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A、It was nothing more than a list of hard words. B、It defined easy words as well as difficult ones. C、It contained good sentence
A、It was nothing more than a list of hard words. B、It defined easy words as well as difficult ones. C、It contained good sentence
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2010-09-10
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问题
The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dictionary was a list of about 3,000 difficult words, each followed by a one-word definition. The author, Robert Cawdrey, did not include everyday words in his dictionary. He believed that no one would look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word.
During the 1600s, more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey’ s lead and presented a few thousand difficult words. Around 1,700, one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define easy words as well as difficult ones. But until the1750s, ail dictionaries were not very valuable.
A man called Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modem dictionary. He included in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good example sentences in speech and writing. By the end of the 1700s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson’ s lead. Dictionaries were getting better and better.
The 1800s saw the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary, a twenty-volume work. One of the most interesting features of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It traces the history of each word from its earliest recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary.
选项
A、It was nothing more than a list of hard words.
B、It defined easy words as well as difficult ones.
C、It contained good sentences in speech and writing.
D、It was the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries.
答案
C
解析
判断题。通过浏览选项可知,本题考的是某本词典的特征,在听录音的时候,在选项旁做好标记:选项A是指由Robert Cawdrey编的第一本英语字典;选项B是1700年左右John Kersey编的词典;第一本现代英语字典是1755年Samuel Johnson的字典(In 1755 Dr,Johnson produced the first modern dictionary.)该字典与众不同的特点是“He also gave good example sentences in speech and writing.”,与选项C吻合;选项D是指牛津字典的。故正确答案为C。
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大学英语四级
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