24. What does Kevin usually do to get the meaning of a word?
- A. Use electronic devices.
- B. Consult a paper dictionary.
- C. Guess from the context.
- D. Turn to his English teacher.
答案：A
答案句：“But my screen time is off,” he said. I looked pointedly at the bookshelf that held at least three dictionaries, and Kevin sighed (叹气) dramatically. “Can’t you just use your phone?” he asked.
参考译文：“但是我的屏幕时间已经用完了，”他说。我意味深长地看着书架上至少三本词典，凯文夸张地叹了口气。“你就不能用手机吗？”他问道。
定位线索：题干“What does Kevin usually do to get the meaning of a word?”→答案句取自第1段“Can’t you just use your phone?”；文中“use your phone”对应选项A“Use electronic devices”。
解析：题干问凯文通常如何查词义。答案句明确显示凯文要求“use your phone”，即使用电子设备，对应选项A。选项B“Consult a paper dictionary”是作者建议的方式，但凯文并不愿意；选项C“Guess from the context”和D“Turn to his English teacher”在原文中均未提及，属于无中生有。
25. How did Kevin feel while looking up the word in the dictionary?
- A. Annoyed.
- B. Disappointed.
- C. Encouraged.
- D. Astonished.
答案：D
答案句：It took him a few tries to find the word in question. While going through the pages, he kept saying, wide-eyed: “How can there be this many words?”
参考译文：他试了好几次才找到那个词。翻页时，他睁大眼睛不停地说：“怎么会有这么多词？”
定位线索：题干“How did Kevin feel while looking up the word in the dictionary?”→答案句取自第2段“wide-eyed”和“How can there be this many words?”；文中“wide-eyed”对应选项D“Astonished”。
解析：题干问凯文查词典时的感受。答案句中“wide-eyed”（睁大眼睛）和感叹“How can there be this many words?”直接体现惊讶之情，对应选项D“Astonished”。选项A“Annoyed”和B“Disappointed”在原文中无依据，选项C“Encouraged”虽可能隐含，但不如“astonished”直接对应原文描述。
26. What can we learn about the author’s first dictionary?
- A. It helped her through college.
- B. It was given to Kevin as a gift.
- C. It bore witness to her efforts.
- D. It was a valuable limited edition.
答案：C
答案句：I had my first dictionary as a gift for my 13th birthday. I decided that I wanted to learn as many words as I could and started marking every entry I looked up with a pencil to measure my progress. I continued to make these pencil marks for years, and when I went off to college, I packed that dictionary in my suitcase.
参考译文：我的第一本词典是我13岁生日时的礼物。我决定要尽可能多地学习单词，并开始用铅笔标记我查过的每个词条来衡量我的进步。多年来我一直坚持做这些铅笔标记，上大学时，我把那本词典放进了行李箱。
定位线索：题干“What can we learn about the author’s first dictionary?”→答案句取自第3段“started marking every entry I looked up with a pencil to measure my progress”和“continued to make these pencil marks for years”；文中“marking every entry”对应选项C“It bore witness to her efforts”。
解析：题干问作者第一本词典的相关信息。答案句说明作者用铅笔标记查过的词条并坚持多年，这体现了她的努力，对应选项C“It bore witness to her efforts”。选项A“It helped her through college”在原文中明确否定（第4段“it wasn’t, ultimately, the dictionary that got me there”）；选项B“It was given to Kevin as a gift”错误，词典被偷了；选项D“It was a valuable limited edition”原文未提及，属于无中生有。
27. What has the author come to realize about learning?
- A. It is never too late to start.
- B. Motivation is what really matters.
- C. Children need role models.
- D. Dictionaries are still a useful tool.
答案：B
答案句：Now I understand that although my son may be learning differently, he is still learning. It’s not about the words themselves or how we learn them, but the wanting to know them, the curiosity and the appetite.
参考译文：现在我明白了，虽然我儿子可能以不同的方式学习，但他仍在学习。重要的不是单词本身或我们如何学习它们，而是想要了解它们的渴望、好奇心和求知欲。
定位线索：题干“What has the author come to realize about learning?”→答案句取自末段“It’s not about the words themselves or how we learn them, but the wanting to know them”；文中“the wanting to know them”对应选项B“Motivation is what really matters”。
解析：题干问作者对学习的领悟。答案句明确指出学习的关键不是方式而是“the wanting to know them”（求知欲），即动机，对应选项B“Motivation is what really matters”。选项A“It is never too late to start”和C“Children need role models”在原文中无依据；选项D“Dictionaries are still a useful tool”虽在文中提及，但作者强调的是动机而非工具本身，属于偷换概念。