Most dictionary will tell you a lot of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation (发音) and meanings. 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 alphabetical order(按字母顺序)  -a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word "poor"-p, o, o, r-comes before "poverty"  -p, o, v, e, r, t, y-and the word "poverty" comes before the word "power"  -p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.

    The second thing, a dictionary will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different pronunciations. Most dictionary give phonetic (语音的), or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the international phonetic alphabet (国际音标) to show 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 also tell you all of the word's meanings. For example, the word "get" has over 20 meanings.

1. In the passage, which of the following is one of the three important things?

A. How to write a word well.         B. How to use a word.

C. How to make a sentence.          D. How to read a" word correctly.

2. Of the three words "remove", "remote", and "remount",          in a dictionary.

A. "remount" comes first and "remove" comes

B. "remove" comes first and "remote" comes last

C. "remote" comes first and "remove" comes last

D. "remove" comes first and "remount" comes last

3. Many words have         .

A. several meanings                B. few meanings

C. one meaning                    D. no meaning

4. A good dictionary will tell you         

A. more of the word's pronunciation  B. more of the word's meaning

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

5. Phonetic alphabets are used to show       

A. spelling                      B. handwriting

C. meaning                       D. pronunciation

It is the middle of the day. Mother and Tom are sitting at the table.They are having their lunch.There is some rice, bread and meat on the table."I don't like any rice.I don't want to ea it." Says Tom.Mother says, "All right, don't eat it."

After lunch mother and Tom work in the fields.In the evening mother gives a bowl of rice to Tom.

"Oh, it is great!" says Tom.

"It's the same rice." Says mother.

"Is that so?" asks Tom.

1.It is                 that Tom doesn't eat rice.

A.in the morning                                       B.at noon

C.in the afternoon                                      D.in the evening

2.Tom and his mother are sitting               the table.

A.in                     B.on                       C.at                   D.under

3.There is some                 on the table.

A.bread               B.meat                C.rice                    D. all of above

4.After lunch, Tom and his mother work               

A.in the factory       B.at school            C.in the fields            D.on the form

5.Does Tom like any rice at last?

A.Yes, he does.       B.No, he doesn't.          C.Yes, he is.           D.No, he isn't.

The Internet is becoming important in our life.How much do you know about it?

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a large, worldwide collection (聚集) of computer networks (网).A network is a small group of computers put together.The Internet is many different networks from all over the world.These networks are called the Internet.Once you have learned to use the  Internet, you can do a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web.

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet.The Web is like a big electronic (电子的) book with millions of pages.These pages are called homepages(主页).You can find information (信息) about almost anything in the world on these pages.For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework.You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages.Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail is a way of sending messages to other people.It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter.If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address.This address must have letters and dots (点)  and an '@' (meaning 'at').This is what an address心looks like: Emily@star.net.Write a message, type (打字)in the person's e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet.People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet.Quick, easy and interesting—— that's the Internet!

1.The Internet is

A.a big computer                               B.a small group of computers

C.lots of computer networks                            D.the World Wide Web

2.The World Wide Web is like

A.an electronic book                            B.homepages

C.an electronic page                                   D.an interesting picture

3.What does "talk to your friends on the pages" mean? It means           

A.you can talk to your friends face to face

B.you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet

C.you talk to your friends through the same computer

D.you go to your friends' houses to talk to them

4.People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends and family because          

A.they don't have to pay any money

B.it's faster and cheaper

C.they don't need to have stamps, envelops or addresses

D.sending e-mail is interesting

5.The "e" in e-mail means                

A.easy                  B.electrical             C.electronic            D.enjoyable

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