When I first entered university, my aunt, who id an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was1to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.2it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one3, to be honest, I found it extremely4to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and5not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the6bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are7both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt8to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I9that monolingual dictionaries are10in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is,11, often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two12in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to13that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the14meaning of a word in English!15, she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary16I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.17, 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)18number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am19exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.20this, I can express myself more easily in English.
| 1． |
| A． |
worried
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B． |
sad
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C． |
surprised
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D． |
nervous
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| 2． |
| A． |
Because
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B． |
Although
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C． |
Unless
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D． |
If
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| 3． |
| A． |
but
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B． |
so
|
C． |
or
|
D． |
and
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| 4． |
| A． |
difficult
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B． |
interesting
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C． |
ambiguous
|
D． |
practical
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| 5． |
| A． |
thus
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B． |
even
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C． |
still
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D． |
again
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| 6． |
| A． |
new
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B． |
familiar
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C． |
earlier
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D． |
ordinary
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| 7． |
| A． |
explained
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B． |
expressed
|
C． |
described
|
D． |
created
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| 8． |
| A． |
offered
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B． |
agreed
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C． |
decided
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D． |
happened
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| 9． |
| A． |
imagine
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B． |
recommend
|
C． |
predict
|
D． |
understand
|
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| 10． |
| A． |
natural
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B． |
better
|
C． |
easier
|
D． |
convenient
|
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| 11． |
| A． |
at least
|
B． |
in fact
|
C． |
at times
|
D． |
in case
|
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| 12． |
| A． |
words
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B． |
names
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C． |
ideas
|
D． |
characters
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| 13． |
| A． |
hope
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B． |
declare
|
C． |
doubt
|
D． |
tell
|
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| 14． |
| A． |
exact
|
B． |
basic
|
C． |
translated
|
D． |
expected
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| 15． |
| A． |
Rather
|
B． |
However
|
C． |
Therefore
|
D． |
Instead
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| 16． |
| A． |
when
|
B． |
before
|
C． |
until
|
D． |
while
|
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| 17． |
| A． |
Largely
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B． |
Generally
|
C． |
Gradually
|
D． |
Probably
|
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| 18． |
| A． |
extra
|
B． |
average
|
C． |
total
|
D． |
limited
|
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| 19． |
| A． |
repeatedly
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B． |
nearly
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C． |
immediately
|
D． |
anxiously
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| 20． |
| A． |
According to
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B． |
In relation to
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C． |
In addition to
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D． |
Because of
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