首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dicti
[originaltext] The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dicti
游客
2023-07-22
44
管理
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、In 1604.
B、In 1750.
C、In 1755.
D、Around 1700.
答案
A
解析
事实题。本文介绍英语字典的发展史。通过浏览选项可知,本题考的是“哪一年”发生了某事,应该在各提及的时间旁边记录相关事件。文中第一句就提到:“The first English dictionary was published in 1604.”正确答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2859871.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Janet’ssisterisastewardessforafamousinternationalair
[originaltext]Janet’ssisterisastewardessforafamousinternationalair
[originaltext]IfyouplantoremainintheUnitedStatesforanylengthof
[originaltext]IfyouplantoremainintheUnitedStatesforanylengthof
[originaltext]W:FreedomTravel.MayIhelpyou?M:Yes,I’dliketomakeafli
[originaltext]W:FreedomTravel.MayIhelpyou?M:Yes,I’dliketomakeafli
[originaltext]W:TheundergraduatescouldhardlyunderstandtheFrenchlecture
[originaltext]W:TheundergraduatescouldhardlyunderstandtheFrenchlecture
[originaltext]W:TheundergraduatescouldhardlyunderstandtheFrenchlecture
[originaltext][31]Mr.Fosterstartedhispublishingbusinesswithonlyone
随机试题
Writeareportin120wordsbasedontheinformationinthefollowingchart.Wri
EvolutionoftheEnglishLanguageI.LEXICON—ThevocabularyofEnglishisimme
()外部环境()托运单[br]()著名商标()使用在先原则J、G
Thepassagegivesanoverviewofhurricanesandtheirhistory.[br]HurricaneHu
Duringthenineteenthcentury,whenlittlewasknownaboutenvironmentalism
下列关于银行借款筹资特点的表述中,不正确的是()。A.与发行公司债券、融资租赁等
素质教育的总目标是() A、全面提高国民素质B、促进心理成熟化C、培养学
个体工商户可以办理基本存款账户。()
2019年6月,甲乙丙设立合伙企业并约定,甲乙各出资30万,丙出资90万,2年内
(2021年真题)某项银行贷款本金为100万元,期限为10年、利率为8%,每年年
最新回复
(
0
)