2014届江苏省无锡市高考英语专项训练：完形填空、阅读理解20（含答案）.docVIP

2014届江苏省无锡市高考英语专项训练：完形填空、阅读理解（20）附答案 （2012·山西大同学情调研） 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-English dictionary，also known as a monolingual dictionary.__2__ it was a dictionary intended for non-native 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 meanings.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. 1．A．worried B．sad C．surprised D．nervous 2．A．Because B．Although C．Unless　 D．If 3．A．but B．so C．or　 D．and 4．A．difficult B．interesting C．ambiguous D．practical 5．A．thus B．even C．still D．again 6．A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary 7．A．explained B．expressed C．described D．created 8．A．offered