Becoming a lexicographer(词典编纂者) was completely an accident. I came across a want ad for an editorial assistant. I got called for the interview and found out it was for Merriam-Webster. I thought, “Oh,I could do that." Within a couple of months,I realized this was exactly what I needed to do.
My job is to define new words and update old ones. When I first started,I thought I'd keep a list of words I wrote new entries for. I gave up after a year and a 50-page-long list. The list would grow long and never end. At this point when people ask how many words I've entered,I can't tell them. I have probably looked at every single entry in all of our dictionaries.
To be a new entry,a word must meet three criteria. First,widespread use. Second,it has to have sustained(持续的) usage over a certain period of time (usually years) . People think of the dictionary as being the bleeding edge,but it's not. By the time a word is in a dictionary,most people have at least seen it. Third,it has to have a meaning.
Most words don't enter the language in a smooth way. Words will drop out,then increase in use again. There's an uneven upward trend. AIDS,I think,we entered within a year of its first use. It was clear it was not going away anytime soon.
I've been at this job for almost 17 years. That's kind of crazy in this day and age,but it doesn't get boring. At some time you will have had enough of doing the same work over and over again,but you can find things that are new and fresh and interesting.
24. The author's job as a lexicographer .
A. was her dream job
B. disappointed her at first
C. went beyond her expectations
D. was due to several months of effort
25. Why did the author give up on her new entry list?
A. She felt it was useless.
B. There were too many entries.
C. There was no need to keep it.
D. She was too busy to stick to it.
26. What does the underlined part “the bleeding edge” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Something that is new.
B. Something that is right.
C. Something that is formal.
D. Something that is powerful.
27. What does the author think about her job?
A. She likes it.
B. She finds it boring.
C. She is crazy about it.
D. She feels it is challenging.
(个人情况)
本文是记叙文.A幸介绍了一位词典编幕者的工作.
24. C.细节理解题。根据第一段的completely an accidem及下文作者获得这份工作的经历可知， 作者进入这一行纯属偶然。
25. B.推理判断题。根据第二段的I gave up after a year and a 50-page-long list. The list would grow long and never end可知，作者本打算对自 己录入词典的新词作记录，但是一年下来就己 经列了 50页了，她根本没办法列完，所以她放弃 了。
26. A.词义猜测題。根据划线部分后的but it's not. By the time a word is in a dictionary,most people have at least seen it 可推测，人们一般认为 词典上新加入的词条应该都是非常新的，但事 实并非如此。在某个词条被加入词典之前，大 多数人都己经见过了。由此推断划线部分在此 处应该是指“新潮的东西”。
27. A.推理判断題。根据最后一段的but you can find things that are new and fresh and interesting 可知，作者干这一行己有差不多17年之久，但她 从没感觉厌烦过，她总能从平凡的工作中发现 新鲜有趣的东西，说明她喜欢自己的工作。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一 个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧) ,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\) 划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写 出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只充许修改10处，多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
My friend Linda and I have set up small organization called Delivering Smiles with my mother. Linda and I do all of the work like collect toys and picture books. Before a month of collecting these things,my mother takes us to the hospital that she works as a nurse. When we take what we had collected to the hospital,my mother brings us to differently children's rooms. We let each child pick out of what they want. We sit in each room for about ten minute,talking to and playing with each child. When I give a little of my time for children in the hospital and when I see their smiles,we feel quite happy.
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To: sunny@nwu.com
From: apple@nwu.com
Sent: 21 December 2015,10:45
Subject: computer training
Sunny,
I am attaching the latest schedule from the Computer Training Center. As we have discussed in person,your computer skills are not so good and you would benefit from taking one of these courses. We also discussed the fact that your first-year employee probationary(试用的) status is still in effect and that you are required to take some training courses during this time. Please sign up for one of these courses as soon as possible. I would encourage you to choose a beginning word processing class,as your skills in that area are lacking. You have a good knowledge of database software,though you could benefit from an advanced-level class if that is what interests you most. The choice,of course,is up to you,but I recommend word processing. In choosing your class schedule,please remember that you must be present at our weekly staff meetings (Wednesday afternoons at 2:00) . As soon as you have decided on a course and schedule,please get in touch with Lisa Bush in the Human Resources Department and she will take care of the registration process for you. We at NWU,Inc. will,of course,take care of all the fees. All you have .to do is attend the classes. Please e-mail me as soon as you are registered for a course.
Apple Green
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B. Exactly three months.
C. Less than one year.
D. For several years.
2. Which class will Sunny probably take?
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B. Advanced Database,Section 1.
C. Word Processing Basics,Section 1.
D. Word Processing Basics,Section 2v
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B. By visiting the training center website.
C. By calling the training center.
D. By e-mailing Apple Green.
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C. $325. D. $545.
5. According to the text,we can infer that Apple Green.
A. manages the Computer Training Center
B. teaches computer classes
C. is Lisa Bush's employee
D. is in charge of Sunny
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Recently I read a post that teaches you to double your 41 speed and made the following claim:
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Chris is not a traditional explorer — he usually 61. (work) in an office for a large organization. Yet his job can sometimes be just 62. exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.
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The guy who tried to edit English
The English vocabulary is not only huge,it's also fiill of words that mean practically the same thing. Get,obtain,acquire. Shine,gleam,glow,sparkle. 36
That was the thinking of a British writer named C. K. Ogden,who in the 1930s proposed(提议) a new form of English with a vocabulary of just 850 words. He called the project Basic English. 37
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40 Churchill didn't use it either. When seeking to express ourselves,we don't necessarily need fewer words; we need the right words. So it's to our benefit to have a large supply on hand.
A. Do we really need them all?
B. How many words are there in English?
C. Ogden himself didn't actually use Basic English.
D. Plenty of seemingly basic words did not make the list at all.
E. He also tried to persuade President Franklin Roosevelt to promote it.
F. He believed it would make the language more efficient and easier to learn.
G. Despite attention from world leaders,Basic English never got very far off the drawing board.
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