2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语(上海卷,含答案)

2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（上海卷，含答案）考生注意：本试卷分为第I卷（第1-12页）和第II卷（第13页）两部分。全卷共13页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。答第I卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题纸上用钢笔或圆珠笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号、校验码，并用铅笔在答题卡上正确涂写准考证号和校验码。3•第1卷（1-16小题，25-84小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。考生应将代表正确的小方格用铅笔涂黑。注意试题题号和答题卡编号一一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。答案不能涂写在试卷上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。第I卷中的第17-24小题和第II卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或圆珠笔写在答题纸上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。第I卷（共105分）ListeningComprehensionSectionADirection:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionsaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.GototheofficeB.KeepcallingC.TryonlinebookingD.SeeadoctorA.AreporterB.AnathleteC.AfishermanD.AnorganizerA.Atapostoffice.B.Atafast-foodrestaurant.C.Atabookingoffice.D.Atacheck-indesk.A.Healreadyhasplans.Thewomanshoulddecidewheretoeat.Hewillmakeareservation.D.Thewomancanaskherbrotherforadvice.A.HegotwetintherainTheshowerwasoutoforderHedidn'thearthephoneringingD.Hegotoutoftheshowertoanswerthephone.A.Reasonable.B.Bright.C.SeriousD.Ridiculous.A.Sendleaflets.B.Gosightseeing.C.Dosomegardening.D.Visitalawyer.A.Herdoorbelldoesn'tneedrepair.B.Shedidn'texpecthimtocomesoearly.A.Shewon'tgotothebeachifitrains.B.Shewouldlikethemantogettothebeach.C.Itwillclearuptomorrow.D.Itwaspouringwhenshewasatthebeach.A.Whattotakeupasahobby.B.Howtokeepfit.C.Howtohandlepressure.D.Whattoplaywith.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Herschoolwasinasmallvillage.B.Shewasoutstandingatschool.C.ShewastheonlyAsiangirlthere.HerparentswereinLondon.12.A.London.B.Bath.C.Swindon.D.Oxford.12.A.London.B.Bath.C.Swindon.D.Oxford.13.A.Comingacrossaradioproducer.B.Takinganearliertrain.C.Meetingaprofessionalartist.D.Wearingtowoddshoes.13.A.Comingacrossaradioproducer.B.Takinganearliertrain.C.Meetingaprofessionalartist.D.Wearingtowoddshoes.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingspeech.14.A.Educationchildren.B.Savingrareanimals.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingspeech.14.A.Educationchildren.B.Savingrareanimals.D.Makingaprofit.C.Recreatinganenvironment.D.Makingaprofit.A.Animalsmakevisitorsstressful.Animalsmustlivetheirlivesincages.Animalscanfeelboredandsad.Animalsareindangerofextinction.A.Theyarestillusefulandnecessary.Theyhavemoredisadvantagesthenadvantages.Theyareaperfectenvironmentforanimals.Theyarerecreativeplacesforanimals.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversations.

CarRentalInformationName:AnyTomsLengthoftimes:17daysLocationtoleavethecar:The18officeLicense:AnInternationalDriver'sLicenseInsurance:A19accidentinsuranceMeansofpayment:20Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.WhathappenedtoschoolsinEnglandinthe1970'sManyschoolsbecame21.Whydogirlsdobetteratsingle-sexschools?Theylearntobe22andlessworriedabouttheirappearance.Whydoboy'sparentsprefertosendtheirkidstomixedschools?Theythinkgirlswillbe23onboys.Inwhataspectdogirlsperformbetterthanboys?In24.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.FourChinesemodelswerethe14peopleawardedprizesonFridayattheWorldSupermodelCompetition.A.amongB.betweenC.alongD.beside—Wow!You'vegotsomanyclothes.—Butofthemareinfashionnow.A.allB.bothC.neitherD.noneIthavebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A.mayB.canC.mustD.shouldTheGreatWallistouristattractionthatmillionsofpeoplepourineveryyear.A.soawell-knownB.asowell-knownC.suchwell-knownD.suchawell-knownMarywenttotheboxofficeatlunchtime,butalltheticketsout.A.wouldsellB.hadsoldC.havesoldD.wassellingSally'sreverseenaplayintheShanghaiGrandTheatre,?A.hasn'tsheB.hassheC.isn'tsheD.issheAsmallplanecrashedintoahillsidefivemileseastofthecity,allfourpeopleonboard.A.killedB.killingC.killsD.tokill32.Youcan'tborrowbooksfromtheschoollibraryyougetyourstudentcard.A.beforeB.ifC.whileD.asWiththegovernment'said,thosebytheearthquakehavemovedtothenewsettlements.A.affectB.affectingC.affectedD.wereaffectedMozart'sbirthplaceandthehousehecomposed'TheMagic

Flute'arebothmuseumsnowA.whereB.whenC.thereD.whichBillsuggestedameetingonwhattodofortheShanghaiExpoduringthevacation.A.havingheldB.toholdC.holdingD.holdDuringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,peoplenottotouchandunattendedbag.A.hadalwaysbeenwarnedB.werealwaysbeingwarnedC.arealwayswarningD.alwayswarnedItisimmediatelyclearthefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A.sinceB.whatC.whenD.whetherHearingthedogbarkingfiercely,away.A.fleeingthethiefB.wasfleeingthethiefC.thethiefwasfleeingD.fledthethiefDavidthreatenehisneighbourtothepoliceifthedamageswerenotpaid.A.tobereportedB.reportingC.toreportD.havingreportedAsanewdiplomat,heoftenthinksofhecanreactmoreappropriatelyonsuchoccasions.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.howSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.contentsB.takingC.carefullyD.plasticA.contentsB.takingC.carefullyD.plasticE.packagingF.declinedG.freelyH.typicalI.contractsJ.registeredIfthepackagelookspretty,peoplewillbuyjustaboutanything.SosaysanadvertisingexecutiveinNewYork,andhehasprovedhispointbysellingboxesofrubbishforthepriceofanexpensivebottleofwine.JustinGignac,26,hassoldalmost90041presentedplasticboxesofrubbishfromthestreetofBigAppleatbetween$50and$100each.Buyersfrom19countrieshavepaidforthesouvenirs（纪念品）.Theideahasbeensosuccessfulthatheisthinkingofpromotingitaroundtheworld.ItallbeganwhenMrGignacwasatasummerworkshop,“Wehadadiscussionabouttheimportanceof42，”herecalls."Someonesaidpackagingwasunimportant.Idisagreed.Theonlywaytoproveitwasbysellingsomethingnobodywouldeverwant."HesearchesthestreetsofManhattanandtypical43includebrokenglass,subwaytickets,Starbuckscupsandused44forks.“Specialeditions"areofferedatahighprice.Hecharged$100forrubbishfromtheopeningdayoftheNewYorkYankees'stadium.MrGignacdenies45hiscustomersforfools:“Theyknowwhatthey'regetting.Theyappreciatethefactthatthey'retakingsomethingnobodywouldwantandfindingbeautyinit."Some46customersincludepeoplewhousedtoliveinthecityandwantadown-to-earthsouvenir.Heclaimshehasevensoldtoartcollectors.Realizingthattheconceptappearstobearealmoney-maker,MrGignachas47acompanyandisemployinghisgirlfriendasvicepresident.He48todiscusshisprofitmargins:“It'sactuallyquitealotofeffortputtingthemtogether-butyes,garbageisfree."MrGignacisconsideringmorevarietiesofsouvenirs.Hemaintainsthathehassigned49withpeopleinterestedinsimilarprojectsfromasfarasBerlinandLondon.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Mostpeoplebelievetheydon'thavemuchimagination.Theyare50.Everyonehasimagination,butmostofus,oncewebecomeadults,forgethowto51it.Creativityisn'talways52withgreatworksofartorideas.Peopleatworkandintheirfreetime53thinkofcreativewaystosolveproblems.Maybeyouhaveagoaltoachieve,atrickyquestiontoansweroryoujustwanttoexpandyourmind!Herearethreetechniquestohelpyou.MakingconnectionsThistechniqueinvolvestaking54ideasandtryingtofindlinksbetweenthem.First,thinkabouttheproblemyouhavetosolveorthejobyouneedtodo.Thenfindanimage,word,ideaorobject,forexample,acandle.Writedownalltheidea/words55withcandles:light,fire,matches,wax,night,silence,etc.Thinkofasmanyasyoucan.Thenextstageistorelatethe56tothejobyouhavetodo.Soimagineyouwanttobutafriendanoriginal57;youcouldbuyhimticketstomatchortakehimoutforthenight.NOlimits!Imaginethatnormallimitationsdon't58.Youhaveasmuchtime/space/money,etc.asyouwant.Thinkaboutyourgoalandthenew59.Ifyourgoalistolearntoski,60,youcannowpractiseskiingeverydayofyourlife(becauseyouhavethetimeandthemoney).Now61thistoreality.MaybeyoucanpractiseskiingeverdayinDecember,oreveryMondayinJanuary.Besomeoneelse!Lookatthesituationfroma62pointofview.Goodbusinessmenusethistechniqueintrade,andsodowrites.Fictionwritersoftenimaginetheyarethe63intheirbooks.Theyaskquestion:Whatdoesthischaracterwant?Whycan'tshegetit?Whatchangesmustshemaketogetwhatshewants?Ifyourgoalinvolvesotherpeople,putyourselfintheir64.Thebestfishermenthinklikefish!50.A.wrongB.unbelievableC.reasonableD.realistic51.A.putupwithB.catchup】withC.makeuseofD.keeptrackof52.A.equippedB.comparedC.coveredD.connected53.A.skillfullyB.routinelyC.vividlyD.deeply54.A.familiarB.unrelatedC.creativeD.imaginary55.A.presentedB.markedC.litD.associated56.A.ideasB.ambitionsC.achievementD.technique57.A.experienceB.serviceC.presentD.object58.A.workB.lastC.existD.change59.A.possibilitiesB.limitationsC.tendencyD.practice60.A.infactB.inparticularC.asawholeD.forexample61.A.devoteB.adaptC.leadD.keep62.A.privateB.globalC.differentD.practical63.A.positionsB.dreamsC.imagesD.directions64.A.positionsB.dreamsC.imagesD.directionsSectionBDirections：Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.“I'llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!"Richardusedtoboast.“Andyou'llbesorryyouknewme,"Georgewouldreply“becauseI'llbethebestlawyerintown!"GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.Nowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival(竞争对手)。Perhapshemissedhim?Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries,He'drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,Georgestartedreading.“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedbymulti—millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia."GeorgeandRivhardwereatschool.A.roommatesA.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellersHowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?HeenviedRichard'smarriage.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotime.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.HewasguiltyofRichard'sdeath.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom.adictionarycollectorinAustraliathelatter'srivalsDylansararefirsteditionofadictionarythewrappingpaperofabookWhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwasmissing.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.(B)Horse-drawnsleighridesDogsleddingSnowmobilingWelcometoBanff,Canada'sfirst,mostfamousandarguablymostfascinatingnationalpark.Ifyou'vecometoskiorsnowboard,we'llseeyouontheslopes.Skiingisalocalfavouritetoo.Whileyou'rehere,tryotherrecreationalactivitiesavailableinourmountains.PopularchoicesincludeaBanffGondolarideupSulphurMountain,batheinthenaturalmineralwatersattheUpperHotSpring,horse-drawnsleighride,drive-your-own-teamdogsledexcursion,andsnowmobiletourtothehighland(butnotinthenationalpark).Wealsorecommendyoumaketimetoenjoysimplepleasures.AfterlookingaroundBanffAveshops,walkacoupleofblockswestorsouthtothescenicBowRiver.TrueiceskatingonfrozenLakeLouisewhereIceMagicInternationalIceSculptureCompetitionWorksaredisplayedafterJan25.YoucanrentskatesinBanfforatthesportshopintheFairmontChateauLakeLouisehotel.Banff'sbackcountrypathsaccessawildernessworldofsilenceandmatchlessbeauty—crosscountryskisandsnowshoesprovidethemeans.Banffsportshopsrentequipmentandclothes,orjoinanorganizedtour.Althoughwe'vebeenmanytimes,westillfindthecliffsandicefallsofourfrozencanyonsworthvisiting.Wildlifewatchingalsocreatessatisfyingmemories.Wehaveseenhundredsoftheelkandbighornsheepthatattractvisitors,yettheystillarouseasenseofwonder.Andtherarespottingofacougar,wolforwoodlandcariboutakesourbreathaway.SeeifsimplepleasureworkforyourFightinthesnowwithyourkids,walkbesideastreamorclimbtoahighplaceandadmiretheview.一BanffResortGuideEditorsAccordingtothepassage,Banff'sbackcountryisaccessibleby.crosscountryskiingB,horse-drawnsleighridingD.dogsleddingC.snowmobilingD.dogsleddingWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Dogsleddingisthemostpopularsportamonglocalpeople.Watchingwildlifeisamemorableexperience.Travelersshouldbringtheirownsportsequipment.Shoppingistoosimpleapleasuretoenjoy.TmotescenicspotsinCanadaadvertiseforthesportsinBanffintroducetouristactivitiesinBanffdescribebreathtakingviewsinBanff(C)“Getyourhandsoffme,Ihavebeenstolen,"thelaptop,aportablecomputer,shouted.Thatisanewsolutiontolaptopcomputertheft:aprogramthatletsownersgivetheirpropertyavoicewhenithasbeentaken.Theprogramallowsuserstodisplayalertsonthemissingcomputer'sscreenandeventosetaspokenmessage.Trackingsoftwareforstolenlaptopshasbeenonthemarketforsometime,butthisisthoughttobethefirstthatallowsownerstogivethethiefapieceoftheirmind.Ownersmustreporttheirlaptopmissingbyvisitingawebsite,whichsendsamessagetothemodel:aredandyellow“lostorstolen”signappearsonitsscreenwhenitisstarted.Underthelatestversion(版本)ofthesoftware,userscanalsosendaspokenmessage.Themessagecanbesettoreappearevery30seconds,nomatterhowmanytimesthethiefclosesit."Onecustomersentamessagesaying,'Youarebeingtracked.Iamrightatyourdoor',"saidCarrieHafeman,chiefexecutiveofthecompanywhichproducestheprogram,Retriever.Inthelatestversion,peoplecanaddaspokenmessage.Forexample,thelaptop'sspeakerswillsay:“Help,thislaptopisreportedlostorstolen.Ifyouarenotmyowner,reportmenow."TheRetrieversoftwarepackage,whichcosts$29.95buthasafreetrialperiod,hasthefunctionsofmanysecuritysoftwareprograms.Ownerscanremotelyswitchtoanalternativepasswordiftheyfearthatthethiefhasalsogotholdoftheaccessdetails.Ifathiefaccessestheinternetwiththestolenlaptop.Retrieverwillcollectinformationontheinternetserviceproviderinuse,sothatthepolicecanbealertedtoitslocation.Thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyearformhomesandoffices,butwiththeuseoflaptopsincreasing,thenumberstolenwhiletheirownersareoutandabouthasbeenrisingsharply.Othersecuritysoftwareallowsuserstoerasedataremotelyorlockdownthecomputer.Theexpression“togivethethiefapieceoftheirmind“canbeunderstoodas“"togivethethiefanalertmindtoexpresstheowners'angertothethieftoremindthethiefofthisconsciencetomakethethiefgiveuphismindDifferentfromothersecuritysoftware,Retrievercan.recordthestealingprocessB.helprecognizethelostlaptopC.lockdownthecomputerremotelyD.sendaspokenmessageOnefunctionoftheprogramisthatitallowstheownertoatadistance.changesomeaccessdetailsforswitchingonthelaptopturnonthelaptopbyusingtheoriginalpasswordoperatethelaptopbymeansofandalternativepassworderasetheinformationkeptinthestolenlaptopWhichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthepassage?WithnoRetriever,thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyear.Anewsoftwareprovidesameanstoreducelaptoptheft.Retrieverhashelpedtofindthievesandlostcomputers.Anewprogramoffersacommunicationplatformwiththethief.(D)ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it'spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ityouwantedtqoicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you'dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn'thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,orsharedthesamebirthday.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldhivehersomeideaofafascinatingcirclewhomightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She'sbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypractisinginthisway,hedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious.Automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformanceformtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblem—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom一dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It'stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine;thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe're“hard-wired"todo.Andit'struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstruetourselvesthroughbehaviour.Thepassagemainlydealswith.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawritertherelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccessthedecisivefactorinmakingageniusthewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinctionByreadingnovelsandwriters'stories,etounderstandtheinnerstructureofwritingjoinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomedaysharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikeslearnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurityInthegirl'slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformancesheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievementshecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired"towriteWhatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone'ssuccessAresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.AstothegrowthofageniusI.Q.Doesn'tmatter,butjusthis|hereffort.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthenwhoyouare.SectionCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.VarietiesofcollegedictionariesAccessingdictionarieselectronicallyElementsunderaworditemCompleteeditionsofdictionariesUsingdictionariesforparticularfieldsFeaturesofcollegedictionaries80.You'reprobablymostfamiliarwithcollegedictionaries,oftencalledabridgeddictionaries.Althoughabridgedmeans“shortened",thesedietionariescontainmorethan150.000entriesandprovidedetaileddefinitionsthataresufficientformostcollegestudentsandgeneralusers.Collegedictionariesalsocontainseparatelistsofabbreviations.Biographicalandgeographicalnames,foreignwordsandphrases.Andtablesofmeasures.Webster'sIINewRiversideUniversityDictionaryandtheAmericanHeritageDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagearecollegedictionaries.unabridgeddictionariescontainasmanyas500,000entriesandprovidedetaileddefinitionsandextensivewordhistories(etymologies).Thesedictionaries,possiblyinseveralvolumesandmostlyfoundinlibraries,areexcellentsourcesforscholarlyinquiries.UnabridgeddictionariesincludetheOxfordEnglishDictionaryandtheRandomHouseDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.82.Adictionaryentryhasmanyelements:multipledefinitions,syllabication,preferredspellingandpronunciation(somewordhavemorethanoneacceptablespellingandpronunciation),andpart-of-speechlabels.Someentriesalsoincludepluralsandcapitalizedforms.Synonyms,antonyms,andderivatives.Americanismsandetymologiesmaybeprovidealongwithusagenotes,cross-references,andidioms.83.Ifyoupreferusingthedictionaryonacomputer,youcanobtainCD-ROMversionsofmanymajordictionaries.Inaddition,youcanaccessnumerousdictionaries,suchasWWWebst