20.Sunnyside School Bookshop Sunnyside Secondary School
A Warm Welcome To All Secondary Pupils!Congratulations on getting into Singapore's premier school.To do well in English,you must have a good English dictionary.May we recommend that you buy any of these two,which have been specially selected by the English teachers in the school.Select the one that fits your needs!
Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary
The most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary for intermediate (中級的) learners of English.
◆Over 50,000references,including new words created over the past ten years.
◆20full-page colour illustrations.
◆Grammar and spelling rules simply and completely explained.
◆Lots of examples of how to use words in the correct context.
◆l0-page appendix (附錄) on"How To Write More Effectively".
Active Learners'English Dictionary
A most useful dictionary which not only helps you to learn new words but also shows you different ways of using them in your writing.Particularly useful for foreign students and non-native speakers of English!
◆Over 48,000references with explanations focusing on a speaker's attitude and intentions.
◆Each definition together with tips on how to use the word or its synonyms (同義詞) in the correct context.
◆Right margin (頁邊空白) gives a list of synonyms.
◆Left margin gives information on grammar and spelling.
◆Clear pronunciation guide.
5.The purpose of the notice is toD.
A.educate the pupils
B.welcome new pupils
C.advertise the bookshop
D.make sales
6.Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary is better than Active Learners'English Dictionary in that it hasA.
A.more word entries
B.grammar tips
C.spelling tips
D.pronunciation tips
7.Both dictionaries haveA.
A.tips on spelling and grammar
B.tips on pronunciation
C.tips on writing
D.colour illustrations
8.Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary is forC.
A.very young learners
B.foreign students
C.relatively fluent speakers of English
D.non-native speakers of English.
分析 文章大意:本文事陽光中學的書店向學生們介紹了對英語學習有幫助的兩本字典,分別說明了字典的優(yōu)點和特色,目的是需要學生購買.
解答 5.D 主旨大意題.從第一段中May we recommend that you buy any of these two,…可知,這是一家書店向中學生推薦兩本字典.所以寫作目的事為了出售字典,因此答案選D.
6.A 細節(jié)理解題.Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary 收錄50000個詞,而Active Learners'English Dictionary收錄了48000個詞,因此Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary 的優(yōu)點在于詞匯多,因此答案為A.
7.A 細節(jié)理解題.通過分析二者的特點可知,這兩本字典都有關于拼寫和語法方面的指導,因此答案為A.
8.C 細節(jié)理解題.Foster's Advanced Learners'Dictionary 中說明The most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary for intermediate (中級的) learners of English意思是該字典適合中級水平的英語學習者.因此答案為C.
點評 本題考查廣告布告類類閱讀理解.這類題材的閱讀理解是高考常考的內容,難度較小,考生可以通讀全文,了解大意,在此基礎上再根據(jù)問題結合選項及語境做出正確的選擇.