While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don’t know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD –ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the “map” each time you take a step, you’ll get nowhere fast.

    On your English learning “journey”, a dictionary can be a helpful “travel companion ”--if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you will always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.

    A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify (test and check) spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentence and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources (资源) .

    Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols (符号). Understand what the abbreviations (缩写字) mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?

A. Because it is a good friend.

B. Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C. Without it we’ll always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.

D. Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.

The underlined word “that ” in the last paragraph refers to __________.

A. pronunciation symbols and grammar rules

B. abbreviations and usage for grammar rules

C. the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D. charts, diagrams and lists

According to the passage , which statement can lead you to believe?

A. The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article.

B. The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.

C. The more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more you can benefit (受益) from it.

D. The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.

You have heard of Webster Toys.Websters have made good,safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years.Now we sell them,and children play with them,in countries from New Zealand to Norway,and from Japan to Brazil.We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East.He (or she) will be between the age of thirty and forty.He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him.He will speak good English,and at least one other language of the Far East.

The person we are looking for will live in Singapore,and work in our office there,but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year.He will know the Far East quite well already.He will know how to sell in old markets and where to find new ones.He will understand money and more than ever before,for himself,and for Webster Toys.

Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet.If you think you are the person we are looking for,write to Mr J Sloman at our head office.

Webster Toys Company

Church Mill,Watford

Hert,WD 36 HE

36.What are Webster Toys?

A.A kind of old toys.

B.Factories where good,safe and interesting toys are made.

C.People who are famous for making toys for children.

D.A company that has been making and selling toys.

37.The passage is written because________.

A.they need a right person to work for them

B.they are trying to find the man they have lost

C.they want to have a choice between a man and a woman

D.they are looking for a man living in Singapore

38.The person must be good at speaking________.

A.English and any other language

B.English or any other language

C.English and any other Far Eastern language

D.English or any other Far Eastern language

39.“Someone who can stand on his own feet” means________.

A.someone who can deal with all the business all by himself

B.someone who doesn’t stand on other people’s feet

C.someone who has nothing wrong with his feet

D.someone who can understand and can earn a lot of money

40.Where can you probably read above passage?

A.In a book.                                          B.In a dictionary.

C.In a magazine.                                    D.In a newspaper.

While reading a book in English, every few lines, you run across a word or two that you don't know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does is slow you down. Even electric or CD-ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the "map" each time you take a step, you'll get nowhere fast.
On your English learning "journey", a dictionary can be a helpful "travel companion"—if it's not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you'll always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.        
A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify (test and check) spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentences and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources.
Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols. Understand what the abbreviations(缩写字) mean. Become familiar with the grammar codes that explain the usage for each word. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You'll discover how rewarding it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, "A friend in need is a friend indeed".
【小题1】 The underlined word "that" used in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A.chart, diagrams and lists
B.abbreviations and the usage for each word
C.the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage
D.pronunciation symbols and grammar codes
【小题2】Why do you want to buy a good English-to-English dictionary?
A.Because it is a good friend if we use it often.
B.Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.
C.Because it can help us to start thinking both in English and in Chinese.
D.Without it we'll depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.
【小题3】Which of the following statements does the writer lead you to believe? 
A.The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article you read.
B.The more you use the resources in the dictionary, the more you can benefit from it.
C.The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.
D.The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.
【小题4】 The best title of the passage may be _______.
A.Dictionary is Like a Road Map While We Are Traveling
B.Use a Dictionary When Necessary
C.How Important a Good English-to-English Dictionary is
D.A Dictionary is a Friend Indeed

Making an advertisement for television often costs more than a movie. For example, a two – hour movie costs $6 million to make. A TV commercial can cost more than $6 000 a second. And that does not include cost of paying for air time. Which is more valuable, the program or the ad? In terms of money – and making money is what television is all about – the commercial is by far the more important.
Research, market testing, talent, time and money —— all come together to make us want to buy a product.
No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works. The sales of Charm went up once the ads began. TV commercials actually buy their way into our head. We, in turn, buy the product.
And the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them. Here are some rules of commercial ad making. If you want to get the low middle – class buyer, make sure the announcer has a though, manly voice. Put some people in the ad who work with their hands. If you want to sell to upper – class audience, make sure that the house,  the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies  with. If you want the buyer feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself.
We laugh at commercials. We don’t think we pay that much attention to them. But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves. The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff. It’s big, big business. And it’s telling us what to think , what we need, and what to buy. To put simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing.
【小题1】TV commercials are more important than other programs to television because      .

A.they bring in great profitsB.they require a lot of money to make
C.they are not difficult to produceD.they attract more viewers than other programs
【小题2】The purpose of all the efforts made in turning out TV commercials is         .`
A.to persuade people to buy the product
B.to show how valuable the product is
C.to test the market value of the product
D.to make them as interesting as TV movies
【小题3】From the rules set for making commercial ads, we can see that         .
A.the lower – middle – class buyer likes to work with his hand
B.the more stupid the characters, the more buyers of the product
C.ad designers attract different people with different skills
D.an upper – class buyer is only interested in houses and furniture
【小题4】It is believed by the writer that         .
A.few people like to watch TV commercials
B.TV commercials are a good guide to buyers
C.TV commercials often make people laugh
D.people do not think highly of TV commercials
【小题5】What does the author actually mean in the last paragraph?
A.He asks TV viewers never to laugh at the TV commercial ads.
B.Commercials are used to show the true value of a product to be sold.
C.TV commercials cost much and they do influence us in one way or another.
D.Brainwashing must be introduced to sell something on TV.

While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don’t know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD –ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the “map” each time you take a step, you’ll get nowhere fast.

On your English learning “journey”, a dictionary can be a helpful “travel companion ”--if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you will always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.

A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify (test and check) spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentence and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources (资源) .

Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols (符号). Understand what the abbreviations (缩写字) mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

1.Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?

A.Because it is a good friend.

B.Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C.Without it we’ll always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.

D.Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.

2.The underlined word “that ” in the last paragraph refers to __________.

A.pronunciation symbols and grammar rules

B.abbreviations and usage for grammar rules

C.the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D.charts, diagrams and lists

3.According to the passage , which statement can lead you to believe?

A.The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article.

B.The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.

C.The more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more you can benefit (受益) from it.

D.The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.

 

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