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A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.

A new English dictionary will only tell you    ________  most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right   ________    wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only ________people use a word, a dictionary will ________   tell you this or not list it.

Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you   ________ to break a word. And they also show you how a word ________.

Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In    ________ , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always  ________the front part. This part explains how to use it.

Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who ________ them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals ________ they would not be stolen.

Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.

1.A. how          B. what             C. why            D. if

2.A. and           B. or               C. but             D. not

3.A. a little      B. many             C. a few           D. a lot of

4.A. neither       B. nor              C. both            D. either

5.A. when          B. where            C. why            D. which

6.A. speaks      B. is spoke        C. be spoken       D. is spoken

7.A. another     B. the other       C. others          D. other

8.A. see         B. watch           C. look            D. read

9.A. builds       B. makes           C. built           D. made

10.A. when        B. in order to      C. so that        D. before

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了一本好字典是一个有用的工具，因为它不仅可以告诉你一个词的含义，而且也可以告诉你这个词的用法。一个字典十年就需要重新印刷，因为一本好字典必须展现出语言的发展。

1.A考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：一本好字典可以告诉你大多数人在今天是如何使用语言的，但它不会告诉你什么是对什么是错的。A. how怎样；B. what什么；C. why为什么；D. if如果，故选A.

2.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：一本好字典可以告诉你大多数人在今天是如何使用语言的，但它不会告诉你什么是对什么是错的。A. and和，又，而；or 或者；C. but但是；D. not不是。故选B 。

3.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：如果只有很少的人使用这个词，那么字典就会告诉你，或者就不把这个词列入字典。A. a little有点修饰不可数名词；B.many很多，修饰可数名词复数；C. a few 几个，修饰可数名词复数；D. a lot of 很多，既可修饰不可数词也可修饰可数名词。故选C。

4.D一本好字典可以告诉你大多数人在今天是如何使用语言的，但它不会告诉你什么是对什么是错的。A. neither两者都被；B. nor表示否定；C. both 两者都； D. either…or或者，或者。故选D。

5.B考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：如果你想查一个很长的词语，那么就查字典吧，它会告诉你一个词怎么分音节，并告诉你正确地读法。A. when何时；B. where在哪；C. why为什么；D. which哪个。故选B。

6.D考查被动语态及语境理解。句意：如果你想查一个很长的词语，那么就查字典吧，它会告诉你一个词怎么分音节，并告诉你正确地读法。当主语是动作的承受者，用被动语态。根据句意，故选D。

7.C考查代词及语境理解。句意：在另一些字典中，那些最新的意思都会在后面列出。other可作形容词或代词，做形容词时，意思是“别的，其他”，泛指“其他的（人或物）”。 2.the other指两个人或物中的一个时，只能用the other，不能用another，此时的other作代词。the other后可加单数名词，也可加复数名词，此时的other作形容词。3.others是other的复数形式，泛指“另外几个”，“其余的”。在句中可作主语、宾语。4.the others意思是“其他东西，其余的人”。特指某一范围内的“其他的（人或物）”。5.another，既可作形容词，也可作代词，只能用于三个或更多的人或物，泛指同类事物中的三者或三者以上的“另一个”，只能代替或修饰单数可数名词。故选C

8.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：所以当你用一本字典之前，一定要看前言，这部分将会告诉你如何人使用这本字典。A. see 看到；B. watch观看；C. look看，表示看的动作；D. read看书看报用read。故选D。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：这是因为许多年以前人们把自己的名字烧刻在桌子和衣服上，以显示是谁做的。故选D。

10.考查连词及语境理解。句意：他们有时也把自己的名字刻在牧羊身上以防丢失。A. when当……时； B. in order to为了，加动词原形；C. so that为了。表示目的； D. Before在……以前。故选C。

考点：书籍介绍类短文。