Question

This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It gives the meaning of words, and it can help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation as well.

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 “centre”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Centre” is used in British English, while “center” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.

The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. 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 simple and easy to understand.

1.According to the passage, “theater” is used in _______ English.

A. Australian        B. Canadian

C. American      D. British

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

B. You can turn to the inside back face if you are not sure about the pronunciation.

C. There are two thousand words in this dictionary.

D. The dictionary can help you with listening, speaking, reading and writing.

3.The dictionary explains ________.

A. some of the difficult words

B. the words of two meanings

C. all the easy words

D. all the words in a simple way

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该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.C 推理判断题。根据文中内容. “Centre” is used in British English, while “center” is used in American English. 可知 “Centre”是英式英语；而“center”是美式英语。从而可以推理判断“theater”是美式英语，所以选C。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中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.可知如果你翻到封底的里面，你会看到所有的音标用几句话告诉你如何发音。所以选B。

3.短文最后This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand.可知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，所以选D。

考点：教育类阅读。