2019届高考英语一轮基础选习题模块6unit4helpingpeoplearoundtheworld（含解析）牛津译林版

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1、Helpingpeoplearoundtheworld李仕才一、阅读理解。OxfordEnglishDictionary(OED)editorsrecentlynotedthatthethreeletterword“run”hasindeedbecomethesinglewordwiththemostmeaningswithabout645differentusagecasesfortheverbformalone，makingitthemostcomplicatedwordintheEnglishlanguage.Thevariousdefinitionsof“run

2、”featuredintheOED'supcomingthirdeditionbeginwiththeobvious“togowithquicksteps”，thencontinuetorunonfor75columnsoftype.Howcouldthreelittlelettersberesponsibleforsomuchmeaning？Contextiseverything.Thinkaboutit：Whenyourunafever，forexample，thosethreelettershaveaverydifferentmeaningthanwhenyour

3、unabathtotreatit，orwhenyourbathwaterrunsoverandwetsyourcottonbathrunner，forcingyoutorunouttothestoreandbuyanewone.Andwhenyouranoveranailintheparkinglotandnowyourcarwon'tevenrunproperly...God—you'ddothingsdifferentlyifyourantheworld.WhentheOED'sfirsteditioncameoutin1928，thelongestentrybel

4、ongedtoanotherthreeletterword：“set”．Eventoday，theprinteditionoftheOEDcontainssome200meanings，beginningwith“put，lay，orstand”andcontinuingonforabout32pages.Sowhathappened?BritishauthorSimonWinchesterbelieves“afeatureofourmoreenergetictimes”madewordlike“set”seemmorepassivebycomparison.“Run”

5、appearstohaveearnedsomemajorliftduringtheIndustrialRevolution.“Machinesrun,clocksrun,computersrun—allofthosemeaningsbeganinthemiddleofthe19thcentury，”Winchestersays.So，readytorunthroughthewholelistofdefinitions？Ah，toreadall645meaningsyou'llhavetowaitforthenexteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDic

6、tionary.1．Whichphrasehasthefirstmeaningof“run”intheupcomingthirdeditionofOED?A．Torunafever.B．Torunouttothestore.C．Torunabath.D．Torunamachine.2．WhatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinParagraph3?A．Variousmeaningsoftheword“run”．B．Howtouse“run”inspecificcases.C．Howtolearnabouttheword“run”．D．Differ

7、entwaystoruntheworld.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．“Run”isthemostdifficultword.B．Themeaningof“set”continuesonfor75columnsoftype.C．“Run”hadthemostmeaningsin1928.D．“Run”has645meaningsfortheverbforminthethirdeditionofOED.4．Whatmade“run”becomethewordwiththemostmeaningsaccordi