六、(2025·扬州市梅岭中学期末改编)阅读理解。(12分)
In the past, making dictionaries was different from today. Without computers, dictionary makers had to do everything by hand, which took many years of hard work.
First, teams of researchers read thousands of books, newspapers, and letters. As they read, they copied important information on cards: interesting words, common words—both in their daily uses and unusual uses, the words and the uses of each word were collected. For big dictionaries like Oxford English Dictionary, they collected over 5 million such cards! As the cards were collected, they were put in alphabetical(按字母顺序的) order (A—Z).
Then, dictionary makers would study all the cards for one word to understand its different meanings. For example, they might find that “mouse” could mean an animal or a computer device. Finally they wrote the definitions(定义), following the hard-and-fast rule: each definition must come from an example on a certain card in front of them.
The most important rule was that dictionary makers never invented meanings. They only wrote definitions based on how people actually used words in real life. They are the historians(历史学家) not the law makers. Sometimes, this research took decades—the first Oxford English Dictionary needed 70 years to finish!
Nowadays, we can use online dictionaries. When choosing our words in speaking or writing, we cannot be controlled by it, because the new society, new inventions, and new feelings are always pushing us to give new uses to old words.
()1. 新考法 图片排序 Which shows the CORRECT steps of how dictionaries were made in the past?

A. ①③④② B. ①②④③ C. ③④②① D. ③①④②
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()2. What can we learn from the passage about dictionary writing in the past?
A. It should be done by historians.
B. It was a task of inventing and recording.
C. It was long-time hard work.
D. It had to use the law-making rules.
()3. 新考法 句子回填 Which sentence is the best for “” in Paragraph 2?
A. When this was done, there would be several hundred cards for each single word.
B. There are many types of cards, such as paper-based cards and e-cards.
C. However, if dictionary writers use them in a wrong way, the cards can't help them.
D. Cards as tools can help the learners to develop their language skills.
()4. What does the writer advise us to do when we choose words in communication?
A. Be open to the new uses of words.
B. Follow the dictionary only.
C. Use online dictionaries instead.
D. Try to create new words.

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，考查对文章细节信息、逻辑顺序及语篇逻辑衔接的理解能力。解题时需先通读全文梳理文章结构，再结合各小题设问定位原文关键内容，逐一分析选项：
1. 第1题是图片排序题，需对应文章中过去编字典的步骤，明确收集、排序、分类、写定义的先后顺序；
2. 第2题考查过去编字典的特点，需定位原文描述过去编字典的相关语句，对比选项判断；
3. 第3题是句子回填题，需结合上下文逻辑，选择符合语境的句子；
4. 第4题考查作者的建议，需定位最后一段作者的观点，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据文章内容，过去编字典的步骤为：①收集信息（对应图③的“collect”）；②将收集的卡片按字母顺序排列（对应图①的“A-Z”）；③对卡片分类整理（对应图④的“divide”）；④根据卡片内容编写定义（对应图②的“write”）。因此正确顺序为③①④②，选D。
2. 第2题：根据第一段“which took many years of hard work”及第四段“Sometimes, this research took decades”可知，过去编字典是长期的艰苦工作，C选项正确；A选项原文提到“他们是历史学家而非立法者”，并非要求编字典由历史学家完成；B选项原文明确“never invented meanings”，错误；D选项与原文“不是立法者”不符，错误。
3. 第3题：第二段空格前描述收集大量卡片并按字母排序，空格后提到研究单个单词的卡片，A选项“当完成这些后，每个单词会有数百张卡片”承接上文收集卡片的内容，符合逻辑；B选项提到电子卡片，与过去编字典的内容不符；C、D选项与上下文衔接不紧密，故选A。
4. 第4题：根据最后一段“we cannot be controlled by it...giving new uses to old words”可知，作者建议我们接受单词的新用法，A选项正确；B选项与“不能被字典控制”不符；C选项原文未建议用在线字典替代；D选项原文是“给旧单词新用法”，并非创造新单词，错误。
【答案】1.D 2.C 3.A 4.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】本题围绕“过去与现在编字典的方式”展开，考查学生对文章细节的提取、逻辑顺序的梳理及语篇逻辑的判断能力，题型涵盖图片排序、细节理解、句子回填，符合英语阅读理解的常见考法，需学生仔细阅读原文定位关键信息。
【难度系数】0.6