单元综合检测(五)
Ⅰ.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor，gave me a new Englis h dictionary.I was __1__to see that it was an EnglishEnglish dictionary，also known as a monolingual dictionary.__2__it was a dictionary intended for nonnative learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest，I found it extremely __3__to use at first.I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning.I was used to the __4__bilingual dictionaries，in which the words are __5__both in English and Chinese.I really wondered why my aunt __6__to make things so difficult for me.Now，after studying English at university for three years，I __7__that monolingual dictionaries are __8__in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is in fact often no perfect equivalence (对应) between two __9__in two languages.My aunt even went so far as to __10__that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __11__meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition (定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.__12__，I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way.This dictionary uses a (n) __13__number of words，around 2,000，in its definitions.When I read these definitions，I am __14__exposed to (接触) the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.__15__this, I can express myself more easily in English.
1．A.worried B．sad
C．surprised D．nervous
解析：选C。通读全文可知，作者是一个中国大学生，中国人学英语，尤其是初学者习惯使用英汉词典。当作者看到英英词典的时候，他感到“吃惊”。
2．A.Because B．Although
C．Unless D．If
