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 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：本篇文章介绍了在阅读，书写，说英语时词典会告诉你有关的英语词汇和使用它们的方法.及其字典的原理，使用字典的原因等方面的知识。

1.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.英美英语之间的区别，故选C。

2.The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.the meaning of the Word的意思是词义，词的意思。故选D。

3.This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained and easy to understand.的意思最难的单词的定义被简单的解释了，并且容易理解。故选B。

考点：教育类阅读。