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3 how it 4 . A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop (发展)
and a good dictionary must 5 these new changes.
A new English dictionary will only tell you 6 most people use the language today. It will not tell you
what is right 7 wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only 8 people use a word, a
dictionary will 9 tell you this or not list (编列) it.
10 dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type (用打字机打) a word and the word is too
long, 11 in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you 12 to break (拆开) a word. And they also show
you how a word 13 .
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like "get" or "take", may have
lots of meanings (意思). In some dictionaries, the main (主要的) meanings are often listed first. In 14 , the
newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always 15 the front part.
This part explains 16 .
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes 17 . Do you know that the word "brand" (标记)
comes from an old word? This old word means "to burn". This is because 18 years ago people burned their
names on tables or boats to show who 19 them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals
20 they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it
can become your best useful book.
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11-15: C B D C D 16-20: C D A D C
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information, and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There"s no real
word for it yet, so we"ll call it e-talk.
People don"t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms
(首字母缩略词). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms and forums. Some of them are:
BTW(by the way) BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations
are:
info (information) puter (computer) pic (picture) sec (second)
We usually don"t see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show
their emotions. Most people use their keyboards to draw "emoticons",such as:
:-) (happy) :-( (sad) ;-) ( joking) :-o (surprised)
These days, many forums have picture emoticons.
There are even whole new words, like "newbie" (someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
When you write something bad about someone else, it"s called "flaming" the person.
It takes time to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups in the Net have their own special ways of
communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk
will continue to grow and change.
B. Because people can type them quickly.
C. Because people wanted to make jokes.
D. Because newbies won"t understand them.
The year 2001 wasthe International Year of the Volunteer. 2005 was the UK Year of the Volunteer. Some
volunteer for clinical trails (临床试验) or other medical research.
Some may even donate their bodies to scientific research after their death.
An online volunteer is a person who spends time and effort with an organization through an online
connection, rather than in person. A great number of people from around the world are online volunteers.
Online volunteers can provide help in many fields. The practice of offering online help goes by other names.
(A)There are many opportunities for people to donate their services using the internet. (B) Online
volunteers can do different kinds of tasks. Young or old, anyone can spend his spare time online offering
some help as an online volunteer. Are you ready to be an online volunteer?
1. What is a volunteer?
2. Where may some donate their bodies to after their death?
3. How can an online volunteer work?
4. 写出(A)句的同义句。
5. 将(B)句改为被动语态。
really made by reflected (反射) light. We see color because most of the things reflect light. In the same way,
if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn"t
reflect any light, it is black. Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in (吸引) and turned into (变成)
heat (热能).The darker the color is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-colored
clothes are warmer in the sun than light-colored clothes.
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| The idea of daylight (日光) saving time started with an American named Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). He explained how a lot of the money spent on candles used for light (This was before electricity电) could be saved if everyone woke up earlier and went to bed earlier. Even though Franklin"s idea had a clear meaning, most people didn"t want to get up earlier than they had to. Who would? An Englishman named William Willet didn"t come up with a way to "make" the sun set (落下) later until 1907. His idea was to turn clocks forward (向前) by 20 minutes on each of the four Sundays in April, for a total (总计) of 80 minutes. William"s idea was laughed at, at first. But when World War I started in 1914, many countries decided they had to save energy (能源) for the war. Daylight saving time has other uses. The more time you spend outside playing, the less time you are spending in front of the computer or the TV. These things also use energy. Also, daylight saving time sometimes causes problems. For example, China used it in 1986 —but stopped it in 1991. That was because the temperatures are quite different from North to South and time from East to West. If the people from northwest part of China use daylight saving time, sometimes they have to get up to work when it is not very bright outside. That will cause some trouble for them. Still, most parts of the world do have daylight saving time, and most people look forward to the extra (额外的) hour of evening light. 1. Did the idea of daylight saving time start with an American named Benjamin Franklin? __________________________________________________________________ 2. In which year was the idea of daylight saving time put in use? __________________________________________________________________ 3. According to this passage, what can you do when daylight saving time is used. __________________________________________________________________ 3. Why is daylight saving time not used in China now? The country _______________________________________________________ 4. Why did Franklin give the idea of daylight saving time? _______________________________________________________ |