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You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you      today wasn’t made until the Qin Dynasty. They spent most of the important       work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to     words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary(牛津字典). The        for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dictionary. Murray had never been to      . At the age of fourteen, he left his villageschool in Scotland and taught himself while working in bank.      he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job. Murray had a small house       in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and      in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years but after five year, he was       adding(增加)words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary       he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
小题1:
A.useB.writeC.copyD.miss
小题2:
A.easyB.boringC.earlyD.dangerous
小题3:
A.spellB.inventC.collectD.make
小题4:
A.wayB.ideaC.useD.prize
小题5:
A.schoolB.cinemaC.villageD.collage
小题6:
A.LaterB.Longer before C.So farD.Ever since
小题7:
A.soldB.builtC.brokenD.drawn
小题8:
A.readB.wroteC.workedD.thought
小题9:
A.alreadyB.stillC.usuallyD.always
小题10:
A.ifB.becauseC.untilD.since

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:C

试题分析:短文大意:你可能认为英文字典已经使用了许多世纪。事实上,现在你们常用的英文字典直到清朝时期才出现。本文介绍了世界上最大的字典牛津英语词典的编纂历史。
小题1:考查动词及语境理解,句意:事实上,现在你们常用的英文字典直到清朝时期才出现。use 用; write 写; copy  抄写; Miss想念。 故选A。
小题2:考查形容词及语境理解,句意:在字典编制过程中他们做了最重要的早期工作。easy 容易的; boring  无聊的;early 早的; dangerous危险的。 故选C。
小题3:考查动词及语境理解,句意:他们几乎花了一生的时间去为字典收集单词。spell拼写; invent 发明;collect  收集;make制造。故选 C。
小题4:考查名词及语境理解,句意:编撰这部字典的设想是在1857年英国的一次会议提出的。way 方法,方式; idea 主意,想法; use 用途;. Prize奖。结合语境可知选 B。
小题5:考查名词及语境理解,句意:默里从来没有去过大学。school学校;cinema电影院; village 村庄;collage大学。根据下句At the age of fourteen, he left his villageschool in Scotland and taught himself while working in bank. 小题6: he became a great teacher.可推知此句是说他从来没有上过大学,故选 D。
小题6:考查副词及语境理解,句意:后来他成为了一个伟大的老师。Later 晚些时候; Longer before再之前;So far到现在为止;. Ever since自那时以来。根据上文At the age of fourteen, he left his villageschool in Scotland and taught himself while working in bank. 和后句he became a great teacher可推知此处选 A。
小题7:考查动词及语境理解,句意:为了做这项工作他在他的花园里建造了一个小屋。sold 卖;built 建造;broken 损坏;drawn画。此处选B,过去分词短语作后置定语。
小题8:考查动词及语境理解,句意:穆雷在五点钟起床后就在那小屋子里工作好几个小时才吃早饭。read读;wrote  写; worked 工作;thought想,认为。故选C。
小题9:考查副词及语境理解,句意:但五年后,他仍然为字母“A”添加单词。already 已经;still 仍然,还;usually 通常;always总是。根据句意结合语境可知选B。
小题10:考查连词及语境理解,句意:他从事字典编纂工作直到老。if 如果; because 因为; until 直到;since自从。根据最后一句Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.可推知选 C。
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