2016届高考英语第二轮阅读理解调研复习题16.doc

湖北麻城市2016高考英语二轮七选五阅读（类）摸底练习（4）及答案 【2016高考训练】七选五填空 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 You’re probably most familiar with college dictionaries, often called abridged dictionaries. Although abridged means ―shortened, these dictionaries contain more than 150,000 entries and provide detailed definitions that are sufficient for most college students and general users. 16.__________.Webster’s Ⅱ New Riverside University Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language are college dictionaries. Unabridged dictionaries contain as many as 500,000 entries and provide detailed definitions and extensive word histories (etymologies词源). 17.__________. Unabridged dictionaries include the Oxford English Dictionary and the Random House Dictionary of the English Language. 18.__________. Some entries also include plurals and capitalized forms, synonyms, antonyms, and derivatives. Americanisms and etymologies may be provided along with usage notes, cross-references, and idioms. If you prefer using the dictionary on a computer, you can obtain CD-ROM versions of many major dictionaries. In addition, you can access numerous dictionaries, such as WWWebster’s Dictionary, on the Internet. 19.__________. Online dictionaries also offer additional features, such as word games, language tips, and amusing facts about words. Some online dictionary services allow you to access numerous dictionaries, both general and specialized, in on search. 20.__________. For example, there are dictionaries for the specialized vocabularies of law, computer technology, and medicine. In addition, there are dictionaries of synonyms, cliche’s, slang, and even regional expressions, such as the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE). There are also dictionaries of foreign languages, famous people’s names, literary characters’ names and place names. A. Specialized dictionaries provide in-depth information about a certain field. B. These dictio