When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was   1  to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual（单语的） dictionary.   2  it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest, I found it extremely  3  to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the   4  bilingual（双语的）dictionaries, in which the words are    5  both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt   6  to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I   7 that monolingual dictionaries are  8 in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is in fact often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two  9  in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to  10 that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the   11 meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. 12  , I have come to see what she meant. 
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   13  number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am  14 exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.  15 this, I can express myself more easily in English.

The eight airlines of the Oneworld alliance (联盟) have joined forces to give world travelers a simple way to plan and book a round-the-world journey. It's called the Oneworld Explorer program.

Oneworld Explorer is the perfect solution for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday or an extended business trip. It's a great way for you to explore the four corners of the earth in the safe hands of the eight Oneworld airlines.

You can have hundreds of destinations to choose from, because the Oneworld network covers the globe、And as you travel around the world, you'll have the support of 260,000 people from all our airlines, who are devoted to the success of our journey, helping you make smooth transfers and offering support all along the way.

The Oneworld goal is to make global travel easier and more rewarding for every one of our travelers、We try our best to make you feel at home, no matter how far from home your journey may take you.

We can offer travelers benefits on a scale beyond the reach of our individual（个人的）networks. You'll find more people and more information to guide you at every stage of your trip, making transfers smoother and global travel less of a challenge.

1.The Oneworld Explorer program is said to be most suitable for those who _____.

A．have been to the four comers of the earth    B．travel around the world on business

C．want to explore the eight airlines           D．need support all along the way

2.The advantage of the alliance lies in ________.

A．its detailed travel information              B．its unique booking system

C．its longest business flights                 D．its global service network

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Oneworld __________.

A．offers the lowest prices to its passengers

B．keeps passengers better informed of its operations

C．offers better services than any of its member airlines alone

D．is intended to make round-the-world trips more challenging

4.The purpose of the advertisement is to ___________.

A．promote a special flight program            B．recommend a long business trip

C．describe an alliance flight                 D．introduce different airlines

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was   1   to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual（单语的） dictionary.   2   it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest, I found it extremely  3   to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the    4   bilingual（双语的）dictionaries, in which the words are    5   both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt   6   to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I   7  that monolingual dictionaries are   8  in learning a foreign language.

   As I found out, there is in fact often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two  9   in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to  10  that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the   11  meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.  12   , I have come to see what she meant. 

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   13   number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am  14  exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.  15  this, I can express myself more easily in English.

A．worried          B．sad                    C．surprised        D．nervous

A．Because             B．Although                      C．Unless          D．If

A．difficult              B．interesting             C．ambiguous      D．practical

A．new                  B．familiar                 C．earlier          D．ordinary

A．explained            B．expressed              C．described               D．created

A．offered              B．agreed                   C．decided         D．happened

A．imagine               B．recommend            C．predict           D．understand

A．natural               B．better                  C．easier             D．convenient

A．words               B．names                  C．ideas            D．characters

A．hope               B．declare                 C．doubt             D．tell

A．exact                B．basic                   C．translated       D．expected

A．Largely             B．Generally             C．Gradually        D．Probably

A．extra                       B．average                C．total             D．limited

A．repeatedly         B．nearly                  C．immediately    D．anxiously

A．According to      B．In relation to           C．In addition to D．Because of

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was   1  to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual（单语的） dictionary.   2  it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest, I found it extremely  3  to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the   4  bilingual（双语的）dictionaries, in which the words are    5  both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt   6  to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I   7 that monolingual dictionaries are  8 in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is in fact often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two  9  in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to  10 that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the   11 meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. 12  , I have come to see what she meant. 

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   13  number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am  14 exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.  15 this, I can express myself more easily in English.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __1___to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary._2___it was a dictionary intended for non—native learners, none of my classmates had one __3__, to be honest, I found it extremely __4_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _5__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __6__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _7__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __8_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _9__ that monolingual dictionaries are __10_ in learning a foreign language

     As I found out, there is __11_ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two _12___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 13___ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __14___ meaning of a word in English! ___15_ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __16___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____17__, I have come to see what she meant. 

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   18number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am    19exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.   20this, I can express myself more easily in English.

1.A．worried           B．sad              C．surprised            D．nervous

2.A．Because           B．Although        C．Unless              D．If

3.A．but               B．so              C．or                  D．and

4.A．difficult           B．interesting        C．ambiguous          D．practical

5.A．thus              B．even             C．still                D．again

6.A．new              B．familiar          C．earlier              D．ordinary

7.A．explained          B．expressed        C．described            D．created

8.A．offered            B．agreed           C．decided             D．happened

9.A．imagine           B．recommend       C．predict              D．understand

10.A．natural            B．better            C．easier               D．convenient

11.A．at best             B．in fact           C．at times              D．in case

12.A．words             B．names           C．ideas                D．characters

13.A．hope              B．declare           C．doubt               D．tell

14.A．exact              B．basic            C．translated            D．expected

15.A．Rather             B．However         C．Therefore            D．Instead

16.A．when              B．before           C．until                D．while

17.A．Largely            B．Generally         C．Gradually           D．Probably

18.A．extra              B．average           C．total                D．limited

19.A．repeatedly          B．nearly            C．immediately         D．anxiously

20.A．According to        B．In relation to      C．In addition to         D．Because of