英语辅导练习6(学生用）.doc

英语辅导练习（六） Nov , 29th
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Her English pronunciation is not so bad in general.
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __1_ __to see that it was an English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary. _2__ _it was a dictionary intended for non — native learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest, I found it extremely __3_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __4__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _ 5_ _ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __6_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _ 7_ _ that monolingual dictionaries are __8 _ in learning a foreign language
As I found out, there is in fact often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two _9___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 10_ _ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __11___ meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. __12_ _, I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) 13 number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 14 exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 15 this, I can express myself more easily in English.
1.A．worried B．sad C．surprised D．nervous
2.A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．If
3.A．difficult B．interesting C．ambiguous D．practical
4.A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary
5.A．explained B．expressed C．described D．created
6.A．offered B．agreed C．decided D．happened
7.A．imagine B．recommend C．predict D．understand
8.A．natural B．better C．easier D．convenient
9.A．words B．names C．ideas D．characters
10.A．hope B．declare C．doubt D．tell
11.A．exact B．basic C．translated D．expected
12.A．Largely B．Generally C．Gradually D．Probably
13.A．extra B．average C．total D．limited
14.A．repeatedly B．nearly C．immediately D．anxiously
15.A．According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of
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When I was growing up, I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says 16_________ to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him _17_________ (say) those words as he gets 18__________ (old). To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember 19__________ I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego (自我) aside and make the first move. 20_____________ some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad … I love you!”
There was a silence at the 21_________ end and he _22_________ (awkward) replied, “Well, same back at you!”
I laughed and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you _23__________ (say) what you want to say.”
A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation _24_________ the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks __25__________ I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new level.
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In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory,  16  was worth a few million dollars, to fire．It had very little insurance．No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort 17___________（go） up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters．All our mistakes are burnt up．Thank God we can start anew．” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, 18____________ invented the phonograph．What 19___________ attitude!
Below are more examples of the   20______________（fail） of successful people:
Thomas Edison failed  21______________（approximate）10, 000 times while he  22_________________（work） on the light bulb．
Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca at the age of 54．
Young Beethoven   23_______________  （tell） that he had no talent for music,   24   he gave some of the best music to the world．
Setbacks are inevitable in life．A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility．In grief you will find courage and faith 25_____________（overcome） the setback．