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[originaltext] The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dicti
[originaltext] The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dicti
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The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually nothing more than a list of about 3,000 difficult words, [16]each followed by a one-word definition. The author, Robert Tawdry, made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word. During the 1600’s more dictionaries were published. Each followed Tawdry’s lead and presented a few thousand hard words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kelsey, did define easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750’s all dictionaries were rather crude and not very valuable. A man named 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. [17]He also gave good sentences to show how each word was actually used in speech and in writing. By the end of the 1700’s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson’s lead. Dictionaries were getting better and better. The 1800’s saw the greatest improvement in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary, a twenty volume work. [18]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.
16.What do we learn about the first English dictionary?
17.What was the breakthrough in Dr. Johnson’s dictionary?
18.What is an interesting feature of the Oxford Dictionary?
选项
A、It was published in 1608.
B、It was a list of everyday words.
C、It included 3,000 important words.
D、Each word in it was defined by one word.
答案
D
解析
文中提到在第一部英语字典里,每个词条后面附有一个仅含有一个单词的释义,D与原文一致,故为正确答案。
①短文听力的首尾常设考点,在听音和做笔记时应该重点注意。
②第一部英语词典于1604年出版,故A错误;该词典仅收录约3000个难词,由此可知B、C均错误。
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