《2025年天利38套五年高考真题汇编详解英语》

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Not all great writers are great spellers. If you want to be published, it’s vital to submit a perfect, professionally presented manuscript(原稿). 36 No editor is likely to tolerate a writer who does not take the trouble to spell words correctly.
I keep two reference books close - by on my desk: dictionary and thesaurus(同义词词典). I don’t trust my laptop’s spellchecker. 37 Of course, these days there are plenty of online dictionaries and thesauruses, but I’m old - fashioned enough to prefer a hard cover and pages I can leaf through with my fingers. I use the Concise Oxford Dictionary and the Collins Thesaurus.
38 It should give you a precise definition of each word, thus differentiating it from other words whose meanings are similar, but not identical. It will also usually show how the word is pronounced.
In addition, I have an old two - volume copy of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, picked up a few years ago in a bookshop sale for just 99 pence. Of course, with its 2 672 pages, it’s not exactly short. It contains around 163 000 words, plus word combinations and idiomatic phrases. 39 However, if I need to check the origin of a word or to look up examples of its usage, there’s nothing better.
For well over a hundred years the most influential English dictionary was Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language published in 1755. “To make dictionaries is dull(乏味) work,” wrote Johnson, illustrating one definition of “dull”. 40 A few minutes spent casting your eye over a page or two can be a rewarding experience.
A. I don’t often use this dictionary.
B. It takes no account of the context.
C. But I still don’t want to replace them.
D. But a dictionary can be a pleasure to read.
E. Of course, a dictionary is not only for spelling.
F. That means good grammar and no spelling mistakes.
G. Dictionaries don’t always give you enough information.

答案： 36.F 过渡句 【解析】上文讲如果(你的作品)想出版，提交一份完美的、专业的原稿至关重要；下文讲没有编辑可能容忍一个不愿费心将单词拼写正确的作家。F项“那意味着语法正确并且没有拼写错误”承上启下，符合语境。故选F。
37.B 过渡句 【解析】上文讲“我”不相信笔记本电脑的拼写检查程序。B项“它不考虑语境”与上文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选B。
38.E 过渡句 【解析】下文讲它可以给出每个词的精确定义，从而将其与那些意思相近但不同义的词区分开。E项“当然，词典不仅仅是为了(查)拼写”与下文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选E。
39.A 过渡句 【解析】下文讲然而，如果“我”需要查明一个词的起源或查找其用法的例子，没有比它更好的了。A项“我不经常使用这本词典”与下文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选A。
40.D 过渡句 【解析】下文讲花几分钟翻看一两页词典可能是一个值得的体验。D项“但阅读词典可以成为一种乐趣”与下文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选D。