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When I first entered university，my aunt，who is an English professor，gave me a new English dictionary.I was __1__ to see that it was an English dictionary，also known as a monolingual dictionary.__2__ it was a dictionary intended for nonnative learners，none of my classmates had one __3__，to be honest，I found it extremely __4__ to use at first.I would look up words in the dictionary and __5__ not fully understand the meaning.I was used to the __6__ bilingual dictionaries，in which the words are __7__ both in English and Chinese.I really wondered why my aunt __8__ to make things so difficult for me.Now，after studying English at university for three years，I __9__ that monolingual dictionaries are __10__ in learning a foreign language.
As I found out，there is __11__ often no perfect equivalence (对应) between two __12__ in two languages.My aunt even goes so far as to __13__ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __14__ meaning of a word in English! __15__，she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary __16__ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.__17__，I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way.This dictionary uses a(n) __18__ number of words，around 2,000，in its definitions.When I read these definitions，I am __19__ exposed to(接触) the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.__20__ this，I can express myself more easily in English.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文，作者主要描写自己从最初接触英汉词典的惊异，到习惯使用英汉词典以及使用英汉语词典的好处。
1.A.worried B.sad C.surprised D.nervous
答案 C [通读全文可知，作者是一个中国大学生，中国人学英语，尤其是初学者习惯使用英汉词典。当作者看到英英词典的时候，他感到“吃惊”。]
2.A.Because B.Although C.Unless D.If
答案 B [前后两句在意义上是让步关系，所以用although引导让步状语从句。而A项because引导原因状语从句，unless和if引导条件状语从句。]
3.A.but B.so C.or D.and
答案 A [此空格处是一个并列连词，连接前后两句。而前后两句之间存在的是转折关系，所以用but。]
4.A.difficult B.interesting C.ambiguous D.practical
答案 A [最初用英英词典，不习惯，所以作者感觉用起来很难。interesting是“有趣味的意思”，根据下文not fully understand the meaning排除;ambiguous“不明确的”;practical“实用的”。]
5.A.thus B.even C.still D.again
答案 C [句子中有否定词not，有副词fully，所以用still，表示“仍然不能够完全明白”的意思。]
6.A.new B.familiar C.earlier D.ordinary答案 B [be used to表示“习惯……”，对作者来说习惯了双语词典，或者说是英汉词典。这里指双语词典的使用对他来说是熟悉。]
7.A.explained B.expressed C.described D.created
答案 A [此句是一个in which引导的定语从句，其中words是主语，根据常识在词典中单词的意思是被“用两种语言解释出来”的，所以用explained。]
8.A.offered B.agreed C.decided D.happened
答案 C [“我”真想知道“我”姑妈为什么决定这么为难“我”。其他三个词虽然都跟动词不定式，但是在这里意思都不恰当。]
9.A.imagine B.recommend C.predict D.understand答案 D [过去不理解，经过一段时间后，明白了。]
10.A.natural B.better C.easier D.convenient
答案 B [此句中monolingual dictionaries和bilingual dictionaries比较，A和D项没用比较级，better强调更好，更实用，而不是easier。]
11.A.at best B.in fact C.at times D.in case
答案 B [常见的情况是实际上两种语言之间的两个词没有完全的对应。in fact表示“实际上，事实上”。at best“至多;充其量”;at times“有时”;in case“万一，以防”。] 12.A.words B.names C.ideas D.characters
答案 A [词典上重点的内容应该是单词。]
13.A.hope B.declare C.doubt D.tell
答案 B [“我”姑妈甚至还声称汉语意思决不能给出一个英语单词的确切意思。]
14.A.exact B.basic C.translated D.expected
答案 A [前面的a Chinese equivalent和the meaning of a word in English对应，所表明还是对应不准确的问题，所以用exact。]
15.A.Rather B.However C.Therefore D.Instead
答案 C [此空后面的句子和前面表示的是一种“因果”关系，所以用therefore。]
16.A.when B.before C.until D.while
答案 A [表示 “当……时候”，用when引导时间状语从句。before“在……之前”;until“直到……时候”;while“在……的同时”。]
17.A.Largely B.Generally C.Gradually D.Probably
答案 C [该句的谓语have come to see是表示“变化过程”，所以用gradually表示“渐渐地”。]
18.A.extra B.average C.total D.limited答案 D [从后面的around 2,000可知词典中用于解释词义的词是限制在2 000左右。]
19.A.repeatedly B.nearly
C.immediately D.anxiously
答案 A [在有限的范围内，查阅阅读释义的话，就会反复接触基本词汇、学会这些词汇怎样用来解释事物和观点，所以用repeatedly表示“反复地，经常地”。]
20.A.According to B.In relation to
C.In addition to D.Because of
答案 D [后面主句部分I can express myself more easily in English.表达的是结果，此处表达的应该是原因，说明使用这种词典所带来的好处。]
维B 完形填空(每题1.5分，满分30分)
