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.
| 小题1: | | A．worried | B．sad | C．surprised | D．nervous |
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| 小题2: | | A．Because | B．Although | C．Unless | D．If |
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| 小题3: | | A．difficult | B．interesting | C．ambiguous | D．practical |
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| 小题4: | | A．new | B．familiar | C．earlier | D．ordinary |
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| 小题5: | | A．explained | B．expressed | C．described | D．created |
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| 小题6: | | A．offered | B．agreed | C．decided | D．happened |
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| 小题7: | | A．imagine | B．recommend | C．predict | D．understand |
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| 小题8: | | A．natural | B．better | C．easier | D．convenient |
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| 小题9: | | A．words | B．names | C．ideas | D．characters |
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| 小题10: | | A．hope | B．declare | C．doubt | D．tell |
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| 小题11: | | A．exact | B．basic | C．translated | D．expected |
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| 小题12: | | A．Largely | B．Generally | C．Gradually | D．Probably |
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| 小题13: | | A．extra | B．average | C．total | D．limited |
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| 小题14: | | A．repeatedly | B．nearly | C．immediately | D．anxiously |
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| 小题15: | | A．According to | B．In relation to | C．In addition to | D．Because of |
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