You will probably never see these words in official documents or newspaper reports.But you might hear them in informal American English,when people are talking to each other.

　　“Hey,what does this doohickey do,anyway?”

　　“Dude,bring me that thingamajig,willya?”

　　“Janine,can you get me one of those whatchamacallits?”

　　Most Americans will know what you are talking about if you use one of those words.Just point at the object,use one of these words,and they will bring it to you.

　　1.When people need a doohickey,it means they need something . 

　　A.which can be used to repair a bicycle

　　B.which can be used to fix a computer

　　C.whose name is forgotten

　　D.whose handle is very long

　　2.The words similar to doohickey were most likely to be seen in . 

　　A.1800 B.1850 C.1900 D.1950

　　3.You are sure to find the word whatchamacallit in . 

　　A.the Macmillan Dictionary

　　B.the American Heritage Dictionary

　　C.an official document or a newspaper report

　　D.the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for Learners of American English

　　4.The above passage is mainly about . 

　　A.a special word

　　B.American English dictionaries

　　C.the development of American English

【2017届《名师A计划》高考英语新人教版一轮复习配套练习：必修4 Unit 2《Working the land》（含解析）】相关文章：

★ 2014年牛津译林版高中英语总复习（第1轮）同步练习 M9《Unit 2　Witnessing time》

★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业：Unit 6 B卷 Word版含解析

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（32）附答案

★ 【三维设计】2017届高考英语（江苏专用）二轮复习课件：必修3 Unit 1《The world of our senses》

★ 2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮基础训练（16）A、B卷（附答案或解析）

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：必修4 unit3《A taste of English humour》

★ 【北师大版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导课时作业：Unit 5 A卷 Word版含解析

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：5（含解析）

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（13）附答案

★ 【三维设计】2017版（江苏专用）二轮复习练习：必修2 Unit 1《Tales of the unexplained》单元检测（含解析）