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完形填空 　　In English the 　　1　　 of words does not always represent the sound．So people say/raIt/　　2　　 spell it “right”, or “write”, or even “rite”．Combinations of letters(like “ough”)may be pronounced in 　　3　　 ways．And some words just seem to have 　　4　　 many letters． 　　For 　　5　　, things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, 　　6　　 teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778．As a young man he had 　　7　　 the British in the American War of Independence, and he felt that 　　8　　 English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive “American” look． 　　So he began his 　　9　　 on American English．His first book, the Elementary Spelling Book, 　　10　　 simplifying the spelling of English words．The book was very popular．By the 1850s, it was 　　11　　 one million copies a year, making　　12　　 one of the most popular schoolbooks ever． 　　　　13　　 of the suggestions were quickly used, 　　14　　 “center” instead of “centre”, “program” instead of “programme”, and “flavor”　　15　　 “flavour”．Others, 　　16　　, such as removing silent letters like the “s” in “island” or the final “e” in“ examine”, were not． 　　Webster is best 　　17　　 for An American Dictionary of the English Language, 　　18　　 first appeared in 1828．It introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation and 　　19　　, and, of course, the new spelling．The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the states．Today, Webster’s dictionary is 　　20　　 the most important dictionary for American students． (1) [　　] A． reading B． spelling C． speaking D． writing (2) [　　] A． or B． and C． so D． but (3) [　　] A． a number of B． the number of C． a little D． fewer (4) [　　] A． much B． too C． even D． far (5) [　　] A． British B． Americans C． Australians D． Asians (6) [　　] A． an B． the C． this D． a (7) [　　] A． leant against B． prepared against C． fought against D． blew against (8) [　　] A． written B． spread C． forgot D． noticed (9) [　　] A． work B． jobs C． agreement D． discovery (10) [　　] A． followed B． asked C． ordered D． suggested (11) [　　] A． selling B． buying C． producing D． ending (12) [　　] A． him B． that C． this D． it (13) [　　] A． One B． Much C． Many D． Few (14) [　　] A． such as B． for example C． etc． D． as (15) [　　] A． beside B． but C． except D． instead of (16) [　　] A． therefore B． however C． thus D． otherwise (17) [　　] A． thrown B． flown C． grown D． known (18) [　　] A． which B． that C． it D． what (19) [　　] A． share B． use C． publish D． think (20) [　　] A． even B． already C． still D． yet

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．B;5．B;6．D;7．C;8．A;9．A;10．D;11．A;12．D;13．C;14．A;15．D;16．B;17．D;18．A;19．B;20．C;
解析：

(1)	從下文看出讀音相同，但是，拼寫不同。
(2)	but表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
(3)	a number of“大量的”。
(4)	too many“太多”；much, even, far都修飾比較級別。
(5)	從“who graduated from Yale University”和“fought against the British in the American War of Independence”看出他是美國人。
(6)	a teacher是一個同位語，泛指一個老師。
(7)	fight against意為“同……作斗爭”。
(8)	written English“書面英語”。
(9)	begin one’s work on“開始忙于某事”。
(10)	suggest doing sth．“建議干某事”。
(11)	此處用主動語態(tài)，表示這本書銷售的情況。
(12)	it指the Elementary Spelling Book一書。
(13)	從were看出此處是復(fù)數(shù)，而few是否定意義。
(14)	此處是列舉，for example后面有逗號。
(15)	instead of“代替”。
(16)	however后面有逗號，表示委婉的語氣，有轉(zhuǎn)折意義。
(17)	be best known意為“……是很出名的”。
(18)	which在句中引導(dǎo)一個非限制性定語從句。
(19)	此處指關(guān)于單詞的發(fā)音、用法和拼寫。
(20)	still“仍然”，用于肯定句，說明該字典具有很高的價值。yet用于否定句和疑問句。