Question

This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.
   To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.
   If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
   The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. It uses a special alphabet (特殊字母表) to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look at this page when you’re not sure how to say a word.
   The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.
   In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained and easy to understand.
1.According to the passage, “neighbor” is used in ______ English.
A. Australian     B. Canadian   C. American     D. British   

2.In Paragraph 5, what does the underlined word “definition” mean? 

A. 词性    B. 词条     C. 词库   D. 词义
3.The dictionary explains ______. 
A. some of the difficult words    B. all the words in a simple way
C. all the easy words           D. the words of two meanings

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要是关于字典的。字典包含了单词的拼写，发音，词意等信息。要使用好字典，应该先了解字典。字典里会注明一些单词的英式拼写和美式拼写，并且使用特殊字母表来帮助你正确读出单词。它还会用简单的单词来解释单词的含义，使单词更易理解。

1.判断推理题。根据文中内容“Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. “Colour”是英式英语；而“color”是美式英语。从而可以判断“neighbor”是美式英语，故选C。

2.词意猜测题。结合前后文The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.使用字典最重要的原因是找到单词的意思——它的词义；故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中内容This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained and easy to understand.这意味着甚至最难的单词的词意也能轻易地解释和容易理解；故选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读。