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1、Electronic DictionariesThe concept of hightech is not just for rocket scientists any more.It is trickling down to everyday usage, and serving a useful purpose for humanity.The electronic dictionary, also known as hadheld translator or pocket translator, is an effective learning tool that captures st
2、udents interest and does much more than just translate.Idioms, antonyms, synonyms, irregular verbs can be used interchangeably.The class time is not wasted on the flipflipflip of dictionary pages any more.This machine shortens much of the distance between English and Chinese speakers.Students can be
3、 shown how to use the dictionary, with little technical direction.Using the dictionary removes the responsibility of the students who even dont know a word.Beginners gain a feeling of control over their learning environment and learning process.Even the most negative students lose their hatred of En
4、glish by having a tool that simplifies and speeds up the learning process.Its fast andeasy.Best of all, not everyone has to have their own machines.These can be shared.The next obvious concern is which electronic dictionary to purchase.There are many different ones on the market.The “credit card” si
5、ze ones do not have a large enough memory to be useful.At least 20 megabytes are necessary.If there are too many buttons in a small space, the machine becomes boring to use.The screen should be large enough so the user can easily read it.Most electronic dictionaries also feature items such as a cale
6、ndar or an appointment book, a calculator, or an alarm watch.An honest evaluation of the users needs should be considered.True or False：1An electronic dictionary can only be used as a translator.()2Beginners can gain much confidence by using this machine.()3When buying an electronic dictionary, we s
7、hould choose one with small size, fashion style and many different functions.()【答案】1.F2.T3.FSection Reading Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary(1).词义搭配1biographerAa binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law2compile Bmistake or offence3revise Ccollect information and
8、arrange it in a book, list, report, etc.4contract Da sentence or phrase taken from a work of literature or other piece5fault Esomeone who writes an account of a persons life6publication Fmake larger7enlarge Gchange sth.because of new information or more thoughts8quotation Hthe action of making a boo
9、k available for sale【答案】1.E2.C3.G4.A5.B6.H7.F8D.用下列短语的适当形式填空of all time；(be) available for；(be) unhappy with；consist of；at the touch of；at the end of；at the time；be based on 1Nowadays, some fruits which are not_us in winter in the past can be seen on the market.2With the development of science and t
10、echnology, it is easy to get a good view of New York_the keyboard.3She is called the greatest opera singer_.4I cant believe the movie_a fact.5The exploration team_six members is reported to have got to the top of the mountain.6Although he tried his best, I am still_his performance this time.7Much to
11、 his encouragement, he suddenly found a spark of light_the street.8_， he was alone in the office, so he could turn to no one for help.【答案】1.available for2.at the touch of3.of all time4.is based on5.consisting of6.unhappy with7.at the end of8.At the time.阅读P7273课文内容，判断正(T)误(F)1At the time, the best d
12、ictionaries in Europe were produced in England and Italy.()2Johnson spent more than three years in writing a new dictionary.()3Now, Johnsons book is the best English dictionary available.()4The OED is a comprehensive dictionary of modern English.()5By the 1990s，the publishers began to publish the OE
13、D.()【答案】1.F2.T3.F4.T5.F.阅读P7273课文内容，完成下面表格Samuel Johnson(17091784)He was a critic, poet, 1._and lexicographer.He 2._the first real dictionary of the English language published in Britain.Johnsons new dictionaryHe signed a 3._in June 1746 but the dictionary did not appear until 1755.At the time dicti
14、onaries were often just lists of difficult or 4._words.Some 5._were embarrassingly simple.Johnsons dictionary contained about 48,000 words, as the 6._of his new dictionary.His dictionary was the first to 7._the meanings of words by using 8._quotations, usually from works by the playwright and poet W
15、illiam Shakespeare.Johnsons dictionary also had many faults.Revising of Johnsons dictionaryTrench suggested writing a new dictionary based on 9._from a large number of volunteers.His idea was that 10._would write words and expressions they found in books on “quotation slips” and send them to an edit
16、or.Murry asked readers to report “as many 11._as you can for ordinary words” as well as words that seemed “rare, obsolete, oldfashioned, new，strange or used in a strange way”.New dictionaryThe first part of the dictionary was12._.The project was too big for one person to 13._， so Murray enlarged the
17、 editing team.The complete dictionary finally 14._in 1928.Work started on the second 15._of the dictionary in 1957, and it took 29 years to complete.【答案】piled3.contract4.obscure5.definitions6.basis7.illustrate8.literary9.contributions10.volunteers11quotations12.published13.edit14appeared15.edition.阅
18、读P72课文内容，完成课文缩写Johnsons dictionary was the first to 1._the meanings of words by using literary 2._， usually from works by the 3._and poet William Shakespeare (15641616) and the English poets John Milton and John Dryden.The dictionary contained over 100,000 quotations.Samuel Johnsons dictionary had m
19、any 4._： it was oldfashioned, he gave no help with pronunciation and he used older spellings 5._the newer 6._spellings that most writers were using.Even so, Johnsons book was the best English dictionary 7._for nearly 150 years, until the 8._of the first part of the Oxford English Dictionary at the end of the 19th century.【答案】1.illustrate2.quotations3.playwright 4faults5.rather than6.simplified7.available 8publication