Question

14．One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual．In 1879，Oxford University in England asked Prof．James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language．It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations （引文）showing how it was used．
This was a huge task，so Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain，the United States，and the British colonies to search every newspaper，magazine，and book ever written in English．Hundreds of volunteers responded，including William Chester Minor．Dr．Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England．He gave his address as"Broadmoor，Crowthorne，Berkshire，""50 miles from Oxford．
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray．Over the next 17 years，he became one of the staff's most valued contributors．
But he was also a mystery．In spite of many invitations，he would always decline to visit Oxford．So in 1897，Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself．When he arrived，he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum（精神病院） for the Criminally insane．
Murray and Minor became friends，sharing their love of words．Minor continued contributing to the dictionary，sending in more than 10，000 submissions in 20 years．Murray continued to visit Minor regularly，sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds．
In 1910，Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America．Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend．
Minor died in 1920，seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed．The 12 volumes defined 414，825 words，and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient．

61．According to the text，the first Oxford English DictionaryD．
A．came out before minor died
B．was edited by an American volunteer
C．included the English words invented by Murray
D．was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary
62．How did Dr．Minor contributed to the dictionary？C
A．He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers．
B．He sent newspapers，magazines and books to Murray．
C．He provided a great number of words and quotations
D．he went to England to work with Murray．
63．Why did Dr．Minor refuse to visit Oxford？A
A．He was shut in an asylum                 
B．He lived far from Oxford
C．He was busy writing a book              
D．He disliked traveling
64．Prof．Murray and Dr．Minor became friends mainly becauseB．
A．they both served in the Civil War．
B．They had a common interest in words
C．Minor recovered with the help of Murray
D．Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor
65．Which of the following best describe Dr．Minor？D
A．Brave and determined                     
B．Cautious and friendly
C．Considerate and optimistic                
D．Unusual and scholarly
66．What does the text mainly talk about？C
A．The history of the English language．
B．The friendship between Murray and Minor
C．Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary
D．Broadmoor Asylum and is patients．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要講述了一位不平凡的精神病患者對《牛津英語字典》的貢獻，這部字典將囊括英語語言中可能出現(xiàn)的每一個單詞，不但會定義每個單詞，而且會給出這個單詞的歷史，同時也會引用一些能夠展示這個單詞用法的句子．

解答 61．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段中的…serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language可知，作者為英語語言史上最雄心勃勃的詞典的編輯．則這本詞典也是野心勃勃．故選D．
62．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段的第一句話Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray可知，他加入志愿隊，提供了文字，和市場報價．故選C．
63．A．細節(jié)理解題．由第四段中的…h(huán)e found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum可知，Minor被關在一家精神病院里，這是他不能去牛津的原因．故選A．
64．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段的Murray and Minor became good friends，sharing their love of words可知，他們成為好朋友的主要原因在于他們都對詞匯很熱愛．故選B．
65．D．推理判斷題．從文章的最后一句話可以推斷Minor很博學，對做學問很投入，但他同時又是一個精神病人．因此用devoted，scholarship，unusual等描述他最貼切．故選D
66．C．主旨大意題．文章的關鍵詞有兩個：Minor和Oxford Dictionary，主要講述的Mr．Minor的特別之處和他對Oxford Dictionary的貢獻，因此文章的大意應該把這兩個詞都包括進去．故選C．

點評 本文考察學生人文地理閱讀．本類題型常用的方式是夾敘夾議．敘述的目的是為了議，所以要把握其議才是主要方面．閱讀這類文章，先弄清其引入的話題，再弄清里面人物對其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身對話題的觀點看法或思考．