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1.Becoming a lexicographer (词典编纂者) was completely an accident.I came across a want ad for an editorial assistant.I got called for the interview and found out it was for Merriam-Webster.I thought,"Oh,I could do that."Within a couple of months,I realized this was exactly what I needed to do.My job is to define new words and update old ones.When I first started,I thought I'd keep a list of words I wrote new entries for.1gave up after a year and a 50-page-long list.The list would grow long and never end.At this point when people ask how many words I've entered,I can't tell them.I have probably looked at every single entry in all of our dictionaries.
To be a new entry,a word must meet three criteria.First,widespread use.Second,it has to have sustained (持续的) usage over a certain period of time (usually years).People think of the dictionary as being the bleedingedge,but it's not.By the time a word is in a dictionary,most people have at least seen it.Third,it has to have a meaning.
Most words don't enter the language in a smooth way.Words will drop out,then increase in use again.There's an uneven upward trend.AIDS,I think,we entered within a year of its first use.It was clear it was not going away anytime soon.
I've been at this job for almost 17years.That's kind of crazy in this day and age,but it doesn't get boring.At some time you will have had enough of doing the same work over and over again,but you can find things that are new and fresh and interesting.
24.The author's job as a lexicographerC.
A.was her dream job
B.disappointed her at first
C.went beyond her expectations
D.was due to several months of effort
25.Why did the author give up on her new entry list?B
A.She felt it was useless.
B.There were too many entries.
C.There was no need to keep it.
D.She was too busy to stick to it.
26.What does the underlined part"the bleedingedge"in Paragraph 3mean?A
A.Something that is new.
B.Something that is right.
C.Something that is formal.
D.Something that is powerful.
27.What does the author think about her job?A
A.She likes it.
B.She finds it boring.
C.She is crazy about it.
D.She feels it is challenging.
分析 本文是记叙文.介绍了一位词典编幕者的工作.
解答 24.C.细节理解题.根据第一段的completely an accidem及下文作者获得这份工作的经历可知,作者进入这一行纯属偶然.
25.B.推理判断题.根据第二段的I gave up after a year and a 50-page-long list.The list would grow long and never end可知,作者本打算对自 己录入词典的新词作记录,但是一年下来就己 经列了 50页了,她根本没办法列完,所以她放弃 了.
26.A.词义猜测題.根据划线部分后的but it's not.By the time a word is in a dictionary,most people have at least seen it 可推测,人们一般认为 词典上新加入的词条应该都是非常新的,但事 实并非如此.在某个词条被加入词典之前,大 多数人都己经见过了.由此推断划线部分在此 处应该是指"新潮的东西".
27.A.推理判断題.根据最后一段的but you can find things that are new and fresh and interesting 可知,作者干这一行己有差不多17年之久,但她 从没感觉厌烦过,她总能从平凡的工作中发现 新鲜有趣的东西,说明她喜欢自己的工作.
点评 在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节,分析文章结构,根据上下文内在联系,挖掘文章的深层含义,对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机,事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析,进一步增强理解能力,抓住材料实质性的东西.
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