为第一本《牛津英语大词典》所做的贡献及他们之间深厚的友谊。

　　1．According to the text，the first Oxford English Dictionary .

　　A．came out before Minor died

　　B．was edited by an American volunteer

　　C．included the English words invented by Murray

　　D．was intended to be the most ambitious English

　　dictionary

　　【解析】　细节理解题。由文章最后一段中的第一句可知A项错误；由文章第一段中的第二句可知词典是由英国人Murray编辑的，故B项错误；C项表示"包括了Murray发明的所有单词"，文中未提及本细节，故错误；由文章第一段中"...serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language."可知D项正确。

　　【答案】　D

　　2．How did Dr.Minor contribute to the dictionary?

　　A．He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.

　　B．He sent newspapers，magazines and books to Murray.

　　C．He provided a great number of words and quotations.

　　D．He went to England to work with Murray.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。文章第二段提到"Murray找志愿者而不是Minor帮着找"；第三段提到"Minor joined(参加了)志愿大军"，故A项错误；B项文中并未提及；由第三段第一句可知C项正确；由第四段中"...he would always decline to visit Oxford."可知D项错误。

　　【答案】　C

　　3．Why did Dr.Minor refuse to visit Oxford?

　　A．He was shut in an asylum.

　　B．He lived far from Oxford.

C．He was busy writing a book.