理基础提素能Module6WhyDoWeNeedDictionaries？ElectronicDictionariesTheconceptofhightechisnotjustforrocketscientistsanymore.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.FSectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary(1)—Preparing词义搭配1．BiographerA．abindingagreementbetweentwoormorepersonsthatisenforceablebylaw2．compileB．mistakeoroffence3．reviseC．collectinformationandarrangeitinabook,list,report,etc.【答案】1.E2.C3.G4.A5.B6.H7.F8．D4．contractD．asentenceorphrasetakenfromaworkofliteratureorotherpiece5．faultE．someonewhowritesanaccountofaperson'slife6．publicationF．makelarger7．enlargeG．changesth.becauseofnewinformationormorethought8．quotationH．theactionofmakingabookavailableforsale短语填空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.Atthetime根据提示补全下列教材原句1．Dictionariesarelikewatches：theworstisbetterthannone,andthebestcannotbeexpectedtogoquitetrue.词典就如手表：再差也比没有强，而最好的也不能指望完全正确。2．SamuelJohnson'sdictionaryhadmanyfaults:itwasoldfashioned,hegavenohelpwithpronunciationandheusedolderspellingsratherthanthenewersimplifiedspellingsthatmostwriterswereus...
