2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 6 Why Do We Need Dictionari

-1-Module6WhyDoWeNeedDictionariesElectronicDictionariesTheconceptofhigh­techisnotjustforrocketscientistsanymore.Itistricklingdowntoeverydayusage,andservingausefulpurposeforhumanity.Theelectronicdictionary,alsoknownashad­heldtranslatororpockettranslator,isaneffectivelearningtoolthatcapturesstudents'interestanddoesmuchmorethanjusttranslate.Idioms,antonyms,synonyms,irregularverbscanbeusedinterchangeably.Theclasstimeisnotwastedontheflip­flip­flipofdictionarypagesanymore.ThismachineshortensmuchofthedistancebetweenEnglishandChinesespeakers.Studentscanbeshownhowtousethedictionary,withlittletechnicaldirection.Usingthedictionaryremovestheresponsibilityofthestudentswhoevendon'tknowaword.Beginnersgainafeelingofcontrolovertheirlearningenvironmentandlearningprocess.EventhemostnegativestudentslosetheirhatredofEnglishbyhavingatoolthatsimplifiesandspeedsupthelearningprocess.It'sfastandeasy.Bestofall,noteveryonehastohavetheirownmachines.Thesecanbeshared.Thenextobviousconcerniswhichelectronicdictionarytopurchase.Therearemanydifferentonesonthemarket.The“creditcard”sizeonesdonothavealargeenoughmemorytobeuseful.Atleast20megabytesarenecessary.Iftherearetoomanybuttonsinasmallspace,themachinebecomesboringtouse.Thescreenshouldbelargeenoughsotheusercaneasilyreadit.Mostelectronicdictionariesalsofeatureitemssuchasacalendaroranappointmentbook,acalculator,oranalarmwatch.Anhonestevaluationoftheuser'sneedsshouldbeconsidered.TrueorFalse：1．Anelectronicdictionarycanonlybeusedasatranslator.()2．Beginnerscangainmuchconfidencebyusingthismachine.()3．Whenbuyinganelectronicdictionary,weshouldchooseonewithsmallsize,-2-fashionstyleandmanydifferentfunctions.()【答案】1.F2.T3.FSectionⅠReading[Introduction&ReadingandVocabulary(1)]Ⅰ.词义搭配1．biographerA．abindingagreementbetweentwoormorepersonsthatisenforceablebylaw2．compileB．mistakeoroffence3．reviseC．collectinformationandarrangeitinabook,list,report,etc.4．contractD．asentenceorphrasetakenfromaworkofliteratureorotherpiece5．faultE．someonewhowritesanaccountofaperson'slife6．publicationF．makelarger7．enlargeG．changesth.becauseofnewinformationormorethoughts8．quotationH．theactionofmakingabookavailableforsale【答案】1.E2.C3.G4.A5.B6.H7.F8．DⅡ.用下列短语的适当形式填空ofalltime；beavailablefor；beunhappywith；consistof；atthetouchof；attheendof；atthetime；bebasedon1．Nowadays,somefruitswhicharenot__________usinwinterinthepastcanbeseenonthemarket.2．Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,itiseasytogetagoodviewofNewYork____________thekeyboard.3．Sheiscalledthegreatestoperasinger____________.4．Ican'tbelievethemovie____________afact.5．Theexplorationteam____________sixmembersisreportedtohavegottothetopofthemountain.6．Althoughhetriedhisbest,Iamstill__________hisperformancethistime.7．Muchtohisencouragement,hesuddenlyfoundasparkoflight____________the-3-street.8．____________，hewasaloneintheoffice,sohecouldturntonooneforhelp.【答案】1.availablefor2.atthetouchof3.ofalltime4.isbasedon5.consistingof6.unhappywith7.attheendof8.AtthetimeⅠ.阅读P72－73课文内容，判断正(T)误(F)1．Atthetime,thebestdictionariesinEuropewereproducedinEnglandandItaly.()2．Johnsonspentmorethanthreeyearsinwritinganewdictionary.()3．Now,Johnson'sbookisthebestEnglishdictionaryavailable.()4．TheOEDisacomprehensivedictionaryofmodernEnglish.()5．Bythe1990s，thepublishersbegantopublishtheOED.()【答案】1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FⅡ.阅读P72－73课文内容，完成下面表格SamuelJohnson(1709—1784)Hewasacritic,poet,1.________andlexicographer.He2.________thefirstrealdictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagepublishedinBritain.Johnson'snewdictionaryHesigneda3.________inJune1746butthedictionarydidnotappearuntil1755.Atthetimedictionarieswereoftenjustlistsofdifficultor4.________words.Some5.________wereembarrassinglysimple.Johnson'sdictionarycontainedabout48,000words,asthe6.________ofhisnewdictionary.Hisdictionarywasthefirstto7.________themeaningsofwordsbyusing8.________quotations,usuallyfromworksbytheplaywrightandpoetWilliamShakespeare.Johnson'sdictionaryalsohadmanyfaults.RevisingofJohnson'sdictionaryTrenchsuggestedwritinganewdictionarybasedon9.________fromalargenumberofvolunteers.Hisideawasthat10.________wouldwritewordsandexpressionstheyfoundinbookson“quotationslips”andsendthemtoaneditor.-4-Murryaskedreaderstoreport“asmany11.________asyoucanforordinarywords”aswellaswordsthatseemed“rare,obsolete,old­fashioned,new，strangeorusedinastrangeway”.NewdictionaryThefirstpartofthedictionarywas12.________.Theprojectwastoobigforonepersonto13.________，soMurrayenlargedtheeditingteam.Thecompletedictionaryfinally14.________in1928.Workstartedonthesecond15.________ofthedictionaryin1957,andittook29yearstocomplete.【答案】1.biographer2.compiled3.contract4.obscure5.definitions6.basis7.illustrate8.literary9.contributions10.volunteers11．quotations12.published13.edit14．appeared15.editionⅢ.阅读P72课文内容，完成课文缩写Johnson'sdictionarywasthefirstto1.______themeaningsofwordsbyusingliterary2.______，usuallyfromworksbythe3.________andpoetWilliamShakespeare(1564－1616)andtheEnglishpoetsJohnMiltonandJohnDryden.Thedictionarycontainedover100,000quotations.SamuelJohnson'sdictionaryhadmany4.________：itwasold­fashioned,he