《2025年实验班全程提优训练高中英语必修第一册外研版》

Ⅱ. (2024·新课标Ⅰ卷)七选五
主题语境: 人与社会
语篇类型: 说明文
建议用时: 9
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). 1 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. 2 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*.
3 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. 4 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”. 5 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.
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答案： Ⅱ. 语篇导读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了作者使用英语词典的经验和心得以及从中获得的乐趣。
1. F 上文“If you want to be published，it's vital to submit a perfect，professionally presented manuscript（原稿）.”提到了完美的、专业手稿的重要性，没有语法和拼写错误是专业手稿的要求之一。F 选项“这意味着语法正确，没有拼写错误。”是对手稿要求的进一步解释说明，符合题意。故选 F。
2. B 上文“I don't trust my laptop's spellchecker.”提到了作者不相信电脑的拼写检查器；下文“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.”提到了作者更喜欢实体书和能用手指翻阅的书页，说明电子设备可能有缺点，所以 B 选项“它不考虑上下文。”解释了上文的原因，具有承上启下的作用。故选 B。
3. E 下文“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.”提到了词典的功能，E 选项“当然，词典不仅仅是用来拼写的。”提到了词典的部分功能，能引起下文内容。故选 E。
4. A 下文“However，if I need to check the origin of a word or to look up examples of its usage，there's nothing better.”提到了词典的使用情况，A 选项“我不经常用这本词典。”是对词典使用频率的说明，与下文构成转折关系。故选 A。
5. D 上文“‘To make dictionaries is dull（乏味）work，’ wrote Johnson，illustrating one definition of ‘dull’.”提到了编写词典是件乏味的工作，下文“A few minutes spent casting your eye over a page or two can be a rewarding experience.”提到浏览词典也是一种阅读的乐趣，D 选项“但是一本词典读起来是一种乐趣。”是作者对词典的评价，与上文的“乏味”形成对比，与上文构成转折关系。故选 D。