题目内容
【题目】 A farmer had a friend and his friend was famous for growing wonderful apple trees.
One day, the farmer’s friend gave him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.
The farmer loved the gift. But when he got home, he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the apples. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the apples. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. Nobody could see it, but there was no sunlight in his wood. The tree soon died.
Later, the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “If I plant the tree near the road, strangers may steal the apples. If I plant the tree in one of my field, my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples. If I plant the tree near my house, my children may take the apples.” “Yes, ” said the friend. “but at least someone could enjoy the apples. Now no one could eat the apples, and the apple tree died !”
【1】The farmer's friend was famous for growing wonderful pear trees.
【2】The farmer didn’t plant the tree near the road.
【3】The farmer planted the tree in one of his fields.
【4】There was no sunlight in the farmer’s wood.
【5】All of the farmer’s friends enjoyed the apples at last.
【答案】
【1】F
【2】T
【3】F
【4】T
【5】F
【解析】
这篇短文主要介绍了一个农夫从朋友那里得到一棵苹果树，为了不让人们吃到他的苹果，他把树种植在树林里，最后苹果树因为没有阳光死去了。
【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段He was famous for the wonderful apple trees that he grew.可知农夫的朋友擅长种梨树。这个说法是错误的。故选F。
【2】推理判断题。根据文中Finally he planted the tree in his wood.可知，那个农夫没有把树种子路边。这个说法是正确的。故选T。
【3】推理判断题。根据文中Finally he planted the tree in his wood.可知，那个农夫把树种在他的树林里。这个说法是错误的。故选F。
【4】细节理解。根据文中Finally he planted the tree in his wood. Nobody could see it, but there was no sunlight in his wood, the tree soon died. 农夫的树林里没有阳光。这个说法是正确的。故选T。
【5】细节理解。根据Now no one could eat the apples, and the apple tree died ! 现在没人能吃苹果了，苹果树死了！这个说法是错误的。故选F。
【题目】 You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem, but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. In those days people spelt words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn't made until the time of the Qing Dynasty.
The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.
Murray had not been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one metre underground. In winter he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and worked several hours before breakfast. Often he would work by candle light into the evening.
Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Then others went to work with Murray, and his two daughters were among them. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished it. It had more than 15,000 words in twelve books. And you thought your English dictionary was big!
Notes on James Murray's life | |
Murray's early life | Born in Scotland. He left school at 14 and became a bank worker, later a great teacher. |
Murray's work on OED | He became the editor of OED in the year 1879. His working 【1】 were bad: —he worked in a part-underground place in the garden behind his house —in winter it was terribly cold there —he often worked by candle light into the evening The time he spent on OED was much 【2】 than expected. Later others and his two daughters 【3】 him. |
Other information . | OED was finished in the year 1928. It had over 15,000【4】in twelve books. It is the largest dictionary in the world. Thanks to it, people can 【5】in the same way. For Murray, working on a dictionary wasn't only a task, but it was a wonderful journey. |