Noah Webster and the (66)First American Dictionary Name:Noah Webster Date of birth:October 16,1758 Major events: ◆1778:After graduating,Noah had to work as a (67)teacher because his parents couldn't (68)affordhis further education. ◆1783:Crowded schoolhouses with poor English books and untrained teachers didn't (69)satisfyNoah.He wrote the textbook of his own.The textbook was so (70)popularat the time even Ben Franklin used it to teach his granddaughter to read. ◆1801:Noah started writing the first American dictionary because he realized it was(71)necessaryfor all Americans to speak in the same way.Also,he thought all Americans should speak and spell in their (72)ownway. ◆1828:The first American dictionary wasn't (73)accomplished/finisheduntil Noah was 70years old.It (74)tookhim over 27years to write it. ◆1843:Because of his contribution to America,Noah was considered an American(75)herowhen he diied. |
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類短文.主要介紹了美國(guó)著名的詞典編纂家諾亞•韋伯斯特的生平.韋伯斯特1758年10月出生于哈特福德,由于他很愛學(xué)習(xí),父母送他去了康涅狄格州的耶魯大學(xué),畢業(yè)之后,為了謀生,在格拉斯頓伯里教書.他對(duì)美國(guó)的學(xué)校不大滿意,班額太大,教材也很破舊,所以他編寫了一本教材.后來他又意識(shí)到美國(guó)人應(yīng)該說統(tǒng)一的語(yǔ)言和書寫,他又編寫了一本詞典,里面有些和英國(guó)英語(yǔ)不一樣的地方,直到他70歲的時(shí)候才完成.他還做了很大其他的工作,一直到1843年去世.被譽(yù)為美國(guó)英雄.
解答 66.答案:First.標(biāo)題理解題. 這篇短文主要介紹了韋伯斯特和他編寫的第一部詞典的情況,根據(jù)"When Noah was 43,he started writing the first American dictionary."所以答案為First.
67.答案:teacher.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"in order to make a living,Noah taught in Glastonbury"可知為了謀生,他在格拉斯頓伯里當(dāng)老師,故填teacher.
68.答案:afford.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"his parents didn't have more money to send him to school."他父母沒有錢送他去上學(xué),也就是負(fù)擔(dān)不起他上學(xué)的費(fèi)用,因?yàn)榭崭袂懊媸莄ouldn't,后面要用動(dòng)詞原形,所以要用afford來填空.
69.答案:satisfy.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"Noah did not like American schools."他不喜歡美國(guó)的學(xué)校,也就是不滿意美國(guó)的學(xué)校,因?yàn)榭崭袂懊娼柚鷦?dòng)詞did構(gòu)成了否定式,后面要用動(dòng)詞原形所以填動(dòng)詞satisfy.
70.答案:popular.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"It was the most popular American book of its time."可知在那個(gè)時(shí)代是最受歡迎的課本,故填popular.
71.答案:necessary.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"He thought that all Americans should speak in the same way."可知他認(rèn)為美國(guó)人有必要用統(tǒng)一的方式來說話,另外此處是一個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)"It is/was+形容詞+for sb.to do sth."故填形容詞necessary.
72.答案:own.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"He also thought that Americans should not speak and spell just like the English.Noah used American spellings like color instead of the English color and music instead of musick."他認(rèn)為美國(guó)應(yīng)該有不同于英國(guó)英語(yǔ)的一些讀法和拼寫,也就是有自己的讀和寫的方法.另外"用某人自己的方式"要用固定結(jié)構(gòu)"in one's own way"故填own.
73.答案:accomplished/finished.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"When Noah accomplished (完成) his dictionary in 1828,at the age of 70,the first American dictionary came out."可知他在70歲的時(shí)候才完成這部詞典的編寫,故填accomplished或者finished.
74.答案:took.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"When Noah was 43,he started writing the first American dictionary.""When Noah accomplished (完成) his dictionary in 1828,at the age of 70"從43開始寫一直到70,寫這部詞典花費(fèi)了27年的時(shí)間,所以要用結(jié)構(gòu)"It takes sb.sometime to do sth."意思是"花費(fèi)某人多少時(shí)間做某事".此處為一般過去時(shí)故用其過去式took.故填took.
75.答案:hero.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"When Noah Webster died in 1843,he was considered an American hero."可知他被認(rèn)為是美國(guó)的英雄,故填hero.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,掌握大意,然后結(jié)合具體的題目,再讀短文,找出相關(guān)信息,就可以確定正確答案.
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