Question

【題目】When I first entered university my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was ________to see that it was an English- English dictionary, also known as a monolingual (只用一種語言的) 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 gave me such__________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 (對應(yīng)) between two ________in two languages. 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 (釋義) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better_________ 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 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. worried B. sad C. surprised D. nervous

【2】A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. If

【3】A. but B. so C. or D. and

【4】A. difficult B. interesting C. important D. practical

【5】A. thus B. even C. still D. again

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

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

【8】A. appreciation B. courage C. advice D. promise

【9】A. imagine B. recommend C. predict D. grasp

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

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

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

【13】A. hope B. declare C. doubt D. tell

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

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

【16】A. understanding B. practice C. expression D. consideration

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 A

【5】 C

【6】 B

【7】 A

【8】 C

【9】 D

【10】 B

【11】 B

【12】 A

【13】 B

【14】 A

【15】 C

【16】 A

【17】 C

【18】 D

【19】 A

【20】 D

【解析】

文章講述了自己剛剛進(jìn)入大學(xué)，姨媽沒有給自己一個(gè)雙語詞典，而是給了一個(gè)英英詞典，剛開始我不理解。后來明白了姨媽的意圖，從而更好的學(xué)習(xí)了英語。

【1】考查形容詞。A. worried 擔(dān)憂的；B. sad傷心的；C. surprised感到吃驚的； D. nervous緊張不安的。根據(jù)I was ____1____ to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual (只用一種語言的) dictionary.可知，我驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，它是一本英英詞典，也被稱為單語詞典。故選C。

【2】考查連詞。A. Because因?yàn)椋?/span>B. Although 盡管；C. Unless除非；D. If如果。根據(jù)____2____ it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one ____3____, to be honest, I found it extremely ____4____ to use at first.可知，雖然它是一本針對非英語學(xué)習(xí)者的字典，但我的同學(xué)都沒有一個(gè)，老實(shí)說，我發(fā)現(xiàn)它一開始很難使用。故選B。

【3】考查并列連詞。A. but但是；B. so所以；C. or否則；D. and和。根據(jù)____2____ it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one ____3____, to be honest, I found it extremely ____4____ to use at first.可知，雖然它是一本針對非英語學(xué)習(xí)者的字典，但我的同學(xué)都沒有一個(gè)，老實(shí)說，我發(fā)現(xiàn)它一開始很難使用。故選D。

【4】考查形容詞。A. difficult困難的；B. interesting有趣的；C. important重要的；D. practical實(shí)用的。根據(jù)____2____ it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one ____3____, to be honest, I found it extremely ____4____ to use at first.可知，雖然它是一本針對非英語學(xué)習(xí)者的字典，但我的同學(xué)都沒有一個(gè)，老實(shí)說，我發(fā)現(xiàn)它一開始很難使用。故選A。

【5】考查副詞。A. thus 因此；B. even甚至；C. still仍然；D. again又。根據(jù)I would look up words in the dictionary and ____5____ not fully understand the meanings.可知，我會(huì)在字典里查單詞，但仍然沒有完全理解它的意思。故選C。

【6】考查形容詞。A. new 新的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. earlier更早的；D. ordinary普通的。根據(jù)I was used to the ____6____ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are ____7____ both in English and Chinese.可知，我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了熟悉的雙語詞典，用英語和漢語來解釋這些單詞。故選B。

【7】考查動(dòng)詞。A. explained解釋；B. expressed 表達(dá)；C. described描述；D. created創(chuàng)造。根據(jù)I was used to the ____6____ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are ____7____ both in English and Chinese.可知，我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了熟悉的雙語詞典，用英語和漢語來解釋這些單詞。故選A。

【8】考查名詞。A. appreciation欣賞；B. courage勇氣； C. advice建議；D. promise許諾。根據(jù)I really wondered why my aunt gave me such ____8____ to make things so difficult for me.可知，我真的很奇怪，為什么我姑姑給了我這樣的建議，讓我的生活變得如此困難。故選C。

【9】考查動(dòng)詞。A. imagine想象；B. recommend推薦；C. predict 預(yù)測；D. grasp抓住。根據(jù)after studying English at university for three years, I ___9___ that monolingual dictionaries are ____10____ in learning a foreign language.可知，在大學(xué)學(xué)了三年英語之后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)單語詞典在學(xué)習(xí)一門外語方面更有優(yōu)勢。故選D。

【10】考查形容詞。A. natural 自然的；B. better更好的；C. easier 更容易的； D. convenient方便的。根據(jù)after studying English at university for three years, I ___9___ that monolingual dictionaries are ____10____ in learning a foreign language.可知，在大學(xué)學(xué)了三年英語之后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)單語詞典在學(xué)習(xí)一門外語方面更有優(yōu)勢。故選B。

【11】考查詞組。A. at best最多；B. in fact事實(shí)上；C. at times有時(shí)候；D. in case萬一。根據(jù)As I found out, there is, ____11____, often no perfect equivalence (對應(yīng)) between two ____12____ in two languages.可知，正如我所發(fā)現(xiàn)的，事實(shí)上，在兩種語言中，兩個(gè)詞之間通常沒有完美的對等。故選B。

【12】考查名詞。A. words 單詞；B. names名字；C. ideas主意；D. characters特性。根據(jù)As I found out, there is, ____11____, often no perfect equivalence (對應(yīng)) between two ____12____ in two languages.可知，正如我所發(fā)現(xiàn)的，事實(shí)上，在兩種語言中，兩個(gè)詞之間通常沒有完美的對等。故選A。

【13】考查動(dòng)詞。A. hope希望；B. declare宣布；C. doubt懷疑；D. tell告訴。根據(jù)My aunt even goes so far as to ____13____ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the ____14____ meaning of a word in English!可知，我的姑姑甚至還宣稱，一個(gè)中國的“對等物”永遠(yuǎn)不能給你一個(gè)英文單詞的確切含義！故選B。

【14】考查形容詞。A. exact準(zhǔn)確的；B. basic 基本的；C. translated翻譯；D. expected預(yù)期的。根據(jù)My aunt even goes so far as to ____13____ that Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the ____14____ meaning of a word in English!可知，我的姑姑甚至還宣稱，一個(gè)中國的“對等物”永遠(yuǎn)不能給你一個(gè)英文單詞的確切含義！故選A。

【15】考查副詞。A. Rather寧可；B. However然而；C. Therefore因此；D. Instead代替。根據(jù)____15____, she insisted that I read the definition (釋義) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better ____16____ of its meaning.可知，因此，當(dāng)我想要更好地理解它的意思時(shí)，她堅(jiān)持要我在單語詞典中讀到一個(gè)詞的定義。故選C。

【16】考查名詞。A. understanding理解；B. practice實(shí)踐；C. expression表達(dá)； D. consideration考慮。根據(jù)____15____, she insisted that I read the definition (釋義) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better ____16____ of its meaning.可知，因此，當(dāng)我想要更好地理解它的意思時(shí)，她堅(jiān)持要我在單語詞典中讀到一個(gè)詞的定義。故選A。

【17】考查副詞。A. Largely主要地；B. Generally一般地；C. Gradually逐漸地；D. Probably很可能。根據(jù)____17____, I have come to see what she meant.可知，漸漸地，我開始明白她的意思。故選C。

【18】考查形容詞。A. extra額外的；B. average平均的；C. total完全的；D. limited有限的。根據(jù)This dictionary uses a(n) ____18____ number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions.可知，這本字典在它的定義中使用了有限數(shù)量的單詞，大約2000個(gè)單詞。故選D。

【19】考查副詞。A. repeatedly重復(fù)地；B. nearly幾乎；C. immediately立刻； D. anxiously焦慮地。根據(jù)When I read these definitions, I am ____19____ exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. ____20____ this, I can express myself more easily in English. 可知，當(dāng)我閱讀這些定義時(shí)，我反復(fù)地接觸到基本的單詞，并學(xué)習(xí)它們是如何被用來解釋對象和思想的。正因?yàn)槿绱�，我可以用英語更容易地表達(dá)自己。故選A。

【20】考查詞組。A. According to按著；B. In relation to關(guān)于，涉及；C. In addition to除---之外；D. Because of因?yàn)�。根�?jù)When I read these definitions, I am ____19____ exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. ____20____ this, I can express myself more easily in English. 可知，當(dāng)我閱讀這些定義時(shí)，我反復(fù)地接觸到基本的單詞，并學(xué)習(xí)它們是如何被用來解釋對象和思想的。正因?yàn)槿绱�，我可以用英語更容易地表達(dá)自己。故選D。