一篇英语阅读,第四篇 When you are reading something in English,you may

一篇英语阅读,
第四篇
When you are reading something in English,you may often meet with a new word.What’s the best way to know it?
You may look it up in an English-Chinese dictionary.It will tell you a lot about the word:the pronunciation,the part of speech,the Chinese meaning and also how to use the word.But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words?How to find it in thousands of English words?How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
First,all the English words are arranged in the alphabetical(字母表的) order in a dictionary.In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A,B,C,D… That means,if there are two words “general” and “monitor”,“general” will be certainly before “monitor”.Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter,you may look at the second letter.Then the third,the fourth … For example,“before” is before “begin”,“foreigner” is before “forest”,etc.
The dictionary will be your good friend.I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English learning.
16.According to the passage,if we don’t know a word,we’d better ( )
A.think hard B.ask for help C.look it up a dictionary D.write it again and again
17.When you look up a word in the English-Chinese dictionary,you should understand not only its Chinese meaning,but also ( )
A.its pronunciation B.its part of speech C.the use of the word D.all above
18.In the English-Chinese dictionary,the English words are arranged ( )
A.in the alphabetical order B.if the word is long or short
C.if the word is difficult or easy D.if the word is useful or not
19.Here are four words:a.hundred b.hello c.hero d.head
The right order of them in the English-Chinese dictionary is （ ）
A.a b c d B.d b c a C.b c d a D.d c b a
20.The English-Chinese dictionary is ( )
A.useful in our Chinese learning
B.our good friend in learning Chinese
C.a good friend in our English learning D.helpful in teaching Chinese

正确答案是：C D A B C
16.According to the passage,if we don’t know a word,we’d better ( C )
文中说,如果你不知道一个单词的意思,你最好是（C）
A.think hard 认真的想
B.ask for help 问别人
C.look it up a dictionary 查字典
D.write it again and again 重复地写这个单词
注释：文中强调字典应该成为我们的好朋友The dictionary will be your good friend,并大段地描述怎么查字典,即按子母的排序去更快更好的查到你要的单词.所以选C.
17.When you look up a word in the English-Chinese dictionary,you should understand not only its Chinese meaning,but also ( D )
当你在英汉词典中找到了你要的单词,你不仅要知道它的中文意思,还要知道（D）
A.its pronunciation 发音
B.its part of speech
C.the use of the word 单词的用法
D.all above 所有上面的
注释：由文中的“ It（指英汉词典） will tell you a lot about the word:the pronunciation,the part of speech,the Chinese meaning and also how to use the word.“可以知道选D.
18.In the English-Chinese dictionary,the English words are arranged ( A )
英汉词典中,英语单词的排序是按照（A）
A.in the alphabetical order 字母表的先后顺序排列
B.if the word is long or short 单词的长短
C.if the word is difficult or easy 单词的难易程度
D.if the word is useful or not 单词是否有用
注释：本文中的“First,all the English words are arranged in the alphabetical(字母表的) order in a dictionary.“即告诉了答案是A,可直接排除其他选项.
19.Here are four words:a.hundred b.hello c.hero d.head
The right order of them in the English-Chinese dictionary is （B）
这里有四个单词：a.hundred b.hello c.hero d.head ,在英汉词典中它们正确的排序是（B）
A.a b c d
B.d b c a
C.b c d a
D.d c b a
注释：英汉词典中查单词,如果第一个字母相同则看第二个字母,那个字母前,那个单词就排在前面.可见,此题的答案应该是B.
20.The English-Chinese dictionary is (C)
英汉词典是（C）
A.useful in our Chinese learning 对我们学习中文很有帮助
B.our good friend in learning Chinese
是我们学习中文的好帮手
C.a good friend in our English learning
是我们学习英语的好帮手
D.helpful in teaching Chinese
对我们的中文教学很有帮助
注释：由本文最后"The dictionary will be your good friend."可以看出答案是C.本文也可以采用排除法,英汉词典当然是对我们学习英语有帮助,故不选A,B,D.
个人提议：如果是初学英语,遇到有不懂的单词可以借助英汉词典来让我们了解这个单词的意思,用法等.但是如果能不查字典就尽量不要查字典,因为这样会养成一种对字典的依赖性,使我们在做英语试题的时候总是离不开字典.可以先根据语境推测它的意思,待做完题最后再来检查核对.