题目内容
13.The 115-year-old prestigious Oxford Dictionary will now include popular new Chinese terms like"shanzhai""youtiao"and"fangnu",as part of the modern Chinese language.As China plays a more and more important role in the world economy,the Chinese language is forever evolving,attracting more attention from people who want to understand this ancient yet vibrant (充满生气的) language.
For instance,the word"shanzhai"is used to describe the countless knockoffs (名牌仿制品) of iPhones or designer bags imprinted with Louis Vuitton logos.
Another new term in the new edition is the word"fangnu",or a"mortgage (按揭) slave"-a term used to describe the phenomenon in large cities whereby well-educated youth complain of a miserable existence due to the heavy burden of a home mortgage.
All these new or often fashionable terms can be found in the new Oxford English-Chinese,
Chinese-English dictionary that was unveiled in the recently concluded Beijing International Book Fair last week.
The dictionary now is available for retail sales since the beginning of this month.This dictionary is the largest single volume English-Chinese,Chinese-English dictionary and contains 670,000words and phrases after five years of preparation.Sixty editors from the Oxford University Press and its partner in China-the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press-worked together on the project.According to Julie Kleeman,the dictionary's chief editor,most of the firm's editors were Chinese,while about one fourth were native-English speakers.
"We don't want to make it florid (过分花哨的),we want it to be modern and conversational…many of the words in the present dictionary are no longer in use,"said Kleeman."The need for studying Chinese by foreigners today is totally different from decades ago…Precise,native and practical-that is our core advantage."
Kleeman said newer publications updates will be available only for the online version as language often changes too quickly for book versions to keep pace.The online version will also offer a Chinese phonetic pronunciation guide.The online version,allowing access via different platforms from the PC to the iPad,will be ready"as soon as possible",Kleeman said.
28.According to Kleeman,one of the features that distinguish Oxford English from other dictionaries is thatC.
A.it has a long history
B.it includes vibrant language
C.it offers native,precise and practical language
D.it is the largest English dictionary
29.According to the above passage,we learn thatA.
A.well-educated youth in China's big cities have difficulty buying houses
B.the Oxford University Press made the dictionary without outside aid
C.most Chinese editors are also native speakers of English
D.knockoffs can be found in China but not very often
30.The possible reason why newer publications updates are not available for book versions is thatC.
A.the computer network is available everywhere
B.book versions can't offer a phonetic pronunciation guide
C.book versions can't keep up with the changes of language
D.the online version is florid
31.What is the main idea of the text?A
A.Introduce the latest Oxford Dictionary.
B.New Chinese-English Oxford Dictionary.
C.How to buy the Oxford Dictionary.
D.How to publish the dictionary.
分析 文章介绍了由于中国的发展,越来越多的外国人学习汉语,汉语的变化也不断更新,新的牛津英汉,汉英词典正上市.
解答 28-31 CACA
28.C 细节理解题 根据Precise,native and practical-that is our core advantage."可知,Oxford English 区别于其他字典的特点是native,precise and practical,故答案为C
29.A 细节题:从第四段的句子:a term used to describe the phenomenon in large cities where well-educated youth complain of a miserable existence due to the heavy burden of a home mortgage.可知中国受过良好教育的年轻人买房难.选A.
30.C 细节题:从最后一段的句子:Kleeman said newer publications updates will be available only for the online version as language often changes too quickly for book versions to keep pace.可知书的更新跟不上语言的变化,选C
31.A 主旨题:从第五段的句子:All these new or often fashionable terms can be found in the new Oxford English-Chinese,Chinese-English dictionary that was unveiled(公布于众的)in the recently concluded Beijing International Book Fair last week.可知新的牛津英汉,汉英词典正上市.选A
点评 文章介绍了由于中国的发展,越来越多的外国人学习汉语,汉语的变化也不断更新,新的牛津英汉,汉英词典正上市.这篇文章考查细节题主旨题较多,对考生要求较高,既要对文章有整体把握,也要理解有些重点的句子.集中考查了句意理解题,要求考生有较强的细节理解能力.