When you are reading something in English, you may often meet up with some new words.How do you know these new words?
The best way to know them is to look them up(查寻)in the English-Chinese dictionary.It will show you a lot about the new word:(1)the pronunciation(发音)(2)the Chinese meaning(3)how to use the word.But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to find it quickly and correctly in the dictionary?
First, you should know people arrange(安排)the English words in the letter order.In the dictionary you can first see the words with letter A, then B, C, D, E…That means, if there are two words “drilly” and “stereo”, “drilly” will be sure before “stereo”.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, “germinant” is before “grunt”, “pidgin” is before “pitch”, etc.
Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary now? You may know more in the dictionary.It will be your good friend.Please use it as often as possible in your English study.
(1)
What is this passage about?
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A.
Different dictionaries.
B.
New words in writing.
C.
The best way of reading.
D.
How to use a dictionary.
(2)
What can't we find in the dictionary?
[ ]
A.
How to read the word.
B.
How to write the word.
C.
Who found the word first.
D.
How to use the word.
(3)
In an English-Chinese dictionary, which letter does the last word begin with?
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A.
Z.
B.
A.
C.
B.
D.
Y.
(4)
Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?
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A.
flatter; fertile; funeral
B.
thrashing; transfuse; trench
C.
claimable; clunk; brigade
D.
nomination; monocracy; orderliness
(5)
What's the main idea about the passage?
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A.
All English dictionaries are the same.
B.
We have to use a dictionary when we read something in English.
C.
An English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English study.
D.
An English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word.
Xiao Ming wants to learn computer, he can call up the number __________.
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A.
023-68206162 or 13783147258
B.
023-68206162 or 13708356472
C.
023-68206569 or 13708356472
(2)
You want to learn drawing, you must go to __________.
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A.
Room 201
B.
Room 307
C.
Room 503
(3)
If you are free on Thursday afternoon, you can go to learn __________.
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A.
English
B.
drawing
C.
swimming
(4)
When is Children’s Training Center open every day.
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A.
9∶00 am-11∶00 am
B.
3∶00 pm-5∶00 pm
C.
9∶00 am---5∶00 pm
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is right?
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A.
Mr.Zhang and Miss Wang can teach you swimming.
B.
Miss Liu and Mr.Hu can teach you drawing.
C.
Miss Yang and Mr.Zhang can teach you English.
阅读理解
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river.It was very hot.How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers.He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them.Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake(蛇)! Help!…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit(咬)me in the leg.Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound(伤口)on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass.I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck(吸)at it.In this way he saved(挽救)Henry's life."Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right.We are friends and we must always help each other."
(1)
It was _________ when-Allan and Henry went out.
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A.
hot
B.
cold
C.
raining
D.
wet
(2)
After swimming, they played in the sun _________.
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A.
the whole morning
B.
for 2 hours
C.
long
D.
for a while
(3)
On their way home, _________ got something wrong with his _________