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【题目】Longman Dictionary of American English （CD for PC or MAC）

Why is it unique？

The Longman Dictionary of American English is unique because it has been written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary． Other dictionaries use high﹣level language in their definitions which forces students to look up the defining words as well as the words they're looking up in the first place． Only the Longman Dictionary of American English uses a defining vocabulary made of the 2，000 words that make up the intermediate﹣level student's most used vocabulary．

What are the other features？

The Longman Corpus Network is a powerful group of databases consisting ofmillions of words． The Longman American Written Corpus contains over 110 million words taken from newspapers， journals， magazines， best﹣selling novels， technical and scientific writing， and coffee﹣table books．

Longman compilers （编者）use this computerized word bank to acquire a new depth of knowledge about words， usage， prepositions， the latest language trends' and grammatical patterns using up﹣to﹣the﹣minute technology．The written and spoken corpuses assure that this edition of the Longman Dictionary of American English will provide the most accurate and up﹣to﹣date assistance to students who want to speak and write American English．

【1】Longman Dictionary of American English is mainly for ．

A. low﹣level learners

B. learners of different levels

C. advanced﹣level learners

D. intermediate﹣level learners

【2】The main purpose of this passage is to ．

A. tell readers why American English is more popular

B. inform students of how they can find the grammar patterns

C. guide readers how they can use the dictionary on computer

D. explain why the dictionary is different from other dictionaries

【3】The following about the dictionary are all correct EXCEPT that ．

A. the definitions are easy to read

B. it is made up of 2，000 words

C. it contains a lot of daily usage

D. it is updated regularly

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了《朗曼美语词典》不同于其他词典的独特之处。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Only the Longman Dictionary of American English uses a defining vocabulary made of the 2，000 words that make up the intermediate﹣level student's most used vocabulary．”可知，《朗曼美语词典》使用了由2000个单词组成的定义性词汇，这些词汇构成了中级水平学生使用最多的词汇，也就是说《朗曼美语词典》主要是针对中级水平的学生，故D项正确。

【2】文章意图题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“The Longman Dictionary of American English is unique because it has been written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary．”可知，本文主要介绍了《朗曼美语词典》不同于其他词典的独特之处是因为它是用朗曼定义的词汇编写的．由此可知，这篇文章的主要目的是解释这本词典为什么不同于其他词典．故D项正确。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段“The Longman American Written Corpus contains over 110 million words taken from newspapers， journals， magazines， best﹣selling novels， technical and scientific writing， and coffee﹣table books．”可知，朗曼词典美国书面语料库包含了超过1.1亿个摘自报纸、期刊、杂志、畅销小说，科技写作和茶几书籍的单词，所以B的说法是错误的，故B项正确。

文章意图题的难度较大，把握文章主题句是关键，根据第一段中的“The Longman Dictionary of American English is unique because it has been written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary．”可知，本文主要介绍了《朗曼美语词典》不同于其他词典的独特之处是因为它是用朗曼定义的词汇编写的．下文又介绍了它的一些特点，由此可知，这篇文章的主要目的是解释这本词典为什么不同于其他词典。