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1、OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879高考閱讀答案　　OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhat

2、wastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.　　Thiswasahugetask.SoMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnited

3、States,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericanSurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Be

4、rkshire,””50milesfromOxford.　　MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenextyears,hebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.　　Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897，Murrayfinallydecide

5、dtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylumfortheCriminallyinsane.　　MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.Murray

6、continuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.　　In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.　　Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionar

7、ywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.　　61.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary_________.　　A.cameoutbeforeminordied　　B.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer　　C.includedtheEngl

8、ishwordsinventedbyMurray　　D.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary　　62.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?　　A.Hehel