（2010年高考辽宁卷)

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __36___to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary._37___it was a dictionary intended for non—native learners, none of my classmates had one __38__, to be honest, I found it extremely __39_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _40__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __41__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _42__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __43_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _44__ that monolingual dictionaries are __45_ in learning a foreign language

As I found out, there is __46_ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two _47___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 48___ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __49___ meaning of a word in English! ___50_ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __51___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____52__, 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) 53 number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 54 exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 55 this, I can express myself more easily in English.

这是一篇记叙文，作者主要描写自己从最初接触英英词典的惊异，到习惯使用英英词典以及使用英语词典的好处。

36.A.worried B.sad C.surprised D.nervous

36.C 。 通读全文可知，作者是一个中国大学生，中国人学英语，尤其是初学者习惯使用英汉词典。当作者看到英英词典的时候，他感到“吃惊”。

37.A.Because B.Although C.Unless D.If

37.B。 前后两句在意义上是让步关系，所以用although引导让步状语从句。而A项because引导原因状语从句;Unless和if’引导条件状语从句。

38.A.but B.so C.or D.and

38.A。 此空格处是一个并列连词，连接前后两句。而前后两句之间存在的是转折关系，所以用but。

39.A.difficult B.interesting C.ambiguous D.practical

39. A。 最初用英英词典，不习惯，所以作者感觉用起来“很难difficult”。interesting是“有趣味的意思”，根据下文not fully understand the meaning不可能是这个答案;ambiguous是“不明确的”;practical是“实用的”，这两个词也不符合语境。

40.A.thus B.even C.still D.again

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40.C。 句子中有否定词not，有副词fully，所以用still，表示“仍然不能够完全”的意思。

41.A.new B.familiar C.earlier D.ordinary

41.B。 be used to 表示“习惯……，对作者来说习惯了双语词典，或者说是英汉词典。这里指双语词典的使用对他来说是熟悉。

42.A.explained B.expressed C.described D.created

42.A。 此句是一个in which引导的定语从句，其中words是主语，根据常识在词典中单词的意思是被“解释出来”的，所以用explained。

43.A.offered B.agreed C.decided D.happened

43.C。 我真想知道我姑妈为什么决定这么为难我。其他三个词虽然都跟动词不定式，但是在这里意思都不恰当。

44.A.imagine B.recommend C.predict D.understand

44.D。 过去不理解，经过一段时间后，“明白了understand”;imagine是“想象”的意思;recommend是“推荐”的意思;predict是“预测”的意思。

45.A.natural B.better C.easier D.convenient

45.B。 此句中monolingual dictionaries和bilingual dictionaries比较，A和D项没用比较级，better强调更好，更实用，而easier则不可能。

46 A.at best B.in fact C.at times D.in case

46.B。 常见的情况是实际上两种语言之间的两个词没有完全的对应。in fact表示“实际上，事实上”。at best是“至多;充其量”;at times是“有时”;in case是“万一，以防”，显然A、C、D项不合语境。

47.A.words B.names C.ideas D.characters

47.A。 词典上重点的内容应该是单词。

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48.A.hope B.declare C.doubt D.tell

48.B。 我姑妈甚至还声称汉语意思决不能给出一个英语单词的确切意思。

49.A.exact B.basic C.translated D.expected

49.A。 前面的a Chinese equivalent和the meaning of a word in English对应，所表明还是对应不准确的问题，所以用exact。

50.A.Rather B.However C.Therefore D.Instead

50. C。 此空后面的句子和前面表示的是一种“因果”关系，所以用therefore。

51.A.when B.before C.until D.while

51. A。 表示“当……时候”，用when引导时间状语从句。而before通常指“在……之前”;until指“直到……时候”;while指“在……的同时”。

52.A.Largely B.Generally C.Gradually D.Probably

52. C。 该句的谓语have come to see是表示“变化过程”，所以用gradually表示“渐渐地”。

53.A.extra B.average C.total D.limited

53. D。 从后面的around 2,000可知词典中用于解释词义的词是限制在2，000左右。

54.A.repeatedly B.nearly C.immediately D.anxiously

54. A。 在有限的范围内，查阅阅读释义的话，就会反复接触基本词汇、学会这些词汇怎样用来解释事物和观点，所以用repeatedly表示“反复地，经常地”，

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55. D。 后面主句部分I can express myself more easily in English.表达的是结果，此处表达的应该是原因，说明使用这种词典所带来的好处。