This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word-building, grammar and pronunciation.
To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.
If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. We use a special alphabet (特殊字母) to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just look at the inside back cover when you’re not sure how to say a word.
The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its definition
In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained and easy to understand.
When a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for.
Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world.
【小题1】The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色” in this dictionary is . A．colour B．colarC．colorD．corner【小题2】The phonetic alphabet help you each word correctly.A．understand B．writeC．sayD．know【小题3】The underlined word ‘definition’ means A．词性B．词条C．词义D．词库【小题4】The dictionary explains .A．some of the difficult wordsB．all the words in the dictionary in a simple wayC．all easy wordsD．the words with two meaningsC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文说明的是字典以及与字典有关的信息，如何去查字典以及在使用字典时的一些注意事项。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第三段第二行, while “color” is used in American English说明C正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第三段6,7行If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced说明The phonetic alphabet是帮助我们读音的，故C正确。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its definition说明这里的definition是指一个词的意思，故该词是指定义。故C正确。
【小题4】B 推理题。根据文章第一段2,3行It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word-building, grammar and pronunciation.说明字典是给了人们一个很简单的方法来讲解词汇的用法。