短文填空,根据上下文意思填入所缺单词。共10小题,每小题1分。
The word “encyclopaedia” comes from Greek. It 1._____(mean) “general education”. An encyclopaedia is _2.__ kind of reference book(参考书) and it contains the information from either all branches of knowledge ___3.__ a special branch of knowledge.
People ___4.___(begin) to use it about 2,000 years ago. The __5.___(old) one is natural historian. __6._ was written by Pliny the Elder. The modern encyclopaedias developed from dictionaries around the 17th century. Some encyclopaedias are made up __7.__ only one volume(册), but _8.____ may have lots of volumes. There _9.____(be) also some online encyclopaedias, such as Wikipedia. They are often free for people _10.___(look) for information.
My grandmother worked as a doctor when she was young.
A .liked B. was C. had
Miss Liu often tells us some funny stories.
A. interesting B. boring C. strange
–Do you know about Jay Zhou ?
--He is famous as a singer.
A. friendly B. well-known C. hard-working
If we don’t protect the Earth, more and more wild animals will die out.
A. appear quickly
B. disappear completely
C. stay healthy
It’s wise of you to know how to deal with the problems.
A. wrong B. clever C. polite
