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1、专题二人物类2012山东高考阅读理解BOneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.Itwo
2、uldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.Thiswasahugetask.soMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazin
3、e,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.Minorjoinedthearm
4、yofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17years,hebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897，MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.When
5、hearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum（精神病院）fortheCriminallyinsane.MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.Murraycontinuedtovisi
6、tMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywasc
7、ompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.功能一、听先浏览题目然后带着问题听录音1.WhoaskedMurraytoeditthedictionary?A.ThegovernmentB.OxfordUniversityC.Himself2.WhydidMurrayhavetofindvolunteerstodo
8、thework？A.Becausehewaslazy.B.Becausehewastired.C.Becauseitwasahugetask.3.Minorwasfrom_________.A.AmericaB.EnglandC.Canada功能二、读第一步速读课文，掌握文章大意1.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?ThepassageismainlyaboutMurrayandMinor,whodevotedthemselvest
