Question

Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation(发音) and meaning.

First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in an alphabetical (字母表的) order —— a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the "poor" comes before "poverty" and the word "poverty" comes before the "power".

The words are always given in alphabetical order. The second thing, a dictionary will tell you the pronunciation. Most dictionaries give phonetic , or sound alphabet. The phonetic alphabet (音标) shows pronunciation. The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meanings. For example, in English the common word "get" has over 20 different meanings.

1.Many words have ______.

A. several meanings    B. one meaning

C. few meanings    D. no meaning

2.A good dictionary will tell you _____.

A. more of word’s pronunciation    B. more of the word’s meanings

C. more of grammar    D. more of the word’s spelling.

3.Phonetic alphabets are used to show ______.

A. handwritings    B. spelling

C. meanings    D. pronunciation

4.How many important things will most dictionaries tell you?

A. Four    B. Five

C. Three    D. Two

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文主要介绍了字典的功能，字典主要从拼写、读音和释义来解释单词，从而让我们更好地理解单词。

1.细节理解题。由文章第二大段中介绍单词释义部分中“Many words have more than one meaning”可得大多数单词有不止一个的释义，故选A。

2.细节理解题。由文章第二大段中介绍单词释义部分中“and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meanings”可得好的词典会给你单词的所有释义，故选B。

3.细节理解题。由文章第二大段中介绍单词读音部分中“The phonetic alphabet shows pronunciation.”可得词典的语音字母表会告诉你读音，故选D。

4.归纳概括题。本文主要介绍了字典主要从拼写、读音和释义来解释单词。文章第一段中“ These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meaning.”故选C。