英语辅导练习（六）Nov,29th完形填空：HerEnglishpronunciationisnotsobadingeneral.WhenIfirstentereduniversity,myaunt,whoisanEnglishprofessor,gavemeanewEnglishdictionary.Iwas__1___toseethatitwasanEnglishdictionary,alsoknownasamonolingualdictionary._2___itwasadictionaryintendedfornon—nativelearners,noneofmyclassmateshadoneand,tobehonest,Ifounditextremely__3_touseatfirst.Iwouldlookupwordsinthedictionaryandstillnotfullyunderstandthemeaning.Iwasusedtothe__4__bilingualdictionaries,inwhichthewordsare_5__bothinEnglishandChinese.Ireallywonderedwhymyaunt__6_tomakethingssodifficultforme.Now,afterstudyingEnglishatuniversityforthreeyears,I_7__thatmonolingualdictionariesare__8_inlearningaforeignlanguageAsIfoundout,thereisinfactoftennoperfectequivalence(对应)betweentwo_9___intwolanguage.Myauntevengoessofarasto10__thataChinese“equivalent”cannevergiveyouthe__11___meaningofawordinEnglish!Therefore,sheinsistedthatIreadthedefinition(定义)ofaworldinamonolingualdictionarywhenIwantedtogetabetterunderstandingofitsmeaning.__12__,Ihavecometoseewhatshemeant.Usingamonolingualdictionaryforlearnershashelpedmeinanotherimportantway.Thisdictionaryusesa(n)13numberofwords,around2,000,initsdefinitions.WhenIreadthesedefinitions,Iam14exposedto（接触）thebasicwordsandlearnhowtheyareusedtoexplainobjectsandideas.15this,IcanexpressmyselfmoreeasilyinEnglish.1.A．worriedB．sadC．surprisedD．nervous2.A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．UnlessD．If3.A．difficultB．interestingC．ambiguousD．practical4.A．newB．familiarC．earlierD．ordinary5.A．explainedB．expressedC．describedD．created6.A．offeredB．agreedC．decidedD．happened7.A．imagineB．recommendC．predictD．understand8.A．naturalB．betterC．easierD．convenient9.A．wordsB．namesC．ideasD．characters10.A．hopeB．declareC．doubtD．tell11.A．exactB．basicC．translatedD．expected12.A．LargelyB．GenerallyC．GraduallyD．Probably13.A．extraB．averageC．totalD．limited14.A．repeatedlyB．nearlyC．immediatelyD．anxiously15.A．AccordingtoB．InrelationtoC．InadditiontoD．Becauseof语法填空:（1）WhenIwasgrowingup,Idonotrecallhearingthewords“Iloveyou”frommyfather.Whenyourfatherneversays16_________toyouwhenyouareachild,itgetstougherandtougherforhim_17_________(say)thosewordsashegets18__________(old).Totellthetruth,Icouldnothonestlyremember19__________I1hadlastsaidthosewordstohimeither.Idecidedtosetmyego(自我)asideandmakethefirstmove.20_____________somehesitation,inournextphoneconversationIblurtedout(突然说出)thewords,“Dad…Iloveyou!”Therewasasilenceatthe21_________endandhe_22_________(awkward)replied,“Well,samebackatyou!”Ilaughedandsaid,“Dad,Iknowyouloveme,andwhenyouareready,Iknowyou_23__________(say)whatyouwanttosay.”Afewweekslater,Dadconcludedourphoneconversation_24_________thewords,“Paul,Iloveyou.”Iwasatworkduringthisconversationandthetearswererollingdownmycheeks__25__________Ifinally“heard”thelove.Aswebothsatthereintearswerealizedthatthisspecialmomenthadtakenourfather-sonrelationshiptoanewlevel.（2）In1914,ThomasEdison,attheageof67,losthisfactory,16wasworthafewmilliondollars,tofire．Ithadverylittleinsurance．Nolongerayoungman,Edisonwatchedhislifetimeeffort17___________（go）upinsmokeandsaid,“Thereisgreatvalueindisasters．Allourmistakesareburntup．ThankGodwecanstartanew．”Inspiteofdisasters,threeweekslater,18____________inventedthephonograph．What19___________attitude!Belowaremoreexamplesofthe20______________（fail）ofsuccessfulpeople:ThomasEdisonfailed21______________（approximate）10,000timeswhilehe22_________________（work）onthelightbulb．HenryFordfiredLeeIacoccaattheageof54．YoungBeethoven23_______________（tell）thathehadnotalentformusic,24hegavesomeofthebestmusictotheworld．Setbacksareinevitableinlife．Asetbackcanactasadrivingforceandalsoteachushumility．Ingriefyouwillfindcourageandfaith25_____________（overcome）thesetback．2
