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,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;beavailablefor;beunhappywith;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____________thestreet.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.()【...