you understand your children well and make friends with them. F. You will know why people need health insurance by reading this book. You can also know how to choose health insurance and how to use insurance to pay for your health in this book. G. You will get useful information about how to prevent common accidents from this book. It’s about safety both indoors and outdoors.

 

 

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.

In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine.” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good.” or “I’m tired.”

One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused(不知所措). I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.

To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.

I was also surprised by how hard-working US students are.

In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

1.How many English classes a week were there when the writer was in fifth grade in China?

A. 4             B. 5             C. 6           D.7

2.According to the writer, textbook English is ______ everyday English.

A. quite different from    B. the same as   C. more difficult than    D. easier than

3.What did the writer do when he didn’t understand what someone greeted him?

A. He thought for a moment and smiled  B. He greeted with “What?”

C. He didn’t how to say               D. He was surprised

4.A good US student spends his / her time ______.

A. only in doing homework

B. only on sports or music

C. only in working for the public

D. on studies, sports or music and public work

5. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The writer is now staying in the US.             

B. American girls love to have white skin.

C. The US students are hard-working.  

D. Schoolwork is almost everything in China.

 

根据短文，选择正确答案

A Clever Bird

A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird. “Hello!” he says. “Hello!” the bird answers. “What are you doing?” says the man. “What are you doing?” says the bird.

The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things “Hello!” The thief hears the bird's words. “What are you doing?” The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.

1.The man teaches the bird ________.

A．how to say something	B．how to sing songs
C．how to eat something	D．how to dance

2.The bird is ________.

A．very nice

B．very clever

C．very beautiful

D．very silly(傻的)

3.The man speaks to the bird ________.

A．sometimes

B．once a week

C．every week

D．every day

4.The thief is taking ________ things from the house.

A．a few

B．a little

C．a lot of

D．some

5.The thief ________ out of the room.

A．walks

B．comes

C．runs

D．goes