Sure. you know their names, possibly better than you know the name of the street you live on.
When the need comes, these names roll off our tongues like they were our own brothers. I am writing about the famous Webster s Dictionary and Roget s Thesaurus.
Webster s Dictionary. Many people can respond immediately: Noah Webster. We are aware that he is the father of the dictionary. But who was he? What did he do for a living? When did he live?
Noah was born in 1758, graduated from Yale University in 1778. and later graduated from law school He produced the first American dictionary in 1806 and published his influential work An American Dictionary of the English Language in l828. His interests led him to be a lexicographer  (詞典編纂者). textbook editor, author, Bible translator and spelling reformer. He also produced a large number of writings in medicine, mythology  (神話),  and the relationship of European and Asian languages. In addition, he .founded the first New York daily newspaper in 1793. He died in 1843.
Roget's Thesaurus. And it gives us The chance to learn about Roget, the man-Peter Mark Roget, And who? What? When?
Englishman Peter Roget, MD, was born in 1779. He studied medicine and mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. He is considered as the creator of the first-ever thesaurus (同義詞典). It has been called one of the three most important books ever printed. along with the Bible and Webster s Dictionary. He began his work Thesaurus of English  Words and Phrases in I 805 but did not publish it until 1852-47 years later. In his lifetime. he became a noted lecturer and writer on anatomy(解剖學(xué) ). geology(地質(zhì)學(xué)).bees，and more . When Roget died in 1869 at age 90. his son, John . took over the Thesaurus arid he gradually expanded it.
So now you know the two famous books. Not enough information? As well-known humourist James Thurber suggested in the title of his 1941 magazine short story about baseball, You Could Look It Up!
【小題1】The author states that "these names roll off our tongues" in order to show that people______.

A．will learn from the two writersB．have ignored the two writers
C．a(chǎn)re familiar with the namesD．know a lot about the two
【小題2】According to the text. Noah Webster and Peter Roget are alike because they both______.
A．had many interestsB．studied medicine
C．were professorsD．liked baseball
【小題3】The purpose of the last paragraph is to_______.
A．a(chǎn)ttract more readersB．come to a conclusion
C．encourage further researchD．provide background information
【小題4】Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了編撰字典的Noah Webster 和 Peter Roget。Noah Webster 和 Peter Roget很相似是因?yàn)樗麄兌加性S多愛好，并且鼓勵(lì)大家進(jìn)一步的研究。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)Sure. you know their names, possibly better than you know the name of the street you live on. When the need comes, these names roll off our tongues like they were our own brothers.可知作者是為了說明人們對(duì)這些名字很熟悉。故選C。
【小題2】推測(cè)題：通過閱讀可知，Noah Webster 和 Peter Roget很相似是因?yàn)樗麄兌加性S多愛好，故選A。
【小題3】推測(cè)題：根據(jù)So now you know the two famous books. Not enough information? As well-known humourist James Thurber suggested in the title of his 1941 magazine short story about baseball, You Could Look It Up!可知最后一個(gè)自然段的目的是鼓勵(lì)進(jìn)一步的研究，故選C。
【小題4】推斷題：這篇文章整體的結(jié)構(gòu)是總分總。故選D。
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