Question

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.

1. According to the passage, “neighbor” is used in ______ English.

A. Australian B. Canadian

C. American D. British

2. In Paragraph 5, what does the underlined word “definition” mean?

A. 词性 B. 词条 C. 词库 D. 词义

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

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文给我们介绍了一本英语字典，其内容包括英文单词以及怎么样在读、写、说中应用它们。其他内容还包括怎样正确应用字典，查单词时遇到的问题、这本字典还能帮助你正确发音、单词的意义等。

1.

2.2】推理判断题。这个题目问的是，按照这篇短文，“neighbor”应用于哪种英语里。根据“Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English.可以推断出neighbour应该用于英国英语，neighbor应用于美国英语。应该选C。

3.3】细节理解题。这个题目问的是，在第五段中，划线单词“definition”什么意思？据The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.可知“definition”的意思是the meaning of a word词义。故选D。

考点：学习用品类短文阅读。