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19．Do you know that the first documented use of OMG （oh my god） was in 1917，or that LOL was once a common term meaning little old ladies in 1960？That's what the world learned when OMG，LOL and FYI （for your information） were added to the Oxford English Dictionary last week．This dictionary is considered by many people to be the reference book that defines the English language．
    Words added to the Oxford English Dictionary are truly considered new members of the language．People invent new words all the time，but only a few become popular enough to get defined in dictionaries．
Typed online or in text messages，LOL，OMG and FYI are initialisms（首字母缩略词），which can be said aloud letter by letter．Faster to type than the full phrases，initialisms like these have been used online since the 1990s．But these three online terms are now spoken outside the Internet too，making them different from other online lingo （行话）．Dictionary editors thought that the words were used so commonly that they had to be defined this year．
    Another important addition to the dictionary this year was，as in"I   NY"．This
is the first graphic （图形的） symbol ever defined in the Oxford English Dictionary．The editors added   as a verb under the definition of"heart"，meaning"to love"．
Some slang words-informal language used more commonly in speech than in writing-were also added，like wassup，a shortened way to say"What's up？"Even the words that have been in use for many years，like biker and happy camper，were finally added to the dictionary．
The Oxford English Dictionary now defines more than 600，000 words．That adds up to more than 21，730 pages!Guinness World Records calls it the longest dictionary in the world．The Oxford English Dictionary is known for recording words of all kinds-popular，outdated，and even foreign words used by English speakers throughout the language's long history．
68．The passage is mainly about the fact thatA
A．expressions like LOL and FYI have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary
B．many English words change their meanings with the time passing by
C．the English language is becoming more and more difficult to learn
D．the Oxford English Dictionary breaks Guinness World Records   
69．What cannot be used to prove that the Oxford English Dictionary has been updated？D
A．Some online terms are added to it．
B．Graphic symbol is first introduced into it．
C．Some slang words are collected in it．
D．Some outdated words are left out by it．
70．Before any new word is added to the update of the Oxford English Dictionary，itC
A．must be spread widely on the Internet
B．must be used commonly by the editors
C．must be used widely in either spoken or written language
D．must be shortened with large letters
71．It can be inferred that the Oxford English DictionaryB
A．includes all words from all languages
B．gets one of the Guinness World Records
C．changes some words'meanings at times
D．is the most respected dictionary in the world．

分析 这是一篇文化类说明文．在交际领域中被广泛使用的一些首字母缩略词、俚语等最近被收入《牛津英语词典》．

解答 ADCB
68  A    主旨大议题．通读全文可知 本文讲述在交际领域中被广泛使用的一些首字母缩略词、俚语等最近被收入《牛津英语词典》．故选A．
69．D   细节归纳题．短文第三段讲述一些网络缩略词LOL，FYI，OMG被收入词典；第四段讲述一个图形符号被收入词典；第五段讲述一些俚语被收入词典．而D项"一些旧词被删除"，在短文中没有提到．故选D．
70   C   推理判断题．根据第三段最后一句"Dictionary editors decided the words are used so commonly that they had to be defined this year．"及第五段第一句中的"informal language used more commonly in speech than in writing"可知，一个新词被收入《牛津英语词典》之前，它必须在人们的口语或书面语中被广泛运用．故选C．
71．B   细节理解题．根据最后一段第三句"Guinness World Records calls it the longest dictionary in the world．"可知，《牛津英语词典》创造了一项吉尼斯世界记录．其他三项都不符合文章意思．故选B．

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