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A. He was shut in an asylum B. He lived far from Oxford
C. He was busy writing a book D. He disliked traveling
63.【答案】A
【命题】细节理解题。考查对文章特定细节的理解和判断能力。
【解析】由第四段中的…he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum可知，Minor被关在一家精神病院里，这是他不能去牛津的原因。
64. Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because __________.
A. they both served in the Civil War.
B. They had a common interest in words
C. Minor recovered with the help of Murray
D. Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor
64.【答案】B
【命题】细节理解题。考查对文章特定细节的理解和判断能力。
【解析】根据第五段的Murray and Minor became good friends, sharing their love of words可知，他们成为好朋友的主要原因在于他们都对词汇很热爱。
65. Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor?
A. Brave and determined  B. Cautious and friendly
C. Considerate and optimistic D. Unusual and scholarly
65.【答案】D
【命题】推理判断题。考查对文章言外之意进行符合逻辑的推理能力。
【解析】从文章的最后一句话可以推断Minor很博学，对做学问很投入，但他同时又是一个精神病人。因此用devoted, scholarship, unusual等描述他最贴切。
66. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The history of the English language.
B. The friendship between Murray and Minor
C. Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary
D. Broadmoor Asylum and is patients
66.【答案】C
【命题】主旨大意题。考查考生整合浓缩文章信息的能力。
【解析】文章的关键词有两个：Minor和Oxford Dictionary，主要讲述的Mr. Minor的特别之处和他对Oxford Dictionary的贡献，因此文章的大意应该把这两个词都包括进去。