You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in1857.Twenty -two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank . he become a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was adding（增加)words for the letter"A"! He worked on the dictionary he was very old. Forty-four years later, in1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
A．use B．write C．copy D．miss
A．easy B．boring C．early D．dangerous
A．spell B．invent C．collect D．make
A．way B．idea C．use D．prize
A．school B．cinema C．village D．college
A．Later B．Long before C．So far D．Ever since
A．sold B．built C．broken D．drawn
A．read B．wrote C．worked D．thought
A．already B．still C．usually D．always
A．if B．because C．until D．since
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Paper was first about2,000 years ago, it has been made silk, cotton, bamboo, and wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. And because there weren’t many books, people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly the beginning of the11th century, books could be produced more quickly and .
___ , more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, a way that can be compared the of the Internet in the20th century.
A． create B． created C． creating D． creates
A． in B． of C． from D． by
A． little B． a little C． few D． a few
A． put B． putting C． puts D． puting
A． at B． in C． by D． on
A． cheap B． cheaply C． cheaper D． cheapest
A． Because B． so that C． As a result D． because of
A． on B． in C．by D． at
A． at B． with C． by D． about
A． introduction B． introduce C． introduced D． introducing
I went back to China as soon as school was over at the end of June. And I returned to Canada on August 17th.
It’s to go back to China this summer, because of the A（H1N1）flu. Everybody seemed to be . The easiest thing for us to do was to wear masks（口罩）on the plane, as my mom suggested. However, it was not to wear a mask for ten hours. I decided to put the masks into my bag wearing them.
Everything seemed OK the flight. I saw only five people wear masks all the time. When we arrived in Beijing, some came into the plane and took our temperature. Fortunately, had a fever. Therefore, I was able to get home on time.
However, everything went wrong after I got home. I became sick, with a sore throat and a fever because I had not my mom’s words. Luckily, I just had a common . while I was sick in bed, I thought that if I had listened to my mom at first, I would have never caught the cold.
It’s always wise to listen to your mom’s suggestions.
A．difficult B．impossible C．easy D．important
A．happy B．nervous C．excited D．sad
A．necessary B．healthy C．unfair D．comfortable
A．thanks for B．instead of C．because of D．except for
A．before B．by C．after D．during
A．policemen B．doctors C．engineers D．reporters
A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody
A．followed B．heard C．known D．understood
A．stomachache B．toothache C．cold D．headache
A．differently B．particularly C．usually D．probably
It is getting colder by the day. When I was putting out my autumn clothes, a brown woolen* sweater caught my eye and reminded of this time last year.
It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom with the sweater. She said it was rather cold outside and asked me to wear it to school. “I spent the whole weaving* the sweater,” she told me.
The sweater was so unfashionable and that I was not pleased with it. After mom went out to work, I the ugly sweater to a corner. I would rather catch a cold than wear it. I thought my classmates would laugh at me. I a thin uniform and went to school.
Before I walked into the classroom, I heard Lana’s voice: “Look at my overcoat. My father bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said: “My scarf is , too”
I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the girls in colorful winter clothes me. They showed their clothes to each other and laughed . Suddenly, I felt inferior* to them. wasn’t my family as rich as theirs? I wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too.
A strong cold wind blew and I sneezed. During class I felt terrible. The said I had caught a cold. “ You should wear thick clothes today, ” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thing to me I didn’t listen.
As soon as I got home I fell asleep on the sofa. I of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She spent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I neither thanked her nor wore it.
When I opened my _______, my mother was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and care. I held her in my arms. “Sorry, mom, I should have complained about that sweater. ”
Two days later, I wore the warm and comfortable woolen sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me. But I didn’t . I know mom’s love is more important than money.
A．me B．him C．her D．you
A．morning B．afternoon C．night D．day
A．comfortable B．beautiful C．ugly D．thin
A．threw B．gave C．stored D．showed
A．put up B．put on C．put off D．put away
A．cheap B．expensive C．usual D．soft
A．with B．without C．except D．against
A．sadly B．quietly C．luckily D．happily
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．doctor B．reporter C．actor D．player
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．heard B．talked C．thought D．dreamed
A．books B．doors C．windows D．eyes
A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never
A．care B．agree C．refuse D．realize
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even growth, without it , there's no way of life. We can't avoid or problems. So, next time you are a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it's C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
There is a saying in England which goes; ‘the rain in Spain(西班牙. falls mainly on the plain’. I can tell you now that it is a . The rain in Spain seems to fall mostly on me. I am spending a year in Galicia and, although it is certainly a beautiful part of the world, I think it rains more than in England.
There are no plains here. It is a coastal area, and clouds and storms directly get pushed in from over the ocean with force. As I write, there is a heavy rain outside. I have three umbrellas. Two big ones and a little one which I keep on me , just in case. Believe me what I tell you is all true.
The problem is that very often, umbrellas offer no help at all. The wind is so strong that even the best umbrella in the world becomes useless. , I often arrive at work with a dry head and shoulders (protected by my umbrella., but with wet feet and legs. The rain falls hard and fast, and there is no escaping it.
When people from England think of Spain, they imagine beaches and sunshine. Those things are a world away from my experiences here in Galicia. But I’m not . It is because of all this rain that the countryside here is so green and beautiful. In the town a very nice white wine is made. And there are beautiful beaches here in Galicia, although there probably is on them at the moment.
And most important of all is the people. They are very friendly here. Most people I have spoken to are helpful. So I think that’s worth having a bit of for. Anyway, I love my life here in Galicia.
A．story B．warning C．lie D．tradition
A．at all times B．in the future C．for the time being D．in time
A．In addition B．After all C．In all D．As a result
A．studying B．complaining C．dreaming D．questioning
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．money B．wine C．rain D．work
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