Readthefollowingpassage．Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage．NoahWebsterpublishedhisfirstdictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagein1806andin1828publishedthefirsteditionofhis

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Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　Noah Webster published his first dictionary of the English language in 1806 and in 1828 published the first edition of his An American Dictionary of the English Language．The work came out in 1828 in two volumes．It contained 12 000 words from 30 000 to 40 000 definitions(定义)that had not appeared in any earlier dictionary．In 1840 the second edition corrected and enlarged came out in two volumes．He completed the revision(修订)of an appendix(附录)a few days before his death which occurred in New Haven on the 28th of May 1843．

　　Webster changed the spelling of many words in his dictionaries in an attempt to make them more phonetic(音形一致)．Many of the differences between American English and other English variants(变体)evident today originated this way．The modern convention of having only one acceptable and correct spelling for a word is due mostly to the efforts of Webster in standardizing spelling．Previous to this the popular viewpoint on spelling might have best been summed up by Benjamin Franklin who said that he “ had no use for a man with but one spelling for a word． ”

　　Webster’s dictionary was so popular that “Webster’s” became synonymous(同义的)with dictionary to many Americans．As a result the Webster’s name lost trademark protection and is now used by many publishers in the titles of their dictionaries．Among these the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is considered to be the most direct example of Noah Webster’s lexicographical(词典编纂的)tradition the Merriam brothers having purchased the rights to revise the dictionary from Webster’s heirs(继承人)upon his death．

1．What was published by Noah Webster in 1828?(No more than 4 words)

___________________(2 marks)

2．When did Noah Webster die?(No more than 8 words)

____________________(2 marks)

3．Why did Webster change the spelling of many words in his dictionaries?(No more than 7 words)

____________________(3 marks)

4．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？(No more than 5 words)

_____________________(3 marks)

Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　Noah Webster published his first dictionary of the English language in 1806 and in 1828 published the first edition of his An American Dictionary of the English Language．The work came out in 1828 in two volumes．It contained 12 000 words from 30 000 to 40 000 definitions(定义)that had not appeared in any earlier dictionary．In 1840 the second edition corrected and enlarged came out in two volumes．He completed the revision(修订)of an appendix(附录)a few days before his death which occurred in New Haven on the 28th of May 1843．

　　Webster changed the spelling of many words in his dictionaries in an attempt to make them more phonetic(音形一致)．Many of the differences between American English and other English variants(变体)evident today originated this way．The modern convention of having only one acceptable and correct spelling for a word is due mostly to the efforts of Webster in standardizing spelling．Previous to this the popular viewpoint on spelling might have best been summed up by Benjamin Franklin who said that he “ had no use for a man with but one spelling for a word． ”

　　Webster’s dictionary was so popular that “Webster’s” became synonymous(同义的)with dictionary to many Americans．As a result the Webster’s name lost trademark protection and is now used by many publishers in the titles of their dictionaries．Among these the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is considered to be the most direct example of Noah Webster’s lexicographical(词典编纂的)tradition the Merriam brothers having purchased the rights to revise the dictionary from Webster’s heirs(继承人)upon his death．

1．What was published by Noah Webster in 1828?(No more than 4 words)

___________________(2 marks)

2．When did Noah Webster die?(No more than 8 words)

____________________(2 marks)

3．Why did Webster change the spelling of many words in his dictionaries?(No more than 7 words)

____________________(3 marks)

4．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？(No more than 5 words)

_____________________(3 marks)

Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　Noah Webster published his first dictionary of the English language in 1806 and in 1828 published the first edition of his An American Dictionary of the English Language．The work came out in 1828 in two volumes．It contained 12 000 words from 30 000 to 40 000 definitions(定义)that had not appeared in any earlier dictionary．In 1840 the second edition corrected and enlarged came out in two volumes．He completed the revision(修订)of an appendix(附录)a few days before his death which occurred in New Haven on the 28th of May 1843．

　　Webster changed the spelling of many words in his dictionaries in an attempt to make them more phonetic(音形一致)．Many of the differences between American English and other English variants(变体)evident today originated this way．The modern convention of having only one acceptable and correct spelling for a word is due mostly to the efforts of Webster in standardizing spelling．Previous to this the popular viewpoint on spelling might have best been summed up by Benjamin Franklin who said that he “ had no use for a man with but one spelling for a word． ”

　　Webster’s dictionary was so popular that “Webster’s” became synonymous(同义的)with dictionary to many Americans．As a result the Webster’s name lost trademark protection and is now used by many publishers in the titles of their dictionaries．Among these the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is considered to be the most direct example of Noah Webster’s lexicographical(词典编纂的)tradition the Merriam brothers having purchased the rights to revise the dictionary from Webster’s heirs(继承人)upon his death．

1．What was published by Noah Webster in 1828?(No more than 4 words)

___________________(2 marks)

2．When did Noah Webster die?(No more than 8 words)

____________________(2 marks)

3．Why did Webster change the spelling of many words in his dictionaries?(No more than 7 words)

____________________(3 marks)

4．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？(No more than 5 words)

_____________________(3 marks)

Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　Noah Webster published his first dictionary of the English language in 1806 and in 1828 published the first edition of his An American Dictionary of the English Language．The work came out in 1828 in two volumes．It contained 12 000 words from 30 000 to 40 000 definitions(定义)that had not appeared in any earlier dictionary．In 1840 the second edition corrected and enlarged came out in two volumes．He completed the revision(修订)of an appendix(附录)a few days before his death which occurred in New Haven on the 28th of May 1843．

　　Webster changed the spelling of many words in his dictionaries in an attempt to make them more phonetic(音形一致)．Many of the differences between American English and other English variants(变体)evident today originated this way．The modern convention of having only one acceptable and correct spelling for a word is due mostly to the efforts of Webster in standardizing spelling．Previous to this the popular viewpoint on spelling might have best been summed up by Benjamin Franklin who said that he “ had no use for a man with but one spelling for a word． ”

　　Webster’s dictionary was so popular that “Webster’s” became synonymous(同义的)with dictionary to many Americans．As a result the Webster’s name lost trademark protection and is now used by many publishers in the titles of their dictionaries．Among these the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is considered to be the most direct example of Noah Webster’s lexicographical(词典编纂的)tradition the Merriam brothers having purchased the rights to revise the dictionary from Webster’s heirs(继承人)upon his death．

1．What was published by Noah Webster in 1828?(No more than 4 words)

___________________(2 marks)

2．When did Noah Webster die?(No more than 8 words)

____________________(2 marks)

3．Why did Webster change the spelling of many words in his dictionaries?(No more than 7 words)

____________________(3 marks)

4．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？(No more than 5 words)

_____________________(3 marks)

Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage．

　　Noah Webster published his first dictionary of the English language in 1806 and in 1828 published the first edition of his An American Dictionary of the English Language．The work came out in 1828 in two volumes．It contained 12 000 words from 30 000 to 40 000 definitions(定义)that had not appeared in any earlier dictionary．In 1840 the second edition corrected and enlarged came out in two volumes．He completed the revision(修订)of an appendix(附录)a few days before his death which occurred in New Haven on the 28th of May 1843．

An American Dictionary

　　Webster changed the spelling of many words in his dictionaries in an attempt to make them more phonetic(音形一致)．Many of the differences between American English and other English variants(变体)evident today originated this way．The modern convention of having only one acceptable and correct spelling for a word is due mostly to the efforts of Webster in standardizing spelling．Previous to this the popular viewpoint on spelling might have best been summed up by Benjamin Franklin who said that he “ had no use for a man with but one spelling for a word． ”

had no use for a man with but one spelling for a word．

　　Webster’s dictionary was so popular that “Webster’s” became synonymous(同义的)with dictionary to many Americans．As a result the Webster’s name lost trademark protection and is now used by many publishers in the titles of their dictionaries．Among these the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is considered to be the most direct example of Noah Webster’s lexicographical(词典编纂的)tradition the Merriam brothers having purchased the rights to revise the dictionary from Webster’s heirs(继承人)upon his death．

1．What was published by Noah Webster in 1828?(No more than 4 words)

___________________(2 marks)

2．When did Noah Webster die?(No more than 8 words)

____________________(2 marks)

3．Why did Webster change the spelling of many words in his dictionaries?(No more than 7 words)

____________________(3 marks)

4．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？(No more than 5 words)

_____________________(3 marks)

_____________________(3 marks)

Answer 1

答案：
解析：
　　1．(His)An American Dictionary． 　　2．He died on the 28th of May 1843． 　　3．(Because)He attempted/tried to make them phonetic． 　　To make the words/them phonetic． 　　4．Webster’s influence/effect on American dictionaries．

答案：
解析：
　　1．(His)An American Dictionary． 　　2．He died on the 28th of May 1843． 　　3．(Because)He attempted/tried to make them phonetic． 　　To make the words/them phonetic． 　　4．Webster’s influence/effect on American dictionaries．