No reference book, perhaps no book of any kind except the Bible, is so widely used as "the dictionary". Even houses that have few books or none at all possess at least one dictionary; most business offices have dictionaries, and most typists keep a copy on their desks; at one time or another most girls and boys are required by their teachers to obtain and use a dictionary.
Admittedly, the dictionary is often used merely to determine the correct spelling of words, or to find out the accepted pronunciation, and such a use is perhaps not the most important from an intellectual point of view. Dictionaries may, however, have social importance, for it is often a matter of some concern to the person using the dictionary for such purpose that he should not suggest to others, by misspelling a word in a letter, or mispronouncing it in conversation, that he is not "well-bred", and has not been well educated.
Yet, despite this familiarity with the dictionary, the average person is likely to have many wrong ideas about it, and little idea of how to use it profitably, or interpret it rightly. For example, it is often believed that the mere presence of a word in a dictionary is evidence that it is acceptable in good writing. Though most dictionaries have a system of marking words as obsolete, or in use only as slang, many people, more especially if their use of a particular word has been challenged, are likely to conclude, if they find it in a dictionary, that it is accepted as being used by writers of established reputation. This would certainly have been true of dictionaries a hundred years or so ago. For a long time after they were first firmly established in the eighteenth century, their aim was to include only what was used by the best writers, and all else was suppressed, and the compiler frequently claimed that this dictionary contained "low" words. Apparently this aspect of the dictionary achieved such importance in the mind of the average person that most people today are unaware of the great change that has taken place in the compilation of present-day dictionaries.
Similarly, the ordinary man invariably supposes that one dictionary is as good and authoritative as another, and, moreover, believes that "the dictionary" has absolute authority, and quotes it to clinch arguments. Although this is an advantage, in that the dictionary presents a definition the basic meaning of which can't be altered by the speaker, yet it could be accepted only if all dictionaries agreed on the particular point in question. But ultimately the authority of the dictionary rests only on the authority of the man who compiled it, and, however careful he may be, a dictionary-maker is fallible: reputable dictionaries may disagree in their judgments, and indeed different sections of the same dictionary may differ.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Bible is the most widely used reference book.
B.The dictionary is the most widely used reference book.
C.The dictionary is actually the more widely used book than the Bible.
D.The Bible is used as widely as the dictionary.
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()your Enquiry No.123,we are sending you a catalog and a sample book for your reference.
A . According
B . Asper
C . As
D . About
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You() buy some reference books when you go to the college.
A . could
B . will have to
C . must to
D . might
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Refer to the exhibit.What is the result of setting the no login command?()https://assets.asklib.com/images/image2/2018072314480141170.jpg
A . The is a virtually limitless supply of IP addresses
B . Telnet access requires a new password at first login
C . Telnet access requires a password
D . Telnet access is denied
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An organizational structure that contains only line positions and no staff positions is referred to as a _____ organization.
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What reference the definite article in the sentence functions as?I return the book that I borrowed last month.
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Usually, no citations appear in the abstract though a limited use of reference is allowed.
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The word ( ) means \referring to a statute, contract, ruling or anything which is null and of no effect\.
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What are the “Four Books” refer to ?
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—Do you regret paying ten dollars for that book? —No, I would gladly have paid______.
A.as twice many
B.twice as many
C.twice as much
D.as twice much
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A.When Perrault published his first book in 1679, no story of the book had been known to people.
B.When Perrault published his first book in 1679, stories of the book were already well known.
C.When Perrault published his first book in 1679, few people were interested in the stories of the book.
D.When Perrault published his first book in 1679, all of the stories had been popular with everyone.
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He finally __________ to find the reference book that he has been looking for.
A. tried
B. attempted
C. managed
D. ran
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—Frankie, are you reading your book —No, Mummy. _______________ my book. I’m playing with my toys.
A.I don’t read
B.I’m not reading
C.I’m reading
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Thnk you so much for the book you sent me.______.No, thnksB.I’m gld you like itC.PleThnk you so much for the book you sent me.______.No, thnks B.I’m gld you like it C.Plese don’t sy so D.No, it’s not so good
A.No, thanks
B.I’m glad you like it
C.Please don’t say so
D.No, it’s not so good
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An ebook(also referred to as an electronic book,eBook,or e-book)is a digital version(版本)
An ebook(also referred to as an electronic book,eBook,or e-book)is a digital version(版本)of a print book that you download and read. But if you want to read an ebook, you must have an Ebook Reader, which is a kind of free software used by your computer. Make sure you have installed the appropriate Reader before you download your ebook from the Internet. The software allows you to turn the words on the screen into the size you like. It also helps you turn pages and change your viewing options(计算机屏幕上的阅读选择). Ebooks are a fun alternative to regular books. You can download them to any computers and create your own library of hundreds of titles. If you load them onto your portable computer,you can take them with you when you travel. Some ebooks are even interactive! Best of all,when you order an ebook,there is no waiting and no shipping charges. The amount of time it takes to download your ebook depends on the speed of your connection and the size of your ebook. From this passage,we learn that an ebook___________.A.can be found in any library
B.can be read directly from the Internet
C.can be read by any one who has a computer
D.can be read when special software is installed
From this passage,we can learn that______________.A.you can read an ebook on a laptop when you travel
B.you Can order an ebook using the Ebook Reader
C.the ebooks ordered have to be shipped to you
D.it takes a lot of trouble reading an ebook
Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.An ebook is ordered in print book is.
B.The size of the words in an ebook cannot be changed.
C.The downloading time is decided by the ebook’s size.
D.There is less fun reading an ebook than a print book.
The Ebook Reader is used for___________.A.reading an ebook you’ve downloaded
B.turning a print book into a digital version
C.downloading an ebook from the Internet
D.copying an ebook onto a portable computer
The passage is mainly about_______________.A.a better way to download an Ebook
B.a new kind of book—the Ebooks
C.the new version of Ebooks
D.the fun of reading Ebooks
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When the author refers to the professions as no longer being "closed guilds", he means that
A.it is much easier to become a professional today than it was in the past.
B.there is more social intercourse between professionals and others.
C.popular science has told their secrets to the world.
D.anyone can now understand anything in a profession.
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Man&39;s first real invention, and one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportation and every machine in the world depend on it. The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature-no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel? Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the carcass of a heavy animal through the forest on logs more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot.
It must have taken a great prehistoric thinker to imagine two thin slices of log connected, at their centers by a string stick. This would roll along just as the logs did, yet be much lighter and easier to handle. Thus the wheel and axle came into being and with them the first carts.
1、The wheel is important because__________.
A.it was man’s first real invention
B.all transportation depends on it
C.every machine depends on it
D.both B and C
It was remarkable of man to invent the wheel because__________.A.it led to .many other inventions
B.man had no use for it then
C.there were no wheels in nature
D.all of the above
The wheel was probably invented by__________.A.a group of early hunters
B.the first men on earth
C.a great prehistoric thinker
D.the man who made the first cart
The wheel is called__________.A.simple
B.complicated
C.strange
D.unusual
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Perhaps only a small boy training to be a wizard at the Hogwarts school of magic could cast a spell so powerful as to create the biggest book launch ever. Wherever in the world the clock strikes midnight on June 20th, his followers will flock to get their paws on one of more than 10 million copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Bookshops will open in the middle of the night and delivery firms are drafting in extra staff and bigger trucks. Related toys, games, DVDs and other merchandise will be everywhere. There will be no escaping Pottermania.
Yet Mr. Potter's world is a curious one, in which things are often not what they appear. While an excitable media (hereby including The Economist, happy to support such a fine example of globalisation) is helping to hype the launch of J.K. Rowling's fifth novel, about the most adventurous thing that the publishers (Scholastic in America and Britain's Bloomsbury in English elsewhere) have organised is a reading by Ms. Rowling in London's Royal Albert Hall, to be broadcast as a live webcast. Hollywood, which owns everything else to do with Harry Potter, says it is doing even less. Incredible as it may seem, the guardians of the brand say that, to protect the Potter franchise, they are trying to maintain a low profile. Well, relatively low.
Ms. Rowling signed a contract in 1998 with Warner Brothers, part of AOL Time Warner, giving the studio exclusive film, licensing and merchandising rights in return for what now appears to have been a steal: some $500,000. Warner licenses other firms to produce goods using Harry Potter characters or images, from which Ms. Rowling gets a big enough cut that she is now wealthier than the queen—if you believe Britain's Sunday Times rich list. The process is self-generating: each book sets the stage for a film, which boosts book sales, which lifts sales of Potter products.
Globally, the first four Harry Potter books have sold some 200 million copies in 55 languages; the two movies have grossed over $1.8 billion at the box office.
This is a stunning success by any measure, especially as Ms. Rowling has long demanded that Harry Potter should mot be over-commercialised. In line with her wishes, Warner says it is being extraordinarily careful, at least by Hollywood standards, about what it licenses and to whom. It imposed tough conditions on Coca-Cola, insisting that no Harry Potter images should appear on cans, and is now in the, process of making its licensing programme even more restrictive. Coke may soon be considered too mass market to carry the brand at all.
The deal with Warner ties much of the merchandising to the films alone. There are no officially sanctioned products relating to "Order of the Phoenix"; nor yet for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the film of the third book, which is due out in June 2004. Warner agrees that Ms. Rowling's creation is a different sort of commercial property, one with long-term potential that could be damaged by a typical Hollywood marketing blitz, says Diane Nelson, the studio's global brand manager for Harry Potter. It is vital, she adds, that with more to come, readers of the books are not alienated. "The evidence from our market research is that enthusiasm for the property by fans is not waning."
When the author says "there will be no escaping Pottermania", he implies that______.
A.Harry Potter's appeal for the readers is simply irresistible
B.it is somewhat irrational to be so crazy about the magic boy
C.craze about Harry Potter will not be over in the near future
D.Hogwarts school of magic will be the biggest attraction world over
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The librarian insists that John_____no more books from the library before he returns all the books he has borrowed.
A.will take
B.took
C.take
D.takes
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There came a guest who had booked a standard room. But after checking, I found that there was no standard left. I checked the record of this guest, and found that he had always booked deluxe rooms.
I felt that it was perfect chance to up-sell. I checked the booked room with the guest, “Thank you very much for your reliance on our hotel, Mr. Gao. It’s my pleasure to serve you. This time, you have ordered a standard large-bed non-smoking for three nights, right?” “Yes.”
”I suggest you are on a business, right? I’d like to suggest you try our executive floor. It’s newly decorated, and you will enjoy the top-level service. And there are many preferential treatments.”
“Really? Then what preferential treatments can I have if I take that?”
“Mr. Gao, you need to use the internet to deal with you business, right? The Internet service is not free, but you may have one-hour free Internet use each day if you take the ECF. In addition, 80 yuan’s free laundry service, 6 tins of free soft drinks, and so on. And for all of these, you will only need to pay another 20 yuan.”
Here I stopped to observe the reaction of the guest. He kept silence for a while, looking hesitated. Then I said. “Maybe your concern is not how much you will pay, but rather whether the room is worth the price. Would you like to make your decision after having a look at the show room?”
The guest felt very hard to turn down my warm-hearted offer, so he decided to take an executive room for three nights.
30、The guest booked a deluxe room in Lisa’s hotel()
31、Lisa wanted to earn more money by recommending a higher-priced room()
32、The guest can use the Internet for free is he takes the executive room()
33、Lisa really knew why the guest hesitated()
34、At last, the guest accepted Lisa’s suggestion()
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Cn you surprised by the ending of the film --------NO,I____the book, so Ilredy knew the storywCn you surprised by the ending of the film --------NO,I____the book, so Ilredy knew the storyws reding B.hd red C.m reding D.hve red
A.was reading
B.had read
C.am reading
D.have read
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The sources of in-text citations should be exactly the same as those listed in the references, no more no less.
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I think the reference book (参考书)is very helpful. _________
A.A.Good ide
B.B.So do
C.C.With pleasur
D.D.No problem.
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1、在bookshop数据库中有5 个表,这五个表的结构描述见“实验数据库描述”。其中员工表employee(emp_no,emp_name,sex,dept,title,date_hired,birthday,salary,telephone,addr),客户表customer(cust_name,receiver,tel_no,cust_Addr),图书表books(book_no,book_name,price,book_type,ISBN),销售主表sales(order_no,cust_name,sale_id,total_amt,order_date),销售明细表sale_item(order_no,book_no,qty,unit_price),以下操作不能正确执行的是()。
A.insert into books values('20888',34.5,'C程序设计','计算机','97810345678')
B.假设书号为20652的图书已经被选购了。 delete from books where book_no='20652'
C.假设books表中并没有编号为20888的图书。 update sale_item set book_no='20888' where order_no='102893'
D.update books set price='abc' where book_no='20652'
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No one had told Smith about a story in the damned book.
A. being
B. there being
C. there to be
D. there to have been