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The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English. The most successful students are those who use large college edition(版本) dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context(上下文). Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables (音节), they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary. 64. The writer thinks that . A. choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English B. dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English C. it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly D. using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing 65. When in the reading does the writer advise students to use a good dictionary? A. At the beginning of the reading B. At the end of the reading C. During the first reading D. After the first reading 66. This passage mainly tells us . A. students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries B. what were the defects of small two-language dictionaries C. why students should use large college edition dictionaries D. what dictionary students should choose and how to use it 67. Which is not mentioned in this passage? A. How to make good use of a dictionary. B. When to use a dictionary. C. How to improve spoken English. D. How to practise reading fast. D There was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before the bass(鲈鱼) opened, he and his farther were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then he tied a small silver lure(鱼饵) put it into the lake. Suddenly the boy felt that something very big was pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father struck a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm—two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, and then at the boy. ”You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said. “Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around. No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moonlight. He looked at his father again. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never see such a big fish again. That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York city. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place. And he was right. He has never caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago again. But he does see the same fish---again and again—ever time he has an ethical(道德的) decision to make. His father had taught him that ethics are simply a matter of right or wrong, but it is only the practice of ethics that is difficult. (责任编辑：admin) |